New Albany Classic and Family Fun Day

Horses like this are why I would LOVE to be a mounted police officer.

Last Sunday I went to the "New Albany Classic Grand Prix and Family Fun Day". This was the 12th annual classic. I've heard of it in years past, and have considered going, but never got around to buying the tickets because they have to be bought in advance from ticket master. Thanks to my bestest friend Amy, she asked if I would like to go with her. So, Amy, Alyssa, Micahel (her 2 youngest kids) and Me, and Joey, and Kara (Joey's aunt) went to the classic Sunday!

OH MY GOSH it was amazing!! I was shocked at how awesome it was! The tickets were only $15 for 12 y/o and above, and children were free. There were tons of stuff to do! There was lots of carnival rides, and 'all day' rides was only $5, huge bounce houses that were free, face painting, hair painting, fake tattoos, sheep herding competition, and a ton of other stuff just to say a few. Then, we got to watch a concert put on by 'tween brands' - I was shocked at the line up! The performers were the OSU traveling band and cheerleaders and brutis, Mitchel Musso, and Jordin Sparks!! Then on to the grand prix jumping - what a good climax to the day!!!

My camera crapped out, so the following pictures are stolen from a friend's facebook page, but hey - I saw the same stuff!! :) here's a little taste of the New Albany Classic - and every reason why I'll be back EVERY year from here on out!!!

Look carefully at this horse's butt... the owner has shaved a perfect 'check board' pattern into it! LOL!

There's just something amazing about watching 1200 lbs of pure muscle flying over 5 1/2 foot jumps like they're nothing!

The gray horse was my fav, but not the winner! She did get 5th place out of 25 though!

A porche I think... they had about 5 super cool cars there like this that you were free to get into and look at and drool over and stuff.

A reindeer - what do reindeer do the other 364 days of the year? Why go to places like the New Albany classic to be petted by adoring kids. Their antlers were HUGE!

The 'Tween brands' jump - the whole even was sponsored by the Wexners... who have more money than should be legal! All the proceeds went towards the 'coalition against family violence' although w/ the line up and all the stuff they had there and how cheap the tickets were, I'm surprised there was any proceeds!!

The winner of the New Albany Classic Grand Prix - Armani! Yes - the horse's name is 'Armani'. I can't remember the rider's name - but who cares about the rider? It's the horses that are awesome! And what did the rider get for winning?? A $24,000 check and a 2 year lease on a Mercedes!! There was once a saying I heard that said "If you have made a small fortune riding horses, you started out with a large fortune!" soooo true - horses are so expensive!

All in all it was an amazing but exhausting day! And what a deal!!! I told Kris I'm gonna make him go with us next year!