Tag Archives: horse

How to dispose of a dead horse (Rousse)

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Life on the streets was fine until the day that TPR and I accidentally killed a horse. How would we dispose of the body without drawing attention to our crime? The obvious answer was to burn it at a remote … Continue reading →

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A drifting sea horse (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The horse stood patiently on the red deck that was tethered to the end of the pier. Meanwhile, the horse’s owner struck up a conversation with us. Then came a gust of wind and the deck’s mooring broke loose. Within … Continue reading →

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A mother on horseback and men holding hands (Rousse)

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Dreamaticus

This I had to see: my mother on horseback. From a distance I observed that my sister was leading the two-horse hack, encouraging mother to whip her steed into action. The horses broke into a trot. Almost immediately my mother … Continue reading →

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Rwandan driver leads travellers a merry dance over the sand dunes of Holy Island with a horse (Rousse)

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Dreamaticus

After an enormous breakfast of smoked salmon and roast potatoes – some of which I had to put back in the fridge because I simply couldn’t manage it all – I caught the train south. My travelling companions were TPR, … Continue reading →

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Horse-drawn carriage hen party in the Pentlands (Rousse)

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Dreamaticus

For NP’s hen night we trotted around the Pentland Hills in an open horse-drawn carriage. It was only now that DT admitted how uncomfortable it had been for her to do so when six months pregnant. This didn’t add up … Continue reading →

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Rob Titchener escapes hospital with firearm and an intent to kill (Rousse)

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Shula Hebden-Lloyd and I were out with the horses when we turned a corner and came face to face with Rob Titchener. Wrapped head to toe in white bandages having discharged himself from hospital, he lifted the gun in his … Continue reading →

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Warren Clarke horse date fail (Rousse)

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I made an arrangement with Warren Clarke to see him first thing the next day about a horse. Then I forgot. Would he ever forgive me?

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Proper fox hunting attire (Rousse)

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My cousin B was extremely gracious when we turned up at her farm house in Somerset as uninvited guests. My sister J, one of her friends, TPR and I all wanted to go hunting. If anyone could find a mount … Continue reading →

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A monochrome moon rise, a self-driving car, drunken students, a horse, frozen waves, and a train ride to Edinburgh from South Queensferry (Rousse)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Dreamaticus

From the back seat of the car I noticed the moon rising in monochrome over Waverley Bridge. “Slow down!” I shouted at TPR, “This is amazing. I need to photograph it!” When he didn’t reply to me I leant over … Continue reading →

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War Horse is “rubbish” (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The first act of War Horse was tedious beyond belief. Why had we forked out fifty quid each to watch such a load of rubbish?

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