Wellington, FL – February 28, 2014 – Equestrian Sport Productions LLC (ESP) looks forward to the eighth week of world-class competition at the 2014 Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Held at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, AGDF week eight runs February 28 – March 2, presented by Martha W. Jolicoeur and Maria Mendelsohn of Illustrated Properties. AGDF is proud to host the Palm Beach Dressage Derby for the first time ever, featuring World Cup qualifying competition and many of the sport’s top horses and riders.
The Palm Beach Dressage Derby, which has been held since 1983, is a mainstay on the international dressage calendar in the United States. It was previously held at Mary Anne McPhail’s farm at White Fences Equestrian Estates in Loxahatchee, FL. McPhail and Evelyn O’Sullivan, director of the Palm Beach Dressage Derby, will be event chairs of this year’s competition. The competition will be managed by ESP. New this year to the AGDF is The Mary Anne McPhail Cup, which will be awarded to the top riders of the circuit.
Week eight’s competition will have its Grand Prix Freestyles on Saturday night, March 1. The evening will also feature an exciting American Mustang exhibition as well as musical entertainment from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Talented young singer Kristin Sponica will perform with keyboard accompaniment from Danielle Wertz.
The FEI Grand Prix Freestyles will feature top partnerships such as Adrienne Lyle (USA) and Wizard, Ashley Holzer (CAN) and Breaking Dawn, Mikala Gundersen (DEN) and My Lady, Cesar Parra (USA) and Van the Man, and Kim Jesse (GER) and Charming 8, among many others.
Other top duos such as Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) and Don Auriello and Heather Blitz (USA) and Paragon will compete throughout the week. Young riding sensation Juan Matute Jr. (ESP) will return to the ring for another week of competition, and AGDF welcomes rising American star Caroline Roffman back to show. Many other talented horses and riders will round out the roster for another exciting week of world-class competition in Wellington.
General admission and parking are free for all three days of competition as well as Saturday night. For more information on the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, please visit www.globaldressagefestival.com.
About the Adequan Global Dressage Festival:
The Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) is one of the world’s largest international and national dressage circuits featuring 8 FEI Dressage events, including a 5* and the only FEI Nations’ Cup Series CDIO in the Western Hemisphere. The AGDF offers more than $400,000 in prize money for the six international competitions, making it one of the richest circuits in the world. The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center facility includes the Van Kampen covered arena (made possible by Kimberly and Frederic Boyer and family) and four outdoor arenas with world-class footing, 200 permanent stalls, and a VIP seating area for the International Arena fully catered for relaxing and having an enjoyable experience.
Please visit
www.globaldressagefestival.com
www.equestriansport.com
or call 561-793-5867 for more information.
Adequan Global Dressage Festival is located at
13500 South Shore Blvd, Wellington, Florida 33414
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