Cranny Volt – “Brian”
This is really where the “proper” riding started with my first proper horse. We bought Brian as a long legged big-eared four year old from Tom McEwan. He behaved so…
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Throwback Photos
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Our first ponies make us the riders that we are and my parents had a theory that the cheekier the pony, the better rider you could become. I certainly had my share of “character builders”, each pony teaching me something different and each as painful as the next to part with.
Here are some throwback photos to introduce you to my wonderful collection of hairy ponies.
Not the Foggiest
Foggy was a 14.2hh French Connemara pony that came to us as a relatively inexperienced 6 year old from my instructor, Caron Roberts. Caron knew how much I loved hunting…
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Smartie Pants
When I was 10, Tonto sustained a minor injury just before the summer holidays. I couldn’t contemplate a summer without ridings so it was time for a “project pony” to…
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Plum Perfect
Plum was my first pony and I thought he was great! He came from Baulking Grange where he had worked in the riding school. They had originally bought him from…
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