Karl Cook & Caracole de la Roque. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – February 21, 2026 — U.S. Olympic team silver medal-winning duo Karl Cook and Caracole de la Roque topped the $32,000 Buckeye Nutrition CSI2* 1.45m on Friday of Week 7 at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The victory was the perfect prelude to their…
Isabell Werth & Special Blend 3. Photo ©Centre Line Media Wellington, Fla. – February 20, 2026 — German dressage megastar Isabell Werth stamped her own brand of riding magic on the Zen Elite Equestrian FEI Dressage World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle, producing a mesmerizing 82.66% performance. She and Special Blend 3 were making their CDI…
A yearling filly stands near her dead mother – one of nine federally protected Heber Wild Horses recently shot and killed in the area. Photo courtesy: Betty Nixon, Friends of the Heber Wild Horses. During National Justice for Animals Week, we are reminded that justice includes accountability for crimes against protected wildlife — including America’s…
Mill Spring, N.C. — February 16, 2026 | Tryon International is proud to announce that it is set to welcome the National Horse Show beginning in 2026, pending approval from the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF). The 2026 competition is scheduled to take place October 21 – 25 and October 27 – November 1. The National…
Victoria Colvin & Dicoblue PS. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – February 15, 2026 — World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) came to a celebrated peak at Wellington International during ‘Saturday Night Lights’. The country’s best hunter combinations went head-to-head in the $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter…
Nick Haness & Styled. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – February 12, 2026 — A champion ribbon for Nick Haness of Temecula, CA and Styled highlighted Thursday of World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week during the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). In a California split Equine Tack & Nutritionals 3’6” Green Hunter division, Haness and Styled…
David Wilbur and Four Aces. Photo © ESI Photography The Ocala Winter Classic, the fourth week of the 2026 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, brought an added level of prestige to HITS Post Time Farm with a World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) designation. Featuring an action-packed schedule of elite hunter classes, the week attracted top riders…
Hilary McNerney & Corlando. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – February 9, 2026 — Hilary McNerney (USA) and her own Corlando took top honors in the $62,500 Chrome Horse Tequila CSI2* Grand Prix on Sunday to close out the fifth week of the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). With previous podium finishes coming this season, McNerney…
Christian Simonson & Fleau De Baian. Photo ©Centre Line Media Wellington, Fla. – February 7, 2026 — Christian Simonson had never ridden a CDI special on Fleau De Baian and made his debut a winning one in the Modon CDI3* Grand Prix Special. Aboard the 16-year-old Jazz x Ulft stallion, Simonson led the field of…
Richie Vogel & Gangster Montdesir. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – February 7, 2026 — Three of the world’s top ten climbed atop the podium in the $500,000 Fidelity Investments® CSI5* Grand Prix, under the glimmer of Saturday Night Lights at Wellington International. Leading the way, World No. 6 Richard Vogel piloted up-and-coming mount Gangster Montdesir…
