Showing posts with label Horseware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Horseware. Show all posts

Thursday, 12 August 2010

It's Horseware Blogs At 20 Paces . . .

If anyone has picked up recently that the last few blogs to have been posted are all about our equestrian products, then well spotted. We are branching out when it comes to our horse ware. We now have some fantastic ranges under our Weatherbeeta collection. These brands include Dublin clothing, Collegiate leatherware, Kincade leatherware, Roma yard accessories, Saxon boots and clothing, and Harry Hall and Caldene clothing, not to mention the horse rugs themselves.

And these are just from our Weatherbeeta range.

We still have our Horseware Ireland stock, and not forgetting out very own quality brand, Chillton. If you shop with us, your horse will have so much of a choice it will be like a fashion parade.

Anyway, for those of you who are unaware, we also have an equestrian blog that our dearest Lisa keeps. I found myself with a spare five minutes today when I noticed she had recently updated it (recently being last week). I couldn't help but chuckle, relating it to a few of my non-work horsey friends, and thought that it was worthy of sharing.


You know you're a horse person when...........


...your horse gets new shoes more often than you do.
…your mouth waters at the sight of a truck full of hay.
...every time you drive past a road construction sight you think what nice jumps the barricades would make.
...you consider a golf course as a waste of good pasture land.
...your friends no longer ask to get together after school/work or on a weekend because they know you'll say, "I can't, I have to ride."
...you pull a £17,000 horse trailer with a £1,000 pick-up truck.
...you buy duct tape by the case, and carry rolls in your pocketbook, briefcase, backpack, and car.
...your boyfriend complains that you love your horse more than you love him and you say: "And your point is..?"
...someone does something nice for you and you pat them on the neck and say 'good boy'.
...you try to get by someone is a restricted space and instead of saying "excuse me" to him/her, you cluck at them instead.
...you show up for an appointment in your city clothes and when you get there people reach across the table to pick shavings out of your hair.
...no one wants to ride in your car because they'll get feed and hay in their socks and on their clothes...but that's ok because you'll have to rearrange all the tack to make room for them anyway!
...you look at all the piles of laundry sitting next to your washing machine and most of them are breeches, horse blankets, saddle pads, etc.... but you don't even care about the horsey hair residue that will be left in your washer and dryer.
...you say "whoa" to the dog.
...your mother, who has no grandchildren, gets cards addressed to Grandma, signed by the horses and dogs.
...you see the vet more than your child's pediatrician.
...you groom your horse daily for hours and you haven't seen a beautician since...?
...someone asks for a screwdriver and you hand them a hoof pick.
...you clean tack after every ride but you never, ever, wash the car.
...on rainy days, you organize the tack room, not the house.
...you can remember worming schedules, lessons, and farrier visits in your head, but often forget your class schedule, household chores, and
meals.
...you are unreasonably pleased to get a horse item, ANY horse item, as a gift.
...books and movies are ruined for you if horsemanship references aren't correct.
...you actually get to a point where flies don't bother you that much anymore.
D.Ilott
Cybercheckout
Gridstop Ltd

Monday, 14 June 2010

Lightweight Turnout Rug Moments . . .

Our dearest Equestrian leader wrote her recent blog on our new equestrian range, with all things equestrian, saddlery and rugs (to quote). As with all new products we get in, we have to spend a day doing photo shoots so we can then put them up on our website. This is were Lisa's Will galloped in to help. What a star he is.

Lisa also posted some of Will's fantastic photos on her blog, but neglected many. And I don't blame her. Some of these photos give evidence to the fact that her horse is no ordinary horse. The famous quote from `Banana man` springs into mind: "When Eric eats a banana . . ." - only this time it's: "When Will puts on his rug . . ."

They knew the day wasn't going to go strictly to plan when Will decided to show his new strengths by standing, then slowly and gently removing each leg in turn until he was balancing himself on one leg. Such strength.

He then decided to show his fantastic hovering skills by hovering himself all around his field. He was dead chuffed with himself, until . . .




. . . towards the end things started to go wrong for him. Gone was his graceful hovering as he tripped (on what exactly is still unknown).



