30 SIDELINES JANUARY 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
A Capital Experience: The Washington
International Horse Show
From the puissance to ponies, the best in equestrian
sport competed at the 53rd Washington International Horse
Show. WIHS brought horses to the city in fne fashion,
hosting the best hunter, jumper, and equitation riders in
the nation competing for top prizes at Verizon Center in
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downtown Washington, D.C. over six days of competition
Nick Skelton captured another big win, this time taking home
the largest purse with Beverley Widdowson’s Carlo 273 in the
$100,000 President’s Cup Grand Prix CSI 3*-W presented by
Events DC and given a Rolex watch.
Nick Skelton
(GBR) powered
over the seven-
foot Boeing
wall to win
the $25,000
Puissance on
Unique
Nick Skelton takes home $100,000 and the President’s Cup Grand Prix
CSI 3*-
All photos by Diana De Rosa
In the $10,000 Adult Jumper Championship, Kaley Pratt won the blue
ribbon on Shane.
Sarah Tredennick of Denver, CO, rode Vigaro to the
win in the $31,000 International Open Jumper Jump-
off class