Week 4 of the Winter Equestrian Festival – Laura Kraut and Cedric Win The Sanctuary Peak Performance Award in Grand Prix

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Olympic stars Laura Kraut and Cedric won The Sanctuary Peak Performance Award during the fourth week of the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. (Photo courtesy of Sportfot)

Wellington, FL (February 8, 2011) – Winter Equestrian Festival veteran Laura Kraut, and her Gold Medal Olympic partner Cedric, not only cruised to victory in the $78,000 Adequan Grand Prix during the fourth week of WEF, but the pair also rode away with The Sanctuary Peak Performance Award. Sponsored by The Sanctuary Equine Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Center, the award is presented to a horse with a successful performance due to their conditioning and fitness level.

Cedric, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding by Chambertin x Carolus Z and owned by Happy Hill Farm, proved he was fit and ready to be back in the winner’s circle when he bested 48 other entries to gallop away with the blue ribbon. Cedric, who competed with Kraut at the 2010 World Equestrian Games, recently enjoyed two months off and this class was his first return to the Grand Prix ring.

“Cedric is an amazing horse and The Sanctuary was thrilled to award Laura and Cedric with the Peak Performance Award. From his 2008 Olympic Gold Medal victory to his victory in this Grand Prix, Cedric has an extraordinary ability and is a great pleasure to watch. When he is galloping around the course it is easy to see that he is fit and well conditioned, which of course helps lead to his winning performance,” said Brenda McDuffee, General Manager of The Sanctuary Equine Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Center. “We will be awarding six Peak Performance Awards during the Grand Prix’s at WEF and we want to congratulate Laura and Cedric on winning the first Peak Performance Award from The Sanctuary.”

The Sanctuary, which has a 30-acre facility in Ocala, is opening a new Sanctuary at PBIEC facility on the WEF grounds. “Our Open House for veterinarians is Wednesday night February 9th followed by Open Houses for everyone on Thursday and Friday, the 10th and 11th,” McDuffee said. “We are really excited about opening this amazing state-of-the-art facility on the show grounds and equally excited that Laura and Cedric will get to use it as the winner’s of the Peak Performance Award.”

Built in conjunction with the Wellington Equestrian Partners, The Sanctuary at PBIEC is the most advanced facility of its kind in the world. The Sanctuary is proud of its reputation in which horses experience the benefits of their cutting-edge therapies while rehabilitating from injury or conditioning for world-class events.

“The Sanctuary at PBIEC was founded on the principles of trying to help equine athletes reach their peak condition or, if injured, reach complete recovery so they can return to competition as quickly as possible,” McDuffee said. “All of the therapies used at The Sanctuary are based on methods used for human rehabilitation and conditioning. We are also excited to offer the laser therapy, electromagnetic pulse therapy and respiratory machine as mobile therapy equipment which means the Sanctuary staff can bring the equipment out on a golf cart and treat horses in their stalls if they are stabled on the show grounds.”

The Sanctuary at PBIEC will be a full horse therapy and conditioning center featuring above ground water treadmills, cold saltwater leg spas treatment, two vibration plates with solarium, laser therapy, electromagnetic pulse therapy and a respiratory machine. For more information on The Sanctuary, visit their website at www.sanctuaryequinerehab.com.

For more information contact:

Tom Grabe

The Sanctuary Equine Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Center

www.sanctuaryequinerehab.com

1-352-369-HEAL (4325)

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