Lucas Porter & Vigakata. Photo ©Sportfot Wellington, Fla. – January 22, 2026 — Lucas Porter and his 14-year-old mare Vigakata made a victorious return to the show ring, winning the Florida Coast Equipment CSI2* Speed on Thursday of Week 3 at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Porter (USA) had his 2025 WEF season cut…
Nick Haness & Queen Celeste. Photo © Sportfot. From across North America, the top horses and riders in the hunter discipline flocked to Wellington, FL this week for World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week at the Winter Equestrian Festival. The sixth week of competition shines a spotlight on all divisions of the discipline and gives…
Matt Martin and Cadouch Z ©Bailey Beck Photography for TIEC. Mill Spring, NC – May 23, 2022 – Tryon Spring 3 featured World Champion Hunter Rider Week (WCHR) at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (TIEC), with two derbies in the International Stadium on Friday and heightened celebrations for Hunter divisions all week long, in…
Olivier Philippaerts and H&M Ikker. Photo © Sportfot. Wellington, FL — February 15, 2018 — It was the 24-year-old Belgian rider Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) who triumphed over 53 fellow competitors to take the $35,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 6 in week six of the 12-week 2018 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Aboard the 10-year-old gelding…
