March 31, 2016 
It’s springtime in California, and love is in the air. Especially if you’re the newly divorced Kaley Cuoco, who is continuing her barn girl’s guide to breakups tour with yet another coup: she’s apparently moving on with West Coast Grand Prix rider, Karl Cook.
You might remember Cook—who is based in Woodside, California—for recently taking home a $50,000 check for winning the Card Flex Grand Prix at Week VII of HITS Thermal on his horse, Tembla. And Kaley, who competed (and won!) at HITS Thermal in the Low Amateur/Owner Jumpers herself, was right there helping him celebrate:
Sooo how many wins does that make??? Amazing GP win @hitshorseshows #thermal, mr KC
More recently, Cook made another appearance on Cuoco’s Instagram account, though this one was slightly more dubious in nature. Face licking Karl? We don’t care how effortlessly tousled your hair is—we’re just not sure we’re into that kind of thing…
Buttttt it’s not really our place to comment. On that. On the horse-thing, though? We’ve got PLENTY to say on that.
Here, our six tips for dating a big-time Grand Prix rider.
1. For one thing, you’d better start clearing your weekends.
We know you’re a famous movie star and everything, but the Grand Prix usually goes on Saturday or Sunday, and often under the lights. Which means if you want to watch your man ride, those red carpet premiers are gonna have to wait.
2. And, let’s face it, the rest of your weekend will probably be determined by his class results.
(flickr.com/Claudio Gennari)
A double-clear on Saturday? Get ready for a night out on the town! Four rails in the big-money class on Sunday? Tell him you’ll catch up with him next week.
3. His horses will always come first.
About the Author
Nina grew up riding hunters and young horses in Upstate New York and dreamed of a career in the horse industry. The day she graduated college, she hopped a horse van and ran away to groom in Spruce Meadows. Now she’s happy to have the best of both worlds: a place to ride and show her jumper, Dagano, and when she’s not riding, a place to write about horses every day. Don’t let the dirty muck boots fool you. Nina holds a master’s degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of journalism at Syracuse University. Previously she worked for Travel + Leisure magazine and has written for Smithsonian, This Old House and more. Nina currently lives in Indianapolis with her husband. This is one of Nina’s favorite stories. And, be sure to Read Carley’s Nina story.
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