Today was a fabulous day. The weather held out for us and only did some light sprinkling, I got Hawley Bennet Awad's and Buck Davidson's autographs, went shopping, and got to spend some time with Hillary and my parents :) I also took 500+ pictures, which I narrowed down to 150 to share with you, though this is only the first half! Like Hill said in her post, the 20 rides after the lunch break didn't go so hot, with only 10 of 20 finishing the course. In contrast, 18 of the 21 morning starters finished and had some extremely successful and easy runs. The biggest disappointments of the day for me were William Fox Pitt and Chilli Morning retiring on course and Allie Knowles, reppin' the KY, getting eliminated after 2 refusals :( I was dying to see WFP's gorgeous stallion, who was in 1st place after dressage, go around XC, but they retired before he got to where I was stationed with my camera... BOO. However, I did get to see a horse go from the same stud farm as Limerick, Ringwood Mississippi (rider: Austin O'Connor), which was beyond cool! I got some pictures of them, but they'll be in the next post.
Of course, now I'll have to tell you about the goods I snagged and the trailers I perused ;) My dad was seriously interested in walking through the various trailers on display and kept exclaiming how beautiful they were, all of which I took as a definite sign that we're getting one after school is over for the year!!!! Now, onto the loot:
3) Rolex sweatshirt and t-shirt
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| WFP and Seacookie TSF |
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| WFP |
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| WFP |
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| WFP |
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| WFP |
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| James Alliston and Parker |
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| Jan Byyny |
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| Jan |
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| Jan and Syd Kent |
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| Jan |
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| Andrew Nicholson and Calico Joe |
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| Andrew Nicholson and Calico Joe |
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| Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Eagle |
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| P.D. |
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| Notice him cracking the whip |
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| jumping with one hand on the reins |
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| yep... |
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| Madeline Blackman |
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| Caitlin Silliman, who somehow managed to have one refusal but still finish within the time. CRAY |
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| Will Faudree and Pawlow |
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| Beth Perkins and Sal Dali |
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| Becky Holder and Can't Fire Me |
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| Will Faudree |
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| Peter Barry and Kilrodan Abbott |
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| Becky Holder and Can't Fire Me |
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| HENNYYYYYYY! For those of you who don't know this famous duo, meet Peter Atkins and Henry Jota Hampton. Watch this video to get some idea of their adorableness |
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Great photos!
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome!
ReplyDeleteSuper photos! Looks like a blast to watch!
ReplyDeleteWow. Those horses are some powerhouses. Great pictures
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos. Thanks for sharing them!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics and Loot!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos!
ReplyDeleteMind if i ask what kind of camera & lens(es) you use? I really need to buy a better lens for my camera but haven't a notion of what to look for!
Please help!
PS: If you could perhaps answer this question by commenting on my blog, I'll see the answer whereas I may forget to check back to this comment - sorry! Have awful memory!