H&H cover - made me giggle...

[TableDancer]

...when I saw the banner on the cover of today's H&H: "WIN a MUST HAVE grooming essential - worth £3,250!" You see, I wasn't aware there WAS a grooming "essential" which cost £3,250... Turns out its a kind of aqua-vac for horses - sounds quite good actually, but I think I'll be carrying on with my hose and water brush

Anyway, it got me thinking: If you DID have £3,250 lying around and you weren't inclined to spend it on as "grooming essential"

, what would you spend it on instead? Rule is you are not allowed to say a horse. Me: it would be a brand new Butet XC saddle (my gorgeous 10 year old one is literally wearing through

) complete with Kolibri breastgirth (always wanted to look like a rich junior

), and £1,000 wortth of lessons from Jennie Loriston-Clarke and, ummmmmm, Kenneth Clawson I think. Now your turn

 

[omg72hj]

for that much money yes agree stick to the bucket and sponge! id proberly jump at all the big shows and not have to worry about entry fees and stabling costs mounting up!

x

 

[Eira]

I would buy ..... myself a heck of alot of lessons

and maybe bribe Matt Ryan into schooling my horse

 

[Tinker_Belle]

Some lessons from a great instructor I know. Brand new saddle & bridle from Jefferies, some made to measure long boots, tweed jacket & show jacket & pay some livery in advance.

Then again, I might just buy a side saddle, girth, reins & stirrup to go with it & a made to measure habit (stretching it a bit that)

But I'd need a horse for all that so it's a bit pointless really

 

[hotellie]

i would buy a kolibri breastplate as well and so new xc boots and a new jumping and dressage saddle and loads of lessons (if i had any money left!)

 

[Hattikins]

think id buy an amerigo or devoucoux dressage saddle, a devoucoux or jefferies 5 point breastplate and loads of lessons from my dressage and jumping trainers

would be a tidy sum of miney to have lying around

 

[Sarah_Jane]

A new wardrobe for me and the horse, just things like numnahs and shirts that always have to wait til next month as there are other priorities. A new back protector to go over my shirt.

Then lesson and maybe a few stays at my trainers yard. Mind you the rate things are going 3 events out the way and that money should just about cover fuel!

 

[Fiona]

A new dressage saddle each for my OH and I, and a mobile field shelter for my 2 pampered girlies. I think that could use up over £3000 quite emphatically.

Fiona

 

[dun_in]

Definitely a field shelter.

 

[now_loves_mares]

Oh dear. By the time I've paid for the field shelter, muck trailer, and new waterer that I desperately need, then I'll already be in overdraft territory!

BUT - if I didn't have to buy them, then I'd start with a ickle made to measure saddle for my short-backed TB! A new tweed jacket as mine is too big (bought when I was 18 to grow in to, I never did!) and a leather headcollar to replace the one my daft horse broke on Sunday. Oh and matching ariats and gaiters please.

Have I spent it all..... AGAIN....

 

[redmerl]

I would like a stressage saddle, millions of lessons and XC boots.

Maybe a new hat.

 

[EventingMad]

Ermmm mine would be...
New Dressage and Jumping saddle preferably (Ideal or Butet) for Dylan and a Albion bridle, new body protector and a set of Polyjumps!

If any money left

,some more lesson's with my brilliant trainer!
One can wish!!!

 

[kerilli]

i'd spend the whole lot on diesel and a residential course for me and the horses to my trainer's yard in Germany. i don't know how many lessons that would stretch to, but i know i'd come back a different person and a transformed rider!
oh, and about half of it would probably go on vet's bills first to find out what the hell is wrong with my mare...

 

[Ferdinase514]

I'd have my lorry resprayed and the rest on training

 

[Cruiseonamiro]

A dressage saddle, and a devocoux jumping saddle. And shed loads of lessons - I need them!

 

[Gamebird]

Sadly I'm going to be a swot too and say lessons - they're few and far between at the moment

I'd like a new trailer too, but I'd probably end up just paying off the loan from my dad and putting the rest in the bank. Very sad and organised I'm afraid.

I might spend a little bit on my hunt sub though!

 

[AnShanDan]

If I had that much in one go, I think I'd spend it on my old stables. There are loads of things that need done to them and life would be so much simpler if they were not so antiquated, dark and scruffy.

 

[SpottedCat]

Good lord HOW can anything 'essential' cost that much money! Especially for grooming!!

Part of me knows I should spend it on lessons, but the other part of me says 'but I really want to spend it on tarting up the lorry'.

In reality I'd pay off my credit card which has horse/lorry insurance on it and put the rest in the bank to pay for training and....lorry/horse insurance!

 

[palomino_pony]

A semi flex saddle - 1 jump 1 dressage - oh

-there you go I used up the money sooooo quick and I only thought of 2 things. Gggrrrrr. No wonder the OH never takes me shopping!!

 

[LEC]

Hand made hunting coat and maybe some hand made riding boots. A patey, a decent bridle, residential training and then save the rest.

 

[TableDancer]

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Hand made hunting coat and maybe some hand made riding boots. A patey, a decent bridle, residential training and then save the rest.

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Save the rest??! Think you are in overdraft territory already - remind me not to come to you for financial advice