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THE EVOLUTION OF A VENUE

he entire Hipico Santa Fe family is excited to welcome you to our expanded 2017 Santa Fe Summer Series! We listened to requests from our exhibitors, sponsors, vendors, and spectators for more opportunities this summer to enjoy horse showing in Santa Fe, a city filled with stunning art; fabulous restaurants; spectacular vistas; and opportunities for fishing, hiking, biking, and, of course, riding. We have added one new competition week, July 19–23, to our Summer Series so that you can compete, play, spectate, and relax in a beautiful setting for even longer.

As we enter our third year, we reflect upon the improvements and decisions we’ve made to develop and expand our shows, as well as the work still to be done. The experiences of our clients at Hipico Santa Fe over the past two years have informed our decisions regarding the growth and improvement of our venue. We are committed to providing the finest horse show experience, from our proprietary footing blend, grass competition fields, young horse show program, and unique lounge with great food and entertainment to our friendly staff, beautiful surroundings, and fun atmosphere.

Since the conclusion of the 2016 Summer Series, we have redesigned our arena layout to provide ample warm-up areas for both hunters and jumpers. We also recognize that

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our clients needed more schooling areas, and have opened up both the indoor arena and the Taos arena to competitors.

Additionally, the Hipico Lounge is now open to all visitors. It is THE happening spot, where sponsors, competitors, and their families and guests can relax, enjoy great meals, and watch both the hunter and jumper competitions in the comfort of the shade. For easy access, food, art, and equestrian vendors are also located in the Lounge. Sponsor and VIP seating remain available for those who wish to guarantee their seating and enjoy our locally catered cuisine.

As we continue to evolve, we have also begun to develop a new aspect of the Hipico Santa Fe property: the opportunity to support and showcase our community by hosting non-equestrian events (see related story, page 20).

We anticipate that as our site matures, it will become a center for a variety of equestrian and non-equestrian activities. It has been our goal since our inception to support the local economy as we develop a multi-dimensional event space that offers something for everyone to enjoy. We are grateful to our sponsors, local businesses, competitors, vendors, and advertisers, who continue to support us as we work toward our inspiring vision for Hipico Santa Fe! Sincerely, THE ORGANIZERS OF HIPICO SANTA FE

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CONTENTS

ADVENTURES WITH HORSES

6 THE EVOLUTION OF A VENUE

44 CHACO’S MYSTIC ROADS

20 WHAT’S HAPPENING AT HIPICO

by DOUG PRESTON

Hipico Santa Fe hosts events year-round

Chronicles of a horseback adventure retracing the path of the Anasazi

22 THE ALL-IN-ONE GRAND PRIX

53 HIPICO IN HISTORY

A class for everyone

The roots of Hipico Santa Fe run deep into history.

by EMILY ESTERSON

29 SCENES FROM THE 2016 SUMMER SERIES

58 ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS

Candids from last year’s Santa Fe Summer Series

35 RIDING FOR A CAUSE Proceeds from the Grand Prix de Santa Fe benefit New Mexico Suicide Intervention Project’s Sky Center.

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72 UP CLOSE WITH HIPICO

by EVALYN BEMIS

We visit with Santa Fe Summer Series competitors and show staff

by JOANNE MESZOLY

History shaped each of the disciplines we see at horse shows today

30 MEET THE MASCOTS Minnie and Misto greet Hipico Santa Fe visitors

PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

64 WELCOME TO THE TACK REVOLUTION

ALSO INSIDE 15 THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

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From new materials to apps, tack isn’t what it used to be

16 SCHEDULE OF CLASSES 78 ADVERTISERS/ SUPPORTERS

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2017 Santa Fe Summer Series HIPICO LEADERSHIP Brian K. Gonzales Guy McElvain Phyllis M. Gonzales Sharon McElvain

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EVENT MANAGEMENT

Sandia Farm • Sparrowhawk • Tourism Santa Fe

SPARROWHAWK James Campbell, Chief Operations Officer Sparrow Campbell, Protocol Director HIPICO SANTA FE Samantha Sylvain, Operations Manager Karina Holmes, Client Services and Office Manager Laura “Lo” Aleo, Human Resources Manager Cynthia Carter, Design Director

HIPICO SITE MANAGEMENT Rick Atchinson, Site Development Director Pedro Antillon, Grounds Manager Clayton McElvain, Footing Coordinator

PLATINUM Dr. Paul Scharf & Kendra Lyon • Invicta Farms Plum Creek Hollow Farm • Santa Fe Exports • Terence & Henrietta Hall

GOLD ALU Jumps • Cowgirl Catering • Griffis Residential Hutton Broadcasting/Santafe.com • McElvain Energy • Rancho Corazon Rosewood Inn at the Anasazi • Valley View Stables

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2017 WEEK 1 Tentative Schedule WEDNESDAY BMW/MINI Htr Arena, 8:00 a.m.

121 Green Conformation Model

Htr 2, 8:00 a.m.

407

Jumper 2, 8:00 a.m.

Grand Prix Field, 11:00 a.m.

Low Htr

601

.65m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

625

1.10m Jumper II.2b

127 High Perf Conformation Model

325,326,329

Green Htr 3' & U/S

605

.75m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

629

1.15m Jumper II.2b

401 Open Htr

330,331,334

Green Htr 3'3" & U/S

610

.85m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

645

YJC 5 Yr Olds, IIBR 1.15m

340,341

Special Htr Low 2'6"

615

.95m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

648

YJC 6 Yr Olds, II.2b 1.25m

620

1.0m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

633

1.20m Jumper II.2b

133,134,137 Green Htr 3'9" & U/S

636

1.25m Jumper II.2b

116,117,120 Green Conf Htr & U/S

639

1.30m Jumper II.2b

122,123,126 High Perf Conf Htr & U/S

651

YJC, 7 Yr, II.2b 1.35m

101,102,105 High Perf Htr & U/S

642

1.40m Jumper II.2b

106,107,110 Perf Htr 3’6” & U/S 128,129,132 Green Working Htr 3'6" & U/S

111,112 Perf Htr 3'3" 350,351,354 Santa Fe Htr 3' & U/S

THURSDAY BMW/MINI Htr Arena, 8:00 a.m.

402 Open Htr

Htr 2, 8:00 a.m.

408

Jumper 2, 8:00 a.m.

Grand Prix Field, 11:00 a.m.

Low Htr

602

.65m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

626

1.10m Jumper II.2b

108,109 Perf Htr 3'6" & Handy

327,328

Green Htr 3' O/F

606

.75m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

630

1.15m Jumper II.2b

130,131 Green Htr 3'6" & Handy

332,333

Green Htr 3'3" O/F

611

.85m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

646

YJC 5 Yr Olds, IIBR 1.15m

135,136 Green Htr 3'9" & Handy

409

Low Htr

616

.95m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

634

1.20m Jumper II.2b

118,119 Green Conf Htr & Handy

345,346

Special Htr High 2'9"

621

1.0m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

637

1.25m Jumper II.2b

124,125 High Perf Conf Htr & Handy

342,343

Special Htr Low 2'6"

673

Take 2 TB Jpr 1.0m, II.2b

649

YJC 6 Yr Olds, II.2b 1.25m

Baby Green Htr & U/S

626

1.10m Jumper II.2b

640

1.30m Jumper II.2b

115 Perf Htr 3'3" U/S

335,336,339

113,114 Perf Htr 3'3" & Handy

344

Special Htr Low 2'6" U/S

652

YJC, 7 Yr, II.2b 1.35m

103,104 High Perf Htr & Handy

410

Low Htr

643

1.40m Jumper II.2b

355,356 Modified Jr/Am Htr 3'3"

363,364,367

Modified Adult Htr & U/S

357 Modified Jr/Am Htr U/S

368,369,372

Modified Children's Htr & U/S

518 NMHJA Jr/Am Medal 3'/3'3" 352,353 Santa Fe Htr 3'

FRIDAY BMW/MINI Htr Arena, 8:00 a.m.

505 Jr Equitation 15-17 Flat 403 Open Htr 506 Jr Equitation 15-17 3'3" 158,159,162 Sm Jr Htr & U/S 15/U 163,164,167 Sm Jr Htr & U/S 16-17

Htr 2, 8:00 a.m.

411 337,338 412 347,348

Grand Prix Field, 8:00 a.m.

607

.75m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

657

High C/A JPR 1.10m, II.2b

Baby Green Htr 2'6"

612

.85m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

654

Low C/A JPR 1.0m, II.2b

Low Htr

680

.85m Non-Pro Jumper II.2b

660

Med Jr/Am JPR 1.20m, II.2b

635

1.20m Jumper II.2b

Special Htr High 2'9" Special Htr High 2'9" U/S

617

.95m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

638

1.25m Jumper II.2b

168,169,172 Lrg Jr Htr & U/S 15/U

365,366

Modified Adult Htr

622

1.0m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

641

1.30m Jumper II.2b

173,174,177 Lrg Jr Htr & U/S 16/17

370,371

Modified Children's Htr

627

1.10m Jumper II.2b

647

YJC 5 Yr Olds, IIBR 1.15m

507

Children's Equitation Flat

631

1.15m Jumper II.2b

650

YJC 6 Yr Olds Stake, II.2b 1.25m

515 ASPCA Maclay

508

Children's Equitation 3'

520.2

WIHS Jumper Phase

653

YJC 7 Yr Olds Stake, II.2b 1.35m

811 $2,500 Nat Htr Derby (week 1)

516

THIS Medal

711

$5,000 Welcome Stake (week 1)

501

Jr Equitation 11/U Flat

USHJA 3'3" Jumping Seat Medal

502

Jr Equitation 11/U 2'3"

512

Pony Equitation O/F

420

Schooling Pony

514

Marshall Sterling/ US Pony Medal

178,179,182 Jr Htr 3'3" & U/S

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349

Jumper 2, 8:00 a.m.

Low Htr 2'6"

517

663

Low JR/AO JPR, 1.25-1.30m, II.2b

666

High JR/AO JPR, 1.35-1.40m, II.2b

2017 WEEK 1 Tentative Schedule SATURDAY BMW/MINI Htr Arena, 8:00 a.m.

513 404 520.1

Pessoa/US Htr Seat Medal

Htr 2, 8:00 a.m.

421

Jumper 2, 8:00 a.m.

