Recent content by susan_w

Absolutely agree with Rambo - my daughter used to have Rob a few years ago, when she had her perfect little pony. Rob loved the pony, and was a fantastic instructor for my daughter at the time. Love his accent too - he used to shout "keep the kenter keep the kenter" He's been a British...

Nettie Lewis is good - my daughter had her a couple of times for BSJA training. Look on BS website.

So, Guy being fourth in the country, isn't heavyweight enough for you. I sometimes wonder if anyone knows how hard some of our riders work to get to the top - I know everyone thinks that it's all about money, but believe me, a lot of them have to work their butts off to maintain the level they...

Brilliant news - well done all of you, especially Guy.

I think that the height of the fences would be about right, but the dimensions completely different. Especially if it's a 2nd round, the spread and technical aspects of the jumps are going to be more difficult for a 2nd round. The perception is that the height is bigger, when it's probably...

I don't quite buy the argument that about Graham. If people think that he would be biased as his wife competes internationally, how would Harvey not be biased then. Doesn't his son compete internationally? I don't know what's right, but we've so many dynamic experienced people in the...

Here's another vote for Tim Stockdale. As LHS says, he's a great ambassador for British Showjumping, and he calls a spade a spade. That's what we need in BSJ - a no-nonsense, non political manager. I don't doubt that Derek did the best job that he could, with the tools available to him, but...

I'm sure it'll be a showjumping "name" who gets the job. Possibly someone connected to the BSJA in some financial way....... Any suggestions?

I'm a BSJA judge, but I also judge Trailblazer competitions. I don't see the harm in affiliated riders going out and doing Trailblazers. Often it is a way of getting their horse over a certain type of filler, or they maybe having some refusing problems (rules in Trailblazers are that you are...

We should get H&H to re-run the PC mum stereotype sketch. So true. I regularly judge PC SJ comps, and am no longer surprised by the parents behaviour. I've had more parents in the judging box, than you can imagine. Questioning my timing, my faults given, you name it. I'm also a BSJA...

Come off it - men love dressing up as women. Oh, that's just my friends then.......

Unless it's a 2nd round competition

I am a BSJA judge, and normally in the judges box, you have one judge who is keeping all the paperwork in order, and you have one judge who is responsible for watching the course and calling the faults. However, there are times that things will get missed, because we are only human. You have...

RS brave or stupid - can I stick my neck out and say BRAVE

What a ridiculous thing to say. Of course cruelty matters - my comment related to the fact that the legal bill would've been loads more than originally because GP appealed against the decision. So an unnecessary trawl through the courts is what I'll be thinking of next time my membership is...