Obviously it’s small world with few of the names changing at the very height of the sport.
Look at this flashback article from Nov 1, 1996 - almost 12 years ago:
It was Ward v. Millar then too 
Last week McLain Ward built himself a miniature Puissance wall at the family’s farm in Brewster, N.Y., and aimed his prodigy mount, Derry 5, in its direction. Derry 5 had not contended with a Puissance-style wall, but he cleared it at 6-6 and Ward let the lesson end there.
Ward loves the event.
‘‘It’s an art in itself,’’ he said, ‘‘and a good Puissance horse lives for the roar of the crowd. But you’ve got to have an incredibly brave horse because when that wall gets up to a certain height, it looks like the side of a building, it’s almost unreal.’’
That only five horses were entered in last night’s Puissance came as no surprise to Canada’s Ian Millar, who won it in 1995 with a 7-foot jump on his rookie mount, Play It Again. Millar and Play It Again won or tied all three Puissance events they attempted in 1995, but this year the rider is saving the horse for more important Grandprix classes.
‘‘Sadly, it’s become a bit of a dinosaur of a competition,’’ Millar said. ‘‘By its very nature, the Puissance, for most of the horses who try it, shows them what they can’t jump, so it doesn’t work wonders for their confidence. But I’ll be the first to admit it’s a real thrill to jump over something you can’t see over.’’
