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fargis The top two pictures were made by myself just after we got Mr. Fargis to the Coliseum. The other two from the site linked below. The downed helicopter on the Freeway had caused us a few moments of anxiety but after finding that it was truly an accident were able to get police escort around the wreckage. Luckily no one was hurt in the accident and we made it in plenty of time. The lady with Joe Fargis was, from what I remember a Bronze Medal winner in a previous Olympics, Equestrian Sports. I had talked to her several times regarding my love of horses. That of course is NOT Touch of Class, as it was explained to me later. This was a substiute horse that resembled Touch of Class. Sorry for that mistake.

A tribute to Touch of Class from http://www.showjumpinginternational.com

From Touchstone Valley Farms: (No longer online)

The United States Olympic Committee, recognizing this mare's tremendous effort at the Olympic games, awarded Touch of Class the USOC Athlete of the Year, the first nonhuman so named. Touch of Class was also named as one of the 50 most Influential Horses of the 20^th Century by the Chronicle of the Horses and was named to the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. Following her win at the Olympics, Touch of Class and Joe Fargis went on to win the Washington Presidents Cup, the New York Grand Prix (National Horse Show) and the Pennsylvania National Grand Prix (Harrisburg) (the triple crown of indoors). In addition to her Olympic win, she won over six grand prixes, was second and third in another 14 grand prixes and competed in six winning international nation cup teams.