The PESH deli where we were so distracted we forgot to think of a new title

[FannyPriceless]

THE NOT-LIST

BESH BAYBEES
dontrythisathome, Bay Amaryllis born March 25.
Cheggers, twinz girlz, born April
FannyPriceless, boy, born June 8
CurlyCasper, girl, born June 24
CUNextTuesday, born June 29
Skihorse, boy, born 1 July

UPDIFFED
IggyPiggy, The one who loves BUMSEX, due July 20
Carrots, giving birth in a lavender field, damn it, due July 25 (boy)
Cosmosis, the one that likes a good ride, due August 22
backinthebox, she bought a racehorse, due September 6
skatergrrrl, the one that overtook the rest, September ??
VAG, lives in De Nile, due 19 September
silversky, the biggest farter, due 18 October (first baybee)
Honeymoo, 3 wees a night, due October 31 (boy)
okiecokie, self-confessed control freak, due November 6
SomethingSuitablyWitty, benelux babe, due November 14
ReginaMonologue, knows when all the sales are, due November 20 (boy)
maswera, jungle hottie - due November (???)
PollyPoo, wants to name her baybee after the dog, The New Messiah is due December 25

Hmm, that's a bit of a thing to come out with on a 'first date!' Having ridden other people's horses for them before I got my own, the rule is you do the horse as the owner wants it done, even if it's not the way I would do it myself. I am fairly relaxed with my horses, but if there is something I want doing in a particular way - it is THE LAW! (An example of this is 'thou shalt not gallop on the same bit of track every time you ride, in order to prevent the horse deciding that bit of track is a racetrack!') Otherwise I sit back a bit and watch very carefully and only intervene if there is something either dangerous or completely counter to any training or schooling I would like to see. My girl does some things I really wouldn't do but are completely harmless and don't impact on anything I do. For example, we took big horse to dressage once, and I rode him in one test and she rode him in the other. I rode him in the bit I preferred him in and gave him a brief warm up as he hates long warm ups. She put him in a bit I wouldn't go for in a million years and warmed him up for nearly an hour. I got a full 10% more than she did, and afterwards she acknowledged I was right, and all with no harm done. BUT, getting back to this woman - she's right, people do do things in different ways, but that is NOT going to endear her to anyone if she says it to you, and on your first meeting to boot. If all other things were OK I would speak to her discretely and say you like her (does the horse like her too?) but you were ever so slightly concerned about the comment she made. The horse is your's and you are a relaxed owner but you need to be sure you can trust her to do things as you want them doing when you are not around. It is not a big thing to ask that she do things your way for the sake of continuity for the horse. Useful horsey people are hard to find and even harder to keep, but you need to start off on the right foot. (I can remember seething with rage behind my smile the first time I met my helper's mum and she was telling me the amount of work she had put into big horse was finally paying off and he was starting to go better. I smiled back and told her that her daughter was a little person perhaps more used to riding a whizzy pony than a very large and lazy County standard show horse but after a few months of me coaching her she was finally getting the hang of riding him and nearly getting the tune out of him I could get. I didn't hear any more after that about how her daughter was 'improving' my horse, and we actually get on very well now even though I wanted to deck her on that first meeting!)

Anyway, that's a long bit of blather. Someone's got to fill the void while Iggy is off doing whatever she is doing!

Dammit, just realised that Cos is going to sit at the top of the next not-list (unless you go for early, too .

Bugger! My post did not post! box have pm'd you on fb.

In short - head says give a chance but heart says run like hell! I don't want a sharer who is going to be confrontational or responds to requests with negotiations.

When I left yard they were still there talking to another livery about a horse for sale. Thing is she may even consider keeping her horse when she gets one at my yard, which is fine.

I don't know whether to quit whilst I am ahead or see what her test drive brings. All I do know is that I can't stop thinking about what happened and it's left me feint very very very uneasy.

feint feeling!!!!!

box I agree with all your comments. I would not dream of saying to an owner what she said to me. I mentioned it to a couple of liveries and their raised eyebrows spoke volumes.

