Post by clairehodgson on Feb 9, 2008 19:35:43 GMT 1
Thought i'd better introduce myself....
distinct lack of photos of course.... some of you know me from elsewhere, of course! finally got round to joining here as well...
now 52. started riding age about 7 or 8 at local yard where you were told how to get on, to go up and down in trot, and that was it. seem to recall it was a coloured shetland... yard no longer there, developed into houses!
mother preferred to spend her money on a private education than a horse for me....so just had the occasional riding holiday for many years then started lessons again seriously in my 20's - but boring!
at the time, driving a bus round newcastle.....
eventually qualified as a solicitor; bought my first horse Marcus when still in my training contract and haven't had much money since! that was in 1990, kept him on full livery at first whilst I learnt about stable management then after a couple of years went on DIY and been on that ever since.
sold him on to another first time owner to stay on teh same yard and bought Billy, a 17hh 3" beautiful bay; he'd been the whip's horse with teh Zetland and had his picture in H & H! supposedly his legs were knacked, but we didn't think so. He wasnt' quite right for me and had a terror of parked cars. cound't get a saddle to fit him and looking back now he had a bit of atrophy; lunged him for 6 weeks after i'd decided to sell him and he went to a good home, people we knew
then bought Queen of Timber, TB mare (Timber King out of Maroyal, foaled 1982) from my then friend; she'd had two foals Molly, then a yearling, and Fred, then 6 months. I bought her 1995, october, and she was the right horse for me. she'd evented (pre novice & novice, they didn't have Intro then) and had a good nature and was pretty bomb proof. not a flighty TB at all and the exception that proves the rule for chestnut mares. I still have her, she's retired up in allendale - she'd started to develop that sway back thing and had spurs on both front naviculars (natural balance shoes on the front, now of course unshod and sound!). She'd been ridden from when she was 4 in a narrow to medium saddle which previous owner insisted was what she wanted. had 2 saddlers check my saddle on her they both wrongly said it was right - she was wide! but she taught me loads, and taught partner a fair bit - despite the scary moving christmas trees on a bridge above her one day, partner stayed on and they came home in good order!
then in october 2003 I got Molly (by Golden Lahab), and retired Queenie....had always had a fancy for having Molly, so being offered her for nowt was interesting.... and 3 1/2 years later we are still working on issues. I did get her to reback.....essentially, took Queenie up to Allendale and came back with Molly. Molly is as good as her ma to handle, and has produced a lovely foal. but oooohhhh she's a b****r. something went adrift in her youth, but we don't know what. She got a fence stake through her chest at 6 months, and at 3 1/2 had a nasty accident in a wagon when being dropped off to be backed.....apparently will never pass the vet because of her off hind, and probably not clever to jump so it's just as well i don't.
her story is on my blog (mollyredux.blogspot.com)
and I'm a claimant PI solicitor specialising in industrial diseases (virbation white finger, noise induced hearing loss, dermatitis, whatever...) and horse related accidents... (but only those where there is definitely something to complain about! and I did defend one once against an infant claimant and won...)
distinct lack of photos of course.... some of you know me from elsewhere, of course! finally got round to joining here as well...
now 52. started riding age about 7 or 8 at local yard where you were told how to get on, to go up and down in trot, and that was it. seem to recall it was a coloured shetland... yard no longer there, developed into houses!
mother preferred to spend her money on a private education than a horse for me....so just had the occasional riding holiday for many years then started lessons again seriously in my 20's - but boring!
at the time, driving a bus round newcastle.....
eventually qualified as a solicitor; bought my first horse Marcus when still in my training contract and haven't had much money since! that was in 1990, kept him on full livery at first whilst I learnt about stable management then after a couple of years went on DIY and been on that ever since.
sold him on to another first time owner to stay on teh same yard and bought Billy, a 17hh 3" beautiful bay; he'd been the whip's horse with teh Zetland and had his picture in H & H! supposedly his legs were knacked, but we didn't think so. He wasnt' quite right for me and had a terror of parked cars. cound't get a saddle to fit him and looking back now he had a bit of atrophy; lunged him for 6 weeks after i'd decided to sell him and he went to a good home, people we knew
then bought Queen of Timber, TB mare (Timber King out of Maroyal, foaled 1982) from my then friend; she'd had two foals Molly, then a yearling, and Fred, then 6 months. I bought her 1995, october, and she was the right horse for me. she'd evented (pre novice & novice, they didn't have Intro then) and had a good nature and was pretty bomb proof. not a flighty TB at all and the exception that proves the rule for chestnut mares. I still have her, she's retired up in allendale - she'd started to develop that sway back thing and had spurs on both front naviculars (natural balance shoes on the front, now of course unshod and sound!). She'd been ridden from when she was 4 in a narrow to medium saddle which previous owner insisted was what she wanted. had 2 saddlers check my saddle on her they both wrongly said it was right - she was wide! but she taught me loads, and taught partner a fair bit - despite the scary moving christmas trees on a bridge above her one day, partner stayed on and they came home in good order!
then in october 2003 I got Molly (by Golden Lahab), and retired Queenie....had always had a fancy for having Molly, so being offered her for nowt was interesting.... and 3 1/2 years later we are still working on issues. I did get her to reback.....essentially, took Queenie up to Allendale and came back with Molly. Molly is as good as her ma to handle, and has produced a lovely foal. but oooohhhh she's a b****r. something went adrift in her youth, but we don't know what. She got a fence stake through her chest at 6 months, and at 3 1/2 had a nasty accident in a wagon when being dropped off to be backed.....apparently will never pass the vet because of her off hind, and probably not clever to jump so it's just as well i don't.
her story is on my blog (mollyredux.blogspot.com)
and I'm a claimant PI solicitor specialising in industrial diseases (virbation white finger, noise induced hearing loss, dermatitis, whatever...) and horse related accidents... (but only those where there is definitely something to complain about! and I did defend one once against an infant claimant and won...)