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June 7, 2015

Upperville Hunter Derby

I love going to Upperville. I wish I could say the reason is to compete, but I’m just there to watch. Hopefully one day it will be to compete.

I would go every day if I could, but work occupies my time, and also it cost $10 a person to get in. And that doesn’t even get a good seat. I was a little bit disappointed about that. I’m fairly sure they used to charge for parking by the car, which to me, makes more sense. It’s not like they gave us a ticket to hang on to, or even checked that we were supposed to be there. We could have just parked just out of view, walked over, and saved $20. I’ve decided next year, I’ll have to be rich or something, so I can get an invite to the fancy tent, where they no doubt have waiters serving caviar on tiny crackers, and everyone sips tea with their pinky fingers extended.

Our low class status sent us over by the in gate.

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We had a great view of lots of walking.

We had a great view of lots of walking.

We were right on the front row, which would have been great if they had decided to put any fences in front of us. They were a bit further out though. That, combined with the sun glare caused most of the photos I took to look like this was a jumping course for ants.

This was the closest jump:

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Still, it was really fun to watch.

This one looks like one of those angry horse statues!

This one looks like one of those angry horse statues!

The eventually winner, Tori Colvin came out, and while I had no idea who she was until she won, I greatly admired both her perfect ride, and her coat, which had fancy red trimming, instead of the usual yellow.

Good luck trying to see it on this shoddy picture though.

Good luck trying to see it on this shoddy picture though.

There were several option jumps on the course:

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The other fence is blocking it, but there was a lower hay bale jump next to this one.

In round two, they added a jump that was up on the hill in the grass.

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We left before it ended, because we hate getting stuck in parking lot traffic. Since we didn’t feel like walking around, we cut through the grounds.

The warm up ring was mostly occupied by people watching.

The warm up ring was mostly occupied by people watching.

Stall fronts were super fancy. This one had set of huge wooden doors. No doubt they were going for a castle look.

Stall fronts were super fancy. This one had set of huge wooden doors flanked by stone walls. A horses’ stall is their castle.

Golf carts are mandatory for looking like a high end barn.

Golf carts are mandatory.

I also stopped by the embroidery vendor, and ordered a saddle pad with my name on it. It’s totally flowery and girlie, and I am really excited about it. Eventually, I will get one with the super serious initial monogram though. One day…

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  • hellomylivia
    June 8, 2015

    These pictures are ART. They are BEAUTIFUL. And I am so entirely jealous that you got to watch all of this.

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    • Courtney
      hellomylivia
      June 8, 2015

      They are beautiful. I’m thinking about selling prints. I’ll give you one for free though, of course.

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        Courtney
        June 8, 2015

        Please blow it up to poster size, but keep the resolution low. Blurriness makes it abstract.

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          June 8, 2015

          It will be the darkest, most pixilated picture hanging on your wall!

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    June 8, 2015

    That show ground looks so nice!

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    • Courtney
      Erin
      June 10, 2015

      It is one of the prettiest I’ve seen!

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  • emma
    June 9, 2015

    what a fun day – i’d really like to go to a show like this too (tho that’s kinda rude that they charged lol)

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    • Courtney
      emma
      June 10, 2015

      Yeah I was annoyed! If it was by the carload, I would understand because of the wear and tear on the grass parking lot.

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    June 10, 2015

    I love all the jumping pictures even though they are far away! That first jumping one is just gorgeous!

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    • Courtney
      resazbesaz
      June 10, 2015

      Thank you very much! I promise next time I’ll get better one haha

      Reply
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