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Team Canada Wins $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Presented by G&C Farm

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/1/2014 10:35:48 AM

Team Canada's winning presentation with Equestrian Sport Productions' CEO Mark Bellissimo, and Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal of G&C Farm (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The Canadian team of Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar earned victory in Friday night's $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ presented by G&C Farm, at the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) in Wellington, FL. Teams representing 12 different countries participated in the...

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven Returns to AGDF to Win Palm Beach Dressage Derby FEI Grand Prix

by Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/1/2014 7:49:40 AM

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Don Auriello (SusanJ.Stickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Sweden's Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven earned the first victory of the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W during Week 8 of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Vilhelmson-Silfven and Lövsta Stuteri's Don Auriello, a 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding out of Wey o Mey x Don Davidoff, topped the FEI Grand Prix, presented by Martha W. Jolicoeur and Maria Mendelsohn of Illustrated Properties. Later in the...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Jumps to Third in CSIO4* Wellington’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm

by Helen Murray | 2/28/2014 11:35:21 PM

Wellington, Fla. - Clear rounds were the order of the night on Friday evening as 12 teams went to task over Steve Stephen’s 12-obstacle track in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm, the feature competition Laura Kraut and Cedric (StockImageServices.com) of CSIO4* Wellington. The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team headed into the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s International Arena for the two-round competition, held in conjunction with the FTI...

Future of U.S. Jumping on Display in FEI Nations Cup presented by Hollow Creek Farm Competitions at CSIO Wellington

by Helen Murray | 2/28/2014 4:46:52 PM

Wellington, Fla. - Saturday afternoon and evening at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival will showcase show jumping’s youth in the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s International Arena as Young Riders, Juniors, and Child Riders contest FEI Nations Cups presented by Hollow Creek Farm. The U.S. heads into competition, which is in its second year, with three strong teams looking to stand atop the podium in each Nations Cup competition. The U.S. Young Rider, Junior...

David Beisel and Ammeretto Take Two Straight Grand Prix Wins at HITS Ocala

by HITS E-News | 2/28/2014 11:10:34 AM

David Beisel and Ammeretto jump their way to a win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Grand prix on-lookers let out a roar at the HITS Ocala Tournament as professional rider David Beisel of Goshen, Ohio rode the speedster stallion Ammeretto to a second straight win after last Sunday’s $50,000 Strongid® C 2X™ Grand Prix. With a flying finish over the last oxer, they were through the timers to best the field by...

Record Prize Money for Longines Global Champions Tour in 2014

by GCT Press Office | 2/28/2014 10:12:10 AM

(Sportfot/LGCT) Record prize money of around €9 million (approximately US $12 million) will be part of this year's ground-breaking Longines Global Champions Tour series. The countdown to the start of the new championship season is underway and anticipation is mounting as riders and fans prepare for 14 incredible events and the biggest calendar in the Tour's history. The first-ever show jumping event involving international horses in Shanghai, China, will feature the highest prize...

Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' Win $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 8

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/27/2014 9:39:56 PM

Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Thursday with round 8 of its Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series and a win for USA's Beezie Madden aboard Abigail Wexner's Cortes 'C'. The class was held in a timed first round format with 19 clear rounds out of 78 starters with the win for Madden and Cortes 'C', with McLain Ward (USA) and Zander in second, and Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA)...

Jeffery Welles Blazes the Trail Riding Bilion to the 1.30m-1.35m Wellington Turf Tour Victory at IPC

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 2/27/2014 8:59:32 AM

Jeffery Welles and Bilion Wellington, Fla. - Jeffery Welles and Bilion soared through the timers in 30.010 seconds to capture the victory in the first 1.30m-1.35m Jumper class at the International Polo Club Palm Beach (IPC). Their skill through the short track allowed them to surpass 27 contenders and affirm their lead in the Leading Rider Bonus standings. Peter Leone and Alias rode to the first place finish in the second 1.30m-1.35m class, riding to the superior time of 31.488 seconds. Leslie...

USEF/USEF Network Win 2014 Equestrian Social Media Awards

by Andrew Minnick | 2/26/2014 10:42:45 AM

The 2014 Equestrian Social Media Awards winners were announced on Monday, February 24th. The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and USEF network both earned top recognition. USEF Network was awarded with the judges choice recognition In the category "Best Use of Social media in Broadcast Media." The awards are announced each year via YouTube video, and you can see the announcement of USEF Network as winner here . In the category "Best Use of Social Media in the Americas," USEF earned...

The Genn Men Dominate CWD Grand Prix at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Winter Classic

by Classic Communications | 2/25/2014 5:29:09 PM

Wilhelm Genn and his own Happy Z fly over a fence on the CWD fence en route to the winner's circle (flashpoint photography) Gulfport, Miss. - Patriarch Wilhelm Genn of Lebanon, Ohio and his sons Ryan and Theo took the top three placing's in Sunday's $50,000 CWD Grand Prix at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Winter Classic in Gulfport Sunday. World-renowned, international course designer Michel Vaillancourt originally from Montreal, Canada and now living in Aiken, South Carolina designed the...