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Teen Champion Emanuel Andrade Dominated Competition at Winter Equestrian Festival

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Photo by Liliane Stransky

Wellington, Florida – April 9, 2012 – 15-year-old Emanuel Andrade of Venezuela, a junior ambassador for the Step by Step Foundation charity, dominated the competition at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival held January 11 to April 1 in Wellington, FL.  While winning classes he also raised awareness for the children’s charity Step by Step Foundation during each class!

At the conclusion of the 12-week show jumping circuit, Andrade was presented as the Future Champions Leading Junior Jumper Rider, sponsored by Marley Goodman.  Over the course of the competition, the teen who also champions the charity Step by Step Foundation in competition, claimed six Championship and 12 Reserve Championship titles.  While 17 of those 18 titles were claimed in the Junior Jumper divisions, Andrade also earned the Six-Year-Old Young Jumper Horse Reserve Championship title during week 11 riding Black Pearl.

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Awards, Community/Charity, Show Jumping

Katie Dinan Named 2012 Maxine Beard Award Winner by USET Foundation

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George H. Morris, Jane F. Clark, Ronnie Beard, Katie Dinan, Elizabeth Miller, and Jamie Dinan at the Maxine Beard Award Presentation. Photo By: Vicki Valenti - The Book LLC

Gladstone, NJ – April 9, 2012 – The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce that Katie Dinan of New York, NY, has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Maxine Beard Show Jumping Rider Award. Dinan received the Maxine Beard Award trophy at the American Invitational on April 7, 2012, at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The selection was based on Dinan’s competitive record and future potential to represent the United States in international competition. The award provides Dinan the opportunity to be credentialed and travel with the U.S. delegation to the 2012 FEI World Cup Finals in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, from April 19 – April 22. She will observe the operations of an international championship, including the stabling area, veterinary inspections and schooling, and will walk the courses with the U.S. Show Jumping Coach, George H. Morris.

At just 18 years old, Dinan is already taking the grand prix circuit by storm looking like she will be at the top of the sport in no time. After winning the 2011 Individual Gold medal at the North American Junior Young Rider Championships aboard Vancouver last year, Dinan established herself at the grand prix level at the beginning of 2012. She proved that consistency is key, and with continued top placing at the biggest events at the Winter Equestrian Festival, she eventually took home the blue ribbon in the $50,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix with Nougat du Vallet.

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Mario Deslauriers and Cella Capture 2012 $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational

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Mario Deslauriers produced a blazing fast double-clear effort with Cella to win the 2012 $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational. Photo By: V. Valenti/The Book LLC

Tampa, FL – April 7, 2012 – It was a night of nail-biting excitement as 32 of the nation’s top riders went head-to-head in the 2012 $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational presented by G & C Farm at Raymond James Stadium. It was with speed and accuracy that Mario Deslauriers was able to triumph tonight with Cella during a five-horse jump-off. They raced through the finish line in 44.50 seconds after completing a clear short course during the Molly Ashe-Cawley posted a speedy time aboard Carissimo, leaving all rails in their cups and capturing the second place prize in 45.81 seconds. Beezie Madden was the third of the double-clear efforts, but her time of 46.31 seconds proved too conservative, taking the third place honors for the evening’s event.

2008 Olympic course designer Steve Stephens of Palmetto, FL, designed tonight’s demanding course. The thirteen numbered obstacles featured a vertical-oxer double combination, a long oxer-vertical-oxer combination, a colonnade wall, Stephen’s signature bicycle vertical, a skinny horseshoe vertical and a liverpool. The most difficult obstacle proved to be the bicycle vertical, resulting in thirteen pairs knocking the top rail to the ground.

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Competitions, Events, FEI, FEI, Media/Radio/TV Sources, Show Jumping, USEF

CBS Sports Network Will Broadcast Equestrian Events during Primetime April 10th and April 17th

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Lexington, KY – Over 45 million viewers will have the chance to watch world class show jumping in their living rooms this coming Tuesday, April 10th when CBS Sports Network broadcasts the FEI Nations Cup at 8pm ET. The event, which was held on March 2nd, features the world’s best equestrian jumpers representing their countries in an exciting team competition. Ten countries fielded teams of four riders this year including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Germany and Ireland.

The Following Tuesday, April 17th CBS Sports Network will broadcast the final round of the 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championships and Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team at 8pm ET. The 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championship is a four round competition that began on March 21st and ended March 24th. CBS Sports will air the determining round of that competition which featured strong performances from Reed Kessler, Margie Engle, Mario Deslauriers, Rich Fellers and other premier American riders.

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Contributors/Press, FEI, FEI, Show Jumping, USEF

Nine U.S. Jumping Riders Head to the 2012 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final

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Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be well represented at the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final April 17-22 as nine American show jumpers will head to ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands for the 2012 Final.

