Honest lad and Lass, 2011 - ride out through Whitecraig

Busy couple of days, even headed into town on Friday but trip was cut short as I had to pop home to dig into my files. Anyway, Saturday a.m. was the culmination of the Musselburgh Honest Lad and Lass week and the biggest event being the ride out - this year there being one hundred and forty horses.

We had to open up the Dolphin Inn early to host the main party of officials for light refreshments as they watched the ride out pass by on its way to Fa'side Castle and then back to Musselburgh.

Fantastic turn out, much bigger than Penicuik's Hunter and Lass event this year who only managed eighty horses. Never the less there were representatives present from most of the town in the South of Scotland, who hold similar events.

I was not able to spot the unicycle to make up the weeks set, but following the ride out there must have been at least one hundred cyclists ride past the Dolphin Inn taking part in some kind of road race event.