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Olympic Alternate Honed Equestrian Skills in the Cook County Forest Preserves

By Sebastian James at August 15, 2012 | 9:12 am | 0 Comment

It’s official—the Forest Preserve District of Cook County offers an equestrian landscape rich enough to transform a thumb-sucking novice into a world-class athlete. Just ask Allison Springer, who a few weeks ago was an alternate on the USA equestrian team at the 2012 London Olympics, shortly after coming in second in the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the United more...

Features Allison Springer, Cook County Forest Preserves, Equestrian, horses, riding