After 30 World Cup Qualifying Events throughout the 2011-2012 season the following riders have qualified in this order in their respective Leagues:

East:

Margie Engle (Wellington, FL) will ride Gladewinds, Griese, Garber, and Hidden Creek Farm’s Indigo
Indigo is a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding

Michelle Spadone (Kennett Square, PA) will ride Almi Venture’s Uitteraard and Morgan Hill Partners’ Uwwalon
Uitteraard is an 11-year-old KWPN gelding
Uwwalon is an 11-year-old KWPN gelding

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Peter Leone, Conor Swail & Michelle Navarro-Grau Capture Wins in 1.35m Jumper Classes at WEF

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Beezie Madden and Amadora, owned by Abigail Wexner, competing in the World Development Group 1.35m division during the seventh week of WEF. (Photo courtesy of Sportfot.com)

Wellington, FL (April 6, 2012) – Olympic rider Peter Leone, who took home a Silver team medal at the 1996 Olympic Games aboard Crown Royal Legato as part of the United States Equestrian Team, was back in the winner’s circle during the seventh week of the 2012 Winter Equestrian Festival when he won a World Development Group 1.35m Jumper class. Sponsored by World Development Group, a premier developer committed to building the equestrian lifestyle in Wellington and around the world, Leone rode Annie 66, owned by Ri-Arm Farm, to the win.

Leone, who owns Lionshare Farm in Connecticut with his wife Marcella, has enjoyed a long career in the show world, including a highly successful junior career in which he won the “Best Child Rider” Award at prestigious shows such as the Upperville Horse Show, the Devon Horse Show, the Lake Placid Horse Show, the Pennsylvania National Hose Show, the Washington National Horse Show and the National Horse Show in New York City.

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Star-Studded Line-Up Emerges from North American FEI World Cup Jumping Qualifying Leagues

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Richard Spooner and Cristallo won the North American West Coast FEI World Cup Jumping qualifying series and will line out at 's-Hertogenbosch. Photo: FEI/Kit Houghton.

Lausanne (SUI), 4 April 2012 – The 2011/2012 North American FEI World Cup Jumping qualifying leagues concluded last weekend at Tampa in Florida (USA), yielding a star-studded selection of contenders for the 34th Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands which is now only two weeks away.

Two separate leagues take place on the North American continent. The East Coast league began at Blainville in Quebec (CAN) last July, while the West Coast league kicked off at another Canadian fixture, Langley CSI2*-W, a month earlier. A total of four groups of athletes can qualify from this region – two from Canada, another two from Mexico, three from the USA West Coast League and seven from the USA East Coast series. And many of the riders who have made the cut for this season’s decider are big names that are likely to make their presence felt when the action gets underway at the Brabanthalle on 19 April.

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Beezie Madden Secures World Cup Spot with Final Qualifier Victory at Tampa Bay Classic

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Beezie Madden and Mademoiselle were the winners of the $50,000 Grand Prix of Tampa CSI 2*-W after completing a jump-off round with blazing fast speed, beating Margie Engle by only a fraction of a second. Photo By: Kendall Bierer/PMG

Tampa, FL – Sunday, April 1, 2012 – It was the concluding day of the Tampa Bay Classic today at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center, and competition was fierce as the nation’s top competitors strived to pave their way to the 2012 World Cup Finals in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The $50,000 Grand Prix of Tampa CSI 2*-W was the last opportunity for riders to qualify for the impending World Cup Finals, and the battle came down to two as Beezie Madden and Margie Engle fought to the finish. Madden and Mademoiselle emerged the victors, beating Engle’s jump-off time by only six-tenths of a second.

This afternoon, riders gathered beneath the Covered Arena to compete over courses designed by Michel Vaillancourt of Canada. The first round featured an imposing opening oxer-vertical line, followed by an oxer leading to another vertical-oxer line. Riders were also challenged by a vertical-oxer-vertical triple combination, an oxer-vertical double combination and a daunting grey wall. The course tested horse and rider alike, with combinations finding fault in multiple places, including the triple combination, double combination and the final oxer.

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Competitions, Events, Phelps Media Group, Show Jumping

Elizabeth Bates Wins Low and High Junior/Amateur-Owner Classics on Last Day of Tampa Bay Classic

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Elizabeth Bates rode Monsieur Taloubet to the championship with their speedy and accurate double-clear effort in the Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. Photo By: Kendall Bierer/PMG

Tampa, FL – Sunday, April 1, 2012 – The Covered Arena was alive with an energetic buzz as riders gathered to compete for the top honors on the concluding day of the Tampa Bay Classic held at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, FL. Juniors and Amateurs alike gathered for the chance to compete for the championship title of the afternoon’s divisions. It was Elizabeth Bates and Monsieur Taloubet who came out triumphant in the $2,500 NAL Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic.

A field of 17 riders showed over the challenging course designed by Canada’s Michel Vaillancourt. The imposing labyrinth of obstacles tested riders with a liverpool, vertical-vertical-oxer triple combination and an oxer-vertical double combination. The course was set in almost a serpentine, with riders having to pilot their mounts through tight turns, sharp rollbacks and varying distances. Only four were able to master the first course and continue into the grueling jump-off.

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Daniel Bluman Conquers All-Star Lineup in the $500k FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix, CSI 5*

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Daniel Bluman and Sancha LS. Photos © Sportfot

Wellington, FL – March 31, 2012 – Twenty-two-year-old Daniel Bluman, of Colombia, jumped to an exciting victory on Saturday night in the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix, CSI 5* at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Over 7,000 fans filled the stands to see the best of the best from the winter circuit compete under the lights in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Bluman and his mount Sancha LS earned the top prize in a three-horse jump-off over Canada’s Ian Millar and Star Power and USA’s Lauren Hough and Quick Study.

Alan Wade, of Ireland, designed the course for tonight’s grand prix and set a challenging track for the 45 qualified entries. Only three were able to jump the first round course entirely without fault to advance to the jump-off, and all three had single rails through the short course, making time the deciding factor.

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