Racing History: Kelso Had A Career After The Track, Too
Alison Cram retrained Kelso as a sporthorse. She performed demonstrations of both disciplines at the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden and the national Horse show in D.C. When he wasn't training, he and du Pont would go on fox hunts at Fair Hill. Kel so was a quick study under saddle. He was trained to ride 3'6 fences in the hunters and 3"9 jumps in green hunter classes the following year. He wasn’t exactly cuddly, but he was intelligent and quiet. The articles written about him after his retirement warned readers he could be mean and quick to bite.
