Fencing
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Jan 2024
8:48am, 19 Jan 2024
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RunningRonnie
Modern pentathlon is great and doing quite well in Scotland I believe. I considered it back when I was riding regularly. Long time ago now though. It was the swimming part that put me off.
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Jan 2024
9:11am, 19 Jan 2024
49,209 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
I genuinely looked in to see if there was a cheaper alternative to the tornado horse fencing that we have put in, and if it was a good choice. And to show off that I just found out that it isn't spelled Harris fencing, but Heras fencing (for the temporary dividers that builders use, with weighted feet, for closing off areas from the public). Epee away, fencers!  G
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Jan 2024
10:00am, 19 Jan 2024
27,514 posts
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Dvorak
I used to fence at school, and for a brief period about five years later. Never much good though. Amplified by the fact that our small band included Scottish champions (at a comprehensive, btw).
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Jan 2024
7:13pm, 19 Jan 2024
8,155 posts
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um
I used to fence at school (1970 - 72 ish). But once the 'fencing master' (really an English teacher who fenced) retired, the whole thing dropped. Mainly foil, at least in all competitions, a few try outs with epee and sabre. But not much, (a) because the school only had foils and (b) the competitions at that level were foil only. Never took it up again after that - was too busy with bridge, hockey, tennis, cricket etc |
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Jan 2024
8:48pm, 19 Jan 2024
2,921 posts
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RunningRonnie
But once the 'fencing master' (really an English teacher who fenced) retired, the whole thing dropped. Very common story unfortunately. |
Jan 2024
8:53pm, 19 Jan 2024
2,648 posts
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RooA
HappyG(rrr) FWIW... extremely jealous of your Tornado fencing. If we had the funds we'd replace every bit of horse field fence with it. Have also fenced and enjoyed it. |
Jan 2024
6:04am, 20 Jan 2024
65 posts
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Slowboy
HappyG(rrr) FWIW... extremely jealous of your Tornado fencing. If we had the funds we'd replace every bit of horse field fence with it. Have also fenced and enjoyed it. Should probably have mentioned that if I do get the new job I may well be working for a person whose husband is the production manager for Tornado fencing. So....mates rates? Domestic communications via random Fetch threads, promoting harmony in the household since 2007 |
Jan 2024
6:28am, 20 Jan 2024
11,986 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Sorry |
Jan 2024
7:27pm, 20 Jan 2024
24,817 posts
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Sigh
I did fence (foil) in 1990-92 at Wolverhampton Fencing Club, I stopped when I moved away to Sheffield in '93. All my kit went mouldy in the loft and got binned many years ago. I do still have a copy of "Fencing with the Foil" by Roger Crosnier, which was hard to find back then, and I'm loathe to just take it to a general bookshop and would rather it went to someone who would genuinely get some benefit from it. Any interest, RunningRonnie? |
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Jan 2024
7:41pm, 20 Jan 2024
2,924 posts
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RunningRonnie
I fence epee, been a lot of years since I've touched foil. Very cool looking book though.
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