Allison Springer and Copycat Chloe. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Samantha and I both agreed that we really wanted to catch up with Allison Springer today to talk about the fantastic weekend she’s having with Copycat Chloe. This mare is a tricky ride, which suits Allison quite well; the story of how she believed in her Rolex and Burghley partner Arthur when no one else did is now well known in the eventing community. I watched Allison for quite a while in the dressage warmup yesterday, and she very quietly and patiently handled Chloe’s little meltdowns during the ride, always coaxing beautiful work out of her in the end. That warmup translated into a beautiful dressage test and one of just a handful of double clear show jumping trips today. Allison and Chloe are poised for a very good day tomorrow, as they’re sitting in seventh place overnight in the CIC3* heading into cross country. Best of luck to Allison and Chloe!
