Thermal, California, United States – March 14, 2025 – Ireland’s Conor Swail (IRL) can always count on Count Me In – including in Friday, March 14’s $20,000 BrainJuice Speed Stake CSI 4*. With the win in the class, the gelding that Swail describes as his “serial winner” cruised to […]
Thermal, California, USA – January 25, 2025 – Spectators can almost always count on Ireland’s Conor Swail (IRL) and Count Me In to be top contenders to watch, and that certainly proved to be the case on Saturday, January 25, as the pair rode to victory in the […]
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA – October 25, 2024 – The 2024 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), presented by MARS Equestrian™ had a full day of competition on Friday, October 25, from junior hunters and equitation to five-star show jumping. The highlight class of Friday’s schedule was the $63,000 Speed Final […]
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – July 06, 2024 – Conor Swail (IRL) won Saturday’s $746,269 ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup, leading a determined starting competition of 40 of the world’s best riders to take the coveted prize. Twelve of those athletes advanced to the second round, but […]
San Juan Capistrano, California, USA – April 13, 2024 – After finishing in a close second in the Blenheim Spring Classic 1 Grand Prix, Conor Swail and Count Me In returned to the Blenheim Spring Classic 2 to pick up back-to-back wins, including in Saturday’s featured $117,000 Blenheim Spring Classic […]
San Juan Capistrano, California, USA – April 07, 2024 – The first week of spring competition at Blenheim EquiSports came to an exciting conclusion on Sunday afternoon, April 7, as Brazil’s Cassio Rivetti (BRA) and Chagall de Toscane jumped to victory in the $62,500 Blenheim Spring Classic Grand Prix […]
Thermal, California, USA – March 09, 2024 – Conor Swail (IRL) only actually owns a home in Florida, but he seems more at home in Thermal than anywhere. The irishman took another major victory Saturday in the $117,000 Kubota Grand Prix CSI 3* aboard Count Me In, one […]
Thermal, California, USA – March 07, 2024 – Conor Swail (IRL) always has a winning season in the desert, and Desert Circuit 2024 has been no exception. The Irishman came in strong once again on Thursday of Desert Circuit 9, presented by Kubota, and took first and third places […]
Thermal, California, USA – February 03, 2024 – It’s not often that Conor Swail (IRL) isn’t the favorite in a Grand Prix CSI 4*. But nearly a year ago, his top horse Count Me In, who took him to FEI World Cup Finals, to the Dublin Horse Show, […]
Thermal, California, USA – February 01, 2023 – It hasn’t been long since Conor Swail (IRL) and Count Me In were last in the winner’s circle – just last Sunday to be precise – but the horse is clearly back in top form and the results are showing. […]
Thermal, California, USA – January 28, 2023 – Conor Swail (IRL) has an incredible partner in Count Me In. With Mannon Farms’ 17-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Count Grannus x Sherlock Holmes) the Irishman has jumped (and won) all over the world, and they got a big win together to […]
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – November 18, 2023 – Conor Swail (IRL) spent the last two seasons of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League at the top of the standings. But through the first four legs of the 2023-24 season, he uncharacteristically had yet to […]
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – November 16, 2023 – Ireland’s Conor Swail (IRL) can be counted on to crank up the speed, and on Thursday evening, he and Count Me In did just that, racing to the win in the $39,000 Las Vegas National “All In” Speed Classic CSI […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 13, 2023 – Aboard the 2011 Belgian Sport Horse gelding El Conde (Loro Piana Filou de Muze x Final Shot), Nayel Nassar (EGY) took the top spot in Friday’s CHF $30’000 ProElite Welcome Speed Stakes CSI 2*. The Egyptian stopped jump […]
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – August 24, 2023 – Conor Swail of Ireland raced to victory in the $38,500 Mark Motors Group Qualifier CSI 2* held as part of the Major League Show Jumping Ottawa tournament on Thursday, August 24, at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. Conor Swail […]