Schooling Pony

603

.65m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

Grand Prix Field, 9:00 a.m.

655

Low C/A JPR 1.0m, II.2b

Open Htr

183,184,187

Small Pony Htr & U/S

608

.75m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

658

High C/A JPR 1.10m, II.2b

WIHS Htr Phase

188,189,192

Medium Pony Htr & U/S

613

.85m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

661

Mod Jr/Am JPR 1.20m, II.2b

Pony Equitation Flat

681

.85m Non-Pro Jumper II.2b

664

Low JR/AO JPR, 1.25-1.30m, II.2b High JR/AO JPR, 1.35-1.40m, II.2b

160*,161

Sm Jr Htr & Handy 15/U

511

165*,166

Sm Jr Htr & Handy 16/17

193,194,197

Large Pony Htr & U/S

618

.95m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

667

170*,171

Lrg Jr Htr & Handy 15/U

198,199,202

S/M Green Pony Htr & U/S

623

1.0m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

703

175*176

Lrg Jr Htr & Handy 16/17

203,204,207

Lrg Green Pony Htr & U/S

669

Pony Jumper 1.05m, II.2b

180*181

Jr Htr 3'3" & Handy

358,359,362

Children's Pony Htr & U/S

Jr Htr Classic

414

138,139

A/O Htr 3'6" 18-35

504

143,144

A/O Htr 3'6" 36/O

148,149

A/O Htr 3'3" 18-35

379,380,381

Short Stirrup Htr & U/S

153,154

A/O Htr 3'3" 36/O

382,383,384

Long Stirrup Htr & U/S

Low Htr

373,374,375

Beg Htr & U/S

801

413

315,316

300,301

Adult Amateur Htr 18-35

452

305,306

Adult Amateur Htr 36-49

450,451

310,311

Adult Amateur Htr 50/O

320,321

Children’s Htr 15-17

455 453,454 458 456,457

All-in-One Jackpot Grand Prix (all weeks)

Low Htr Jr Equitation 12-14 3' Children’s Htr 14/u

Opp W/T Horsemanship Opp W/T Poles Opp W/T/C Horsemanship Opp W/T/C Cross Rails Opp W/T/C Horsemanship Opp W/T/C 18 inches

SUNDAY BMW/MINI Htr Arena, 8:00 a.m.

142

A/O Htr 3'6" U/S 18-35

405

Open Htr

140, 141 145, 146

A/O Htr 3'6" & Handy 18/35

Htr 2, 8:00 a.m.

422 519 185, 186

Schooling Pony

Jumper 2, 8:00 a.m.

609

.75m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

WIHS Pony Equitation

614

.85m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

Small Pony Htr & Handy

682

.85 Non-Pro Jumper II.2b

A/O Htr 3'6" & Handy 36/O

190, 191

Medium Pony Htr & Handy

619

.95m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

147

A/O Htr 3'6" U/S 36/O

195, 196

Large Pony Htr & Handy

624

1.0m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

152

A/O Htr 3'3" U/S 18-35

Pony Htr Classic

662

Modified Jr/Am Classic 1.20m, II.2a/b

806

150, 151

A/O Htr 3'3" & Handy 18-35

200, 201

S/M Green Pony Htr

155, 156

A/O Htr 3'3" & Handy 36/O

205, 206

Lrg Green Pony Htr

670

Pony Jpr 1.05m, II.2b

360, 361 503

Children's Pony Htr

671

Pony Jpr 1.05m, II.2c

157

A/O Htr 3'3" U/S 36/O

802

A/O Htr Classic

415

Low Htr

319

510

Adult Equitation O/F

417

302, 303

Adult Am Htr 18-35

317, 318

304

Adult Am Htr U/S 18-35

509

Adult Equitation Flat

385, 386

307, 308

Adult Am Htr 36-49

387

309 312, 313

Adult Am Htr U/S 36-49 Adult Am Htr 50/O

314

Adult Am Htr U/S 50/O

803

Adult Am Htr Classic

324

Children’s Htr U/S 15-17

416

Low Htr

322, 323 805

Children’s Htr 15-17 Children's Htr Classic 15-17

804

388, 389

Jr Equitation Flat 12-14

1.15m, II.2a/b

665

668 751

Low JR/AO JPR Classic 1.25-1.30m, II.2a/b High JR/AO JPR Classic 1.35-1.40m, II.2a/b $30,000 Santa Fe Welcome Week Variable Grand Prix (week 1)

Children's Htr Classic 14/U Short Stirrup EQ Short Stirrup EQ Flat Long Stirrup EQ Beg Rider Equitation

462, 463

Low C/A JPR Classic 1.05m, II.2a/b

Low Htr

376, 377

464

656

Children’s Htr 14/U

Long Stirrup EQ Flat

459, 460

High C/A JPR Classic

Children’s Htr U/S 14/U

390

378 461

Grand Prix Field, 8:00 a.m.

659

Beg Rider Equitation Flat Opp W/T Equitation Opp W/T Poles Opp W/T/C Equitation Opp W/T/C Cross Rails

467

Opp W/T/C Equitation

465, 466

Opp W/T/C 18 inches

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2017 WEEKS 2–4 Tentative Schedule WEDNESDAY BMW/MINI Htr Arena, 8:00 a.m.

121 Green Conformation Model 127 High Perf Model 401 Open Htr

Htr 2, 8:00 a.m.

Jumper 2, 8:00 a.m.

407 Low Htr 325,326,329 Green Htr 3' & U/S 391, 392, 393 Young Htr 3' 5 Yrs/under & U/S (wk 3)

Grand Prix Field, 11:00 a.m.

601

.65m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

625 1.10m Jumper II.2b

605

.75m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

633 1.20m Jumper II.2b

610

.85m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

636 1.25m Jumper II.2b

106,107,110 Perf Htr 3’6” & U/S

330,331,334 Green Htr 3'3" & U/S

615

.95m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

639 1.30m Jumper II.2b

128,129,132 Green Working Htr 3'6" & U/S

394,395,396 Young Htr 3'3" 6 Yrs/under & U/S (wk 3)

620

1.0m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

642 1.40m Jumper II.2b

625

1.10m Jumper II.2b

397, 398, 399 Young Htr 3'6" 7 Yrs/under & U/S (wk 3)

340,341 Special Htr Low 2'6"

Derby Field, 8:00 a.m.

133,134,137 Green Htr 3'9" & U/S 116,117,120 Green Conf Htr & U/S

645 YJC 5 Yr Olds, IIBR 1.15m

122,123,126 High Perf Conf Htr & U/S

648 YJC 6 Yr Olds, II.2b 1.25m

101,102,105 High Perf Htr & U/S

651 YJC, 7 Yr, II.2b 1.35m

111,112 Perf Htr 3'3"

629 1.15meter Jumper II.2b

THURSDAY BMW/MINI Htr Arena, 8:00 a.m.

402 Open Htr

Htr 2, 8:00 a.m.

Jumper 2, 8:00 a.m.

408 Low Htr

Grand Prix Field, 11:00 a.m.

602

.65m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

626 1.10m Jumper II.2b

108,109 Perf Htr 3'6" & Handy

327,328 Green Htr 3' O/F

606

.75m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

634 1.20m Jumpers II.2b

130,131 Green Htr 3'6" & Handy

332,333 Green Htr 3'3" O/F

611

.85m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

637 1.25m Jumper II.2b

616

.95m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

640 1.30m Jumper II.2b

621

1.0m JumperIIBR/II.2d

643 1.40m Jumper II.2b

135,136 Green Htr 3'9" & Handy 118,119 Green Conf Htr & Handy 124,125 High Perf Conf Htr & Handy

800

$2,500 Texas Green Super Stake (weeks 2–4)

409 Low Htr

115 Perf Htr 3'3" U/S

345,346 Special Htr High 2'9"

113,114 Perf Htr 3'3" & Handy

342,343 Special Htr Low 2'6"

103,104 High Perf Htr & Handy 355,356 Modified Jr/Am Htr 3'3" 357 Modified Jr/Am Htr U/S 518 NMHJA Jr/Am Medal 3'/3'3" 352,353 Santa Fe Htr 3'

Derby Field, 8:00 a.m.

630 1.15m Jumper II.2b

335,336,339 Baby Green Htr & U/S

646 YJC 5 Yr Olds, IIBR 1.15m

344 Special Htr Low 2'6" U/S

649 YJC 6 Yr Olds, II.2b 1.25m

410 Low Htr

652 YJC, 7 Yr, II.2b 1.35m

363,364,367 Modified Adult Htr & U/S 368,369,372

418 Low Htr 3'/3.3"

Modified Children's Htr & U/S

FRIDAY BMW/MINI Htr Arena, 8:00 a.m.

505 Jr Equitation 15-17 Flat 403 Open Htr 506 Jr Equitation 15-17 3'3" 158,159,162 Sm Jr Htr & U/S 15/U 163,164,167 Sm Jr Htr & U/S 16-17

Htr 2, 10:00 a.m.

411 Low Htr 2'6" 337,338 Baby Green Htr 2'6" 412 Low Htr 347,348 Special Htr High 2'9" 349 Special Htr High 2'9" U/S

Jumper 2, 8:00 a.m.

Grand Prix Field, 8:00 a.m.

607

.75m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

657 High C/A JPR 1.10m, II.2b

612

.85m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

654 Low C/A JPR 1.0m, II.2b

680

.85m Non-Pro Jumper II.2b

660 Mod Jr/Am JPR 1.20m, II.2b

617

.95m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

638 1.25m Jumper II.2b

635 1.20m Jumper II.2b

168,169,172 Lrg Jr Htr & U/S 15/U

365,366 Modified Adult Htr

622

1.0m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

641 1.30m Jumper II.2b

173,174,177 Lrg Jr Htr & U/S 16/17

370,371 Modified Children's Htr

627

1.10m Jumper II.2b

647 YJC 5 Yr Olds, IIBR 1.15m

631

1.15m Jumper II.2b

650 YJC 6Yr Olds Stake, II.2b 1.25m

520.2

WIHS Jumper Phase

653 YJC 7Yr Olds Stake, II.2b 1.35m

517

USHJA 3'3" Jumping

711 $7500 Santa Fe Welcome Stake 1.40m (weeks 2–4)

178,179,182 Jr Htr 3'3" & U/S 515 ASPCA Maclay

507 Children's Equitation Flat 508 Children's Equitation 3' 516 THIS Medal 501 Jr Equitation 11/U Flat

Seat Medal

502 Jr Equitation 11/U 2'3"

663 Low JR/AO JPR, 1.25-1.30m, II.2b

512 Pony Equitation O/F

666 High JR/AO JPR, 1.35-1.40m, II.2b

420 Schooling Pony 514 Marshall Sterling/ US Pony Medal Derby Field, 8:00 a.m.

813 $2,500 Nat Htr Derby (week 2) 812 $10,000 USHJA International Htr Derby (week 3) 807 $1,000 Pro/Am Team Htr (week 3) 814 $2,500 Nat Htr Derby(week 4)

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2017 WEEKS 2–4 Tentative Schedule SATURDAY BMW/MINI Htr Arena, 8:00 a.m.

