Before a large, cheering crowd at the Stadium Arena at World Equestrian Center – Ocala, Julio Mendoza Loor (ECU) secured his second win in a row with Jewel’s Goldstrike, this time topping the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3*, the highlight class on Friday, April 14, of the World Equestrian Center (WEC) [...]
Clayton Fredericks' April Fools Day international cross-country track left no place for foolin' around today in the final phase of the Galway Downs International's CCI divisions. (Top Photo information and Credit: Tamie Smith & Mai Baum. Photo - Sherry Stewart 2023) Tamie Smith retained her two spots atop the leaderboard [...]
Five-time U.S. Olympian Mclain Ward and Catoki claimed one final victory on Friday during the Rolex-sponsored final week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Wellington International. They once again rose to the top in the $39,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI5* 1.45m Speed. (Top Photo Information and credit: Mclain Ward & Catoki, [...]
In the Wellington Equestrian Realty CDI5* Grand Prix Special, Morgan Barbançon credited her victory to a tactical ride and an SOS call to her trainer in England, Gareth Hughes. Barbançon — who formerly rode for Spain before switching nationalities to represent France — returned to winning ways with Habana Libre [...]
The International Arena at Wellington International — permanent home of show jumping’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) — hosted the CaptiveOne Advisors CDI5* Grand Prix Freestyle and the CDI5* Grand Prix Special, sponsored by Wellington Equestrian Realty, on Friday, March 17. (Top Photo Information and Credit: Frederic Wandres & Bluetooth OLD, [...]
With just one leg left to go in North America next week, the FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2022/2023 series is already celebrating another bumper season of super sport across five continents. (Top Photo Information and Credit: Nicola Sime (RSA) riding with Sunny Park Stables Insaghi DB at the President’s Cup. [...]
Forty-four elite show jumping combinations contested the $78,000 CSI5* Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 9 on Thursday at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The battle for the win pitted riders representing the nation of Ireland against one another but it was young professional Bertram Allen who raced to the lead [...]
International competition began early this morning in the WEC Grand Arena with the $40,000 1.45m CSI3* Two Phase Special. World-renowned course designer Alan Wade of Ireland set the two-phase track for 24 elite athletes where nine pairs found fault-free rounds. Aaron Vale (USA) secured his second victory of the week [...]
Thursday morning at the 2023 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) featured national and international classes during the eighth week of competition at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby. Fifteen combinations kicked off the weekend in style as they set their best foot forward in the Mission Control CDI3* Grand Prix. The class [...]
Israel’s Ashlee Bond and Donatello 141 were lightning fast during the $78,000 CSI5* Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 7 in the International Arena on Thursday during the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) Week 7, sponsored by Lugano Diamonds. (Top Photo Information and Credit: Ashlee Bond and Donatello 141, winners of [...]
