Articles by bill

Jad Dana Goes One-Two to Open International Competition at Wellington International Spring Series Lebanon’s Jad Dana christened the start of international competition during the Wellington International Spring Series, presented by Florida Coast Equipment, by taking the top two spots in Thursday’s $32,000 BrainJuice CSI3* Two-Phase on the grass derby field. For owner Burr Associates, Inc., Dana, 31, won aboard the 9-year-old Mondavi and […]

A BATTLE ROYALE AS KENT FARRINGTON AND GREYA ARE BEST IN THE $1,000,000 CSI5* 1.60M ROLEX US EQUESTRIAN OPEN GRAND PRIX USA’s Kent Farrington and his 12-year-old mare Greya took the 2026-title in Saturday night’s $1,000,000 CSI5* 1.60m Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival – Rolex Finale Week held at Wellington International in Wellington, Florida, […]

Michelle Parker Gets the Blue in $75,000 Platinum Performance Grand Prix Less than two-tenths of a second separated the top three in the $75,000 Platinum Performance Grand Prix, but at the end of the night on Friday, March 27, it was Michelle Parker and Vivalunaika Blue who rode away with the final grand prix victory of the 2025-2026 Desert International Horse Park […]

Justin Prather Plays His Cards Right to Win $10,000 Spotlight 29 Casino 1.10-1.15m Gambler’s Choice Placing a bet on Justin Prather and Grazie to win the $10,000 Spotlight 29 Casino 1.10–1.15m Gambler’s Choice would have paid off on Saturday night, March 28, at Desert Spring Fling 2. In an exciting conclusion to under-the-lights competition for the 2025-2026 Desert International Horse Park season, […]

Erynn Ballard Wins Overall Leading Lady Rider Award, Presented by Martha W. Jolicoeur and Douglas Elliman Canadian Olympian Erynn Ballard earned the Overall Leading Lady Rider Award, presented by Martha W. Jolicoeur together with Douglas Elliman, after amassing the most points over the course of the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Fla. The Leading Lady Rider Award was […]

Kent Farrington Brings Home $1M Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix World No. 2 Kent Farrington and Greya brought the crowd to their feet during Rolex Finale Week at Wellington International with a Saturday Night Lights victory in the $1,000,000 Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix, A Rolex Series Event, to conclude the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) season. The […]

James Chawke Continues Winning Ways in $7,500 Horseflight 1.30m Welcome Speed James Chawke picked up at Desert Spring Fling 2 right where he left off at Desert Spring Fling 1. The Irish rider closed out the first week of spring shows at Desert International Horse Park with a win, and he returned to the Grand Prix Stadium on Wednesday, March 25, […]

Richard Vogel Opens Rolex Finale Week at Wellington International Riding a high from his Dutch Masters victory, world no. 4 Richard Vogel (GER) is back winning in Wellington. The reigning European Champion and 9-year-old Michael Jackson W topped the $32,000 Dodd Technologies CSI5* opener to cut the tape on the final week of the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at […]

IEA Returns to Missouri for 24th Annual Hunt Seat & Dressage Youth National Finals For twenty-four years, the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) has provided opportunities for tens of thousands of youth equestrians to be able to compete at local, regional and national levels without the expense of owning a horse. On April 23–26, 2026, the 24th annual IEA Hunt Seat […]