For those who said they wanted to see pictures of the moderators, here’s one of me and the REAL Portia (she’s the good looking one). 
[I]I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell.[/I]
Ok, here’s me, and my horse… (I don’t have any pictures of me ON the horse, which is weird, actually…)
[I]One of the lessons of history is that Nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
Kels and Winged Panda…
I found the fruitbats! Here they are…I think they’re DQ’s though. Looks like they’re getting ready to have some wine… 
http://www.secretworld.org/image/high_resolution/Fruitbat2.jpg
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I would like to see a photo of Norsire’s face when she realizes that having her website in her signature scares business away.
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Why, Prairie, you’re just SO PC! “Interesting and full of personality.” I like that. It’s just so nicely stated. You made us sound nice. I think Louise would agree that that’s a very difficult task and that you should be rewarded. (BTW, I don’t think putting my picture up here would be any sort of a reward. Probably more like punishment…for someone. )
But thanks for putting my name on the list…I 
think. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Velvet - You’re welcome. I often get a grin out of your posts, and just wanted a face to go with a name. If you’re camera shy though, no problem. I’ll still look forward to reading your posts.
I want to see a picture of Electric Tape! Preferably jumping something over 5’
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> What a stunning horse! What was he? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Sorry- this ended up being a lot longer than I intended.
Golden Rocket was a TBxQH (by QH “Rebel”, out of TB “Sunny”- those are the barn names, not sure of the registered names). He was bred by, and was a school horse at, Sunnyfield Farm in Bedford NY.
When he was young, Sunnyfield was owned by Mrs. McIntosh (A&P heiress), and was the home base for the USET (before they got Gladstone), so the young horses were ridden by the USET riders. When we bought him, I was told “Mike Page trained him”. When I met Mike Page a few years ago he said (paraphrasing) “I rode him some, but I wouldn’t say I trained him”.
Sunnyfield had a couple of trainers originally from the SRS (Mr Zavulovich (SP???) and Werner Platzer). Karen McIntosh Collins (the owner’s daughter) rode on the US Olympic Dressage team- I forget whether it was Rome or Tokyo. So the school horse got a really solid dressage foundation, even the ones that were primarily considered jumpers (as Rocket was).
When Rocket was 12, Mrs. McIntosh decided to sell off all the horses in the 7-15 yr age group. At the time, no-one knew why, but it later turned out that she had been diagnosed with leukemia. The older horses would be retired to her other farm somewhere in the south (supported by her estate), and the younger horses would be sold when she died. But she was afraid that these horse would be “to old to sell to good homes, but too young to retire” when she died. So she put them on the market then.
It was the strangest horse buying/selling process I have ever seen. We were new to the horse world, so we didn’t know just how strange it was.
There was an ad in the paper, saying that there were good school horses for sale. When you called up, they wouldn’t tell you ANYTHING about the specific horses.
When you got there, you had a LONG interview in the office, with Mrs. McIntosh, and the trainers. At the end, they said “I think she should ride Rocket.” We were not given the opportunity to even LOOK at another horse. They had me ride Rocket in a lesson. One of the trainer came and inspected our barn and pasture.
“You can buy Rocket. The price is $500” (this was 1965, and that was about the top of our budget). No possibility of negotiating. “The price is $500, take it or leave it.”
He took me from just starting to jump over cross rails, and could not sit his trot, to getting my Pony Club B.
While he was primarily known as a jumper, he got a bit arthritic as he got older, and you had to ride him “right” to a fence. If you dropped him, or he sensed that you were not 100% committed, he would stop. I almost always got at least one stop cross country.
On the other hand, while dressage was not his original strength, he had very good training, and we were usually in the first 3 after dressage at pony club rallies and horse trials (first after dressage in our first recognized horse trial, at Training, when Training was first introduced as a new lowest level). I will never forget the first time I sat a really correct collected trot on him.
A year later, we bought another one of the Sunnyfield horses, Meadow Lark, for my sister. Meadow was a full QH, by the same stallion out of Joan’s Yellow Girl. Ironically, she was considered a dressage specialist- but hated it, and cleaned up in the Children’s Hunter divisions when they were first introduced.
Janet
chief feeder and mucker for Music, Spy, Belle, and Brain
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Serendipity:
And Erin has posted her personal pic before (a wedding I think, back when she used to play with us 
). <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hey, I still play! Well, when I’m not refereeing between warring breeders or answering email from wacko people who want to sue us… 
Here’s a pic of me with my best friend’s baby back in November: Erin and Joseph.
And for the heck of it, since I went on a scanning binge a few weeks ago and got a ton of old horsey pictures scanned in, here’s one of me and my old guy at USPC combined training championships in Lexington in 1989: Erin and Rocky
And no, my cross-country colors are NOT the lovely combination of red, yellow and blue… we had to wear our region’s colors, which were red and yellow. And my colors are blue and white, hence the blue vest. We sure were easy to spot out there!
Hey Serendipity, there are your “new” Ulster boots again! 
Wow, Velvet, where’d you find that?
