Leslie Chelstrom and Cecilia capitalised on their good dressage score and clear show-jumping round by going clear and fast cross country Sunday at The Fork to clinch the win in the Advanced division. After a good result at Fairhill last year Leslie told me that although there were some murmurings about how she should aim for Rolex this Spring, she and her trainer Jimmy Wofford both agreed that another year at the three star level will benefit the ten year old Cecilia much more, that she needs to learn to be tired at the end of a long course and deal with that. Leslie also told me that she struggled a bit with her show-jumping last year and they’ve been really working hard on that which showed in a beautiful clear round at The Fork on Saturday, and just a rail in the deluge at Southern Pines a couple of weeks ago. Leslie is also pleased with her improving dressage thanks to Linda Zang’s help, and thanks to the mare’s ‘worker bee’ mentality, and I’m looking forward to watching her progress this year at Bromont, Blenheim, and then fingers crossed for Rolex 2014.
Many thanks to Leslie for stopping to chat, and congratulations again. Thanks as always for visiting, and Go Eventing!
