NATIONAL WRITING DAY 2023
Wednesday 21st June was National Writing Day, an annual celebration of the power of writing creatively, inspiring people of all ages and abilities to try writing for fun and self-expression. For the first time, Helen offered schools a free writing challenge / competition for Key Stage 2 pupils to use on the day.
The challenge set was one she'd used with her writing club in the past. It was to write an alphabetical story where each new sentence started with the next letter in the alphabet. It’s difficult to keep control of a story and steer it where you want it to go with this constraint but it’s fun too, and some of the stories produced in the past from this task were extremely inventive and surprising! It really gets children to think carefully about vocabulary and sentence construction to create a narrative that still flows, develops and finishes with a resolution that satisfies the reader, despite the alphabet rule. A number of schools that Helen has delivered in-person and virtual author visits to in the past entered the competition and she was very impressed with the creations submitted. |
YEAR 3 / 4 WINNER
Zahra Evans from Camestone School in Bedforshire.
Zahra Evans from Camestone School in Bedforshire.
Zahra's entry was chosen as the winner of this age group due the amazing level of vocabulary used, for a child of her age, in her story, 'A Strange Day.' Helen also enjoyed the imaginative story of a girl whose berry-picking trip into a forest was a lot more eventful than she expected.
Zahra's comment about the competition: 'the task was tricky and it challenged me to be creative with my sentence starters and use vocabulary I wouldn't think about. I'm very pleased with my prizes and I'm really enjoying reading the book.' Here's Zahra's winning entry: A Strange Day A little girl called Zahra went berry-picking in a gory, yet glorious forest. But little did she know, she’d be doing strange and mysterious things later on... Coincidentally, she bumped into a mysterious yet familiar version of herself, but she quickly realised it was a sly, cunning trap. “ Drumsticks?” she thought. “Eh, I guess I should try to use this as a weapon somehow.” Frantically, she waved the odd, two drumsticks in the air and then they started to...glow..? “How on earth does a drumstick glow!?” she exclaimed. In precise motion she slashed and slayed all the copy-cats she could see. Jumping and skipping joyfully, she continued her long, long journey. “Keep on going my child,” a soft, calming voice whispered. “La la la la la!” Zahra sang. Maybe a dilemma was soon to come. Night fell, and as I said, a dilemma came. Only then, she realised that there were no berries in the forest and she couldn’t go back. “Precious berries, that were so sweet yet tangy, I must get out of here!” she whispered to herself. “Quest found I guess!” she shouted. Ready to get out of there, she charged for the exit but she knew when she came out it wouldn’t be the end. So she continued on. “To see the light of day and berries I shall go at top speed!” she cried. Under rickety bridges, and swampy waters she had to cross all to escape the forest. Vicious vines hissed at her limbs. “Woe must truly be the fate for me,” she sighed. “You must believe in yourself my dear,” said the familiar voice again. Zahra took up the courage and whispered to herself, “I can do this!” And eventually she completed her quest. Beautiful berries had been awaiting her arrival. Cautiously, she put her sweet berries in the basket... “Dinner time!” her mother called. “Eh? I wasn’t home a minute ago.” |
YEAR 5 / 6 WINNER
Anna Paxon from Braithwaite School in Cumbria.
Anna Paxon from Braithwaite School in Cumbria.
Anna's entry was chosen as the winner of this age group due to the adventurous nature of the story which involved travelling around the world via portals, and also because of the skill she showed in controlling the story. She even managed to include a twist at the end which was delivered seamlessly to link the ending back to the beginning. A masterful piece of writing from a very talented pupil. Anna's comment about the competition: ‘The hardest part of the story was planning it because I had to come up with the idea, plan the sentences in alphabetical order and structure the story at the same time. I was very surprised when I was told I had won because I found the story very difficult and it was very hard to think of ideas.’ |
Here's Anna's winning story:
Max Goes Missing
“A walk is always a good thing to do when you’re bored”, Lyla said to Max as they trudged out of the house in the morning rain, into the meadow, decorated with fabulous flowers.
“Bowl the ball to me!”, barked Max.
“Can’t you do it?”, replied Lyla.
“Don’t have hands”, Max said whilst going to sniff a daisy and the most unexpected thing happened. Fog appeared and Max disappeared in a puff of smoke.
