Wellington, FL (February 15, 2011) – Gold Medal Olympian Laura Kraut and her Olympic partner Cedric turned on the speed and the power during the $150,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix, presented by Spy Coast Farm, to ride away the victor in the class that featured six other Olympians. During the fifth week of the prestigious 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, Kraut and Cedric also rode away, for the second week in a row, as the winner of The Sanctuary Peak Performance Award.
Sponsored by The Sanctuary Equine Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Center, the Peak Performance Award is presented to the winner of the Grand Prix. “I heard Laura said that she and Cedric went as fast as they could go and turned as tight as possible, and I believe it,” said Brenda McDuffee, General Manager of The Sanctuary. “It was an amazing jump-off and Laura and Cedric certainly gave it their all and deserved to ride into the winner’s circle.”
McDuffee also congratulated Kraut on her second Sanctuary Peak Performance Award. “The competition was extremely tough in the Grand Prix, with 40 riders starting including seven Olympians and a field of world-class riders. For the second week in a row, Laura and Cedric were phenomenal and we look forward to seeing them at our new Sanctuary facility located on the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center show grounds.”
Kraut and Cedric, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding by Chambertin x Carolus Z and owned by Happy Hill Farm, won the $78,000 Adequan Grand Prix during the fourth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival, which also gave the team the title of Sanctuary Peak Performance winner. “Each Peak Performance winner receives a gift certificate for services at The Sanctuary,” McDuffee said “I am excited to announce that The Sanctuary at PBIEC will soon open on the WEF show grounds, which will give top athletes from all over the world the chance to use our world-class facility.”
The Sanctuary, which also has a 30-acre facility in Ocala, is located near the FEI tents on the WEF grounds and was built in conjunction with the Wellington Equestrian Partners. The Sanctuary, the most advanced facility of its kind in the world, 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 is 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,” McDuffee said. “Our facility in Ocala has earned a world-class reputation and I know our Wellington facility will do the same. We have had a great and welcoming reception so far, and we invite anyone who is on the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center show grounds to stop in for a visit and learn more about us.”
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
1-352-369-HEAL (4325)