Adrienne Lyle and Accolade Ride Away with World Development Group Award at Wellington Classic Spring Challenge

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Adrienne Lyle and Accolade won the Fourth Level Test of Choice at the Wellington Classic Spring Challenge and also rode away with the World Development Group Award. (Photo courtesy of JRPR)

Wellington, FL (March 21, 2012) – Dressage rider Adrienne Lyle has had great success with Peggy Thomas’s Oldenburg gelding Wizard, and during the Wellington Classic Spring Challenge Lyle rode into the winner’s circle on her up-and-coming young horse Accolade. A Dutch mare also owned by Thomas, Accolade is poised to make a statement on the national scene as she is not only a talented mare but is the half-sister of the legendary Brentina, owned by Thomas and ridden by Lyle’s trainer Debbie McDonald.

Lyle and Accolade won the USEF Fourth Level Test of Choice with a score of 70.714%, and also took home the World Development Group Award, sponsored by the World Development Group, a premier developer of the Equestrian Lifestyle. “Accolade and Brentina have the same dad, Brentano II. Accolade is a little more of a modern type with a ton of scope and a lot of athletic ability. She and Brentina are very similar in personality and temperament, which is very fun. Accolade is a very special mare,” Lyle said.

Thomas imported Accolade to the United States as a two year old, and Lyle, the assistant trainer at Peggy and Parry Thomas’s River Grove Farm in Hailey, Idaho, is thrilled to have the ride on the mare. “This was her first time to compete at Fourth Level, and what she did, she did very well. She is still green, but there is no limit to what she can do,” Lyle said.

Lyle said she is having a great time in Florida on the winter circuit. “During this show I focused on Accolade, but I am swapping back and forth and the next show I will focus on Wizard,” she said, adding that she wanted to thank the World Development Group for sponsoring the award and presenting her with a beautiful bridle bag.

Based in Wellington, the World Development Group built the new show grounds for Wellington’s Global Dressage Festival, an international venue that has received rave reviews from competitors. David Zinaman, Director of Real Estate Sales and Marketing for the World Development Group, congratulated Lyle and Accolade on their success at the show. “We are pleased to be sponsoring the World Development Group Award and one of the unique things about our company is that we are all horse people, so we are familiar with Adrienne’s success and that fact that Accolade, as the half-sister to Brentina and the daughter of Brentano II, is a pretty special mare. We look forward to watching her career as it develops,” he said.

World Development Group is committed to building the equestrian lifestyle, and guides clients through the entire building process. “The good news for those who don’t live in Wellington is that we can build in all 50 states and around the world. We are focused on developing projects that promote the Equestrian Lifestyle and can’t wait to meet and talk to new clients,” Zinaman said, adding that the World Development Group has the ability to build projects ranging from small residential barns to complete show facilities, custom homes, high-rise hotels and equestrian themed residential communities.

For more information contact:
David Zinaman, Director of Real Estate Sales and Marketing
World Development Group
1-800-583-4190
dzinaman@wdgintl.com
www.wdgintl.com

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