What’s a Jump-Off without more stories from the Land of the Blind? We have commissions, non-rhyming verse, the long-awaited return of Mr Ed. Let there be light!
What’s in a name – Part 349
Now that the Selangor Polo & Riding Club (SP&RC) has received a royal warrant and has changed its name to become the Royal Selangor Polo Club, its abbreviation is RSPC. It will hold the RSPC Annual Show in August this year. That wouldn’t make it the RSPCA Show, now would it?
Amanda Commander Commissioned
She earned her nickname of Amanda Commander as a steward in CSI-W World Cup Shows and at the ’98 Asian Games. Now Amanda really is Amanda Commander.
Congratulations are in order to Mrs. Amanda Garran, who has been given the honourary rank of Major in her capacity of trainer at the Malaysian Armed Forces Equestrian Centre.
Still In Some Other Equestral Zone
They like to be different in the Land of the Blind. I suppose that’s why they keep wanting to affiliate to a different FEI from the rest of the world. On the Bukit Timah Saddle Club website it says,“We are affiliated to the Equestrian Federation of Singapore (EFS), which is a member of the Federation Equestra International (EFI) in Paris.”
You’d think that the vertically challenged Poobah Emeritus Dr. Low Hong Tong, would have known that (a) it is the FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale) and not EFI (Equestrian Federation of India) and (b) the FEI is based in Lausanne, Switzerland and not Paris, France.
P.E. is, after all, also the Hon. Secretary and Great Grand Webmaster of the EFS. He corrected the EFS website of the whole equestra thing after Jump-Off XI.
Jump-Off does not believe it is something in the Newater.
Unsafe Verse
Be it not so safe to sit on any seat
Far safer for horsemen to mount their trusted steeds
Jump-Off will not hear any criticisms of this lovely little verse, despite the lack of rhyme or the uncertain meter. It is taken from the News section of the Bukit Timah Saddle Club website.
Unlike the rhyme, the photo that it accompanies is pretty funny. The BTSC website appears to poke fun at it. It shows the Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Goh Chok Tong, Singapore Turf Club’s Executive Deputy Chairman Goh Yong Hong and BTSC and EFS Chairman Dr. Leong Horn Kee hitting the deck. Let it not be said that they don’t have a sense of humour down there.
Mr Ed Returns
The popular 1960s TV sitcom Mister Ed, which featured a talking horse, is set to return to the screen in a modern-day remake.
Reports that a prominent Malaysian personality has been contracted to play Mr Ed are as yet unconfirmed.
The lytes are on, but ain’t no one home
This is a true story was remembered by an Equestrian.Com.My staffer.
A customer went into a tack shop in the clubhouse of a big equestrian club in KL. He asked one of the staff there “Do you have any electrolytes?” To which the classic reply was “Sorry we don’t sell any light bulbs.”
To read previous editions of Jump-Off, click on the links below:
Jump-Off XII - 12th February 2003
Jump-Off XI - 16th January 2003
Jump-Off's New Years Resolutions - 29th December 2002
Jump-Off X - 12th December 2002
Jump-Off IX - 14th November 2002
Jump-Off VIII - 19th September 2002
Jump-Off VII - 6th September 2002
Jump-Off VI - 13th August 2002
Jump-Off V - 2nd August 2002
Jump-Off IV - 15th July 2002
Jump-Off III - 27th June 2002
Jump-Off II - 20th June 2002
Jump-Off I - 14th June 2002
Other fun:
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Thanks to all contributors to this edition of Jump-Off, especially our Indonesian-based contributors. You know who you are. If you have a story that you think should be in Jump-Off, please send an e-mail to jumpoff@equestrian.com.my
