Thermal, Calif.—Feb. 11

When Ashlee Bond left the ring after her jump-off round with Chela LS in the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Thermal qualifier, she knew she’d left the door open. After nine months out of the tack due to pregnancy, she was still knocking the rust off.

Thermal, Calif.—Feb. 10

As John French turned towards the final fence, he saw the distance waiting for him. Since he and Skyhawk held a comfortable lead after the first round of the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the HITS Coachella Desert Circuit IV he planned on skipping the final two high options and not take the risk. But when the distance presented itself, he knew he had to go for it.

Thermal, Calif.—Feb. 9  

Sometimes you have to look past first impressions. That’s what Ali Ramsay learned after she almost walked away from Hermelien VD Hooghoeve after she first tried the mare in the Netherlands.

There’s no better way to make sure the rust is all knocked off than with a grand prix win!

Lisa Goldman had to take three months off from showing to recover from two surgeries and just got back in the saddle a few weeks ago, so she was thrilled to take the blue in the $50,000 Equioxx Grand Prix at HITS Ocala (Fla.) riding Hindsight. It was also the horse’s first grand prix win.