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Crown Affair A ROYAL FAREWELL TOUR FOR A GEM OF THE HUNTER SPORT
Crown Affair and John French accepting their Hunter Derby win at Blenheim
T
o wrap up his extremely successful show career, Crown Affair has set off on his farewell tour. This trip will take him all over the continental United States as he competes against the top
hunters in the nation. Winning the last two USHJA Hunter Derby’s in southern California, he is well poised for this incredible tour to lead him into the next, and most interesting, stage of his life and career, that of a top breeding stallion for the sport. Next stop is Parker, Colorado and the beautiful Rocky Mountain horse shows. From there he will travel northwest to the scenic Bend, Oregon shows before he reverses
Photos by Flying Horse Photography, Lindsay McCall & Gail Morey 61
direction and ships to the amazing Kentucky Horse Park for the $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals. Meeting the best hunters from all over the United States, he will have the opportunity to show at one of the premier facilities available to hunter showing. Finally, he will wrap up his tour at the Hampton Classic Horse Shows in New York. “I always thought that Crown Affair could be a
nationally recognized hunter," said owner Gail Morey about this stallion. “To me, he had everything that it takes: athleticism, scope, beauty, movement and an incredible mind. Additionally, he is so easy to get to the ring, which
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