Photo © Rolex Grand Slam/Tom Lovelock The Dutch Masters concluded with its pinnacle class – the Rolex Grand Prix. In total, 37 of the world’s leading horse and rider combinations gathered to contest the first Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping Major of the calendar year. The exceptional field included several previous Major winners, among…
Erin Nichols & Elian Royale. Photo ©Centre Line Media Wellington, Fla. – March 14, 2026 — The 22-year-old Erin Nichols (USA) and her 17-year-old Elian Royale rounded off a glorious clean sweep with a 70.617% victory in Saturday’s Adequan® CDI3* Grand Prix Special after also winning Thursday’s qualifying class. Riding the Glock’s Johnson x Amidou…
Beat Mändli & Qoachella. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – March 14, 2026 — Three-time Swiss Olympian Beat Mändli led his first-ever Saturday Night Lights victory gallop in the $215,000 Horseware Ireland CSI4* Grand Prix aboard Grant Road Partners’ Qoachella to highlight Week 10 at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). There was a clear-round drought that…
Photo © The Dutch Masters The Dutch Masters, the first Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping Major of the calendar year, began in ’s-Hertogenbosch, bringing together the world’s leading horse and rider combinations for four days of elite competition. Among Friday’s highlights was the VDL Groep Prize, where 38 riders took to the arena, each…
Tim Maddrix and Olimpink Melloni The penultimate week of the 2026 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit brought an extra element of prestige, as World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) competition took center stage at HITS Post Time Farm. Featuring top-tier hunter classes, the event attracted elite riders from across the country, all vying for national recognition. The…
Shane Sweetnam & Coriaan van Klapscheut Z. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – March 12, 2026 — Sweeping the competition under the rug, Irish Olympian Shane Sweetnam and Coriaan van Klapscheut Z secured their second international victory of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) season after winning the $116,100 Adequan® CSI4* WEF Challenge Cup Round 10 at…
Mark Bluman & Ubiluc. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – March 8, 2026 — The third five-star week of the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) ended on a win for Colombia’s Mark Bluman riding Ubiluc in the $62,500 Hermès CSI5* 1.50m Classic on Sunday afternoon to close out Week 9. Nine different nations were represented in…
Darragh Kenny & Eddy Blue. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – March 7, 2026 — Irish Olympian Darragh Kenny and his European Championships mount Eddy Blue had never won a grand prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) until this week. Under the shine of Saturday Night Lights at Wellington International during Week 9, the pair…
Ben Maher & Enjeu de Grisien. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – March 6, 2026 — British Olympic champion Ben Maher and Enjeu de Grisien earned their first international victory of the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) season in Friday’s $116,100 Adequan® CSI5* WEF Challenge Round 9. “We’ve been knocking at the door,” admitted Maher of…
Geneva, 3 March 2026 – The spotlight of the equestrian world turns to The Dutch Masters, where the first Major of 2026 will be contested as part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. Taking place from Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 March in the Netherlands’ historic city of ’s-Hertogenbosch, the event brings together…
