1. If you ever see a mauve-coloured pony loose in the New Forest, it is probably Happy Dawn Pony Jobs for Jill
2. Tschiffely’s Ride is a book you ought to read Jill Has Two Ponies
3. An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
4. A double show number was usually lucky for Jill Jill and the Perfect Pony
5. If you see a stranger coming, throw a brick at him Rosettes for Jill
6. The onlooker sees most of the game Pony Jobs for Jill
7. Mrs Crosby is no relation to Bing Jill Has Two Ponies
8. January is not a flush month for eggs Jill’s Gymkhana
9. Mirabelle didn’t get a pony because her mother decided it turns children into hooligans Jill and the Perfect Pony
10. You will be Less Good When Showing Off Rosettes for Jill
11. Blue is an acceptable colour to paint a stable, providing you know when to stop Rosettes for Jill
12. A boy always shows off when he is with girls Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
13. Look-you-now is Welsh for Gosh! (This would probably be considered border-line racist now) Jill’s Gymkhana
14. There are horse people and there are dog people Rosettes for Jill
15. Should a judge ask you how you’d know whether your pony had a temperature, it isn’t a good idea to say, I expect my groom would tell me Jill and the Perfect Pony
16. Pea green with yellow squiggles does not a thing of beauty make Pony Jobs for Jill
17. If Jill were Mrs Crosby’s girl things would be different, that they would Jill Has Two Ponies
18. A gift of a book token shows the giver has the right idea. Rosettes for Jill
19. You could learn an awful lot by watching the show jumping at Harringay on the television Jill and the Perfect Pony
20. James Bush had a mare called Maureen Jill Has Two Ponies
21. You shouldn’t spend money on yourself that you mother has given you for something else Jill’s Gymkhana
22. Having a ‘milk-chocolaty voice’ is actually a thing Jill’s Riding Club
23. There isn’t much to be said for living a life of sordid deception Jill and the Perfect Pony
24. Not all wheat flakes are the same Jill’s Gymkhana
25. Never assume that the gallons of fruit cup that is just standing about in the larder is just waiting for you to drink it Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
26. It is bad manners to write Xmas Jill’s Gymkhana
27. The Three Fats was a perfectly acceptable chapter title in 1952 Jill Has Two Ponies
28. Ponies don’t like having their names changed Jill Has Two Ponies
29. If George wanted an ice cream before a competition, he just had to have it Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
30. You can look as glum as a penguin Jill and the Perfect Pony
31. It was rumoured that Clarissa Dandleby had planned to ride at a gymkhana in a pink shirt with an orange tie Jill’s Riding Club
32. The Cholly-Sawcutts had a girl groom called Pansy Jill’s Riding Club
33. The height of richness is a stable yard with an archway and a clock Jill and the Perfect Pony
34. In 1949 the local police would happily track down a man who had legitimately bought a Paisley shawl and a Pyrex dish at a Bring and Buy Sale, and make him return them Jill’s Gymkhana
35. Waist-long ringlets are no longer considered de-rigueur when riding Jill’s Gymkhana
36. Fish is Mrs Darcy’s way of saying Rot Jill Has Two Ponies
37. Ripping out all the rubbish from your garden shed, hoping to discover a cobbled stable with a manger and hayloft hiding there, doesn’t always end in disappointment Jill’s Gymkhana
38. It isn’t just stable doors that need bolting to prevent equine escapes – the same principle applies to open windows and purple-ringed ducks Jill Has Two Ponies
39. People who muck out stables and groom ponies have not the sort of hands that manicure sets can do anything for Jill’s Gymkhana
40. You can’t hide a parcel of six woollen vests under a hedge for a few days without them succumbing to damp Jill’s Gymkhana
41. There will be wet Saturday afternoons, during which there is nothing to do except sit around and argue about what you are going to do Jill’s Riding Club
42. However improbable it may seem, it is perfectly possible for a letter to knock over a coffee pot Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
43. It is always easier to see The Bright Side for other people than it is for yourself A Stable for Jill
44. Even though there may be millions of paddocks lying around doing nothing, it doesn’t mean someone will want to let you use one of theirs Jill’s Riding Club
45. Psyche is not pronounced fish Jill’s Pony Trek
46. People used to leave all their horses in India A Stable for Jill
47. Jill’s mum is a member of the Women’s Institute Jill Has Two Ponies
48. Even at forty, you may not be too old to enjoy life Jill’s Gymkhana
49. At five bob, Dinah Dean’s first half-hour’s riding lesson cost exactly the same as mine did Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
50. Nobody actually thinks that he or she is a drip Jill’s Riding Club
51. Clarissa Dandleby looked like the sort of person who would win any war single-handed, being a born shover Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
52. A girl can’t learn too young to run a house. Apparently Pony Jobs for Jill
53. A 30-year-old Suffolk Punch with a moustache ain’t no use for fancy riding Jill’s Gymkhana
54. People with hair like a badly thatched cottage are not fond of animals Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
55. Ann Derry once won the Best Dressed Rider class A Stable for Jill
56. It takes a good eye to win a potato race Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
57. Never put a damp red scarf anywhere near a white jumper Pony Jobs for Jill
58. Swinging a bucket when you have a gymkhana coming up is just asking for it Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
59. Peter is not a good name for a pony… Jill’s Riding Club
60. … and neither is La Blonde Jill’s Gymkhana
61. If you don’t bother a wasp, it won’t bother you Pony Jobs for Jill
62. The best Liquorice allsorts are the little black swiss rolls Jill’s Pony Trek
63. Wendy Mead’s Aunt Poppy was once the Dairy Queen of Britain Jill’s Pony Trek
64. Jack Heath keeps Colonel Llewellyn’s autograph wrapped in silver paper in a cigar box, and only shows it to special people Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
65. There are times when your goodness of heart will let you down Jill’s Riding Club
66. Never assume the person hogging the bathroom is who you think they are Jill’s Gymkhana
67. There is no such thing as bad luck, only bad judgement Jill’s Pony Trek
68. Gamoosh may be a made-up word Jill’s Riding Club
69. Grown-ups always seem to think you’re short of something to do in the summer holidays Jill Enjoys Her Ponies
70. It is frightfully bad form to wear your second-place rosette on your hair. Jill’s Riding Club
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