​Claire Darnell

Winner of the 2022 Markel/USEF Developing Grand Prix National Championship and member of the USEF Dressage Development Program, Claire is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalist and recipient of the USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Freestyle Bars.  She has competed in 12 USEF National Dressage Championships and has won USDF Regional Championship titles through Grand Prix, in addition to numerous USDF Horse of the Year titles. 

​With extensive experience training horses and riders through the FEI levels, Claire provides a goal-oriented training system for horses and riders of all levels, in-person or online, in addition to offering a collection of quality sales horses. 

Claire is located in Santa Barbara, California, and Wellington, Florida.

Elite Dressage Sales
​in Southern California

Darnell Dressage continuously has wide variety of horses for sale, from just started to FEI schoolmasters.  We strive to match riders to horses that will help them reach their dressage dreams.

The Horse
​Behind the Logo

The Darnell Dressage logo is inspired by Claire's Grand Prix horse, Calimar.  The Darnells acquired Calimar as a 2-year-old in 2004, and Claire and 'Mark' traveled the country together until 2016, when he was retired from competition due to a hock injury after an outstanding first year at Grand Prix.  He is currently enjoying a much-deserved retirement with Claire's parents in beautiful Washington State.

Calimar inspired Claire to pursue dressage as a profession, and she will always consider him her best friend.
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