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Kent Farrington wins again at the World Cup Finals (2)

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April 11, 2026

By Staff Writers

FORT WORTH, Texas--Kent Farrington on Greya won Round two of the World Cup Final on Friday evening, April 10 after winning Round one on Toulayna to go into Sunday's final with zero faults.

Kent Farrington on Greya (Photo by Sarah Miller for MacMillan Photography)Farrington won in a seven-horse jump off, going clean and finishing in 34.36 seconds.

Eiken Sato of Japan on Chadellano JRA was second, clean in 34.90, and Kevin Staut of France on Visconti du Telman was third, clean in 35.79.

Going into Sunday's two round final, Farrington is on zero penalties with a rail in hand over Steve Guerdat of Switzerland, who will start with four faults,

Staut will start with six faults, and Saro will start with 7 faults.

“I think I came with a faster horse today, which makes it easier,” said Farrington. “I’ve been really thinking about Sunday and wanted to measure her efforts and measure her speed to put myself in the best position possible. Hopefully we have some luck for the Final here on Sunday.”

 “She’s jumped indoors before, so she has some experience," said Farrington. "She’s 12 years old now, so when you look at coming from outside to inside, it’s not the easiest, but they both are exceptional horses, and when you have great athletes like this with experience, you’re able to do things like that. The venue will matter less with age because they’ll really know the sport and the game.” 

KATIE DINAN on Out of the Blue SCF,  was the only other U.S. rider to qualify for the jump-off, but she had eight faults to finish seventh overall.

Elken Sato on Chadeliano JRA (Photo by Sarah Miller for MacMillan Photograph)The U.S. has five riders in the top 10, with Dinan tied for eighth with Jacob Pope on Highway FBH, and they will start Sunday with nine faults each.

Aaron Vale on Carissimo 25 and Lillie Keenan on Kick On are tied for 10th and will start Sunday with 10 faults each.

Time played a big factor in Saturday’s first round, with 20 percent of the field of 35 incurring time penalties.

It wasn’t until the 11th rider that the first clear round came with Norway’s Oda Charlotte Lyngvaer on Carabella vd Neyen Zm whois competing in her World Cup Finals debut.

It was another 11 riders until Sato, another first-timer, guaranteed a jump-off, with Dinan and Rene Dittmer of Germany immediately replicating the feat.

The final 10 riders had three additional riders add their names to the jump-off list, with Staut, Steve Guerdat and Farrington going clean.

When Lyngvaer and Sato both jumped clear again in the jump-off, it appeared as if the pace would get furiously quick, but these early riders put enough pressure on the rest of the field, as did the pressure of Farrington at the end of the start list, that rails fell for Dinan, Dittmer, and Guerdat.

Then Staut, twice third overall in this Final, including last year in Basel, Switzerland, opted for a more conservative plan.

Kevin Staut on Visconti du Telman (Pjhoto by Sarah Millr for MacMillan Photography)“I have a 17-year-old mare. She’s jumping wonderfully, but she’s not that fast, honestly,” he said. “There were some riders that had some faults in the jump-off, so I just went in trying to do a normal round.”

That left Farrington with a simple advantage: footspeed.

“I think I came with a faster horse, so that made it much easier,” he said. “I just rode her normal round, and her normal round tonight I thought would be fast enough to win the class.”

“I’m very happy with second place today. Next to me is one of the fastest riders in the world (Farrington), and my horse is jumping really, really well,” said Sato, whose merits on the Western European League earned him a ticket to Fort Worth after he moved to Europe from his home nation of Japan. “I’m very happy to be here and to get in through the Western European League, so I’m proud of myself.”

Farrington brought two talented mares to these Finals, but Greya stands out among the rest.

Kent Farrington on Greya (Photo by Sarah Miller for MacMillan Photography)The 12-year-old mare has won a remarkable 10 Grand Prix events at the highest level of sport, including a record-breaking seven in 2025 alone; Farrington has produced her since her 7-year-old season.

