Skylar Wireman Takes the Open Classic Victory in the Desert
Wireman and Tornado Win on Home Turf by More than One Second
January 16, 2026 at 9:47 AMBy a.dunne
California native Skylar Wireman and the 12-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Tornado won the $30,000 FarmVet Open Classic during week 2 of the Desert Circuit at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California.
“We’re preparing this week before he’ll jump the CSI5* grand prix again next week,” said Wireman. “I wanted to give him a nice, easy week to let him just jump around and feel like he’s the king of the world.”
Rounding out the top three
Kyle King and Replay Touch Van de Stapelheyde, a 9-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, finished second.
Michelle Parker and the 17-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Easy Does It were third.
Ten horse-and-rider combinations advanced to the jump-off, and five jumped double clear.
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Top Six Results:
1 Skylar Wireman (U.S.) - TORNADO - 0/37.236
2 Kyle King (U.S.) - REPLAY TOUCH VAN DE STAPELHEYDE - 0/38.589
3 Michelle Parker (U.S.) - EASY DOES IT - 0/39.363
4 Karl Cook (U.S.) - HOME-RUN - 0/40.389
5 Tiffany Foster (Canada) - BATTLECRY - 0/41.199
6 James Chawke (Ireland) - NACARA VAN BERKENBROECK - 4/37.356
Photo courtesy of Desert International Horse Park
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