Hello from an ex Saddle-Up member

[Poingsettia]

I’ve been on here as a member for a while, but don’t say much.

I used to belong to a forum called Saddle-up, but I drifted away many years ago. I was on there as Pollyfilla, if anyone was a member too.

I live in the Scottish highlands, about 20 miles north of Inverness, and have two 14.2hh older mares.

 

[Roxylola]

Never heard of saddle up, but welcome anyway

 

[Baywonder]

I've never heard of Saddle-up either I'm afraid - but welcome to the forum!

 

[EllenJay]

Hi - I am an ex Saddle-up member. Sorry don't recognize your user name - but I haven't been active there for probably 15 years.

For information, this was the forum run by Janet George, after the BHS forum was closed. It was a great site, and I made a number of life long friends (in real life) on the back of that site.

 

[Poingsettia]

Yes, it was quite a few years back that I was a member. I think it just dwindled aware as more people joined Facebook groups.

 

[sbloom]

Winni here :wavey:, are we connected on FB?

 

[Jeni the dragon]

I'm an ex Saddle-Upper too! Jeni17! Think we might have met on a meet up?

 

[Poingsettia]

I only ever went to one in Aberdeen, for a cocktails afternoon. At the the time I lived near Goldiepony, the vet.

 

[ycbm]

Hi, there was also Trot On way back in the mists of time but that didn't last long.

 

[meleeka]

I’m still a SU member! It’s still there but only a few members now. It’s a bit unfortunate that the most prolific poster annoys the hell out of me, so I don’t visit often anymore. It was a great forum when at its peak.

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Trot On was a splinter group from New Rider when NR introduced subscriptions. But no it did not last long at all.

 

[ycbm]

Trot On was a splinter group from New Rider when NR introduced subscriptions. But no it did not last long at all.

I'm not sure it's the same one, the one I'm thinking of was an official site with Lucinda Green as a consultant on it. It died, as I remember, when it introduced subs. It was a looong time ago when my computer went "dweedleeedleeedleeedleeedleeedleeedleeeedleeeedleeedle" to connect to the Internet. The kids of today have no idea ?
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[Ample Prosecco]

Ah ok. Maybe I’ve got the name wrong. A large group of people didn’t want to pay and jumped ship. It did run for a while but with very little activity. I lurked for a bit as people I liked had gone over but it dwindled and, I assume, died.

 

[Jeni the dragon]

I only ever went to one in Aberdeen, for a cocktails afternoon. At the the time I lived near Goldiepony, the vet.

Were the cocktails in teapots? I think I only went to one in Aberdeen!

 

[Poingsettia]

Were the cocktails in teapots? I think I only went to one in Aberdeen!

yes, some sort of mad hatters tea party!

ycbm, that dweeedle thing cracks me up!

 

[MuddyMonster]

Hello & welcome to HHO ?I love you grey mare's funky fly mask

I used to lurk on the S-U forum many moons ago ... I didn't realise it was still going!

Hope you enjoy HHO

 

[Bellalily]

Lordy this is an old post, but yes I remember you.

 

[Fraggle bells rock]

Another that didn't see the post at the time. Also an ex saddle up member I do recognise your log in, now a member of the fb group.

 

[sbloom]

Winni here

 

[Fraggle bells rock]

Rincewind2 here.

 

[Prancerpoos]

Sorry to have to correct you @ycbm , but don’t you mean: “DWEEdweedleeedleeedleeedleeedleeedleeedleeeedleeee" ?

 

[Colivet]

Also an Ex Saddle Upper - is the forum still active?

 

[9tails]

Another ex-SUer. Same name there too, I left when there were quite a few blow ups amongst members and I didn't want to pay a sub for a dying forum.

 

[meleeka]

Also an Ex Saddle Upper - is the forum still active?

It was until Janet passed away, although there was only a handful of members by then.