Albuquerque Equestrian Cup

Nice event overall. Only one winery for tasting — St. Clair. Tyler was very friendly and informative on the wines and the bistro.
Food sampling was excellent. Not a huge selection but everything sampled was top notch. Vintage 423 had a pulled pork with jalapeño aioli that was a wonderful. I think several vendors left early.
Jazz Trio was on point with relaxing and soulful tunes.
Didint seem to be anywhere to interact with the horses which was a disappointment to my wife. But they were majestic and beautiful to watch in the arena.

First off I’d like to send a HUGE shout-​out to Howie «The Duke of Duke City» K. for the heads up & the hook up! We had a great time!
I was expecting a larger turn out, but all the more breathing room for us! It was awesome!
The Rodney Bowe Jazz Trio were rockin the house! Err… Jazzin the house, they were really good and it set a nice mood. Great grub samplings, nice wine samplings from St. Clair Winery, which was pretty good. They brought a Cab, a Pinot Grigio, a Chenin Blanc & my preferred one, a Meritage, which is a blend of a few red varietals. Nice!!!
Marble Brewery was sportin a seasonal Pumpkin Spice brew, which I really liked! Enough to warrant my DD, AKA my wife, to drive home.
There was a kids zone with a couple bouncies and Tons-​O bubbles and other fun games for the kidos to play with, and they even had a box full of McDonalds hamburgers they were handing out.
Naturally the main draw, the horses & the competition, was VERY cool! This was our first time to an event like this, but I suspect it will NOT be our last. Something about seeing those riders & those big beautiful horses leap over the obstacles up close was just majestic. The whole event was a big hit!
We’ll be there next year, and so should all of you!