Recent content by doodles

Hi. This is a great idea... I'm also a scuba-diver, and on many diver forums they also have an 'I learned from that' section. It really makes you think things through... kind of how would I have done it differently... and also what to avoid. Perhaps you could ask H&H to add a section? As for...

Ha ha, he was swigging from a pint just a minute before mounting for the parade on Sunday

Kerilli, they were saying it didn't inflate properly until she hit the deck... a lot of the pros don't seem convinced....

Interesting.... was listening to Livvy in the stables after her fall, and she said she couldn't get up because the jacket was so inflated... a few riders were also convinced that there was a delay before it fully inflating and hitting the ground....

OMG I remember jumping that fence at Aldon.... horse took off miles out and I thought we were never going to land.... Forgotten how different eventing was back then *shows age*

She's not injured, it's to do with qualifications....

Hi, nasty fall indeed. Interesting what you said about the fair. I had a similar thing happen at the old Locko Park Championships (yes, that old!) where the army had a 'death slide' near the sj. My horse was jumping beautifully, then someone went down in as we were approaching a fence. The horse...

Gutted for Ruth

Oh that will be great fun. Lucky you

[ QUOTE ] I heard from a very reliable source that Ruth won't be picked on account of her dodgy knee, and she knows this!! [/ QUOTE ] Hmmm. Don't think your source is that reliable....

Sorry, no... I'm not really in to gossiping, I shouldn't have added that icon! There is more to it, but let's leave it at that!

[ QUOTE ] suffice to say there is more to this story than meets the eye..... [/ QUOTE ] There certainly is

Ollie was never in contention after Zara's withdrawal.... they were always looking at Daisy, Tina and Ruth.

[ QUOTE ] So is her Olympic spot now more of a certanity!? [/ QUOTE ] It hasn't harmed her chances But the final decision is being made after Barbury Castle.... so there's still a lot to play for....

Ha ha, another pedant here... I spent many years as a copywriter in advertising. Can spot a typo at a thousand paces. And talking of the semi-colon (I'm a big fan too), I was once asked to remove one from a piece of copy and replace it with a comma.... when I asked the suit to ask the client...