Monty and I would like to say thank you for our Christmas and Birthday pressies.They might be a bit late but the pink rug and matching leg warmers more than make up for it. Just the right moment too as we're in for ANOTHER cold snap.
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So I've got the ball rolling......
 It's a little tedious in France at the beginning of every year.
 Once you get going with your competition licence and get you foreign horses on the books it all rolls along very simply. Much more easily than in England really as all entries are done on the internet from a competing account that is held with the FFE or someone affiliated to them. Anyhow all your entry fees are taken from it and all winnings paid to it. Entries only close a week before too whic...
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Some sparkly spring  type stuff has happened though, two tubby mummies have produced seven podgy pups. We are hoping to get a run on black and tan pups as we are well stocked in every variation of black and tan jack russell pup you could possibly imagine.

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It's very pretty but will it go?
 We were all raring to go, started giving everyone a trim and a polish.
 Surfed the FFE Compet site to see where were first headed,started to bother about all the various tasks involved in getting the youngsters ready to compete here, signalements and registrations, all that jazz.
 Started practicing my squat thrusts to get my competition medical, competition licence etc.
 Then the snow returns, what's more; it's still here and we're back at the grindstone just p...
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Chucking our tuppence worth into the Plus size Model debate, we thought it a good idea to show off our very own candidate with a view to possibly being spotted by a top modelling agency and signed up for a hefty fee. Muddy Dog, sporting a two piece fit for Miss Moss, is looking forward to her imminent pups and  wondering what all the fuss is about...     
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Monty would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2010.
He wears a gold crown from Gathemo bakers. A little french or maybe normand tradition where sweet breads and galettes or cakes are sold containing a hidden porcelain figure or disc, anyway a teeny gift. Whoever is lucky enough to break a tooth finding said treasure in their mouthful gets to wear the crown for the day,(the crown is complimentary).
Not sure what this tradition is all about but it seems to last for most of Jan.
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