Articles by bill

Joie Gatlin is Clear as Day Winner at Desert Circuit 5 Thursday, February 6, was a good day to be Joie Gatlin as she rode to two championships and a reserve championship amidst a highly competitive World Championship Hunter Rider week at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA. Gatlin kicked off her day at Desert Circuit 5, presented […]

Kate Conover and Simba de Vinck Reign Supreme in the $40,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented by Great American Insurance Group During WCHR Week at HITS Ocala The Ocala Winter Classic, the fourth week of the 2025 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, brought an added level of prestige to HITS Post Time Farm with a World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) designation. […]

Team Brookway Tops $25,000 CWD Sellier Nations Cup Hunter Team Challenge The $25,000 CWD Sellier Nations Cup Hunter Team Challenge concluded on Friday, February 7 at the Desert International Horse Park with Team Brookway winning by a large margin with 347 points. Team members included Karli Postel and Carlios, Dane Anson aboard Franklin and Sophie Cohen on Christopher Robin. Finishing in second […]

Kyle King and Sig Chiari Shine in $75,000 FOBI Grand Prix at Desert Circuit 5 Peter Holmes set a challenging track for Saturday’s $75,000 FOBI Grand Prix at Desert Circuit 5, but it was no match for Kyle King and Sig Chiari. The pair jumped to victory in the class, held February 8 on the Desert International Horse Park’s Grass Field. Twenty-two […]

Nicola Philippaerts Captures Second Consecutive Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Nicola Philippaerts is making his mark on the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) with a second consecutive victory in Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup action, winning the $116,100 Round 5 offering during Week 5 at Wellington International. The Belgian  win this week came aboard Katanga V/H Dingeshof, a mount he pulled out […]

Jessica Springsteen and Naomi Van Het Keizershof Get Their Win in $32,000 1/ST CSI2* Qualifier Jessica Springsteen (USA) and Naomi van het Keizershof had been knocking on the door of a major win since the beginning of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The wait was over on Friday of Week 5 as they got their victory in the $32,000 1/ST […]

Kent Farrington Hails Home Win at Wellington International in Fidelity Investments CSI5* Grand Prix World no. 3 Kent Farrington stormed to a five-star victory on home ground in the $385,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix aboard his 2024 FEI World Cup™ Final partner Greya in the Wellington International stadium during the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) ‘Saturday Night Lights’. Highlighted by 12 […]

JJ Torano Takes the Keys After Winning the 2025 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford A packed crowd gathered to witness 75 of the nation’s top junior athletes compete in the 2025 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford. The prestigious competition featured a traditional three-phase equitation format, with the possibility of a work-off. […]