New Young Pony Club Get Lucky

Halpin Enjoys New Stature Post-Rolex Kentucky

But after her impressive third-place effort as the highest-placed American, behind British eventing legend Mary King, who was first and second--and ahead of another British legend, her former mentor, William Fox-Pitt--nothing was quite the same for the 29-year-old Branchburg resident.

"It was really, really cool," she said, reflecting on the reaction to her performance from friends, acquaintances and people she didn't even know. Halpin was flooded with "phone calls, texts, facebook messages, everything. I couldn't really keep up with it all, which was exciting. It's almost embarrassing, honestly."

Halpin, who works out of Fieldstone Farm in Pittstown, noted that by the weekend of April 30-May 1, when the Kentucky Horse Park was flooded with thousands of fans, "I didn't really notice everybody else there. You are so focused on the task at hand," she explained.

A fault-free show jumping round before a packed stadium on Manoir de Carneville, which would elevate her to the top three in the standings, brought a burst of tears as she crossed the finish line.

While it obviously was "such an emotional moment for me," Halpin said, "I didn't realize the magnitude of how many people were in that moment."

Her horse, known to his friends as Tate, was turned out to rest after coming home from Kentucky and Halpin continued with the rest of her routine. But a few weeks later, while she was at the Virginia Horse Trials with another mount, the Rolex aura was still in force.

"So many people came up to me and said, `I was in tears, too,' and I said, `Oh my God, you were there?' Afterwards, I think the main thing that hit me was how many people were following and supporting us. It wasn't just me and Tate out there."

One of her many lessons from Rolex is realizing, "You get so over-focused you tend to forget there are people out there we can help or who can help us with guidance, or support or just a little inspiration. The number of people who said they can relate to me is really cool," said Halpin, who believes her accomplishment proves to others, "You can do this. It's very doable if you work really hard at it. I'm somebody they can relate to. It's really awesome."

Halpin, who gives clinics when she isn't competing on weekends, notes interest in her teaching has risen since Rolex. At a Canadian clinic, for instance, she had to stay an extra day in order to teach everyone who wanted a lesson.

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