413 Low Htr 320,321 Children’s Htr 15-17 513 Pessoa/US Htr Seat Medal 300,301 Adult Amateur Htr 18-35

Htr 2, 8:00 a.m.

Jumper 2, 8:00 a.m.

421 Schooling Pony

Grand Prix Arena, 9:00 a.m.

603

.65m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

655 Low C/A JPR 1.0m, II.2b

183,184,187 Small Pony Htr & U/S

608

.75m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

658 High C/A JPR 1.10m, II.2b

188,189,192 Medium Pony Htr & U/S

613

.85m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

661 Mod Jr/Am JPR 1.20m, II.2b

681

.85m Non-Pro Jumper II.2b

664 Low JR/AO JPR, 1.25-1.30m, II.2b

511 Pony Equitation Flat

305,306 Adult Amateur Htr 36-49

193,194,197 Large Pony Htr & U/S

618

.95m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

667 High JR/AO JPR, 1.35-1.40m, II.2b

310,311 Adult Amateur Htr 50/O

198,199,202 S/M Green Pony Htr & U/S

623

1.0m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

203,204,207 Lrg Green Pony Htr & U/S

669

Pony Jumper 1.05m, II.2b

702 $5,000 Sandia BMW/MINI Cooper Ride & Drive Challenge (week 3)

404 Open Htr 520.1 WIHS Htr Phase 160*,161 Sm Jr Htr & Handy 15/U 165*,166 Sm Jr Htr & Handy 16/17

414 Low Htr 504 Jr Equitation 12-14 3'

170*,171 Lrg Jr Htr & Handy 15/U

315,316 Children’s Htr 14/u

175*176 Lrg Jr Htr & Handy 16/17

379,380,381 Short Stirrup Htr & U/S

180*181 Jr Htr 3'3" & Handy

382,383,384 Long Stirrup Htr & U/S

801 Jr Htr Classic 138,139 A/O Htr 3'6" 18-35 143,144 A/O Htr 3'6" 36/O 148,149 A/O Htr 3'3" 18-35 153,154 A/O Htr 3'3" 36/O

703 All-in-One Jackpot Grand Prix (all weeks)

358,359,362 Children's Pony Htr & U/S

373,374,375 Beg Htr & U/S 452 Opp W/T Horsemanship 450,451 Opp W/T Poles 455 Opp W/T/C Horsemanship 453,454 Opp W/T/C Cross Rails 458 Opp W/T/C Horsemanship 456,457 Opp W/T/C 18”

SUNDAY BMW/MINI Htr Arena, 8:00 a.m.

142 A/O Htr 3'6" U/S 18-35 405 Open Htr

Htr 2, 8:00 a.m.

422 Schooling Pony

Grand Prix Field, 8:00 a.m.

.75m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

659 High C/A JPR Classic 1.15m, II.2a/b

614

.85m Jumper IIBR/II2.d

140, 141 A/O Htr 3'6" & Handy 18/35

185, 186 Small Pony Htr & Handy

682

.85m Non-Pro Jumper II.2b

145, 146 A/O Htr 3'6" & Handy 36/O

190, 191 Medium Pony Htr & Handy

619

.95m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

195, 196 Large Pony Htr & Handy

624

1.0m Jumper IIBR/II.2d

662

Modified Jr/Am Classic 1.20m, II.2a/b

147 A/O Htr 3'6" U/S 36/O

519 WIHS Pony Equitation

Jumper 2, 8:00 a.m.

609

152 A/O Htr 3'3" U/S 18-35

806 Pony Htr Classic

150, 151 A/O Htr 3'3" & Handy 18-35

200, 201 S/M Green Pony Htr

155, 156 A/O Htr 3'3" & Handy 36/O

205, 206 Lrg Green Pony Htr

670

Pony Jpr 1.05m, II.2b

157 A/O Htr 3'3" U/S 36/O

360, 361 Children's Pony Htr

671

Pony Jpr 1.05m, II.2c

802 A/O Htr Classic

503 Jr Equitation Flat 12-14

415 Low Htr

319 Children’s Htr U/S 14/U

510 Adult Equitation O/F

417 Low Htr

302, 303* Adult Am Htr 18-35 304 Adult Am Htr U/S 18-35 509 Adult Equitation Flat 307, 308 Adult Am Htr 36-49 309 Adult Am Htr U/S 36-49 312, 313 Adult Am Htr 50/O 314 Adult Am Htr U/S 50/O 803 Adult Am Htr Classic 324 Children’s Htr U/S 15-17 416 Low Htr 322, 323 Children’s Htr 15-17 805 Children's Htr Classic 15-17

317, 318 Children’s Htr 14/U 804 Children's Htr Classic 14/U

656 Low C/A JPR Classic 1.05m, II.2a/b Low JR/AO JPR Classic, 665 1.25-1.30m, II.2a/b High JR/AO JPR Classic, 668 1.35-1.40m, II.2a/b 752 $30,000 Sparrowhawk Sonrisa Week Grand Prix (week 2) 753 $30,000 City of Santa Fe Santa Fe Fiesta Grand Prix (week 3) 754 $40,000 Grand Prix de Santa Fe (week 4)

385, 386 Short Stirrup EQ 387 Short Stirrup EQ Flat 388, 389 Long Stirrup EQ 390 Long Stirrup EQ Flat 376, 377 Beg Rider Equitation 378 Beg Rider Equitation Flat 461 Opp W/T Equitation 459, 460 Opp W/T Poles 464 Opp W/T/C Equitation 462, 463 Opp W/T/C Cross Rails 467 Opp W/T/C Equitation 465, 466 Opp W/T/C 18 inches

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What’s Happening at Hipico

COMING SOON TO HIPICO SANTA FE! Check the website for details

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MORE THAN A HORSE SHOW VENUE

Equestrian and non-horsey events on tap for the future

FALL Soccer Tournaments (dates TBD)

What’s Happening S at Hipico

SEPTEMBER

Vintage Market Days (dates TBD)

SEPTEMBER 23/24

HIPICO Fall Community Show

OCTOBER 14/15

NMDS Harvest Fling Dressage Show

OCTOBER 21/22 HIPICO Pumpkin Festival

DECEMBER-FEBRUARY Winter Woolies Horse Show Series (various dates TBD)

APRIL 2018 Vintage Market Days (dates TBD)

MAY 26/27 HIPICO Spring Community Show

SPRING 2018 Soccer Tournaments (dates TBD)

JUNE 2018 Peruvian Paso Horse Show (dates TBD)

JUNE 2018 Pyramid Society Arabian Horse Show (dates TBD)

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INCE ITS FOUNDING IN THE midkin Festival took place in late October 1970s by a group of polo players, at what was then known as the Santa Fe the property we know today as Horse Park—and this year, it’s back! This Hipico Santa Fe has always been popular local event features hay rides and home to a diverse array of activities. We’re mazes; games for all ages; music; and, of continuing that tradition now with art incourse, pumpkins. Join us this October for stallations, community horse shows, polo, what promises to be a fun, family-centered rodeo activities, and more. celebration of fall in Santa Fe! In 2016, the Santa Fe Summer Series Planned equestrian activities at Hipico featured the Art of the Horse, an onsite Santa Fe include the popular Community installment of the work of more than 50 Shows, which take place throughout the artists, curated and represented by Santa year. These events feature fun classes and Fe Exports. The presence of these stunning an opportunity to jump in a grass arena, as artworks added a new and dramatic flavor well as practice for the Santa Fe Summer to our Summer Series, Series. The New Mexico and we are happy to Dressage Association’s feature the Art of the Harvest Fling is schedHorse again in 2017. uled for October, and the This April, Hipico Santa Fe Dressage AssociSanta Fe hosted the first ation will be offering both Vintage Market Days, schooling and recognized an upscale vintageshows at Hipico Santa Fe. inspired indoor/outdoor The leaders of Hipico Sculpture by Siri Hollander on exhibit at the market featuring Santa Fe continue to 2016 Santa Fe Summer Series. original art, antiques, talk with a variety of clothing, jewelry, handmade treasures, groups—both local and national—about home décor, outdoor furnishings, using the facility for activities such as consumable yummies, seasonal plantings, concerts on the grass; dog shows; and and more. The turnout for the event was equestrian events, including rodeos and more than we expected, and Vintage other Western competitions. We welcome Market Days will be returning in the fall of our horse show community to all Hipico 2017 for yet another show. events. Please stay tuned, and continue to For many years, the much-loved Pumpcheck out hipicosantafe.com for details!

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ALL-IN-ONE JACKPOT GRAND PRIX: A Class for Everyone!

Chenoa McElvain and Wallstreet in the All-in-One, 2016.

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GRAND PRIX CLASS FOR ALL LEVELS and their riders? Horses and riders competing against one another at different heights in the same class without a bunch of onerous rules? How could that work?

The challenge is structuring this class in a way that is fair, yet allows a rider jumping at 1.00m to compete against another rider jumping at 1.40m. Hipico Santa Fe

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co-owner Guy McElvain took his inspiration from golf. “A time handicap takes all that away and levels the playing field,” he says.

The handicap works like this: Upon entering the Allin-One class, the rider indicates the height she or he will be jumping. At 1.00m, the lowest fence height option, there is no time handicap. For each .10 meter increase in height, a full second is deducted from the

time recorded for the competitor. If they qualify for the jump-off, it follows the same handicap rules.

