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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