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In 2022, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conducted a population survey of the White Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) and found 549 horses. Using the agency’s unscientific population growth model, the BLM estimates there are now 791 horses in an area encompassing 393,000 acres. The Artificial Management Level (AML) for White Mountain is set at …
British Olympic champion Ben Maher celebrated a banner week at Wellington International during Week 8 of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). He capped the final day on Sunday with a victory in the $200,000 JTWG, Inc. CSIO4* Grand Prix aboard Point Break, owned by Charlotte Rossetter and Pamela Wright. Five pairs jumped clear over courses …
Ten nations brought forth teams to compete in the $150,000 CSIO4* Nations Cup, presented by Florida Coast Equipment, the highlight event of Week 8 at Wellington International’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). With no shortage of team spirit, the four-rider squad from Ireland — Darragh Kenny, David O’Brien, Cian O’Connor, and Shane Sweetnam, led by chef …
An ecstatic Camille Carier Bergeron punched the air in delight at the end of her test in the Mission Control Grand Prix Special CDI3* during Week 8 of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. She was right to celebrate as her score of 71.511%, with Finnländerin, shot to the top of the …
March 1was National Horse Protection Day, we wanted to take a look at an important pending federal legislation to protect our beloved equines – the Save America’s Forgotten Equines, or SAFE Act, H.R.3475/S.2037. What is the SAFE Act? It would amend the 2018 Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act, which bans the slaughter of …
The BrainJuice Under 25 series returned to Wellington International during Week 8 of the 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Under the lights of the International Arena, the penultimate competition of the series welcomed fifty of the season’s best young riders to the $32,000 BrainJuice U25 Semi-Final Grand Prix. The course tested the young riders once …
Kevin Kohmann (USA) rode to the top of the leaderboard in Friday night’s Piaffe Lounge FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle during Week 8 and with it booked his place in the World Cup™ Final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in April. The 35-year-old Kohmann, who is enjoying a sterling season with Dünensee, captured the winner’s …
Loxahatchee Groves, FL (March 1, 2024) – The second evening Grand Prix of The Ridge at Wellington Groves’ 2024 Florida line-up went off on Friday, February 23rd, one of three chances to jump under the lights in their oversized Grand Prix ring this season. Over a course set by FEI Jaime Morillo, thirty combinations vied …
The world collides at Wellington International as the CSIO4* Nations Cup takes up the spotlight during the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) Week 8, presented by Florida Coast Equipment. Opening the prestigious week, Ben Maher (GBR) clinched the $32,000 Adequan® CSIO4* WEF Challenge Cup Round 8 on Thursday as a qualifier for Sunday’s $200,000 CSIO4* JWTG, …
A bumper 21 combinations lined up to contest the CDI3* Grand Prix, sponsored by Mission Control, on opening day of action during Week 8 at the 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. Flags of three nations adorned the podium, with the 27-year-old Australian rider Jemma Heran capturing the class with a new …