Year: 2026

Jelmer Hoekstra and J’Espère Capture $60,000 Core Specialty Insurance Grand Prix Victory Sunshine and top show jumping sport set the stage for an exciting Saturday on March 7 in the Grand Prix Ring at HITS Post Time Farm as the Ocala Winter Finals welcomed elite horse-and-rider combinations for the featured event, the $60,000 Core Specialty Insurance Grand Prix. The popular […]

Zazou Hoffman and Bloom du Plessis Get Milestone Win in $117,000 Marshall+Sterling CSI3* Grand Prix Zazou Hoffman and Bloom du Plessis celebrated a major milestone moment on March 7, at Desert International Horse Park, as the pair earned their first FEI victory as a partnership. They rode away with the win in the $117,000 Marshall+Sterling CSI3* Grand Prix on Saturday morning to […]

Darragh Kenny and Eddy Blue Conquer $500,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI5* in First WEF Grand Prix Victory Irish Olympian Darragh Kenny and his European Championships mount Eddy Blue had never won a grand prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) until this week. Under the shine of Saturday Night Lights at Wellington International during Week 9, the pair broke that maiden […]

Jumping Nations Cup Victory for U.S. as USET Foundation and US Equestrian Reception Fuels Team Spirit Under the lights of the main arena at Wellington International, the U.S. Jumping Team marked their eleventh win as a team in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* in the event’s longstanding history. The team jumped to a final two round total of zero faults to take a nail-biting […]

Marilyn Little is Living a Dream at Winter Equestrian Festival U.S. show jumper Marilyn Little landed her eighth international podium at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Friday afternoon, riding 8-year-old Narado to win the $62,500 Bainbridge Companies CSI5* Speed. Hosting 12 weeks of international competition, WEF runs through March 29 in Wellington, FL. “In January, a 1.50m seemed […]

James Chawke Cruises to $32,000 BRAINWATER CSI3* 1.45m Welcome Win James Chawke and Daido van’t Ruytershof Z were the very first pair in the ring for the $32,000 BRAINWATER CSI3* 1.45m Welcome, and they ultimately led the class from beginning to end to take home the win on Thursday, March 5, at Desert Circuit 9, presented by Marshall+Sterling. After Chawke’s pathfinding clear round […]

Ben Maher and Enjeu de Grisien Do Just Enough in Adequan® WEF Challenge Round 9 British Olympic champion Ben Maher and Enjeu de Grisien earned their first international victory of the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) season in Friday’s $116,100 Adequan® CSI5* WEF Challenge Round 9. Hosting 12 weeks of FEI competition, WEF runs at Wellington International through March 29 in Wellington, FL. […]

Ali Ramsay and “Bonita” are Beautiful in $32,000 Frontier Farms CSI3* Welcome Speed As Ali Ramsay came down to the final fence of the $32,000 Frontier Farms CSI3* Welcome Speed, the Canadian rider decided to leave nothing to chance. With an extra stride left out, she and Bonita VH Keizershof Z flew over the finish in 61.85 seconds to take the win […]