I’m so excited about Inmidair’s first four-star performance! It’s such an honor to be able to ride at Rolex and even better to have such a great finish. I want to thank my whole team—I could not do it without everyone’s help:

Sean Crocker, my farrier, for giving JR his golden slippers;
Virginia Equine Imaging, Dr. Johns, Dr. Norval and Dr. Allen, for keeping JR fit and well;
Tribute Feed, who supply me with grain for my horses;
CFC Farm and Home Coop, who carry Tribute;
SmartPak, who supply supplements for my competition horses;
VitaFlex for their supplements;
Lance Plessinger for hay and straw;
Donny Ulmer and Mill Creek Farm hay and straw;
L’Apogee Saddles, Kitty and Bob Garrity, for supplying me with saddles and Royal Rider stirrups;
Aerowear, for my vest;
Point Two for my airvest;
Charles Owen for my helmets;
Heritage Gloves;
All my help at Surefire, Caitlin, Maya, Katie and Adolfo, for taking care of all JR’s needs and wants;
Christy Stauffer, who makes sure that all the details are worked out and actually gets me entered;
Susan Merle-Smith, who helps decipher my language;
My parents, Dick and Jo, who have made me who I am;
Tom Finnen, my better half who keeps me balanced;
And all my students, fans and other supporters who came out and cheered us on, I couldn’t do it without you!

Just a quick update to let everyone know that Inmidair and I won’t be at The Fork this weekend. If you know what the paddocks are like in Virginia these days you can appreciate that I think the mud is what’s responsible for JR’s front shoe shifting a bit Tuesday and making him sore. I got that fixed but then he lost the other front shoe—blame it on springtime in Virginia! He’s better now that it’s back on but I feel it’s more important to save him for Rolex than risk his soundness by running him this weekend. I’ll miss The Fork, it’s one of my favorite events, but we’re completely ready for Kentucky, JR’s very fit and has been going great this year, so we’ll see you all in a few weeks!