Anyone Met Someone Famous?

[LOUISEHUNT]

Have any of you guys ever been lucky enough to meet someone famous???

i was luck enough to groom for a day for william fox pitt when i was 9 i re-alliterate 9!! my mum made me wear my backprotector and some overlly big riding boots *cringe - fest* and i got everything WRONG!! but it's from him i started to event

i thank him!! *that was the CRINGIEST* day ever OMG My Mum cringorama!!

 

[Super_Kat]

I used to work for Geoff Luckett
(Not sure if this counts but) Ben maher laughed at me when Sinault (one of Geoffs' horses) kept nipping me and I had a tantrum at him.
I've discussed measuring sticks with Richard Davidson
Oh and Billy Twomey (sp?)

 

[monica987]

Urmm.... I have met Pippa Funnell
Lifeslemons has Lessons with Rodney Powell and I go along with him to a lot of his lessons and last time he took the piss out of me because I couldn't work out how to raise his jump cups for a couple of minutes

And met his puppies which were adorable (not pups anymore though!)

 

[mememe]

met WFP at badminton thats it though really!

 

[lizzie_liz]

I have met WFP, he came to one of Pony club prizegiving nights and presented me with a trophy

I also met HRH Princess Anne at Windsor Horse trials as I was a pony club runner for xc day.

 

[eventersrus]

(not lucky) but used to school share with Matt Ryan

 

[seabiscuit]

Clare Balding taught me at my first pony club camp when I was about 8! She was ace!

Lucinda Green taught my group a lot in my pony club years.
Been given a few lessons by various people, like Sam Griffiths and Graham Fletcher. And out eventing you do tend to bump into most of the pro's and say hello.
Jeanette Brakewell and Mary King have both been soooo helpfull with my horses at various events..

 

[jess_asterix]

Lucinda Green (XC clinic)
Ellen Whitaker (Hoys)
Geoff Billington (pissed in the bar at scope, ended up having a conversation lol)
thats it i think?!?!!?

 

[nomini]

Mary King and Geoff Billington at Your Horse Live

 

[beh]

Mary King at a thingy I went to..... she is so nice
Princess Haya (sp :S) was watching when I was doing a test at a BD comp

David Green (sorta famous) had lesson with him.

 

[H-J]

Ive met........

Lucinda Green
William Fox Pitt
David & Lisa Merrit
Cressida Clague Reading
Caroline Ryan Bell
Lucy Thompson
Sarah Verney (nee Cotton)
Will be meeting Nigel Taylor and Nick Turner in a couple of months!
SJer Lara Abraham
Have had regular lessons with Paul Hayler.

All quite well known ppl I think, mostly had lessons with them or bought horses from them or know them from when I worked with horses when I left school

 

[teapot]

Matt Ryan, Chris Bartle, Sarah Cohen and Robert Pickles (if he counts and have been taught by him)

 

[severnmiles]

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(not lucky) but used to school share with Matt Ryan

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He used to be my boss, along with Marie!

Lucy Henson, Pippa Funnel, Chris King, Polly Stockton, Dag & Sam Albert, Zanie (is she classed as famous?), Eric Van Der ding dong

Andrew Nicholson, gah too many to mention really. Oh and worked for Jacki Oliver too...she's quite skitty

 

[severnmiles]

Oh yes, Sarah Cohen too...she's really nice. And we were stabled next to Caroline Pratt once, she was lovely

That reminds me Heidi Antikazedes (and Michaelmas...Mickey Mouse) and also Polly Jackson, stabled next to Two For Joy when he was at Burgie novice 2day. Tom Robinson...hmmm.

 

[Gucci_b]

I bumped into Jody Kidd a few weeks back (she's very tall) Pippa Funnel lives a few miles away. But usally see them all at the polo games. Oh and i use to be in the same R/club with Guy Williams...

 

[monica987]

Oh, Jonty evans and Niel Spratt at PC rallies/training

Urrrmmm The Intro National champion is my YO/trainer/instructor (Nathalie Rozard)

 

[Flame_]

I've met...
The Queen
Prince Phillip
Captain Mark Phillips
Harry Meade
Richard Meade
Polly Stockton
Richard Maxwell
Tristam Owers

 

[severnmiles]

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Harry Meade


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Me too, tried two horses with us.

 

[Seahorse]

I used to work for Bar Hammond and met Bill Noble, Emile Faurie and John Lasseter through her.
Said hello to Carl Hester at Addington, he was on Legal Democrat.
Also went hunting with Pippa Funnell, she was riding Sir Barnaby and we jumped a massive hedge together side by side!

Used to be at Vicky Collins yard

Had a row with William Funnell at a BSJA comp, over the practice jump at Ardingly

 

[seabiscuit]

Eric Van Der Ding Dong?! Wow, have never heard of him, is he good?!

**tottles off to look up Ding Dong on British Eventing**

 

[teapot]

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Eric Van Der Ding Dong?! Wow, have never heard of him, is he good?!

**tottles off to look up Ding Dong on British Eventing**

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PMSL

could possibly be Eric Van der Vleuten?

 

[severnmiles]

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Eric Van Der Ding Dong?! Wow, have never heard of him, is he good?!

**tottles off to look up Ding Dong on British Eventing**

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You know I mean Eric Duvander

 

[teapot]

And here were have Ding Dong riding Big Boy


Ohhhhhhhh the inneundos possible

 

[severnmiles]

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Eric Van Der Ding Dong?! Wow, have never heard of him, is he good?!

**tottles off to look up Ding Dong on British Eventing**

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PMSL

could possibly be Eric Van der Vleuten?

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Oi you...don't join in

Oh and Carl and Spencer came to the Singing Stud...Spencer is definitely the more effeminate of the two

 

[teapot]

And here were have (blah blah) Ding Dong riding (something's) Big Boy


Ohhhhhhhh the inneundos possible

 

[severnmiles]

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And here were have Ding Dong riding Big Boy


Ohhhhhhhh the inneundos possible

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Thats very good

 

[seabiscuit]

PMSL!!

 

[Pinkwellies2]

Took Polly Stocktons boots off for her at an event I was grooming for a friend once, she asked me, very politely, to pass her jacket and then would I mind taking off the horses boots.

 

[custard]

Bought a horse off Lynn Russell, she was very scary, does that count?

 

[Bossanova]

Event rider-wise.....
Tried horses with Kitty Boggis, Tamsyn Hutchins, Paul Tapner and several others cant think of right now.
Met quite a few more-been taught by WFP, Jo May, Nick Gauntlett, Bill Levett. Have borrowed stuff at events from a wide range of people (always forget something!) but my biggest claim to fame there is borrowing spurs from Leslie Law while he was warming up as the dressage judge kindly informed me I needed them then and there in my test!
Know a few others quite well- went to a party with the Fredericks earlier this week