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...
For Conor Swail, the current world no. 5, winning a class is something that happens on a regular basis. Yet, each class (and horse) is unique, and such things stand...
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...
"For him to win here, and on my birthday...just wow," said a ringside Teddy Vlock (ISR), who stood beaming as Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Volnay du Boisdeville galloped victoriously around...
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...
In ballroom dancing, dancers are designated as either a lead or a follow. In dressage, which is compared to dancing more often than not, you could look at the rider...
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...
No matter which country you root for, most dressage fans can agree; there’s nothing better than watching a veteran partnership competing at their peak. That’s just what fans were treated...
“It’s a very short history," said Sarah Scheiring (USA) of her partnership with 11-year-old mare Margriet de Mariposa. "We went to our first horse show at Tryon in October and...
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...
It's been a triumphant return to the show ring, to say the least, for 18-year-old, newly minted professional, Skylar Wireman (USA). On Sunday, Wireman and De Laloma took home the...
"I honestly can't even explain the feeling. It is incredible!" That was 18-year-old Skylar Wireman after winning the first Grand Prix of her pro career, the first week of her...
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...
Skylar Wireman launched her professional career at Desert International Horse Park on Wednesday from precisely where her junior career ended—on top. The 18-year-old California native was named the Junior Equestrian...
