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31/12/2015 1 Comment Racing horses then and now . . .Here's an interesting graphic from a book written in 1906 called Horse Breeding in England and India and Army Horses Abroad. Today's thoroughbreds average 16 hands so they have "grown" about 8 inches (20cm). 
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28/12/2015 1 Comment Horsey Jokes . . . Stop worrying about the weather for a minute and see if you can read these without laughing!
Why did the show jumper have a sore head? Because he was jumping against the clock. What disease was the horse scared of getting? Hay fever! What did the mother horse say to her foal? Its pasture your bedtime What food do race horses like best? Fast Food. How long should a horse's legs be? Long enough to reach the ground What's a horse's favourite game? Stable Tennis. What breed of horse can jump higher than a house? All breeds! Houses can't jump. What kind of bread do horses eat? Thoroughbred. Which side of the horse has the most hair? The outside! 23/12/2015 1 Comment Word Search . . .
Can you find the names of all our horses and ponies. It's quite hard. Just drag your mouse through the letters . . .
22/12/2015 1 Comment After a long hard day . . .Nothing to do but go for a quick snooze . . . here's Foxy in dreamland!  21/12/2015 0 Comments Demolition DerbyA horse who shall be nameless decided to turn around in the walker. The horse was completely OK but the wall got a bit of a shock!  21/12/2015 1 Comment Chico the curious . . .When we first brought him in Chico was quite timid and would hide behind Lassie when we were cleaning their stable. But now he's getting interested in what's going on.  17/12/2015 0 Comments Live at last . . .So the website is live now. Some pages are still password protected while we work on them but everything should be up and running properly by the end of the year or soon after!
Well done to everyone – we had a great league and raised €1,125 for Action Lesotho.
Show Champion was shared between Carla and Phillipa who both scored 28 points across the League.
12/12/2015 0 Comments Dates for Pony Camps in 2016
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