25 years ago: Robinsons Superstore, Ashton-in-Makerfield, UK – 13th September 1997
If you were re-opening a feedstore for horse feed and bedding in the 1990s, there was no bigger equine celebrity to perform the grand opening than Milton, one of the most famous and successful horses in British showjumping. Having obligingly ‘cut’ the ribbon (actually two ribbons tied to a tempting carrot), we posed with the VIH himself. We’d planned the day meticulously and then were suddenly aghast that if Diana’s funeral was to be scheduled a week later, it would eclipse this in-store event. Thankfully, it wasn’t. Thanks also to Adrian (left) for sending me this photo, earlier this year.