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Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Divertimento Win Grand Prix Special at Global Dressage Festival

by Carly Weilminster for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/11/2015 9:20:01 AM

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Divertimento (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) and Divertimento, a 13-year-old Westphalian gelding owned by Lövsta Stuteri, received a 72.980% to take home the top prize in the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival's (AGDF) FEI Grand Prix Special, presented by MTICA Farms. Allison Brock (USA) and Rosevelt followed in second with a 71.706% and Lisa Wilcox (USA) riding Pikko del Cerro HU finished third scoring a 71.275%....

Ten More Champions Are Crowned on Final Day of US Dressage Finals Presented By Adequan

by Yellow Horse Marketing | 11/10/2014 12:35:12 PM

Lexington, Ky. - Intense head-to-head dressage competition across 30 championship divisions concluded on Sunday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington for the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®. Surrounded by friends and family, emotions ran high for competitors as they rode their way into history and celebrated their success with joyous victory laps before packing for their long journeys back to homes across the country. The appropriately-named Dutch Warmblood Eye Candy (Weltmeyer x...

Peter Leone and My Pleasure Win the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix presented by Zoetis, Kicking off HITS Saugerties 2014 Competition and Festivities

by HITS | 5/24/2014 12:47:52 PM

SAUGERTIES, NY – Peter Leone put the antics of nine-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, My Pleasure, to good use on Friday when he jumped to win the first of 16 grand prix offered during the 2014 HITS Saugerties Spring Circuit – the $25,000 SmartPakGrand Prix, presented by Zoetis. ©ESI Photography Asia Manning of HITS presented winner’s honors, including a Horze Equestrian cooler, to Peter Leone and My Pleasure after their win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis....

Adrienne Lyle and Wizard Are Best in FEI Grand Prix Special 4* Presented by The Dutta Corp.

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/9/2014 8:56:37 AM

Adrienne Lyle and Wizard (SusanJ.Stickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The 2014 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) continued with its fifth week of competition on Saturday at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) featuring CDI 4* and 3* competition presented by The Dutta Corp. and Havensafe Farm. Saturday's FEI Grand Prix Special 4*, presented by The Dutta Corp., saw a top finish for Adrienne Lyle (USA) aboard Wizard, a 15-year-old Oldenburg gelding by...

The Women Can't Be Beat in $75,000 Nespresso Battle of the Sexes at FTI WEF

by Lauren Fisher and Katie Macleod for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/12/2014 10:37:25 AM

The winning women's team with Michelle McFaul, Vice President, Community Affairs & Special Events for Nespresso, ringmaster Gustavo Murcia, and Paige, Mark and Katherine Bellissimo (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla, - January 10, 2014 - The crowds were out in full force at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Saturday night to watch the women's team earn their sixth consecutive victory in the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival's (FTI WEF) $75,000 Nespresso...

Saturday Was A Full Day of Championship Freestyles at Inaugural US Dressage Finals Presented By Adequan®

by Jennifer Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 11/10/2013 8:09:24 AM

Lexington, Ky. - Horses and riders danced the day away in the Alltech Arena in six freestyle championship divisions during the inaugural US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Despite facing some of the best horses and riders in their divisions from across the country, competitors rose to the challenge in their quest for national titles while also gaining the experience of a lifetime. In the Third Level Freestyle Championship, Region 1 rider...

HITS Working Hunters Kick Off Marshall & Sterling Insurance League National Finals

by HITS E-News | 9/12/2013 1:26:47 PM

Saugerties, NY – The first day of the Marshall & Sterling Insurance League National Finals at HITS-on-the-Hudson hinted at an exciting week forthcoming. Competition got underway yesterday in the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium as HITS Working Hunters, both Professional and Non-Professional strutted their stuff. Rob Burroughs and Spellbound ride to a clean sweep of the HITS Working Hunter – Professional Rob Burroughs guides Spellbound to HITS Working Hunter – Professional...

Ronan McGuigan and Chapeau, Laurenz Buhl and Calista, and Daniel Bluman and Apardi Win Adequan Young Jumper Finals

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/29/2013 9:42:36 PM

Ronan McGuigan and Chapeau (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - March 29, 2012 - The twelfth and final week of competition at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Friday, March 29, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with the finals for the Adequan 6, 7 and 8-Year-Old Young Jumper divisions. In the $15,000 Adequan 6-Year-Old Jumper Classic Final, Ronan McGuigan and Chapeau were victorious. The $20,000 Adequan 7-Year-Old Jumper...

Official Rider List for AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix Finalized

by HITS Communications | 3/14/2013 9:10:48 PM

Thermal, CA - The fine tuning of an official rider’s list for the AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Lamborghini Newport Beach, was completed during last night’s rider meeting at HITS Desert Horse Park. With the touch-down of the East Coast manger’s picks in California, the final order of go was drawn and revealed that Candice King of Wellington, Florida will clip the hypothetical ribbon of the first-ever West Coast $1 million grand prix aboard Campbell VDL.....

Lucas Back for More in Pre-Green 3 & 4 Year Old Hunters, This Time with Christopher Payne

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/15/2013 9:40:22 AM

Lucas and Christopher Payne (Anne Gittins Photography) Wellington, FL - Week six of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Thursday with a championship win for Christopher Payne and Susan Moriconi's Lucas in the Pre-Green 3&4 Year Old Hunter division at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The $50,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 6 was cancelled due to inclement weather. Week six, sponsored by Spy Coast...