OCTOBER 2006 I get up. I leave the flat in good time, to do some errands in town, maybe meet a friend for a cuppa, and eat [usually, unspeakably, to my abject horror, as if it’s beyond my control, at McDonalds] and in my morbid fear of missing the number 63 bus at 13.00, I …
The Shittiest Hour Yet
28 OCTOBER, 2006 It was the shittiest hour yet. There was, of course, no way of knowing how shitty it was going to be. It’s my eighth week of lessons, Argo and I an indissoluble team. I’m feeling pretty good, considering that all I did was walk for my entire first lesson, two short months …
Fallen Soldier
TUESDAY, 2 OCTOBER, 2007 Not me, my whip. I am dead bummed. Particularly so soon after recounting its miraculous appearance on the road last year. Lest anyone think I broke it on the back of a horse, let me tell you that I broke it on myself. We were jumping, Rebel and I, and Emma …
Failure to Communicate
OCTOBER 18, 2006 I am reminded of the last time I was in London. I went over for the day. It was kind of silly, I had an exam to study for, I certainly didn’t need to knacker myself spending a day roaming round London, but I bought a cheap flight, figured that if I …
Fall the Third
JUNE 2007 We’re out in the field, going over the cross country fences. Three in a row, Delilah loves it, loves being outside, she’s fast and it’s uphill over the tires, then a plank fence, then up and around to a log, maybe 30 cms, not much. We’re coming around, and she feels… sluggish? I …
Busted
LONDON Karen was saying wouldn't it be funny if my bag got searched in Gatwick, considering? 'Pardon me, Madam,' beamed the security dude. 'Would you mind terribly if I was to search your bag?' Bugger! I grimaced at him. 'I don't imagine I have much of a choice,' I 'laughed', and he 'laughed' and proceeded …
MANY BRAVE FOOLS 