You get a gold postbox for a gold medal....

[Equibrit]

The Post Office are painting postboxes gold in the hometowns of medal winners in GB.
Scott Brash’s;http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19164275
Peter Charles’ http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2012-08-06/olympic-gold-for-hants-showjumper/
Ben Maher’s; http://alandean.mycouncillor.org.uk/2012/08/07/golden-post-box-in-elsenham-for-ben-maher/
Nick Skelton’s; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-19177398
Stamps too; http://shop.royalmail.com/team-gb-gold-medal-winner-miniature-sheets/team-gb-gold-medal-winner-miniature-sheet-laura-bechtolsheimer-charlotte-dujardin-carl-hester/invt/sku00201220/

Carl Hester; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-19168447
Laura B’s; http://www.demotix.com/news/1377384/ampney-st-peter-paint-post-box-gold-laura-bechtolsheimer-gold-medal#slide-3
Charlotte D’s; http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/9862718.Golden_post_box_for_Enfield_after_athlete_delivers_for_Team_GB/

[lauriep]

Wonderful!!M

[MHM]

Love it. And they were remarkably fast putting it into place!!

[lauriep]

As fast as the jockey’s silks getting re-painted on the weathervane at the end of the Preakness!

[Janet]

A slight tangent.

I am currently in Scotland, and the news programs here are keeping a separate tally of “Scottish medals”.

[MHM]

[QUOTE=Janet;6488302]
A slight tangent.

I am currently in Scotland, and the news programs here are keeping a separate tally of “Scottish medals”.[/QUOTE]

I have no trouble believing that. :lol:

Did I hear that one of the riders on the British SJ team was actually from Scotland? Or maybe one of the horses?

[Amyy]

[QUOTE=MHM;6488362]
I have no trouble believing that. :lol:

Did I hear that one of the riders on the British SJ team was actually from Scotland? Or maybe one of the horses?[/QUOTE]

Scott Brash is from Scotland. Scotland is part of Great Britain. This is not directed at you, but it’s amazing how many americans I speak to who think British=English.

Slightly off topic, but years ago when I was competing for Wales on the showjumping team, Scott Brash joined our team because he wasn’t on the Scottish team and we only had 3 people on ours for some reason. We ended up with silver on that occasion, Scott had a time fault which cost us the gold. He was forgiven! lol. He was always a very nice guy. He rode a lovely palomino and white 13.2 if I remember correctly.

[MHM]

Yes, I know. I just remember the commentator mentioned that it was unusual to find a horse/rider at that level from Scotland, since Scotland is not known for it. I wasn’t sure what to make of that comment.

[Amyy]

[QUOTE=MHM;6488379]
Yes, I know. I just remember the commentator mentioned that it was unusual to find a horse/rider at that level from Scotland, since Scotland is not known for it. I wasn’t sure what to make of that comment.[/QUOTE]

I’m not sure about that, I just know know when I was a junior

[Amyy]

[QUOTE=MHM;6488379]
Yes, I know. I just remember the commentator mentioned that it was unusual to find a horse/rider at that level from Scotland, since Scotland is not known for it. I wasn’t sure what to make of that comment.[/QUOTE]

I’m not sure about that, I just know when I was a junior I traveled all over the UK competing, and quite a few of the top riders were from Scotland.

[Weatherford]

Wonderful re the PO boxes!!!

And Scotland does have a number of top ranked riders in both SJ and Eventing!

[Renn_aissance]

That is so cool.

[Anne_FS]

What a great idea. Love it.