“I always have high hopes for my horses. I think you need to have a lot of imagination, and you have to keep high hopes for all your young horses that they’re going to make it [at the top level of the sport],” Farrington said. “I just try to let the horses decide what they’re going to do and do the best job that I can to produce them to the best of my ability and see where it lands us.

“That’s really the beauty of our sport, is building a rapport with a horse and, through time and training, a real bond with a horse,” he said. “Sometimes they surprise me with what they can do.”

The World Cup Final concludes Sunday, April 12 with the Third Final Competition.

The top 30 riders following Friday’s second round advance to this final two-round competition, which begins at 12 p.m. CST,which is 1 p.m. Eastern.

Pet Photos Honorable Mention by Joyce Farley (2)

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April 12, 2026

By SARA CAVANAGH

Joyce Farley took this photo.

Christian Simonson placed second again, in the Freestyle at the World Cup Final (2)

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April 12, 2026

By Staff Writers

FORT WORTH, Texas--Christian Simonson Indian Rock scored a personal best of 83.810% to place second in the Dressage World Cup Final Grand Prix Freestyle on Saturday evening, April 11.

Christian Simonson on Indian Rock (Photo by Sarah Miller for MacMillan Photography)This was his second silver medal finish after also placing second in the Grand Prix Thursday evening.

Becky Moody of Great Britain on Jagerbomb scored 88.330% to win for the second time, and Sandra Sysojeva of Poland on Maxima Bella was third on 80.770%.

Kevin Kohmann on Duenensee finished ninth on 76.730, and Benjamin Ebeling on Bellena was 10th on 74.965%.

“We accomplished another goal we set for this year, which was to have our riders finish in the top 10,” said Chef d'Equipe Christine Traurig. “Ben and Kevin both have World Cup Finals experience, and they rode great tonight with good results in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Christian’s finish on the podium in second place is a fantastic result for USA Dressage and continues to build momentum towards this summer’s World Championships and beyond. I am so proud of our riders, their horses, the grooms, their personal trainers, and our owners. It was truly a great week to celebrate dressage here at home in the United States.”

On Indian Rock, a 13-year-old KWPN stallion, Simonson, in his first World Cup Final freestyle, rode to a Rocky franchise-themed choreography that showcased Indian Rock’s tremendous elasticity and power.

“We wanted to show the hero’s journey in the choreography,” Simonson said. “And we just really wanted to show how powerful ‘Rocky’ is, of course. It’s based on the music from the Rocky movies and the story as well.”

“At the end of my test, looking up and seeing this wall of people applauding Rocky and I, it was super special and something I will never forget,” said Simonson. “He’s such a special horse and deserves every amount of praise. This whole week has been a childhood dream come true and unbelievably surreal.”

SIMONSON used the experience to prepare for the summer campaign ahead, which will include the USEF Grand Prix National Championships in May.

Becky Moody on Jagerbomb (Photo by Sarah Miller for MacMillan Photography)“After this show Rocky will have some downtime and then we have the U.S. Championships next month in Ocala," said Simonson. "After that, we’ll see what the summer holds. It’s felt kind of surreal to be on this journey already, so we’ll see how the rest of the summer goes, but it felt like we took a huge step together this week.”

After winning the Grand Prix Thursday, Moody on her homebred Jagerbomb scored a personal best 88.330% to convincingly win the World Cup title. 

“I’ve never ridden in an arena like that,” Moody said. “It’s just insane to be part of such a cool competition. The crowd here was absolutely something else. To be sat here with these riders is just fantastic. I think all of our horses are complete and utter diamonds.”

To describe the crowd as exuberant would have been an understatement.

In true Texas fashion, the fans ‘hooted and hollered’ with every bold line of extended trot and recognizable piece of music.

At the end of the tests, those in their seats were repeatedly brought to their feet, as they gave deserving pairs standing ovations.

Kevin Kohmann on Duenensee (Photo by Sarah Miller for MacMillan Photography)Several horses reacted to the noise, but the riders encouraged the enthusiasm, motioning to the crowd and pointing down to give credit to their horses.

