Riders compete in costume at Sundance Hills' annual fun show

BONSALL – Bonsall-based Sundance Hills Equestrian Center held its annual fun show, a mix of English, Western and gymkhana classes, with riders and mounts donning clever costumes.

The show's ultimate costume contest winner was Toni Gillispie of Oceanside, who decked out herself and her horse Gina Girl as the Solar System, complete with sun helmet and several rotating planets. Horses and riders were warned ahead of time that some of the more sensitive mounts may want to exit the arena, as some horses could find a series of strange whirling objects frightening.

The costume contest closed the annu...