Mudslingers roll at Gymkhana show

BONSALL – The Bonsall-based riding club Mudslingers hosted the inaugural California Gymkhana Association show at the San Diego County Fair earlier this month, drawing nearly 60 riders from across Southern California.

Riders competed in a series of six gymkhana patterns requiring speed and skill, including a side-by-side Single Stake match race that narrowed a field of 57 horses to the fastest of all.

The show produced a few surprises, including the outcome of the match race. Brett Hansen, aboard Skipta Miss Max, took home the title and rainbow buckle award despite being a Division AA rider com...