Year: 2025

We’re Just Getting Started! Thank you to all of our exhibitors who made this year’s first week of Desert Circuit such a good one. If you missed Week 1 or haven’t yet made it to the desert, have no fear, we’re just getting started with so much yet to come! Read on for highlights of what’s happening during Week 2 […]

Jamie Sailor Off to Strong Start at Desert Circuit 2 The first award cooler of Desert Circuit 2, presented by Go Rentals, went home with Jamie Sailor on Wednesday, January 15, at the Desert International Horse Park. Sailor piloted Atlantic DVZ to victory in the $10,000 IDA Development 1.35m Welcome Speed, marking a strong start to her time in Thermal, CA. “It’s a […]

Wellington International Announces Further Increases in Grand Prix Prize Money for 2025 WEF Season Wellington International announced today that the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) will now feature two $500,000 CSI5* grand prix offerings ahead of the season finale $750,000 Rolex Grand Prix. Highlighted by 12 weeks of consecutive FEI competition, WEF continues through March 30 in Wellington, FL. In […]

Paul Halpern Utilizes Esra’s Strengths To Master $35,000 Grand Prix The penultimate day of Post Time Premier II on Saturday, January 11, at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Florida, proved to be one of the most exciting yet, as a field of fierce competitors geared up for the featured $35,000 Grand Prix. As a new addition to the HITS […]

Michael Baum and Sincerely Take Championship Honors in Ringside Health Adult Amateur Hunters New partnerships were the theme of Sunday during week one at Wellington International’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), with debut victories extending to the E.R. Mische Grand Hunter Ring. Michael Baum of New York, NY, took championship honors aboard Sincerely in the Ringside Health Adult Amateur Hunter 36-49 […]

Darragh Kenny and Chaccossini Dominate Hermès CSI3* 1.50m Classic Darragh Kenny (IRL) has wasted no time getting to know Chaccossini. The pair scored their second FEI victory Sunday in just their third show together, topping the $32,000 Hermès CSI3* 1.50m Classic to close week one of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Highlighted by 12 weeks of consecutive FEI competition, WEF […]

Will Simpson and Keminko N Taste Victory in the $120,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix CSI3* World Equestrian Center – Ocala buzzed with excitement for the first international grand prix of the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series, the $120,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix CSI3*. Saturday night’s field featured some of the world’s top equestrians, but it was 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist […]

Nick Haness and Navarino are Number One in $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open at Desert Circuit 1 Nick Haness and Navarino made their hunter derby debut a winning one on Friday, January 10, at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA. With scores of 90.5 and 95, the 7-year-old stallion claimed victory in the $5,000 USHJA National […]