Hunter/Jumper

Twinning for Time: Abigail McArdle and Amanda Derbyshire Tie for First in Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Jumper action continued at the Equestrian Village Derby Field on Friday with the $32,000 Adequan® CSI3* WEF Challenge Cup Round 2. A competitive field of sixty-two riders took to the course designed by Germany’s Olaf Petersen Jr, with fifteen pairs returning for the jump-off. […]

Pessoa Shines Under Saturday Night Lights It was once again time to shine under the ‘Saturday Night Lights’ of Wellington International for the $50,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic Grand Prix during week two of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The International Arena came alive for a win from Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa from a field of forty-five over tracks built by […]

A Totally Awesome Win for Simon Schroeder in $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, Sponsored by Adequan® One year prior, Teddi Mellencamp’s mount Totally wasn’t even jumping around the .80m, and on Friday of Desert Circuit 2, presented by Adequan®, he took a major win in an international hunter derby. In the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, sponsored by Adequan®, Simon […]

Aaron Vale Assumes Pinnacle Position in $25,000 Alliant Private Client Grand Prix  The first of many grand prix events throughout the 2024 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit debuted today at the HITS Post Time Farm with a win from Ocala’s own Aaron Vale. Premiering with its Ocala January Classic, the 10-week series hosts a variety of top-level hunter, jumper, and equitation […]

Jake Endicott Snags Victory in $30,000 1.45m Open Classic It hasn’t been too long since Jake Endicott was just learning the ropes of show jumping, and now he’s a top contender every time he steps in the ring. On Thursday of Desert Circuit 2, presented by Adequan®, he rode to a big win in the $30,000 FarmVet 1.45m Open Classic […]

Britt-Leon and Lauwers Share Champion Tricolors in The Rein Family 3’6” Performance Hunters Week two at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) welcomed professional hunters to kick off the week in the E.R. Mische Grand Hunter Arena with the 3’6” Performance Hunter, sponsored by The Rein Family. The division saw a staggering seventy-eight trips on Thursday, allowing the class to be […]

Paul O’Shea and Hellcat Back in Winning Form in $32,000 Dodd Technologies CSI3* 1.45m Down to the wire, Ireland’s Paul O’Shea and Hellcat picked up the win in the $32,000 Dodd Technologies CSI3* 1.45m on Thursday during the second week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Show jumping competition returned to the derby field at Equestrian Village for WEF 2, […]

Jamie Taylor Bests $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby with Balko D’Elle Jamie Taylor was lucky enough to get the ride on a student’s horse for Desert Circuit 1 and she made the week count, riding to the win in Friday’s $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open, sponsored by Vogel. Aboard Balko D’Elle, owned by Carolyn Becker and leased by […]

Ben Maher is Back and Winning at WEF British Olympic Champion Ben Maher and Enjeu de Grisien wowed a Wellington, FL, crowd in the first ‘Saturday Night Lights’ grand prix of the season at Wellington International on the evening of January 13. The pair won the $140,000 Southern Arches CSI3* Grand Prix from a 45-horse field over tracks designed by […]

Jad Dana Continues Winning Streak at Winter Equestrian Festival Jad Dana is on a streak at the 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival, and it’s a hot one. The 29-year-old Lebanese rider piloted After Eight to win the $32,000 Hermès CSI3* 1.50m Classic on Sunday to close out WEF 1 at Wellington International. Dana and the 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare (Diarado x […]