Twice Is Nice for McLain Ward during Horseware Ireland Week at WEF

U.S. Olympic team gold medalist McLain Ward won his second feature of the week in the $215,000 Horseware Ireland CSI4* Grand Prix during the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) ‘Saturday Night Lights’ at Wellington International. Ward led the victory gallop aboard Contagious, the 15-year-old Rhinelander gelding owned by Beechwood Stables that also carried him to team …

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Philip McGuane and My Lady van de Krekel Win $25k 7-Year-Old Developing Jumper Series Final

In an Irish clean sweep of the 2024 young horse finals at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Friday, Philip McGuane piloted the Evergate Stables owned My Lady van de Krekel to win the featured $25,000 Lövsta Stuteri 7-Year-Old Developing Jumper Series Final. The Lövsta Future Challenge is a well-established Swedish concept for talent development …

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Luciana Lossio Dazzles in $385k Bainbridge Companies CSI5* Grand Prix

Luciana Lossio (BRA) found out she would jump her first-ever five-star last Sunday night. Just under a week later, she stood atop the podium of the $385,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI5* Grand Prix during the ninth week of international competition at Wellington International’s Winter Equestrian Festival. In front of a buzzing ‘Saturday Night Lights’ crowd, the …

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Emi Richard Pilots Knight and Day to Conquer USHJA Pony Derby

Featured competition was pint-sized as pony hunters took to the grass derby field at Equestrian Village on Friday of Week 9 at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Emi Richard of Middlefield, CT won the $5,000 USHJA Pony Derby, presented by MARS Equestrian™. Sixty-two small, medium, and large ponies took to the field, competing at their …

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Ben Maher Leaves His Mark on CSIO Week at Wellington International

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 …

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Ireland Reigns Once Again in $150k CSIO4* Nations Cup

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 …

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Caroline Mawhinney and Stella Levista Win $32k BrainJuice U25 Semi-Final Grand Prix

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 …

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Ben Maher Opens Nations Cup Week in Winning Form at Wellington International

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, …

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Laura Chapot and Chandon Blue Race to the Front in $62,500 Ethel M Chocolates CSI2* Grand Prix

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 …

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Richard Vogel and United Touch S Are Untouchable in Lugano Diamonds CSI5* Grand Prix

Winning was a matter of fractions for Germany’s Richard Vogel and United Touch S in the $385,000 Lugano Diamonds CSI5* Grand Prix during ‘Saturday Night Lights’ at Wellington International’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on February 24. Under the glittering lights of Wellington International in front of a packed International Arena, four athletes advanced to the …

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