A La Celle
Bo Jenå is known for many things but many carry warm memories of his à la Celle showings with the Swedish stallion Maraton. Now we have traveled 20 years forward in time from that point and it takes more to wow a crowd. Bo Jenå stepped up to the challenge with Lingh on long rein and oh what a performance!
The world-renowned Grand Prix stallion, who had his first Swedish foal crop with shining honor’s this season at Flyinge in Sweden, Lingh’s fifth crop all in all, still does the ballet on a very high level. To the cheers and rhythmical clapping from the crowd he showed himself with real freshness in movements and body, impressive after many years in sports. With feisty and elastic steps in elegant lateral work, managed by Bo Jenå from the ground, the glittering athlete danced to the sound of “In the Mood”. When the music changed to “Simply the Best” and Lingh continued in passage the roar in the Globe increased – when the piaff came it became close to the boiling point.
Lingh showed proof of his electricity but Bo Jenå calmly guided him on and when “Life is Life” tuned in the whole arena clapped in sync to a very rhythmical piaffing stallion. No performance by hand is complete without extended trot, which is extremely demanding of the handler. And Lingh didn’t disappoint anyone – those who remember him from the World Cup Finals with Edward Gal got a flashback of the force and elegance he moves with. Under immense cheer the duo of elegantes showed off and finished with the classical exit out of the arena. Karin Reid Offield, Lingh’s American owner, Edward Gal and Lingh’s former groom, Vanessa, watching from ringsides, were all touched in their hearts by the showings of Lingh, and glad to have him back in the arena to perform.
This is where we saw it first – but not for the last time. Lingh and Bo Jenå – already a classic.
LINGH/STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL SHOW 2010 WWW.LINGH.NL “Lingh Glows in the Globe” Kim Lundin
What a horse !