“Gone, he’s gone”, Lyla whimpered to herself. “How do I get him back?” she screamed, angrily kicking the grass and flowers. In half a second, Lyla found herself in a desert- like place with tall triangles. Just what she needed after she’d lost Max, to be stuck in Egypt. Kicking the sand in frustration, Lyla realised she had stepped on the portal Max had stepped on, and to find him she would have to find and go through lots of different portals, all different shapes and sizes.
Lyla plodded on through the dry deserted desert and all of a sudden, she found herself in the middle of New York, standing on the top of the statue of Liberty’s head. Nothing could calm her down now except transporting again into………. Oman, which was having a flower festival at the time and she was transported into the biggest float there which was covered in flowers and pretty, red roses.
“Please let me find him, please let me find him! Sorry for not throwing the ball to you Max; please come back, I’ll do anything just to be back home with you!”
The sky turned black, the ground and the flowery float dissolved into thin air and there was an enormous flash of light. Unbelievably, an angel appeared out of the black, dark sheet of darkness hovering above them and called to me. “Would you like me to wisp you home to be with you lovely, lively dog again?”
“Yes,”Lyla said, “Yes,” and she was transported home to be with Max. “Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz”, was all she could hear as she landed on the comfy sofa beside something fluffy, soft and very noisy: it was Max.
Both pupils received a certificate and one of Helen's Daley’s Dog Tales gift boxes, containing the complete book series, plus a polo shirt, notebook, drink bottle, rosette and stickers linked to the books.
Max Goes Missing
“A walk is always a good thing to do when you’re bored”, Lyla said to Max as they trudged out of the house in the morning rain, into the meadow, decorated with fabulous flowers.
“Bowl the ball to me!”, barked Max.
“Can’t you do it?”, replied Lyla.
“Don’t have hands”, Max said whilst going to sniff a daisy and the most unexpected thing happened. Fog appeared and Max disappeared in a puff of smoke.
“Gone, he’s gone”, Lyla whimpered to herself. “How do I get him back?” she screamed, angrily kicking the grass and flowers. In half a second, Lyla found herself in a desert- like place with tall triangles. Just what she needed after she’d lost Max, to be stuck in Egypt. Kicking the sand in frustration, Lyla realised she had stepped on the portal Max had stepped on, and to find him she would have to find and go through lots of different portals, all different shapes and sizes.
Lyla plodded on through the dry deserted desert and all of a sudden, she found herself in the middle of New York, standing on the top of the statue of Liberty’s head. Nothing could calm her down now except transporting again into………. Oman, which was having a flower festival at the time and she was transported into the biggest float there which was covered in flowers and pretty, red roses.
“Please let me find him, please let me find him! Sorry for not throwing the ball to you Max; please come back, I’ll do anything just to be back home with you!”
The sky turned black, the ground and the flowery float dissolved into thin air and there was an enormous flash of light. Unbelievably, an angel appeared out of the black, dark sheet of darkness hovering above them and called to me. “Would you like me to wisp you home to be with you lovely, lively dog again?”
“Yes,”Lyla said, “Yes,” and she was transported home to be with Max. “Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz”, was all she could hear as she landed on the comfy sofa beside something fluffy, soft and very noisy: it was Max.
Both pupils received a certificate and one of Helen's Daley’s Dog Tales gift boxes, containing the complete book series, plus a polo shirt, notebook, drink bottle, rosette and stickers linked to the books.
LOGO COMPETITION: APRIL / MAY 2021
This competition, to design a logo for the Daley's Dog Tales book series, was the first illustration / art based competition Helen ran. It was won by eight-year-old Daisy Mean. Daisy's winning logo is now printed on all books in the Daleys' Dog Tales series.
Daisy has two main interests - art and playing with and looking after her GSP, Otto - so when she found out Helen was looking for pre-publication readers and then found out about the logo competition, it was completely up her street and she couldn’t wait to get involved. She thought up the logo idea as soon as she’d finished the manuscript! Daisy looked at the logo for Amber’s Pony Tales and that made her think of the dogs' tails so she wanted to continue with that idea... she tried a couple of ways to sketch them out and liked the side-on view the best so went with that.
