Royal Windsor Horse Show 2011
- At May 16, 2011
- By Rachael
- In Bucket List, Photography
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I have a strange sort of pre-Canada bucket list going on. I keep thinking of things I want to do before we go (yes, I know, it’s not far away and we can come back, but still). So on Saturday I went to Stow-on-the-Wold with my friend Nicola, to have the best cup of coffee you can get in England at the gorgeous hidden gem that is The New England Coffee House.
Yesterday we went to Royal Windsor Horse Show. That’s been on my things to do list since I was small, and England seemed like a far away country.
The Queen was in. However she was too busy doing Queenly things to say hello, so we spent the day doing horse show things.
Spanish horses were dramatic and beautiful, and the minor incident where one of the Andalucian stallions got a bit, er, over excited during the class made everyone laugh.
No1 child, who has inherited my love of all things horse-related, sat with me and watched the showing classes. It’s funny but when I was in the horse world they seemed deadly serious.
Bowler hatted men, judges in funny hats, and rows of shiny horse bottoms*.
Hunter wellies, tea in polystyrene cups and overpriced, underdone beefburgers. Horse shows all over the country, even Royal ones, are pretty much the same. I love them.
That’s another thing off the list. Next stop a return to Hidcote Manor Gardens, one of my favourite gardens in England.
If you haven’t yet entered the draw for the Cath Kidston teapot, go to the main Tales from the Village page and scroll down.
*if that doesn’t get me some weird Google hits, nothing will.
London City Mum
You mean that if you have travelled a mere mile further down the road you could have stopped by to cheer me on as well?!?
Tsk.
LCM x
Dara
You’ll find the Calgary Rodeo equally full of silly hats and shiny horse bottoms but the burgers will be burnt, the coffee will be Timmies and no one will take anything seriously.
Wish you were moving to MY province. But then again…who would?
Laura
Greetings from Winnipeg, Manitoba…two provinces over! Put clotted cream on your bucket list, because you may have a very hard time finding it here…
Glen
I don’t understand Cath Kidston – she scares me. Somehow it’s just wrong.
I’m not sure coffee is supposed to be nice in England is it? surely that’s why you are going to Canada in the first place?
Darlene
make the most of every opportunity before arriving in Canada – but know that you are ALSO going to LOVE your new home
Stephanie Henley
that made me laugh re wierd google hits – I did a post on the wonderbra ads with eva hertzagova – and I get hits from some very odd quarters indeed!
Stephanie Henley – most recent blog post – TagRags by Rimi Nyak
kyooty
giggle “excited eh?”
kyooty – most recent blog post – Coming to Canada