Hunter/Jumper

Philip McGuane and Orphea HQ Rise to the Challenge Ireland’s Philip McGuane piloted the Evergate Stables-owned Orphea HQ to a career-best victory for the mare in Friday’s $62,500 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 6. The qualifying event for Saturday’s $140,000 KASK CSI3* Grand Prix took place on the grass derby field at Equestrian Village during Week 6 of the Winter […]

Nick Haness and McQueen Dazzle in $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week at the 2024 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 with a win for Nick Haness of Temecula, CA, […]

Nick Haness Leaves His Mark On WCHR Week at Wellington International The country’s top hunter horses and riders have flocked to Wellington, FL, for World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) competition during Week 6 at Wellington International’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Professional riders took to the 3’6” height in the International Arena on Friday as the first tricolors of the week […]

Chawke and Jenkins Share the Glory in $10,000 IDA Development Welcome Speed The weekly $10,000 1.35m Welcome Speed attracts riders of all levels every time it runs, and several riders have had their names at the top of the results list more than others. Perhaps the two winningest riders in the class since Desert Circuit began each took home wins […]

Wordley Wins Big with Hagelin in $75,000 Farmvet Grand Prix The penultimate day of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit’s fourth week of competition featured a slew of elite hunter, jumper, and equitation classes across all rings at the HITS Post Time Farm. Top-tier grand prix riders put an extra shine to their boots as they made their final preparations for […]

Eleanor Rudnicki Drives Away With the 2024 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship Powered by Gary Yeomans Ford The 2024 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford was the highly anticipated event of week VI during the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series. Sixty-two of the nation’s top junior athletes earned their spots to compete in the WEC Grand Arena to […]

Cornet’s Cobalt and Andrew Ross Produce Only Clear Effort to Win $24,500 Horseflight Jumper Classic Another week came and went as the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit concluded its fourth week of competition on Sunday. Pulling off a hat trick as the only combination to post a double-clear effort, Andrew Ross and Cornet’s Cobalt quickly became the combination to take top […]

Stars Align for Grace Debney in 1/ST Racing CSI2* Grand Prix A year of diligent work for 20-year-old British rider Grace Debney paid off in Sunday’s $62,500 1/ST Racing CSI2* Grand Prix with Jesprit H.S. The culmination of two-star competition during Week 5 at Wellington International’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) featured 44 qualified riders over courses designed by 2024 Olympic […]

Julia Nagler and Sanvano Steal the Show in $30,000 Marshall & Sterling 1.40m Open Classic Julia Nagler has been working her way up to a major win with her horse Sanvano. She’s always believed in him and they’ve always been competitive, but on Sunday of Desert Circuit 5, presented by Premier Equestrian, all the pieces fell into place and she […]

Rupert Carl Winkelmann and Quinn 33 Speed to Blue in $62,500 Bainbridge CSI5* 1.50m On Friday during Week 5 of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), the first five-star week of the season continued with a victory for Germany’s Rupert Carl Winkelmann in the $62,500 Bainbridge CSI5* 1.50m Speed. Fifty-six competitors took to 2024 Olympic course designer Gregory Bodo’s (FRA) track […]