So... Where is everyone from?

[casinosolo]

by eck lass, thou's a proper northerner !

Indeed! All the way to the bone As I like to say "They'll easily tell that tha comes fra Lancashire because thi' legs are like spindles"

 

[Asha]

Indeed! All the way to the bone As I like to say "They'll easily tell that tha comes fra Lancashire because thi' legs are like spindles"

haha, Now i know where i went wrong. Had spindles for legs when i lived in Oldham. Now..... well lets say more like tree trunks

 

[jj87]

Sunny old burnley- just off the Mary townley loop

 

[dressagelove]

This is exciting! Not been on HHO in a few days and this is all new!!

I live in Horwich, go to Leeds uni (for the moment) and ponies are in Tottington, learnt to ride at Tack and turnout at Stormer Hill nearly 20 years ago

 

[**Vanner**]

Chorley, Lancs
In the fab horse shop triangle which is Robinsons/ DH and Oakfield

I'm in Longton, Preston so within that triangle too

 

[Spit That Out]

Warmingham (small village between Sandbach and Crewe) Cheshire

 

[_Phoenix_]

I'm from the Isle of Man.

 

[horsesatemymoney]

This is exciting! Not been on HHO in a few days and this is all new!!

I live in Horwich, go to Leeds uni (for the moment) and ponies are in Tottington, learnt to ride at Tack and turnout at Stormer Hill nearly 20 years ago

Ooh, I went to Leeds Uni, what are you studying?

 

[WombatStew]

I was originally from near Clitheroe (a village called Grindleton, in sight of Pendle Hill). Moved from there to Maghull, between Ormskirk and Liverpool. Rode in my youth at Aughton and Formby (wonderful beach for riding).

I went to Uni in Ormskirk, work in Maghull and now live in Burscough! Also not far from DH

 

[Alaadin]

I'm in Cheshire, just outside Northwich

 

[FionaM12]

I went to Uni in Ormskirk, work in Maghull and now live in Burscough! Also not far from DH

I used to work in Burscough, at Martin Mere in its early days.

 

[lea840]

Another Lancashire person, who is a local to Derby House..

I'm 2 minutes down the road from DH

 

[Tiffany]

I'm in the Peak District

So am I although born in Lancashire many moons ago

 

[dressagelove]

Ooh, I went to Leeds Uni, what are you studying?

In the School of Earth and Environment doing an MSc in Sustainability What did you study? I love the uni, its just fantastic.

 

[Mythical]

Another Lancashire person, from Wigan, roughly half way between Robbies and Derby House. Im definitely up for a HHO Derby house meet up!

 

[Spellbound13]

Lovely rainy Preston

 

[Spellbound13]

I'm in Longton, Preston so within that triangle too

Im in bamber bridge, keep my horse in brindle/chorley, so im too in the triangle xx

 

[horsesatemymoney]

In the School of Earth and Environment doing an MSc in Sustainability What did you study? I love the uni, its just fantastic.

I did my BA in History, lived in Oxley Halls, then Hyde Park for 2 years (and got burgled, what a surprise!) I loved it, it's fantastic, brilliant livery yard on the outskirts too

 

[Puddleduck]

I'm originally from the Wirral now living in Northamptonshire.

Learned to ride at The Wirral Riding Centre

 

[mandy4727]

From Chorley. Again not too far from Derby House. Also close to Oakfield and short trip down the motorway to Robinsons.

 

[mandy4727]

HHO Derby House meet up sounds fab.

 

[Befney3]

I live just outside Chorley & my horse is in Brindle.

 

[Elsiecat]

I love Derby Houses coffee shop

 

[pudz02]

Warmingham (small village between Sandbach and Crewe) Cheshire

Hiya, spit that out, did you used to be at smiths green?

Im from crewe (waves)

 

[Spit That Out]

Hiya, spit that out, did you used to be at smiths green?

Im from crewe (waves)

Cooee...howdy neighbour

Yes I was at Smiths but then I think most people who live in this neck of the woods have been at some point

I've heard they are closing down due to a housing development...shame to lose all that hacking & countryside

 

[pudz02]

Cooee...howdy neighbour

Yes I was at Smiths but then I think most people who live in this neck of the woods have been at some point

I've heard they are closing down due to a housing development...shame to lose all that hacking & countryside

Hiii!! i thought i recognised you from your profile pic, i used to have pudding on there, but your right most people have been there at some point in their lives!!
hmm yeah i did see something about that, there was a gathering at the pub the other week, im not quite sure whats going on or where its going but that would be a shame to ruin the lovely countryside round there!

 

[Adopter]

Reading this thread has reminded me of happy days of my youth (a long time ago) when my friends and i used to go and stay in digs in Aughton to go on courses at the NEC in Aughton for a week at a time to have lessons with Dorothy Johnson. In those days it was one of the few centres with an indoor school!

Currently in fog and snow on edge of Peak District in Staffs Moorlands, luckily don't have far to travel to ponies, they are just across the yard - but I do need to get out to the feed merchants!

 

[FionaM12]

Reading this thread has reminded me of happy days of my youth (a long time ago) when my friends and i used to go and stay in digs in Aughton to go on courses at the NEC in Aughton for a week at a time to have lessons with Dorothy Johnson. In those days it was one of the few centres with an indoor school!

Currently in fog and snow on edge of Peak District in Staffs Moorlands, luckily don't have far to travel to ponies, they are just across the yard - but I do need to get out to the feed merchants!

How long ago did you stay in Aughton? I was there in the 1970s, it was an incredibly horsey place back then. Aughton Chase's indoor riding school was brilliant, much bigger than the NEC's.

When AC closed down, Dorothy Johnson took on the indoor school and arranged events there. My friend and I used to look after it for her (dampening the sand daily to keep the dust down) in return for free use of it whenever it was available. Oh how I wish I had the use of an indoor school like that now, in this constant rain.

 

[Adopter]

Great that you remember Dorothy and NEC as well Fiona. Would have been 60's when we went. Friends and family all used to go for lessons and courses for Pony Club A and Assisitant Instructors. Manchester Uni Riding Club also held comps there at times.

Sometimes we would be able to take the horse over to Formby and have a beach ride. We took our own horses, but also rode theres to get more experience! At that time there was not a lot of choice about where to go for courses and lessons, not like today!

We lived in Cheshire and it was quite a journey to get there at that time, not like today with all the motorway network!

Dorothy was so patient with everyone, and I really enjoyed doing dressage with her.

 

[FionaM12]

Oh yes, Formby beach is a fab beach to ride on. We used to go there too.

You will have been in Aughton just a little before me. I started in 1970.