1 APRIL 1989, Page 16

A calendar for 1989 by Posy Simmonds

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GIRL of the month is Rachel ,(14), seen here.after a poor day at the year's first Gashford Hunt Pony Club One Day Event. She Ls BOY MAD.

PONY of the month is Sultan:14 hands 2 in6yrs. Bay gelding. Hard mouth. Shies at bits of paper. Absolute SWINE to box, Shoe and catch.

FATHER of the month is Barry, who has to hump horse boxes all over the shop, when he'd rather be at the GolfClub. MOTHER of the month is Suki, very out of sorts after a day of shrieking "Come on, darling... you can do it! "

Yes, I Am! Absolutely LIVID with you, Rachel! You realty let the side down! Don't EVER wear ear- rings with show hit! You KNOW it looks GHASTLY! You just weren't TRYING, were you!? ALL those re- fusals were YOUR fault-you took DOWN all the time! And you kept approaching at FAR, FAR too tight a turn!

You made a muck of the &w- age.. and, as for pretending HE was lame, so you could go home... REALLY! I'm ASHAMED! I mean. most girts'd give their EYE-TEETH for a penny like Sultan.. -brand NEW show Saddle. .new sheepskin NL'MNAH... Daddy and me HAULING out here 'UST for you -you Tun don't CARE, do you?! You just want to STUFF INDOORS with that IAN, don't you!? Well, I've HAD IT UP TO HERE!.. There's an advert go- ing STRAIGHT in the paper next week P.

74 HANDS 2IN 6 yrs. Bay eeldang. Scopeyjump. Good bone a paces. Super to handle, box. Shoe. clip etc Regretful Sale due to daughter's lack of intereet- E 1.800 including tack.

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