World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) came to a celebrated peak at Wellington International during ‘Saturday Night Lights’. The country’s best hunter combinations went head-to-head in the $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular, with a win for Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, FL, riding Dicoblue PS for owners John & Stephanie Ingram.
Meghan Rawlins (CAN) designed the two-round class that allowed riders to show off their horses over a classic first round and then a handy track. The panel one judges were Alex Jayne and Shane George; panel two was Mary Lisa Leffler and Mary Eufemia; and panel three was Rob Bielefield and Tom Brennan. Entries for the ‘Saturday Night Lights’ class qualified by winning the champion title in their respective divisions at the 3’6” height or above.
Colvin and the 11-year-old Diarado’s Boy son posted a 95.66 from the opening round and a 97 in the handy, including a perfect 100 from panel three. She finished with a final average score of 95.83.