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Ben Maher and Quiet Easy 4 Take Top Prize in $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Speed

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/16/2013 8:38:22 AM

Ben Maher and Quiet Easy 4(Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Week ten of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Horseware Ireland, continued on Friday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) with a win for Great Britain's Ben Maher and Quiet Easy 4 in the highlight $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class. In an exciting finish, Maher just edged out Canada's Eric Lamaze and Wang Chung M2S for the win with Japan's Eiken Sato and Viva...

Whitecap and Mary-Katherine Shaughnessy Triumph in Camping World Adult Amateur Hunter 51+ Division

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/16/2013 8:05:02 AM

Whitecap and Mary-Katherine Shaughnessy (Photography) Wellington, FL - Mary-Katherine Shaughnessy and her sixteen-year-old Trakehner gelding, Whitecap, jumped to tricolor honors in the Camping World Adult Amateur Hunter 51+ Division during week ten of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). With the points widely spread across the division, Whitecap and Shaughnessy emerged as champions after consistent over fences performances. The pair was second and eighth over fences on day...

Andres Rodriguez Tops Leading Rider Standings at The Ridge 1.40m Grand Prix Invitational Series

by Arianna Delin for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 3/14/2013 9:29:44 PM

Wellington, FL ­- This marks the final week of The Ridge 1.40m Grand Prix Invitational Series. For the past nine weeks, professional, junior and amateur jumpers alike have enjoyed the classes at The Ridge at Wellington and the grass field at Mida Farm. For weeks, these riders have been competing not only for ribbons each week, but to be named as the Leading Rider in the series finale on Saturday, March 23. Going into the final week, Andres Rodriguez is in the lead for the title of Leading...

Tina Konyot and Calecto V Take FEI Grand Prix Victory at WEF Dressage Classic CDI 3*

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/14/2013 8:44:38 PM

Tina Konyot and Calecto V (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - The third international competition for the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) began today with the opening CDI competition, the FEI Grand Prix. This week's show, the WEF Dressage Classic CDI 3*, presented by Today's Equestrian & Fellows, runs March 14-17, 2013. Today's winner was Tina Konyot from Palm City, FL, riding Calecto V. There were 55 entries that jogged for the CDI competition this morning, with...

Smiles and Havens Schatt Continue Winning Streak in Lucas Equine Equipment Performance Hunter 3'3" Division

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/14/2013 7:07:35 PM

Havens Schatt and Smiles (Anne Gittins Photography) Wellington, FL - Havens Schatt and Smiles had plenty to grin about after earning championship honors in the Lucas Equine Equipment Performance Hunter 3'3" division during week ten of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Schatt and Smiles, a ten-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Bruce Duchossois, bested the division with consistent performances over two days of competition. Day one, the pair won the under saddle...

Johannes Ehning and Cayenne 162 Victorious in $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m Jumpers

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/13/2013 9:09:14 PM

Johannes Ehning and Cayenne 162 (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Week ten of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Horseware Ireland, featured the $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45 speed class on Wednesday with a win for Germany's Johannes Ehning and Cayenne 162. Earning points on the Longines FEI world ranking list, the pair won over Alise Oken (USA) riding Kaid Du Ry and Beezie Madden (USA) aboard Mademoiselle, with a lightning fast round. Week ten's FTI WEF...

Solid Gold USET Foundation Benefit at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 3/13/2013 3:13:26 PM

Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions and Wellington Equestrian Partners are pleased to announce that they will host a USET Foundation Benefit on Friday, April 12, 2013, at 6:30 pm. Held in the Global Pavilion at The Stadium at PBIEC, home to the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), the benefit has the theme of "Solid Gold!" and will raise money toward funding the U.S. Dressage Team in their 2013 European tours. The tours are in preparation for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian...

The Ridge at Wellington's 1.40m Grand Prix Invitational Series Heads Back to Mida for Its Final Week

by Arianna Delin for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 3/12/2013 11:19:40 AM

Wellington, FL - March 12, 2013 - This Friday marks the final week of The Ridge at Wellington's 1.40m Grand Prix Invitational Series. Stakes are at an ultimate high as riders compete for the top prize of Leading Rider. The event has been a highlight of the equestrian season, with top professionals and amateurs alike attending the weekly event. Last week saw an increase in participants, challenging their young horses and enjoying the grass field at Mida Farm. For the final week of the...

Jessica Springsteen and Vindicat W Shine in $82,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/11/2013 9:41:46 AM

Jessica Springsteen and Vindicat W (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Twenty-one-year-old Jessica Springsteen of Colts Neck, NJ, guided Stone Hill Farm's Vindicat W to the winning round in Sunday's $82,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic to conclude week nine of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by The Bainbridge Companies. Showing on a beautiful afternoon at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, Springsteen...

Without Question and Madison Arani Leave No Doubt in Pine Hollow Low Children's Hunter 2'6" Division

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/11/2013 7:48:40 AM

Without Question and Madison Arani (Anne Gittins Photography) Wellington, FL - Madison Arani, of Dover, MA, piloted Without Question to tricolor honors during the final day of competition for week nine of the FTI WEF. The pair was champion of the Pine Hollow Low Children's Hunter 2'6" Division after placing first over fences on day one followed by second place finishes under saddle and over fences day two. Reserve honors went to Sweet Addiction, owned by Sarah Sturges and ridden by...