Equine Blog

Andre Thieme and Conacco Top $100,000 Ocala Electric Utility Grand Prix at HITS Ocala Germany’s Andre Thieme is back at HITS Ocala and already dominating the leaderboard, capturing Sunday’s victory in the $100,000 Ocala Electric Utility Grand Prix aboard Conacco. The veteran duo bested a 12-horse jump-off with a double clear effort that was a full second faster than second […]

Bertram Allen and Emmylou Storm to Victory in KASK CSI3* Grand Prix The Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) Week 6, sponsored by KASK, came to a close on Sunday with the final classics of World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week in the International Ring and the KASK CHF140,000 CSI3* Grand Prix on the grass Derby Field at Equestrian Village. Irish Olympian Bertram […]

Lorcan Gallagher has Luck on his Side in $50,000 National Grand Prix Lorcan Gallagher has spent quite a bit of time in the desert this season chasing down a win. During Desert Circuit VI, with his longtime partner Hunters Conlypso II, he finally got the victory he’s been eyeing all season long. The $50,000 Whittier Trust National Grand Prix wasn’t […]

Luis Sabino Goncalves and Vick du Croisy Lead the Way in the $100,000 Florida Coast Equipment Grand Prix at WEC – Ocala It was a packed house tonight as spectators near and far surrounded the WEC Grand Arena to watch the $100,000 Florida Coast Equipment Grand Prix at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Thirty-eight elite show jumping athletes representing ten nations put […]

French Dazzles in $100,000 WCHR Peter Weatherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week, sponsored by KASK, at the 2023 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) came to a peak on Saturday night. The country’s best hunter combinations went head-to-head in the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular. For John French it was a night of firsts as […]

Additional $20,000 DIHP Young Hunter Championship Added to Desert Circuit Schedule Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) is adding a second $20,000 DIHP Young Hunter Championship to its schedule to take place Friday, March 17, 2023, as part of the final week of Desert Circuit.   Following a classic two-round format, the $20,000 DIHP Young Hunter Championship invites horses aged 7 […]

Gregory Wathelet and Berline Du Maillet Z Bring it Home in $145,100 CSI4* 1.50m Welcome Prix Gregory Wathelet (BEL) proved his dominance of the desert once again Friday of Desert Circuit VI, claiming another victory, this time in the $145,100 Pomponio Ranch CSI4* 1.50m Welcome Prix. With Berline Du Maillet Z, his first of two mounts to jump clear over […]

Hunters Take to International Ring During World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week at Wellington International From across North America, the top horses and riders in the hunter discipline flocked to Wellington, FL, this week for World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week at the Winter Equestrian Festival. The sixth week of competition shines a spotlight on all divisions of the discipline […]