HANDICAP: 1 SECOND DEDUCTED PER ADD HEIGHT, AS FOLLOWS:

1.40m = 4 seconds 1.30m = 3 seconds 1.20m = 2 seconds 1.10m = 1 second 1.00m = no handicap

Don’t miss our All-in-One Jackpot Grand Prix class, held each Saturday afternoon on the Grand Prix Field.

As McElvain notes, “The time handicap makes you want to ride to your horse’s best advantage … If the horse is slow and scopey, you would want to jump as high as you can. But if the horse is less scopey but fast, you want to jump as small as you can. The class also challenges the course designer to set a course that gives the most options and considers the time handicap. It will be interesting to watch this concept develop with good course designers.” The other unique feature of the All-inOne Jackpot Grand Prix is the prize money structure, which features an add-back of 50% of the entry fees for the top three finishers. And the larger the class, the larger the prize, which makes for a very exciting class indeed.

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Minnie and Misto events in the clubhouse.

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Though you may not see her, she is likely watching from the trees, the rafters of the indoor arena, or various perches throughout Hipico Santa Fe. “Minnie,” short for Minerva, named for the Roman goddess of wisdom and knowledge whose sacred animal was the owl. Minnie is a fierce protector of both her great horned owlets and other creatures large and small (with the exception of mice, of course). As Hipico’s totem animal, she is also represented on the side of the water tank as you enter the property, in a colorful rendering completed in 2016 by Juan Lira, a local artist who studied at Santa Fe University of Art and Design.

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RIDING FOR A CAUSE Week three Grand Prix proceeds benefit community and equine organizations

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equines, as well as to land and cultural preservation.

The Grand Prix de Santa Fe is once again pleased to partner with Hipico Santa Fe for its third annual Santa Fe Summer Series. A portion of the proceeds from the third week of the Santa Fe Summer Series Grand Prix events will be donated to the GPSF’s identified beneficiaries.

The focus of this year’s event will be New Mexico Suicide Intervention Project’s Sky Center.

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A 2016 meditation seminar for educators focused on self care.

NLIKE MOST SUICIDE prevention programs, which might run a hotline or alert schools to warning signs, Santa Fe’s Sky Center treats suicide risk as a far-reaching public health issue, like heart disease or smoking. The intervention, in other words, comes early and sweeps wide.

“The continuum of services is really unusual,” says Executive Director Apryl Miller, “and starts at the far end of the spectrum, where people would hardly identify it as suicide work.” Sky Center programs range from free family counseling, to teaching emotional resiliency in schools, to training teenagers to act as leaders who promote a positive social attitude among their peers.

New Mexico youth die

from suicide at double the national rate — 14 or 15 cases per 100,000 young people, versus seven nationwide. In 2013, suicide was the second leading cause of death in youths aged 10 to 24. The risk increases with substance abuse, mental health disorders in the family, stressful life events, and access to guns.

Alarmed by teen suicide rates, especially in Northern New Mexico, a group of concerned citizens came together to open the nonprofit Sky Center in 1998. Over the last two decades, it has grown into an umbrella of services designed to address suicide risk at every stage. “We’ve built the program over the years, so we have a deep understanding of the problem,” says Miller.

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to call up and say, ‘We just got a divorce and the kids aren’t sleeping at night,’” she says. “That’s why we have a wide-open-door policy” to drop in and discuss any problems a family or teen might be having, a free service offered every school day from from 3:00–9:00 p.m. “We know the precursors to suicide — that school troubles are a warning sign, family conflict is, and mood disorders. People call us not so much because they are immediately concerned about suicide,” Miller notes — which is why the group’s name does not have that frightening term in it.

About half of Sky Center’s programs focus on emotional health. In eight Santa Fe middle schools, students are trained in the Natural Helpers program, facilitating a supportive environment at school and learning how to respond when their peers run into trouble.

Sky Center also offers a course in ten Santa Fe County schools that teaches what Miller calls “protective resiliency skills,” such as how to combat dark moods and how to reach out for help. “One thing we have found is that a lot of families are struggling with these basic life skills,” she says.

“Just as you’d do with physical illnesses, it’s that same model of building up resiliency.”

Personal experience with teen suicide is what brought the center to the attention of Phyllis Gonzales, executive director of Grand Prix de Santa Fe, Inc. “We have, in 36

the last seven years, known or experienced suicide of youth on half a dozen occasions, some very close to our family, others a step removed. Sky Center was very supportive not only to the families, but also they go into schools and in the aftermath help people with what they’re experiencing.

“I was so impressed with the work they’re doing. They’re tiny, they do a lot on a small budget, and they train lay people to do much of their work.”

The Grand Prix de Santa Fe Board of Directors was enthusiastic about making Sky Center the beneficiary of the 2017 Grand Prix, says Gonzales, who is also one of the owners of Hipico and a former social worker. She has been a strong supporter of the center personally in many ways, Miller noted, as someone who sees how a truly homegrown program works at the roots of many problems affecting residents of northern New Mexico.

The need is greater now than ever, she added, with immigrant families and LGBT teens experiencing high levels of stress. “We’ve seen a huge influx of families calling — higher numbers in the last few months than we’ve seen in 20 years,” says Miller. The center is struggling to keep services readily available, she says, so families do not encounter delays and red tape.

“With the courage it takes for families to make that phone call, we don’t want to make it any harder than that.”

NEW MEXICO SUICIDE INTERVENTION PROJECT (NMSIP) The New Mexico Suicide Intervention Project was established in 1994 in response to growing concern about the increasing number of youth suicides in Santa Fe County and Northern New Mexico. NMSIP has established numerous prevention, intervention, and training programs in Northern New Mexico: • Sky Counseling Center provides intensive counseling to

youth experiencing behaviors associated with suicide.

• Natural Helpers trains and teaches a cross-section of

students how to help themselves and their peers to respond in healthier, more positive ways to the problems that may lead to self-destructive behaviors.

• Suicide Education and Awareness training in schools informs

several thousand adults and students in Santa Fe County.

• Crisis Support and Postvention • Graduate and Advanced Studies training in assessment

and suicide prevention counseling.

ADDITIONAL GRAND PRIX BENEFICIARIES IN 2017 Grand Prix de Santa Fe Scholarship Program This scholarship is for students pursuing university degree programs in the areas of veterinary medicine, veterinary technician medicine, and/or agricultural studies. The one-year scholarship, in the amount of $5,000, will be awarded to a student meeting the established merit- and need-based guidelines.

New Mexico Center for Therapeutic Riding (NMCTR) NMCTR’s purpose is to enrich and expand the lives of children, youth, and adults with special needs through equine-related activities and therapies. NMCTR’s riding program provides therapeutic riding to expand the cognitive, physical, emotional, and social well-being of individuals with special needs.

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HE ANCIENT CHACO ROAD SYSTEM WAS POSSIBLY THE GREATEST FEAT OF ENGINEERING LEFT TO US BY ANY PREHISTORIC CIVILIZATION IN the United States, a powerful manifestation of a mysterious and unknown cosmology, and a visible expression of a culture that once encompassed some 75,000 square miles of the American Southwest.

The trouble was, we couldn’t find it. While Silvio and I packed the horses, Betty and Mac rode up a nearby ridge, hoping that a higher perspective would reveal the ghostly trace of our elusive quarry.

The four of us had the rather grand notion of being the first human beings in 800 years to retrace in their entirety several of the pre-historic roads of the Anasazi Indians. We planned to follow the Great North Road from Kutz Canyon (near Bloomfield) to Chaco Canyon; take a short spur road called the Yellow Point Road; and from there retrace the Coyote Canyon Road to the foothills of the Chuska Mountains. We would travel by horseback, packing our food and finding water and grass in the desert. There were four of us in the expedition: Betty McElvain and her son Mac, from Lemitar; a photographer and

wrangler, Silvio Mazzarese, from Santa Fe; and myself, a writer, packer and ersatz guide.

We were graced with the rather congruous collection of horses. Betty owns Rancho la Querencia in Lemitar, the premier breeding stables of Holsteiner horses in America. She and her son brought along two of their finest animals, magnificent, athletic beasts standing 17 hands high—no less than $65,000 worth of horse flesh. I brought my two horses: Wilbur, a rat tailed, goose-rumped, ewe-necked, pig eyed Appaloosa I rescued from the knackers for $475; and Redbone, a doleful grade horse who cost me the painful sum of $700. In the best of light these horses made a poor showing, but next to the Holsteiners they looked positively ridiculous.

Silvio brought along two small, stout and shaggy Spanish Barb horses from the Oñate Stables in Santa Fe—excellent animals but the exact physical opposite of the Holsteiners. Thus we made our way across the desert, to the amusement and consternation of all who saw us.

It was Aug. 16, 1991, the second day into the expedition, and we camped at a remote well and stock pond west of Huerfano Mountain—the sacred peak called Dzilna’oodilii by the Navajos.

The previous day we were able to locate a faint

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shadow of the North Road just south of Kutz Canyon, but it vanished some miles back and we had been navigating blind ever since.

Not much is known about the Anasazi, but their elaborate road system is perhaps the greatest enigma of all. By A.D. 1050 the Anasazi Indians had created one of the most sophisticated prehistoric civilizations seen in America, with its probable center at Chaco Canyon. Most of the “roads” that have been discovered so far radiate from Chaco Canyon like the spokes of a wheel, connecting Chaco to distant communities (called outliers) in the south, west and north.

I put the word “roads” in quotation marks because, in the last few decades, it has become

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clear that these marks in the desert are probably not roads by any normal definition of the term.

The Anasazi had neither the wheel nor any beast of burden, making the mere existence of a road unnecessary. Furthermore, the Anasazi went to enormous trouble to build the roads in perfectly straight lines, sometimes constructing ramps, stairways, cuts and berms through obstacles such as arroyos and cliffs rather than allowing the road to curve. In some places archaeologists have found two and even four road segments running absolutely parallel to one another. When the roads do change direction, they do so suddenly in a sharp angle.

Most of the roads are uniformly 30 feet wide (far wider than anything necessary for foot traffic)

Doug Preston leads Betty and Mac McElvain along ancient “roads” that radiate from Chaco Canyon.

“The four of us had the rather grand notion of being the first human beings in 800 years to retrace in their entierty the ancient roads of the Anasazi Indians.”

and were carefully cleared of vegetation, bermed and surfaced with packed earth. Many puzzling structures have been found along the roads: signal stations, shrines, lookouts and large complexes of “special function architecture” such as ceremonial buildings and kivas. There is a little sign of camping along the roadways and no evidence they were used for trade or portage. Beautiful ceramic pots might have been deliberately broken on some of the road surfaces. When the roads were finally abandoned in the 13th century, they appear to have been ritually “closed”—lined with brush and grass and set afire.

