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Local and Olympic Riders to be Part of Horse Show Mix [VIDEO]

This year's Labor Day Horse Show at Myopia is set to attract the best of the best with the high-stakes Putnam Jumper Classic.

The photographs vary. Some are of boys on gray hunters and some are of girls aboard bays clearing fences. Regardless, likely most homes in Hamilton and Wenham have at least one such snapshot either hanging in the front hall, bathroom or barn, or stuck between the pages of an old family album. The riders, the horses and years vary but not the venue. Each is a shot snapped at Myopia Hunt Club’s Labor Day Horse Show, an event that’s been running for 111 years. Ashley MacVaugh tacks up her horses every morning beside one of these shots, that of her mother Susie, then a teenager, sailing over a hurdle on a dark horse marked by a wide blaze. No weekend hacker, MacVaugh of Sprague Farm on Bridge Street in Hamilton carries on the equestrienne …

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Equestrian Event to Return With Jousting, Bigger Purse

The Putnam Boston Equestrian Classic will return to Hamilton in September, bring with it jousting for the first time.

Don Little decided he wasn’t going to rest on his laurels after a successful inaugural Putnam Investments Boston Jumper Classic. The chairman of the event, now called the Putnam Boston Equestrian Classic, decided to fine tune the equestrian event by adding features that he anticipates will enhance the event while attracting more spectators. Among the differences will be a family day, jousting and more prize money which should attract more and better riders. The family day, on Saturday, will include pony rides, entertainment for kids, dog agility competitions and more. “We’re trying to attract a bigger crowd,” said Little. “Jousting is a great show. Kids love the idea. It’s a fun thing to (watch).” The event will cover two weekends at the …

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