InStride Edition is proud to present it’s February magazine, featuring Jane Backes’ young stallion, Good Machinery on the cover. With a history of commitment to the adage “The Magic Is In The Mares,” you know she has a lot of faith in this son of A Good Machine. The bay AQHA stallion has a Superior in Western Pleasure and has twice finished in the Top Five for the AQHA Honor Roll in Performance Halter Stallions. His first foals arrived last year and Backes is quite excited about his future. We continue to put genetic testing under the microscope, this time by taking a closer look at those disorders that impact the color breeds. We conclude our 5-part series on How It’s Made by examining patterns that are used in Equitation classes and also look back on the long show career of the AQHA gelding Zippos Tiger Bar who is still showing at the ripe old age of 26. We take you to picturesque Venice, Florida for the first Fun In The Sun Extravaganza and Fox Lea Farm Winter Circuit. And we share with you the passion the Parrish family has not only for pleasure horses but also for football, as Bret and Candy’s youngest son, Chase, shares the story of his high school’s undefeated season and state football title, as the team’s quarterback.