A Sunday Horse: Inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping CircuitFollowing the US national horse show and Grand Prix jumping circuit, Vicky Moon starts in Palm Beach with the Wellington Winter Equestrian Festival, to America's oldest show in Upperville, Virginia, to the Indio Circuit in California, to Long Island for the Hampton Classic, all over the U.S. In a year of high hopes for the US Olympic equestrian team and the contenders for it, meet the riders, trainers, owners, judges, and the personalities such as "The Carrot Man," "The Masseuse," "The Equine Dentist," and the other fascinating characters who follow the horse show circuit. |
Contents
Money and Mosquitoes | 1 |
A Box of Chocolates | 19 |
Paint by Numbers | 43 |
Madden about You | 63 |
HITS? | 73 |
Word of Mouth | 85 |
Whos Gonna Sit with the Prince? | 103 |
Where Champions Meet | 107 |
The Oldest Horse Show in the United States | 133 |
Trials and Tribulations | 153 |
Hob Snobbing | 169 |
Deep Throat Meets Mister Ed | 185 |
Epilogue The Boys | 201 |
Resources for Horse Lovers | 211 |
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