I spent several summer holidays at Eastmanton with Liz and Mike - Avoca was a dun and I wanted to buy him when I could afford a horse. I have a photo of Everard somewhere along with others of some of the horses. Always enjoyed the holidays there. The stables have been sold and last time I looked...
Look forward to seeing the pics - I have a few that posted in the member album here - will get around to posting them on the FB page when I have a bit more time!
A nostalgic trip through my photo album reminded me of a terrific holiday in the autumn of 1974 at Eastmanton Stables, Pulpit Hill, Sparsholt, Wantage, Oxfordshire which was run by a lady called Liz Seymour Metford Trent who was really nice, good teacher too. She had some lovely horses, my...
I remember Wendy May! She seemed to spend a lot of time yelling at us!! LOL
Have been trying to find photos of the house, stables, stirrup cup bar and the inimitable Wendy for a memory album as mine seems to be going - does anyone have any pictures of them please?
I started riding at Norwood Green Riding Stables in Southall, locally known as Gloria's, but spent most of my time riding friends horses and learnt more from friends who had stables in Newport Pagnell until Milton Keynes swallowed it up - spent many happy weekends there riding a dappled grey...
Actually just checked and I was there in 1976-77 - have added an album to my profile with pictures of Divot, Seaumus and Dinus, may have others packed away somewhere.
Seaumus
Divot
Dinus
I was at Park Farm in 1977-78 training for BHSAI and remember most of the horses names listed, although memory is hazy about their details, I still remember the horses and pony I was responsible for looking after. Divot was one of my charges at the time along with a dapple grey pony called...