Light hearted-Now lets see your best pics!

[photo_jo]

Ok so we've seen the bloopers, we have seen the matchy, matchy so now lets see the best ones you all have

the awesome Roo doing what he did best

 

[WellyBaggins]

^^^ wow need to find a good pic now to cancel out my blooper

 

[only_me]

That is an awesome picture!

I haven't any best ones of Billy, as I hope the best is yet to come

But I do for merlin -

 

[charlimouse]

Well i'm greedy and cant choose just one!!!!!

Jem at Skipton the other week where she came 4th

The first (and only) Intermediate me and Murphy have ever managed to complete, we came 8th

Murphy at Chatsworth where he came 4th

Jem hacking round the Badminton Grassroots site

And a little school at Badminton

Millie at the last event she ever did, even with a crippling back injury (unbeknown to us ) she still came 7th, she was such a genuine horse, who really got me started!

Sorry for the overload!!!!!

 

[photo_jo]

^^^ wow need to find a good pic now to cancel out my blooper

But your boy is very photogenic!

 

[Mince Pie]

This one of Olly, because he is terrified of fillers (amongst other things ), and because for once my position looks OK:

This one of Sandy because this fence scared the $hit out of me as there was a massive drop behind it and the week before I came off over a drop!!

This one of Millie because it shows how scopey she is - jump was at least 1m

 

[Santa_Claus]

i still can't decide whether this is a blooper pic or a be proud of pic! From Lucy W clinic a couple weeks ago at Pontispool. I knew the launch over the log drop was coming

one from another Lucy W clinic last year

Bicton PN this year

Got many others that I'm proud of but those easiest to hand and I'm allowed to post as i own the copyright on all!

 

[LEC]

This is the only one I like in 20 years of horses where I am happy with my position and with the fence!

Its not even my horse!

 

[Gamebird]

I quite like this one:

and this, though not a brill pic reminds me of the best days hunting I ever had (the thin rail in the gap is the top rail of a 5-bar gate - it was a big fence )

And I quite like this, but can't for the life of me remember who took it

 

[photo_jo]

And I quite like this, but can't for the life of me remember who took it

Some idiot I expect!!

 

[kirstyhen]

That is an awesome pic PhotoJo!! Rider looks pretty awesome too!!


Hen in his prime, this will remain my favourite picture as long as I live

And although I hope this isn't the best we will get, this one sums up the confidence I have in Moot, as that Frog made me cak my pants a few months ago and now it looks small (Plus I'm quite proud of my position!!)

And just for being pretty...

 

[photo_jo]

Thanks Kirstyhen-it was taken by my sister at the now defunct Scunthorpe Horse Trials and it was impossible to look anything other than stylish on Roo-all I ever did was navigate and he did the rest!

love the pic of your boy btw!

 

[Lolo]

kirstyhen- you're position is immaculate, very jealous!

For me,

Because I was terrified and my darling boy did what he did best and completely ignored the fool on top!

Because this was us. He pulled silly faces and I laughed myself silly over him. Miss this mad old man so much. Despite his total insanity, his total disregard for anything that was correct and general verging-on-unsafe way of going I loved him and felt totally safe with him.

And my faves of Al and Reg:

Off an odd line, without batting an eyelid despite his fall earlier this year. She rode beautifully and he was a star!

Both totally unposed. The first, she's telling me how amazing Reg is and I snapped her, and the second she's just gazing at her boy. You can just see how much she loves her 'little darling'!

Taken a year, but his canter gets 7s and 8s, his transitions are applauded and his dressage is now good! Total superstar pony, and the transformation in them both is totally gobsmacking to me as the unpaid groom

 

[Baggybreeches]

Courtesy of a PC dad! This was Champ he was an absolute sod, I fell of him more than 2000 times, when he was good he was amazing, when he was bad he was horrid. He could jump 4ft 3in out of trot and he was 12.1 and a bit. Took me to BSPS winter champs and jumped round 13hh WHP novice and open (in the days before Nursery stakes )

Courtesy of Joanna Prestwich
This is mum's horse Holly, the bravest horse in the world XC, at the time I thought she was the bees knees as she was really the first 'horse' I had ridden since being on 13.2hh's forever!

Are just 2 of my favourites that are on photobucket, I think you might recognise one OP?
And just so Gamebird doesn't feel left out

And lastly Mr Handsome Pants himself!

 

[FigJam]

Well since you asked... I'm afraid I need no encouragement to bore people with my photos. All courtesy of the wonderful Mr FigJam of course.

As all of you know, I'm very proud of this pic- in fact, it's the only one that's made it into print and onto the wall in the form of a big canvas print.

I love this one as it shows us both looking so happy;

And this is one of my favourite SJ photos;

And this one again sums up "fun";

I better stop there... I could just keep copying and pasting photobucket links all night! I

my Hopalong pony!