This logo was chosen as the winner as Helen felt it was a good match to the Amber's Pony Tales logo and how they both play on the homophone of tails / tales. As the APT logo is a girl's ponytail, Helen loved that Daisy's logo also focused on the dogs' tails. |
MARCH / APRIL 2021 WRITING COMPETITION
This year's competition task was to write a prologue for the fourth book in the Amber's Pony Tales series: Amber's Challenge. This was a very challenging task as the prologues are difficult to write: they need to offer insights into a character's thoughts and feelings without giving any spoilers about the story to come. The competition was won by talented 12 year-old writer, Emily Gravel from North Lincolnshire. Here's what she had to say about the competition:
I love riding horses and also reading and writing about them. I have read every one of the books in the Amber’s Pony Tales series along with their prologues. When the opportunity came along to write one of my own, I decided to enter the competition. I thought the task was quite challenging because there are so many options to write about, and so many different viewpoints to consider. I thought the easiest thing about it was that I really wanted to do mine from a perspective that hasn’t really been done before. The hardest part was definitely trying not to give away anything from the fourth book.
I chose to write from Molly’s viewpoint because I wondered what she was thinking throughout the books, and how she felt about the accidents that happened. I am very excited and shocked to have won the competition. |
To read the prologue for 'Amber's Challenge', co-authored by Emily, head over to the Amber's Pony Tales page (and scroll to the bottom).
MARCH / APRIL 2020 WRITING COMPETITION
The task for this competition was to write about your best or worst pony-based memory. Here are the results:
Runners up Ten and under: Lili-Beth Lewis from Wrexham, Wales. A recount of her first ever hack. Some lovely descriptions e.g. The waves crashed against the golden sand. The gentle sea breeze blew through her long auburn hair. 11 - 13: Ellie Annett from Northern Ireland. A recount about taking part in a showing class where a little mistake proved costly. This piece had a good message for readers as it clearly shows how the writer learned from her mistake and was encouraged to be more careful with her riding. 14+: Hannah Errington, Gateshead, England A recount of a riding lesson on a pony the writer had always wanted to ride. This piece contains great description of the pony’s appearance and character and shows a bond forming between pony and rider. A feel good read! |
Winners
Ten and under (and overall) winner: Vivien Williams, aged 10, from Lancashire
Vivien wrote about how being a bit trigger happy with the Super Shiny Show Spray led to a show day disaster. Vivien has also been selected by PONY Mag as the competition's overall winner and her full entry will be published on their website. It's a real fun piece with a lovely positive tone. Vivien's comments about the competition: "I was surprised to win and very happy. I enjoyed writing. I wanted to express the feelings of the memory and had to use my imagination as it was a long time ago. I feel I want to carry on writing. I like adventure and humour and a bit of magic in stories. I tried to put that in my story. Having my writing edited and published makes me feel like a real writer!" |
11 - 13 winner: Rebecca McIntyre, aged 12, from Lancashire
Rebecca wrote about her first ever (accidental) gallop, on her Shetland pony, Honey. From the experience, Rebecca learned that when you are learning to ride, you need to be patient and wait until you are ready before you try anything new. Rebecca's comments about the competition: "I really enjoyed taking part in this competition. I entered because it looked a lot of fun and I never expected to win. I love writing about my ponies and the story I used for this competition was my memory of the first hack I went with my Shetland Pony Honey. I am shocked to have been the winner but also very excited as I have never won anything before. I am now going to give Honey and Harris a huge hug for the inspiration they gave me." |
14+ winner: Molly Dollner, aged 15, from West Sussex
Molly found this an emotional piece to write as it deals with the early part of her time with her new horse when she received a lot of hurtful words about how the horse wasn't right for her. However, Lady has helped Molly through everything, and Molly adores the bond they share. She feels lucky that she didn't listen to others as she doesn't know what she'd would have done without Lady in this recent year particularly as she was often in a bad head-space due to many circumstances.
Molly's comments about the competition:
"I was lucky enough to have this competition come up as a suggestion on my Facebook, so I thought that I'd give it a go and this idea just came so naturally that within an hour, I had written the first draft of my story. I wanted the theme to be quite ambiguous so that it could relate to many people who may be struggling at this time. Honestly, it was such a shock to win and I couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity to have some feedback on my work."