Breaking news for MN eyes only ( not to be shared on FB): MummyIggy laid a baby girl yesterday (Sunday)!

I'll let her fill you in on any details on her return, but it was a long labour, baby is not huge as expected/feared, and iggy says she is "beautiful!". She's still trying to get round family/friends, so politely requests that we don't out her elsewhere, until it's been made official.

Copying and pasting this message across the ESH community.

Lovely news!

How can a huuuuuuuge bump contain such an ickle baybee?

Congrats to the iggy family.

Hooray and congrats to iggy, mr iggy and little igletta!!!

And tons of love xx

Hooray for iggy and her gorgeous girl. I know she is gorgeous for it is now official over on FB.

Yay for a baby Iggy-girl. At least Cunty's girl will not be alone now

Hooray for Iggs & Igglette! Great news! Xxx

Yay for the family igg and so much for a big baby!!!

Today is my last Monday at work. Feels weird.

Excellent news for IgglePiggle and her gorgeous girl!

massive, massive congrats iggs - she's gorgeous!

hope you are well and without too many undercarriage issues

Yay! Iggy laid a girl! Well does Iggs - looking forward to hearing all about it!

Moo just see the friend on her own and don't make plans as couples. I think it is hard enough to see and keep up with all friends anyway without spending time with someone who is a twat.

Or stand up to him.

Congrats, iggles! Woo hoo!

And honey, I have NO idea about SPD, but can you actually give yourself it? Have you googled?

You can kind of give yourself SPD. Friend of mine developed it after slipping in the icy weather. She was probably prone to it though as she has hypermobility, but the fall is what banged it all out of place.

Honey, speak to your GP/midwife now and get their help.

honey, fanny is our resident SPD expert with curly in a close second - if there's anything about SPD those two don't know, it's probably not worth knowing!

Hurray for BabyIggy!

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS Iggster. Job well done, she is a beautiful little cracker and I bet you are all smiles and wonder right now. Really really chuffed for you. Hope you manage to get some rest in the meantime!

Fanks Muse and Ski would defintiely seem that I have given it to myself unwittingly. Got on the blower to MW this morning who has referred me to women's health physio, but said it could take a while. So, have found a good physio round the corner from my house and paying them a visit tomorrow at noon to see what's what. It's not agony, but it's not right and I don't want it to get any worse for sure. I know I have one leg slightly longer than the other (as apparently do lots of people) so may be a reason?! Got a cab into work this morning which was ACE. could get used to this...

Will definitely harrass fanny and curly when I know what's what.

Okie I think you are right about friend thing. I feel a bit sad about it all, as it sort of feels like we have been given the push a bit (her husband thinks we are not 'good enough' I'm sure - yes he really is that bad) and I really resent him for it. It's hard not to therefore sort of resent her when the only time we see each other is for a snatched coffee here and there. Oh well... tis the way of things I know.

So glad the weather is a bit cooler. Hope you early preggos are feeling a bit happier and not as pukey.

YAY! Hugest congrats and love to Iggy, little Igglina and MrIggs! Hope you're doing well, MamaIggs and I've seen her pic now and she is a corker. WELL DONE!

PS I'm hypermobile and am going 'lalala' with my fingers in my ears at Muser's last comment Or maybe that should be 'toes in my ears', heheh!

Don't worry Scorps. I know someone else with hypermobility who did not get SPD. So it is not a given.

Does not want to be in front of queue. Have changed mind about this baybee thing. Please to be not having one now?

Cossie - nah, 'tis brilliant honestly! I have turned in to soppy mush lady. I could just gaze at him for hours upon hours. Actual birth is honestly forgotten about - you'll need to write it down to remember a week later what happened. I can't believe Bear is 3.5 weeks old - the time is flying! As for the "how will I cope?" shit - see previous sentence for details - you cope because one day melts in to the next and before you know it you've already coped a week and then two...

Yours is the last sex unknown isn't it? Any more feelings?