Thermal, Calif. – Braden James thinks the future looks quite bright for 9-year-old Hermes des Carmilles, and the gelding’s performance in the $24,999 Marshall+Sterling 1.40m Open Classic held on February 20 certainly indicated the same. James and Hermes des Carmilles...
Thermal, Calif. – Winning the $32,000 Bridgeport Farms CSI3* 1.45m Welcome on February 19 meant outpacing a competitive 16-horse jump-off, but 24-year-old Melody Liu did just that to take home her very first FEI victory. Liu and Napoleon van den Dael, owned by Corsari...
Thermal, Calif. – The first win of the week in the Grand Prix Stadium at Desert Circuit 7 went to Pablo Astolfi and Qualoubet DW. Astolfi and the 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, owned by Shayne Wireman, topped a field of 37 horses to take home the victory in...
Thermal, Calif. – Ireland’s Conor Swail and Theo 160 were only the second pair to jump the $32,000 BRAINJAVA CSI3* Welcome Speed, but they set a time that would stand untouched. Through the remainder of the class on the Grass Field at Desert International Horse Park,...
Thermal, Calif. – In just three weeks at Desert Circuit, Karrie Rufer notched four major victories in the Grand Prix Stadium – and on Sunday, February 15, she made that five. This time, she piloted Stern dei Folletti to the win in the $40,000 FarmVet 1.45m Open...