Monumental Mall Madness

There were plenty of thundering hooves on the Mall in Washington, DC on Sunday, June 15th. MGAA hosted a mounted games exhibition with 40 riders at the old Polo Grounds in DC. Eight teams competed at once. This year we made the Washington Post's Bet Picks for the weekend so we actually had an audience all day. Some were disappointed when we had to take a lunch break!

Robert Taylor, Referee, was once again efficient in his starts. Janey Lawrence and Nancy Harmon did a fantastic job as Line A Judges. Sharon Brown and Kristi Mitchell used all their fingers and toes when adding up the scores. Claudia Stewart and Patti Naji did a wonderful job backing up Janey one the other side of Line A. We also had a fantastic crew of assistant refs: Kathy Taylor, Stacey Calhoun, Andrea Cone, Laura Karns, Julie Whitehair, Kris Kepner, Colleen Corrigan and Diane Hickok.

I don't know what Curtis Schelling ate for breakfast but he was in fine voice as our Announcer. He kept the riders and the audience entertained all day !!

Thanks also to Charlie Hickok and all those parents and friends who helped set up the gigantic field and keep the games running smoothly.

Susan Melvin gets a big thank you for organizing and setting up the pot-luck lunch. There was plenty of variety and plenty of food for all. We probably could have feed most of the audience too! Thanks to her helpers, Laura Karns, Christine Brennan, and Sharon DeMaranville.

Thanks also to all those parents, riders, and friends who pitched in where and when help was needed. I would like to thank all those riders and parents who carried all the equipment back and forth from the trailer parking area to the arena.

Thanks also for picking up all the 'leavings" in the parking area and the arena throughout the day. This will certainly ensure an invite back next year.

C4: (Black Polos) J Cone ~ Darnestown, MD S Cone ~ Darnestown, MD A Cone ~ Darnestown, MD J Pillard ~ Pottstown, PA D Herbick ~ Chevy Chase, MD
Crash: (Orange Polos) V Brown ~ Woodbine, MD S Hickok ~ Upper Marlboro, MD J Hickok ~ Upper Marlboro, MD D Wiseman ~ Upper Marlboro, MD J Schenck ~ Charlotte Hall, MD
Custom Made (Pink Polos) R Korn ~ Monroe, NY J Arleo ~ Goshen, NY L Worker ~ Fort Montgomery, NY C Reverendo ~ Wall, NJ H Culliane ~ Lebanon, MJ
Cyclones: (Purple Polos) M Taylor ~ Mt Airy, MD R Cone ~ Darnestown, MD S Kepner ~ Damascus, MD C Jenkins ~ Keedysville, MD K Jenkins ~ Keedysville, MD
Fast Forward: (White Polos) K Muldoon ~ McGaheysville, VA G Schelling ~ Newton, PA I Brennen ~ Esmont, VA C Mariano ~ Douglassville, PA A Knapp ~ Mt. Airy, MD
Luck of the Irish: (Green Polos) J Naji ~ North Wales, PA J Naji ~ North Wales, PA A Royer ~ Souderton, PA T Royer ~ Souderton, PA H Klingerman ~ Telford, PA
Punk Rock Ponies: (Gold Polos) B Calhoun ~ Purcellville, VA B Calhoun ~ Purcellville, VA M Vassallo ~ Boonsboro, MD L Mitchell ~ Rohrersville, MD S Welniak ~ Charlotte Hall, MD
Southern Explosion: (Blue Polos) K Karns ~ Piedmont, SC S Melvin ~ Anderson, SC I Cantin ~ Watkinsville, GA L Harmon ~ Ellenboro, NC I Brace ~ Mt Airy, MD

Team	AM Session	PM Session	Total
Punk Rock Ponies	105	104	209
Custom Made	84	81	165
Crash	63	95	158
Fast Forward	70	83	153
C4	81	68	149
Luck of the Irish	52	94	146
Cyclones	58	53	111
Southern Explosion	34	55	89