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The penultimate day of prestigious World Champion Hunter Rider (WCHR) competition during the HITS Ocala Winter Classic debuted under a crisp Florida sunrise on Saturday, February 7, 2026, as pairings put the finishing touches on their warmup for the second $2,500 ClipMyHorse.TV Classic Qualifier of the season. Topping a week full of elite hunter performances, …
Lisa Goldman-Smolen and Romeo B. Photo © ESI Photography Riders at HITS Ocala raced to put the finishing touches on their warm-ups on Saturday, January 31, as the penultimate day of competition during HITS Ocala Premiere week came to a head for the $60,000 FarmVet Grand Prix. Always one to bring the heat in a …
Mark Bluman & Landon. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – January 29, 2026 — Colombia’s Mark Bluman and Landon de Nyze were picture-perfect to win the $116,100 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 4 on the grass derby field on Thursday during Week 4 at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). In six international starts together over …
Peter Lutz & Katriona. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – January 18, 2026 — A long and determined road led Peter Lutz and Katriona to win the $140,000 Southern Arches CSI3* Grand Prix and close out Week 2 on the grass derby field at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Katriona, an 11-year-old Dutch-bred mare (Kannan …
Tracy Fenney and MTM Apple. Flaxen Mane Media & ESI Photography. On Saturday, January 17, the penultimate day of the opening week of the 2026 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, all eyes were glued to the Grand Prix Ring, as top combinations took their final warm-up fence ahead of the afternoon’s premier event, the $60,000 HITS …
Nina Mallevaey & Destine to Be, winner of the $32,000 Adequan® CSI3* WEF Challenge Cup Round 1. Photo © Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – January 12, 2026 — Last to go in the jump-off of the $32,000 Hermès 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic, Lillie Keenan (USA) took the win abroad 9-year-old Chagrin D’Amour to close the final …
Nina Mallevaey & Destine to Be. Photo © Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – January 9, 2026 — It has been a big week for French national champion Nina Mallevaey. In the first release of the FEI rider rankings for 2026, she made her debut in the world’s top 10 at no. 8 before winning the $32,000 …
Photo by ESI Photography & HITS Media. The grounds of HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Florida came back to life during the week of December 8-14, 2025, as competition officially kicked off the venue’s Holiday Series. Local competitors and long-distance travelers alike returned to the iconic property for yet another exciting season. Show jumping …
Photo © Rolex Grand Slam / Tom Lovelock A field of 49 horse‑and‑rider combinations representing 16 nations lit up the Palexpo on Thursday evening for the Trophée de Genève, the first major test of CHI Geneva 2025’s four‑day programme. The line-up featured world number one Kent Farrington, German rider Sophie Hinners, rising Swiss talent Gaëtan …
Photo ©Leyla Caynak for Tryon International Since its inaugural show in 1984, the Duke “Jump for the Children” Horse Shows (Duke Shows) have made a significant impact for the Duke Children’s Hospital of Durham, North Carolina. For the first time since 1994, when Glenn and Joan Petty of Triangle Farms took the reins of the …