Georgina Bloomberg and South Street Secure Victory in Adequan 7-Year-Old Young Jumper Championship Qualifier
Saturday, January 12 2013
Wellington, FL – January 11, 2013 – The 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued with its first week of competition on Friday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) with a win for New York’s Georgina Bloomberg and South Street in the $1,500 Adequan 7-Year-Old Young Jumper Championship Qualifier and a championship win for Lansing and Jeanine Cash in the Adult Amateur Hunter 36-50 division. Week one of FTI WEF runs January 9-13, sponsored by The Mar-a-Lago Club . The week will feature a full schedule of exciting hunter/jumper competition, including the $55,000 Nespresso Battle of the Sexes exhibition class as the start of the “Saturday Night Lights” series and fun events like the Jump for HomeSafe fundraiser.
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Rodrigo Pessoa and HH Let’s Fly Soar to Victory in $30,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 1
Friday, January 11 2013
Wellington, FL – January 10, 2013 -Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa and HH Let’s Fly galloped to victory in the $30,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 1 on the second day of competition at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) on Thursday. After kicking the year off with a second place finish in last weekend’s inaugural $100,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix, the duo is off to the races with a win to start their winter circuit.
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Join Us for 2013 Ride & Learn Clinic Series at PBIEC!
Friday, January 11 2013
Wellington, FL – January 10, 2013 – Equestrian Sport Productions is pleased to announce that their Ride & Learn Series presented by Palm Beach Riding Academy and Lunch & Learn Series presented by Copy and Print Depot at Office Depot will return for the 2013 season during the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival.
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Shane Sweetnam Wins First Two Classes of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival
Thursday, January 10 2013
Wellington, FL – January 9, 2013 – The 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) hosted its opening day of competition on Wednesday, January 9, at the beautiful Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, with big wins for Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam.
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Dog of the Day: Peppermint Patti
Thursday, January 10 2013
Hi my name is Peppermint Patti but my friends call me Patti. My favorite color is pink! I am a beautiful 2 year old female blue nose terrier ( thats what my foster mom said) I am a lover girl, sweet, gentle and kind. You can see it in my soulful eyes.
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Kitten’s Kid – Available for Adoption!
Thursday, January 10 2013
Meet the stunning 4 year old, 16.1hh Thoroughbred gelding “Kitten’s Kid” now available for adoption from our Lexington, Kentucky facility! Kitten’s Kid is a stunning chestnut gelding by Kitten’s Joy and out of a Lemon Drop Kid dam. He is incredibly sweet, easy-going, and a dream to handle. Kitten gets along very well with others and is currently turned out with four other geldings in a large field all day.
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Dog of the Day: Cleo
Wednesday, January 09 2013
Good with other dogs, cats and children. I am looking for that special someone to adopt me and give me a forever home. If you are interested in adopting me, please fill out the adoption form online or contact Big Dog Ranch Rescue (561) 309-3311 or email: adoptions@bdrr.org.
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World Dressage Masters Horse and Rider Competitors Announced
Wednesday, January 09 2013
Wellington, FL-January 8, 2013 -The line-up for the World Dressage Masters (WDM) Palm Beach, presented by Wellington Classic Dressage, will feature a star-studded cast of riders and horses for the January 23-27 event at the Palm Beach County Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. The riders confirmed their participation and the horses are arriving in Florida to compete head-to-head for their share of over €100,000 (EUR), or about $131,850 (USD), in prize money. The World Dressage Masters series, presented by the Axel Johnson Group featured over €450,000 (EUR) in prize money over their 2012 series, making it one of the richest dressage series in the world. Patrik Kittel Photo by SusanJStickle.com “I think we have a fantastic line-up and we will really see top competition for this year’s WDM Palm Beach,” said Noreen O’Sullivan, Show Manager and Managing Partner of Wellington Classic Dressage, organizers of the event. “For most of these riders, this will be the only appearance in Florida under the lights at Jim Brandon, so this is surely an event not to be missed.” John van de Laar, Managing Director of WDM, said, “The WDM Palm Beach show has been on the WDM calendar from the very beginning. This is THE show where the U.S
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Dog of the Day – Harvey
Tuesday, January 08 2013
I am looking for that special someone to adopt me and give me a forever home. If you are interested in adopting me, please fill out the adoption form online or contact Big Dog Ranch Rescue (561) 309-3311 or email: adoptions@bdrr.org.
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Fine Chap – Available for Adoption!
Tuesday, January 08 2013
Introducing 4 year old, 16.2hh Thoroughbred gelding “Fine Chap” now available for adoption in Bluffton, South Carolina! Our prediction is Fine Chap is going to be famous one day! He has all the components that when patiently nurtured will produce a champion. Bloodlines include: Northern Dancer, Secretariat, Halo and the one he reminds us most of Terlingua. This good boy has a great body to grow into at which point he could use it in dressage, eventing or hunter/jumpers.
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