Equine Blog

Michael Murphy and Kaida CM Keep Cruising in Hermès CSI5* 1.50m Classic Michael Murphy (USA) has been developing South Coast’s Kaida CM over the past year and his efforts are paying off. The mare earned her first five-star victory Sunday to wrap up Week 9 of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in the $62,500 Hermès CSI5* 1.50m Classic. In the […]

There Is No ‘Konfusion,’ Jos Verlooy is $63,000 BRAINWATER CSI3* Welcome Speed Winner After several winters spent competing on the East Coast, Jos Verlooy made the decision to begin showing instead on the West Coast at the Desert International Horse Park, and based on results alone, the Belgian rider is likely to be glad that he did. On Friday, March […]

Violet Tatum Takes Home the Win in R.W. Mutch Equitation Championship With a commanding performance from beginning to end, Violet Tatum took home the win in the R.W. Mutch Equitation Championship, sponsored by Butet, on Saturday, March 8, at the Desert International Horse Park. The 16-year-old from Pacific Palisades, CA, was one of 34 entries to take on the esteemed class […]

Emilie Conter Shatters Competition in Bainbridge Companies CSI5* Grand Prix In a finish befitting of International Women’s Day, Belgium’s Emilie Conter stormed to a win in the $500,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI5* Grand Prix during Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) ‘Saturday Night Lights’ on March 8. Highlighted by 12 weeks of consecutive FEI competition and four five-stars, WEF continues at Wellington International […]

Nick Haness and Cavaletto Loma Z Capture Victory in $49,900 Bridgeport Farms USHJA International Hunter Derby Lily Sonneborn and Nick Haness each arrived at the Main Hunter Ring at the Desert International Horse Park just in time to take home $10,000 USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby wins. Sonneborn had just made it to Thermal, CA, from her home in […]

Darragh Kenny Zeroes in on Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 9 Irish Olympian Darragh Kenny has come a long way in a short time with his new mount Zero K. Since welcoming the mare into his string in December, he has stepped her up into five-star grand prix ranks. Together they claimed their biggest win yet on Thursday at the […]

Anna Marek and Fayvel Top Four-Star Dressage Grand Prix at World Equestrian Center – Ocala Ocala (WEC) hosted its third international dressage competition of the year, the WEC March Dressage CDI4* presented by Hampton Green Farms, with opening competition on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Hometown hero Anna Marek of Dunnellon, FL, piloted Cynthia Davila’s Fayvel to victory in the Grand Prix CDI4* […]

Kenny, Ward Open Five-Star Week with Wins at Wellington International Irish Olympian Darragh Kenny has come a long way in a short time with his new mount Zero K. Since welcoming the mare into his string in December, he has stepped her up into five-star grand prix ranks. Together they claimed their biggest win yet on Thursday at the Winter […]