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Scott Stewart & Quest Clinch Equine Tack & Nutritionals First Year Green Working Hunters to Kick Off World Champion Hunter Rider Week at FTI WEF

by Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/13/2014 10:21:52 PM

Quest in his winning presentation with ringmaster Gustavo Murcia, Susan Stanley, owner Stephanie Danhakl, and Marla Holt of USHJA (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Hunter competition took over the International Arena during Week 6 of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). The country's best hunter riders and horses will compete throughout Week 6 for a qualifying spot in the week's feature event, the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular on Saturday...

Todd Minikus and Quality Girl, Tiffany Foster and Victor Earn Top Prizes in $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 3

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/24/2014 8:50:25 AM

Todd Minikus and Quality Girl (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week three of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Fidelity Investments®, continued on Thursday afternoon with a shared victory for Todd Minikus (USA) and Quality Girl and Tiffany Foster (CAN) and Victor in the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 3. Held in a "California Split" due to the large number of entries, the competition awarded two sets of placings, each with $34,000...

Tough Competition for Professional and Future Hunter Championships at Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/2/2013 9:34:05 AM

Queen Lattifa and Hunt Tosh (Shawn McMillen Photography) Upper Marlboro, MD – Nine championships were awarded today at the Capital Challenge Horse Show presented by The Gochman Family, honoring the best hunters in the country. Along with the Second Year Green Working and High Performance Hunter divisions, championships were given in six Future Hunter divisions and the Performance Hunters 3'6”. The Capital Challenge Horse Show, held at the Prince George's Equestrian Center in...

Zone 2 Captures Double Gold in Jumping at 2013 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North

by Jennifer Wood and Brad Ettleman for USEF | 7/18/2013 9:00:49 PM

Jumping Young Rider Team Gold medalists from Zone 2: Lillie Keenan, Michael Hughes, Gabrielle Bausano, and Mattias Tromp (Sportfot) Lexington, KY – There were four Team medal competitions today at the 2013 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). In the Jumping, Zone 2 won both the the Young Rider and Junior Golds. USA took Gold in the Junior division of Reining, while the Young Riders from Canada were best. The NAJYRC continues...

Coleman and Dutton Take Top Honours at the Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event

by Starting Gate Communications | 6/9/2013 8:34:23 PM

Phillip Dutton of the United States (left) riding Ben and William Coleman III riding Obos O’Reilly celebrate their respective victories in the CIC3* and CCI3* divisions of the 2013 Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event (Cealy Tetley, www.tetleyphoto.com) Bromont, Quebec – William Coleman III and Phillip Dutton both maintained their leads in the final show jumping phase to win the CCI3* and CIC3* divisions respectively at the 2013 Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler...

Not Going Off The Reservation

by Mollie Bailey | 4/3/2013 1:46:28 PM

This article has been reposted from The Chronicle of the Horse ( https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/not-going-reservation ) Wellington, Fla.—March 27 At today’s U.S. Equestrian Federation Town Hall Meeting, U.S. Hunter Jumper Association President Bill Moroney didn’t mince words when discussing the importance of changing the hunter/jumper culture when it comes to overuse and misuse of drugs and medications. “We have to admit we have an issue,” said Moroney,...

Tampa Bay Classic Wrap-Up

by Elsie Vieira for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/2/2012 2:30:31 PM

Beezie Madden and Mademoiselle were the winners of the $50,000 Grand Prix of Tampa CSI 2*-W (Bierer/PMG) Tampa, FL - The Tampa Bay Classic, held at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, FL, has come to an end after an exceptional week of competition. After a week of unparalleled athleticism and talent, exhibitors are reveling in their success and taking a quick break before the second week of the Tampa Equestrian Series begins. The main highlight was on the...

Scott Brash and Intertoy Z Win $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

by Lauren Fisher and Shona Rosenblum for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/26/2012 8:44:22 AM

Scott Brash and Intertoy Z (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - March 25, 2012 - Week eleven of the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival concluded on Sunday with a victory for Great Britain's Scott Brash and Intertoy Z in the $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. The pair won over Ben Maher (GBR) and Quiet Easy 4 and Cian O'Connor (IRL) and KEC Alligator Alley in second and third. Today's course in the International Arena was set by Richard Jeffery of Bournemouth,...

Germany Wins $75,000 FEI Nation's Cup Presented by G&C Farm

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/3/2012 9:20:49 AM

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...

Scott Brash and Intertoy Z Top $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix, CSI 2*

by Jennifer Wood and Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/22/2012 7:52:45 AM

Sambalino and Becky Gochman Top Elite Shavings Amateur-Owner Over 35 Championship Wellington, FL - January 21, 2012 - A great crowd came out to watch the $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix, CSI 2* at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Topping a full field of competitors and winning in front of more than 4,000 spectators was Great Britain's Scott Brash on Stan Brash's Intertoy Z. Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze (CAN) was second on Torrey Pines &...