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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 …
Jennifer Hannan & Cellestino. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – January 30, 2026 — Jennifer Hannan of Wakefield, RI piloted Stephanie Bulger’s Cellestino to win the $25,000 USHJA International Hunt & Go Derby, presented by LeMieux, on a final score of 188 during Week 4 of the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The week’s featured event …
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 …
Neve Myburgh & Firiet. Photo ©Centre Line Media Wellington, Fla. – January 25, 2026 — The concluding day of the third week at the 12-week 2026 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL hosted the first qualifiers in two developing horse tours as well as the freestyle classes in the para international held alongside …
Susan Pape & Harmony’s Giulilanta. Photo ©Centre Line Media Wellington, Fla. – January 22, 2026 — The only CDI5* show of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) kicked off on Thursday with the headline class, the 3 Graces Dressage CDI5* FEI Grand Prix, held in a special evening session under lights. Great Britain’s Susan Pape …
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 …
January 16, 2026 – The Dressage Foundation (TDF) announced the creation of its new Leatherdale Fund for Trainers of Young Horses, established by a gift from Louise Leatherdale. Beginning in 2026, the Leatherdale Fund for Trainers of Young Horses will provide financial support for high-quality group educational opportunities such as clinics and symposia for trainers …
Following an impressive year on the racetrack, the sophomore FDD Dreams has been crowned the 2025 World Champion Racing American Quarter Horse. He is also the sport’s champion 3-year-old gelding and champion 3-year-old. A homebred racing for La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC, FDD Dreams became the first horse since See Me Do It in 1989 …
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 …