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Liza Towell Boyd & Ondine D’Orleans. Photo © Sportfot World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week at the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) came to a celebrated peak at Wellington International on Saturday evening. The country’s best hunter combinations went head-to-head in the $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular with a win for Liza …
Patricia Griffith & Divine Romance. Photo © Sportfot Patricia Griffith opened World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week at the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) with a champion tricolor in Section A of the Equine Tack & Nutritionals 3’6” Green Hunter division on Thursday. An impressive hunter lineup took to the International Arena at Wellington International …
Exactly one year ago, Cydello claimed his first grand prix victory with Richard Vogel (GER) on the derby field at Wellington International, and the duo repeated history, taking the win again Sunday in the $140,000 WeatherTech CSI3* Grand Prix to wrap up Week 2 of the Winter Equestrian Festival. Out of a field of stellar …
In the $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunt & Go Derby on Friday afternoon, it was pony superstar Lilly Ward of Brewster, NY who took home top call aboard Woodlands Corduroy, owned by her father and six-time U.S. Olympian McLain Ward. With a score of 175, Lilly convincingly took the top spot and embarked on what she …
The country’s top riders have taken over the Alltech Arena for week 2 of the 141st National Horse Show featuring Professional, Junior, and Amateur/Owner Hunter competition. Tuesday marked the first day of the Professional Hunter divisions as well as the beginning of Amateur/Owner division competition. Results Championing Horse Welfare with The BioStar Happy Horse Award …
The $10,000 1.40m Open Jumper Stake, sponsored by Bainbridge Companies, commenced competition on Friday morning for ESP June II, featuring 17 horse-and-rider pairs at the Derby Field in Equestrian Village. Twelve pairs advanced to the immediate jump-off, with USA’s Alannah Wagstaff setting the pace aboard Great Thing, owned by Mill Pond Farm, Inc, with a …
Commencing competition Friday morning for ESP June I was the $10,000 1.40m Open Jumper Stake, sponsored by Bainbridge Companies, with 17 horse-and-rider pairs taking to the Derby Field at Equestrian Village. Six of the combinations advanced to the immediate jump-off, with USA’s Ryan Genn setting the pace with a speedy time of 33.149 seconds aboard …
Dominican Republic’s Juan José Bancalari Elmudesi closed out the ESP Spring Series, presented by Florida Coast Equipment, on Sunday with the win in the $25,000 IDA Development Grand Prix. Navigating two mounts in Sunday’s Spring Grand Prix, Bancalari Elmudesi managed to secure himself a spot in the jump-off with his own entry, Ballypatrick Flamenco, providing …
Wellington, FL 05/05/2024 — The ESP Spring IV Horse Show commenced on May 1, 2024 at Equestrian Village and ran through May 5. The opening day featured intense competition across five rings, with Diego Javier Vivero Viteri and Chianti triumphing in the $3,500 1.35m Open Jumper Stake, sponsored by Dever, Inc., delivering a flawless double …
Royal Windsor Horse Show drew to a close after an incredible five days of top class equestrian action. The pinnacle Jumping competition of the Show, the CSI5* Rolex Grand Prix, was won by Switzerland’s Martin Fuchs, with America’s Laura Kraut victorious in the morning’s CSI5* Manama Rose Show Stakes. Meanwhile, the Pol Roger Meet of …