Friday, August 03, 2012

London Olympics #1 (From Chic Silber)

TKONYOT2 by bucklesw1
TKONYOT2, a photo by bucklesw1 on Flickr.

Hi Buckles

The latest news of Tina Konyot

LONDON — Tina Konyot, a 50-year old Martin County High School graduate, and her horse,

Calecto V, finished 27th in the individual dressage grand prix event of the Olympics at Greenwich Park.

She scored a 70.456. Jan Eberling, riding the horse partly owned by Ann Romney placed 30th.

Team U.S.A. placed 5th in the team dressage competition.

The top 7 teams advance to the Grand Prix Special on Aug. 7.

Konyot, who rides and trains horses at her family farm in Palm City during the winter months,

arrived in England early last month and trained each day leading up to competition.

Konyot is the daughter of famed horse trainer Alex Konyot,

and her family has been renown in the equestrian community for five generations.

Posted by Buckles at 8/03/2012 09:03:00 PM

9 comments:

john goodall said...

Chic, as a young man I was taught to ride by Arthur Konyot (The White Rider)who was known as "Pops' by his students at Ambassaror Stables on the near north side of Chicago. (His daughter, Dorita had a stable a few blocks north.)

He was a great guy but I must admit that I had no idea of his circus background in those days. He was just a riding instructor who owned the stable where I like to ride. It wasn't until years later I read his book and realized he guy we knew as "Pops" had a circus history.

He had a stallion named "Prince" and when he wanted to ride his horse, he would call on the intercom, to send down Prince. We could hear him coming down the ramp from the second floor pounding the floor boards.Prince was in full control as was "Pops".
They would challenge each other, man vs horse. After a workout each was exhausted. The display in the ring was wonderful.

As time went on he allowed me to take students on the bridle paths on the north side of Chicago. What a wonderful memory.

The name Konyot has brought this 77year old to remember some of the great memories of growing up in Chicago. Thanks for the memories.

03 August, 2012 22:03
Wade G. Burck said...

John,
Great story. I never knew you rode at one of the great old Chicago stables. The stable you mention, was that the Ambassador Stable? Was it a three-story stable, or a two-story? It was the favored stable for the "Gold Coast Brats". Were you one of them? :)

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-12-15/features/8503260625_1_stable-owners-bridle-paths-city-parks

Wade Burck

04 August, 2012 07:00
john goodall said...

Wade it was Ambassador Stable because it was in the alley adjacent to the famed Ambassador Hotel whicch featured the Pump Room. I believe it was three story.

04 August, 2012 08:40
Buckles said...

Several times back in the 1950's we would keep our elephants overnight in a down town riding stable in Chicago when we made the Super Circus TV Show.
On one such occasion the D'oyly Carte Opera co. was in town on an American tour.
That evening I saw "Pinafore" with Martyn Green featured plus "Trial By Jury" for a curtain raiser.

04 August, 2012 09:09
Chic Silber said...

I've often refered to you as a

Brigadier but you are the very

model of a modern Major General

much better title Buckles

04 August, 2012 09:45
Chic Silber said...

Yes I know that's not from either

of those titles & I also had the

good fortune of working on 3 of

that company's shows with Green

while in Baltimore in 64


Baltimore

04 August, 2012 09:48
Buckles said...

Iv'e been trying to remember the name of the theater. Blackstone?

04 August, 2012 12:10
Chic Silber said...

The Blackstone which is now owned

by a Catholic University was where

we opened the musical "Nefertiti"

& was intended to go to Broadway

but never got there & so Camelia

my camel now resides here in our

sunroom under the window card

04 August, 2012 12:33
Sue Lenz said...

I have been reading so much about Tina Konyot and her famous father, but no mention of her mother. Josephine Berosini the famed high wire performer.

Regards.
Sue.

04 August, 2012 21:14

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