John Terry's wife, Toni Terry, set to compete in London International Horse Show

15 December 2009 11:44
Wealthy people can buy a ready-made dressage horse and compete without disgracing themselves in the horsey equivalent of the football Conference. [LNB]But they'll need to ride like a professional to enter the Premier League, and so Toni Terry faces the acid test tomorrow night in a "pas de deux" before a capacity crowd of dressage afficionados at the London International Horse Show. [LNB]Mark Hughes keeps up pursuit of Chelsea captain John TerryManchester City continue to chase John Terry despite threat of official Chelsea complaintThe England captain's wife has been competing seriously for a year, buying two horses from Berkeley homes boss Tony Pidgeley, another multi-millionaire who has bankrolled this sport. [LNB]Terry has progressed further than dressage's other celebrity recruit, Katie Price - at Olympia on her own two feet for merchandise signings - and puts in two-and-a-half hours a day with trainer Vicki Thompson . [LNB]"There are people who have been doing dressage all their lives - sweat, blood and tears," said Terry. "I don't just want to come in and have an easy path. I want to work hard and deserve it."[LNB][LNB][LNB]

Source: Telegraph