Princess Rosie
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26years ago I had a 14.2hh strawberry roan gelding called nugget, he could be an absolute swine at times, breaking 3 of my ribs trying to barge out of his stable when he though I had unlocked the door and squashed me! He used to lean on you and squash you against the stable wall given the chance and when you had your hair in a ponytail his favourite trick was getting hold of it and then holding his head up really high so you were on tiptoes/almost hanging from your hair and the only way he'd stop was for someone else to tickle him behind the elbow. He taught me a lot about riding and I regularly used to do crazy things on him like jump on him with just a headcollar on and he'd tank off back up the 15acre field to the stables with me clinging for dear life (I never learnt) and used to beat all my other friends on their ponies doing "chase me charlie" and we would always manage "barrels up" (the thought of which would terrify me now!).
I have fond memories of hacking him back late from the local shows (no high viz in them days and didn't know anyone "rich" enough to own a trailer, with my dad following faithfully behind us in his Austin allegro with his hazard lights on!
He was sold when I went to college around the late 80's to a girl in Rainhill and I always missed the hell out of the little monkey.
Who do you remember from your horsey past and what was the most memorable thing(s) about them?
I have fond memories of hacking him back late from the local shows (no high viz in them days and didn't know anyone "rich" enough to own a trailer, with my dad following faithfully behind us in his Austin allegro with his hazard lights on!
He was sold when I went to college around the late 80's to a girl in Rainhill and I always missed the hell out of the little monkey.
Who do you remember from your horsey past and what was the most memorable thing(s) about them?