Wellington, Fla. – October 9, 2026—The 2026 Wellington International Annual Series is charging ahead into the fall season and continues with three more weeks of competition on the grass derby field at Equestrian Village before returning to the main showgrounds at the home of the Winter Equestrian Festival.
What’s Coming Up
Be part of the final competitions on the grass derby field at Equestrian Village. You could go down in history as the final winner of a derby field Grand Prix or Hunter Derby!
Final Weeks
Fall Circuit I: 10/8 – 10/11
Fall Circuit II: 10/15 – 10/18
Fall Circuit III: 10/22 – 10/25
Holiday Series at Wellington International
Competition soon returns to the main Wellington International showgrounds, home of the famed Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Prepare for WEF 2027 during the following weeks!
Fall Circuit Finale: 10/28 – 11/1
November l: 11/6 – 11/8
Pre-Charity CSl3*: 1/11 – 11/15
South Florida Hunter Jumper Association: Charity Show 11/18 – 11/22
Holiday & Horses CSl4*: 11/25 – 11/29
Year End Awards Show: 12/4 – 12/6
Holiday Festival II: 12/9 – 12/13
Holiday Festival Ill: 12/16 – 12/20
Holiday Circuit Finale: 12/31- 1/3/27
Learn more about the Annual Series HERE.
Catch Up at Equestrian Village
Last week, October competition got underway at Equestrian Village and ended with a win for 20-year-old Nora Nauss of Maple Plain, Minn., in the $24,999 IDA Development Grand Prix riding Dorchester for owners Team Welles & Whistler Equestrian on Sunday.
Nora Nauss & Dorchester. Photo © Sportfot
Breaking the timer beam in 32.494 seconds as the last to return over the short course, Nauss bested a five-horse jump-off over courses set by Hector Loyola. The young talent’s closest challenger was Pablo Barrios in the irons of his own Don d’Alme C Z, who finished in 33.3 seconds. Rounding out the podium placings, German Camargo took third aboard Ophelia, owned by Laurie Vanwynsberghe, in 35.726 seconds.
“We have gotten to grow a partnership together, which has been an amazing opportunity—she is so much fun to ride,” said Nauss, whose trainer, Andrew Welles, was given a bottle of champagne from class sponsor IDA Development. “It was nice to be able to go last. My plan was just to stick to what I walked, but I knew I could adjust if I needed to after seeing all the others jump already.
“She’s a lovely horse that you can just keep galloping on, and she will take whatever is there,” concluded Nauss.
Nora Nauss & Dorchester are presented as winners of the $24,999 IDA Development Grand Prix. Photo © Sportfot
For complete results of the $24,999 IDA Development Grand Prix, click HERE.
To view complete results from Summer II, click HERE. For champion and reserve titles, click HERE. Visit WellingtonInternational.com to view results, schedules and streaming schedules for the Wellington International Annual Series.
