Ramiro Quintana Dominates at the Princeton Show Jumping Competition
Wednesday, July 03 2013
Princeton NJ-This week we welcomed Brazilian course designer Guilherme Jorge to Princeton Show Jumping. Wednesday featured the USEF Young Jumpers.
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Drive in Paradise with Interagro Lusitanos’ Destination Lusitano
Tuesday, June 04 2013
Itapira, Brazil (May 31, 2013) – ‘You only live once,’ or YOLO, defines a decade that doesn’t just dream about doing what they love, they go for it. So if your personal pursuit of paradise includes the exhilarating connection to a noble horse or pair put to a fine carriage then Destination Lusitano is about as close to heaven as a combined driving enthusiast can ask for
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Grand Adult Hunter Championship Awarded to Sutton Place and Katie Robinson at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows
Saturday, May 11 2013
North Salem, NY – May 9, 2013 – The first week of the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show runs through Sunday, May 12, and competition today featured the Adult Amateur Hunters.
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Land Rovers, Pony Club and Mounted Police – An Exciting Day Two at Rolex
Friday, April 26 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan Rolex – day two! Day two of the Kentucky Rolex Three-Day Event meant the second day of dressage and at this writing William Fox-Pitt is in the lead with Chilli Morning (although another dressage rider could have taken the lead by now). The weather is beautiful, the dressage is fantastic and the Kentucky Horse Park is packed with people.
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It’s Time to Jog at Rolex!
Thursday, April 25 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan All of the horses passed the jog yesterday, despite the fact that it was a wet, wild and windy day! Today is cold and beautiful in the BlueGrass State and at the Kentucky Horse Park! We have purchased New Vocations sweatshirts to stay warm – and just got back from watching the Friesian demonstration! Dressage is half way through today, and is going great. Here are a few photos of yesterday’s jog. (All jog photos by Beth Harpham) William Fox-Pitt and Seacookie
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Enter the Sidelines Magazine Ride to Rolex Contest! Win a Clinic with a Rolex Rider or a Great Bag!
Sunday, April 21 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan Enter the Sidelines Magazine Ride to Rolex contest – send in a photo like this! Sidelines Magazine Ride to Rolex Contest April 21 – 28 Win a clinic with Ralph Hill or Eric Dierks or a great horse bag or tote from Upcycled Sacks . To enter, send in a photo of your horse’s ears – taken from the back of your horse!! (Just pretend you are riding to Rolex, camera in hand while sitting in the saddle.) All winners will be drawn at random for the four prizes, BUT you must state if you want to be in the drawing for a free clinic
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William Fox-Pitt – What’s In This Champion Eventer’s Name?
Sunday, April 14 2013
William Fox-Pitt’s autobiography By Jan Westmark-Allan William Fox-Pitt is an Olympian, world-champion and two-time winner of the Kentucky Rolex Three-Day event.
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Living Like Royalty at The Brazilian Court (And Hanging Out with the Queen!!)
Wednesday, April 03 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan The courtyard at The Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach. I feel very fortunate to have “hotel hopped” while in Palm Beach – and at my last hotel I was treated like royalty!! The Brazilian Court Hotel & Beach Club Palm Beach – another partner with WEF and another partnership I truly enjoyed — had a few tricks up their sleeve and they all included the royal treatment. I stayed at The Brazilian Court twice – because once wasn’t enough! On my second stay, our Sidelines WEF winner Jack Lube and his mom and sister were also staying at the hotel – along with the Queen
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McLain Ward and Rothchild Win $33,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic
Tuesday, February 19 2013
Wellington, FL – February 17, 2013 – Week six of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, sponsored by Spy Coast Farm , concluded on Sunday with a win for McLain Ward (USA) and Sagamore Farm’s Rothchild in the $33,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic, a Longines FEI world ranking class.
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Great Horse Trips! I’m Packing My Bags!
Thursday, November 08 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan Riding through the Brazilian countryside at Interagro Lusitano. I’m headed to Boston tomorrow to visit my daughter, and while I have traveling on my mind I want to tell you about a few horsey trips that I would love to do. My daughter and I used to visit great dude ranches out west every summer – but two trips I recently heard about would require me heading south! One trip I received info on is “Destination Lusitano” – a trip to Interagro Lusitano farm in Itapira, Brazil
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