Molly found this an emotional piece to write as it deals with the early part of her time with her new horse when she received a lot of hurtful words about how the horse wasn't right for her. However, Lady has helped Molly through everything, and Molly adores the bond they share. She feels lucky that she didn't listen to others as she doesn't know what she'd would have done without Lady in this recent year particularly as she was often in a bad head-space due to many circumstances.
Molly's comments about the competition:
"I was lucky enough to have this competition come up as a suggestion on my Facebook, so I thought that I'd give it a go and this idea just came so naturally that within an hour, I had written the first draft of my story. I wanted the theme to be quite ambiguous so that it could relate to many people who may be struggling at this time. Honestly, it was such a shock to win and I couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity to have some feedback on my work."
Click below to read extracts of the winning entries.
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'A GAME OF PONIES' COVER STAR COMPETITION
Meet Flash, the winner of the cover star competition for the fifth Amber's Pony Tales story. It proved really difficult to find a lookalike for the horse who is the star of this book: my lovely Rusty, AKA Simply Red. Rusty was a gorgeous bay roan and finding one for the cover of this book proved a tall order. But, thanks to photographer, Marlyn McInnes and owners, Debbie and Tally McGowan, Helen has the perfect match for Rusty. Flash lives with his owners in Scotland and has done all aspects of Pony Club. He loves jumping and is a member of the Perth Pony Club. He also rounds up the sheep on the farm! To get to know Flash more, read his personality profile below.
Flash's Personality Profile
Height – 15hh
Age - 15
Owner – Tally McGowan
What's his personality like?
A very loving nature, who loves to please.
What does Flash love?
Rounding up sheep.
Is there anything he isn't good at?
Riding away from home at speed!
Does he have any animal friends?
He has so many! His best friend is our Jack Russel pup – Pip. She always comes riding with us and keeps the coast clear of cyclists, she’s like his personal protector.
What is Flash's biggest achievement so far?
Flash won ‘The most helpful equine award’ at Pony Club.
What's the best thing about Flash?
He is utterly unflappable and is a very soothing companion on a hack with company.
If you could change one thing about him, what would it be?
Nothing.
Any nicknames or show name?
His New Forest name is Matley Sparkey but his everyday name is Flash, sometimes Frank if he is in a go slow mode!
Height – 15hh
Age - 15
Owner – Tally McGowan
What's his personality like?
A very loving nature, who loves to please.
What does Flash love?
Rounding up sheep.
Is there anything he isn't good at?
Riding away from home at speed!
Does he have any animal friends?
He has so many! His best friend is our Jack Russel pup – Pip. She always comes riding with us and keeps the coast clear of cyclists, she’s like his personal protector.
What is Flash's biggest achievement so far?
Flash won ‘The most helpful equine award’ at Pony Club.
What's the best thing about Flash?
He is utterly unflappable and is a very soothing companion on a hack with company.
If you could change one thing about him, what would it be?
Nothing.
Any nicknames or show name?
His New Forest name is Matley Sparkey but his everyday name is Flash, sometimes Frank if he is in a go slow mode!
'TRUSTING MOLLY' COVER STAR COMPETITION
The search for a beautiful chestnut pony to represent Molly on the cover of the third book in the series has ended. Thirteen entries were received and almost 2,000 votes were logged to choose the image that would feature on the cover of the third book, Trusting Molly. Meet the winner below and read her personality profile. She is is an absolute dead ringer for Molly, the pony in the next book. Helen couldn't have got a better lookalike. The book cover was exclusively revealed in PONY magazine.
This fun loving chestnut mare is named Strawberry. She lives in Cumbria. She is 9 years old, half thoroughbred and owned by 11-year-old Myla Postlethwaite-Todd who adores her. Together they have so much enjoyment. This pair have such a great bond due to being very well matched with similar personalities. They love show jumping and cross country and are currently in Wyndham Pony Club competing in all disciplines.
Photograph courtesy of Neil Routledge
Photograph courtesy of Neil Routledge
Strawberry's Personality Profile
Height - 14.1
Age - 9
Owner - Myla Postlethwaite-Todd
What's her personality like?
Quirky, cheeky, fun, and loving
What does Strawberry love?
XC but loves treats more!
Is there anything she isn't good at?
Sharing food. She is grumpy when they get their morning feed and puts her ears back at my Mums horse in the next stable.
Does she have any animal friends?
