Thermal, Calif. – For the second year in a row, the USA’s McLain Ward and First Lady are leading the way at Desert Holiday 1. On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the pair kicked off the week’s featured CSI5* competition the same way they did in 2024: by winning what is now...
Thermal, Calif. – Topping the 94-horse field to win Wednesday, December 3’s $10,000 IDA Development 1.35m Welcome Speed required putting the pedal to the metal. Fortunately, that is something David Sterckx is extremely familiar with, and he piloted Episode de Vains to...
LAS VEGAS — For an elite group of 27 riders at the Marshall+Sterling/USHJA National Championships, the $50,000 1.40m Grand Prix on Friday, November 14, was the moment they had been preparing for all week long. It was a stacked field of competitors, including familiar...
Amanda Gomez and Charly-Ann, owned by Rising Star Equestrian, earned their second win of the week at the Marshall+Sterling USHJA National Championships on Thursday, November 13. At the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Gomez and Charly-Ann laid down a near...
In the world of show jumping, riders must find the balance between tight, efficient lines and a ground-covering stride that can beat the clock. That tension was certainly present in the $5,000 1.40m Speed at the Marshall+Sterling/USHJA National Championships on...
Charly-Ann’s week at the Marshall+Sterling/USHJA National Championships in Las Vegas, Nev. is off to a great start. Ridden by Amanda Gomez, the pair combined tight, efficient lines with a need for speed to win the $5,000 1.40m Welcome, their first class of the week at...
