Wellington, Florida – April 03, 2025 – Ben Maher (GBR) had a stellar winter season competing during the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Wellington International. Due to his consistency throughout the circuit, the Olympic team gold medallist was honored with the $25,000 Leading International Rider Bonus, presented […]
Abu Dhabi, The United Arab Emirates – November 13, 2024 – Saadiyat Island truly became the ‘Island of Happiness’ on Wednesday evening as the Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas welcomed the equestrian world’s finest for the 2024 FEI Awards Gala presented by Longines. Peden Bloodstock FEI Best […]
Wellington, Florida – April 06, 2024 – Cian O’Connor (IRL) of Ireland claimed the Overall Leading International Rider Award, presented by Martha W. Jolicoeur of Douglas Elliman together with Michael and Wendy Smith, at the conclusion of the 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. A Leading […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – March 8, 2024 – Francisco “Pancho” Lopez, longtime barn manager for Katie Monahan Prudent and then Elise Haas, and Cedric, Laura Kraut’s gold medal Olympic mount, were inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame during the Hall of Fame’s Induction Gala in Wellington, Florida, on March 3. The […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – March 8, 2024 – Francisco “Pancho” Lopez, longtime barn manager for Katie Monahan Prudent and then Elise Haas, and Cedric, Laura Kraut’s gold medal Olympic mount, were inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame during the Hall of Fame’s Induction Gala in Wellington, Florida, on March 3. “This […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 24, 2023 The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation presented the organization’s three most prestigious awards to W. James McNerney, Jr., Zayna Rizvi, and McLain Ward during the USET Foundation’s “Victory in Versailles” Benefit Gala presented by Lugano Diamonds held on January 19, […]
Louisville, Kentucky, USA – January 14, 2024 – US Equestrian congratulates 2023 International Equestrian of the Year McLain Ward and 2023 National Equestrian of the Year John French. Ward and French were nominated as Equestrians of Honor and selected by US Equestrian member voting in December. Both Equestrians of […]
Basel, Switzerland – January 12, 2024 – Once again, Switzerland’s Georg Kaehny, owner of the horses King Edward and Iliana ridden by the Swedish rider Henrik Von Eckermann, Longines FEI World number 1 in the Longines jumping rankings, wins for the second time in a row the Longines […]
Mexico City, Mexico – November 26, 2023 – Mexico City’s Colegio de la Vizcainas provided a stunning backdrop for the 2023 edition of the FEI Awards Gala presented by Longines, which celebrated international and home-grown winners across four categories of equestrian excellence. The last award of the evening was presented […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – November 26, 2023 – Mexico City’s Colegio de la Vizcainas provided a stunning backdrop for the 2023 edition of the FEI Awards Gala presented by Longines, which celebrated international and home-grown winners across four categories of equestrian excellence. The evening saw Mimi Gochman (USA) take home this year’s Longines […]
Mexico City, Mexico – November 22, 2023 – Mexico City’s Colegio de la Vizcainas provided a stunning backdrop for the 2023 edition of the FEI Awards Gala, presented by Longines, which celebrated international and home-grown winners across four categories of equestrian excellence. The evening saw Emma Uusi-Simola (FIN) clinch this year’s prestigious Cavalor […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 20, 2022 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2022 Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year nominees. The International and National Equestrians of the Year will be announced at the 2022 Pegasus Awards Dinner on Thursday, January 12, and […]
Cape Town, South Africa – November 13, 2022 – It was history in the making in Cape Town (RSA) this evening with an all-female line-up of winners at the 2022 FEI Awards Gala, presented by Longines. The evening saw the young Eventer Alice Casburn (GBR) take home this year’s Longines FEI […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 01, 2022 – Margie Engle (USA) celebrated her 64th birthday by claiming the Overall Martha W. Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider title on Thursday, March 31, during the final week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. The Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady […]
Gladstone, New Jersey – March 05, 2022 – Two-time show jumping Olympic medalist Laura Kraut (USA) of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, was awarded the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation’s 2022 Whitney Stone Cup at a special ceremony during the $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO 4*, presented by Premier Equestrian […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 06, 2022 – Greek show jumping athlete Ioli Mytilineou (GRE) claimed the Martha W. Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Sunday, March 6, during week eight of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Mytilineou accumulated the highest number of points among all […]
Lexington, Kentucky, USA – February 21, 2022 – Olympic veteran Beezie Madden (USA) and renowned media executive and fundraiser Mason Phelps, Jr. have been elected for induction into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. They will be honored, together with last year’s class of Olympic rider Margie Engle […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 23, 2021 – Belgium’s Zoe Conter won the Martha W. Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Sunday, January 23, during week two of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Conter, who is trained by 2008 Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze, accumulated the […]
Naples, Florida, USA – January 15, 2022 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that Balou du Reventon, Ann Thompson’s 2006 Oldenburg stallion, was voted the 2021 International Horse of the Year by the USEF membership. Balou du Reventon was honored during the SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards […]
Naples, Florida – January 14, 2021 – US Equestrian is pleased to congratulate 2021 International Equestrian of the Year Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and National Equestrian of the Year Hunt Tosh (Alpharetta, Ga.). Kraut and Tosh received the most votes from US Equestrian members in the Equestrian […]
Wellington, Florida – January 03, 2021 – Catherine Tyree (USA) claimed the Overall Martha W. Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award at the conclusion of the five-week Holiday Series held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Tyree of Wellington, FL, claimed the title during the […]
Lexington, Kentucky – December 21, 2021 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2021 Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year nominees. The International and National Equestrians of the Year will be announced at the 2021 Pegasus Awards Dinner Celebration on Thursday, January 13, and the International […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – October 05, 2021 – An impressive list of nominees are in the race for the FEI Awards 2021 as the online public voting opens today for the Peden Bloodstock FEI Best Athlete, Longines FEI Rising Star, Cavalor FEI Best Groom, FEI Against All Odds and […]
Knokke-Heist, Belgium – June 28, 2021 – McLain Ward (USA) was the most consistent rider amongst all riders who competed in the CSI 5* classes during the first week of Knokke Hippique. The American’s consistency was displayed in all the five-star, tallying an overall score of 324 points. […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 10, 2021 – The team at Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) congratulates the Circuit Champions for the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Featuring 13 weeks of world-class jumper, hunter, and equitation competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida, USA, this year’s circuit was a great […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 09, 2021 – The team at Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) congratulates the Circuit Champions for the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Featuring 13 weeks of world-class jumper, hunter, and equitation competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, this […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 09, 2021 – The team at Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) congratulates the Circuit Champions for the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Featuring 13 weeks of world-class jumper, hunter, and equitation competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, this […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – April 03, 2021 – Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) was named the Overall Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider of the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) held from January 6 to April 4. The Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award, given in memory of fellow realtor and […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 21, 2021 – Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) of the United States won her third Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Sunday, March 21, 2021, during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Having claimed the award during WEF 1 and WEF 9, Sternlicht […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 13, 2021 – Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist Leslie Burr Howard (USA) and David Distler (USA) , an Olympic judge and longtime FEI Steward General, were inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida on Saturday, March 13. While no spectators were […]
