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Chris Meloni Reveals Riding Past at the Polo

Chris Meloni

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Oddly enough, the VIP tent at the Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge in the Hamptons is probably the last place you’ll find anyone actually interested in horses. Usually getting all the attention are the Champagne, hors d’oeuvre, and the genetic miracle that is Christie Brinkley’s face. But this Saturday, Law & Order star Chris Meloni revealed that he actually uses his glutes for something other than making us swoon. “I used to ride, when I was in L.A.,” he told Daily Intel. “[My friend had] one horse that was great, another horse that, you know, had a bad attitude, and he would intentionally run me into trees or under branches that were really low and would try to knock you off.” Meloni’s pal eventually sold the ornery horse, only to find out that “the whole time, he was blind.” Guffaw! Shoulda saved that one for Leno, Chris. Elsewhere at the Mandy Moore–hosted event, a pregnant Jill Hennessy was probably the only star to avoid the booze. “I love watching people munching on little appetizers, salted nuts,” she told us. Pregnant ladies rule. —Brett Amelkin

Chris Meloni Reveals Riding Past at the Polo