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Belgian Sanne Melsen was presented with the Cavalor FEI Best Groom Award at the FEI Awards 2025. The award recognizes exceptional achievements of grooms who make a decisive contribution to the sporting success and well-being of horses in the background. As a groom, Melsen is part of the team of Belgian show jumper Gilles Thomas.

A Confident Win to Close the Day Wrapping up the day’s competition in the WEC Stadium, Alexandra Hird and Lord Carlino, owned by Mad Maple Farm LLC, delivered a winning performance in the $7,500 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby. The striking gelding by Lord Z out of R-Carlina showcased brilliance and composure throughout both phases to earn his first hunter derby victory.

A Strong Start to the DayThe day began with elegant rounds and precise riding in the $5,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Hunter Derby, which welcomed 14 horse-and-rider combinations in a challenging hunt-and-go format.

The Global Champions Tour winner Mumbai from the Beerbaum stable has been owned by the Mexican Mario Oñate since the end of October. The stallion is now being ridden by his 20-year-old son, Mariano Oñate de Cima.Team silver at the 2021 European ChampionshipsMumbai, a 13-year-old gray stallion (Diamant de Semilly x Nabab de Reve), was victorious several times in 1.

Two Americans and three Germans were among the 11 riders whose horses passed veterinary inspection for the €300,000 (US$346,000) World Cup event in Mexico.Kevin Kohmann and his two-time World Cup Final mount Dünensee, 16-year-old gelding, and Devon Kane on the 13-year-old gelding Vamos represent USA in what may be the richest non-championship dressage competition ever in North America.

There’s something undeniably magical about fall in the horse world. The air turns crisp, the arenas glow golden under the slanting afternoon sun, and horses seem to carry a little extra pep in their step.

The FEI Board met in Hong Kong on November 4 for the second face-to-face meeting of 2025, the FEI General Assembly. Several topics were addressed, including the awarding of future championships and committee appointments, as well as important updates on governance and welfare.