 

[photo_jo]

Courtesy of Joanna Prestwich
This is mum's horse Holly, the bravest horse in the world XC, at the time I thought she was the bees knees as she was really the first 'horse' I had ridden since being on 13.2hh's forever!

Are just 2 of my favourites that are on photobucket, I think you might recognise one OP?

Indeed I do-massive fence considering it was a novice Shame we don't have Storeton any longer it was a good event

 

[kirstyhen]

Flibbity Gibbit BB, that is a MASSIVE fence

 

[Baggybreeches]

Indeed I do-massive fence considering it was a novice Shame we don't have Storeton any longer it was a good event

That was our first Novice, in my blissfully ignorant state I did Bradwall and Skipton PN, then entered Tetton Hall Novice, a friend nearly died laughing and told me to do another Novice before Tetton because that was a tough course, so I entered Storeton! She nearly fainted with shock! My mum was very quiet walking the course, and I promised her I would jump the faffy log, but the horse was loving it so I just went for it! Went clear but got about 15 TPs

 

[Baggybreeches]

Flibbity Gibbit BB, that is a MASSIVE fence

Thats how XC fences should be! It took a long time to land!

 

[kirstyhen]

Thats how XC fences should be! It took a long time to land!

Despite the fact that I would never jump it in a million years, I'd much rather watch XC riding over a course like taht, than a fiddily twisty one!

 

[clairebearnz]

Warming up for the show-jumping at Aoukautere. He'd done a nice dressage test with no rearing (YAY!), and we'd survived the XC even with the major rearing/bucking/napping tantrum he put on before we started. The show-jumping ended up being about 20 minutes after the XC, and I was worried he was too tired to jump well.

The first time I tried him over really decently sized fences, aided by my flatmate who kept putting it up when I wasn't looking!

(We won on our dressage score, and I haven't made it to another ODE since!).

Gently popping over part of the Novice (1.10m? I think here) down at Paekakariki at a training day. He was jumping out of his skin, even if he did dump me in the middle of the coffin for the fun of it.

And pinging around a SJ course at Manakau Sports. He'd just placed in the RTR (solid fences) in between two enormous bay hunters, and was feeling pretty damned arrogant about this whole jumping lark.

 

[missparis]

Ok so we've seen the bloopers, we have seen the matchy, matchy so now lets see the best ones you all have

the awesome Roo doing what he did best

Wowzers! That is biiig jump! I'd be very proud of that photo

 

[missparis]

Taken by Spidge Photography a couple of weeks ago:

My first comp ever - was game enough to go straight into Discovery. Thought That Discovery was 1m-1.10, but at Felbridge the J/O was more 1.15m/1.20m. Shows my boy could do a higher class if he wished

 

[chels]

Love this one, our first Pre-Nov at Rotorua. I'm scared witless of showjumping!!!

This because he totally saved my bacon, first part of a double and I saw a whack stride and hunted him down to it, totally over-rode it. Good Pony!

This because when I bought him 2 and a half years ago he resembled an upside down giraffe

These because it is the biggest thing I have EVER jumped and am ever likely to, and he just popped it like a 90cm fence. Excuse my facials and extremely poor riding!

And this cause he's gorgeous and I luffs him

I'll stop now

 

[ArcticFox]

Old photo

This is the only photo I have of my 13.2 pony - I think the rest are in albums at my sisters house!

Blond Bombshell was an amazing pony and we won so much - and he was a lovely colour

Bill was the horse that brought me back into BS after giving up for several years, he reminded me that I could ride and produce a horse and we jumped up to 1.30m.

Fav photo of him:

And my current boy who was so jumpy and scared when I got him last year and has come on so much.

Turnberry last year - this photo I love as we had a brill run and it was the best one I had had so far.

And this photo because it sums up how much we are both enjoying it

And this is because I took him to a side saddle show at the weekend and we won 3 classes - I like this photo as I look elegant for once

Sorry for the photo overload - I love my horse!

 

[CrazyMare]

This was a BIG fence - she is 13.1h!

Another big fence, but she makes it look small

I love this one - she gave me a foot perfect ride, after a horrible week. Its the same frog fence Mally is jumping!

And this is my baby pone....

 

[Rosiefan]

Think this is one of my favourites - Rosie on B B at Gatcombe Nov Champs back in 2007

[/IMG]

 

[Baggybreeches]

Arctic Fox I remember your pony!! Those old fashioned ponies were 'proper ponies'
Here is my old 13.2hh JA doing PC jumping at Royal Lancs aged 26/27

 

[Winklepoker]

This was my first ever event on the horse that I bought for peanut and the first one I produce on my own - I burst into tears through the finish - tears of utter pride

And this one of my new boy because we havent made it to a party yet but I think he is going to be pretty special

 

[ArcticFox]

Arctic Fox I remember your pony!! Those old fashioned ponies were 'proper ponies'

They were the best weren't they!

Went to royal lancs a few times. Good old days