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Megan McDermott and Nintendo go to Next Level in $32,000 BRAINJUICE CSI3* 1.50m Speed

Megan McDermott and Nintendo go to Next Level in $32,000 BRAINJUICE CSI3* 1.50m Speed As Megan McDermott watched Conor Swail, Kyle King and Keri Potter jump in Thursday’s $32,000 BRAINJUICE CSI3* 1.50m Speed, each time she thought, “No one is going to go faster than that!” However, one person did go faster than all three of them: McDermott herself. She […]
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Ashlee Bond Blazes a Path in Adequan® CSI5* WEF Challenge Cup

Ashlee Bond Blazes a Path in Adequan® CSI5* WEF Challenge Cup Ashlee Bond (ISR) made a plan for the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) to have her top mount Donatello 141 peak just in time for the Rolex Grand Prix. That plan is on track after a WEF 7 victory in the $116,100 Adequan® CSI5* WEF Challenge Cup Round 7 […]
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Team Germany Wins Gold in Wellington FEI Nations Cup For Fifth Straight Victory, USA Takes Silver

Team Germany Wins Gold in Wellington FEI Nations Cup For Fifth Straight Victory, USA Takes Silver By Alice Collins for Wellington International  The Starpoint Dancesport FEI Nations Cup CDIO3* Grand Prix was the feature competition on Thursday, February 20, to open proceedings in week seven of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL, hosted by Wellington International. Five […]
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Two Sires Cross the NRHA $4 Million Dollar Mark

Two Sires Cross the NRHA $4 Million Dollar Mark The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) announces two exceptional sires, A Sparkling Vintage and Inferno Sixty Six, have crossed the monumental $4 million mark in NRHA offspring earnings. This significant milestone reflects their remarkable influence in the reining industry and the exceptional performances of their progeny on a global stage. A […]
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Luis Larrazabal Strikes Again in Dodd Technologies CSI5* 1.45m

Luis Larrazabal Strikes Again in Dodd Technologies CSI5* 1.45m Luis Larrazabal (VEN) ended Week 6 with a win and opened the Lugano-sponsored Week 7 with a win at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), kicking off the second of four total CSI5* competitions throughout the 13-week series at Wellington International. Aboard Belle de Muze, owned by Driss Ngadi, Larrazabal was the […]
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Sameh El Dahan Dominates in $32,000 Platinum Performance CSI3* 1.45m Classic

Sameh El Dahan Dominates in $32,000 Platinum Performance CSI3* 1.45m Classic The first to go was the best to go in Sunday, February 16’s $32,000 Platinum Performance CSI3* 1.45m Classic. Great Britian’s Sameh El Dahan and WKD Aimez Moi led the class from beginning to end to take home victory in the final CSI3* competition of Desert Circuit 6 at the Desert […]
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Cian O’Connor Leads an Irish Wave to Win $300,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Ocala at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Cian O’Connor Leads an Irish Wave to Win $300,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Ocala at World Equestrian Center – Ocala Four-time OIympian and individual bronze medalist Cian O’Connor of Ireland added another feather to his cap on Saturday, February 15, 2025, when he and Bentley de Sury, owned by Karlswood Partners, won the $300,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ […]
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Conor Swail and One Edition are Number One in $117,000 Premier Equestrian CSI3* Grand Prix

Conor Swail and One Edition are Number One in $117,000 Premier Equestrian CSI3* Grand Prix This week marked Conor Swail’s first time jumping One Edition in FEI competition, so Swail considered February 15’s $117,000 Premier Equestrian CSI3* Grand Prix a “fact-finding mission.” At the end of the Saturday afternoon class at the Desert International Horse Park, at least one fact was apparent: […]
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Marilyn Little Stakes Claim on 1/ST CSI2* Grand Prix

Marilyn Little Stakes Claim on 1/ST CSI2* Grand Prix Hunters shined under the lights during Friday evening’s $5,000 WCHR 3’3” Amateur-Owner Hunter Classic, part of World Championship Hunter Rider Week (WCHR) week at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Thirty-eight amateur hunters took the opportunity to compete with their own mounts in the International Arena in a traditional hunter derby format […]