A Thanks to William Woods University
Wednesday, January 23 2013
By Dani Moritz It’s hard to believe my final undergraduate semester is here – but it is! It feels like just yesterday I was thirteen years old riding school ponies and going to sleepovers. Now, I’m about to graduate college, get married and face the real world.
- Published in Pony Tales, Z-Blogs
Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Takes Center Stage for 2013 Season
Tuesday, January 22 2013
Wellington, FL – January 20, 2013 – After debuting to rave reviews, the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) returns to center stage at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Top competitors from around the globe have their sights set on Wellington with competition beginning January 22, 2013, with the Adequan GDF Opener Show and continuing through April 14 with four more national level shows and five internationally-rated CDI competitions. Both participants and spectators are in for a fantastic season showcasing some of the most elegant and accomplished horses and riders
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Don’t Miss the FTI WEF 2 Ride & Learn Clinic with Candice King!
Tuesday, January 22 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 THE EFFICIENT JUMPER RIDER Clinic with Candice King sponsored by Neue Schule Bits For more information, please contact (561) 784-4275 or sean@equestriansport.com.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Ladies Night at the $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix CSI 2*on January 19
Monday, January 21 2013
Ladies Night at the $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix CSI 2*on January 19 By Kim MacMillan, MacMillan Photography & Media Services When the last fence was jumped in the nine rider jump-off on Saturday night three young ladies topped the 56-entry field that included riders from 14 countries. The line-up included, among others, international stars such as Mario Deslauriers, Margie Engle, Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut, Ian Miller, Rodrigo Pessoa and McLain Ward. Reed Kessler, at 18 the youngest Olympian to date at last summer’s London Games, riding her 13-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Ligist (Levantos II – Robin Z) made neat work of the jump off, blazing over the fences and tripping the finish timer in 37.81 to take top money. Less than a second behind her was Katie Dinan on Grant Road Partner’s 11-year-old Selle Francais gelding Nougat Du Vallet (by Scherif D’Elle out of Camme Du Vallet). The final pair in the jump-off Brianne Goutal and Remarkable Farm’s 11-year-old Selle Francais Nice de Prissey (by Rosire out of Trophee De Prissey) gave it their all, but they stopped the clock at 38.53 to capture third
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Gold Coast Opener Grand Prix CDI-W Provides Preview of World Dressage Masters Competitors
Monday, January 21 2013
Wellington, FL – January 18, 2013 - Today’s Gold Coast Opener Grand Prix CDI-W showcased horses and riders preparing for next weekend’s World Dressage Masters (WDM) CDI5* Palm Beach, and the WDM competitors certainly displayed their dominance. WDM entrants swept all six ribbons in the Grand Prix, with all but one riding the horses they will compete next weekend. And if the results from today are a predictor, it seems that Sweden will be a force to be reckoned with.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Adolfo Cambiaso, Valiente Top Piaget In Joe Barry Memorial Cup At IPC
Sunday, January 20 2013
WELLINGTON, FL – January 18, 2013 - After a halftime adjustment, Piaget looked like a different team for two chukkers of the Joe Barry Memorial Cup Tournament. Despite holding Valiente scoreless in the fourth chukker and coming within one goal in the fifth chukker (10-9), Piaget was unable to shut down 10-goaler Adolfo Cambiaso and Alfredo Cappella Barabucci. As a result, Piaget dropped a 16-10 decision to undefeated Valiente Thursday at International Polo Club Palm Beach
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McLain Ward and Super Trooper de Ness Triumph in $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Jumpers
Saturday, January 19 2013
Wellington, FL – January 18, 2013 – Week two of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Friday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) with a win for McLain Ward and Grant Road Partners’ Super Trooper de Ness in the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m jump-off class. Laura Chapot and Bradberry won the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m speed class and Laurie Stevens and Iceman took home their second championship of the circuit in the Camping World Adult Amateur Hunter 51 & Over division. The second week of FTI WEF competition, sponsored by Wellington Equestrian Realty , will run January 16-20.
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Dog of the Day – Emily
Saturday, January 19 2013
Sweet Emily is such a doll – affectionate and playful, but calm and well behaved.
- Published in General, Tails & Trails, Z-Blogs
Charlie Jacobs and Flaming Star Capture $30,000 Mar-O-Lago Club Grand Prix at WEF I
Tuesday, January 15 2013
East Aurora, NY and Wellington, FL – January 14, 2013 - Charlie Jacobs of Deeridge Farms took the first week of the 2013 Winter Equestrian Festival by storm on Sunday.
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Audi, Piaget Drop Season-Openers In Joe Barry Memorial Cup At IPC
Monday, January 14 2013
WELLINGTON, FL – January 14, 2013 - Audi and Piaget, two of the top teams in the 20- and 26-goal tournaments this season, were knocked off Sunday in their season-openers at International Polo Club Palm Beach.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs