First day hunting this year....

[kirstyhen]

Hoping to go out with the cotswold vale farmers next week, not been out yet this year as my ponio has been very unfit (no longer the case!)
Im so excited!
I have just been out and spent a fortune on alcohol for my hip flask!! I have a bottle of mead, a bottle of plum brandy liqueur and a bottle of sloe liqueur, think i need a bigger hip flask or maybe several!
Sorry i had to say something as no one else i talk to seems to understand why im getting so excited!! :grin:

 

[KatB]

Excellent!! How is youir cow pony? Have you told him?! Sure he will be excited too....

 

[kirstyhen]

Hes fab at the mo! He had to have a months rest as his ringbone flared up again, but now hes back and sounder than ever!!! He likes being stabled and fed lots of competition mix!!
Havent told him yet, didnt want to get his hopes up! He knows hes going out boxing day when we go home at christmas, and thats exciting enough!!
Im just sampling my earlier purchases....... lovely..... HIC!

 

[sloulou]

I know what you mean- I am planning to take my new boy out on Christmas eve and am hugely overexcited :grin: I know I still have a bit to wait... but last time I went was before the ban and feels like a very long time...

Is very exciting :grin:

 

[kirstyhen]

Bloody hell that is a long time! Lat time we went out was last boxing day, and that was long enough!
I cant wait for my days hunting!
Everyone I know keeps going on about christmas, but im more excited about boxing day!

 

[sloulou]

Yes - Old horse was a fab hunter, but then started kicking and i couldn't take him anymore...

Have been missing it alot - although have been on foot a bit to watch my sisters...

Hope you enjoy you day on Boxing day :grin: I can't wait for my day either - on my little coloured :grin:

 

[icklemadame]

Hi Widget Tidings - who are you out with on xmas eve? Only because I think I recgonise where you are in your photo and think you may be somewhere near me!!

 

[sloulou]

Probably not... cos my horse is in Suffolk.. so I'll be out with the Waveney Harriers... Looks like you not near them?

Shame would have been nice to meet HHO people :grin:

 

[icklemadame]

ah ok, imagining things then I think its because I saw london as ur location...

 

[sloulou]

Yes it is confusing!

 

[kirstyhen]

Coloured ponies all the way!!!
My boys a fab hunters, stands like a rock at the meet, then gets all excited when we get going!
The only problem I have is he hates dogs, so the hounds can be a problem, at least he has an excuse, he was bitten around the throat as a youngster by an alsatian, can still see the scars!

 

[sloulou]

Don't know what mine will be like yet :grin: But so far he has been a good boy out hacking and with groups of us... so hope he will be good.

That is a good excuse for not liking dogs!

 

[kirstyhen]

He thinks so too, however I dont think the hunt would be too sympathetic if he flattened a hound!!
Bloody cold weather, the ground is so hard at the moment!
I have to go on my own tomoro, and i dont know anyone so im very scared! Plus id hate to hack all the way there and find out its been cancelled/postponed!!!!