Lane Clarke knows he’s got a special horse in Venom, and he proved it to everyone in attendance Saturday night of Desert Circuit 5 in the $100,000 Premier Equestrian Grand Prix, taking the win in a highly competitive crowd. It’s not often that riders can beat Conor...
The partnership between Jenny Karazissis and Michelle Cobb’s Really has been nine years in the making, and they’ve been nine memorable years for everyone involved. Though the pair has taken countless wins, Karazissis felt the win on Friday of Desert Circuit 5,...
Conor Swail is starting week five, presented by Premier Equestrian, the same way he ended week four: winning. Aboard the same mount he won Sunday’s final class on, Vital Chance de la Roque, he won Thursday’s feature class, the $30,000 FarmVet 1.45m Open Classic. “That...
James Chawke missed his usual spot in the winner’s circle, but he made it back there to open competition for Desert Circuit 5, presented by Premier Equestrian. In one of his favorite classes, the $10,000 BarnWalkers 1.35m Welcome Speed, the Irishman raced to first and...
As if anyone hadn’t heard Conor Swail’s (IRL) name enough yet during the first portion of Desert Circuit, he cranked out another win on Sunday of Desert Circuit 4, presented by Whittier Trust, in the $32,000 San Marcos Training CSI4* 1.45m Classic. This time the win...
It’s not often that Conor Swail (IRL) isn’t the favorite in a CSI4* Grand Prix. But nearly a year ago, his top horse Count Me In, who took him to FEI World Cup Finals, to the Dublin Horse Show, and to Aachen, had a lapse in confidence. Taking a step back, Swail...
Skylar Wireman is getting used to this whole 6-Bar champion thing. For the third time, she’s taken a win in the class (it’s only been held three times), this time around sharing the title with Patrick Billes, a new winner of the $15,000 Whittier Trust 6-Bar. The field...
It hasn’t been long since Conor Swail (IRL) and Count Me In were last in the winner’s circle – just last Sunday to be precise – but the horse is clearly back in top form and the results are showing. With the 17-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Count Grannus x Sherlock...
Desert Circuit 4, presented by Whittier Trust, welcomed a new winner as action kicked off Wednesday morning. Catherine Brentzel, of Irwin, PA, took the top position in the first National class of the week, the $10,000 IDA Development 1.35m Weelcome Speed, aboard Diva...
Conor Swail (IRL) has an incredible partner in Count Me In. With Mannon Farms’ 17-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Count Grannus x Sherlock Holmes) the Irishman has jumped (and won) all over the world, and they got a big win together to close out Desert Circuit 3,...
