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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 …
Calling all wild horse and burro advocates! ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIESOur wild horses and burros need our help. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Forest Service (FS), and National Park Services (NPS) continue their attacks on wild equine families through cruel helicopter roundups and bait/water traps. Submitting comments to these organizations to protect our wild horses and …
Competition during the Lugano Diamonds-sponsored Week 7 of the 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) culminated in the $62,500 Ethel M Chocolates CSI2* Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon with a win from Laura Chapot (USA). Chapot and her longtime partner, the Laura and Mary Chapot-owned 19-year-old Oldenburg gelding, Chandon Blue (Chacco-Blue x Landcapitol), were one of …
Kate Kyros (AUS) rounded out Nations Cup week with a gold medal on Sunday, the final day of competition during week seven of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. An emotional Kyros landed the CDIO Under-25 Grand Prix Freestyle, and with it the Nations Cup individual gold. She rode her mother Heather’s …
Swedish superstars Henrik von Eckermann and Peder Fredricson had to settle for the minor placings when young Dutchman, 24-year-old Lars Kersten, stole the show at the fourteenth and final leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League in Gothenburg (SWE). Kersten, who is trained by his father, Pieter, set the standard …