Polo Is In Full Swing And I’m Headed To Polo In Paradise!

By Jan Westmark-Allan Polo is in full swing all around the country – from snow polo in the west to hot and sunny polo in the south. I am headed to Wellington in a few days and will be enjoying some polo thanks to a Polo In Paradise package through the Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach , the official hotel partner of the International Polo Club Palm Beach
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A Photo Tour of Mar-A-Lago and the Trump Invitational

By Jan Westmark-Allan The first ever $100,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix CSI 2* was held a few weeks ago at Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach – and by all accounts it was a success. Enjoy these photos from the event! Jessica Springsteen and Vindicat W Photo by Elena Lusenti US Olympic gold medalist Laura Kraut, Donald Trump, 2013 Olympic gold medalist Nick Skelton of Great Britain Photo by Elena Lusenti Equestrian Federation President Chrystine Tauber and George Tauber Kent Farrington and Dynamo – the winners of the Trump Invitational!! Photo by Sportfot The Trumps! Georgina Bloomberg Photo by Mancini Photos The Voice winner performed at the Trump event
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A Look at WEF – And Riding the Carousel!

By Jan Westmark-Allan The new beautiful carousel at the entrance to the Winter Equestrian Festival Take one look at the pictures of the Venetian carousel and you might think it’s a photo from Disney World – but no, that would be the new carousel at the entrance to the Winter Equestrian Festival. WEF has always been a wonderful horsey place where dreams come true (just like Disney) and now Mark Bellissimo, who heads up Equestrian Sports Productions and is the man behind WEF, has made everyone’s dreams a little brighter with the carousel
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Welcome to Sidelines TV

By Jan Westmark-Allan I am very excited to welcome producer Robert Jordan to the Sidelines Magazine family. Robert will be heading up Sidelines TV and his first “Welcome to Sidelines TV” video has been posted on YouTube. Robert is in Wellington at the Winter Equestrian Festival for the circuit – so many, many riders, coaches, owners, fans and friends will get the chance to be interviewed! Maybe we will even discover a star! I will be in Wellington the first week of February and hope to do lots of interviews – so if you have someone great we need to interview let me know! In the meantime, watch our first video and Welcome to Sidelines TV!!!  
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Take on the Five Day Charity Challenge

  The College Preparatory Invitational Horse Show (CPI) will hold its third annual competition January 18-20, 2013 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL and we need your help to bring on another one-of-a kind experience to student riders. To fulfill the dreams of the students, CPI is reaching out to individuals and corporations willing to donate funds to help provide student riders the opportunity to showcase their horsemanship and riding talents to top recruiters while trying to earn CPI scholarships. CPI scholarships are more than financial aid intended to cover the cost of study
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Equestrian Sport Productions’ Holiday Festival II Show Wrap-Up: December 20-22, 2012

Wellington, FL – December 23, 2012 – Equestrian Sport Productions held its Holiday Festival II competition this weekend on December 20-22, 2012, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington FL. The competition featured a $25,000 Grand Prix, $10,000 Welcome Stake, and a full schedule of hunter, jumper and equitation classes. Jorge Verswyvel and Victoria Win $25,000 ESP Holiday II Grand Prix In the highlight event of the week on Saturday, 33 entries showed in the $25,000 ESP Holiday II Grand Prix jumping a course set by Catsy Cruz of Mexico
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