FAST On Course
Washington International Horse Show
Things Happen
Capital One Arena
Photo by Rex Reed O Olaf Petersen Jr.
EQUINE Lifestyle
Presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN
In the span of just 48 hours, the Capital One Arena, a
20,000-seat multi-purpose sports and entertainment
venue usually home to the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the
NHL’s Washington Capitals, the WNBA’s Washington Mystics,
and the NCAA’s Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball
team, is transformed into the stage for one of the country’s
best horse shows. For a week in October, the famed
arena plays host to more than 500 of the country’s best
horses as they compete at the Washington International
Horse Show (WIHS), presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN™.
at the
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Photo by Shawn McMillen
Photo by Lindsay Long
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Any good course designer
makes the best use of the ring
that they have to work with.
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