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‘Oh look, there’s a piebald car’ — and 12 other random thoughts we’ve had while driving

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    • Life’s a daily struggle for riders — sometimes it just doesn’t feel like everyone else on the road is speaking our language…

    1. Oh look, there’s a piebald car. Yes, I genuinely had this thought when I spotted a car with one dark panel while the rest of it was white.

    2. That car’s numberplate is WHP — I wonder if they show in working hunter pony classes?

    3. Why are you walking on the outside track? This arena is busy enough without having to dodge round you. (Translation: why can’t you move out of the outside lane of the motorway if you want to drive at 55mph?)

    4. Why aren’t we passing left to left? Surely that’s going to lead to a crash…

    5. This car in front is jolly slow. Why doesn’t the driver give it a tap with the whip?

    6. This horsebox feels very stiff around corners. Maybe some lateral exercises or gridwork would help?

    7. This warm-up ring is very crowded. (Translation: it’s rush hour.)

    8. I wonder if my car is going to shy at that paper bag in the hedge? I’d better start using my inside leg and turning his head to keep him on his line…

    9. That person in front is a terrible driver. I bet they never passed their riding and road safety test.

    10. This car behind me keeps getting too close… maybe I should tie a red ribbon to my tow bar.

    11. Can I tie my car up here? There are no yellow lines — but there doesn’t seem to be any baler twine attached to the fence…

    12. Someone tall has been riding this car — I need to shorten my stirrups. (Translation: I need to move my seat nearer to the pedals.)

    13. I’m going to be late because I took a wrong turning — but hey, at least I wasn’t eliminated…

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    Pippa Roome
    Pippa Roome

    H&H magazine editor and eventing editor
    Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.
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