SNERC member in starring role!

[gillybounce]

Still riding high after her terrific success at Thirlestane, SNERC member Amanda Creedon and the gorgeous Skippers Cleuch stole the show on ITV Border's Lookaround last night (friday).

The story centred on Skippers and the way he's gone on to a successful new career after doing so well on the track, even after undergoing an incredible operation that could have put paid to everything.

It also included a chat with Len Lungo who had Skippers throughout his racing career and still speaks of him with great affection and respect. Len also said many racehorses could go on to become terrific riding horses with the correct retraining.

As you'd expect, Amanda and Skippers Cleuch both performed brilliantly well - and Amanda got a great plug in for SNERC - so job well done!!!

PS - I was the reporter and I just wish all my interviewees were as easy to work with! So - a big to Amanda, Skippers - and Len.

[misstickle]

oh wow Is there anyway of getting it online?
Mindy can I have your autograph? That is absolutely brilliant. Well done Gilly,that sounds like a brilliant interview

[pst]

I can't believe I missed it A huge well done to Mindy & Skips, I hope we can get a chance to see it

[misstickle]

www.itvlocal.com/border/news/
that's last nights lookaround, but I haven't got time to look

[gillybounce]

I'm not sure if it'll be on the website - because it was shown as part of our Scotland-only coverage - but I'm going to ask the techie people on monday if it can be added on, so I'll report back if successful!

[misstickle]

aye i just watched half hour of news and its not on above link. So if you can find link that'd be fantastic

[gillybounce]

I've just spoken to our nice techies - and they've promised to put the piece about Amanda on later today - to access it, go to itvlocal.com/border then go to local news, then to news extra.
It should be on by late afternoon I hope.

[Alliecat]

Just looked through all the bits on "News Extra" & I can't find it! Does that mean it's not there yet., or is it under some heading I haven't thought of?

p.c. Well done Mindy & Skips - what great ambassadors!

[bobby]

That's brilliant they're having a great year.

[jandb]

Fantastic Mindy & Skips - what a pair of stars!!

[bingbong]

oh thats fantastic news well done all - cant wait to watch it too

[gillybounce]

Hi everyone - sorry to mess you about with this! I should have waited till I knew the report was definitely on the ITV Border website before saying anything - but I just couldn't wait to let everyone know about Amanda and Skippers Cleuch! Our Techies promised me yesterday that it would be on by late afternoon but I've just checked and it's still not there - I'll let you know as soon as it's posted - honest!

[misstickle]

oh that's ok the wait makes it even more exciting.

[Mindy]

To Gilly for making it so easy for me as I was a bag of nerves, the ever-moving right hand in the shots is evidence of that, hee hee.

Thank you Gilly, you really have touched a lot of my friends and family's heart strings by doing this.......

Also, the lad that looked after Skippers and rode him every single day for seven years is coming to see him today at 1pm. He's not seen him for about four years as he no longer works in racing. We are both so excited as we'll have lots of stories to tell each other about the big lad, can't wait to meet him!

[bingbong]

awwwhh bless
that will be good to hear about what he was like before eh?

ohhhhhh i love skippys nice bridle what make is that?
and love your lovely hair all nice and straightened lol not that you spend ages making it perfect for the telly or anything eh? ha ha