Emanuel Andrade rode Oxford to the Medium Junior Jumper Championship title during week eight of the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (Sportfot) Wellington, FL – 15-year-old Emanuel Andrade of Venezuela continued to excel at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, winning Low, Medium and High Junior Jumper classes all on the same day. On Friday, March 2, Andrade topped a field of 58 entries to win the Low Junior Jumper class with Casanova Junior,...

Lexington, KY - Running for the first time since 2008, the USEF National Show Jumping Championship format has been reorganized and will run concurrently with the 2012 USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team March 21-24, 2012. This competition will take place at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Veteran rider Margie Engle (Wellington, FL) was the last winner of the competition in 2008 and she is expected to return to try to defend her title. This...

International Show Jumper Henrik Gundersen won the Premier Equestrian Sportsmanship Award during the fifth week of the 2012 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. (JRPR) Wellington, FL - Danish International Grand Prix Show Jumper Henrik Gundersen is well known for his success in the jumper world, but now he will also be known for his great level of sportsmanship thanks to winning the Premier Equestrian Sportsmanship Award during the fifth week of the 2012 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Gundersen is...

Darragh Kenny of Ireland, pictured riding Wannahave, is a frequent grand prix competitor at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT — The Vermont Summer Festival will return to East Dorset, Vermont, for six consecutive weeks of competition running July 4 through August 12, 2012. New England’s largest hunter/jumper competition, the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival will offer more than $750,000 in prize money, making it the richest sporting event based on...

McLain Ward and Sapphire (Shannon Brinkman/USEF) Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Ad Hoc Committee on Selection has approved naming McLain Ward with both Antares F and Sapphire to the Show Jumping Long List for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Due to the fact that Ward will not be able to compete in the Selection Trials because of an injury he sustained in January 2012, the USEF Selectors in consultation with Chef d'Equipe George Morris and Team Veterinarian...

Some tips from Equestrian Interior Designer Mary Cox Whether you live in a small apartment or a large spacious home you can bring your love of horses home, without bringing your horse home too. For most of us our home is our sanctuary – a place to retreat from life’s stress and re-charge our batteries. A thoughtfully planned interior creates feelings that re-energize us while a poorly planned interior can have us feeling frustrated and stressed. In riding, when there is harmony...

GDF International Arena Wellington, FL - The $120,000 West Palm Beach CDI-5*, presented by Diamante Farms, is nearly here! This prestigious event features the only CDI5* in North America this year and takes place March 29- April 1 at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF) Stadium show grounds in Wellington, FL. The CDI5* is by invitation only. The Global Dressage Festival Organizing Committee sent invitations for the foreign competitors to that country's federation. Competitors from the United...

Nick Skelton and Carlo 273 (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Nick Skelton of Great Britain continued his winning ways at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) with a victory in Sunday afternoon's $150,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix CSIO 4* riding Beverley Widdowson's Carlo 273. The pair beat out Laura Kraut (USA) and Cherry Knoll Farm Inc.'s Cedric and Richie Moloney (IRL) and Equinimity LLC's Ahorn Van De Zuuthoeve, who finished second and third...

Paul O'Shea and Primo Level (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival had a very exciting day of competition on Saturday with a full schedule of hunters and jumpers. In the International Arena, the night session hosted two classes that highlighted power and speed. In the $35,000 Hermès Puissance, Paul O'Shea (IRL) rode Primo Level, owned by Michael Hayden, to win in four rounds of the high jump competition. Lauren Tisbo and Welinde were the fastest...

The teams in the 2012 FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Germany earned victory in Friday night's 10th annual $75,000 FEI Nations Cup, presented by G&C Farm, at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Teams representing ten different countries participated in the evening's competition and this was Germany's first time winning the class. Ireland finished second and Canada was third. Week eight of the FTI WEF, sponsored...