tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post5377233610465874516..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Grand! by Sheena WilkinsonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-8869250779548951142021-04-13T12:55:03.128+01:002021-04-13T12:55:03.128+01:00I watched the National every year as a child, I re...I watched the National every year as a child, I remember Red Rum winning 3 times, I went to meet Rag Trade at his stables, I was the original pony mad child... Did I ever think a woman would win the National..... never, what an amazing rider she is 🥰Kayenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-61468097945660806712021-04-13T10:41:43.346+01:002021-04-13T10:41:43.346+01:00Love The Last Ditch - and like you, I appreciated ...Love The Last Ditch - and like you, I appreciated National Velvet much more when I read it as an adult. I loved it as a child, because horses, but as an adult I could see far more of what was going on beneath the surface. Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-87363959775797289862021-04-13T07:44:43.086+01:002021-04-13T07:44:43.086+01:00Lovely post. There's something about horses th...Lovely post. There's something about horses that always knocks me silly, so I will be buying ALL the books you mention. (I've only ever seen the film of National Velvet.)Nick Garlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148555462561533966noreply@blogger.com