Month: January 2013

*Featured/Spotlights | Competitions | Events | Hunter/Equitation | Jennifer Wood | Show Jumping | Winter Equestrian Festival

Nick Skelton and Heracross Triumph in $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Jumpers
ByAssociate Editor January 31, 2013

Wellington, FL – January 30, 2013 – The fourth week of competition at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) began on Wednesday, January 30, with a win for Olympic gold medalist Nick Skelton (GBR) and his mount Heracross in the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class. Week four, sponsored by Fidelity Investments,…

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Adequan Global Dressage Festival | Competitions | Dressage | Events | Para-Equestrian | USPEA

Announcing the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3* March 14-17
ByAssociate Editor January 31, 2013

Wellington, FL – January 30, 2013 – Announcing the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival WEF Dressage Classic CPEDI3* presented by Today’s Equestrian and Fellows scheduled March 14-17, 2013. This will be the first opportunity of the 2013 season for Para-Equestrian Dressage riders to begin the qualifying process for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Competitions | Events | Hunter/Equitation | Jacksonville Winter Series | NFHJA | Show Jumping

Jacksonville Winter Series Week 2 Recap
ByAssociate Editor January 31, 2013

We had a thrilling Week 2 of the Jacksonville Winter Series, featuring World Champion Hunter Rider Week! Congratulations to all Week 2 Champions: High Performance Working Hunter Trendy owned by Caroline Kellog, ridden by Kate Conover Performance Working Hunter Marquis owned by Lee Cesery, ridden by Megan Young Green Working Hunter Satisfaction owned by Peakewood…

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Awards | Community/Charity | Equestrian Aid Found. | Equestrian Assistance | Events | Fundraisers | Phelps Media Group | Western/Reining

R. Bruce Duchossois to Receive Equestrian Aid Foundation Luminary Award at “Who Reins Supreme?”
ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2013

Wellington, FL – January 30, 2013 – Legendary horseman R. Bruce Duchossois will be honored with the Equestrian Aid Foundation (EAF) Luminary Award on Friday, February 1, at “Who Reins Supreme?,” a fundraising event for the EAF at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. Duchossois, an Executive Board member of the Equestrian Aid Foundation, is a…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Community/Charity | Dressage | Events | Phelps Media Group | Symposiums | Training/Clinics

Global Dressage Forum North America Treats Participants to Two-Day Educational Event
ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2013

Wellington, FL – January 29, 2013 – The second day of the Global Dressage Forum North America (GDFNA) was packed with lectures, demonstrations and interactive panel discussions presented by a “Who’s who” of dressage clinicians, experts, judges, riders and competitors. The GDFNA, held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center January 28-29, was presented by DressageClinic.com…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Classic Company | Classic Company | Competitions | Events | Hunter/Equitation | Show Jumping

Gulf Coast Classic Pensacola Week III in Review
ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2013

Pensacola, Florida (January 29, 2013) – The Escambia County Equestrian Center in Pensacola, Florida played host to the Gulf Coast Classic’s grand finale and in Classic form — it was a huge success! The Pensacola leg of the Gulf Coast Classic Winter Series closed out on Sunday and it was a perfect last week to…

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Championships | Competitions | Events | Hunter/Equitation | Phelps Media Group | Show Jumping | Winter Equestrian Festival

Amateur-Owner Hunter Championship Goes to Katie Robinson and Rock Steady at WEF III
ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2013

East Aurora, NY and Wellington, FL – January 29, 2013 – Katie Robinson of Deeridge Farms secured a championship tricolor this weekend in the Amateur-Owner 35 & Over Hunter division at the 2013 Winter Equestrian Festival. This marked the first week of competition for the veteran duo at the prestigious event, proving that once again…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Community/Charity | Competitions | Equestrian Aid Found. | Equestrian Assistance | Events | Fundraisers | Phelps Media Group | Western/Reining

Wellington Classic Dressage Wants to Know “Who Reins Supreme?”
ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2013

Wellington, FL – January 29, 2013 – Wellington Classic Dressage is proud to be the presenting sponsor of “Who Reins Supreme?,” a February 1 charity event at Palm Beach County Jim Brandon Equestrian Center benefiting the Equestrian Aid Foundation. “Who Reins Supreme?” fields teams of world-class equestrians from dressage, show jumping, hunter and polo, who…

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Community/Charity | Dressage | Events | Phelps Media Group | Symposiums | Training/Clinics

Global Dressage Forum North America Kicks Off Two-Day Educational Experience
ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2013

Wellington, FL – January 28, 2013 − The Global Dressage Forum North America (GDFNA) launched the first day of the premier educational dressage experience in at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Palm Beach County, presented by Wellington Classic Dressage and DressageClinic.com. Andreas Stano, Executive Director and Founder of the GDFNA and DressageClinic.com, welcomed top…

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Revolution Sports | Show Jumping

Saudi Equestrian Launches New-Look, Dual Language Website
ByAssociate Editor January 30, 2013

29 January 2013 – Saudi Equestrian, team bronze medal winners at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has today launched an all new English/Arabic website – saudiequestrian.com. The updated site has been built to be more user-friendly and easily navigable, as well as being fully optimised to be viewed on a range of mobile and tablet…

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