Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
Aug 24th 2006, 9:44 pm
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Re: Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
Originally Posted by karonious
I, like the estimable DannyF am tending to the sick and needy on night shift, so had best be awake!
Just said to Steve today I would like to think about owning a horse at some point in the future, probably once the girl has learnt a huge amount more. She spent 3 days last doing a pony camp at her local riding school, so she would tell you she is capable now. She is only 10 and doesn't understand it's not that much fun mucking out in the dark in the middle of winter, or riding in the driving rain.
Just said to Steve today I would like to think about owning a horse at some point in the future, probably once the girl has learnt a huge amount more. She spent 3 days last doing a pony camp at her local riding school, so she would tell you she is capable now. She is only 10 and doesn't understand it's not that much fun mucking out in the dark in the middle of winter, or riding in the driving rain.
Aug 24th 2006, 9:46 pm
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Re: Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
Originally Posted by janj
I don't often look at the NZ forum (I'm an expat in the US) but this thread caught my eye as my 18 year old daughter left home today to start her 'gap' year in Hamilton. She'll be working at a school in the city, but she's also a horse lover, so she'll be happy to land there by the sound of things!!
Aug 24th 2006, 10:12 pm
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Re: Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
Cambridge is not too far from Hamilton and is a nice place to live I believe.
Aug 24th 2006, 10:21 pm
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Re: Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
Originally Posted by Roger
Cambridge is not too far from Hamilton and is a nice place to live I believe.
Aug 24th 2006, 11:43 pm
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Re: Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
Originally Posted by StevieB
Hi Roger. Yeah, I've been getting that impression and I wouldn't mind living that far out. However, wife will be bread winner for a while and hates driving at the best of times, so we'll probably be living on the hospital roof to begin with!!
No he's right, I do hate driving somwhere I don't know - and I would prefer to live out towards the coast if not right on the coast. Need to get there and see.
Aug 25th 2006, 7:43 am
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Re: Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
Originally Posted by karonious
You are in so much trouble!
No he's right, I do hate driving somwhere I don't know - and I would prefer to live out towards the coast if not right on the coast. Need to get there and see.
No he's right, I do hate driving somwhere I don't know - and I would prefer to live out towards the coast if not right on the coast. Need to get there and see.
I live 13 ks from Cambridge and 10ks from hammy. It takes my OH 20 mins in a busy time so it would take you half hour at the most from Cambridge.
Well gotta go get my stuff ready - riding at the beach tomorrow (Waihi).
Hope you do like it here.
Out towards the coast from Hammy is Raglan by the way. The road is not great though. It's called the Deviation - as it deviates here, there and everywhere - great scenery and quite hilly.
Aug 25th 2006, 7:48 am
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Re: Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
[QUOTE=karonious]I, like the estimable DannyF am tending to the sick and needy on night shift, so had best be awake!
Just said to Steve today I would like to think about owning a horse at some point in the future, probably once the girl has learnt a huge amount more. She spent 3 days last doing a pony camp at her local riding school, so she would tell you she is capable now. She is only 10 and doesn't understand it's not that much fun mucking
Mucking out is more or less unheard of here. They tend to keep them out all year (most people). It was the same in Oz and they don't really give them much shelter and keep their 'covers' (I still call em rugs) on for ages. It was the same in Oz though - it's much easier on the animals here than Oz though but Oz has it's advantages.... won't go into those here.
Just said to Steve today I would like to think about owning a horse at some point in the future, probably once the girl has learnt a huge amount more. She spent 3 days last doing a pony camp at her local riding school, so she would tell you she is capable now. She is only 10 and doesn't understand it's not that much fun mucking
Mucking out is more or less unheard of here. They tend to keep them out all year (most people). It was the same in Oz and they don't really give them much shelter and keep their 'covers' (I still call em rugs) on for ages. It was the same in Oz though - it's much easier on the animals here than Oz though but Oz has it's advantages.... won't go into those here.
Aug 2nd 2007, 5:43 pm
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Re: Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
anyone fancy a cold one
Aug 3rd 2007, 11:14 am
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Re: Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
somehow, you have managed to post on the wrong thread Ian, this is the one that StevieB started about a year ago, not the recent one 
Anyway:in response to your last post:
adjourn to the Kiwi Bar for the proverbial cold one:
speak shite; introduce incidental topics without the need for a new thread; hang out; chill;
Anyway:in response to your last post:
adjourn to the Kiwi Bar for the proverbial cold one:
speak shite; introduce incidental topics without the need for a new thread; hang out; chill;
Last edited by karonious; Aug 3rd 2007 at 11:31 am. Reason: spelling!
Aug 3rd 2007, 12:14 pm
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Re: Moving to Hamilton...any advice?
God I turn up in the strangest places when im pissed 
