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EquitationKatherine Schmidt Is Victorious in Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search at the 2010 FTI WEF Katherine Schmidt was victorious in the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search during week seven of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. © 2010 Randi Muster Wellington, FL – February 26, 2010 – It was a busy day for equitation riders today at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), who competed in the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search, as well as both the Hunter and Jumper phases of the WIHS Equitation class. Boldness paid off for Katherine Schmidt, of Ridgefield, CT, who garnered the coveted blue ribbon today in Section A of the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search. “My strategy was to be as bold as possible,” Schmidt said of her performance today. Schmidt is currently a 17-year-old senior at Ridgefield High School, and must fly back and forth from Connecticut on weekends to compete at the FTI WEF. “It’s a little hectic with school and all, but it seems to be working pretty well,” Schmidt said with a smile. Her strategy proved to be working when she topped a field of 28 other riders today. American Quarter Horse Association’s Youth World Cup Seeks VolunteersThe American Quarter Horse Journal, February 24, 2010 – Oklahoma City will host the 2010 Youth World Cup July 3-11, and the American Quarter Horse Association is calling on volunteers – two-legged and four-legged – to make the event a success. What began as a competition between Australian and U.S. youths more than two decades ago has evolved to include kids from a number of countries – 17 countries are expected for the 2010 Youth World Cup. Each Youth World Cup team consists of five American Quarter Horse Youth Association members plus a coach. The youth take part in eight days of educational seminars, riding and showmanship clinics, leadership training and competition. Alternate members of the teams attend the educational and leadership seminars. Each team draws a pool of six volunteered horses to use throughout the two-day competition. Each horse is ridden at least once in each class. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=10364 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival to Host Inaugural Collegiate Equitation ChallengeWellington, FL – February 23, 2010 – Varsity Equestrian is pleased to announce the inaugural Collegiate Equitation Challenge to be held at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7 p.m. in the International Arena. The tournament will be run in the Varsity Equestrian head to head format. Equitation and Sale horses will be on loan from local professionals. Sixteen riders, 14 from NCAA schools and two from Florida schools, were invited to compete with selections based upon individual national rankings from the Fall 2009 season. The event will consist of eight head to head brackets with single elimination leading to an exciting head to head final. The course will be set at 3′6″ with the riders competing on unfamiliar horses. Riders will have four minutes to school, two on the flat and two over fences with a maximum of four warm up jumps. The 16 riders will compete on eight horses with the highest score of each match up proceeding to the next round. Tournament will be single elimination. This tournament will lead to some exciting match ups. Last year, the University of Georgia had both the leading Individual Over Fences Rider and won the Overall Varsity Equestrian National Championships. However, Maggie McAlary who will be competing on behalf of Auburn again, was determined by the judges to be the Most Valuable Rider of the Competition in April of 2009. Many riders, some new to their teams and some seasoned veterans, will be making their way to south Florida for this exciting tournament, each looking for a chance to be crowned as the first WEF Collegiate Invitational Equitation Challenge Champion. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=10355 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Five Wrap-up: February 10-14, 2010Wellington, FL – February 16, 2010 – The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) had a great fifth week of competition on February 10-14. The week featured the $150,000 FEI World Cup, CSI 3* presented by Spy Coast Farm, along with a full schedule of hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The week five title sponsor was Spy Coast Farm. Spy Coast Farm specializes in the breeding and development of top quality performance horses with bases in Setauket, NY, Lexington, KY, and Wellington, FL. Along with owning top show jumpers and a show horse operation, the Louries have created a breeding operation in Kentucky and young horse training program in Setauket. Their show horse operation, which spends summers in Kentucky and winters in Wellington, is led by trainers Ali and Shane Sweetnam of Sweet Oak Farm. Their five-star facilities feature new barns, state-of-the-art equipment, and dedicated staff. For more information, please visit www.spycoastfarm.com. Along with their week five title sponsorship, Spy Coast Farm was the presenting sponsor of the $150,000 FEI World Cup, CSI 3* on Saturday, February 13, and is the overall circuit sponsor of the 1.40m Jumper division. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=10302 Jacksonville Finale & Off to GulfportToday we finished five weeks of showing in Jacksonville. It was a wonderful five weeks and we had NO SNOW. On Friday Night the show held the $10,000 Bruning Equitation Classic, an exciting class that was won by Taylor Adams. 2nd was Chelsey Zulia and 3rd was Abby O’Mara. Saturday Night the $25,000 Grand Prix was won for the second week in a row by Aaron Vale aboard Platinum. For complete results, go to www.horseshowsonline.com. The Circuit Grand Champions: Grand Pre Green – Special Blend, Bridlebourne Stables Grand Green Conformation – Marquis, Lee Cesery Grand Green Working – Samaritan, Jennifer Munday Grand Regular Working – Unbelievable, Paula Pell Grand AO – Magic Man, Abigail, Wujek Grand Adult Hunter – All that Glitters, Lindsley Fletcher Grand Large Jr – Walk the Line, Alexandra Block Grand Small Jr – Chrystalle, Meridian Farm Grand Children’s – Kassandra, Devon Walther Grand Children’s Hunter Pony – Pop Star, Lauren Steiner Grand Pony Hunter – Highlands Heaven Sent, Bill Schaub Grand Green Pony – Chakko, Colston Gralula Grand Pre Children’s – Lovestruck, Michaela Seikel Grand Pre Adult – Glenfiddich, Peggy MeElveen Grand Jr AO Jumper – Saladin, Mary Antonni Grand Child Jumper – Patrick, Hanly Morrison Grand Adult Jumper – Kiwi, Don Stewart Congratulations to all and we look forward to 2011. We will start our caravan to Gulfport at dawn thirty Monday morning, the Vet, EMT, Office Staff and Vendors. The Gulfport Office is open and Tissy is manning the phones. Our Office on Johns Island is closed until April 4th. If you have any questions or need stalls, feed or bedding, call 228-832-2745. See you at the rings, Bob Bell The Classic Company, Ltd. Phone/FAX: (843) 768-5503 Post Office Box 1311 Johns Island SC 29457 |