The Great North Road is the longest and most studied of the Chaco Roads. It heads due north out of Chaco Canyon, travels for more than 30 miles to the lip of Kutz Canyon and descends to the canyon bottom on a great ramp of juniper wood, packed earth and rock (now much decayed). It was so carefully engineered that it varies less than one percent from true north and in places is straighter than the section lines superimposed on it by 19th century surveyors using sophisticated equipment.

The Anasazi accomplished this feat without the benefit of compass or North Star (which was not in a due northerly position in A.D. 1000). We, on the other hand, were navigating the road using an expensive sighting compass with mirror, crosshairs, oil-dampened mechanism and correction for magnetic declination, and we still found ourselves drifting as much as half a mile from a true northsouth bearing. The experience left us with an enormous respect for what the Anasazi had been able to achieve.

The North Road traverses as area known today as the “checkerboard”—that portion of the Eastern Navajo Agency where Navajo lands are interspersed, in a checkerboard fashion, with public and private land. The Navajo Nation and Bureau of Land Management kindly provided us with a requisite permission.

As Silvio and I tightened down the packs on our pack horses, we heard a distant shout and saw Mac silhouetted on a distant ridge, waving his hand. He had found the road.

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Mac (whose sharp eye we would come to rely on again and again) had seen where the ancient road had been bermed through a low hill. You had to be right on top of it to see it; if you stood five yards to the side it vanished. I took a bearing and we set off. Once on the flat, the road disappeared again and we continued south using our compass, riding in silence throughout the scent of dust and sun-warmed sagebrush.

The desert around us was as clean and spare as the Pacific Ocean, a sea of purple sage ending the sharp blue infinity of the New Mexico sky. As the day wore on the sky filled with rotating, boiling, zinc-colored thunderheads, dropping virgas of rain. We seemed to be traveling in an inverted landscape, with great canyons and mountains of cloud above us and a Zen-like emptiness of desert below.

The routes weren’t always easy to follow, and the arid nature of the land required cooling off in cattle tanks and seeking shade among the ruins.

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Two days of riding brought us to the most extraordinary landmark on the North Road: a huge ceremonial complex called Pierre’s Ruin. So breathtakingly remote is this site that it wasn’t discovered until the 1970s when an archeologist named Pierre Morenon came across it while walking segments of the North Road. It had been known to the Navajos for centuries, however; they call it Kl’eeshShichii, or Flint Striking Stones. In the 1860s, Navajo legend has it, a band of Navajos secreted themselves around the ruins to avoid being taken to Fort Sumner.

Pierre Morenon’s heart must have stopped when he first laid eyes on this extraordinary complex of buildings, shrines, kivas, ramps and other unusual types of architecture. It is as enigmatic as the North Road itself. Every badland pinnacle within a square mile was dotted with at least one

ruin, some 27 structures in all. In the center of the complex rose a high mesa nicknamed the Acropolis, with three large ruins on top. A spur road led from the North Road to the base of the mesa and a large ramp was built to the top.

Next to the Acropolis, standing in the exact center of the North Road, was a ruin unlike any other in the Southwest: a lofty badland pinnacle on which a lighthouse had been constructed. Archeologists discovered a hearth at the top on which many large fires had been lit over a long period of time—fires that could have been seen almost the entire length of the North Road. The entire complex might have been religious or ceremonial in nature, with little if any permanent habitation.

We got our first glimpse of Pierre’s Ruin at the edge of an escarpment. There, falling away in front of us, was a wilderness of badlands, with petrified

tree trunks eroding out of the soil.

We tied up our horses at the base of the Acropolis and climbed to the top. Here we found three large ruins and several kivas. From the top we could see a shadowy line that might (or might not) have been the North Road. I hunkered down in the lee of a ruined kiva wall, while a black ledge of cloud advanced from the south, dropping columns of rain. As the storm advanced the wind freshened, carrying with it a smell of water. There was a distant roll of thunder, a low vibration felt more in the bones than in the ear. The wind rattled the Indian rice grass and saltbushes poking up between the tumbled stones.

There are many theories about Pierre’s Ruin, the Great North Road and their link to Chaco Canyon.

One of the more intriguing theories, advanced by a research group that looked for clues in modern

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Pueblo ritual, is that the North Road was a living expression of Anasazi cosmology. Perhaps, this group theorized, Kutz Canyon, where the road seems to end, might have represented the sipapu, the hole from which the first people emerged into this world. The North Road and Pierre’s Ruin might have been used for ceremonial processions to and from Chaco Canyon---perhaps even in a grand re-enactment of the Emergence. For a hundred years or more Pierre’s Ruin was the

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center of this spectacular religious ceremony, and then something happened. Chaco culture quietly collapsed, the roads were ritually closed and this vast complex was left to the elements.

No one knows for sure what ended Chaco culture. It was probably a prolonged drought, combined with resource depletion and perhaps a breakdown in political cooperation. The Anasazi did not disappear, however; they merely moved away and eventually became the Pueblo Indians

of today. But they never again in prehistoric times matched the level of political integration and architecture expressed by the Chaco phenomenon.

I sat among the tumbled stones, waiting for the rain with an indescribable feeling of the weight and mystery of time and a sense of loss for what this magnificent ruin once represented. When the rain finally came, it made a whispering sound, like voices, that appeared to come from nowhere and everywhere at once.

We camped two miles from Pierre’s Ruin at a muddy stock pond. Shortly after our arrival, a pickup truck with a busted windshield came bumping over the desert and stopped a respectful distance from camp, as Navajo etiquette requires. I went over and shook hands with the driver, a sunburned elderly man named Kee Benally, who grazed his livestock on the BLM land where we were camped.

He welcomed us with the traditional warmth of Navajo hospitality and insisted our horses graze his choicest bottom grass next to the pond. He joined us in a cup of coffee around our campfire and talked about how much things had changed. The next morning he showed up before dawn with five gallons of delicious water, which he had hauled 30 miles for us over boneshaking dirt roads. It was just one example of the many kindnesses Navajos showed us during our journey.

The landscape leading to Chaco is unforgiving, with relentless heat, steep terrain and little water.

The Anasazi had no wheels or beasts of burden.

The group ended its trip with a deepened appreciation of the skill that had gone into both traveling the country and creating the road system.

From Pierre’s Site to Chaco Canyon the North Road crosses Tsunje-zhin and Ah-shi-sle-pah washes—bizarre badland formations of skinny, cap-rocked spires, humps, wrinkles and domes of colored earth—entirely barren of life save a crust of green lichen. We could find no water anywhere and had to push on until we reached Yazzie Well, just outside the Chaco Canyon park boundary, where we pitched camp. It was a beautiful place, and we slept on the white sands of Kimbeto Wash, which were as soft and clean as a Caribbean beach.

From the end of the North Road we rode down Chaco Wash to the Yellow Point Road, which might have connected two great Chaco outliers, Kin Klizhin (“Black House”) and Kin Bineola (“House in the Whirling Winds”). Beyond Kin Bineola we found the Coyote Canyon Road—one of the longest and possibly the best preserved of all the Anasazi Roads.

It runs southwest to a valley near the southern foothills of the Chuska Mountains. As we rode, we could clearly see where the ancient engineers had cut through low ridges, graded slopes, built rock walls and even constructed a stairway. Along the road we found several horse shoe- shaped Anasazi shrines called Herraduras and half-dozen major ruins.

The Coyote Canyon Road ends in a broad valley filled with ruins called the Grey Ridge Community, several miles west of the little Navajo town of Coyote Canyon. Here we encountered the first paved road we had seen in nearly two weeks and came across a Navajo woman and her son manning an ice cream and soda truck in the middle of nowhere—a sight so welcome that I almost dismissed it as a hallucination.

We ended our trip having achieved a fleeting glimpse of a distant and mysterious world, a civilization that had flourished and died long before the coming of the Europeans. While we had made no new discoveries concerning the roads, we had greatly deepened our appreciation of the skill and technology that had gone into the creation of the most extensive road system that America would see for at least 500 years. But most of all, we felt we had seen and experienced one of the most powerful expressions of religious faith created by any peoples on this continent.

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HIPICO IN HISTORY

by EMILY ESTERSON

The spectacular Hipico Santa Fe landscape is timeless.

HIPICO SANTA FE HAS HAD MANY INCARNATIONS: an early Spanish settlement, a family rancho that provided horses for the Civil War effort, an orchard, a swath of grass planted and nurtured for polo, and then a full-service horse facility where the state’s hunter-jumper, dressage, roping, polo, and other equestrian pursuits were practiced.

IN THE BEGINNING Nazario Gonzales (great-great-grandfather of the current owner, Brian Gonzales) was a descendent of the first Spanish settlers. They settled in what is now New Mexico in 1598, in the area from Hipico stretching to the Rancho de Las Golondrinas living history museum, a few miles south. The family’s land at one time totaled 26,000 acres and included La Cienega and beyond. All of this was part of Nazario’s holdings, called El Guicu. Maria Rita Baca, whose parents lived on the Las Golondrinas property, married Nazario Gonzales in 1847. On El Guicu, the Gonzaleses successfully raised sheep and some cattle, grazing the Valle Grande in the Jemez Mountains in the summer and in La Cienega in the winter.

Horses were integral to Nazario’s operation. According to records in Mustering into the New Mexico

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Militia, Nazario mustered into service with the Second Regiment of the New Mexico Militia, under the command of Col. Nicolas Pino. The Gonzales family biographer, Amelia Montoya Andrews, noted in her book Mi Familia that Nazario brought 200 horses into service, for which he never received compensation.

Nazario also reportedly owned a beautiful black stallion, named “Cibolero” (Mi Familia). “Cibolo” is the Spanish word for buffalo, and a cibolero is a buffalo hunter. At that time, many Spanish families engaged in buffalo hunting on the eastern plains of New Mexico and West Texas, traveling months for the hunt. These buffalo hunters worked in groups of up to 150 individuals who would chase, slay, and butcher the animals, and then return to their communities with skins and preserved meat. Nazario’s horse, Cibolero, was black and proud, and was apparently taken from Nazario when he became sep-

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arated from his fellow hunters during a stampede.

