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CSIO4* Wellington Junior Team Bios

by USEF Communications Department | 3/3/2016 6:29:53 PM

Find our more about the U.S. Junior Team for the $2,500 FEI Junior Riders Nations Cup presented by Hollow Creek Farm: Brett Burlington Born: February 13, 1999 Residence : Coral Gables, Florida Most Recent Highlights: • Won the $25,000 U25 Grand Prix at the 2015 Kentucky Summer Horse Show • Team Gold medalist at the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships • Team Gold medalist of the $25,000 Artisan Farms U25 Team Event at the 2015 Winter Equestrian...

Peters and Rosamunde Make Statement on First Day of Competition at AGDF 5

by Carly Weilminster for Adequan Global Dressage Festival | 2/10/2016 8:46:26 PM

Steffen Peters and Rosamunde (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Steffen Peters (USA) and Rosamunde, owned by Four Winds Farm, made an impressive jump to the top of the standings with a score of 75.380% in the FEI Grand Prix CDI 3*, presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty, at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). The CDI 3* Grand Prix competition started off the fifth week of AGDF, which is sponsored by Diamante Farms, at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian...

Canada's Belinda Trussell and Anton Capture Victory in FEI Grand Prix, Presented by Yeguada de Ymas, at AGDF 3

by Allison Kavey and Carly Weilminster | 1/28/2016 5:07:16 PM

Belinda Trussell and Anton top the AGDF3 FEI Grand Prix presented by Yeguada de Ymas. (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The extraordinarily full FEI Grand Prix class, presented by Yeguada de Ymas, concluded today at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Held over two days with 49 pairs competing in the Van Kampen Covered Arena due to inclement weather, the competition was strong and impressively consistent, with the top four riders scoring within tenths of points of each other....

HITS Ocala Winter Circuit Week I Sunday Jumper Round-Up Featuring the $50,000 Tuffrider/Equine Couture Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 1/27/2016 11:38:59 AM

Ocala, Fla. - Jumpers converged at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Florida, on Sunday to compete for big money and big opportunities in the $50,000 Tuffrider/Equine Couture Grand Prix, $7,500 U-Dump Jr/A-O Jumper Classic and the $1,000 S.A. Comunale Adult Jumper Classic. Lisa Goldman and Morocco on their way to a $50,000 Tuffrider/Equine Couture Grand Prix (ESI Photography) $50,000 Tuffrider/Equine Couture Grand Prix Morocco and Lisa Goldman from Hawthorne Woods, Illinois, sped past the rest of...

Andrew Kocher and Tracy Fenney Go Head to Head in the $25,000 Welcome Grand Prix During Equifest I at Lamplight Equestrian Center

by Brenda Mueller | 7/24/2015 2:12:31 AM

Andrew Kocher and Bologna Wayne, IL - July 23, 2015 - The $25,000 Welcome Grand Prix was the highlight of the day in the SmartPak Grand Prix Ring at Equifest I at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. Thirty-one entries took a swing at the Manuel Esparza designed course. Esparza, of Mexico City, Mexico, was an Assistant Designer for the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing in 2008. Tracy Fenney and Andrew Kocher took the top five spots in the class....

Andrew Kocher Claims Double Victory in Both the $75,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix and $20,000 Ariat Open Welcome Stake

by Cat Allen for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 6/30/2015 11:09:37 AM

Andrew Kocher and Casino Royal (c) Flying Horse Photography Parker, CO - June 30, 2015 - Colorado Horse Park's (CHP) Mid-Summer Show concluded this past weekend in Parker, CO. It was an exciting week of competition, which included the $75,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix and a $20,000 Open Welcome Stake sponsored by Ariat. The $75,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix had 20 participants, eight of which laid down clear rounds, which made for an exciting jump-off for spectators and riders...

Paris Sellon and Belle Win $34,000 1.45m Speed at the 2015 WEF

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/4/2015 3:53:22 PM

Paris Sellon and Belle (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began its ninth week of competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Wednesday with a win for 22-year-old Paris Sellon, of Los Angeles, CA, riding Belle in the $34,000 1.45m speed class. Jessica Springsteen (USA) and Davendy S were second with Andrew Ramsay (USA) and Welfare in third. Ireland's Alan Wade is the course designer in the International Arena for week nine....

Andres Rodriguez and Fifty Fifty 111 Victorious in $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 8

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/26/2015 7:14:12 PM

Andres Rodriguez and Fifty Fifty 111 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) hosted show jumping for all ages and nationalities in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Thursday. Venezuela's Andres Rodriguez and Fifty Fifty 111 won the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 8 in a speed round over Kent Farrington (USA) and Blue Angel. Laura Kraut (USA) earned an incredible one-two-three finish in the...

Megan Jordan and Top Shelf Reach High to Claim $15,000 Open Welcome Stake at Summer in the Rockies II

by Mary Adelaide Brakenridge for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/13/2014 1:23:39 AM

Megan Jordan and Top Shelf (Phelps Media Group) Parker, Colo. - Megan Jordan is making a stellar debut at Summer in the Rockies in her first visit to the Colorado Horse Park. She and Top Shelf, last to go in the jump-off for the $15,000 Open Welcome Stake, nailed the tight turns and galloped down to the last fence to sneak in just under John Pearce and Johnny B Good's target time and steal the victory. With 13 out of 30 entries in the Welcome Stake producing clear first rounds over the...

Jeffery Welles Wins Again to Kick Off Wellington Turf Tour Finale Week

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 3/20/2014 9:35:40 AM

Jeffery Welles and Bilion (Phelps Media Group, Inc.) Wellington, Fla. - The final week of the Wellington Turf Tour kicked off today at Deeridge Farms. It was a heated competition, with some of the nation's top riders, both professional and amateur, going neck to neck for the top awards in the 1.30m-1.35m Jumper classes and the YJC Finals. Jeffery Welles and Bilion once again rode to the top of the leader board in the first 1.30m-1.35m Jumpers, proving exactly why he sits at the pinnacle of...