9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0102
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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THE stnnvw RovAt tANCFRS RFGtMENYAL JDLtPNAL Brushing Through the Birchwood Switches Brushtng through the Btrcnwood Swttches Brushtng through the btrchwood swttches Crammtng at the open dttches Taktng what the fates provtde them, Danger catltng, Death bestde them, T’ts a game beyond gamsaytng Made by Gods for brave men's ptaytng thl H Ogivte In the late wtnter fast year, when the tratntng season was over and Germany tay deep to snow, the Commanding Offlcer very ktndly tet rrte return to UK to get my horse and rnysetf ready to compete at the Grand Mtlttary Race Meeting tn early March, 1984 too In t983 I had been attowed to do the same, and had the great pnvttege of worktng for Steeptechastng’s most respected tratner , Fulke Watwyn, Futke Walwyrt was a Servtrtg Officer ttt the 9th Lancers front 1929 tttt after the war. To work tn hts yard was an unforgettable expertence; to be amongst the great names of stable tads such as Darkte Deacon, Paddy Magutre, Tornnty Turtey and, wtth that fountatn of brtlttant horses att looktng tn the pink of condttton, Getting onto the galtops early in the morning, wtth the thunder of hooves echotng around you and sheer feet of thoroughbred power under you, but the thought of Germany tn winter wetl out of mtnd. Workth in a Ractng Yard ts a hard but utterty exhttarattng JDD Thts year 1984, my father's horse ’Go Ltghtty‘ was m tratntng wtttt ’Swannee’ Hatdane at Ketso tn Scottand, conventently ctose to home Our ftrst outth was at Catfertck tn a targe ftetd of 20 or more runners tn a 3 rntte Hunter Chase ’Swannee’ wtsety totd me to stay to the outStde for the ftrst fence. It was a blessmg that t dtd, as the whole field rushed to the tnstde before the fence as If tt was the Prtx de L’Arc and, consequentty, a fatr few went ’Brus ‘Ehtstle over Hatrptns’ tn the confuston We nautgaled our way round successfutty ftntshtng a tired etghthv Sadty the t'nare htt herseff on a fence and tt was touch and go tf she |
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