Moody rode to a Beatles-inspired Freestyle that featured tracks like All You Need is Love, With a Little Help From My Friends, Here Comes the Sun, Love Me Do, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Twist and Shout and Come Together.

“Today, right from the get-go, Jagerbomb was just so focused and so with me,” Moody said. “The beauty of the Freestyle is that you are able to showcase your horse’s strengths, and he finds the changes on the curved lines very easy, and because he is good in the balance, he can go from one [movement] to another without a struggle.”

“I will be going to find a drink later, definitely,” she said. “I think maybe a Jägerbomb!”

Pet Photos Honorable Mention by Virginia Lippincott (2)

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April 13, 2026

By Staff Writers

Virginia Lippincott took this photo.

"A surprised deer next to old wagon at a farm in Downingtown" said Lippincott.

Kent Farrington won the World Cup Final with Katie Dinan third (2)

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April 13, 2026

By SARA CAVANAGH

FORT WORTH, Texas--Kent Farrington, riding Toulayna and Greya, led from start to finish to win the World Cup Final on Sunday, April 12, and Katie Dinan on Out of the Blue SCF finished third.

Kent Farrington on Greya (Photo by Sarah Miller for MacMillan Photography)Farrington finished on four faults to win his first World Cup Final, with Daniel Deusser of Germany on Otello de Guldenboom second on seven faults and Dinan third with nine faults..

The U. S. had nine riders at the Finals, and all nine riders competed in the first round on Sunday, with six making the very final round, and four finishing in the top 10.

"I don't remember when we've ever had a result like that at the World Cup," said chef d'equipe Robert Ridland. "Everybody rode really well."

“It’s always great to win the World Cup Final, but never better than on home soil! Most impressive though was that we showed a lot of depth this week with five US riders finishing in the top 12 placings,” said Ridland. “Across the board, our riders all rode extremely well, and finally, kudos to the organizers for producing a world class event and to Anderson Lima who built masterful courses all week.”

FARRINGTON had only one rail down throughout the entire competition, with that one rail coming in the first class on Sunday. 

Katie Dinan on Out of the Blue SCF (Photo by Sarah Miller for MacMillan Photography)That rail meant Farrington was on four faults with Deusser on seven faults going into the Final class, so after Deusser was clean in the last class, Farrington had to go clean to win..

"My friend Daniel made me sweat," said Farrington. “I was hoping to go into the last round with a rail in hand. That didn’t happen. It was a very cheap rail she had down with the plank in the first round. But I’m very confident in my horse, so I was hoping she would perform like she did, and she delivered. It was a fantastic weekend."

“Ever since I was a little kid, I have always put a lot of pressure on myself. At a certain point, there’s no more pressure to put on, so I just focus on the task at hand and being present and one with my horse. I was thinking about what I had to do and not worrying about the end result,” he said.

Dinan was one of only three to go clean in both final two rounds on Sunday, along with Richie Vogel on Gangster Montdesir, who finished ninth, and Duesser.

Dinan had also been double clear on the final Sunday in last year's World Cup Finals in Basel, Switzerland.

"With Basel and Fort Worth, Katie had eight rounds, and she jumped seven clean," said Ridland. "That's pretty impressive. The mare jumps really well indoors."

With her third place finish, Dinan, as the highest placed rider at the World Cup not already qualified, made the short list of riders for the World Championships.

Daniel Deusser on Otello de Guldenboom (Photo by Sarah Miller for MaMillan Photography)“This means a lot to me because the World Cup Final is what I grew up watching," said Farrington, who grew up competing in the Chicago area. "I didn’t have access to major events and competitions where I grew up, but I had access to video tapes of every single year of the World Cup Final. I would study all the rounds and all the rides hoping I could ride like that, so to be here winning it today is really special for me.”

“It’s important to note I rode two horses here and I couldn’t have done it without Toulayna on day one. I have two exceptional mares that put me in the position that I needed to win the title,” said Farrington.

