For the french.... WEG improvements for 2014 (yes, Normandy is in France... P3...)

[MelantheLLC]

[QUOTE=huntr_eq_blonde;5154334]
I totally agree with you about having an autograph session. At Arlington Racetrack in Chicago, they had a whole bunch of famous jockeys signing autographs and the money went to the disabled jockeys fund. I stumbled upon a Laura Kraut autograph signing, but that was it. So nosy, but whose autographs did you get? :winkgrin:[/QUOTE]

As a dressage fangurl, I got Hans Minderhoud (sssh, don’t tell him that I thought he was Edward Gal, hahahah, guess I somehow missed the height and hair :o) and Matthias Rath (on a freebie hat brim no less!).

Years and years ago I took a clinic with John Lyons (western guy), and it changed my life with my horse then and all the horses since. So I was really glad to see him again and tell him so, and got his autograph too.

But back to Normandy…

[SmplySweet1021]

[QUOTE=MelantheLLC;5154443]
As a dressage fangurl, I got Hans Minderhoud (sssh, don’t tell him that I thought he was Edward Gal, hahahah, guess I somehow missed the height and hair :o) and Matthias Rath (on a freebie hat brim no less!).

Years and years ago I took a clinic with John Lyons (western guy), and it changed my life with my horse then and all the horses since. So I was really glad to see him again and tell him so, and got his autograph too.

But back to Normandy…[/QUOTE]

Edward and Hans live together…so you can say you were close to Edward.

[6c_legs]

[QUOTE=MHM;5153602]
Oh, come on. Not many people make such a big splash on the first post. :)[/QUOTE]

Exactly! :lol:

for the lazy, I edited my original post rather than just add another post… but here I am having to add to my huge tally again, taking it to 2. :winkgrin:
Now, unlike many others who seem to live on this board, I have some work to do, cheers dears.

[MHM]

@6c legs;5152653

umm. Dunno why the OP is asking the French to “take note”, the next WEG isn’t in France.

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ARGH. Could someone pass me the Dumbest First Post award, thanks. (is there a “rolling eyes while blushing” combined emoticon?)

@6c legs;5156197

Now, unlike many others who seem to live on this board, I have some work to do, cheers dears.

So you win the Dumbest First Post award, then use your second post to insult the other posters on the BB?

I can hardly wait to see your third post.

[SmplySweet1021]

[QUOTE=MHM;5156246]
So you win the Dumbest First Post award, then use your second post to insult the other posters on the BB?

I can hardly wait to see your third post.[/QUOTE]

Getting the popcorn ready…the 3rd posts sounds exciting :lol:

[lalahartma1]

[QUOTE=Mickey the Marcher;5150882]
Here is a google satellite map of Caen… http://maps.google.com/maps?q=caen+france&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Caen,+France&gl=us&ei=-y-zTOnLCMOblgfFx7HlDw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ8gEwAA
Zoom in on the oval race track to get a closer look. The green fields to the south are where the XC etc will be. The stadium complex (Stade Ornano) just around the corner is where the dressage, jumping and stadium stuff will be.
Really sweet set-up. You could walk from XC right into the middle of downtown in a matter of minutes.

The endurance is a bit out of town, starts about 30 miles southeast, ends about 60-70 miles southwest. It will start here and end here. Be worth the drive though!!![/QUOTE]

That looks awesome.