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Hovis_and_SidsMum

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Dear diary
My mother is trying to kill me. Its official, she doesn’t love me any more and is trying to end my young life. How I hear you ask, have I come to this conclusion? Well simples. Last night she made me work for 40 MINUTES in 100 degree heat and today she had a lesson with Evil Army Man and he made up work for an HOUR in 100 degree heat. I was so wet with sweat by the time I’d finished that I looked like I’d just stepped out of the shower. SO not a good look.
EAM arrived this morning and tacked fancy pants up – this surprised me but amused me no end. At last fancy pants was going to know what its like to have EAM give you the thrashing of your wee small life. Alas no. Fancy pants got to do jumping which I have to say the dude is amazing at. I could probably run under the size jumps he and EAM were popping over. Damn him! He was nearly on his knees when they’d finished mind and he had sweat on his eyebrows! Yuck! Dude that is SO wrong. Even I don’t sweat on my eyebrows and I’m a big hunk of sweaty feathered muscled mass when I finish. There is talk of him being too talented for Dad and sending him to someone who wants to compete at a serious level. How come? Mum and I compete very seriously – she seriously trys and I’m seriously embarrassed jumping against ponies………..
Anyway after mum had dealt with the sweaty mess that used to be fancy pants it was my turn. Mum caught me and EAM having a “moment” together and suggested that EAM might not be as evil as he thinks. I think this set him a challenge so we had an hour of “correct leg, right tempo, precise number of strides, precise take off point, perfect straightness” jumping. Yada yada yada. As long as I get over it does it matter? That said I do loving jumping and is SO beat the 40 minutes of poncing about last night with my head in the right place whilst wilting in the 100 degree heat. Did I mention its hot at the minute?
EAM said he’s very proud of mum and I and that we’re turning into a good team. By this time I couldn’t care less – I just wanted a cold shower and there was a queue. I wanted to get in the shower but I was not playing find the soap with Barney (he and fancy pants get on well so enough said) so I had to wait.
The good news is at least fancy pants and I both know we’ve got the rest of the day off as I don’t think either dad or mum is nasty enough to make us work again.
I think mum said we might go out for a hack tomorrow and that she was going to take me for a play on the xc course but the ground is too hard. I’m hoping for an easy weekend – chilling out and watching the girls roll about trying to get cool – phwoarh!
Oh and before I go – my lorry still hasn’t arrived yet. Is there a gift giving time coming up soon that mum might be saving it for?
 
Hovis, sounds like your mum has got the right idea with jumping, at least you are getting some (jumping I mean, obviously).
My mum hasn't ridden me in weeks, but then she's very lame at the moment and is blaming Peter, saying he made her walk 39 miles... I can't imagine why you'd walk, when surely galloping would be quicker.
Tom says that his mum (my aunty Ro) is coming home soon so that should mean we get to do a bit more stuff, we always go places when aunty Ro is back.
I know what you mean about the cold shower, I love a cold shower. Its so nice after you've got all hot and mingingly sweaty. Mum says its our muscle mass (?) means we can't cool ourselves off easily like the silly skinny TB types can.

have a nice w/e Hovis,

Ron
 
Dear Hovis,

SEE?! The humans are out to get us! I say we begin the revolution and take back the stables and fields that were once OURS! I say we fight against those who wish to limit our intake of polos and other tasty treats!

Carrots,
Comrade Evil Bonnie Coblet xx
 
Hi Hovis

You should come and live with us, as when it is so hot mum and dad give Stinky and me a nice cold shower and leave us to mooch around the field. We then had the kids take us for a nice evening hack and another shower.

No doubt once it is cooler I will be back to jumping, Daddy was amazed by the pics of me taken two weeks ago, he said I look like old Cairo enjoying myself and am a true jumping clydesdale. We will have to swop pics.

Love

Farra Clydesdale xxx
 
Hi Hovis

Mum told me she has booked us in for a clinic at elms farm with EAM and that you will be there too.

I haven't seen you yet so if I am a bit flirty you will have to forgive me...

Saffy xx
 
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