Sommer Time and the Riding is Easy for Shelly Francis
Wellington, FL (April 29, 2013) – Shelly Francis isn’t shy about saying she likes to train her own horses, and while dressage isn’t a sport typically known for pimping its rides, the fact of the matter is: developing nationally-ranked dressage horses means ever-evolving equine physiques and you’d better have saddles and a saddlefitter up to the job.
The Loxahatchee, FL rider and trainer wrapped up her winter season at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival with an FEI Prix St. Georges win (72.105%) on Patty Stempel’s nine year-old black Hanoverian gelding, Danilo, during the Wellington (FL) CDI5* presented by Diamante Farms. Out of nearly 20 entries, Francis and Danilo were the only duo to break the 70% mark.
