Always was the plan June but things seem to keep getting in the way and slowing it down.

Loved my horsey days.

LOL all of us that have had horses have several lumps and bumps don't we

I sport a lovely lump on the left side of my forehead and a ruined toe nail.

I've got a hoof shaped dent on the outside of my right thigh, scar under one eye, and of course the collapsed vertebrae and fracture up my spine, oh and strange fingers on my right hand that have a hoof shaped dent all around them bottom of them, several others too numerous to mention, those are the highlights of my horsey life

That's a fair few of us that have had horses in our time. I must admit I miss Diamond he would never intentionally hurt anyone, Shane our German Shepherd at the time used walk underneath him and he never objected. Our friend had a Palermino that used to keep him company.

No we were collateral damage weren't we

I think so June, Thankfully my daughter never suffered any accidents with Diamond so that is something to be thankful of. She was only twelve when we bought her Diamond. But she was a shocker for not cleaning his frogs and so it often fell to me to do it. That and giving him a good grooming.

You've got to be really on top of the foot side of it, otherwise - smelly feet

I lived in Shoreham in the early seventites till the mid nineties. First in western road and then adur drive. My daughters went to school in Shoreham. Did most of my riding at the stables up on the downs in Shoreham. Funnily enough one horse was called Shane. Also one that I rode to Preston park was called dolly. ah happy days. But then dog obedience took over and then breed showing. Alongside dog training. Did you go to dog training Moyra?

No, I was fully employed and my first Labrador was getting on and very obedient and my second one was a Shoreham dog I took on called Essex, believe it or not.