Glory in Gold for US Jumping Team in CSIO4* Nations Cup
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Glory in Gold for US Jumping Team in CSIO4* Nations Cup

Laura Kraut, Natalie Dean, Carly Anthony, and Charlotte Jacobs with Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. Photo © Sportfot The U.S. Jumping Team earned their tenth team victory in Wellington on Saturday in the $150,000 CSIO4* Nations Cup, presented by Florida Coast Equipment. Nine nations brought forth teams to compete in the ‘Saturday Night Lights’ highlight event…

“Special Mare” Dancing Darkness Wins Grand Prix Special on CDI Debut under Evelyn Eger
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“Special Mare” Dancing Darkness Wins Grand Prix Special on CDI Debut under Evelyn Eger

Evelyn Eger & Dancing Darkness. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Eight athletes represented seven different nations, with Eger emerging victorious on Connie Kang’s Hanoverian mare Dancing Darkness 4, who made her CDI debut in AGDF 8. The Dancier x Sandro Hit daughter — a graduate of the 2018 P.S.I. auction — scored 72.362% with a consistent, harmonious test…

Kevin Kohmann Books Ticket to Second World Cup Final with Personal Best Freestyle
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Kevin Kohmann Books Ticket to Second World Cup Final with Personal Best Freestyle

Kevin Kohmann & Dünensee. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Kevin Kohmann (USA) pulled off the performance of a lifetime in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle, sponsored by 3 Graces Dressage, on Friday, February 28, during “Friday Night Stars” at the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. Riding Dünensee to a new personal best…

Spencer Smith and HHS Seattle Sail to a Win in $32k Adequan CSIO4* WEF Challenge Cup Round 8
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Spencer Smith and HHS Seattle Sail to a Win in $32k Adequan CSIO4* WEF Challenge Cup Round 8

Spencer Smith & HHS Seattle. Photo © Sportfot Spencer Smith (USA) has been extremely consistent with a competitive group of horses so far during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), but on Thursday of Week 8, he opened Nations Cup week with his first Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup win of the season by topping the $32,000…

Kent Farrington Keeps on Winning in $62,500 Hermès CSI5* 1.50m Classic
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Kent Farrington Keeps on Winning in $62,500 Hermès CSI5* 1.50m Classic

Kent Farrington & Grass de Mars. Photo © Sportfot One CSI5* win wasn’t enough for Kent Farrington (USA), who walked away with another on Sunday in the $62,500 Hermès CSI5* 1.50m Classic to close out Week 7 of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Aboard Grass de Mars, Farrington proved he has another top contender coming…

Prince of Hope Lives Up to His Name for Cohen in Future Challenge Prix St. Georges Qualifier
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Prince of Hope Lives Up to His Name for Cohen in Future Challenge Prix St. Georges Qualifier

Rebecca Cohen & Prince of Hope. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Fifteen up-and-coming small tour horses lined out in the Buffalo Wild Wings Future Challenge FEI Prix St. Georges on Sunday, February 23, the closing day of action in week seven of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. The top three all finished within…

Kent Farrington Seeing Double in Lugano CSI5* Grand Prix
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Kent Farrington Seeing Double in Lugano CSI5* Grand Prix

Kent Farrington & Greya. Photo © Sportfot The USA’s own Kent Farrington is now two-for-two in five-star action at Wellington International. The world no. 3 rider clinched a second consecutive CSI5* victory in the $500,000 Lugano Grand Prix aboard his 2024 FEI World Cup™ Final partner Greya during the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) ‘Saturday Night…

Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén and Hyatt Strike Individual Gold in Grand Prix Special during Nations Cup Week
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Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén and Hyatt Strike Individual Gold in Grand Prix Special during Nations Cup Week

Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén & Hyatt. Photo ©susanjstickle.com The second and final set of individual medals was awarded in the Starpoint Dancesport FEI Nations Cup CDIO3* Grand Prix Special on Saturday of week seven at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. After leading the Swedish team to bronze on Thursday in the opening…

Laudrup-Dufour Dominates Gothenburg with Season’s Top Score
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Laudrup-Dufour Dominates Gothenburg with Season’s Top Score

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (DEN) and Mount St John Freestyle ©FEI/Kim C Lundin With an outstanding score of 91.140%, Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (DEN) and the highly talented Mount St John Freestyle delivered the highest mark of this FEI Dressage World Cup™ season so far. Their brilliant ride secured an overwhelming victory in Gothenburg, in the vast Scandinavium arena….

A Blissful Win for Wailea in $10k USHJA National Hunter Derby
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A Blissful Win for Wailea in $10k USHJA National Hunter Derby

Jennifer Bliss & Wailea. Photo © Sportfot Wailea, owned by Ohana Equine LLC, has only competed in two hunter derbies throughout her career, but continued her 100% win streak by topping the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by NetJets, with Jennifer Bliss aboard on Friday of Week 7 at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF)….