i think you could argue that he was probably driving for as long as possible irrespective of the weather, which i think is rather remarkable — but he would say, "there was no such thing as bad weather, "only inappropriate clothing." so he just added another layer. and for 22 years, he led the international equestrian federation. here, for once, his wife took the back seat, looking only slightly alarmed as she supported her husband. one thing that you learn very quickly with horses is you don't take liberties with them. they very seldom let you get away with it. so i think that anybody who's trying to be flashy with horses, inevitably lands with his face in the mud. many of the interests in his life