M-J on his destrier (FOX ARV), Salisbury Plain 1993. LDY (PAO), C Coy, 7 R.Ang & LDY (PAO), B Sqn, Royal Yeomanry. 1990-96. M-J on his destrier ("Trigger" non-ARV), Leicestershire 2008. Due to a condition called Ankylosing Spondylitis, first diagnosed at the age of 20, my Yeomanry career didn't go on for as long as I had hoped. The physical stress of soldiering was taking its toll and by the end it was not something I could hide anymore. I enjoyed my time very much and miss it with a passion. I am still able to enjoy equine pursuits and was first taught to ride on Borneo Ponies at "Lo Wu", New Territories, Hong Kong by Captain Bill Beldham (RAVC) and then the Remount Depot (RAVC) in Melton Mowbray. In my late teens I was taught "tent pegging" and "Jousting" by a former Life Guard. M-J, Lo Wu (NT), Hong Kong 1978 and Leicestershire 2008. One of my best memories of service was a selection course for the SAMUR cup (held in Belgium 1991), Major Luke Smith TD put me forward. A gruelling couple of days at the RAVC in Melton ensued, testing each rider's ability to the limit and ending with the RAVC cross country course (prior experience of the course helped). I managed to get selected as part of the Yeomanry team and represented LDY (PAO), but did not take part in the main event due to circumstances..... sadly the 7 Royal Anglian would not sponsor me........ "we're an infantry regiment" was the terse reply, those days were a struggle to keep the Yeomanry ethos alive. M-J and M-J Junior (7), schooling. I was born in St. Mary's Hospital, Melton Mowbray, baptised at the RAVC Chapel, married in the Thorpe Arnold Church a mile from my birthplace and I have lived in Leicestershire for the majority of my life and proud to have been one of "Prince Albert's Own". "Megan" 1990-2003 A fawn Lurcher bitch in the tradition of B Sqn LY and often accompanied me on local exercise and the drill hall. She was a member of the officers mess and had the honour of christening the mess in front of the OC. She was an exceptional Hare Hound and relentless in pursuit, much loved and missed.