both myself and White haired Brian the chap with the mobility Chariot and I believe John was there to the chap with the dog were having a drink down the Tally Ho when a girl on a horse
came clip clopping down the main road towards the Tally Ho.

Anyway for some reason when the horse got level with our picnic table by the doors of the pub it got quite spooked and started backing off . The young girl in the saddle clearly could could have kicked that horse to her heart was content there was no way that horse was gonna walk on by that pub..

well the situation was worsening for the poor girl in the saddle fore suddenly the creature shot in to full reverse and headed straight for our table back end first..
We all grabbed our beers. but remained seated.

Well this horse backed straight into our picnic table and knocked the umbrella over.
all the time the girl was kicking and trying to pull its head round.
I stood up and said to the Girl clutching me beer. Do you want me to take the lead love.

Whereby Brian piped up. 'Take the lead what you gonna do Pete dance with it.
I said Ignore him do you want me to take the lead and walk him on. She said yes Please.
Whereby the beast trod onme bloody foot with all its dancing about..,
so i took the reins just under the bit and said come on mate walk on.
Well the horse was still dancing about but I managed to get him back on the road whereby
he seemed to calm. He was quite Spooked. Ever that or he wanted a pint anyway.

the girl asked if I would walk him a bit further down the lane and said then she should be alright to go on alone.
Still clutching me pint I walked with horse and all down to the next bend in the road and let them go there merry way.

Unknown to me quite a gathering had assembled at the windows in the Tally Ho and watched all this take place and when I got back to the pub everyone said well done and one chap even brought me a pint.

Well when all had returned to normal and people had gone back to there seats and the
Parlava was all over I went into the Tally ho to buy a round and the Bar maid said to me.

'I saw all that earlier, your quite good with horses.I said not that good love he trod on me bloody foot. She said I have a Horse in the next field up the lower lane I ride past all you lot camping up the top field. She said do you ride I said I used to but I have not for years.
She said you can have ago on mine.

I dont believe she ment it but it was a nice offer and I have not forgotten it.

And thats the story of the bar maids horse.