WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 22, 2026–Hope Cooper on Madelivia won the Buffalo Wild Wings Future Challenge Prix St. Georges Sunday and Hope Beerling on Esquire WS was runner-up to both qualify for the season-ending final at the Global Dressage Festival.
Hope Cooper of Acton, Massachusetts scored 69.608% on the nine-year-old mare Madelivia (Ferdinand x Chippendale) owned by jks Dressage Horses, LLC.
Hope Beerling, based in Wellington but who rides for Australia, and the nine-year-old Westfalen gelding Esquire (Escolar x Vitalis) and owned by Sarah Colson) were awarded 67.157% for second.
The competition is national but staged in Wellington’s centerpiece arena with three international judges.
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | C | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hope Cooper (USA) Madelivia | 69.608% | 68.824 | 71.176 | 68.824 |
| 2. | Hope Beerling (AUS) Esquire WS | 67.157% | 67.353 | 65.735 | 68.382 |
| 3. | Michael Klimke (GER) Harmony’s Freeport 2 | 66.912% | 65.294 | 66.471 | 68.971 |
| 4. | Jasmin Sofie Filander (DEN) Top Gem | 65.686% | 65.147 | 66.471 | 65.441 |
| 5. | Andrea Woodard (USA) Roberto de Fontaine | 65.441% | 64.706 | 66.912 | 64.706 |
| 6. | Vicky Chrétien (CAN) Must B A Dream | 65.245% | 64.559 | 66.912 | 64.265 |
| 7. | Francine Shorr (CAN) Scintillating RH | 65.147% | 65.000 | 65.588 | 64.853 |
| 8. | Rebecca Cohen (USA) Dalton de Prepinson | 64.118% | 67.794 | 63.235 | 61.324 |
| 9. | Campbell Jones (USA) Nation VDL | 63.726% | 65.441 | 63.971 | 61.765 |
| 10. | Molly Paris (USA) Battista | 62.157% | 61.029 | 62.794 | 62.647 |
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