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$55,000 Nespresso Battle of the Sexes Kicks Off 2013 "Saturday Night Lights" on January 12

by Jennifer Wood Media | 1/8/2013 9:52:26 AM

Wellington, FL - January 7, 2013 - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) looks forward to kicking off the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) season with its first week of competition coming up on January 9-13, 2013, sponsored by The Mar-a-Lago Club. The week will feature a full schedule of exciting hunter/jumper competition, including the $55,000 Nespresso Battle of the Sexes exhibition class as the start of the "Saturday Night Lights" series and fun events like the Jump for...

CN Winter Equestrian Festival Opens in Celebration of Color

by Brian Sosby | 1/17/2008 4:03:00 PM

WELLINGTON, FL—The CN Winter Equestrian Festival opened a 12-week run Wednesday to accolades from riders over the rebuilt Palm Beach International Equestrian Center that was a celebration of color with thousands of flowers decorating the show grounds. Labels of "world class," "unbelievable" and "amazing" were applied by exhibitors to the show grounds that were taken over by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC (ESP) just one month and one day before the start of WEF. Opening day saw 929 horses...

Paso Fino Tops Twelve Breeds in Battle of the Breeds

by By Bea Fedor | 11/20/2008 11:11:00 AM

The 2008 Trail Blazer Festival took place at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara, CA, November 14-16, 2008. The festival had many speakers, exhibits and other events. One of the events participated in by Rocky Mountain, Paso Fino, American Saddlebred, Icelandic, Kiger Mustang, Mangalarga Marchador, Morgan, Arabian, Mustang, Quarter Horse, Peruvian, and Tennessee Walker horses was the “Battle of the Breeds,” which was a unique trail competition held between a select group of horses that...

Men and Women Tie at WEF Battle of the Sexes

by Lauren Fisher and Maddy Stover for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/11/2015 8:09:53 AM

The women and men shared victory in this year's $75,000 Battle of the Sexes (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Nearly 4,000 spectators packed the house at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Saturday night to watch the men and women duel for bragging rights as the winners of this year's edition of the $75,000 Battle of the Sexes at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival. The women had won the competition for six consecutive years up to this point, but settled for a tie in the...

Succeed® and Wellington Classic Dressage Present Successful United States Equestrian Team Foundation Holiday Fundraiser

by By Lauren Fisher | 12/30/2009 4:24:00 PM

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation Holiday Fundraiser, presented by Succeed® and Wellington Classic Dressage, was a great success as spectators had the opportunity to experience the one-of-a-kind equestrian event featuring performances, exhibitions and team competitions with Olympians and many top equestrian stars. A benefit for the USET Foundation, the fundraiser was held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, on December 11-12, 2009. Through generous...

John Pearce Battles the Flu to Win $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix, Presented by Zoetis

by HITS E-News | 2/10/2014 8:51:00 PM

Thermal, Calif. - With three mounts to jump around, not a single onlooker would know that John Pearce of Bermuda Dunes, California was battling the flu during the $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Thermal on Sunday. He and Son of a Gun, owned by Forest View Farm, were one of only four pairs to jump clear against a very tight first round time allowed of 81 seconds. Pearce first appeared on trusted partner Chianto, owned by Forest View Farm and Allison Moore, and was...

Los Angeles Equestrian Center Season Opener Starts 2008 With Record Entries

by By Langer Equestrian Group | 2/7/2008 3:35:00 PM

Langer Equestrian Group, Inc., kicked off the 2008 show season with record entries and sunny skies at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center (LAEC) Season Opener, January 18-20, 2008, at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Junior rider Laura Ware started off 2008 on a winning streak. She piloted Parker to the large junior championship, and then showed the gelding’s versatility by garnering wins in equitation as well. The pair captured both the USEF Medal and the ASPCA Maclay, as well as a...

US Equestrian Announces Continued Partnership with NetJets® as Title Sponsor of the U.S. Show Jumping Team through 2022

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/5/2021 11:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that NetJets will continue as an official partner of US Equestrian and as the title sponsor of the U.S. Show Jumping Team, a partnership that has been in place since 2018. Additionally, NetJets is a silver level sponsor of the US Equestrian Learning Center and the sponsor of the U.S. Team Owner’s Party. “It’s an exciting year for the NetJets/U.S. Show Jumping Team as they work toward the Tokyo Olympics this...

Women Earn Fifth Consecutive Victory in $55,000 Nespresso Battle of the Sexes

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/13/2013 1:12:44 AM

The winning women's team (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Over 3,500 fans packed the stands at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on the opening Saturday night to watch the women beat the men for the fifth year in a row in the $55,000 Nespresso Battle of the Sexes at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) in Wellington. It was the closest race yet in the three-phase competition between the male and female teams, but the ladies pulled out another victory in the...

Media Credential Application Now Open for 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/1/2023 1:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions (FOC) is set to take place August 21-27 at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. FOC includes the following national championships: Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship Adequan ® /USEF Para Dressage National Championship Adequan ® /USEF Young Adult Brentina Cup Dressage National Championship Horseware Ireland/USEF...