Hovis' New Year update and resolutions

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Dear diary
I am aware that due to my misery over losing the love of my life at Christmas I have failed to tell you poof bags has gone too.
Mum and Dad sent him to naughty school where it appears you get to do lots of fun things – like go on long hacks with those dogs and men in red coats. I was so disappointed – I thought he’d be doing squat jumps in the snow.
Apparently poof bags showed a natural aptitude for chasing after dogs and someone made Dad an offer he couldn’t refuse…. So poof bags has gone to a new home where they will not make him try to be a showjumper (which to be fair he was PANTS at) and will let him go out with the dogs lots. I’m not sure that is very fair. I don’t want to be a poncy dressage pony but that doesn’t seem to stop mum making me go round in lots of circles.
I miss him in so far as he was fun to wind up but mum and dad have promised me a new brother or sister – I’m hoping for a sister, as when my heart one days heals from the loss of my fit mare, maybe a sister could introduce me to some nice girls?

Anyway in an effort to be positive about the New Year and help me get over the death of my girl, I have made some New Years resolutions. I thought I would share them with you:
1. Learn how to ice skate – as this appears to be the only way any of us will ever get out of our stables and see grass again……..
2. Be nicer to my mum – in case someone makes her an offer she can’t refuse and I end up being a dressage princess for the rest of my life…
3. Learn how to cunningly swap legs whilst cantering so that mum thinks we’re on the right one and I’m on the leg I’m happiest on = both of us happy!
4. Perfect my commando roll to ensure both sides of my neck, body and face get equally covered in mud. Mum loves this and I want to make her happy (see number 2)
5. Try to keep mum on my back when jumping over jumps. Apparently the name of the game isn’t just to get over the jumps but to get mum over them too. I wish someone had pointed this out before then mum wouldn’t feel the need to question who my dad was on a regular basis….
6. Help mum with stable duties more – she enjoys it so much when I brush up with her, empty the wheel barrow or help her smash the ice in the field trough. Therefore I must do more of this to make her happy (see number 2)
7. Learn to throw a poof bags inspired tantrum when asked to do anything resembling dressage – it worked for him and jumping so no reason it can’t work for me and stressage…
8. Try to listen more to mum: Remember that “whoa you big fat horse of unknown parentage” means she wants me to slow down. Try not to cringe at her appalling singing. Try not to snigger when I have swiped snot down her back without her noticing.
9. Fill my diary in every week without fail – unless mum has stolen the laptop.
10. Make 2010 the year of The Destroyer. Apparently monkeys, dragons and such like have their own year so I claim this one as mine!
 
Hovis it is lovely to see you being so positive.

Your Resolutions made me laugh, you are so funny - you should be on the stage!!

I think maybe you should revise Point 7 a bit though (I refer you to Point 2 on this one!!!).

Good luck with it and I hope you're not on your own for too long.

xx

P.s Sometimes I forget Bob's parentage and say more or less the same as your mum does.
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All the best to poof bags.Hope he is very happy in his new home.Perhaps you could get Mum to buy a stressage prince or princess and then she might let you go jumping with Dad again sometimes!
 
Well done Hovis for being so positive,and let's hope you've a new brother or sister very soon.

Condolences once more over fit mare and hooves crossed for Happier New Year. xxx
 
Dearest Hovis

I will be your sister - I look almost exactly like you, and am the same size, we could be peas from the same pod.

I can jump in a lovely steady manner, though steering is still a big vague. I am a very steady ride - your mum would adore going out on me as I am the safest hack ever and even when a deer almost ran into me at Christmas did nothing more than a tiny jump to get out of the stupid thing's way.

I am so sorry about your lovely girl, it makes me sad to think of you so unhappy. Having Poof Bags bugger off too can't be nice for you. If you want to come and stay with me, I will give you a proper clydesdale groom end to end and Stinky will no doubt join in as he he loves to love everyone - think he is a bit AC/DC.

I am turning into a female destroyer - I ate Daddy's toggles and zip off his jacket on Christmas day - he thought I was being cute, but then realised what I was up too. Stinky then took the wrist strap off his glove and ate it. He now thinks we are part goat for some reason
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Wishing you a lovely new year and a big hoof up to the Year of the Destroyer.

Farra Clydesdale xxxxx
 
Hi Hovis,
My mum says that the metal thingies that go on our feet are ice skates, and we've been practising all week. We have worked out that you need to slide with 2 feet and paddle with the other 2. I do this down really muddy hills and it makes my mum almost fall off laughing at me!!

Thomas says that stressage is silly, otherwise I'd donate him to your 'find a sibling fund' and he's also quite useful when I need to take out my tantrum on someone, so I'd miss him.

I hope that poofbags has fun in his new home, and that your mum finds someone to keep you company soon. the problem with getting a sister is that they can be really moody, and then one day there might be a foal running round your feet stopping you from eating the grass in peace, so be careful what you wish for!

glad you're being positive again.

Ron
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