World Cup podium(Photo by  Sarah Miller for MacMillan Photography)“I’m in awe of my horse," said Dinan. "She was spectacular in both rounds today. I owe everything to her. The World Cup Final is a big deal. It’s a championship every year and something we all aim for. I’ve been fortunate enough to have a handful of wonderful horses in my career, and the Final is something my team has always prioritized. My coach Beat Mändli won it in 2007, and I remember watching it on TV and my first World Cup Final was in 2014 when Daniel Deusser won. It’s unbelievable to be on the podium with these superstars and it’s something I’m proud of.”

Out of the Blue, the only U.S. bred horse in the Final, was bred by Spy Coast Farm in Lexington, Ky., and she was started by Spy Coast's rider Shane Lowry.

“This is a mare that was born in the U.S. and did her whole young horse career in the U.S. She’s gone to Europe for shows, but everything was all U.S.-based,” Dinan said. “It’s exciting to represent my country like that.”

The U.S. finished four riders in the top 10 placings, with Aaron Vale on Carissimo 25 placing seventh overall on 16 total penalties, and Lillie Keenan on Kick On, finishing 10th overall.

Jacob Pope on Highway FBH had a strong clear round to finish the weekend in 12th overall with 21 faults, while Laura Kraut on Tres Bien Z, was18th in the final standings on 32 faults.

Uco Valley won the My Lady's Manor Timber Stakes (2)

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April 14, 2026

By SARA CAVANAGH

MONKTON, Md.--Uco Valley (Ire), trained by Leslie Young, won the $50,000, 3 mile My Lady's Manor Timber Stakes on Saturday, April 11.  

Uco Valley takes a jump early in the My Lady's Manor (Photo by Tod Marks)Uco Valley, owned by Potter Group USA, Gaskells Waste Service and Ashwell Stales and ridden by Darren Andrews, won by 6 1/4 lengths over Animal Kingston, trained by Neil Morris, and The Butler Yates (Ire), also trained by Young.

Bogey's Image, trained by Joe Davies and ridden by Teddy Davies, actually won the race, but after a very long Steward's inquiry, Bogey's Image was disqualified for carrying the incorrect weight.

Apparently, when Davies weighed out after the race, he was carrying a pound less than the 165 assigned weight.

"Nobody wants to win that way," said Young. "I feel badly for Teddy, Joe and the owners. But I don't make the rules."

"Uco Valley jumped great," said Young. "I had Darren Andrews over from England, and Uco Valley relaxed incredibly well for him. That's funny, because he's usually quite keen. He was so relaxed he was a bit far back in the field. I would have felt better if he was up where my other horse, The Butler Yates, was. He had too much to do at the end to catch Bogey's Image."

HE'S ENTERED at the Grand National,"  said Young, "We'll see how the ground is before we decide if he'll run. Then he'll go to the Gold Cup. The Butler Yates will go to the Hunt Cup."

Uco Valley finished second in the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup last fall as well as running second in the International Gold Cup Stakes and the Middleburg Hunt Cup Stakes last year.

Mark Beecher saddled Runnymoore Racing's Tufton Avenue (Ire), ridden by Dan Nevin, to win the $29,000 John Rush Streett Memorial Maiden Timber by 4 1/4 lengths over Minella Plus (Ire), trained by Tom Garner, and The Ballybreen Fox, trained by Davies.

Morris saddled Runnymoore Racing's Step Out (Ire), ridden by Eric Poretz, to win the $20,000 Thomas H. Voss Memorial Maiden Timber by 1 3/4 lengths over The Kid Rocks, trained by Meriweather Morris, and Jeremy Pass (Ire), trained by Davies.

Davies saddled Armata Stables' De Nordener (Ire), ridden by Sophie O'Brien, to win the $15,000 Apprentice Rider Timber by 1/2 length over Recoup (GB), trained by Kathy Neilson, and Monbeg Stream (Ire), trained by Young.

Pet Photos Honorable Mention by Kathleen Marcozzi (2)

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April 14, 2026

By SARA CAVANAGH

Kathleen Marcozzi took this photo.

"This is Diamond, my daughter's "heart" horse," said Marcozzi. "It was taken at Phoenix Equine Services in West Chester Pa."