The height of Nazario’s operation was from 1870 to the mid-1890s. In 1904, when Nazario died, the family lost the remaining property to an unscrupulous deal concerning back taxes. In the 1950s, the Hagerman family — descendants of 1906 territorial governor Herbert Hagerman — acquired what is now the Hipico property, as well as land that stretched to Las Golondrinas, where they built the old mill that still stands as part of the museum. The Hagermans put in an orchard, the stumps of which you can still see today on satellite images of the property. The orchard lay in what is now the open space from the main Hipico driveway south along Paseo Real all the way to the Camel Tracks Road.

A lot of kids grew up playing in that orchard.

Horses came to the property a few decades later, thanks to the vision of a few Santa Fe businessmen and polo enthusiasts. The land north of the orchard had become a dumping ground of old tires and trash, covered in weeds. The Hagerman family sold the property as a gravel mine to Phillip H. Naumberg, a concrete contractor, owner of Colony Materials and founder of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. One day in 1975, Naumberg invited polo-playing friends Abel Davis and Jim Ritchie to a picnic at the property

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Far Left: Maria was married to Nazario, and brought the original land into the family. Left: In the 1980s, polo at what was then called the Santa Fe Horse Park, attracted tailgaters and Hollywood types to both watch and play. Above: In satellite photos, you can still see the rows of stumps of the old orchard.

Above Right: A shot from one of the early shows.

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just below the sewage treatment plant, according to a 1986 article in Polo magazine. They had been playing at Ritchie’s farm in Nambe, but Naumberg had a bigger vision for this swath of desert. It took four years for the three to sort out the water issue, which came from the upstream water treatment plant. Plans for the property included a clubhouse, condos and stabling, and a full season of polo that would attract high-goal players from Midland, San Diego, and other Western polo centers. Kristina Alley, Jim’s daughter, remembers the original polo field before the clubhouse, barns, and indoor arena were built. “It was a dusty field with bleachers and a pipe hitching post. My dad had a corral where he kept five horses, but there was no clubhouse or barn.” During its heyday in the 1980s, Santa Fe polo attracted its share of star power, including Sam Shepard (Jessica Lange was a frequent fan on the sidelines) and Peter Vought, among others.

By the late 1980s, the price of oil had fallen, and Midland, Los Angeles, and other polo meccas that regularly sent players to Santa Fe were in a depression. Polo struggled, and eventually the three partners sold the property. The new owners put up barns, the

The Hipico Santa Fe property has been vastly improved over the past three years.

indoor arena, and the clubhouse. Over the years, the property had different owners and trainers-in-residence. One of those was Caroline Stevenson of Invicta Farms. “When we were in our 20s, Guy and I both took lessons from Caroline here, when it was known as the Santa Fe Horse Park. Caroline would later join

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Both Brian Gonzales and Hipico co-owner Guy McElvain rode here as young men. The McElvain family was integral to foxhunting in New Mexico,

and Guy and Brian started Caza Ladron, one of only two traditional foxhunts in the state. The two purchased the property in 2015 — with a dream of making Hipico Santa Fe more than a horse park, but rather a reflection of the community and spirit that make Santa Fe unique in both culture and history.

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ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS

by JOANNE MESZOLY

HUNTERS AND JUMPERS MAY BE ENTWINED, BUT HISTORY SHAPED THE DISTINCT COMPETITIONS THAT WE HAVE TODAY.

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HE ORIGINS OF MOST EQUESTRIAN SPORTS ARE OBVIOUS: Consider the origins of most Western riding competitions, and the connection to ranching is obvious. Reining, cutting, and roping were valuable skills, some of which are still in use on cattle ranches today.

The history of hunters and jumpers isn’t quite so evident. Show hunters are distinctly American, yet the origin of these classes is a bit hazy.

The jumpers also evolved in fits and starts.

Whether you’re a seasoned exhibitor or a novice spectator, the differences between the hunters and jumpers are recognizable. The hunters are subjectively judged on style, form, and consistency — over fences and on the flat. Jumpers compete against the clock over a technical course; the fastest to finish, with the fewest faults, wins.

While riders may compete in both disciplines, there’s virtually no crossover among the horses.

But that wasn’t always the case.

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WAY BACK WHEN Both hunters and jumpers descend from foxhunting, which colonists imported with other traditions from England. One of the earliest and most famous foxhunters was George Washington, who kept a pack of hounds at Mount Vernon.

In the sport’s earliest days — before coming to America— hounds hunted across open land, and horses and riders rarely encountered obstacles.

But British enclosure acts (fencing laws) in the mid-1700s and 1800s changed the landscape. As landowners defined property rights using fences, hedges, and ditches, foxhunters faced a conundrum: search for a way around a barrier (and risk losing the hounds), or keep up with the pack by leaping the obstacle. It wasn’t long before jumping became a part of foxhunting, heightening the thrill of the sport.

In America, landowners maintained private packs to hunt the country’s native gray foxes, along with imported red foxes from England.

Those private packs and casual gatherings evolved into established hunt clubs.

While foxhunting flourished, horse shows were fledgling. Folks displayed their stock at state fairs, but horse shows weren’t organized until the mid-1800s as an incentive to encourage better breeding. Records are spotty pre-Civil War, but owners showed heavy draft horses, hackneys, ponies, and coach horses in-hand, and eventually competed in riding classes on trotters and saddle horses. It wasn’t long before foxhunter classes developed along the same vein.

AT SHOWS, ANYTHING GOES The East Coast was the birthplace for shows like Devon, in Pennsylvania; the National Horse Show, at Madison Square Garden; and Virginia’s Upperville Colt and Horse Show (the latter dating back to 1853). Foxhunting horses competed in classes based on the weight they were capable of carrying. And at minimum, they had to have hunted for two years.

Indoor courses were simple — four jumps, twice around — while outdoor shows were held in fields using natural obstacles, such as

Far left: Foxhunting is at the origins of the hunter/jumper disciplines. George Washington kept a pack of hounds at Mt. Vernon. Painting by John Dunsmore; courtesy Fraunces Tavern Museum.

Left: much of the traditional apparel remains a part of the sport, as evidenced by this portrait of Sir Raymond Greene, DSO, on horseback, 1919. © The estate of Sir Alfred Munnings, Dedham, UK.

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stone walls, brush, and rails. Jumps were sizable compared to today’s standards: three-year-olds jumped 3’6”, and open hunters faced five feet.

Judges evaluated conformation and performance as it pertained to foxhunting — a concept that hasn’t changed too much in 150 years.

“A foxhunt can last four or five hours, which is why the [show] hunter is all about athletic efficiency,” says Georgine “Gegi” Winslett, who has managed hunter/jumper shows since the early 1960s and is a noted judge, course designer, and clinician.

“That is why you want that long, low, ground-covering stride, not the high knee-action of a saddle horse or hackney, who would tire with that stride over time. Nowadays people talk about jumping style being ‘pretty,’ but it’s efficient. The horse snaps his knees to clear the obstacle. Over-jumping or dangling his legs uses excess energy.”

So, where were the jumpers at the dawn of horse shows? Until the early 1900s, the hunters were the jumpers. Shows offered hunter classes and concluded with a high-jump or long-jump class for anyone interested in the challenge.

Other “jumper” classes evolved, but bore little resemblance to today’s format. The rules were inconsistent and the rounds weren’t timed. Generally speaking, classes were unstructured and chaotic. Competitors could attempt multiple tries at the same jump, and a rider might stop midway through a round to adjust tack. Classes were

Mrs. Esther Stace, riding sidesaddle and clearing a record 6’6” at the Sydney Royal Show, ca. 1915.

often scored using a complicated penalty system based on errors and knock-downs.

The high-jump was a perennial crowd favorite due to the daring, record-breaking attempts and the class’s erratic, unpredictable nature. In 1884, The New York Times covered the second annual National Horse Show and seven horses who competed in the high-jump class. Most notable was “The Goat,” a gelding who crashed through the six-foot-high jump, throwing his rider and stepping on his head. Attendants led the feeble, incoherent rider to the show office; there, the reporter wrote, show management plied the man with brandy until he could speak. Afterward, a second rider mounted the reluctant Goat, coaxed him to jump, and the class continued until another horse won at six feet, six inches.

TRIAL SEPARATION Americans hunters and jumpers might’ve been one and the same, but globally, only jumpers crossed cultural and ethnic boundaries. International show jumping was gaining popularity, and American equestrians recognized that such competition required an exceptional, unusual horse. “Jumping classes are regarded as catering to the freak horse,” editors of Bit & Spur magazine wrote about high-level jumpers in 1912. “A victorious horse in the jumping classes is infre-

“We will rally around the throne, For winds may howl and thunder growl And the breezes softly moan The rider’s life is a royal life And the saddle a queenly throne.”

The above ran in the January 1912 edition of Bit & Spur. The article included a scathing commentary by Miss Sallie Davis Gilliam on the demise of sidesaddle riding. Not only were women giving up grace and dignity, Sally wrote, but riding astride was permanently broadening the hips and making women “mannish.”

Not to mention that it’s unsafe! Why? “Because women do not possess the thigh muscles of men. ... her limbs are cased in an envelope of fat, which… prevents the tight grip of the man’s seat in the saddle. Therefore her limbs dangle at her side, and she is more likely to fall off.”

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THE FORWARD SEAT or photograph of horse

seat out of the saddle.

At first skeptics held fast to

jumping from the 19th century

the classic jumping seat and

or earlier, and the rider’s

denounced Caprilli’s novel

position was likely the same.

approach, including officers

Foxhunters, jump jockeys, and

within his regiment. But by

military men all rode with long

1906, Italy’s military riding

stirrups; as the horse leapt, the

program accepted his forward

rider pushed his legs forward,

seat. In the decades to follow,

sat in the saddle, and leaned

military officers from other

back, bracing against the

countries enrolled in the Italian

reins. The style was thought to

Cavalry School after observing

decrease impact on the horse’s

Italian riders in international

fragile front legs, though it

competition.

interfered with the horse’s

In the United States, some

movement and — from today’s

civilian riders adopted Capril-

perspective — resulted in a

li’s teachings before the army

jarring, jack-rabbit motion.

got on board. Photographs in

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heck out any painting

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equestrian magazines from

20th century, an Italian cavalry

1911 and 1912 illustrate horse

officer developed an alterna-

show competitors emulating

to adopt the forward seat in the

tive jumping seat, which is

the Italians in various forms.

