Peters Sweeps Small Tour and Ebeling Prepares for World Cup at Festival of the Horse CDI-W/Y/J
Tuesday, April 05 2011
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By Yellow Horse Marketing for Cornerstone Event Management Steffen Peters and "Weltino's Magic" sweep the small tour in Burbank. BURBANK, CA – In sunny California, the competition for a coveted spot on the U.S. and Canadian Pan American Games teams heated up during the Festival of the Horse CDI-W/Y/J, held March 31 – April 3, 2011 at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank. Despite a large and talented group of international competitors, there was no stopping Steffen Peters with what the judges deemed his new “super horse”, “Weltino’s Magic”. Peters and Jen Hlavacek’s nine-year-old Westfalen gelding (Weltino x Diva by Diamond Boy) swept the small tour with impressive scores of 75.395% in the Prix St. Georges and 77.237% for the Intermediaire I, and debuted their new freestyle to a score of 79.417%. ”The first word that comes to mind is ‘fun’,” says Peters in describing the weekend’s rides. ”He’s really a pleasure to ride, so supple and forward now, it’s like that feeling that I get from Ravel.” On Peters’ heels throughout the competition were Guenter Seidel and “Sundayboy” (Dutch Warmblood gelding by Kennedy, owned by Richard and Jane Brown), who earned second-place finishes in both the Prix St
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NBC Sports to Feature Live Telecast of Rolex Equestrian Championships Presented by Land Rover
Tuesday, April 05 2011
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Lexington, KY – Mark your calendar, plan the party and get the big screen ready! For the first time in its history, the Rolex Equestrian Championships presented by Land Rover will air LIVE on NBC Sports, Sunday, May 1, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT. With the support of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and Equestrian Events, Inc., organizer of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, NBC Sports will broadcast the final show jumping rounds LIVE, alongside taped highlights of the dressage and cross-country phases. One of the world’s most prestigious equestrian competitions and America’s only CCI4*, Rolex Kentucky returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, April 28-May 1. The event attracts tens of thousands of spectators and millions of viewers on telecasts worldwide. “Those final rounds during show jumping are full of suspense and excitement - you just never know when rails will fall,” said Lisa Ball, President of Equestrian Events, Inc
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Riders4Helmets Campaign to be Promoted at IOC International Federations’ Medical Commission Meeting
Monday, April 04 2011
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Lexington, KY (April 3rd, 2011)-US Equestrian Team Physician and Chair of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) Medical Council, Craig Ferrell M.D, will be attending the International Olympic Committee International Federations’ Medical Commission Chairpersons Meeting in Monaco April 6, 2011. The meeting is for international sport federation national chairmen, and is sponsored by the IOC. Dr. Ferrell intends to provide updates during the meeting on the recent USEF helmet rule changes and progress of the riders4helmets campaign in educating equestrians on the benefits of wearing helmets. Dr Ferrell was the co-host of the Riders4Helmets Helmet Safety Symposium held January 8th, 2011 in Wellington, FL. “I think that one of the responsibilities of International Federation medical committees is to advocate for changes that make sports safer.
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Elizabeth Benson Wins 4th Annual George Morris Excellence in Equitation Championships Presented by Artisan Farms
Saturday, March 19 2011
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Paris North and Chiara Parlagreco Glide to the Championship in the Adult Amateur 3’3″ Hunters For Immediate Release Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. Brooke Bidgood for Equestrian Sport Productions Wellington, FL – March 18, 2011 – The 4 th Annual George Morris Excellence in Equitation Championships, Presented by Artisan Farms, were held on Friday evening in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center
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