Eventing mag - Daisy's diary - so, who bucked off WFP at training?

[kerilli]

Apparently, according to Daisy one of his "rather well-known 4 star horses" bucked WFP off at Team training, "to hysterical laughter all round". i can't believe anything managed to shift him tbh... does anyone know anything about it? She also says that he did his dressages at Stilemans in a crash hat, and was "rodeoing around the collecting ring"... sounds as if his are feeling very well for the season ahead!

 

[wizoz]

I bet you any money it was Tam! He is a real monkey at the beginning of the season, apparently

 

[kerilli]

that's who i thought it might be...

 

[Bounty]

Sounds like there is hope for me and my lot after all!

 

[H-J]

Tam didnt go to Stilemans though so I wonder who that was, a very excited youngster probably

 

[wizoz]

I got told a funny story a couple of years ago by one of WFP's pupils, about how WFP went into Tam's stable to get him out for his ride, before exiting the stable he tightened his girth up, like you would do, except he forgot that Tam takes exception to this and completely exploded and exited the stable without ones rider, leaving WFP rather

Also, one year at Burghley, my friend and I were sitting by the SJ warm up and Tam was there being held by a groom right by the back of the seating area, all of a sudden the crowd made it's applause and startled Tam, who put in a series of massive bucks

Luckily noone else was behind him but it did make us chuckle, you'd think he'd never had heard a crowd before

 

[Tanta]

It was Parkmore Ed apparently - so I heard through another rider who was there - you wouldnt have thought he could be that cheeky, must be feleing well!

 

[poggio]

yep t'was. Haha you'd never think it, he seems such a gentleman but good to see he's feeling well and full of himself!