Riding the Distance:: After Finish Line

After the emotional highs of the Olympic Games, Tristan James should finally feel secure in the life he fought so hard to build.Instead, success has made everything more complicated.Now one of the most recognizable riders in international show jumping, Tristan and Eclipse are invited to compete at the legendary Spruce Meadows-where the pressure is fiercer, the stakes are higher, and every mistake becomes headline material.But this time, the greatest challenge waiting for Tristan isn't inside the arena.It's Mateo.Their relationship survived distance, ambition, and the brutal demands of elite sport-but living together inside the relentless world of international competition exposes cracks neither of them can ignore. Long nights in shared hotel rooms, jealousy from rival riders, media attention, and the constant intensity of being around each other begin pulling buried emotions to the surface.And Spruce Meadows has a way of magnifying everything.