Sue
18-02-2006, 07:56 PM
Congratulations Tom
What a fab day, course was v long (4 miles), deep going, quite a few nice fences - but definetly great fun.
Despite Em and I walking completly the wrong course in pitch black on Fri eve we managed to negotiate a good path, and a couple of placings, tho had not intended to lead - but didnt have any breaks until about 2.5 miles in - think Emma been feeding Blue on rocket fuel. Plenty of Gin (had to bribe small child with a bag of lollies to hold it for us !) in the collecting ring provided a much improved Habits performance then the previous weekend.
Course commentry
Hunting Horn to start from MFH - provided full cavelry charge to the first - with two very out of control Habbits in the lead. Em & Tom took the hedge at No 2, I took the gate - all miraculously managing to negotiate a sharp 90 degree right turn into post and rails no 3 - this was fine - bar one poor terrified woman and two dogs stood right in the path of landing - had to sprint like the devil not to get charged over.
Can't think who broke next rails - but it sounded a good one - then Habbits decided to followed Tom - not having walked this bit of the course - it wasnt on our sat nav on Fri eve ! Got a bit worried when rest of field went in opposite direction to Tom - apparently thier fence was much smaller - nearly got hedged by Friday- but all survived. Complete brake failure followed - on the twisty part of the course, road crossing - nearly lost my back end and nearly took Tom into a pile of rubble - Sorry again Tom.
Em took the lead up the top straight - got side swiped into the seed (on purpose !!) by a certain woman on a grey who thought I was a stranger trying to overtake her - then spent the next few minutes trying to untangle my spur from hers.
The next few 90 degree - sharp turns were somewhat chaotic - think stock car racing and you might get the picture. Tom decided to make his move at the far side of the wood - typical man - up to no good in the bushes :-)
Pace picked up again amid a few more sharp turns and pile-ups - not good when brakes failing for the corners again.
Friday did a fantastic Bambi on Ice impression when turning onto the road - (who the hell decided to take the route up the road ??) Last two fields and hedge was a free for all - but the luck favoured the brave and Tom kicked on over the last to come home first - closly followed by pro Jockey - can't remember his name ??? and local land owner - then three Bad Habbits in a row !! Told you we hunt in packs !!
Absolutly brill fun - or at least the bits when I had my eyes open were !
Great hospitality and what a frienly pack - definetly one to recommend for those criminally insane on this site.
What a fab day, course was v long (4 miles), deep going, quite a few nice fences - but definetly great fun.
Despite Em and I walking completly the wrong course in pitch black on Fri eve we managed to negotiate a good path, and a couple of placings, tho had not intended to lead - but didnt have any breaks until about 2.5 miles in - think Emma been feeding Blue on rocket fuel. Plenty of Gin (had to bribe small child with a bag of lollies to hold it for us !) in the collecting ring provided a much improved Habits performance then the previous weekend.
Course commentry
Hunting Horn to start from MFH - provided full cavelry charge to the first - with two very out of control Habbits in the lead. Em & Tom took the hedge at No 2, I took the gate - all miraculously managing to negotiate a sharp 90 degree right turn into post and rails no 3 - this was fine - bar one poor terrified woman and two dogs stood right in the path of landing - had to sprint like the devil not to get charged over.
Can't think who broke next rails - but it sounded a good one - then Habbits decided to followed Tom - not having walked this bit of the course - it wasnt on our sat nav on Fri eve ! Got a bit worried when rest of field went in opposite direction to Tom - apparently thier fence was much smaller - nearly got hedged by Friday- but all survived. Complete brake failure followed - on the twisty part of the course, road crossing - nearly lost my back end and nearly took Tom into a pile of rubble - Sorry again Tom.
Em took the lead up the top straight - got side swiped into the seed (on purpose !!) by a certain woman on a grey who thought I was a stranger trying to overtake her - then spent the next few minutes trying to untangle my spur from hers.
The next few 90 degree - sharp turns were somewhat chaotic - think stock car racing and you might get the picture. Tom decided to make his move at the far side of the wood - typical man - up to no good in the bushes :-)
Pace picked up again amid a few more sharp turns and pile-ups - not good when brakes failing for the corners again.
Friday did a fantastic Bambi on Ice impression when turning onto the road - (who the hell decided to take the route up the road ??) Last two fields and hedge was a free for all - but the luck favoured the brave and Tom kicked on over the last to come home first - closly followed by pro Jockey - can't remember his name ??? and local land owner - then three Bad Habbits in a row !! Told you we hunt in packs !!
Absolutly brill fun - or at least the bits when I had my eyes open were !
Great hospitality and what a frienly pack - definetly one to recommend for those criminally insane on this site.