Dublin, Ireland – August 10, 2023 – It’s showtime for showjumping and the best of Ireland against many top riders in the world this week at the RDS Dublin Horse Show CSIO 5*. Conor Swail (IRL), Cian O’Connor (IRL), Denis Lynch (IRL), Shane Breen (IRL), Bertram Allen (IRL), […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – August 03, 2023 – A familiar face took top honors in the $39,000 Speed Classic CSI 2* earlier Thursday, as Conor Swail (IRL) sped to the win with Count Me In. It wasn’t a small field, with 78 entries coming forth to test the […]
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – July 05, 2023 – FEI-level competition began early Wednesday at Spruce Meadows as over 45 competitors stepped into the International Ring to challenge the $5,000 Stud Farm CSI 2* (1.45m) one-round competition. This competition was the first of two this week where competitors […]
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – July 02, 2023 – The $40,000 Friends of the Meadows CSI 5* (1.50m) competition was the final 5* event of the ‘Pan American’, presented by Rolex. Twenty-seven competitors took on the jump off competition over the track designed by FEI Course Designer […]
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Canada – June 30, 2023 – Today’s feature competition was the 5* 1.45m competition on the North American Ring. Twenty-four horse/rider combinations took on the track built by FEI Course Designer Anthony d’Ambrosio (USA). Of those riders, only seven posted clear round and qualified for […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 9, 2023 – The energy was high in the International Ring at Wellington International on Thursday morning as a slew of the top riders in the world suited up to contest the precursor event to Saturday evening’s CSI5* grand prix during ‘Saturday Night […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 04, 2023 – Victory was sweet for Count Me In and Ireland’s Conor Swail in the CHF$216,000 MARS Equestrian™ Grand Prix CSI 4*, the featured event on the expansive grass derby field at Equestrian Village during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) Week 4 on […]
Geneva, Switzerland – December 09, 2022 – A world-ranking event and the second qualifying competition for Sunday’s Rolex Grand Prix, the CHF $59,400 Prix des Communes Genevoises CSI 5* took on extra significance this year. Republic of Ireland’s Conor Swail (IRL), on board Count Me In (Count Grannus x […]
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA – October 30, 2022 – The top of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League has become a familiar place for Conor Swail (IRL). After winning the NAL’s opening leg in Sacramento (USA) with Vital Chance de La Roque, Swail led the […]
Toronto, Ontario – April 14, 2022 – The Royal Horse Show will make a glorious return as part of the 100th anniversary of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair held from November 4 to 13, 2022, at Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto, ON. Following a two-year hiatus due to […]
Leipzig, Germany – April 08, 2022 – For the second day in row, the Longines FEI Jumping Jumping World Cup™ Finals CSI 5*-W is on and Final II takes place this Friday, held during the Partner Pferd CSI 5*-W & CSI 3*. Martin Fuchs (SUI) is ahead of […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 12, 2022 – A picturesque South Florida night set the scene for the highlight event of the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) fifth week, the $406,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 5* as part of “Saturday Night Lights.” WEF newcomer Philipp Weishaupt (GER) was victorious […]
Fort Worth, Texas – December 18, 2021 – Conor Swail (IRL) proved his Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League dominance Saturday night before a packed crowd in Fort Worth, Texas (USA), securing his third victory of the NAL season by way of an eight-horse jump-off. Swail took […]
Fort Worth, Texas – December 18, 2021 – Saturday night highlighted the most anticipated event of the Fort Worth International CSI 4*-W at the Will Rogers Coliseum, the $215,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Fort Worth CSI4*-W, presented by Lugano Diamonds. In the end, it was Ireland’s Conor Swail, […]
Forth Worth, Texas – December 15, 2021 – Power & Speed was the name of the game last night during the opening day of the Split Rock Jumping Tour‘s inaugural Fort Worth International CSI 4*-W at Will Rogers Coliseum. Kaitlin Campbell (USA) and Palina de L’Escaut stole the […]
