Word: equestrian
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This gave him the best possible qualification for painting the great and the good. He simply took them at their own valuation, producing vivid epitomes of social standing as he did so. His portrait of Lord Ribblesdale, for instance, remains the definitive image of the late-Victorian equestrian male: superbly grave and self-contained, tall as a tree, and yet with a touch of carelessness in the flare of his buff hunting waistcoat and the dashing arabesque of paint with which, in a single loaded stroke, Sargent conveyed the fold of his breeches--a gesture as assured...
...Admit it, when you were 12 your room was covered with posters of horses and subconsciously you still haven't gotten over the fact that Santa never brought you a pony. Well, this Saturday is a chance to get out of Harvard, pet some horses and watch the Harvard equestrian team compete in their last show of the fall season. The show is sponsored by Boston University and is a mere 25 miles outside of Boston at Holly Hill Farm. Directions are mad complicated--if interested contact Michael Haynie at mhaynie@fas, FREE...
...physicist who is well-known for his tofu hot dogs, and the lab manager who is an avid equestrian, the new position in Leverett brings an opportunity to further strengthen the House advising system...
...equestrian team is Harvard's own co-ed riding team, coached by Alice McNeill at Verrill Farm in Concord, Massachusetts, which competes as part of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. According to Michael K. Haynie `00, the team's co-captain, the show team has done well this season. Haynie and Langdon Fielding `98 will both be attending the regional competition at Dartmouth in April, and nearly all the other riders have won ribbons...
...shows aren't the only focus of the Equestrian Team. There are about ten riders who compete on the team, and another ten who practice with the team but don't go to the shows. Haynie explains that the team's show riders get more recognition, but other riders are still encouraged to practice with the team...