The day was finally here! The 2010 New Albany Classic - 25 of the best horses and riders competing for over $100,000 in prize money. It is held about 20m from my house at Abigail Wexner's beautiful farm. It's escalated into a family fair day as well, so that's a nice draw for more people. This year David Archuleta was the performer, last year it was Jordin Sparks, and past performers include The Jonas Brothers.
This year the field included Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Todd Minikus, Georgina Bloomberg, Margie Engle, Jeannie Hobbs, Charlie Jayne, Michael Morrissey, and more.
The course this year was very tricky. Some course designer had a field day, because it rode a lot harder than it looked. Only 4 riders made it clear to the jump off - Not including Beezie or McLain.
Now for the best part - Pictures!
CHARLIE JAYNE & ATHENA:
MCLAIN WARD & PJOTTER vsjldfjwogjsl:
GEORGINA BLOOMBERG:
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| I got some unflattering pics, but check out her face paint! |
MARGIE ENGLE & INDIGO:
TODD MINIKUS & PAVAROTTI:
MICHAEL MORRISSEY & CRELIDO:
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| Oh, hi Michael! |
BEEZIE MADDEN & MADEMOISELLE:
THE JUMP OFF:
Kent Farrington & Up Chiqui:
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| The riders watching |
MARGIE ENGLE & INDIGO:
I have more pictures, but can't flood too much :) It was a fantastic day, can't wait until next year! In the meantime, however, I'll be at WEG in 4 days! SO EXCITED!
After the Classic, I went to the barn to ride my pony and got slightly adventurous... :)
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| Our first 3'0 oxer in quite a while! |
Stepp did it quite easily, here is the video. It starts off blurry but it gets a lot better once we hit the line. :)
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