Comments on: Happy Birthday, Lilo Blum!

By: Jennifer Wainwright

Jennifer Wainwright — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:31:04 +0000

My Daughter Diana Wainwright worked for you LILO she enjoyed it very very much, think this
Will be too late just found the sight Regards Mrs Jennifer Waineright.

By: Caroline Barlow

Caroline Barlow — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 10:33:05 +0000

I worked for Lilo Bloom for some time in the 70’s loved every minute of it I had just qualified as an instructor and lived in London so was thrilled to get a job there, you held your breath round Hyde Park corner but soon got used to it Belated Happy Birthday Lilo, Reminds me of happy times.

By: Christina keating nee doyle

Christina keating nee doyle — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 03:12:17 +0000

i grew up by the stables from 1968 /1985 my father when I was a young one would take us to the stables to look at the horses. When I was about 11 myself and my brother and sister started to visit on our own. We started to help out mucking out grooming feeding. Leading horses around Hyde park. In return we had riding lessons. It was fantastic. Every spare minute we had we would be at the stables. I couldn’t have asked for a better childhood in the middle of London Thank you Lilo for giving us that opportunity I have never forgotten it and Even though my mum and dad used to complain about the smell of horse etc when we got home. My brother and sister stopped going after a couple of years I carried on and made friends with owners of some of the horses and went with them to horse shows and such. It was a different era then I was young and out all day but mum and dad knew I was at the stables. I loved it. And we used St. George’s hospital toilet sometimes before it was a hotel. Again. They didn’t think much o of the smell of horse either!!

By: Laura Healy

Laura Healy — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 23:14:41 +0000

I came across this article because I had taken a picture today when my taxi drove past Grosvenor Crescent Mews where my friend and I rented Sabena and Miranda in June 1977 and had a wonderful ride in Hyde Park on Rotton Row. Thank you Lilo Blum for making that possible for a couple of Tennessee teenagers who loved horses.

By: Gail Boulter

Gail Boulter — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 05:41:40 +0000

Dear Lilo,
On June 14th, 1961 I sold my dappled grey gelding “Shandy” at the Leicestershire Horse
Repository through auction (Warner, Sheppard and Wade)
My name was P. G Lacey then and I had outgrown my pony. You bought him and you were
kind enough to put your name and address at Grosvenor Crescent Mews, London.
I live in Vancouver, Canada now and my husband framed the catalogue as a reminder of Shandy.
I have thought of Shandy often and was overjoyed to see an article about you. I was thrilled to see you had such a long and illustrious career with your horses in Hyde Park.
Happy Birthday and thank you for giving my pony a wonderful new home.
Very best wishes from Patricia Gail (Lacey)

By: Trevor Brown

Trevor Brown — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 07:04:19 +0000

Hi Lilo, I met you in the late 70’s early 80’s when my girlfriend at the time Cassandra was teaching me to ride in Richmond. I remember going to the stables near Hyde Park with her, which was like going back in time. I recently cycled past the stables at Ham Polo which brought it back for me so I googled you and here I am!

Good to see that you are still thriving.

Much love.

Trevor

By: Wendy Morrison

Wendy Morrison — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:25:12 +0000

Lilo Blum, wonderful to come across this article. Do you remember when Robert Grigg and I used to ride with you on Sunday mornings. George Rigby used to take us out to Rotten Row. We both always wanted to ride Camille. We looked forward to Sunday mornings all week. As I recall we were often down at the stables pleading for rides. It was a fantastic time in our lives. Thank you for teaching us to ride. I loved bumping into you in later life when you still lived in Old Barrack Yard. Very, very happy memories. Thank you.

With love Wendy Morrison

By: Tony Alexander

Tony Alexander — Wed, 23 May 2018 15:02:43 +0000

Dear Lilo

Re: 1970 – 1980 (“Commodore/Prince Commander, Annette’s Choice, Dance Lightly”)

Many happy returns.

Fond thiughts

Tony

By: Meg Matthews Herman

Meg Matthews Herman — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:48:43 +0000

Happy Birthday Lilo. Thank you again for teaching me to ride as a child, and giving me a love of horses that has lasted my whole life. I am still riding at age 63 . I am so happy to read your reminiscences of your life as a horse person, and the wonderful stable at Grosvenor Crescent Mews. Many happy memories for me and for many other (now grown) children.

By: Lee Roberts

Lee Roberts — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 05:50:27 +0000

At age ten, in 1969, I lucked in to weekly Rotten Row riding lessons on a sweet bay gelding named Golly, maybe Golliwog. My dad studied at University of London and we lived in Ebury Street with my mother and younger sister.

Riding at Lilo Blum’s instilled riding confidence that comes with traffic-savvy stress and a huge appreciation for London. I think of those days still and I still have two horses and ride nearly every day.

Happy 91st, Ms Blum.

xo,

Lee Roberts
Ojai, California