Romayne and Saffie (my mum and sister’s horses) but she prefers Romayne out of the two.
What is Strawberry's biggest achievement so far?
She has achieved a lot with her previous owner but we have been taking our time getting to know each other and gaining a bond as she has only been with us for 4 months. We’ve been having plenty of lessons and been to one show jumping competition where we came home with 2 red rosettes!
What's the best thing about Strawberry?
EVERYTHING because she is perfect to me.
If you could change one thing about her, what would it be?
That she could talk because even though she is my best friend, it would be so much better if we could have a right good chat.
Any nicknames or show name?
Strawbs for short sometimes. Show name - Strawberry Smoothie.
Height - 14.1
Age - 9
Owner - Myla Postlethwaite-Todd
What's her personality like?
Quirky, cheeky, fun, and loving
What does Strawberry love?
XC but loves treats more!
Is there anything she isn't good at?
Sharing food. She is grumpy when they get their morning feed and puts her ears back at my Mums horse in the next stable.
Does she have any animal friends?
Romayne and Saffie (my mum and sister’s horses) but she prefers Romayne out of the two.
What is Strawberry's biggest achievement so far?
She has achieved a lot with her previous owner but we have been taking our time getting to know each other and gaining a bond as she has only been with us for 4 months. We’ve been having plenty of lessons and been to one show jumping competition where we came home with 2 red rosettes!
What's the best thing about Strawberry?
EVERYTHING because she is perfect to me.
If you could change one thing about her, what would it be?
That she could talk because even though she is my best friend, it would be so much better if we could have a right good chat.
Any nicknames or show name?
Strawbs for short sometimes. Show name - Strawberry Smoothie.
Extract from Isobel in the 10 and under category (based on Chapter 11): "Amber started kicking her legs crazily and I felt anxious but wanted to jump for Amber because I didn't want to disappoint her so I jumped but one of my legs knocked over a pole and Amber nearly fell off my back. That was it. I'd had enough. These jumps were far too big for my little pony legs.
I refused to jump the next jump.
Then there was a loud noise - we were disqualified. I sensed Amber's disappointment. We went back to the horsebox and Amber was in tears."
Extract from Marlyn in the 15+ category (based on Chapter 6): "I could also feel that Amber watching Matthew go around at a much slower and controlled pace was putting her at ease and she was forgetting all about the knots in her stomach and was actually starting to enjoy it all. Then when Mrs Jones shouted to Amber that it was her turn, the feeling of my rider’s nerves came flooding back. It was my job so look after Amber, but I wasn’t really sure how that was going to be achieved since I’d never jumped before, never even seen a cross pole nxtractever mind an upright thingy, but there was no turning back now, It was our turn in the spot light with all eyes on us."
I refused to jump the next jump.
Then there was a loud noise - we were disqualified. I sensed Amber's disappointment. We went back to the horsebox and Amber was in tears."
Extract from Marlyn in the 15+ category (based on Chapter 6): "I could also feel that Amber watching Matthew go around at a much slower and controlled pace was putting her at ease and she was forgetting all about the knots in her stomach and was actually starting to enjoy it all. Then when Mrs Jones shouted to Amber that it was her turn, the feeling of my rider’s nerves came flooding back. It was my job so look after Amber, but I wasn’t really sure how that was going to be achieved since I’d never jumped before, never even seen a cross pole nxtractever mind an upright thingy, but there was no turning back now, It was our turn in the spot light with all eyes on us."
Results of competitions linked to 'The Second Best Pony'
Here come the girls (and a gelding)!!!
Say hello to the winners of the three competitions associated with 'The Second Best Pony':
1. Illustration winner - 14 year-old Abbie Wilkins, from Cumbria, England. Abbie is a keen artist with a particular interest in drawing animals.
2. Poetry winner - 14 year-old Ashtyn Wade, from Texas, USA. Ashytn is also an animal lover, with a pet pig as well as a horse!
3. Cover star winner - 13 year-old Katie Trotter, from West Kilbride, Scotland, and her handsome fell pony, Greenholme Clyde who looks fantastic on the cover of the book.
Thanks for your creativity and involvement girls. Look out for the book, with Clyde on the cover and Abbie and Ashtyn's art and poem inside!
Here come the girls (and a gelding)!!!
