Horse & Hound
Trending: William Coleman riding Tropics at WEC, January 9, 2021 Credit: Courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
Olympic eventer Will Coleman won his first hunter derby on Saturday, January 9, at the World Equestrian Center Ocala Winter Spectacular aboard Jill Grant’s Tropics, just two weeks after competing in his very first hunter class.
The 37-year-old, who represented the United States at the 2012 Olympics, won the prestigious $20,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’6” – 3’9” at this new venue with a pair of scores reaching into the 90s.
“I’m very new at this,” he said. “My day job is eventing, and my second day job is show jumping. It’s pretty new for both Tropics and me, but he was great. He’s a good boy and he wants to please.”