We all sorely missed being in Kentucky this week, but likely none so much as the riders who were slated to compete there this year. However, that didn’t stop one five-star rider, Elisa Wallace, from breaking out the shadbelly anyway!
Elisa busted out some buckets and rails to put together an arena at her farm, and donned her Thursday/ Friday finest to take five of her horses through the 2018 FEI five-star test B. Only one horse has five-star experience, however: Simply Priceless (a.k.a. Johnny) owned by the Simply Priceless Syndicate, who has been Elisa’s stalwart upper-level partner for a number of years now. The rest of Elisa’s string that she rides through this test are competing at the Intermediate and Preliminary level, but even though this test is more advanced than what they would be performing in competition at this point, it’s still an excellent training exercise!
Which horse do you think won Elisa’s at-home competition? And which parts of the five-star test might you be able to use in your own training?
