Qualifying 2008 by Ginni Beard
Point-to-pointers have no ID when out hunting. It is a question of running up besides them and shouting....... 'Are you one?!' As the prancing equine splashes through the puddles - an answer comes back from a well hooded rider....... 'Say Grace!' or 'Carry on Harry!.' One good looking guy said to me........'Dare to be Different!' I am still not sure if I dare? Caroline shouted 'Glacial Evening!' I said I had a hot drink in a flask if she felt chilly, but she was by then across the next field. Someone said he was an Independent Trader, but I had asked the horse's name, and didn't want to buy it!
Some, it seems, are yet to be named. Calling them Fred just won't do. (And they are not to be called anything that can be missunderstood, such as 'Drew Peacock') Some have retired, and add glamour to the hunting field, if they don't crush you to death. I hope you find a spot for these brave people who get up so early, and can find fields in the dark! Ginni Beard












