Wellington, Florida, USA – February 9, 2023 – Emilie Conter (BEL) and her quick-footed stallion, Clochard, raced against the clock on Thursday morning during WEF 5 in the International Arena to win the CHF$6,000 Griffis Residential Speed Challenge CSI 2* 1.45m. An exciting speed round designed by Frank […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 9, 2023 – The energy was high in the International Ring at Wellington International on Thursday morning as a slew of the top riders in the world suited up to contest the precursor event to Saturday evening’s CSI5* grand prix during ‘Saturday Night […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 9, 2023 – Wellington International is thrilled to announce a partnership with Megan Fellows of Carbon Hoofprint to oversee a newly created focus on Sustainability at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Together, they will develop a shared vision to make the world-class facility and organization […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 05, 2023 – The CHF$50,000 Helgstrand Jewellery Grand Prix CSI 2* capped FEI competition for the week during WEF 4 on Sunday. From a seven-horse speed duel over the jump-off track, Tanimara Macari (MEX) and IB Chica, a 2013 Hanoverian mare (Cador 5 x […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 05, 2023 – Germany’s Richard Vogel (GER) closed out Week 4 of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in the Van Kampen Covered Arena at Equestrian Village with a win in the CHF$75,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic CSI 4* 1.50m aboard Cepano Baloubet on Sunday. The […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 04, 2023 – Victory was sweet for Count Me In and Ireland’s Conor Swail in the CHF$216,000 MARS Equestrian™ Grand Prix CSI 4*, the featured event on the expansive grass derby field at Equestrian Village during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) Week 4 on […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 03, 2023 – The CHF$37,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Speed Challenge CSI 4* 1.45m took center stage Friday morning on the Equestrian Village derby field during WEF 5. Athletes representing 12 international flags came together to contest Anderson Lima’s (BRA) precisely designed speed track. The […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 02, 2023 – The pinnacle event of Thursday’s competition on the Equestrian Village derby field during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) Week 4 was heavily populated with some of the sport’s best international competitors. Athletes representing eleven different nationalities lined up to contest […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 02, 2023 – The day on the derby field began with the CHF$6,000 Helgstrand Jewellery CSI 2* 1.45m class which put forth a single round speed test for the thirteen starters. Eight of the 13 entries contributed a clear round over the track but […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – February 01, 2023 – A stellar line-up of riders and horses is what equestrian fans from around the world will be able to see this week at the Wellington International. The winter home of the noble sport hosts the fourth week of FEI action during […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 30, 2023 – A great weekend of top sport and CSI 4* action concluded on Sunday at the Wellington International. In addition to CSI 2* competition, the Captive One Advisors CSI 4* 1.50m Classic highlighted the day on Sunday. Ireland’s Darragh Kenny (IRL) […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 28, 2023 – Reigning Olympic champion Ben Maher (GBR) claimed victory in the CHF$216,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI 4* in front of a packed Wellington International during “Saturday Night Lights” on January 28. The Wellington Equestrian Festival (WEF) welcomed forty-five international combinations to vie for […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 27, 2023 – Highlighting CSI2* competition during WEF 3, Tomas Yofre (ARG) won the CHF$37,000 Beerbaum Stables CSI 2* 1.45m, a qualifier for Sunday’s Beerbaum Stables CSI 2* Grand Prix. Fifty-six horses and riders were all vying for a clear first round over Peter […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 27, 2023 – A little Irish luck christened the weekend at Wellington International on Friday during Week 3 of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Irish Olympian Bertram Allen won the CHF37,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty CSI 4* 1.45m riding Emmylou for owners Ballywalter Stables and […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 26, 2023 – Lacey Gilbertson (USA) impressed in the CHF$50,000 *Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round III CSI 4* on Thursday afternoon during third week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Wellington International. Course designer Peter Grant (CAN) welcomed 55 pairs to the International […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 22, 2023 – The final day of international competition during WEF 2 saw a stacked field of 75 up-and-coming show jumping combinations. The CHF$25,000 Hermes Under 25 Grand Prix launched a full day of sport on the derby field. Audrey Schulze (USA) eventually emerged […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 20, 2023 – The $10,000 Hermès Under 25 Welcome saw up-and-coming talent take to the derby field at Equestrian Village. Seventy horses and riders battled it out for top honors, but it was Natalie Dean (USA) and Dotcom D’Authuit, The American and the 2013 […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 22, 2023 – The Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) Week 2 finished with a fantastic display of sport on the grass derby field at Equestrian Village on Sunday afternoon. U.S. Olympic team silver medalist, Kent Farrington and Landon stormed to a win in the CHF […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 21, 2023 – The CHF$37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Classic CSI 3* highlighted the action on the derby field at Equestrian Village on Saturday afternoon. A star-studded lineup consisted of 29 pairs over a course set by Oscar Soberon (USA). Eight riders advanced to the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 21, 2023 – The third week of the 2023 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) saw national level jumper competition peak on Saturday night during the $50,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic Grand Prix. WEF 2, presented by Florida Coast Equipment, went under the lights at […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 20, 2023 – Fifteen years together has created a winning partnership between U.S. rider Nicole Shahinian-Simpson (USA) and Akuna Mattata. The pair topped a field of 64 to win the CHF$37,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round II CSI 3* on the grass derby field of […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 19, 2023 – Tic Tac felt right at home on the grass derby field at Equestrian Village to kick off week two of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Thursday. Olympic Champion Ben Maher (GBR) piloted Tic Tac, a 2003 Belgian Sport Horse […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 15, 2023 – The first FEI week of the 2023 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) season ended with the CHF37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Classic in the international Ring on Sunday, January 15. Jad Dana (LBN) won the day aboard After Eight as the sun set […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 14, 2023 – The $30,000 CP National Grand Prix set the afternoon tone in the International Arena at the Wellington International on Saturday with a win for 18-year-old Mimi Gochman (USA) aboard Cosmos BH. The entry list included forty pairs, all very eager to […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 14, 2023 – A wave of unseasonably cold weather for Wellington, worked to Darragh Kenny’s (IRL) advantage during “Saturday Night Lights”, giving Volnay du Boisdeville a little extra spring in his step. Together, they topped the CHF $140,000 Southern Arches Grand Prix CSI 3* […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 13, 2023 – The CHF$37,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty CSI 3* 1.45m Speed highlighted Friday, January 13, in the International Arena at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). It was a foot race to the finish, and the win went to Tanner Korotkin (USA) aboard Quinn 33. The […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 12, 2023 – The $37,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 1 helped kick off week 1 of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in the International Arena on Thursday. Ultimately, the duo to beat were Sarah Scheiring (USA) and Margriet de Mariposa over a course set by […]
Wellington, Flroida, USA – January 08, 2023 – The $75,000 Prestige Italia Grand Prix wrapped up Premiere Week in the International Arena on Sunday, January 7, at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). While there proved to be an exciting lineup of horses and riders, two-time U.S. Olympic team […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 07, 2022 – Ireland’s Conor O’Regan (IRL) has been producing Mendini DR since the mare’s six-year-old year. The now 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare (Hunter’s Scendix x Cassini I) carried O’Regan to victory in the $25,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic, the opening event of the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – January 07, 2023 – The first “Saturday Night Lights” event of 2023 started off with a bang, bringing in huge crowds and tremendous fun on January 7 with the $75,000 Battle of the Sexes, presented by Wellington Regional Medical Center. This crowd-favorite event highlighted […]
