Geraldine Bidwell brings us this series chronicling the life and times of legendary grand prix rider and trainer Hap Hansen. A longtime rider and owner in the sport of show jumping, Bidwell owns Hansen’s current show jumper, the 10-year-old gelding Acer. Click to read Part I, [...]
A backdrop of snowcapped mountains stood in sharp contrast to the hot weather that greeted riders competing in the $50,000 Card Flex Grand Prix on Sunday, March 8th at HITS Thermal in California. At a toasty 88 degrees, the sun shone hot enough on the field [...]
Geraldine Bidwell brings us this series chronicling the life and times of legendary grand prix rider and trainer Hap Hansen. A longtime rider and owner in the sport of show jumping, Bidwell owns Hansen’s current show jumper, the 10-year-old gelding Acer. Read Part I here, and [...]
A cool Southern California evening contributed to a perfect setting for the $50,000 Purina Animal Nutrition CSI 2* W FEI Grand Prix on Saturday, February 22nd at HITS Thermal. Spectator bleachers were packed to shoulder, with friends passing their picnic baskets to others and sharing [...]
Geraldine Bidwell brings us this series chronicling the life and times of legendary grand prix rider and trainer Hap Hansen. A longtime rider and owner in the sport of show jumping, Bidwell owns Hansen’s current show jumper, the 10-year-old gelding Acer. Read her first post [...]
West Palms Events is pleased to announce a unique new scholarship program, which commences in March of this year. West Palms will offer up to three horse show scholarships per year, each with a value of $6,500.00, to be used towards show credit at any West [...]
Geraldine Bidwell brings us Part I of an online series chronicling the life and times of legendary grand prix rider and trainer Hap Hansen. A longtime rider and owner in the sport of show jumping, Bidwell owns Hansen’s current show jumper, the 10-year-old gelding Acer. Check [...]
A sand and windstorm blew in to HITS Thermal only minutes before the Saturday evening course walk for the $50,000K HITS Grand Prix CSI2* World Cup Qualifier. Against the setting sun, the blowing sand created a haze that set the sunset ablaze. It had been [...]
In a busy shopping center located a stone’s throw away from Stanford University and the Palo Alto horse community that surrounds it, a true equestrian style gem quietly opened its doors for the first time last September. Meet ELLA, acronym for Equestrian Lifestyle Luxury Art, [...]
Break out your visors and your sunscreen – the first day of competition at the 2015 HITS Thermal Desert Circuit kicked off yesterday, January 14th in Thermal, California. The West Coast’s biggest and best winter circuit will be the place to be for the next [...]