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The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has introduced the Antevy Family/USHJA Zone Jumper Team Grant, aimed at providing financial support for riders in the Markel/USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championship. The Antevy family funded the $5,000 initiative, intended to cover expenses for eligible participants attending the Championships.

As the MLSJ season enters its decisive final stretch, the battle for the team championship is heating up. Desert Holiday I marks a pivotal stop on the tour, where every rail, time fault, and strategy call will help shape the leaderboard heading into the season finale. With margins tightening and multiple teams still in contention, this week promises high-intensity riding from start to finish.

With championship points more critical than ever, the MLSJ leaderboard is entering a defining moment as riders arrive in La Quinta for Desert Holiday I. The top of the standings is packed with talent, tight scores, and several riders still well within striking distance of a major late-season shakeup.

La Quinta, California, is set to light up with world-class show jumping as the CSI5* Major League Show Jumping Desert Holiday I kicks off. As the MLSJ season reaches one of its most thrilling late-year chapters, top riders and powerhouse MLSJ teams will converge for three days of intense competition, challenging courses, and all the excitement fans expect from Major League Show Jumping.

$200,000 Holiday & Horses CSI4* Grand Prix 1.55mWorld No. 1 Kent Farrington rode Greya to victory in the $200,000 Holiday & Horses CSI4* at Wellington, Florida Sunday in what the USA rider described as a warmup for the Rolex Grand Slam in Geneva Dec. 10-14.Kent and the 11-year-old mare were double clear in a jump off time of 39.34 secs, more than six seconds faster than second place.

Nina Mallevaey is completing the year with My Clementine the way the pair began 2025, victory at Wellington International.Nina and the 10-year-old Irish mare won the Holiday & Horses $117,000 CSI4* 1.5-meter Friday to qualify for the $200,000 Grand Prix Sunday.

Nayel Nassar celebrated Thanksgiving with victory on Dorado de Riverland in the $32,000 CSI4* Holiday & Horses Two-Phase Special at Wellington International.Nayel of Egypt and the 12-year-old gelding was one of 16 in the starting lineup of 48 combinations to go clear in the 1.45-meter competition. The pair's jump off time of 36.31 secs beat the runner-up by more than two seconds.

Summer Justus and her own La Belle SCF (Diktator Van De Boslandhoeve x Belle Bleu S) wrapped up the 2025 Midwest Indoors Series at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) in top form, capturing the final $30,000 Relyne by Hagyard Grand Prix. Course designer Joe Carnicom set a demanding track that produced just four jump-off contenders, with Justus leading the way as the first to return.

Under the motto “Golden Moments”, Holger Hetzel will celebrate the 20th Show Jumping Horse Auction on Wednesday, 26 November 2025 — a milestone filled with deep gratitude and emotion for the internationally renowned trainer and his team.