Darragh Kenny Closes Out WEF 11 at Wellington International
Wellington, FL. – March 27, 2023 – The penultimate week of competition at the 2023 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) ended at a high point for Ireland’s Darragh Kenny in the $226,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI4* Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon at Wellington International. The 35-year-old Irish Olympian continues to make his debut season with 13-year-old Hanoverian […]
Carlee McCutcheon Bests the Rest in WEF Equitation Championship, Presented by NetJets
Wellington, FL. – March 26, 2023 – The future of U.S. show jumping took to the International Arena at Wellington International on Friday evening for the coveted WEF Equitation Championship, presented by NetJets. As the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) gears up for its final week kicking off on March 29, all eyes were on junior […]
Vanessa Mannix Meets Her Match in Bridgeport Farms CSI3* Two Phase
Thermal, CA. – March 3, 2023 – Vanessa Mannix’s (CAN) New Year’s resolution was to go faster. Her speed gears have kicked up a notch every week through the season at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP), and during Desert Circuit VII, she got the win she’d been vying for all season. Aboard Carmela Z, Mannix […]
James Chawke’s Luck Runs Strong In $10,000 Voltaire Design Welcome Speed
Thermal, CA. – March 2, 2023 – Anyone watching Wednesday’s $10,000 Voltaire Design 1.35m Welcome Speed to open Desert Circuit VII felt a bit of déjà vu as James Chawke and Gamble took their second consecutive victory in the weekly class at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP). Over Joey Rycroft’s single-round track, Chawke and his […]
Daniel Deusser Closes Out WEF 7 with CSI5* Victory
Wellington, Fla. – Feb. 27, 2023 – The final five-star class of international competition during Week 7 of the 2023 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) came to a close on Sunday afternoon with a win for German Olympian Daniel Deusser and Kiana Van Het Herdershof. Fifty-three combinations readied themselves to contest Steve Stephens’ (USA) final test […]
Laura Kraut Notches CSI5* Victory in Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix
Wellington, Fla. – Feb. 26, 2023 – Wellington International was brimming with horse sport fans on the edge of their seats Saturday night as top show jumping talent from across the globe jumped for the $425,000 Lugano Diamonds CSI5* Grand Prix title. The Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) Week 7, sponsored by Lugano Diamonds, saw U.S. […]
Ashlee Bond is Best with Donatello 141 in CSI5* WEF Challenge Cup Round 7
Wellington, Fla. – Feb. 24, 2023 – Israel’s Ashlee Bond and Donatello 141 were lightning fast during the $78,000 CSI5* Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 7 in the International Arena on Thursday during the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) Week 7, sponsored by Lugano Diamonds. Fifty contenders tackled the Steve Stephens (USA) track where some of […]
Bertram Allen and Emmylou Storm to Victory in KASK CHF140,000 CSI3* Grand Prix
Wellington, Fla. – Feb. 20, 2023 – The Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) Week 6, sponsored by KASK, came to a close on Sunday with the final classics of World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week in the International Ring and the KASK CHF140,000 CSI3* Grand Prix on the grass Derby Field at Equestrian Village. Irish Olympian […]
James Chawke And Gamble Get Their Win In $10,000 Welcome Speed
Thermal, CA. – February 16, 2023 – James Chawke interrupted Gamble’s precious paddock time Wednesday morning, but it was well worth it. The pair took the win in the first class of the week in the Grand Prix Arena, the $10,000 Gillibrand Sand 1.35m Welcome Speed. “I got all of the numbers exactly as they […]
Elisa Broz Blazes A Trail In $145,100 Premier Equestrian CSI3* Grand Prix
Thermal, CA. – February 13, 2023 – Elisa Broz (USA) is wasting no time achieving her monumental goals. At just 18 years old, she captured her first FEI grand prix victory in Sunday’s $145,100 Premier Equestrian CSI3* Grand Prix at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP). With Kardenta Van’t Meerhof, Broz was one of six to […]