1920s, and doing so improved

widely credited as the founda-

Some entirely embraced the

the quality of riding among US

emulate those competitors.

tion for the modern jumping

forward seat, while others

officers in competition.

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position. Federico Caprilli

remained straight-legged

studied photographs of horses free jumping and observed that they landed with weight

using it in 1919.

Brown was determined to

Still, old habits die hard.

to learn,” he wrote, but the

and seated over fences, but

In the 1930s, notable riders

benefits justified the work.

released the horse’s mouth as

were still selling the concept.

Brown goes on to admonish

much as possible.

In an article published in the

riders who advocated sitting

1934 National Horse Show

in the saddle while jumping,

on their forelegs. He also noted that a horse jumped more free-

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program, Lt. Col John Kimball

and he dismissed their claims

ly and easily when the rider

including Brig. Gen. Harry

Brown credited the show for

that doing so didn’t hinder the

released the horse’s mouth and

Chamberlin were instrumental

introducing him to the forward

horse. “They are just kidding

leaned forward, keeping his

in encouraging the US Cavalry

seat when he observed riders

themselves,” he wrote.

quently a winner in hunting classes, and when hunted is rather negligible quality in the field.”

Still, in the United States, foxhunters filled the high-jump classes. By the 1920s, horse shows offered other classes: broad jumps over water, speed rounds called “the scurry,” and knockdown-and-out classes. Local shows were especially creative. At the Lake Forest Horse Show in 1912, entries negotiated a series of brush jumps, “over which were suspended bags of flour.” A

glancing touch would burst the bag, enveloping the competitor in a white cloud. In 1920, the National Capital Horse Show required jumpers to ride a four-foot course bareback, with just a halter and a rope tie.

Hunter competition was more structured.

Typically, horses competed in the ring for flat classes and handy hunters, but the main jumping class took place on an outside course. Betty Oare, who showed in the juniors in the 1950s and rose

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to be one of the nation’s top amateur hunter riders, fondly remembers the outside courses.

“They were big, beautiful galloping courses made up of natural jumps,” says Oare. “You might have an aiken [a hedge with a post and rail], a chicken coop, a white gate, perhaps a telephone pole, and lots of brush. The courses could be long, so you needed a fit Thoroughbred to get around.”

Show hunters carried far more pace than displayed today; they showed at a hand-gallop, more closely demonstrating the attributes of a field hunter. Lead changes and specific striding weren’t critical, with long runs between fences and rare changes of direction.

“No one counted strides in the 50s and 60s,” says Oare. “And length of stride wasn’t as important back then. If you added at bit [of stride], you weren’t penalized, as long as you were consistent. You galloped and you had to have some brilliance. And you didn’t collect the horse or keep him round, as you do today.

In fact, if you collected them up too much, you’d be marked down for ‘hand riding.’”

THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW Suburbanization and loss of farmland gradually chewed away at the outside courses. And, as open land diminished, more longtime horse owners and novice riders attended shows instead of foxhunts. In addition, show organizers converted outside courses into multiple rings to accommodate additional classes.

With the absence of the outside course and the confines of a ring, hunter jumps were positioned more closely together. Suddenly, distance and striding mattered, and the pace at the canter diminished.

The jumpers also changed in the second half of the 20th century. “At most horse shows in the 1950s, the jumper courses were pretty basic,” says Kathy Kusner, who joined the US Equestrian Team at age 21, and competed in the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics.

“Horses weren’t tested the way they are today. The jumps were often plain, white verticals, maybe six in a row, and then there’d be a hogsback [a three-railed oxer, tallest in the center]. The courses weren’t technical — you just sort of went around in a circle. But

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the jumpers got better in increments.”

That’s not to diminish the challenge in show jumping, particularly internationally. Olympic courses were difficult and the jumps “were huge,” says Kusner. The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City stands out for the haphazard and awkward placement of jumps, but in the years to follow, designers created courses with strategically-placed obstacles that required a more technical, adjustable ride.

While changes have been gradual, Kusner cites the 1984 Olympic show-jumping course designed by Bert de Nemethy as one of the most influential milestones in recent decades. The technical course design and the visual brilliance of the jumps set the stage for today, permeating the sport at all levels. “It was a beautiful course,” says Kusner. “It was a good, hard course, but there were some clean rounds.”

“And that’s the big difference in show jumping today: there are clean rounds,” she adds. “The courses are more civilized. In the 60s, there was no such thing as a clean round. No one came out of the ring and said, ‘I went clean.’ They said, ‘Well, I stood up.’”

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WELCOME TO THE TACK REVOLUTION

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FOR MANY MILLENNIA, HORSEMEN SEEMED TO TAKE GREAT COMFORT IN THE CONSTANCY OF THE SIMPLE SADDLE AND BIT. For centuries, equestrian equipment barely changed. But technology has touched tack as designers have taken advantage of 21st century technology.

SADDLES THE MODERN JUMPING SADDLE EMERGED IN THE 1950s, when Count Ilias Toptani, a member of the Albanian royal family and a jumper trainer, made the last significant tweaks to accommodate Federico Caprilli’s forward seat method of riding and jumping (see page 61). Toptani, who had been a student of Caprilli’s, wanted a saddle made specifically for competitive riding. His book Modern Show Jumping (1954) describes his vision thusly: “I admit that at first it was most difficult to make the riders see my point when I introduced this new saddle. Practically all insisted that any old saddle was good enough for a good rider and that a good rider did not need such a ‘sissy’ contraption to win an event!” Toptani worked 64

with two saddlemakers, both of whom admitted to never having ridden a horse. The innovations he developed included lowering the pommel and cantle, adding a spring tree with a narrow twist, and recessing stirrup bars that attached inside the tree rather than outside, allowing the

Today’s jumping saddle is a far cry from 1800s Native American tack.

Below: Comanche woman’s saddle, ca. 1870. Wood, rawhide, sinew 12 11/16 x 22 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.

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thigh to rest flat on the saddle.

The stirrups were also moved back to center the rider’s leg under him, rather than forward, forcing the rider into the old-style “chair seat.”

For the next 30 to 40 years, durability was the order of the day. You wanted to be able to hand your saddle down to the next generation, so it needed to be durable and fit a variety of horses and people.

Today, though, equestrians like a more personalized fit.

“The newest trend that’s gone on for the last decade is customization,” says Laurence Pearman, owner of Cirencester Saddlers in the United Kingdom and a fellow of the Society of Master Saddlers.

“Nobody’s selling saddles off the rack anymore when you get into that upper echelon.

It’s all about saddle fitting and customization.”

Richard Castelow, former saddler to Queen Elizabeth, who is now based in Wellington, Florida, and Lexington, Kentucky, agrees.

“Fifty years ago, you’d buy a saddle and you’d have it for life,” Castelow says. “Nowadays you’re expected to get the seat changed within two years. And people have accepted that.”

Not everyone can buy a fully custom saddle, so saddlemakers have respond-

ed by adding a plethora of choices within each line. In addition to the seat size and color, consumers now have a choice of flap length and placement, block size and placement, gullet width and personalization. More and more saddles come with adjustable gullets, stirrup bars, thigh blocks, and knee rolls.

Saddle trees are seeing tremendous innovation, as well. Materials developed by the aerospace industry and military are allowing tree manufacturers to be especially adventurous in their search for that perfect combination of extreme strength and flexibility at a fraction of the weight of traditional materials.

Carbon fiber trees, for example, consist of microfilaments composed mostly of carbon atoms. The fibers offer an impressive strength-toweight ratio, but will break under the right circumstances. Carbon fiber appears so promising that Lariot, tree supplier to many of the world’s leading saddle manufacturers, is investing heavily in the equipment to massproduce its first nontraditional tree, a carbon fiber/wood hybrid called the Fusion.

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Despite many inventions over the years, the mechanical function of bits has remained mostly the same. There has been innovation in materials, including the invention of the alloy Aurigan, by H. Sprenger in Germany.

medal Olympian and now saddlemaker, has spent the last 25 years testing a combination of state-of-the-art materials, such as carbon fiber and acrylic alloys, to produce a carefully engineered saddle that mimics the sympathetic muscle and seat movement of a highly trained rider, allowing the horse to move as well as he would at liberty.

In addition to high-tech, state-of-the-art materials, some saddlemakers have invested in technology, including that which can track various aspects of a competitor’s ride: time spent at each gait and in each direction, rhythm, symmetry, and speed.

Let that sink in for a moment — a saddle with its own app.

BITS NOT SINCE THE IRON AGE HAVE BITS UNDERGONE AS DRASTIC A REVOLUTION AS IS HAPPENING NOW. Originally designed to control through force, early bits were what we would consider severe, at least in the wrong hands. And like the saddle, they didn’t change much over the centuries (the early Mongolians used, essentially, a single-link snaffle).

That changed as horsemen relied less on coercion and training methods became more sophisticated. Today, while there are thousands of different bits on the market, comfort and even pleasure are major considerations.

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FACTS FROM HISTORY Did you know?

• The first bit was dated around 3000–3500 BC It was a piece of bone attached to two pieces of sinew.

• The first stirrup was really just a piece of leather.

It was invented in India around the 2nd century.

• The ancient Greeks used a bitless bridle with a heavily braided noseband.

It was essentially the first hackamore.

The braided noseband of the hackamore resembles an ancient Greek bitless bridle.

to understand more about horses’ mouths,” says Tony Coppola, owner of The Tackeria in Wellington, “so we’re going to more ergonomically correct bits that fit a horse’s mouth better and work on pressure points.”

Ergonomic bits with curved snaffle mouthpieces are designed to allow the tongue more freedom and comfort, while still providing sufficient control. Research has not supported the idea that traditional snaffle bits are uncomfortable, but other bit manufacturers are following suit with their own curved offerings.

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mouth being the most important thing,” Coppola says.

Manufacturers have developed various alloys specifically for use in horse bits, with lip-smacking taste and durability being the primary goals. Aurigan, introduced in the mid-1990s, is made up of copper, silicon, and zinc.

A new bit material on the market contains less copper, but has the added benefit of manganese to create “a smoother and more regulated process of oxidation.”

