Competition, sportsmanship, camaraderie. When eventual $216,000 CSIO4* Grand Prix winner Darragh Kenny (right) passed Hardin Towell after a clear jumpoff round on Sunday, March 6th in Wellington, Florida, a moment of congratulations and respect passed between the two. More than just a high-five, the moment between fierce competitors and good friends exemplified the best […]
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Week seven of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Suncast®, concluded on Sunday featuring the $86,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The win went to Richard Spooner (USA) aboard Little Valley Farms’ Chivas Z, with Eduardo Menezes (BRA) and Caruschka 2 in […]
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Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum was awarded the Overall Leading Lady Grand Prix Rider for the 2015 circuit last night ahead of the 2015 $500,000 CSI5* Grand Prix, on behalf of Martha Jolicoeur of Illustrated Properties. Developing a strong presence early on in the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival, Meredith finished third in the $34,000 Ruby et Violette […]
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The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce that 18-year-old Michael Hughes of Allendale, NJ has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Maxine Beard Show Jumping Rider Award. Hughes was presented with the Maxine Beard Award trophy at the Winter Equestrian Festival Finale on March 28, 2015, at the Palm Beach […]
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In addition to the Rolex Grand Prix, several other awards were presented Saturday evening for the final week of competition in Wellington. Britain’s Ben Maher accepted the Simba Run Perpetual Trophy on behalf of Tatiana Korsakova as the owner of Diva II, the open jumper who has earned the most prize money in classes held […]
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