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Tanner Korotkin & Cardozo 4 in the $24,999 Haig Landscape Grand Prix. Photo © Cassidy Klein Sunday’s $24,999 Haig Landscape Grand Prix unfolded on the derby field at Wellington International, where FEI Level III course designer Andy Christiansen (ECU) set a track that emphasized adjustability and careful execution. With questions spread across the expansive field, …
Photo: Rolex Grand Slam/Ashley Neuhof The 2025 edition of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament culminated in the third Major of the calendar year, the prestigious CPKC ‘International’, presented by Rolex, which carried a record prize purse of CAD $5 million. And in fitting with Spruce Meadows’ 50th anniversary, Calgary’s knowledgeable equestrian crowd was treated to …
Photo: Kent Farrington and Grass de Mars. The final day of international show jumping on Saturday, September 6, 2025, during HITS Hudson Valley VIII at HITS Hudson Valley in Saugerties, New York, put the exclamation mark on a standout season with the $125,000 Core Specialty Insurance CSI3* Grand Prix. The highlight event was part of …
Photo: Rolex Grand Slam/Ashley Neuhof Another impressive field of 56 horse-and-rider combinations – representing no fewer than 18 nations – took to Spruce Meadows’ iconic International Ring for the second feature class of the day, the prestigious 2025 CANA Cup. Among them were three of the world’s current top 10 riders: Britain’s Ben Maher, Switzerland’s …
Lauren Murphy & Qinaki Van Den Dael © Grace Klement Lauren Murphy (USA) celebrated a well-earned victory on the Derby Field in Sunday’s $10,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic Grand Prix, delivering the only double-clear performance aboard her own Qinaki Van Den Dael during the ESP Labor Day horse show. Tasked with navigating Hector Loyola’s (PUR) …
Christian Kukuk & Checker 47. ©Ashley Neuhof Photography WELLINGTON, Fla., Aug. 26, 2025 — In a report conducted after the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), $538.2 million in economic impact was cited for Palm Beach County as a result of the 13-week event running January through March. WEF attracts 31,000 competitors from over 50 countries …
Caroline Ingalls and Concerto. The HITS Del Mar Classic I launched another full week of top-tier hunter, jumper, and equitation action in Del Mar, California. Marking an extra-special week and an important stop on the summer calendar, the schedule boasts not only four days of FEI CSI2* action, but also a coveted designation as a …
Photo: Grace Long and Keina. Riders in the hunter, jumper, and equitation disciplines made their way back to HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia as the 2025 HITS Culpeper Show Series resumed at the iconic venue. The week marks the beginning of the second half of competition in the summer series, which hosts six nationally-rated …
John Brown and Ballon Bleu ©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography Mill Spring, NC – August 8, 2025 – Rekindling the competitive spirit at Tryon International, John Brown (Mill Spring, NC) piloted Ballon Bleu to victory in the $5,000 LeMieux Welcome Stake. Juan Ortiz (Loxahatchee, FL) entered the ring on his own 2016 Holsteiner gelding …
Winning jumper groom Nelson Ramos with Sally Stith-Burdette of Shapley’s (left) and EAF Board member and class organizer Missy Luczak-Smith (center). Photo by ShowFolio/Cathrin Cammett Jul. 30, 2025 – Blowing Rock, NC – Nelson Ramos and Nicolas Lopez topped a field of 21 entries to win their respective divisions in the $5,000 Equestrian Aid Foundation …