Say hello to the winners of the three competitions associated with 'The Second Best Pony':
1. Illustration winner - 14 year-old Abbie Wilkins, from Cumbria, England. Abbie is a keen artist with a particular interest in drawing animals.
2. Poetry winner - 14 year-old Ashtyn Wade, from Texas, USA. Ashytn is also an animal lover, with a pet pig as well as a horse!
3. Cover star winner - 13 year-old Katie Trotter, from West Kilbride, Scotland, and her handsome fell pony, Greenholme Clyde who looks fantastic on the cover of the book.
Thanks for your creativity and involvement girls. Look out for the book, with Clyde on the cover and Abbie and Ashtyn's art and poem inside!
'SECOND BEST PONY' COVER STAR COMPETITION
Seventeen beautiful entries were received and over 1500 votes were logged to choose the image that would feature on the cover of 'The Second Best Pony'. Meet the winner below and read his personality profile. He is a great match for Honey, the pony in the next book. Read it to find out why! It is due for release in August. Date TBC.
Seventeen beautiful entries were received and over 1500 votes were logged to choose the image that would feature on the cover of 'The Second Best Pony'. Meet the winner below and read his personality profile. He is a great match for Honey, the pony in the next book. Read it to find out why! It is due for release in August. Date TBC.
Greenholme Clyde
Owner comment: I would love to have the opportunity for Clyde to be on the cover of a book as it has always been my ultimate dream. I love reading books as well as riding and it would just be amazing to have Clyde on a book cover! Clyde loves posing for the camera (as you can see in the photo) so I think he’d be a perfect cover star.
Photo by kind permission of L Meader Photography
Owner comment: I would love to have the opportunity for Clyde to be on the cover of a book as it has always been my ultimate dream. I love reading books as well as riding and it would just be amazing to have Clyde on a book cover! Clyde loves posing for the camera (as you can see in the photo) so I think he’d be a perfect cover star.
Photo by kind permission of L Meader Photography
Clyde's Personality Profile
Height: 13.3hh
Age: 11
Owned by: Katie Trotter
What's his personality like?
He is a very one person pony. He has amazing manners on the ground and loves a cuddle in his stable, especially when he is dozing off.
What does Clyde love?
He enjoys jumping and galloping along the beach best. When he's fit he is very good at jumping and when he is flying round the course, he looks so happy.
Is there anything he isn't good at?
Yes, Clyde is terrible at pony club games because he really isn’t built for it!
Does he have any animal friends?
He lives with three mates whom he enjoys showing off to. Passers by would think he was a stallion when he is strutting his stuff.
What is Clyde's biggest achievement so far?
Probably qualifying for Blair International Horse Trials in Working Hunter and Showing. We are also heading out to some HOYS qualifiers in hope to qualify one day!
What's the best thing about Clyde?
The best thing about Clyde is that whenever I get back from school, even if I’m grumpy or tired, when I bring him in he’s always happy to get a kiss on his nose or a cuddle.
If you could change one thing about him, what would it be?
I don’t think I would change anything about him, apart from how grumpy he is when he gets overtaken down the beach my another horse!!
Any nicknames?
Clyders!
Height: 13.3hh
Age: 11
Owned by: Katie Trotter
What's his personality like?
He is a very one person pony. He has amazing manners on the ground and loves a cuddle in his stable, especially when he is dozing off.
What does Clyde love?
He enjoys jumping and galloping along the beach best. When he's fit he is very good at jumping and when he is flying round the course, he looks so happy.
Is there anything he isn't good at?
Yes, Clyde is terrible at pony club games because he really isn’t built for it!
Does he have any animal friends?
He lives with three mates whom he enjoys showing off to. Passers by would think he was a stallion when he is strutting his stuff.
What is Clyde's biggest achievement so far?
Probably qualifying for Blair International Horse Trials in Working Hunter and Showing. We are also heading out to some HOYS qualifiers in hope to qualify one day!
What's the best thing about Clyde?
The best thing about Clyde is that whenever I get back from school, even if I’m grumpy or tired, when I bring him in he’s always happy to get a kiss on his nose or a cuddle.
If you could change one thing about him, what would it be?
I don’t think I would change anything about him, apart from how grumpy he is when he gets overtaken down the beach my another horse!!
Any nicknames?
Clyders!