Then afterwards, as if to add insult to his injured pride, he was then caught trying to hover again in a different rug, but all he could manage was using his tail as a propeller to propel himself along.


These are the photos that they didn't want you to know about. But don't let these pictures fool you! Don't be duped into thinking that if your horse dons a new lightweight turnout rug they'll end up hovering all around your field. Will is a special horse . . . and this only happens "When Will eats a Banana . . ."


D. Ilott
Cybercheckout
Gridstop Ltd

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

Our Secret Equestrian Life . . . .


My poor cat got combed to death on Saturday. Being a Persian cat, she needs brushing everyday, but even if you keep up with it, you can still get a build up of dead fur that is prone to matting, especially in those hard-to-reach areas. So once or twice a year, I treat her to a professional groom, and it just so happened to fall on last weekend.

The lady who came round to groom her was very nice, and while my cat was attempting to bite and claw us to death, we were merrily chatting away.

It turned out that she kept horses, and so I brought up the subject of our Equestrian range - trying to do a bit of weekend advertising. She had no idea that we sold horse rugs, and was surprised. She said that by looking at our company name, Cybercheckout, there is nothing there to suggest of our Equestrian range, which got me wondering how many other horsey people in our local area are unaware of us.




Maybe we should get a life-size model of a horse, put one of our rugs on its back, and stand it outside our office. It would also provide us with immense fun, watching and counting to see how many people climb on and attempt to ride off with it . . .

"Get off your horse, and drink your milk...!"

D. Ilott
Cybercheckout

Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Utilisation . . .

In this day and age, with the economy in the state that it is, not everyone can afford to buy new products for their purposes. This is where you have to utilise what you already have. For instance:

. . . Our Pet Hair Magnet (my favourite) can double up as a window scraper for your car - if you really want to.




. . . Our firepit can be used as a prop in a fantastic Sci-Fi movie (It's not a firepit. It's a UFO in disguise.)


. . . And our horse rugs can be used as sleeping bags.

. . . Here's the proof:

Our equestrian leader's little `mini-me` was poorly yesterday and so had to be brought into the office with mummy. All he wanted to do was sleep, and what better place to put him than on the floor, wrapped up snug in a horse rug - much to the jealousy of other colleagues who wanted to lie there instead of him. He slept for about three hours.

We could have even tried to cheer him up by playing horsey (utilising yet another rug). . .

It just goes to prove that a little imagination will take you far . . . or get your poorly children to sleep.

I might steal that rug at lunch . . .

D. Ilott
Cybercheckout Ltd

Friday, 1 May 2009

Equestrian Shenanigans


Some people will do anything for a trip out of the office.


Among our list of a million and one products here at Cybercheckout Ltd, sits a suave and sophisticated Equestrian range. Newly included in this range are Harry Hall Jodhpurs, Caldene Breeches, Sleeveless Shirts, Show Shirts, and Show Jackets. These are some very smart items, I have to say. And because they are new here they all needed images for the website.


So, off trundled Lisa, Marie and Alison equipped with a camera and these goods. (Lisa owns a little ol' horsey who, after a while and a little persuasion, seemed willing enough to be photographed) The images really speak for themselves. It was a lovely day, which worked in their favour, and they took some really good pictures. A job well done to the team.

http://www.cybercheckout.co.uk/Equestrian%20Products/Clothing



- (The Darling Bud of May herself)



But we also have photographic evidence of their dark deeds and plotting Greek Trojan Horse tactics.

For those who are not familiar with this ancient story, a brief lesson in History: The Greeks gave the Trojans a large wooden horse. Thinking it a gift, the Trojans brought it into the battalion, and during the night, the Greeks jumped from inside it and destroyed the city. Lesson over.

The Evidence:

Here, we have the team (the CyberGreeks) recruiting for their secret army.



Here, we have them trying their hardest to blend in and look inconspicuous.



Here, we have them planning where they should leave their trap.



And here, we have them trying to conceal themselves, the final part of their surprise.




And here's a picture of the enemy (the CyberTrojan) they were planning on invading.

( - AKA the Spiritual Guide)
I wonder if he survived the night....

D. Ilott
Cybercheckout Ltd