Last Updated on March 7, 2026 by adminahb
Marilyn Little & Narado. Photo ©Sportfot
Wellington, Fla. – March 6, 2026 — U.S. show jumper Marilyn Little landed her eighth international podium at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Friday afternoon, riding 8-year-old Narado to win the $62,500 Bainbridge Companies CSI5* Speed.
“In January, a 1.50m seemed like a dream,” admitted Little of the plan for Narado, a talented but still young Dutch Warmblood gelding (Grandorado TN N.O.P. x Purioso) owned by the Morcombe Lempera Family’s Ten Carrot, LLC. “Today was a big step up, and to see him be that quick over a big track from a difficult designer like Alan Wade is fantastic and proves how smart the horse is.”
Over Wade’s (IRL) one-round speed test, Little and Narado were fastest by half a second to best Charlotte Jacobs on an all-American podium. Narado crossed the timers in 67.98 seconds, and settled Jacobs in second riding Rincoola Milsean, a 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (Aldatus Z x Cruising) owned by North Star, in a time of 68.62. Jonathan McCrea rounded out the top three in 70.88 seconds aboard Jannan S, a 12-year-old Dutch-bred gelding (Kannan x Numero Uno) owned by Windsor Show Stables.
In the gelding’s first five-star outing, Narado added a second podium finish in as many days after finishing third in Wednesday’s opening CSI5* 1.45m. The pair is also coming off a win in the Buckeye Nutrition CSI2* Grand Prix during WEF 7.
Pony Power on the Derby Field
It was Grace Stenbeck-Werner, of Los Angeles, CA who took home the blue ribbon with her mount Clovermeade Heartthrob, a 10-year-old Welsh Pony Cross gelding, in the $5,000 USHJA Pony Hunter Derby, presented by Mars Equestrian, during Week 9 of WEF on the derby field at Equestrian Village.
63 ponies took to the classic round, set according to their respective large, medium, and small heights. 12 returned for the shorter handy round, where Werner moved up two spots to take the win.
With it being only her third time on the derby field, Stenbeck, 12, made the callback for the Handy round after making use of her pony’s ability to easily course through tricky lines. In the end, it was her identical classic and handy round scores of 84 that put her on top with a combined score of a 168-point total.
“In the first round, there were a lot of twists and turns and we’re really good at turning. I think that really helps with our track and helps me find the jumps better, so it all worked out today,” stated Stenbeck, training under David Belford at New Hope.
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