“I’m very overwhelmed. I’m trying not to cry!” Against a picturesque, California desert backdrop, the USA’s Ashlee Bond and Chela LS marked their official comeback to the top of world-class sport, claiming an emotional victory with the only double clear in the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Thermal on Saturday, February 11, 2017. And […]
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American rider and trainer Mandy Porter scored top placings with two horses in the $36,500 Desert Classic CSI3*-W on Friday, February 10, 2017 at Week IV of the HITS Coachella Desert Circuit in Thermal, California. The Del Mar, California based Porter piloted Coral Reef Follow Me II, a 12-year-old Westfalian stallion (For Pleasure x Sandrina) […]
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Twenty-six-year-old Ali Ramsay picked up her first international victory on American soil when she won the $36,500 Desert Welcome Stake CSI3*-W on Thursday, February 9, 2017 in Thermal, California. The young Canadian rider topped a jumpoff field of experienced veterans aboard Hermelien vd Hoogoeve, a 10-year-old BWP mare (Tangelo van de Zuethoeve x Thunder van […]
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International show jumping comes to the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, California from February 8-11, 2017. The penultimate stop of the Longines FEI North American League brings CSI3*-W competition to the HITS Coachella venue with three, FEI rated ranking classes. Saturday, Feb 11 will see the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping – Thermal, which […]
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Canada’s Chris Pratt took home the blue ribbon in the $75,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Week III of HITS Coachella Desert Circuit in Thermal, California. Pratt delivered a double clear round aboard The Epic Group, LLC’s Concorde, a 10-year-old KWPN gelding by Valiant. “Concorde hasn’t shown since November,” […]
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