When Carmela Martini arrived from Argentina two weeks ago, she was fulfilling a dream to see the Winter Equestrian Festival - she was not expecting to be starring in it as the winning groom of Saturday Night Lights. When Gonzalo Busca Roca and her charge Cristiano Obolensky won the Palm [...]
Wellington, Fla. – January 10, 2026—Spain’s Gonzalo Busca Roca won his first Wellington International Saturday Night Lights in the $140,000 Palm Beach County Sports Commission CSI3* Grand Prix during opening week of international competition at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). He rode to a ceremonious victory aboard Cristiano Obolensky, [...]
The American anthem rang out for Marcus Orlob and Jane for the second time this week, the first of the 12-week 2026 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) circuit in Wellington, FL. After comfortably topping Thursday’s Grand Prix, they cruised to a 74.681% victory in the La Donaira Lusitanos CDI3* Grand [...]
Isabell Werth (GER) claimed her first FEI Dressage World Cup™ qualifier victory of the season straight away with Wendy de Fontaine, delivering a Freestyle score of 86.155%. While not a personal best, it was more than enough for a clear win and marked Werth’s second consecutive win in Basel. Home [...]
At just 23 years old, Christian Simonson is still well inside the eligibility window for under-25 competition. However, he blasted to the top of the leaderboard during the first Friday Night Stars evening of freestyle competition at the 2026 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. With a new [...]
The National Reining Horse Association has officially entered a new era, and at its forefront stands Andrea Fappani. With the conclusion of the 2025 NRHA Futurity Open Finals, Fappani became the first and only NRHA rider to surpass $10 million in NRHA Lifetime Earnings, further solidifying his position as the [...]
Nine riders from five different countries lined up for the first of the three FEI World Cup™ qualifiers set to be held during the 2026 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) season in Wellington, FL. AGDF is the only dressage circuit of its kind in the world and hosts seven weeks [...]
DON'T MISS OUT — TICKETS ARE GOING FAST! Kick off the new year with inspiration, momentum, and world-class training. On January 21, 2026, Wellington becomes the center of the dressage world as three Olympic legends step into one arena for one extraordinary evening. Kyra Kyrklund. Jan Brink. Cathrine Dufour. Three [...]
Adrian Rodriguez, 42, is at the pinnacle of his profession as a hunter groom, but it was a very different story when he arrived in the States 23 years ago. “I didn’t know anything about horses,” he said. “I literally came with no experience. I didn’t know how to use [...]
It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of, Maureen Van Tuyl, who passed away on December 24, 2025. To so many in the horse community, Maureen wasn’t just a volunteer or official — she was someone whose life was shaped by, and devoted to, horses and the [...]
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