From technology to materials science, there is no telling what’s next for tack. Sit up and enjoy the ride.

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Taste is now a significant factor as well, as a pleasant-tasting bit is more enjoyable for the horse and promotes salivation — a key to a happy horse with a soft mouth. A horse with a locked jaw is likely a tense horse.

Copper and sweet iron taste good to many horses, but both have limiting factors — copper is soft and prone to breaking, and sweet iron, or cold-rolled steel, rusts. Now, bit designers can choose from a wealth of man-made alloys that promote salivation without being too soft or deteriorating too quickly.

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MEET TWO OF LAST YEAR’S GRAND PRIX WINNERS, PLUS A FEW OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH HIPICO SANTA FE.

Amanda “Happy” Comly

Do you have the horse gene in your blood?

My sister and I dragged my parents into this sport full force, to the point where for their retirement, they have built themselves a country home and barn on 10 acres in order to house our retired jumpers!

If you could change one aspect of the horse world today, what would it be?

I would change how we perceive our horses. My horses are finely tuned athletes that are my teammates, not just lovable companions. I definitely need to have a strong bond with my teammate, but I also treat them with the respect that an athlete deserves both mentally and physically.

The same goes for us as riders; we are one of the only sports where we don’t stretch and warm up our muscles before we begin training or competing. In order for the world to see and accept us as athletes, we must first treat ourselves, and our teammates, as such.

Who are your greatest mentors and/or role models?

My biggest role models are the women in this sport who have proven themselves as fair yet tough, successful business women and fearsome competitors in the ring. It is inspiring to see women who can balance their compassion for their horses and riders with the cutthroat business side of this industry.

Share a few of the highlights of your career.

Winning my first $25,000 Grand Prix in 2014 against tough competition; winning my first international derby in Tyler in 2015; winning the $30,000 Hipico Santa Fe Grand Prix last year on my sister’s seven-year-old horse that we’ve trained together since he was three; and being ranked third in the nation for

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APPY HAS WON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL hunter derbies, as well as Grands Prix at regional and national standards. She has been recognized as a member of the USHJA “1.40 meter club,“ due to her consistent performance at that level.

Comly has helped her students achieve many goals, including competing at the North American Young Rider Championships as well as the Pessoa Medal Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show.

After four years with North Texas Equestrian Center, Happy started her own business, Comly Sport Horses.

What was your first memorable experience with a horse or pony?

My parents used to take my sister and me on long bike rides on the back roads of town. We would stop after about an hour at a local barn to pet the horses and gaze at the people riding. I asked for

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a riding lesson for my birthday. They said they don’t usually teach kids younger than six, but I was pretty tall for my age, so they made an exception. That was the beginning of what became a horse obsession.

young professionals in prize money won in 2016.

Who are the special people in your life?

My mother is one of the most special people in my life because she has supported me through ALL the ups and downs of my riding career, and has always been my biggest fan and also, lovingly, my biggest critic for 25 years. My sister, Sunny, has also always been my voice of reason and my goto for all things veterinary!

If you could be reincarnated, who or what would you be and why?

If I could be reincarnated, I would be my dog Wally. He travels the country with us, gets to sleep as much as he pleases, and he really has no daily chores or tasks he’s responsible for, other than protecting our team members

if we are ever threatened. I could live like that forever.

What are the three most essential items in your trailer, purse, or suitcase?

Most essential items in my trailer are duct tape, zip ties, and spare tires.

Jenni McAllister COMPETITOR

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ENNIE HAS A TREMENDOUS TALENT for preparing horses to excel at the Grand Prix level.

She has trained and competed on numerous horses that, under her guidance, perform at the top of their game. Many of these horses have moved on to successful careers with other professional and amateur riders.

What was your first memorable experience with a horse or pony?

I was very young, maybe a year or two old, riding in front of my sister on her horse. The first time I remember riding by myself I was three years old. My sister and parents borrowed a very small paint pony for me named Sugar. I had her for about a year. I was hooked.

Do you have the horse gene in your blood? How is it expressed?

Well, sort of. My great-grandparents had palomino horses and a farm. My aunt and mom used to ride some as kids. But it was really my older sister who got the bug. She started to ride at a neighbor’s farm around the time I was born. She was my main babysitter and just put me on horses basically before I could even walk. I guess I liked it!

such a talent and can just ride anything. He is such a great rider to watch, and a nice person, too.

If you could change one aspect of the horse world today, what would it be?

The cost to participate and the fan base. It is one of the few sports supported by its participants.

Share a few of the highlights of your career.

Winning the $100,000 Grand Prix of Del Mar. The crowd was big and so enthusiastic!

Also, winning the World Cup Qualifier at the Royal West in Calgary. Riding for the U.S. in the Nations Cup Competition and World Cup Finals.

All dreams come true!

Who are the special people and animals in your life?

My husband, of course! He is a

huge part of my life and we do everything together. Of course, I have dogs and cats and horses, as well. They are all my kids! I love them all, and they are all special in their own way.

What do you love most about coming to the Hipico shows?

Hospitality is fantastic.

Competition is good, and it’s a beautiful setting. Actually, I even love the weather.

If you could be reincarnated, who or what would you be and why?

Hmm, I never really thought about that before. But I guess me again? Then I could try some of the paths I didn’t try and see how it works out.

What are the three most essential items in your trailer, purse, or suitcase?

Only three? Lip balm, wallet, and a snack.

Who are your greatest mentors and/or role models?

My sister, for sure. She always had the passion and was never afraid to work. She taught me to never give up and to go after my dreams.

Also, I always looked up to Hap Hansen as a rider. He is

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Jenni and her team, including husband Steve, have been attending the horse shows in Santa Fe since 2006. Jenni and her students have competed and excelled at every level, including the National Hunter Derby and Grand Prix.

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Mike Moran

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IKE HAS BEEN WITH THE EMO Agency, Inc. since 1989. He’s been a professional horseman since 1969, operating his own show stable until 1981. Mike began judging, course designing, and commentating in 1979, and began a television/radio career in 1985 as a TV sports anchor and color commentator for all major sports networks (ABC, NBC, ESPN, CED, Sky Sports, and the BBC). Mike is also a commercial voice actor and has completed hundreds of commercials for radio and television.

He’s hosted major auto TV shows for Speed Network and educational films for the equestrian associations.

Mike holds six USEF judge’s cards (hunter, hunter/jumping seat equitation, hunter breeding, jumper, and course design for hunters and humpers). He’s currently the anchor and voice for the HITS Million Dollar Grand Prix series that plays online and on RideTV, which is on DISH Network. He travels to 25 to 30 shows a year as an official and has voiceovers playing on the big screen and during the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas each year. Mike is also the voice of Hipico’s Grands Prix.

Mike and his wife Sandra live in Mounds, Oklahoma, where they own Zozimus Equine, a private show stable.

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What was your first memorable experience with a horse or pony?

I fell off a bareback horse at age nine in a huge field in Iowa!

Do you have the horse gene in your blood? How is it expressed?

Absolutely! I live, eat, and sleep horses on our 55-acre farm. We raise them, breed them, rehab them, and retire them 24/7/365.

Who are your greatest mentors and/or role models?

I did hundreds of hours in the clinic ring with George Morris and always got the better information regarding the riders and trainers in the clinic. I also believe that Bill Steinkraus may never be equaled as a great horseman and gentleman.

If you could change one aspect of the horse world today, what would it be?

To have more attention paid to the welfare of the horse through legislation and making sure the professionals conduct their business as professionals.

Share a few of the highlights of your career.

I rode as a professional, coaching and training with little regard for the almighty buck.

I started doing TV commentary, and continue to this day, producing show jumping on television with little or no assistance. I have a facility where the only concern is the health and welfare of the horses and ponies we own and care for.

Who are the special people and animals in your life?

All of our horses, dogs, cats, chickens, cows, and all the wildlife that lives on our property or visits.

What do you love most about coming to the Hipico shows?

I was part of the very first event organized by the principals. It is great to continue to be a part of their vision.

If you could be reincarnated, who or what would you be and why?

Myself, knowing what I know now, just 50 or so years earlier.

What are the three most essential items in your trailer, purse, or suitcase?

My electronic devices that allow me to be even more creative.

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OR OVER 30 YEARS, Patrick Rodes has been immersed in all things equine. Creating Southbound Show Management was a natural step for Patrick and his wife, Jana, to use their knowledge of the show world and to introduce new ideas in world-class sporting events for the equestrian community. These events are built on a solid foundation that arises from the expert guidance provided by the staff at Southbound Shows.

What was your first memorable experience with a horse or pony?

My first memories with ponies was growing up on our farm in Louisville, Kentucky, and just riding my pony all over the farm through woods and fields.

Do you have the horse gene in your blood? How is it expressed?

Yes, I believe I have the horse gene in me. Just count the number of horses on our farm in Argyle, Texas — scary!

Who are your greatest mentors and/or role models?

I have worked with many great horsemen in my travels, but probably the best horseman with whom I have been lucky enough to work is Guy McLean from Australia. He comes and helps Jana and me with our young horses. He is an amazing talent.

If you could change one aspect of the horse world today, what would it be?

I would minimize the amount of misused drugs horses get and the terrible lunge line time they go through.

Share a few of the highlights of your career.

Jana and I run All Around Farm in Argyle, Texas, where we breed, raise, and train hunters and jumpers. My business, Southbound Show Management, manages over 20 quality hunter and jumper shows throughout the country. I also have USEF hunter, jumper, hunt seat equitation, and course design licenses. I have been lucky to work at some of the top shows in this country and Canada.

I also have my American Quarter Horse judge’s card

for hunters, hunt seat equitation, and jumpers.

Who are the special people and animals in your life?

The most important person in my life is my wife Jana.

We love the animal world we live in. We have so many animals in our life, and there are many that fall in the category as special.

What do you love most about coming to the Hipico shows?

Coming to Hipico is great.

When there is great weather, a good horse show facility, a great town, and good people to work with, it is a joy to come.

If you could be reincarnated, who or what would you be and why?

If I weren’t in the horse business, I would probably enjoy being a scout for professional ball teams. I love finding young talented horses and think it would be very similar scouting college basketball for the professional world.

What are the three most essential items in your trailer, purse, or suitcase?

Probably the most essential in my backpack would be my iPod with all my music on it. A very distant second and third would be my phone and computer.

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