



6:12am, Monday 19th of December 2011, by Simone Kann
The intelligent conversations we have in the off seasons…………
Donna “yes I knew there was something missing off that table…..I thought it had a blanket on it”
Sim “yeh I had it in the wash and its actually called a table cloth”
Donna " ……I don’t have to know that its called a Table cloth…..and for the next 2 weeks I don’t want to think about anything but csi, Greys Anatomy and xmas/new years”
So…. Donna here now,,,,, who would have thought the blanket has a show name like “table Cloth!!!””
Im going to interview Sim about this past season and her thoughtsJ
1. Sim, what was our most used horse feed on the 3day horses?
Dunstan Sugar Beat and Rice, equal amount of Cool Feed Xtra and Extruded Barley.
2. Whats your favorite Saddle
Edeilwiess Delux Jump Saddle
3. Which horse did you most proud this season
Im torn between Okey and Richie. Okey for going to her first show with shoes on in December!! Richie for winning the CCI**
4.How many pairs of reins did we break this season??
“well in the end I think the kids started hiding them from me,, last count was 7!! Although girls if you are reading this you could answer this??
5. Paddy’s most blond moment??
“where do I sart??,, it would have to be making 2 mistakes at the dressage championships,, while I’m calling it for him!!!!!
6. Donnas most blond moment?
Definitely Richfeilds 2* last fence Drama
7. Tess’s most blond moment??
Hmmm let me think on that one!
8. Scouties most destructive thing she has chewed??
The wall out of the living in our truck!! (mum..my mum) just walked in an she would like to declare Scouties worst for the grandparents was dragging the inners of a bunny round the lounge and living room before been spotted, while Karen O‘Connor was eating breakfast!!!!)
9.Name Scoties Grandparents??
The Olds (ma and pa Smith) Showtime Grandma (Gaye M Clunie) Scoring Grandad (John Lawson) Dad (James Jackson,, is this a good influence!!) Show baby sitters… Zoie Stead hall, Heelan (although we think this is a convience to steal Tess’s Grandmas Baking)
10.When was your last day off??
I think it was when we went to the beach,, When we were in the pub,, and the air plane crashed into the skating ring,, and all the firemen went running out of the pub!! (6 weeks ago)
11. Whats your favorite event??
Waerenga, cause The Olds are here,,, but in auctally it’s Kihikihi cause for some reason I always feel like being social,,, I think cause we don’t normally have 10 -12 horses their so we arent exhausted!! Donna always drags me home early though!!
12. Whats the most stressful day of the week?
Probably Wednesday,,,, jump day!! “Jump day…. Where do I start…. How do I put it in words….. What I’m trying to say here is……how do I put this in words……… its quite stressful,, cause im more of a attention to detail and finer points, where as Donna is a lets just get it done and onto the next….. (in the background we have mum huffing and puffing trying to work out the curtains in the house!!!) So me trying to control the situation which Donna likes to think she has control of….is a very technical operation(sounds like the curtains are as well!!!) … and then don’t get me started on Paddy trying to run me over when hes having a dyslexic moment on takeoff and aims right at me…(did he aim at me on purpose or was it a mistake???)
13. Whats it like managing a huge team at a show??
Well if Tess is their under control,, its all fine….all in all it’s not too bad really… intel you get 1 little dressage judge running late….. Or showjumping running late…. And then it just turns into just getting it done!!!
14.How many dressage/eventers do we have in our team?
Last count if we take off 3 that we sold, add in 7 that we brought down off the hills, takes us back to the 30 again!!
15. What is the first thing you have planned for us when we get to Aussie 2 moro?
It’s a toss up between Ashmores Steak and Seafood, or sitting on the couch with my dad, watching movies, eating lollies in the air conditioning with Lexi the pooch…… at 5.13pm it will be wine time with my mum…
16.Are we going to airport tonight or tomorrow morning??
Well I’m looking at the lounge room floor, at your horse of the year entries, scattered everywhere Donna,, if there is a slight chance that could be cleaned up/ done and sent today….. We could leave by 5pm!!
17.Wheres our first event?
Hunua
18. Are you excited about up and coming season, and have you recovered from last season yet??
Very excited about the next season, No not recovered yet, i need some SunJ )
Thank you for your time Sim and Scout Fee and I are off to start HOY entries which is about 37 papers to fill in!!!!