Toni And Smudge Are Overjoyed!
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debris4spikeYears ago (when I first met Toni), she was competing 3 horses at National Level ... Show Jumping and Cross Country.
Secret and Squiffy, who I have mentioned here, were the 2 horses I knew, both were beautiful animals - both in looks and character ... And both adored their Mum. Toni was heart-broken when Squiff, and later Secret, were fatally injured. Squiffy was only 17, whilst Secret was 28 ... but they were her family ... and her friends.
She has talked about getting back to serious competeing for many years, since she lost Squiff and retired Secret. But something has always come up. One of her daughters was iil ... she lost her job ... her husband had a heart attack ... one of her horses was injured ... she broke her leg ... The list goes on.
Anyway - Sunday she took Smudge to his (and their) first ever TREQ (?sp) competition ... Orienteering, cross-country, and specific disciplines.
Before they went she just wanted to actually enjoy things, and for Smudge to be safe and happy.
Well ... They came FIRST!!
Yay ... and Yay agin.
I am so pleased for them.
Secret and Squiffy, who I have mentioned here, were the 2 horses I knew, both were beautiful animals - both in looks and character ... And both adored their Mum. Toni was heart-broken when Squiff, and later Secret, were fatally injured. Squiffy was only 17, whilst Secret was 28 ... but they were her family ... and her friends.
She has talked about getting back to serious competeing for many years, since she lost Squiff and retired Secret. But something has always come up. One of her daughters was iil ... she lost her job ... her husband had a heart attack ... one of her horses was injured ... she broke her leg ... The list goes on.
Anyway - Sunday she took Smudge to his (and their) first ever TREQ (?sp) competition ... Orienteering, cross-country, and specific disciplines.
Before they went she just wanted to actually enjoy things, and for Smudge to be safe and happy.
Well ... They came FIRST!!
Yay ... and Yay agin.
I am so pleased for them.
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Date: 2008-09-01 11:15 am (UTC)Competing in any of those sort of events and the like are very demanding on both horse and rider so she did really well to win \o/
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Date: 2008-09-01 12:37 pm (UTC)Yes - it was a long day as well, with an 1 1/2 hour drive each way!
Did you do much competeing? I used to get nervous when we just did the "in-house" stuff at the stables ... LOL.
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Date: 2008-09-01 04:11 pm (UTC)I did enjoy it and if i'd thought more about it should have pursued it more I guess - but I didn't at the time, and after I sold him on didn't have a horse that was suitable to do any endurance stuff.
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Date: 2008-09-01 12:35 pm (UTC)Wendy
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Date: 2008-09-01 10:28 pm (UTC)I have just noticed that Toni has this thing about her horses names starting with *S*...
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Date: 2008-09-02 07:26 am (UTC)I hadn't noted that ... although Secret was named ... He passport name was Moonlight Dreamer ... He was cream in colour and i just love that name.
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