Year: 2022

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Addington, Gamboa, Ruyle and Tresten Named 2023 Faces of Pin Oak

Addington, Gamboa, Ruyle and Tresten Named 2023 Faces of Pin Oak Each year, a select group of riders is chosen to represent the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show as the “Faces of Pin Oak.” For 2023, that honor and distinction has been given to hunter/jumper riders Peyton Addington, Nicolas Gamboa and Jacqueline Ruyle and Saddlebred competitor Chris Tresten. “Chris Tresten […]
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Equine Blog

Karl Cook Makes $450,000 CSI5* Grand Prix His Own

Karl Cook Makes $450,000 CSI5* Grand Prix His Own The crowd knew they were in for a fast jump-off when Kent Farrington (USA) and Karl Cook (USA) were the only two jumping. Fast is exactly what they got. The only two to navigate Alan Wade’s (IRL) track clear in the $450,000 Marshall & Sterling CSI5* MLSJ Grand Prix, the two […]
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Mandy Porter Hits Her Stride to Win $50,000 National Grand Prix

Mandy Porter Hits Her Stride to Win $50,000 National Grand Prix Mandy Porter and Cadeau Z keep getting better and better. During the National Sunshine Series, they rode to top-five finishes in each of the national grand prixs, but during week two of Desert Holiday, they made it to the winner’s circle in the $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix on […]
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Equine Blog

Kent Farrington Flies to First in $74,200 CSI5* 1.50m

Kent Farrington Flies to First in $74,200 CSI5* 1.50m The former world-ranked number one has made his mark on Desert International Horse Park (DIHP). Kent Farrington (USA) returned to Thermal for the first time in over 10 years and snagged a CSI5* win Friday evening of Desert Holiday II aboard Orafina in the $72,400 CWD CSI5* 1.50m. “Orafina is naturally […]
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Equine Blog

Daniel Coyle Keeps on Winning at Desert Holiday

Daniel Coyle Keeps on Winning at Desert Holiday You’re reading that correctly: Daniel Coyle won again. The Irishman ended Desert Holiday week one with a win, and he’s started week two the same way. Wednesday morning, he took top honors in the $10,000 Ritz Carlton Rancho Mirage Welcome Speed with Langley, owned by Ariel Grange.   “This is my first […]
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Equine Blog

Dun It A Little Ruf Joins NRHA Million Dollar Dam Roster

Dun It A Little Ruf Joins NRHA Million Dollar Dam Roster When standout athlete Patriot, ridden by Nathan Piper, claimed the 2022 The Run For A Million Championship, he became the highest money-earning horse in the history of the National Reining Horse Association. But that’s not all. His win catapulted both his owners, Shannon and Hershel Reid, and his dam, […]
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Equine Blog

Luck of the Irish: Darragh Kenny Captures CSI5* Win

Luck of the Irish: Darragh Kenny Captures CSI5* Win It was a good day to be Irish. Irishmen topped the podiums of each of the feature classes Friday of Desert Holiday I at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP), and took several of the second- and third-place finishes as well. Taking the top spot in the $72,200 Whittier Trust CSI5* 1.50m […]
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Team Eye Candy Serves Up Success in the Desert

Team Eye Candy Serves Up Success in the Desert Team Eye Candy is hungry for another Major League Show Jumping title, and they made that very clear during the $200,000 Whittier Trust MLSJ CSI5* Team Competition. The team has been behind Helios all season long, but they made the competition that much closer Saturday of Desert Holiday I, taking the […]