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70 REGIMENTAL JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL LANCERS (QUEEN ELIZABETHS’ OWN)
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lard an interview on Racing UK. The presenter said he had en- joyed watching Renard and Captain Kellard jump round together so much that he wanted to talk to me about it on camera!
All roads led to another Grand Military Gold Cup with Renard. Unfortunately, Renard was ruled out at the last minute due to in- jury. Luckily another trainer, Charlie Mann offered Captain Kel- lard the ride on his horse, Cabragh. The partnership had great fun throughout the race, but just lacked the final bit of stamina needed to go with the leaders up the Sandown hill. They crossed the line in eighth.
Since returning from Operation TOSCA, Captains Kellard and Henson have been out on the hunting fields of Leicestershire
and Yorkshire. Captain Henson unfortunately managed to pile head first into the Leicestershire turf just before Christmas, frac- turing his neck, skull and multiple bones in his face. In true hunting folk style, he was evacuated off the hunting field on a quadbike and transferred to a Land Rover for the ride to Gran- tham Hospital. The doctors were not best pleased when they got their hands on him. He probably should have laid still at waited for an air ambulance!
Regular riding lessons continue at Hollies Stables, Richmond. Our thanks got to the Trustees for enabling such fantastic sport
throughout the year.
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It’s been another successful year for Royal Lancers’ field sports in Catterick. Whilst many members of the Regiment carefully avoided partridges and pheasants in the Cypriot Buffer Zone, Yorkshire birds were getting fat, learning to fly and readying themselves for the guns.
Despite only a short window between Post Operational Tour Leave (POTL) and winter sports teams departing or the Christ- mas leave wind down, members of the Officers’ Mess have made the most of the killing fields of Yorkshire. The local Waithgill shoot has seen mixed bags ranging for 30 to 180 of peasant and partridge, with all members showing courageous restraint with the number of tempting Woodcock around. Walked up grouse has also seen members of the messes getting out and enjoying the Yorkshire Moors.
In the pigeon and goose hides of Brompton on Swale, Captain Randle, Lieutenant Parker, Mr Doak, Mr Weaver, Sergeant France and Sargeant Freeman have had marked success with the migrating Greylag and Canadian population. A huge thank you has to go Captain Borthwick and Ralph for their efforts getting the stubborn things to fly.
None of the game went to waste and lessons on plucking and drawing were conducted by Captain Randle and Lieutenant Parker, leaving many soldiers’ and officers’ freezers well stocked for the season and Christmas tables adorned with a well-trav- elled goose.
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