Ocala, Florida – February 12, 2025 – It’s showtime for showjumping at the World Equestrian Center (WEC) – Ocala, event that hosts the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Ocala CSI 5*-W next Saturday. Kristen Vanderveen (USA), Ben Maher (GBR), Kent Farrington (USA), Lillie Keenan (USA), Laura Kraut (USA), […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – January 30, 2025 – A picture-perfect Florida day set the stage for the $117,000 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 4*, where 34 world-class combinations representing 11 nations vied for top honors. In the end, it was Kristen Vanderveen (USA) who clinched the win […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – January 16, 2025 – Thirty-three top horse-and-rider combinations from 10 nations competed in the $117,000 UF Health Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 4*. After an intense jump-off, Kent Farrington (USA) saved the best for last, claiming victory with his accomplished partner, Orafina (For Fashion x Caturo), owned […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – January 04, 2024 – The Grand Prix Ring at Hits Post Time Farm in Ocala, Florida, was treated to a special surprise during the $24,950 Open Grand Prix on Saturday, January 4, 2025, as legendary athletes John and Robert Whitaker (GBR) joined spectators and […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – September 19, 2024 – The final week of international sport at the 2024 Traverse City Horse Shows made its grand entrance during the iconic American Gold Cup Week on Thursday as a field of top athletes landed in Northern Michigan. Hot off the […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – September 15, 2024 – Kristen Vanderveen (USA) tackled a challenging track in the Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel International Ring during the second week of the Traverse City Tournament of Champions. She secured the win in the $40,000 Grand Prix CSI 2* aboard Bull […]
Bridgehampton, New York, USA – August 30, 2024 – Fresh off his sixth Olympic appearance at this summer’s Paris Olympic Games where he added a team silver medal to his collection, seven-time Hampton Classic Grand Prix champion McLain Ward (USA) returned to the winner’s circle in Friday’s $70,000 Douglas Elliman […]
Bridgehampton, New York, USA – August 29, 2024 – Course designer Nick Granat (USA) kicked off the FEI 5* division at the 49th annual Hampton Classic with a winding 15-effort track set at 1.45m in Thursday’s $32,000 FEI 5* Two-Phase, where many of the top placings were separated by just hundredths of a […]
Saugerties, New York, USA – August 03, 2024 – Fast-paced show jumping action came to a head on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Hits Hudson Valley in Saugerties, New York, as top-tier competitors put on the finishing touches and prepared to tackle the first-round track of the $116,050 […]
Saugerties, New York, USA – August 01, 2024 – The featured class of the day on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Hits Hudson Valley in Saugerties, New York, was the $62,480 Welcome CSI 3*. The event marks the third week of international show jumping during the venue’s sold-out Hudson […]
Saugerties, New York – July 26, 2024– International show jumping competition at HITS Hudson Valley in Saugerties, New York, continued on Friday, July 26, 2024, with the $40,000 Go Rentals CSI3* Winning Round. The action-packed HITS-on-the-Hudson V event is the second of three sold-out weeks comprising the Hudson […]
Saugerties, New York – July 25, 2024 – The $31,020 Jumper Classic CSI 3* debuted the week of FEI action in the Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Stadium as 35 duos darted over Ken Krome’s (USA) speed track. The time to beat got faster and faster until Kristen Vanderveen […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – July 17, 2024 – Kristen VanderVeen (USA) came out on top in the $32,000 Two-Phase CSI 3* on Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili (Berlin x Darco). VanderVeen and the 2005 Belgian Warmblood soared through the jump off with 25.28 seconds on the […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – June 26, 2024 – International competition is in full swing this week at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. The highlight event on Wednesday was the $31,500 Speed Challenge CSI 4*, where an elite field of horse-and-rider combinations competed over a winding track designed by […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – June 20, 2024 – A perfect Florida night set the stage for the $62,500 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 3*, featuring 42 top Jumping combinations from 13 nations. FEI Level IV course designer, Guilherme Jorge (BRA), crafted the winding tracks for the tonight’s qualifier