posted Nov 15, 2006

Thanks Themedwaymond. Whilst I don't agree with your comments I do respect your freedom to state them. I would suggest however it may not be wise to give your opinion on a subject you obviusly know nothing about. It just compounds your ignorance. If you had bothered to look into Dessie's 'selective breeding' you'd have realised it was anything but. Part of the story is his courage in getting to the top without having the required blood lines......

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posted Nov 15, 2006

response to jananna
from heavenly yes go ahead post the poem to the fan club with my
wishes
i just hope it did the old fella justice heavenlyjk

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posted Nov 15, 2006

I had the great pleasure of meeting
Dessie on a number of occasions linked to charity events, he was a
true gentleman and a real star.
He was a special horse and all who met him fell under his spell.
Love and miss you Dessie xxx
Hattiechic

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posted Nov 16, 2006

heavenly
thank you so much for allowing me to send this to the Fan club for the tribute book............

it sure did do him justice Dessie would be proud of it

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posted Nov 17, 2006

aww dessie woz so sweet xxx i <3 dessie n all horses n riding! my house is even called desert orchid!

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posted Nov 18, 2006

Dessie was simply the greatest, he had such guts and character.

I had the honour of meeting him at Woburn Abbey at least 10 years ago, and had my photo taken with him, what a poser but what a horse.

I only have one photo in my bedroom and that is of Dessie.

RIP Desert Orchid, thanks for the memories x

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posted Nov 20, 2006

I had the pleasure in meeting dessie a few times, he stole my heart all those years ago.
I was on holiday last week when I found out the day after he had died that he had gone. I have shed tears since but thank god he didn't suffer. RIP dessie you were the best and enjoy your days in the meadow in the sky.....

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posted Nov 23, 2006

I think this horse was a beauty.I think his best memory would be in the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup where he beat Yahoo in a thriller.He will be missed terribly but he was an absolute superstar and everyone adored him

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posted Feb 13, 2008

Dessie was a fantastic and bold grey horse that i never stopped watching. He took your breath away everytime he jumped, always got other horses in trouble with his jumping and my heart goes out to Richard Burridge and his family for the loss of one of the best racehorses England ever had, He will be sadly missed by all.

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posted Feb 13, 2008

What a fantastic tribute to Dessie heavenlyjkall, i, for one, was touched and it bought a tear to my eyes. He will be missed by all.

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