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Leave it to the Pros: Skylar Wireman Wins First Grand Prix as a Professional Rider

Leave it to the Pros: Skylar Wireman Wins First Grand Prix as a Professional Rider Skylar Wireman’s professional career is off to a flaming start. After an incredible junior career, the 18-year-old has turned professional and is lighting up the jumper ring. Saturday afternoon of Desert Circuit I, aboard Coolio 23, she took home one of the biggest wins of […]
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King of the Ring: Odysseus and Kyle King Claim $30,000 1.45m Open Classic

King of the Ring: Odysseus and Kyle King Claim $30,000 1.45m Open Classic Kyle King exploded into the world rankings over the past couple years and his 2023 season is off to an equally explosive start, as he took the win in Thursday’s $30,000 FarmVet 1.45m Open Classic at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP). Aboard Patricia Vase’s Odysseus, a newer […]
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Equine Blog

2022 NRHA Top Ten Final Standings are Announced

2022 NRHA Top Ten Final Standings are Announced The 2022 show season has come to a close, and the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is pleased to announce the finalized Top 10 Standings for the 2022 year in each division — Open, Intermediate Open, Limited Open, Rookie Professional, Non Pro, Intermediate Non Pro, Limited Non Pro, Prime Time Non Pro, […]
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Skylar Wireman Makes Triumphant Return to Desert International Horse Park

Skylar Wireman Makes Triumphant Return to Desert International Horse Park Skylar Wireman competed in the very first class of her professional career Wednesday morning of Desert Circuit I and ended up atop the leaderboard. Having traveled across the East Coast throughout the end of 2022, racking up numerous equitation final top placings, the now 18-year-old returned to her home state […]
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Martin L. Larcombe Passes $1 Million in NRHA Lifetime Earnings

Martin L. Larcombe Passes $1 Million in NRHA Lifetime Earnings During the 2022 National Reining Horse Association Futurity, Martin Larcombe was able to make the finish line to $1 Million NRHA earnings when he marked a 221.5 in the Level 3 Open Futurity finals aboard Vincent Van Whoa (Spooks Gotta Gun x FM Master Tag Chex), pocketing $40,375 for a […]
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Trevor Dare Passes $1 Million in NRHA Lifetime Earnings

Trevor Dare Passes $1 Million in NRHA Lifetime Earnings The 2022 National Reining Horse Association Futurity and Adequan® North American Affiliate Championships crowned new champions and helped add additional milestones to multiple riders’ careers. The 2021 NRHA Professional Horseman of the Year, Trevor Dare, passed the coveted $1 Million Dollars in earnings. Just months after a coveted National Reining Breeders Classic […]
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Desert International Horse Park to Host Million-Dollar Individual and Team Finals to Conclude 2023 Major League Show Jumping Schedule

Desert International Horse Park to Host Million-Dollar Individual and Team Finals to Conclude 2023 Major League Show Jumping Schedule After a stellar 2022 finale in the desert, the third edition of the Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) series will once again conclude at the Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) in Thermal, CA, with two $1 million finals. Returning to California […]
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Book Reviews

NEW BOOK EXPLORES TRANSFORMATION OF IRVINE RANCH FROM AGRICULTURE EMPIRE INTO AMERICA’S MOST SUCCESSFUL NEW TOWN

NEW BOOK EXPLORES TRANSFORMATION OF IRVINE RANCH FROM AGRICULTURE EMPIRE INTO AMERICA’S MOST SUCCESSFUL NEW TOWN A new book chronicling the transformation of the Irvine Ranch in Orange County from a farming empire into a New Town is the subject of Transforming the Irvine Ranch: Joan Irvine, William Pereira, Ray Watson and THE BIG PLAN. Covering a critical three decades […]