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magine a place where hunter legend gozzi hung
his head out of a stall just a few doors down from
the grand prix jumper star Jet run. national
champion after national champion walked past
decorative fountains burbling in the aisles and under
crystal fixtures dotting the ceiling.
massive, sparkling chandeliers cast a soft glow
over an enormous indoor arena where riders like Ber-
nie traurig, melanie smith taylor, Katie monahan
prudent and robert ridland quietly schooled their
horses, sharing ideas and joking as music played. nel-
son pessoa, george morris, frank Chapot and Kenny
Wheeler visited and taught.
ere was a perpetual "blank check" available for
buying top horses. tricolor ribbons were collected by
the armful. e farm's horse southside represented the
united states at the 1976 olympic games.
An imaginary shangri-la? A wistful dream? no.
No expense was spared—at home
or away at shows—in the heyday of
Winter Place Farm.
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