just sayin’!! Princess Power!
Nom…nom…nom…up since 4am sipping tea and eating scones with my tiara on…looks like there’s a new princess in town…hmmmmm…anybody know if she rides? to hounds? :winkgrin: nom…nom…nom…
I’m the Duchess of Wateryglen…you may address me as such…Altho’ Whicker calls me “Gorgeousness” which I’m fond of also…just sayin!!
nom…burp…nom, nom…gotta cut back on the caffeine…for sure…
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Nom…nom…nom…up since 4am sipping tea and eating scones with my tiara on…looks like there’s a new princess in town…hmmmmm…anybody know if she rides? to hounds? :winkgrin: nom…nom…nom…
I’m the Duchess of Wateryglen…you may address me as such…Altho’ Whicker calls me “Gorgeousness” which I’m fond of also…just sayin!!
nom…burp…nom, nom…gotta cut back on the caffeine…for sure…[/QUOTE]
:lol: Good morning, your Grace.
Thomas said (on TOB) that the Duchess of Cambridge spends a lot of time on and around horses, but I don’t know if she hunts.
thanks for share good sharing
Pass the Lemon Curd, Please
Have another scone, Dearie!
I blew the day looking for all the details of how the horses were turned out. Prince Brad checked out the Household Cavalry tack. Anyone else notice the shiny black guards that protected the legs of the riders? I think those would be nice for going through the rough terrain when the trails are blocked by fallen debris. Those sheepskin saddle and loin covers looked very comfortable. I wanted to see the saddles before the covers, but BBC didn’t get the shots I needed. It certainly looked like the rider wasn’t going to come out of the saddle easily in a fight. The guards do protect the royals. The swords are sharp and drawn, the eyes are on the crowd, the horses aren’t in step like a drill team.
So I guess a research trip to the National Sporting Library in Middleburg is in order.
Then we will have to issue and invitation for the newest Princess to join us and try our hunting. If we are kind, as usual, we might invite her new hubby, too…
I’m pretty sure that Duchess of Cambridge is allergic to horses so no riding for her. 
Though she does seem to support William at his polo matches.
P.
Hey, the allergy shots work just great! I’m not going to let a little thing like that stand in the way of getting her out with us!:winkgrin:
Allergy sufferers have got to try these newfangled sublingual drops. Mr JSwan’s allergies have improved so much he now wants to take riding lessons. He can spend time outdoors with few problems now.
No, I am not going to be teaching him how to ride. I know better!
hmpf…another princess!
nom…nom…nom…so I guess we really have another car follower…sip…slurp…nom…nom…she can ride with me but HE’S gonna have to bring the Astin-Martin for the 2 of us. I’d rather drive that if I’m not on a horse next time.
Man…now EVERYBODY’s wearing a tiara now…nom, nom…hate that…sip…WANNABE’S!!! Oh…and for leg protection?!! what about those goofy lookin’ Sergio Grasso boots over there on the right!!! sheeesh…nom, nom…very shee-shee…burp!
Photos are up now for the Rappahannock joint meet that JSwan, Timely Impulse and I attended.
http://www.klmimages.com/bellemeade
#6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 67, 69 are ours. 
I think I actually like #30 the best. 
Ah yes, number 30.
AKA, “Don’t Be What You See.”:lol:
My favorite is #17. http://www.klmimages.com/bellemeade_01/h3ebb7359#h3ebb7359
Karen is a really talented photographer, and a super nice person to boot.
Thanks for the heads-up. I’d been checking Karen’s web site with great anticipation. JSwan, I was able to pick you out of the photos promptly based on those favorite tan gloves you’ve written about …Tractor Supply, I believe, aren’t they 
LOVED these pictures! So thrilling to see real hunters in the field…and the guy with the port was cracking me up But I am too curious about his gear -he seems to have a breastplate with two straps around the neck, one really high up? Wassup?
He was SUPER nice. All the folks from Belle Meade were absolutely wonderful. And I can’t say enough good things about Rapphannock, too. Really fun, down to earth people with a generous and slightly wicked sense of humor.
I’m pretty sure that extra strap is a Jesus Strap.
Catholics have Confession, Baptists have Revivals.
Foxhunters have a strap. You grab onto it when you feel the need to pray, or you suddenly discover religion.
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HAHA. I use the strap from the Breastplate…I call it the oh “s**t strap”…while I’m a good catholic girl…that’s what I’m yelling when I grab that strap! LOL
Foxhunters have a strap. You grab onto it when you feel the need to pray, or you suddenly discover religion.
Hey, wait a minute. No one said I could have a strap!! JSwan, you were holding out on me!
Next time I want a seat belt, in case a certain chestnut gelding decides a Chupacabra is hiding behind the forsythia bushes again. :lol:
I was wondering if that was the beastie that gave you the bump on the chin. He looked so…innocent. They always do, yes?
And…jesus strap. Jesus and port. A LARGE bottle. Yes, I see a connection. Properly medicated, flaccid muscles are far less prone to major injury. In fact, passing out and sliding from the saddle BEFORE setting off almost guarantees nothing serious will happen to you in the field. (All said in good fun of course.)
Yay Straps!!
We could do a whole thread on the values of the Jesus Strap/Sissy Strap/Grab Strap/whatchamacallitthingy!!! I don’t get on a horse without one. It’s my security blanket. Stirrup leather has saved my butt more than once. Even used it once for a sling when a friend broke a collarbone (which I diagnosed in the field with my XRay vision of course!:winkgrin:). Personally I never found mane STRONG enough!! I need something that can’t be pulled out!!! :yes: Yeppers!
I’ve no ego; always ride with one!
Since you’re a good Catholic girl - you need to go to confession for cursing. Of course, the Church of Foxhunting does have confession, so we can absolve you.
Say three Tally Ho’s, 2 Hark to 'em’s, and 1 verse of Do you ken John Peel - and go and sin no more.
Or keep sinning. We don’t mind and it gives us something to talk about at checks. :lol:
Daaaahhhlings, I have submitted my vacation request. October. I’ll be getting a new tiara…
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