What do AGA Pointing do when we're not at the races?

We see a fair few pony races during the season so when the call came from Mrs Kemp that she was helping to find the next Tony McCoy we thought we should go and take a look.

Reports of ponies jumping over the AGA van were greatly exaggerated

This sounded like a mission for Derek so he was dispatched to Highfield Stables with the van and an armful of AGA brochures. Derek watched while the budding jockeys were put through their paces and he also took the opportunity to get a few good pics as well.


Heather - "In Total Control"

More pointing action and an AGA breakfast - the sun shines on Milborne St Andrew, the story of an AGA pointing weekend in words and pictures, part 2

Once again there are more pictures than words, and I've also included a table as I'm reliably informed that everyone loves a table!

 

Thoroughly dried out after our soaking at Ston Easton on Saturday, and fortified by a hearty breakfast cooked on Mr and Mrs Barbers AGA, we headed for Milborne in great spirits.


Two men and an AGA

It wasn't quite warm enough for shorts but after the monsoon and mud at Ston Easton it felt almost tropical (**we still enjoyed Ston Easton).

Derek - the man who gets us there everyone week without fail!

We set up in record time, and then had a quick catch up with the delightful Emily McMahon and Chloe Boxhall to discuss their prospects for the day. They went off to walk the course and we went ... for a coffee and a custard cream!

The AGA Pointing team are back on the road - is this Ston Easton or Glastonbury? The story of an AGA pointing weekend in words and pictures, part 1

There are more pictures than words and I can also report that we thoroughly enjoyed our day, come pointing, you'll love it!

 

Early start, up at 5am and on the road by 5.45am, arrived in good spirits (as always), but we had to be towed in ... an ominous sign!


And this was on the way in!

Take note of the colour of the grass, it's green ... but for
how much longer?

And the rain starts to fall

Happy with our spot on the course we set everything up with a spring in our step. We were all ready to enjoy the pony racing ... and then it started, slowly at first.