A Packed House and Nonstop Fun: MARS Barn Night Lights Up WIHS 2025
Upper Marlboro, MD – October 24, 2025 – MARS Barn Night, presented by Walkenbach Equestrian, packed a full slate of entertainment and competition in a full house of spectators on Friday, October 24, at the 2025 Washington International Horse Show, presented by MARS Equestrian™. Starting the night off with a blazing-fast win in the $63,000 FEI Accumulator Costume class was Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and Corrie 9, owned by Artemis Equestrian Farm LLC. The class was followed by special awards, a stunning exhibition by Sylvia Zerbini and her 12 Arabian horses in “Grande Liberté,” and the WIHS Shetland Pony Steeplechase, sponsored by Artemis Farm.
