The green fields of Howard Community College were transformed Sunday into a show ring for a world-class horse jumping competition, the Columbia Classic Grand prix, where Maryland riders earned the top three spots and the school raked in $200,000 for scholarships.
“In Howard County, where 48 percent of the students who go to college come here, there?s a great need for scholarships,” said Alan Jefferson, chairman for the event, which attracted several thousand spectators this year and as many as 5,000 in years? past.
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