ShowBiz Feature
Hats, Horses, & A Dog
Named Dave
But the show was successful, becoming jumped beautifully and they’re jumping from Skinner’s side.
a springboard for future World Cup better the last day then they did the “He’s a very perfect dog,” she spoke
Finals finding a home in the states. first day – that’s always what you want,” in a soft voice to her canine buddy.
“It was very well received,” Skinner she specified. “That just all happened “It’s not just me, everybody says he’s
recalled. “We got great reviews from there.” perfect,” she added with a smile. “He
the European riders who were iffy about Although Grand Prix competitions are is such a wonderful dog.”
coming in the first place.” not the magnitude of Olympic Games, With Dave by her side at horse shows
While the World Cup Finals was an Skinner and her competent crew put in throughout the west, Skinner shouldn’t
important memory, the 1996 Olympic long hours to make sure they all go off be too hard to find... just look for the
Games in Atlanta (where LEG co- without a hitch. woman wearing all those hats.
managed the show jumping and Skinner “At (a Grand Prix) level of an event,
also announced) seemed to eclipse it in we work on it kind of for a whole
the retelling. year,” she revealed of the time spent
Top: Left to Right: Charlotte discusses
“The whole thing was just amazing,” organizing a show. “It’s obviously far
details before the July 28th $60,000 Denver
Grand Prix at the Colorado Horse Park. “I
she declared. “There were riders I’d more labor intensive once you get to it.
like the details,” said Charlotte Skinner from
never met in person before, who were It’s not an entire year’s worth of work,
behind a desk in Colorado. “Organizing a
show and making certain everything runs
just incredible. Nothing is like an but you have to start planning a year smooth.” Charlotte works behind the
Olympic Games.” ahead.”
scenes at the Colorado Horse Park during
the 2007 Colorado Summer Circuit (using
Asked for specifics, she discussed Considering the amount of stress her new IPhone, of course). (left to right)
the smooth run of equestrian events in and long hours inherent in her job, you
Course Designer Michel Vaillancourt, Crew
Chief James Giralamo, and Charlotte Skinner
Atlanta. would think a detail-oriented person
take a break from discussing details for an
upcoming Grand Prix competition at the
“It went well and the right horses might start unraveling at the seams.
Colorado Horse Park.
won. When the right horses win and That’s where Dave the wonderdog
Bottom: Charlotte, wearing one of her
many hats. Dave, Charllotte’s ten year old
everybody’s happy and no one had comes into the picture, a ten year-old Australian Shepard, is never far from her side.
a really bad time and the horses all Australian Shepherd that is never far
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