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| Tue 4 Aug 09, 11:50 PM TrainerBryan UK(RH), 5 yrs   |
NDPC Risk assessment = off the scale
It is fair to say that this event had its fair share of mechanical hiccups, as fortune would have it we suffered no personal injury to man or beast. This is not including of course the bruising of my bum and my ego as my sulky became a Herby and split in two. Once again I fail to see the humour in my personal traumatic brush with death at the hooves of the two magnificent pony's whose brute strength alone wrent my sulky asunder. Anybody who tells you it was down to my welding is entirely misguided.
As for all the usual requirements that go to making up these events. We had the M25 closed north of the river. We had the threat of rain. Yet despite this two of my good friends and travellers made it from oop north across the Woolwich ferry to join us for a few hours of hot dry play. By the mid afternoon I had 5 texts to say people could not make it for one reason or another.
Given that most of these where cpls. I will leave you to do the maths. What we did end up with was by far the most fun event I think I can personally recall in the history of the club. Billed as THICKSTEAD by one of our regular pony's (yes a pony with whit) it lived up to its name to the tee. We had a jump off as the first event with real proper grown up jumps. One particular stallion will be hobbled or shot if he drags me round the course like a butcher's dog stealing sausages again. A job for Sir Ian and his gun I feel? The jousting went off as usual with great hilarity and minimal cheating. This could not be said however for trainer and pony that chose to cut a swathe through the tea party under a shady tree thus adding a good few seconds ONTO there time. Yet still coming in first on the second run. Practice huh?
It is my duty to impart details of yet another mechanical breakdown of epic proportions. This time not in the paddock where assistance and repair could be made available post haste. No this misshape occurred on the dense woodland path. Making helicopter access impossible. We are to far from any navigable river to make a nautical rescue viable. So the only alternative short of bringing in the marines. Was to carry SIR IAN's broken sulky out by hand. God it was hell. I would have helped but my bum hurt.
All in all as far as I could see and tell. The 18 revellers that survived the Motorway system had a fantastic time. Old faces welcomed new and made firm friends on a whinny and a handshake. I know the NDPC will go from strength to strength if we keep up this level of enthusiasm and pride in what we offer.
Oh yes and there was a useless muddy flee ridden poodle there as well. It's fair to say she is very very beautiful but couldn't catch a rabbit if she had a walk on part in watership down. So once again. We at the NDPC thank you all for coming. And to remind everybody. This would not happen where it not for Andy and his girls Take care all and see you soon Trainer Bryan and the NDPC crew
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| 9 Aug 09, 11:20 AM Penny_Louise 5 yrs |
It was you had the M25 closed? Too worried about frisky ponies from Yorkshire who still manage to cross the Thames without the aid of a bridge, and then cut a swathe through your tea party? Penny the Pony x Edited 9 Aug 09, 11:24 AM by Penny_Louise |
