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Article: EQUESTRIANISM; At Frying Pan Park, It's Show Time for Jumpers
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- The Washington Post
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- December 23, 1999
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This time of year brings the local show season, hosted by several
facilities with indoor arenas. There are shows at Frying Pan Park,
Morven Park and Rafeen Farm almost every weekend throughout the
winter. These shows offer hunters and jumpers on different dates,
giving everyone a choice of divisions in which to compete.
At a recent jumper show at Herndon's Frying Pan Park, there were
so many entries in each class that the show went on well into the
evening. There were horses competing that were preparing to head to
Florida, young horses at their first show, adults on schoolmasters
and kids on ponies everywhere.
Frying Pan Park is one of my favorite places to take horses this
time of year. As ...