Marilyn Little-Meredith and RF Rovano Rex en route to 2nd place in the Red Hills CIC***
I wanted to call Karen and Marilyn the golden girls, but hesitated because of the connotations due to the television series, but I’m thinking about all their successes. I think we’re all fairly familiar with Karen’s medal haul at every Championship going, but Marilyn although new to eventing is stacking up some very, very impressive results. I know there are plenty of people who want to knock her but she keeps coming out and getting the job done. I promise you she couldn’t be more helpful, any nicer, very modest, not to mention a super rider and class act – at some point you’re going to have to admit that she deserves everything she’s getting! I must admit I was sceptical at first, but I’m well and truly converted having seen her ride at these last few events on different horses, and having met her. I think the US should be jolly grateful that she’s devoting such huge amounts of effort, and money, into trying to get to Rolex first, and then who knows what may happen, she hasn’t admitted to crossing that bridge yet, but on her current form, and if Rolex went well, it might be remiss of the USEF not to consider her for London?
Karen on Mr Medicott – although they’re still feeling each other out, and ironed more kinks this weekend they still finished an impressive 5th in the CIC***. Not that I want to re-hash it all over again, but I’d also like to make clear that it was the dressage judges who suggested to Karen that she redo her half-pass movement, not Karen that requested it. Here are Karen and Marilyn after the show-jumping
Fuzzy Mayo was the Show-Jumping Course Designer. Karen also finished 10th on Veronica and Marilyn was 20th on RF Demeter. Both Karen and Marilyn came and talked to me after the CIC*** show-jumping even though they both had other rides still to come, and I’d like to thank them for their time. Thank you for reading as always, and Go Eventing!
