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PHOTOS BY NICK SMIRNOFF


Havannah Ulrich rounds a barrel at the Golden Hills Equestrian Center "Equine Affair" May 16-17 on her horse Willow, a breeding stock Paint. Havannah, 13, a student at Valley Oaks Charter School, also show jumps with Willow and won the Reserve Champion show jumping title at the 2008 PDM Training Stables Equestrian Sports Awards. (NOTE: The name of the rider on the print edition is incorrect. This is a correction.)


Mackaroni, who is 3/4 Haflinger and 1/4 Belgian, watches Havannah Ulrich with the flag in the arena at the Golden Hills “Equine Affair,” May 16-17. The Grissom family daughters, the Happy Hearts Vaulters, use Mackaroni for their vaulting performances.


Handstands aboard Mackaroni - Brittany Grissom, 17, performs a vaulting routine at the Golden Hills Equestrian Center. She is a gold level (top) vaulter and has been involved in the sport for 13 years. Mackaroni is 3/4 Haflinger and 1/4 Belgian.


Photo Courtesy of Melissa Moors

Havannah Ulrich jumping her horse Willow at one of the Bakersfield, PDM Training Stables horse shows.