Equine Blog

Theo 160 Gets His Win with Conor Swail to Conclude 2025 Desert Circuit With Ireland’s Conor Swail in the irons, Theo 160 has come quite close to victory numerous times throughout the 2025 Desert Circuit, but each time, it has narrowly alluded him. On Sunday, March 16, however, victory finally belonged to Theo 160 as the gelding closed out the […]

Jordan Coyle and Keep Me With You N.c. Strike Gold in $125,000 IDA Development Grand Prix The $125,000 IDA Development Grand Prix was the highlight event of the week and brought a change of scenery at World Equestrian Center – Ocala, as 30 horse-and-rider combinations gathered under the lights at the WEC Stadium to vie for the win. In a thrilling five-horse […]

Brian Feigus and Four Aces Play Their Winning Hand in the $40,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented by Great American Insurance Group The penultimate week of the 2025 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit brought an extra layer of prestige, as World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) competition took center stage at HITS Post Time Farm. Featuring top-tier hunter classes, the event attracted […]

Jos Verlooy and FTS Killossery Konfusion Conclude Desert Circuit with $200,000 KASK & Vogel CSI4* Grand Prix Victory Belgium’s Jos Verlooy and FTS Killossery Konfusion concluded the 2024-2025 Desert International Horse Park season by doing the same thing they have been doing all circuit: winning. Verlooy and “Konfusion” claimed their third grand prix victory of the winter in the $200,000 […]

Nick Haness and Cavaletto Loma Z Capture $100,000 USHJA WCHR West Coast Hunter Spectacular Win For an unprecedented fourth year in a row, Nick Haness galloped away with the win in the $100,000 USHJA WCHR West Coast Hunter Spectacular, presented by Irene Neuwirth. The three-time defending champion claimed his fourth victory aboard Cavaletto Loma Z on Friday, March 14, at […]

Conor Swail and His “Serial Winner” Speed to Victory in $20,000 BRAINJUICE CSI4* Speed Stake Ireland’s Conor Swail can always count on Count Me In – including in Friday, March 14’s $20,000 BRAINJUICE CSI4* Speed Stake. With the win in the class, the gelding that Swail describes as his “serial winner” cruised to his third major victory of the 2025 Desert Circuit […]

KMS Ali Shines in Lövsta Future Challenge 7-Year-Old Developing Jumper Final with Michael Hughes With an all-American podium in the $25,000 Lövsta Future Challenge 7-Year-Old Developing Jumper Final, the future of show jumping in North America was bright on Friday at Wellington International. Highlighting the tenth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), Michael Hughes and KMS Ali, owned by […]