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Tutein was such a gutsy little character. Loved Milton and I had posters on my bedroom wall.

Illusion, Jack maybe able to shed some light on those matters!!! :D
 
Milton was a very very special horse ,he and John Whitaker where so at ease with each other .
I loved also Marius who was Milton's sire Caroline Bradley rode him as well , one of my favourite horses ever was a granddaughter of Marius .
Happy memories of watching showjumping on the telly with my dad .
 
Dreckly said:
We can't be talking about the good old days of jumping without mentioning Ryans Son. The one that started it all for John Whitaker. The cart horse who could fly like the best and buck like the naughtiest ;-)
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Yeeesss, Ryans Son! Thanks D, that's a name I can recall! But what was the name of the commentator that would always be tempting fate by saying what a brilliant a round someone was having, then in the very next moment, they'd have one down? I remember shouting at the TV for him to shut up....as no sooner had he said it....it was almost inevitable that a mistake was about to happen, with any rider! :)
 
chillipup said:
Snaffles.....is that all? how very dare they! Wasn't Milton the grey that used to spin his tail over jumps? And what was the name of a little bay or perhaps chestnut, that jumped to the same height as the bigger horses?, with a female rider?....gosh my memory is fading fast.
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marion Coakes and Stroller (All 15.2 of him)??

ETA 14.2 sorry!
 
Mike007 said:
Wasnt showjumping so much more fun back then ,or am I just getting old?
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it was a lot more fun then seems to me that in the 90's things changed and the fun diminished. i would thing those around in those days probably have some of the best memories of some real horse personalities
 
chillipup said:
Yeeesss, Ryans Son! Thanks D, that's a name I can recall! But what was the name of the commentator that would always be tempting fate by saying what a brilliant a round someone was having, then in the very next moment, they'd have one down? I remember shouting at the TV for him to shut up....as no sooner had he said it....it was almost inevitable that a mistake was about to happen, with any rider! :)
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Raymond Brookes-Ward? Dorian Williams? (I am very very old!!!)
 
At the demo, Illusion100, didn't Geoff B do impersonations of other show jumpers? I think he did actually do Annette thingy ( sorry Annette!!) who used to throw her lower legs right back when jumping.
 
Wasn't it just.Remember Harvey Smith?He came in to do the bareback class on a fully tacked up horse.The commentator said 'Er Harvey,this is the bareback class! He promptly took his jacket and shirt off!
 
Mike007 said:
David Broome was the one to watch for sheer style. Mark Todd puts me in mind of him every time I see him jump.
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Anyone remember DB's grey Philco?

Deister, Boomerang ? Both went in hackamores if I remember correctly.

Liz and Ted Edgar ?
 
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Enfys said:
Anyone remember DB's grey Philco?

Deister, Boomerang ? Both went in hackamores if I remember correctly.

Liz and Ted Edgar ?
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I remember all of them. Deister was my favourite, loved that horse!
So many names on this thread that bring back memories. Ryan's son was such a character, I was devastated when he died. There was a bay horse called Roscoe who was a character too. Towerlands Angelzarke, Apollo, jappaloupe (little French horse, name probably wasn't spelt like that!) I could go on for ages!
Showjumping was such a huge part of my earlier years, watching not doing sadly! This thread has bought back lovely memories.
Sorry I haven't stuck to the original theme though, back then I wouldn't really have been as aware of the tack as I am now.
 
Im sure i had a book about Ryans Son...........and i remember watching a horse called Jungle Bunny. Im sure he had a very distinctive jumping style. Who was the rider who used to depart from the saddle by about 6 inches every time he jumped?
 
luckyoldme said:
Im sure i had a book about Ryans Son...........and i remember watching a horse called Jungle Bunny. Im sure he had a very distinctive jumping style. Who was the rider who used to depart from the saddle by about 6 inches every time he jumped?
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I remember Jungle Bunny too. And Philco. And dear old Pennwood Forge Mill, Forgie who looked like a very plain heavy hunter but was super-careful and reliable. Of course this was in the days just before the major money came in, riders turned professional and had sponsors who then gave their horses ridiculous prefixed names. There doesn't seem to be so much fun involved any more and the riders and horses are like anonymous clones.
 
Dreckly said:
We can't be talking about the good old days of jumping without mentioning Ryans Son. The one that started it all for John Whitaker. The cart horse who could fly like the best and buck like the naughtiest ;-)
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Ah, loved him. And can still remember feeling sick to my stomach when he fell at Hickstead.
 
One of my favourites was Uncle Max (Ted Edgar) - reputed to be ex-rodeo horse, used to buck for fun. TE used to reckon that if he made it to the first fence he was in with a chance.

Was the rider who left the saddle completely over each jump Joe Turi, a Hungarian who took British Citizenship?
 
Nessa4 said:
One of my favourites was Uncle Max (Ted Edgar) - reputed to be ex-rodeo horse, used to buck for fun. TE used to reckon that if he made it to the first fence he was in with a chance.

Was the rider who left the saddle completely over each jump Joe Turi, a Hungarian who took British Citizenship?
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It was normally the older style riders who left the saddle more. so you would be thinking back to those from the alan oliver era. joe turi was not that old and had a normal style
 
It's not just the tack that has changed. When it wasn't all about the money as it is now, the horses themselves were a vast mix of breeds and crossbreeds. I have just taken a look at the Golden Age of Showjumping's facebook page..... cracking! I am going to waste a lot of time there! some fantastic photos and anecdotes from my era....before the Warmblood Revolution!
 
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