Maryland Moon won at Mount Harmon-Wicomico Point-to-Point (2)

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April 14, 2026

By SARA CAVANAGH

EARLEVILLE, Md.--Willy Dowling saddled Maryland Moon to win the $2,500, 3 mile Open Timber at the Mount Harmon-Wicomico Point-to-Point on Sunday, April 12.

Before the races at Mount Harmon Frank A. Bonsal Jr.'s Maryland Moon, ridden by Gerard Galligan, won comfortably over Fit for a King and Noah And The Ark (Ire), both trained by Todd McKenna.

"I've had him for about two years," said Dowling.

Maryland Moon ran on the flat, owned and trained by Lacey Gaudet, for three years.

Bonsal acquired Maryland Moon in 2024, and, with Dowling as trainer, switched him to hurdles.

"I ran him over hurdles, but he was never quite fast enough," said Dowling. "Frank Bonsal is a big timber owner, so we switched him to timber this year,"

"He ran at Green Spring, but he wheeled at the start, so he was never in it," said Dowling.

"Gerard gave him a great ride at Mount Harmon," said Dowling. " He won eased down, the jockey never touched him."

He's by Malibu Moon," Dowling said. "The Malibu Moons are tough, but they want to run. He'll go to Fair Hill or Wilowdale in the timber race."

LAWRENCE SMITH saddled Celtic Venture Stable and Hickory Made Stable's Made To Be Lucky, ridden by Galligan, to win the $1,500 Maiden Timber over Union Bulldog, trained by Neil Morris, and Idoneo, trained by Emily Hannum, who then saddled Adlestrop Hill's Our Legend (Ire), ridden by Chloe Hannum.to won the $1,000 Ladies Timber over Coastal Moon, trained by Joe Davies, and Rod N Reel, trained by Elizabeth Korrell.

Todd Wyatt saddled Ann Jackson's Kiyomori, ridden by James Wyatt, to win the $1,000 Amateur/Apprentice Rider Timber over Kelmscott, trained by Thomas Young.

Irelands Call (GB), owned by Mrs. S.K. Johnston, trained by Leslie Young and ridden by Luke Carberry, won the Amateur/Apprentice Jockey Flat over Tea With Edgar, trained by Kathy Neilson, and On Secret Service, trained by Alexander Gordon Watson.

Daniel Edelstein on Mallory, Pauly Aguilerap n Rose and Rosey Crane on Squeaky won the Small, Medium and Large Pony Flat races, while Imogen Weaver on Quick Draw McGraw and Crane won the Shetland Pony races.

In Junior Field Master Chases, Abby Taylor on Blueberry won the Medium Pony and on B Determined won the Horse, while Aguilera on Mini won the Large Pony.

Julie Nafe on her Noble Weed won the Side Saddle race over Olivia Sitar on Leading the Light (Ire) and Lauren Apple on Confetti And Champagne.

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Pet Photos Honorable Mention by Susan Aceto and Nina Christiansen (2)

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April 14, 2026

By SARA CAVANAGH

Left, Susan Aceto of Walhalla, S.C. took this photo of an Armadillo in her back yard.

Rignt, Nina Christiansen took this photo of a giant snapping turtle crossing the road in Elverson Pa. 

Grahamzilla won at Blue Ridge for Ricky Hendriks (2)

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April 15, 2026

By SARA CAVANAGH

BERRYVILLE, Va.--Ricky Hendriks saddled Grahamzilla to win the $20,000, 2 mile Maiden Starter/Maiden Claiming Hurdle at the Blue Ridge Point-to-Point on Saturday, April11.

Ricky HendriksLeamington Racing's Grahamzilla, ridden by Graham Watters, won by 1 1/2 lengths over Coal Boss, trained by Kate Dalton, and Lord Donegal, trained by Neil Morris.

"We got Grahamzilla about three or four months before the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup, and he won the flat race there," said Hendriks. "Peter McCausland''s Leamington Racing is a new owner for me."

:Grahamzilla was second at Aiken," said Hendriks. "Conor Tierney rode him there, but he's hurt, so Graham filled in for us."

