Recent content by Nancykitt

If Sabs were in the vicinity the very last thing I would be doing would be giving them any ammunition at all. Even if Sabs were being verbally abusive, it doesn't follow that it would then be understandable for me to punch and kick a pony. Infact, putting it down to stress makes it worse IMO -...

I was on a hunt ride once and someone punched his mare in the face because he was annoyed with her (she'd refused a jump). Several other riders spoke up and said exactly what they thought of this action...suffice to say that he was remembered for this very poor behaviour for years afterwards...

True, but not many of the referrals result in a prohibition order if it's something that's not directly related to teaching (ie, misconduct as a teacher whether or not anything illegal has taken place) - unless the law has actually been broken. The exception seems to be stuff related to...

The Teacher Regulation Agency is known for being quite ruthless. Pretty much any conviction - fraud, drunk & disorderly- will typically result in a prohibition order. As she has been found not guilty, she is free to teach in any school that will give her a job.

Thanks for this - so she hasn’t actually had her career ruined? She can go for a job in another school. Maybe some might not be keen to employ her, but others will. Ridiculous that she was giving the impression that her whole working life had been ruined.

Does anyone know the details of the 'sacking'? She may have been dismissed from the school where she worked, but unless she has a prohibition order from the Teacher Regulation Agency she can always get another teaching job. Had she been found guilty, the TRA would almost certainly have issued...

I do think that the main reason for the lack of hi-viz amongst hunters is down to tradition and the regard for appearance - which some hunts are incredibly strict about. I once went out with a very trad trail hunt and it was pouring down when we were getting the horses off the wagon so I put on...

I'm also in my 60s and find this sort of ageism absolutely laughable. And if "reaction times are slower, coordination is poorer, muscles are weaker, joints/tendons less flexible. Even down to less awareness of where their limbs actually are which of course reduces ability to make rapid...

Yes - it was quite a while ago but I remember seeing some awful comments by sabs who were 'celebrating' that fact that a rider had been fatally injured while out hunting. Really sickening. I'm not sure if that sort of behaviour is as common now - I would hope not. I was out hunting once when a...

Years ago went out with a friend to a canter track within a park on her local patch. The track was sand and there were signs making clear that it was for horses, no pedestrians (there was a footpath away from the track). As we came round a corner we saw, in the distance, a women with a small...

I'm just not accepting the stuff about how 'experienced'/capable the horse and rider were, therefore it was apparently OK. I've hunted with drag hunts and bloodhounds in the past. I'm sorry to say that I've seen things go horribly wrong with the most experienced horses and riders. I've seen...

Ambushed by Cake

I have always acknowledged the shortcomings with the Hunting Act but I feel that it must now come down to this. The notion of 'accidental kills' is causing a lot of problems here. I've been disgusted with the attitude of some sabs; I remember them commenting on a facebook post once about a...

I agree completely. There is definitely the 'nasty rich toffs in red coats' narrative from some - not from everyone, but the 'class' thing is still there. I remember riding through a very beautiful little village once with the bloodhounds when a man came to the front door of an enormous house...

I have to say that there have been antis at the Boxing Day meet closest to where I lived for over 20 years. Lots of people (including me) didn't want to go on the meet because there was always a bit of argy bargy, although it was rare for violence to break out. Apparently, these days there are...