Disclaimer: Pocket Pony is no relation to Pocket Trainer, although can give advice on how to be the Perfect Pocket Pony.
~formerly batgirl~
LMH… I could look at farm pics all day. Absoooooooooooo-lutely beeeeeea-utiful place! 
Portia that was a very pretty pic as well!
Love looking at all of these! …and whoever mentioned Satan’s Spawn… my colt resembles that remark!
Spot… sure wish I COULD get that tan! Heck… I just wish Michigan HAD sun right now! Although, they are saying low 50s by this weekend! HEATWAVE!!! Get the shorts out!
Member of the bad shoulder clique (open surgery was 1-6-03)
Owned by LT Parfait 1985 Arab Mare, Valboa's Mercedes 1991 Holsteiner/TB cross, and L Chevelle 2003 Holsteiner colt.
<a href="http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Feb/2004225421867581560060.jpg">Par & Chev Jan 2004</a>
<a href="http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Feb/2004222896107827019834.jpg">Chevy Jolly Ball Wrestling Jan. 2004</a>
<a href="http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Feb/2004225710202742920588.jpg">Chevy holding jolly ball Jan. 2004</a>
<a href="http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Feb/2004228828334600501314.jpg">Chev trotting 1-27-04</a>
<a href="http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Feb/2004227573547420832200.jpg">Chev & Par 1-27-04, snow storm</a>Well, your wish is my command – I just happen to have a picture of Curious George riding! Quite frankly I don’t think it is a medal winning ride (sorry CG), but hey it’s a published fact.
There are way too many folks I am curious about and would love to see what they look like, but sometimes its better left to the imagination.
Liz Hall silverwoodfarm.com Warmblood Pintos
I’m pretty sure I was getting goosed in that pic, Pixie Dust! Your new guy (human) is surely a hottie. I couldn’t help but notice how skinny he is, and how big those hands are … 
You go girl!
Robby
Dance and sing get up and do your thing …
I’ve seen some of Lord Helpus’ photos, but I wanna see more, her horses are GORGEOUS!
-Kelsey-
“Where’s the fruitbat?!”
My dear Norsire…if you think that Spot and I are related you must like Almond Joy (it has nuts, Mounds dont). Not even in the same time zone or country. Plus we dont even look alike.
“If I eat equal amounts of dark chocolate and white chocolate, is that
a balanced diet?”
I want to see more pictures of Kachoo, and I’ll second the mention of Lord Helpus’s horses.
Oh, and Medeivalist’s Didi - he’s a sexy beast
“These are my principles. If you do not like them, I have others.” --Groucho Marx
Wow, WingedPanda you’re very cute!! 
And your horse is JUST adorable!!
sniff I luv the Avery pic. Could he BE any sweeter?? (It’s okay, Liz …we believe you that he’s satan’s spawn…suuuuuurrree 
)
Janet & Belle are just as lovely in person too! tle & Pixie Dust’s pics are always fun to see…but maybe I’m just partial to all the cool eventers. 
And Erin has posted her personal pic before (a wedding I think, back when she used to play with us ). She’s really pretty.
Spot, did you steal Dennis Rodman’s bike?
Janet, your pictures are fabulous!
I’ll play!
Lisa’s hunk of a husband (Mr Rolex!) and of course adorable Aiden (can NEVER see enough pictures of THAT little guy! )
You know, as much as I “converse” via email with Lord Helpus, Ive never seen a picture of her (only her gorgeous horses!) so would LOVE to finally see one of her to see what she looks like!
Oh - lots of others … pacificsolo, cant re, breezymeadow, Curious George, etc
Others - I DONT need to see pictures of - like Nikita (who I see QUITE enough of thank you very much ) and Fred and GGold who I see often enough.
It was fun at Fred’s party last year - putting faces to names, especially the GORGEOUS Robby and Robert! And wow! I thought I would recognize Robby from the Mr Ed photo’s we saw, but alas, he only had the key part of his anatomy showing in THOSE pictures! 
And in closing, I would LOVE to see pictures of these anonymous posters that just POP!!! up out of the blue to post their nasty comments with their nefarious schemes, to see who they REALLY are in person!
“Spot”
Janet #4
(Copy of MVC) Mr Brain as a Yearling at Warrenton (2001). He was show ring
ready, but I had NOT changed into my good clothes yet.
The truth is rarely pure, and never simple. Oscar Wilde
Thanks to everyone who mentioned my horses. And, for the few (very few ) people who want to see what I look like [for REAL, Spotty…] this is a picture taken for my mother’s Christmas card last year.
Two caveats: 1. My hair is NOT that color – It is light brown. It know it is because that’s what it says on the bottle. and, 2. My sister and I were both born with fake-a-loo “I’m having my picture taken” smiles. Sort of like a deer caught in headlights. I like to think that, in person, I do not look quite as stiff and that my smile is not as fake. But, who knows. Maybe this is exactly what I look like in person.
PS: We need a caption for the expression on my doggie, Shelby’s face…
Do you know why they call it "PMS"? Because "Mad Cow Disease" was taken
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