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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Laura Kraut and Jubilee d’Ouilly Top $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 2
Friday, January 18 2013
Wellington, FL – January 17, 2013 – Laura Kraut and Jubilee d’Ouilly jumped to victory in the $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 2 on Thursday afternoon at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) in an exciting jump-off of top competitors. Last to go in a 24-horse tie breaker with McLain Ward holding the first and second positions, Kraut and Jubilee shaved fractions off of the leading time to win in a dramatic finish
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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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Great American Insurance Group/ United States Dressage Federation Region 9 Dressage Championships Hosted by the Houston Dressage Society Showcases…
Thursday, November 29 2012
Written by: Lindsay McCall Photos by: Susan Stickle The Great American Insurance Group/ United States Dressage Federation Region 9 Dressage Championships brought forward the highest caliber of riders November 1-4, 2012. The Houston Dressage Society proudly hosted the USDF Region 9 equestrians at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas where the weather maintained warmer than average temperatures over the weekend except for a Saturday afternoon thunderstorm that disrupted the outdoor classes. Among the top performing riders were Professional rider Claire Darnell of Georgetown, Texas, junior rider Anna Campbell of Wylie, Texas, and Elizabeth “Bit” Fingerhut of Houston, Texas.
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Join Us at the Holiday and Horses Show to See the FEI World Cup Qualifier, Draw for FTI GCC Charities, WinterFest Concert, and More!
Thursday, November 29 2012
For Immediate Release Wellington, FL – November 27, 2012 – Equestrian Sport Productions is excited to announce that this week’s Holiday and Horses Show will feature many great events for equestrians and the local community at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The Holiday and Horses Show offers great competition, including the $50,000 Holiday and Horses FEI World Cup Qualifier on Saturday, December 1, at 5:30 p.m. A drawing of the charities that have registered to be selected to participate in the fourth annual FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments® (FTI GCC) will take place throughout the evening’s competition.
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G&C Farm Prepares for 2013 Competition and Increased Sponsorship of Top Equestrian Events
Tuesday, November 27 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWellington, FL – November 27, 2012 – G&C Farm is celebrating a successful 2012 season of competition and sponsorship, and they look forward to continuing in 2013. G&C Farm is one of the top sponsors in show jumping in North America, and in 2012 that expanded overseas to the Gucci Paris Masters show
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Hunting Wiley Coyote
Monday, November 05 2012
Two weeks ago I left the rolling green hills of Pennsylvania and flew to the flat brown mesas of New Mexico to join up with Caza Ladron, a hunt organized out of Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Caza Ladron is a recognized hunt with the Masters of Foxhounds Association, one of some 165 hunts in the United States, so you might think they might be stuffy, but one of the Joint Masters told me before I even sent in my check that this is a hunt that “has fun”.
Reed Kessler and Cylana Capture Victory in $100,000 President’s Cup Grand Prix, CSI 3*-W, Presented by Events DC
Sunday, October 28 2012
Cylana and Reed Kessler. © Shawn McMillen Photography For their victory, Kessler and Cylana were presented with the President of the United States Perpetual Cup. As Leading Jumper Rider, an award sponsored by Robin Parsky, Kessler was also presented with the Margaret Chovnick Memorial Trophy and awarded a Rolex luxury timepiece from Tiny Jewel Box
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Equine Ergonomist Jochen Schleese Participates in “For the Good of the Horse” Roundtable
Wednesday, October 17 2012
The weekend of October 5-7, 2012 featured world renowned veterinarian and author Dr. Gerd Heuschmann as guest clinician at Loch Hurst Farm in Vass, NC where “The Biomechanics of the Horse” was the topic of interest for the riders and auditors.
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Watch U.S. Paralympian Rebecca Hart On Good Morning America October 10th with Co-Host Ann Romney
Tuesday, October 09 2012
Rebecca Hart receiving 2012 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship Award from Ann Romney. Photograph (c)Sue Stickle Photography at SusanJStickle.com New York, NY – October 8, 2012 - On Wednesday October 10 th , U.S.
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