Horses rule the Hamptons

Nacho Figueras and Rico Mansur with children from Work-to-Ride.

This past Sunday, Avantair, a private jet company hosted the first Annual Sunday Classic with Nacho Figueras to benefit Work-to-Ride, a non-profit that helps inner city kids develop self-discipline and life skills by learning how to ride and care for horses.

Eleonore de Bernis, Coca Conbrea, Adina Osipow, Arianna Osipow, Dr. Joesph Osipow, Alexandra Osipow, and Andrew Vissicchio

Tom Cera, Roberta Bosanka, Maty Buss, Martin Buss Carloine Barsoum, Michael Cafarella, and John Biegler

The event took place at Two Trees Farm on Hayground Road in Watermill. Supporting sponsors included Ferrari, Voss Water, Almond Restaurant, Maria Bonita Salon.

Rachel Heller, Mark Heller, Debra Heller, and Michael Heller

Michael Porrico, Ingnacio Laprida, Martin Pepa, and Helmut Wieser

Jolie Warbet, McNair Zimblist, and Erin Lurie

Brad Waywell and Isabelle Escher

Kelly Bensimon, John Biegler, and Maty Buss

Allison Ecung and Monika Plocienniczak

Aroura Figueras, Rico Mansur, Figueras, Nacho Figueras, Artemio Figueras, and Delfina Blaquier

Mark Daniels and Caroline Walter

Marths Skoglund

Michelle Travis and Amanda Sagefka

Isabelle Escher and Brad Waywell

Mariana Guerrico, Sophia Blaquier, Maria Pepa, and Mercedes Figueras

Maty and Martin Buss

Sid Bensimon, Kelly Bensimon, Teddy Bensimon, and Maty Buss

Coca Conbrea, Adina Osipow, Alexandra Osipow, and Arianna Osipow

Paige Allardice, Martin Pepa, and Michael Porrico

Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri and Adriel Reboh

Melissa Berkelhammer, Lucas Bscher, Rachel Heller, Isabelle Escher, and Brad Waywell

Shari Senzon and Heather Sarg

Last Friday afternoon at the Vered Gallery in East Hampton, Delfina Blaquier celebrated the opening of her newest exhibit, Horses, with a special champagne reception. Photographer and horse enthusiast Delfina hails from a distinguished Argentine family with polo in its bloodline. Raised around horses she’s spent her life observing and admiring them. In 2003 Delfina traveled the Polo circuit with her husband Nacho Figueras and their son. Using a Polaroid 210 camera, she documented the entire season. All material was then made into an as of yet unpublished book that she herself created.

Four years ago she discovered digital photography and started using her “fragmented” approach to her work, offering a Zen-like approach to the viewer with an aim to “liberate the mind.” In 2008 her friend Kelly Klein published her oversized photography book Horse featuring Delfina’s image, Vasco Negro. Horses runs through September 24th

Andrew Benedict, Delfina Blaquier, Marty Richards, and Andrew Saffir

Benjamin Segal

Alex Georgakos

Jorge Pepa, Jorge Pepa, Maria Pepa, and Sylvia Pepa

Damien Roman and Crystal Lamiroult

Delfina Blaquier, Roger Berman, and Rachel Zoe

David Shorr and Kimberly Zimmerman

Eileen Epstein, Regina Kravitz, and Babette Walter

Vered, Ron Rosenzweig, and Rachel Zoe

Eti Gutman and Patrick Christiano

Jeffrey Slonim and Neil Hirsch

Elena Lucenti and Suzy Drasnin

Julia Kolomiyetm, Sviata Alexandrova, and Sandra Riczi

Gloria and Rona Kitsch

Emily Wilson and Felix Hagen

Janet Lehr, Delfina Blaquier, Verad, and Nicholas Hoyos

Kelly Klein and Nick Manifold

Kai Kalb and Helen Carr

Jane and David Walentas

Michael Cancellare and Marty Richards

Ellen Gifford

Katie Zheng

Michelle Campos and Sara Semprini

Ingrid Deutsch

Lance Miletich

Jorge Pepa, Verad, Nacho Figueras, and Mercedes Figueras

Trevor Kaufman, Scott Sinclair, and David Restrepo

Irene and Michael Lo

Michael Wudyka and Ingrid Brownyard

Maria Farias, Patricia Rizzi, and Cida Mota

Sabrina Turner, Gina Larucci, and Alessia Turner

Michael Warren, David Shorr, and Nacho Figueras

Marcy Warren, Kimberly Zimmerman, and Roger Berman

Sara Gehrke

Ron Rosenzweig and Rachel Zoe

Steven Romm

Yvonne Morabito and Ron Dagar

Patricia Rizzi, Maria Farias, and Cida Mota

Kent and Kristina Skipper

Last Friday night at Lily Pond the Hamptons Social Series celebrated their final weekly gathering for Emma Snowdon-Jones' birthday salute to Autism Speaks and Charity: Water.

Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents of a child with autism. Since then, Autism Speaks has grown into the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. We are proud of what we've been able to accomplish and look forward to continued successes in the years ahead.

Steve Barber, Rob Siegel, Samantha Daniels, Emma Snowdon-Jones, Lacary Sharpe, and Joanna Goldenstein

Charity: Water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. We use 100% of public donations to directly fund sustainable water solutions in areas of greatest need. Just $20 can give one person clean water for 20 years.

90% of the 42,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and unhygienic living conditions are to children under five years old. Many of these diseases are preventable. The UN predicts that one tenth of the global disease burden can be prevented simply by improving water supply and sanitation. Guests at the event were treated to a dinner provided by Phillippe and music by DJ Airloom and DJ Lee Kalt.