"He was a big, gangling horse when we got him," said Hendriks. "Jessica McCabe worked with him. She did a lot of dressage with him. It was exciting to see him come together. Maybe he'll go to Willowdale next."  

Kate Dalton saddled Hard Par, owned by MBH Stable, Soda Rock Stable and Dalton and ridden by Bernie Dalton, won the second division of the $20,000 Maiden Starter/Maiden Claiming Hurdle by 2 1/4 lengths over El Bello, trained by David Bourke, and Hello Newman, trained by Barry Foley.

Hard Par went right to the front and led all the way, running comfortably, and won easily, an impressive first race.

LESLIE YOUNG saddled Noble Stables' Total Joy (Ire), ridden by Freddie Procter, to win the $15,000, 3 mile Maiden Timber by 2 3/4 lengths over Evie's Prince, trained by Morris, and Court Dunn (Ire), also trained Young.

"I was delighted with him," said Young.  "He went up the ladder fast in hurdles and ran out of conditions. So we changed him to timber."

Morris saddled That's Not Funny, owned by Molly and Paul Willis and ridden by Jamie Bargary, to win the $30,000 Maiden Hurdle by 1/4 length over No Yield, trained by Dalton, and Verbal, trained by Young.

In the unrecognized section, Joel Smith trained and rode Fancy Adare to win the $1,000 Foxhunter's Race over Godlovesasinner, trained by Teresa Croce, and Neoqueen, trained by Erin Storey,

Morris saddled Modern Master to win the Novice Rider Flat, Lawrence Smith saddled T Rex to win the Virginia Bred Flat and Henriks saddled Christmas Surprise to win the Maiden Flat. 

Pet Photos Honorable Mention by Nancy Forsyth (2)

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April 15, 2026

By SARA CAVANAGH

Nancy Forsyth of Bradley Beach, N.J., took this photo.

"This is Fittipaldi, an Equine Assisted Services program horse, at Allaire Community Farm, Wall, N.J.,"said Forsyth. "A former racehorse converted to a Therapy Horse, the 21=year-old Fitti was highlighted in the November edition of Thoroughbred Daily News."

Farrington and Martin second in Jumping and Eventing world ranking (2)

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April 16, 2026

By Staff Writers

In Jumping world rankings, Scott Brash of Great Britain, who won the Grand Prix on Hello Chadora Lady in Paris last month, has held onto the Kent Farrington on Greya winning the $!  million Grand Prix (Photo by Sportfot)number one spot in the Longines Rankings, but his advantage over second-placed Kent Farrington has shrunk.

Brash’s total of 3,497 has him 196 points clear of Farrington, who won the end-March $1,000,000 Wellington Grand Prix on Greya to shave off 45 points and creep closer to the Scotsman.

There’s a change immediately behind the leading pair, with the 2025 European champion Richard Vogel taking over third from Ben Maher of Great Britain after a run of four victories for the German at Ocala and Wellington.

Vogel’s 3,187 puts him 70 points ahead of Maher, with Belgium’s Gilles Thomas staying fifth on 2,989.

NINA MALLEVAEY of France keeps her best female crown, up one place to sixth on 2,955, with Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam, with 2,924, also rising after climbing up two places into seventh.

Frenchman Julien Epaillard remains eighth on 2,901 ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic champion Christian Kukuk of Germany, who has dropped from sixth to ninth on 2,890.

Rounding out the top 10 is Laura Kraut on 2,690, at the expense of McLain Ward, who is now down in 12th on 2,660 after missing weeks of competition due to breaking a small bone in his hand and hurting his back in a mid-March jump-off fall at Wellington.

Team USA still leads all its rivals in the Longines League of Nations ranking on 15,258 points.

Second-placed Belgium has edged closer to the USA’s lead on 14,624 and now sits 634 points behind, compared to the 769 which separated the top two teams at the end of February.

France moved over Britain into third on 14,062, and the Britsare  now fourth on 13,942.

