Frederic Wandres and Verrenberg. Photo ©Centre Line Media Wellington, Fla. – March 20, 2026 — A new personal best of 77% for Germany’s Frederic Wandres and Verrenberg secured the gold medal in the Modon FEI Nations Cup CDIO3* Grand Prix Freestyle, the centerpiece of Week 11 at the 2026 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in…
Anna Marek & Fayvel. Photo ©Centre Line Media Wellington, Fla. – March 19, 2026 — The Modon FEI Nations Cup™ contest went down to the wire on the opening day of Week 11 at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL — the last CDI of the three-month 2026 winter circuit. The U.S….
JJ Torano & Lyon 50. Photo ©Sportfot Campbell Brown Leads Wire-to-Wire for Overall Title Wellington, Fla. – March 16, 2026 — The BrainJuice Under 25 Grand Prix Series came to a thrilling close Sunday of Week 10 at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Featuring some of the top young show jumpers in the world, the…
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…
