Chawke Up a Win
Gamble has been on an unlucky streak this Desert Circuit, according to James Chawke (IRL). And by "unlucky," he means he's only won one class so far. The pair has...
Gamble has been on an unlucky streak this Desert Circuit, according to James Chawke (IRL). And by "unlucky," he means he's only won one class so far. The pair has...
“I was thinking that second is great, even the top five is great," said Elisa Broz of her plan going into the jump off for the $145,100 Premier Equestrian CSI3*...
You could call Ace of Hearts early career a series of unfortunate events. Discovered by a colleague at age five, the Estonian Sport Horse was training in dressage and had...
Cassio Rivetti (BRA) wasn’t planning to try and win the $5,000 Morning Star Sporthorses CSI3* Special Two Phase 1.40m with Nadale van Dorperheide at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) in...
Dot your I’s and cross your t’s is an idiom Ireland's Mark Kinsella takes to heart. “You must do your homework. Attention to detail is so important,” said the California-based...
"Caruso," according to Urban Dictionary, is the act of adding melodrama to everything you do. It's an accurate descriptor of Katie Laurie's Cera Caruso. The expressive 15-year-old Australian bred gelding, aka Elvis,...
Olivia Brown (USA) didn't have the chance to watch her jump-off competition in the $50,000 HorseFlight National Grand Prix at Desert International Horse Park on Saturday night under the lights....
The first month of 2023 has only just come to a close and already five trainers have been placed on an interim suspension by the U.S. Center for SafeSport. What...
Karen! came to Chestnut Hills' Shayne and Skylar Wireman as a 1.20m horse sales horse in the fall of 2021. She’s described on her sales page as “Never mareish, always...
When Belgium's Gregory Wathelet decided to spend the winter season in California instead of Spain, he no doubt did the cost analysis calculations. How much he'd have to spend to...
Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees. Real Madrid vs Barcelona. Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali. Sports rivalries have long exhilarated fans. The thrill of watching two greats battle for...
“I’m lucky enough at the minute; I have a string of small, fast horses," said world no. 5 Conor Swail on Friday. “They’re so much fun. They run along very...
The stage was set for a blazing jump off. Five horse and rider combinations qualified for course designer Colm Quinn’s short track in the $145,100 Whittier Trust Grand Prix at...
If the crowd at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) wasn't familiar with the drum rolls and triumphant trumpeting of the Belgian national anthem before, they certainly are now. Olympian Gregory...
Gregory Wathelet's Argentina de la Marchette is the result of a bit of luck. Bred by Gregory Wathelet’s father, Hubert, and born on their family farm in Luxembourg, she’s the...
Most people come to California for the temperate weather, tropical palm trees and tranquil beaches. Belgium’s Gregory Wathelet simply wanted a change of scenery. “It was just to try something...
“She's the best mare I've ever ridden.” So said trainer Sean Leckie (USA) of his winning mount in the $10,000 Platinum Performance Welcome Speed 1.35m at Desert International Horse Park...
Two-time Olympic medalist Steffen Peters (USA) kicked off the 2023 season at Desert International Horse Park the same way he ended it in 2022—winning. Aboard his Tokyo Games mount, Suppenkasper...
Jolie in French means "pretty one." That’s precisely what C’est Jolie and Lexi Karolyi were in the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP)...
In Greek history, Odysseus is a legendary king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem “The Odyssey.” At Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA, he's the promising...