February 22, 2013
Thermal, CA – It was a slow build to a big finish. Ten made the jump-off in the $33,000 HITS Desert Classic, presented by Zoetis, but it was 25-year-old Lauren Hester of Rancho Santa Fe, California, who scored the win, riding Hester Equestrian, Inc.’s Abigail.
Hester, an amateur/owner who trains with Joie Gatlin – Morley Abey Show Jumping, said it was a big moment, marking not only her first big victory of the 2013 Desert Circuit. It was also her first Thermal grand prix win ever, a sweet feeling after competing here all seven years, “although I’ve only been doing grand prix for four,” she said after the awards presentation.
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