tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216850.post3417728533917569763..comments2023-10-31T16:01:57.314+00:00Comments on The Inkpot Files: The Dublin Horse ShowInkpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07253894925544281211noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216850.post-24755596341052351202008-08-09T23:53:00.000+01:002008-08-09T23:53:00.000+01:00Hi Valpot, Eddie Macken is now based in Vancouver ...Hi Valpot, Eddie Macken is now based in Vancouver (well Langley, in B.C in Canada) where he rides and trains. He hasn't competed in Dublin in about eight or nine years. The problem with sucking the joy out of a situation is that you are draining all enjoyment and discarding it, not hoarding it for a bumper crop of merriment for yourself. It is like sucking snake venom out of a bite, you draw it out and then spit out away. No joy is ingested. It is a lose-lose situation. I like your motto, what inspired it?<BR/>Hi Anon. Thank you for supplying that information, which I confess I was too lazy to google. It is interesting that the Swiss were great in the army days. I know there are still a lot of army show jumpers in Ireland but they are out numbered by the civilians these days. The puissance was very exciting today. Apparently it is the father of show jumping - the high jump. They used to do a bare back high jump. Oh for the days when they cared nothing for safety and had fun!Inkpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07253894925544281211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216850.post-16054630430270831452008-08-09T19:34:00.000+01:002008-08-09T19:34:00.000+01:00Swizerland was the 3rd but that was back in the ea...Swizerland was the 3rd but that was back in the early days when it was army only and there was a great swiss team (they may not have won in 3 consecutive years as that rule came in after they won) it is a terrible shame you didn't enjoy the day - poor inkyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30216850.post-75001550604769829882008-08-09T19:02:00.000+01:002008-08-09T19:02:00.000+01:00It sounds like a good day, what a shame you didn't...It sounds like a good day, what a shame you didn't enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>Hearing that Eddie Macken was there brought me back 20 years or so! How long is it since he was a regular on the team?<BR/><BR/>If you are sucking the joy out of everything, shouldn't you be filling up inside with jollity? really, you should have had a great time! But if the ingested joy turns poisonous, perhaps you should give it up. :) <BR/><BR/>My new motto: not everyone can be a tree.Valinora Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587671273808005507noreply@blogger.com