The Fork Photo Gallery - a Few Prelim Pics!
Cross country photos from last weekend's horse trials at The Fork in Norwood, North Carolina.
 |  Some of the decorations for the jumps were very lifelike... :) But not over the top! |
 Bobby Costello (our columnist for Eventing USA) and Dinero in the Open Prelim division. Go Bobby! |  Leslie Law & Java - finished 7th |
 Allison Springer & Tiamo - finished 11th |  Allie & Ti splooshing down into the water |
 Remember Close The Deal (was ridden by Bonnie Mosser)? Here he is with owner Rebecca Polan! |  Jennie Brannigan & Plain Jane (her face is PRICELESS...that grit & determination works - they moved up from 15th to 4th) |
 Madigan Murphy & Courting Tompkins (finished 10th) |  Remember Royal Venture (Kim Severson's Rolex horse)? Here is he is with Sarah Kamensky - they finished 5th. |
 Callie Judy & Irish Odyssey off the drop |  Remember Windswept, Penny Rowland's upper-level Connemara/TB? Here he is with new rider Carroll Courtenay (they won the JYOP, by the way!) |
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