Young-Shik Hwang Wins 2026 Korean Dressage Championships

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2026 Korean Dressage Championships

Hwang Young-Sik became the winner of the 2026 Korean Dressage Championships held in Jeju on 16 -18 October 2026. The Korean Nationals are held at small tour level due to a lack of Grand Prix riders in the country.

The Korean Dressage Championships were part of the 207th National Sports Festival? They are hosted by the Korea Olympic Committee and organized by the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, the Jeju Office of Education, and the Jeju Provincial Sports Association. A total of 19,576 athletes from the 17th metropolitan cities and provinces across the country, as well as overseas Korean sports organizations, will compete in 50 sport disciplines at 74 venues, including equestrian sport.

The Korean Dressage Championships were decided by just one class: the Prix St Georges. The class was judged by Sandy Philips, Sandra Smith and Paula Nysten.

The gold medal went to the country's 2024 Olympic games individual athlete Young-Sik Hwang who piloted the chestnut gelding Destino, a horse he sourced in The Netherlands (pedigree unknown). Hwang prepared for the Nationals with a special training session by German Johannes Augustin, who travelled to Korea for a clinic in September. He scored 71,176% to win the national title.

"Experiences built little by little together," Hwang took to Instagram. "Valuable times when I always learn a lot and become more humble

Joining him on the podium were Yoo Chang-Hyun aboard the 9-year old Oldenburg bred Bordonno (by Bordeaux x Sir Donnnerhall). They scored 67.941%. His liver chestnut was previously owned by Hungarian Emese Vagi and shown in Germany by Mate Garai.

Brand name Asian Games champion Dong-heon Nam finished in bronze medal position on the liver chestnut Belissimo's Bob. The 37-year old rider scored 67,352%. His ride is the 11-year old Oldenburg gelding which Italian Rocco di Piero competed at the 2021 World Young Horse Championships and Bundeschampionate in 2021 and 2022. Di Piero last showed the horse in Germany in April 2024.

Results - 2026 Korean Championships - Jeju

1. Hwang Young-Sik - Destino - 71,176
2. Yoo Chang-Hyun - Bordonno 67.941
3. Nam Dong-Heon - Belissimo's Bob - 67,352
4. Lee Seok - Secret's Sacre Coeur - 66.568
5. Oh Jae-Hoon - Floris - 66.470
6. Lee Soo-Jin - Houdini - 66.127
7. Choi Jun-Woo - Krienza - 65.980
8. Choi Kyung-Min - Glaver - 65.931
9. Lee Meyong-Seok - Rubin Princess - 65.882
10. Kim Hyuk - Degas K - 65.686
11. Park Gyeong-hwan - Cabernet Ziel - 65.343
12. Jang Da-yeon - Lorenzo - 65.245
13. Lee Jeong-gwan - Imperial Donato - 64.656
14. Choi Su-jung - Flotrak - 64.558