tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post5684586625568327580..comments2024-02-27T10:50:27.922+00:00Comments on Books, Mud and Compost. And Horses.: Win your dream...Jane Badgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-75305591513312939992012-10-25T12:54:13.166+01:002012-10-25T12:54:13.166+01:00I am so impressed you can remember your sister'...I am so impressed you can remember your sister's entry!Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-49039085530718453882012-10-24T20:17:36.701+01:002012-10-24T20:17:36.701+01:00Hee hee I remember the good old WH Smith Win a Pon...Hee hee I remember the good old WH Smith Win a Pony competition!! Me and my sister would enter religiously but never won.<br /><br />I remember one year you had to complete a sentence begining with 'WH Smith's is best for toys...'<br /><br />I still remember my sister's entry now... 'WH Smith's is best for toys, because it pleases girls and boys. It also sells pencils, paper and pads...what's more, I've never been had!'<br /><br />Hmmm I think I know now why we never won...Steph Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774582839721072627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-78197404306854365472009-06-11T16:21:44.476+01:002009-06-11T16:21:44.476+01:00Yes Jan, you're right about the picture. I re...Yes Jan, you're right about the picture. I remember one with a foal looking at its foot, and my genius (I thought) phrase was "I'm sure Mum said there was a frog in there," which I'm sure must have occurred to a lot of other people as well! I'd totally forgotten about the alternative prize though, or maybe I just didn't read that far.Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-77995736300207545312009-06-11T11:21:59.622+01:002009-06-11T11:21:59.622+01:00It was definitely WH Smiths! I too would enter rel...It was definitely WH Smiths! I too would enter religiously every year (seem to remember there was a 'finish this sentence with a witty or appropriate phrase' element to the contest...) and I believe there was an alternative prize for youngsters who didn't have room for a pony... a boat!<br />JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-88778328591236126252009-06-10T14:38:02.206+01:002009-06-10T14:38:02.206+01:00Susanna - as you say, pretty hardcore. I think th...Susanna - as you say, pretty hardcore. I think the earlier competitions just assumed you could ride; though I think there was a stipulation that the conditions the pony would be kept in should be suitable. <br /><br />Ali - no, I never won either! At least you get to watch your daughter. They don't seem to mind being watched, but I did hate being watched by the tinies when I had lessons in my thirties!Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-33943246430556866722009-06-08T14:46:50.191+01:002009-06-08T14:46:50.191+01:00Hee hee ...no I didn't win. I had to make do ...Hee hee ...no I didn't win. I had to make do with cadging rides on my friend's pony and the occasional lesson at a riding school !! I finally BOUGHT my own steed when I got married - sadly four children and a big mortgage (not to mention the cost of livery ie. lack of my own paddock) meant horse-owning was a short lived affair ! Still I get to take my daughter for riding lessons on a Saturday morning so I do get some contact with the equine world. LOL pony books besides, of course!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924048173192338312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-67114458681124330062009-06-08T11:57:26.701+01:002009-06-08T11:57:26.701+01:00The H&P competition in the 1980s (which I ente...The H&P competition in the 1980s (which I entered several times) involved a series of quizzes on horsecare know-how. You also had to send photos of yourself riding and (I think) jumping. The ten or so finalists went to a day or weekend long practical trial to assess their riding and horsekeeping skills. It was fairly hardcore! <br />I remember the name of one of the ponies that one of the winners got, a beautiful grey called Mishka.SusannaFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-9408866025091438902009-06-08T08:46:11.613+01:002009-06-08T08:46:11.613+01:00But did you win Ali?!!But did you win Ali?!!Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-13198230624404701392009-06-07T20:51:08.030+01:002009-06-07T20:51:08.030+01:00I'm pretty sure it was Smiths too - LOL I reme...I'm pretty sure it was Smiths too - LOL I remember entering your post has brought back so many memories !!! AliAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924048173192338312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-33532728630163811982009-06-06T18:15:01.713+01:002009-06-06T18:15:01.713+01:00Horse and pony mag did win a pony comps from 1987 ...Horse and pony mag did win a pony comps from 1987 to 1990haffyfanhttp://thepaddocks.proboards.com/index.cginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-60557905643048588392009-06-06T00:06:13.083+01:002009-06-06T00:06:13.083+01:00I dread to think how simple they'd make the qu...I dread to think how simple they'd make the questions nowadays. To say we've dumbed down over the past 30 years is an understatement.<br /><br />I remember reading Jackie Won a Pony and wished I could too. I liked the Jackie books - more than the Jills, actually.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522239958620789595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-27361486161241979682009-06-05T20:29:36.898+01:002009-06-05T20:29:36.898+01:00I'm sure it was Smiths!!!I'm sure it was Smiths!!!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.com