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Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili and Kristen Vanderveen Cruise to Win in $75,000 Summit Joint Performance Grand Prix

Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili and Kristen Vanderveen Cruise to Win in $75,000 Summit Joint Performance Grand Prix Another sunny day set the stage for Saturday’s premiere event, the $75,000 Summit Joint Performance Grand Prix, during the second week of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit as weekend competition commenced. Athletes and spectators made their way to the Grand Prix ring […]
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Conor Swail Soars to Victory in $117,000 U.S. Bank CSI3* Grand Prix

Conor Swail Soars to Victory in $117,000 U.S. Bank CSI3* Grand Prix Conor Swail (IRL) is keen on repeating history, and he did just that on Saturday evening, topping the first international Grand Prix of the 2024 season. With Theo 160, a horse that excels in the desert, Swail raced to victory in the $117,000 U.S. Bank CSI3* Grand Prix. […]
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Dressage

Harmony’s V-Plus Steps on the Gas For Susan Pape at Adequan® Global Dressage Festival

Harmony’s V-Plus Steps on the Gas For Susan Pape at Adequan® Global Dressage Festival At the conclusion of the Grand Prix Special CDI4*, sponsored by Donato Farms, the British anthem rung out during the prizegiving. Susan Pape and Harmony’s V-Plus took the spoils in Saturday’s top class during Week 3 of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. […]
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A First for Tiffany Foster in NetJets CSI4* Grand Prix

A First for Tiffany Foster in NetJets CSI4* Grand Prix Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster climbed atop a ‘Saturday Night Lights’ podium at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) for the first time on January 28 during Week 3. Piloting Battlecry, Foster won the $215,000 NetJets CSI4* Grand Prix in front of a packed house at Wellington International. WEF hosts 12 weeks […]
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Cepano Baloubet and Richard Vogel Victorious at WEF

Cepano Baloubet and Richard Vogel Victorious at WEF The 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) once again saw Germany’s Richard Vogel leading a lap of honor in the International Ring as he won Friday’s $32,000 Dodd Technologies CSI4* 1.50m on Cepano Baloubet during Week 3 of competition. The win signaled the start of another successful weekend for Vogel, who was already […]
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Dressage

Felicitas Hendricks Hits All The Right Notes in Week Three of 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival

Felicitas Hendricks Hits All The Right Notes in Week Three of 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Germany’s 23-year-old sensation Felicitas Hendricks allowed herself to smile as she and Drombusch OLD performed their final piaffe at X in the CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle, presented by US PRE Association, as the audience clapped enthusiastically to the beat of their lively music. The […]
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Dressage

Felicitas Hendricks Extends Unbeaten Streak on Opening Day of Week Three at 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival

Felicitas Hendricks Extends Unbeaten Streak on Opening Day of Week Three at 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival A nail-bitingly close class heralded the start of week three of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. AGDF hosts seven weeks of CDI competition over three months and runs through March 31. The top five combinations in the CDI4* FEI […]
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Equine Blog

Derby de Riverland Keeps Success in the Family for Nicola Philippaerts

Derby de Riverland Keeps Success in the Family for Nicola Philippaerts The third week of international competition during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Wellington International started off as a winning one for Belgium’s Nicola Philippaerts aboard Derby de Riverland. They topped the $62,500 Adequan® CSI4* WEF Challenge Cup Round 3 in the International Arena to highlight the NetJets sponsored […]
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Damico Dominates in $25,000 Alliant Private Client Grand Prix

Damico Dominates in $25,000 Alliant Private Client Grand Prix A full slate of competition resumed at the HITS Post Time Farm as the second week of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit kicked off. The circuit plays host to ten weeks of top-knotch classes and riders from the most beginner to advanced levels. Featured jumper competition debuted on Thursday as 20 […]
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Ali Ramsay and Bonita VH Keizershof Z Sprout Wings in $32,000 1.50m Speed

Ali Ramsay and Bonita VH Keizershof Z Sprout Wings in $32,000 1.50m Speed Most of the crowd on Thursday of Desert Circuit 3, presented by U.S. Bank, thought Conor Swail (IRL) was going to come home with a one-two finish in the $32,000 Oz Inc. 1.50m Speed. But Ali Ramsay (CAN) had something to say about that. With Swail in […]