WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan 25, 2026–Neve Myburgh, based in Florida but riding for Germany, won the 2026 inaugural Buffalo Wild Wings Future Challenge at Prix St. Georges Sunday.
Neve and the nine-year-old German-bred mare Firiet (Franklin x Ehrentanz) were awarded 69.412% to win the national level developing Small Tour competition at the Global Dressage Festival.
This was the second year Firiet has been competed in the St. Georges Future Challenge series by the rider who was raised in South Africa, spent a decade in Germany before moving to the U.S. and is based in Loxahatchee, neighboring Wellington.
Hope Cooper of Acton, Massachusetts and Quintus G, a nine-year-old Westfalen gelding (Quartz 7 x Chacco Blue) was runner up on 68.029%.
The series will be staged throughout the Global circuit with the final scheduled at the end of the winter-long season.
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Neve Myburgh (GER)
Firiet
|
69.412% | 72.353 | 68.088 | 68.382 | 68.971 | 69.265 |
| 2. |
Hope Cooper (USA)
Quintus G
|
68.029% | 68.382 | 67.206 | 68.971 | 68.235 | 67.353 |
| 3. |
Hope Beerling (AUS)
Esquire WS
|
65.706% | 65.294 | 65.882 | 65.294 | 68.088 | 63.971 |
| 4. |
Molly Paris (USA)
Battista
|
65.471% | 66.471 | 65.294 | 65.882 | 65.882 | 63.824 |
| 5. |
Patrick Battison (CAN)
Surrey Hill’s Victor
|
63.912% | 63.382 | 66.324 | 64.265 | 64.265 | 61.324 |
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