he Area III Desperate Horsewives Adult Rider team beamed graciously as they collected their prizes for winning the novice division of the The Chronicle of the Horse/USEA Eastern Adult Team Challenge. The event, held at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Nov. 3-5, hosted 17 novice teams and several training and preliminary teams of adult riders.
After vowing only to buy brown geldings, Elisabeth Gallant Fouché ate her words when her flashy chestnut mare Posh, carried her to the individual and team win at novice.