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Quentin Judge and HH Dark de la Hart Triumph in $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/27/2014 8:52:29 AM

Quentin Judge and HH Dark de la Hart (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week three of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Fidelity Investments®, concluded at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Sunday with a win for Quentin Judge (USA) and Double H Farm's HH Dark de la Hart in the $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. FTI WEF will continue with its fourth week of competition, sponsored by Ariat®, on Wednesday,...

Ben Maher and Cella Master $125,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 3*

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/26/2014 8:57:30 AM

Ben Maher and Cella (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - he world's best battled it out at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Saturday night with a one-two finish for Great Britain in the $125,000 Fidelity investments® Grand Prix CSI 3* at the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Ben Maher and Scott Brash, the top two ranked riders in the world, finished on top of an impressive field of horses and riders in an exciting ten-horse jump-off. Maher, the...

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven Victorious With Divertimento in FEI Grand Prix Special at AGDF 3 CDI W

by Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/25/2014 10:25:08 PM

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Divertimento (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Sweden's Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven finished first for the second time with Divertimento during the third week of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), this time winning the FEI Grand Prix Special presented by US P.R.E. Association on Saturday evening. Vilhelmson-Silfven and Divertimento, a 12-year-old Westphalian owned by Lövsta Stuteri, topped the class with a score of 74.882%. The third week of the...

Heather Mason & Zar Can't Be Caught in Intermediare 1 Saturday at #AdequanGDF 3

by Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/25/2014 9:25:58 PM

Heather Mason and Zar (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Heather Mason (USA) and Zar won the FEI Intermediaire-I presented by Chesapeake Dressage Institute on Saturday afternoon. Mason and Zar also won the FEI Intermediaire Freestyle during the first week of competition and topped week three's class with a score of 71.842%. Second place went to Brittany Fraser of Canada and All In for their score of 71.053%. Fellow Canadian Chris Von Martels rounded out the top three with Zilverstar....

Ben Maher and Diva Celebrate First Win Together at the Wellington Turf Tour's $15,000 Friday Grand Prix

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 1/25/2014 1:18:04 PM

Ben Maher and Diva (Phelps Media Group, Inc.) Wellington, Fla. - The sun was getting low in the sky at the Ridge at Wellington as Britain's Olympic Gold Medalist Ben Maher entered the Grand Prix Field. Aboard his most recent mount Diva, Maher, the number two ranked rider in the Longines World Rankings, tackled the track and climbed to the top of the leader board for today's 1.40m Wellington Turf Tour. It was a moment that marked a solid beginning for the pair-their first win as a team....

Lars Petersen and Mariett Lead the Competition in FEI Grand Prix Freestyle at AGDF 3 CDI W

by Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/25/2014 9:39:28 AM

Lars Petersen and Mariett (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Danish rider Lars Petersen and his grand prix mount Mariett won the FEI World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix Freestyle presented by US P.R.E. Association during the third week of competition at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Petersen rode Marcia Pepper's 16-year-old Danish Warmblood mare to first place with 77.450%. Second place went to Canada's Diane Creech and Devon L. The pair finished on a 73.175%. Mikala...

Ashlee Bond Clarke Cuts the Ribbon on HITS Thermal

by HITS E-News | 1/25/2014 7:56:42 AM

Ashlee Bond Clarke is piloting a new mount at HITS Thermal in 2014 and made an impressive debut at HITS Thermal on Friday. She and Chela LS topped a field of 42 to win the $25,000 SmartPak Grand prix, presented by Zoetis.(Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, Calif . - Ashlee Bond Clarke of Hidden Hills, California rode to an “icing on the cake” win aboard Little Valley Farms’ Chela LS today at HITS Thermal. The $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, was the first...

Frances Land and Vieanne Victorious in $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m Speed

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/24/2014 11:11:40 PM

Frances Land and Vieanne (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Frances Land (USA) and Vieanne proved themselves with a win against many of the world's best in Friday's $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m speed class during week three of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). An FEI World Ranking competition, the pair held a significant lead through most of the class, jumping clear and fast to top second place finishers Daniel Bluman (COL) and Apardi, with Ben Maher (GBR) and...

Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon Soar in $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, Presented by Zoetis

by HITS E-News | 1/24/2014 1:45:13 PM

While batting clean-up in the jump-off, Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon won the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Ocala (©ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Tracy Fenney is no stranger to the grand prix winner’s presentations that take place at HITS Ocala, and the 2014 circuit is starting off to be no different. She piloted both of her grand prix mounts, MTM Timon and MTM Centano, in Thursday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, and it was MTM Timon who...

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven Clinches Another Win at AGDF 3 This Time With Divertimento

by Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/24/2014 8:20:47 AM

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Divertimento (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla - Sweden's Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven continued her hot streak in Wellington on Thursday afternoon, winning the FEI Grand Prix with Divertimento during the third week of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Vilhelmson-Silfven took home two first place prizes with Don Auriello during the first week of AGDF and started off week three with equal success. Vilhelmson-Silfvenand Lövsta Stuteri's...