Nancy designed the Sweet Charity Farm logo seen above. |
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An aerial view of Sweet Charity Farm and an equestrian receives his award. |
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Local coverage boasts Sweet Charity's benefits to the community. |
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The
first charity horse show at Sweet Charity Farm was held in 1996. |
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The Indianapolis Star provided coverage of the popular facility. |
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Shots from competition and a quiet moment for two visiting horses. |
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Nancy and her horse William |
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Sponsors enjoyed lunch under the Grand Prix followed by the professional Grand Prix competition and awards ceremonies. |
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2003 Sponsor booklet for the Summer Classic Charity Horse Show and Sweet Charity Farm program book. |
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Aside from equestrian shows, Sweet Charity |
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Nancy enjoyed all aspects of running Sweet Charity Farm. The facility hosted hunter-jumper shows, saddle bred shows and dressage shows. |
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The Dixie Chopper Lawn Mower Race proved to be a popular event during the Summer Classic Horse Show. |
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The "Dixie Chicks" helped
kick-off the Summer Classic's annual Dixie Chopper Lawn Mower Races. |
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Kids of all ages enjoyed free miniature train rides, pony rides, carnival games, face painting, mascots, and clowns during Kids Day at Sweet Charity Farm. |
She managed to unify two of her passions, horses and charities, when she developed and launched Sweet Charity Farm in Carmel, Indiana in 1994. Sweet Charity Farm was a private 120-acre equestrian facility that featured 124 stalls, five outdoor rings, an indoor sand arena and a 400 x 400 grass Grand Prix field, one of the few in the country.
Nancy served as the president and CEO of the world-class venue for equestrian shows. Many of the shows became fundraisers for local organizations.
After Bob's death in 1997, Nancy turned her full attention to Sweet Charity Farm. In 2005, Nancy Irsay sold the land upon which Sweet Charity Farm was located. She is doing more travel and the time came to let Sweet Charity Farm go.