For the rest of the top10, the placings remain the same, with Ireland fifth on 13,784, ahead of Germany (13,537), Netherlands (11,787), Switzerland (11,203), Italy (9,902) and Brazil (9,718).

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour  of Denmark leads in Dressage rankings, with Christian Simonson 12th and Benjamin Ebeling 32nd.

In Eventing, Britain’s Harry Meade, who has five entries for next month’s Badminton and three of those cross-entered for Kentucky, remains comfortably out in front of the rankings on 588 points.

Boyd Martin, who has three horses listed for Kentucky, one of which is also entered for Badminton, holds on in second with 537 points, ahead of reigning European champion Laura Collett on 469.

Collett, who is aiming for Badminton with her Burghley 10th-placed ride Bling, is currently recovering from surgery after a cross country training fall last month.

In an unchanged top 10, Tim Price of New Zealand is fourth on 455, ahead of Ros Canter, Great Britain, fifth on 453, and Tom McEwen, Great Britain, in sixth with 427.

In Para Dressage, it's no surprise that Paris 2024 Paralympic Games triple gold medalist Fiona Howard is still the dominant force in the rankings, despite having undergone kidney surgery at the back end of last year resulting in seven weeks hospitalization.

The 27-year-old Grade II rider boosted her points tally to 1,646 with another clean sweep and new records, this time on home turf in Wellington last month, but with a new temporary partner, the mare Vianne who is normally ridden by Howard’s long-time trainer Kate Shoemaker.

Germany’s Heidemarie Dresing (Grade II) holds onto second on an unchanged 1,514, with Shoemaker (Grade IV) also maintaining her end-February 1,496.

The USA stays in the lead in the team rankings on 1,344 points, with Great Britain (1,326) and Germany (1,300) still second and third.

Pet Photos Honorable Mention by Karen Kohl-Trauger (2)

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April 16, 2026

By Staff Writers

Karen Kohl-Truager of Sprekers, N.Y.  took this photo.

"This is a hen turkey and her babies looking out of cage," said Kohl-Trauger. "One is trying to get a better view."

U.S. short list for World Championships in Aachen in August (2)

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April 17, 2026

By Staff Writers

LEXINGTON, Ky.--US Equestrian announced the riders and horses selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Short List ahead of the World Championships in Aachen, Germany, from August 16-23.

The Short List riders and horses will compete across five different Observation Events before the final team selection in early July.

The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson.

The following riders and horses will represent the U.S. Jumping Team as a part of the program’s Short List ahead of the 2026 FEI Jumping World Championships Aachen and are listed in alphabetical order.

​Karl Cook of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. and Caracole de la Roque and Foxy de la Roque.

Natalie Dean of Palo Alto, Calif. on Mr. Boombastic and Pedro van de Barlebuis.

Katie Dinan of New York, N.Y. with Out of the Blue SCF.

Kent Farrington of Wellington, Fla., with Descartes SR, Greya and Toulayna..

Laura Kraut of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., and Baloutinue, Bisquetta, Dorado 212 and Tres Bien Z.

Lillie Keenan of (New York, N.Y,) and Argan de Beliard, Fasther and Kick On.

Marilyn Little of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Heidi von Imhoff and La Contessa.

Callie Schott of Wellington, Fla., on Garant.

Aaron Vale of Williston, Fla., on Carissimo 25.

McLain Ward of Brewster, N.Y., and High Star Hero) and Jordan Molga M.

THIS LIST was selected in the following way:

Farrington, Keenan, Kraut and Ward as the top four riders from the December 19, 2025 Show Jumping “Average Ranking List”;

Little, Schott and Vale from the top three horses from the April 3 Show Jumping Ranking “Horse List”;

Didan as the highest placed U.S. athlete within the top 10 at the World Cup Finals who has not already earned a spot on the Short List;

Cook and Dean as Discretionary Selections.

Riders and horses will compete in designated CSI/CSIO observation events including CSI5* Aachen, CSIO5* Rome, CSIO5* La Baule, CSIO5* St. Gallen, and LLN CSIO5* Rotterdam during the selection period.