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64 w i n t e r 2 014 U n tac k e d HistorY built at Winter place. from 1972 to 1978, Winter place farm would rumble into top shows like devon and the indoor series with its tractor-trailer full of a dozen competitive horses and then leave with championship coolers and grand prix victories. At one point, they were taking 40 horses to the shows. "i think we won everywhere we could possibly win. ere wasn't anywhere we went that we didn't leave our mark," Beard said. taylor came to Winter place in 1972 when she sold mississippi mud to the Caine family. she remembers being taken aback when she first saw the luxurious façade, especially since, at her home base in tennessee, she kept her horses outside and rode in a grass field. she was thrilled to sign up as a Winter place rider, showing top horses. "it was in the early days of my career, before i'd even ridden on the team," taylor said. "All i'd done really was ride in the amateur jumpers and one or two grand prix. it was a fabulous thing for me, not only get- ting to ride those wonderful horses, but also watching all the other riders and getting exposure. i didn't have money, so the only way i was going to get rides was to win on some horses, so it was a tremendous opportu- nity for me. it really gave me a leg up on my career." traurig also came to Winter place after selling them a horse, and he brought famous groom golding with him. he sold them the jumper springdale and the working hunter royal Blue and continued to win on both under Winter place ownership. in fact, he won his first grand prix in 1973 on springdale for the farm. "at opened the door to riding some of their superstars like gozzi and Jet run, who were both amazing, amazing animals," traurig said. "ey were invaluable to my career in terms of getting the results one gets on horses like that. i think we all were very appreciative of the privilege to be able to ride for the Caine family." PHoto Courtesy of Bernie trAuriG The legendary hunter Gozzi was a Christmas present for Bradley Caine. Bernie Traurig (pictured) rode him to countless wins for Winter Place.