
All Photos by Sara Shier Photography
Desert Circuit VI brought international competition back to Thermal, CA, highlighted by the CSI3* $137,000 Grand Prix. Alan Wade’s (IRL) course produced a compact three-horse jump-off, in which Richard Spooner and Quirado RC took the victory.
While “The Master of Faster” took home the top check, who gets your vote for the combination that “jumped it best”?
The nominees are:
- Kaitlin Campbell and Palina de l’Escaut
- Uma O’Neill and Clockwise of Greenhill Z
- Mavis Spencer and Con Calle
- Kaitlin Campbell and Doraindo
- Mavis Spencer and Rahmannshof’s Bamiro
About Sara Shier Photography
Sara Shier has turned her reputation as “the girl at the barn with a camera” into a tremendously successful career, establishing her horse show and equine portrait photography business, Sara Shier Photography in 2017. A longtime rider inspired by her 15-year relationship with her horse Marco, Shier has quickly established herself as one of the industry’s most talented and exciting photographers, capturing the horse and rider relationship in impactful ways. A graduate of Long Island University Brooklyn, Shier is currently based out of Southern California. When she’s not working, she is spending her own time in the saddle, pursuing the sport of barrel racing and training western performance horses. Learn more about Sara, view her work, and make a private client booking at SaraShierPhotography.com.