which […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – June 08, 2024 – Continuing to capitalize on multiple wins and top placings in Tryon Stadium, Amanda Derbyshire (GBR) saw the top of the podium in the $120,000 Two Trees Distilling Co. Grand Prix CSI 3* to close out the The Tryon Spring […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – May 30, 2024 – Jad Dana (LBN) and Itchcock Des Dames (Marius Claudius x Calvaro F.c.) stopped the clock in a time of 32.62 seconds on Thursday in Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort’s Tryon Stadium to claim a win in the […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 16, 2024 – The energy was high at Hits Post Time Farm on Saturday morning as spectators and exhibitors anxiously anticipated the day’s featured event. Wrapping up its final few weeks of competition, the Hits Ocala Winter Circuit has seen fierce riding across all disciplines and that continued […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 07, 2024 – Ladies rule! Women were out on a mission on Thursday during the ninth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Despite being one day later, it felt already more like International Women’s Day as the FEI competition started with a […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – January 27, 2024 – Another sunny day set the stage for Saturday’s premiere event, the $75,000 Summit Joint Performance Grand Prix, during the second week of the Hits Ocala Winter Circuit as weekend competition commenced. Athletes and spectators made their way to the Grand Prix ring […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – January 18, 2024 – The first of many grand prix events throughout the 2024 Hits Ocala Winter Circuit debuted today at the Hits Post Time Farm with a win from Ocala’s own Aaron Vale (USA). Premiering with its Ocala January Classic, the 10-week series […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – December 14 , 2023 – The 2024 Holiday Festival II CSI 4* horse show, held at Wellington International from December 14 to 17, concluded with a series of spectacular performances despite challenging weather conditions. The week began on Thursday with the $50,000 Grand Prix Qualifier […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – November 09, 2023 – The first Saturday night show jumping competition of the 2023 November & December Show Series started off with a bang, bringing in huge crowds of spectators and exhibitors to revel in the thrill of top-level equestrian sport. Portugal’s Luis Sabino […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – July 09, 2023 – Fédération Equestre International (FEI) CSI 3* competition came to an exhilarating close on Saturday night as a stacked field of the world’s best show jumping athletes spanning 11 different nations vied for the top spot in the $150,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSI 3*. […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – July 05, 2023 – The final week of international competition during the nine-week 2023 Ocala Summer Series opened with a slew of the world’s best athletes vying for the win in the $40,000 1.45m Speed CSI3*. FEI Level III course designer Peter Grant (CAN) […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA – June 23, 2023 – Kristen VanderVeen (USA) is perhaps best known for her unforgettable victories and high levels of speed with her 18-year-old Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili, but in Friday’s $38,700 Welcome Stake CSI 3*, she ended up taking victory on a horse […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – May 27, 2023 – The $78,000 PBR Ironpeddlers Chute Out Grand Prix CSI 2* was rescheduled to 9am Saturday morning with the cancellation of Saturday Night Lights presented by Tryon Horse & Home due to weather conditions, with 53 entries presenting for […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – May 4, 2023 – Kristen VanderVeen (USA) and Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili were the quickest double-clears of the day in Thursday’s $30,000 ProElite Welcome Stake, stopping the timers in 33.633 seconds to earn the win out of 40 entrants. VanderVeen and […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 10, 2023 – Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Alejandro made easy work of Friday’s $39,000 Bainbridge CSI 5* 1.45m as they cruised around the International Arena during the ninth week of the Inter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Wellington Equestrian Realty. Sixty-one hopeful […]
Ocala, Florida, USA – March 5, 2023 – Speed was key for Santigo Lambre (BRA) and Chattanooga as they chugged to victory in the $75,000 Joan Pletcher Real Estate Grand Prix at HITS Ocala. It marked the pair’s second day in the show ring together and their second win […]
