what happened to lesley mcnaught showjumper from the 80s

[thinlizzy]

We were reminising about childhood heros/heroines harvey smith , etc who i can remember meeting and getting his autograph (was such a big thing i can remember !)i loved caroline bradley it was so sad when she died , i can remember lesley mcnaught was fab ..what happened to her ?Just curios ...anyone......

 

[Baggybreeches]

I think she married Beat Mandli, and now lives in South Africa, I think she rode for SA, she did have a good horse a few years ago,
*might all be made up by my addled brain*

 

[miss_bird]

I think baggybreeches is right as i recall last time she was competing it was as lesley mcnaught-madli.

 

[pastie2]

Yes she rode for SA. She was a great pupil of Ted Edgar as was Nick Skelton. She will be getting on a bit now though, like us all!

 

[Crazy Friesian]

http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/lesley-mcnaught-mandli-1.html

Shows her jumping for the Swiss. Sister in law to Beat Mandli... :/

 

[howengold]

I have no idea but anyone know what happened to Phillip Heffer? He was an 80's young star and I lurved him lol

 

[thinlizzy]

Thanks i really used to look up to her seemed she just vanished .