Rolex Kentucky 2002

Trade Fair

One of the attractions of the event is the Trade Fair, an amazing array of vendors selling anything a horse enthusiast might need, from a hoof-pick to a 6-horse slant-load trailer. I didn't buy much, but I couldn't resist getting measured by the cute blonde in the Charles Owen booth, who told me I needed a 7 3/8 Showjumper, and sent me over to my buddy Dave Baseheart (picture at left) in the Wise Choice tent to buy it.

By Sunday afternoon, several inches of mud and thousands of trampling feet had turned the terrain around the trade fair into a sea of mud. I tried to convince Dave that we could start a mud-wrestling concession, charging women $5 to wrestle and offering that saddle as a prize to the winner. Shrewd businessman that he is, he quickly ran the numbers in his head and decided it wasn't a profitable venture.


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