FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival 2014
WEF Newsletter, Week 10
The ninth week of the FTI WEF was from March 5 – 9 and was sponsored by The Bainbridge Companies. Week 10 of the FTI WEF is from March 12 – 16 and is sponsored by Horseware Ireland. The 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival has 12 weeks of competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center that conclude on March 30, 2014, and awards $8 million in prize money through the circuit.
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FTI WEF Upcoming Events
Ride & Learn with Katherine Bateson-Chandler – Learn dressage principles from top dressage rider Katherine Bateson-Chandler at this week’s Ride & Learn Clinic. Held in the Van Kampen Arena at 2 pm on Tuesday, March 10, the clinic is $100 to participate and free to audit.
Lunch & Learn Series, presented by Horseware Ireland and Ice-Vibe – The Lunch & Learn weekly educational series will feature “Innovate Not Imitate – The Secret to Success” during Week 10. Join us at The Wellington Club on the Main Grounds of PBIEC on Thursday, March 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Admission is free for riders, trainers, and owners. Lunch will be provided for all attendees.
$34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 10 – Another week of world-class show jumping competition begins with Week 10’s $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup. Thursday’s class will set the stage for Saturday’s $125,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3*. Competition kicks off at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, in the International Arena at PBIEC.
AGDF 10 CDI W and CPEDI 3* – International level competition is back at the AGDF with the AGDF 10 CDI W and CPEDI 3*. The CPEDI 3* competition gives Para-Dressage athletes the chance to earn scores to qualify for the Alltech World Equestrian Games later this year in Lyon, France. Competition runs March 13 – 16 at The Stadium at PBIEC. Parking and admission are free.
Equestrian Lifestyle Destination Coffee Table Book Signing with Elena Lusenti – Elena Lusenti, photographer for the gorgeous Equestrian Lifestyle Destination coffee table book, will be hosting two more book signings during Week 10. On Friday, March 14, Elena will be at the Global Pavilion at AGDF beginning at 6:00 p.m. and will also be available at the FTI WEF on Saturday, March 15, at noon in the International Club. Books are available for purchase at the WEF Boutiques on the Main Grounds of PBIEC or at the book signing. Anyone who purchases a book will automatically be entered in a drawing to win the chance to get a special edition copy signed by an Olympic rider.
“Friday Night Stars” FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI W, presented by Today’s Equestrian and GF Enterprise, LLC – Dressage is back under the lights for Week 10 of the AGDF, featuring the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI W, presented by Today’s Equestrian and GF Enterprise, LLC, on Friday, March 14, at 7:00 p.m. Get your seat early for this crowd-favorite event showcasing the world’s best dressage competitors. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. Spectators will be treated to a special performance featuring musicians from the Frost School of Music as well as a Young Rider Freestyle Demonstration along with the competition.
Try Your Key for the Chance to win a VitaFlex Trunk of Products – A reminder for all exhibitors that received a key to the VitaFlex Trunk to try their luck at opening the trunk full of VitaFlex products. Anyone with a key is invited to take a chance at opening the lock on Saturday, March 15, between 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the VitaFlex tent located beside the International Club entrance.
USET Foundation Solid Gold Benefit “Prancing with the Stars” – Support American dressage athletes’ trip to the FEI Alltech World Equestrian Games in Lyon, France, as well as the USET’s High Performance Programs. Enjoy an evening full of entertainment, including a fabulous live auction, a dressage performance, and the evening’s feature event, the “Prancing with the Stars” Dance Competition. Watch professionals and top dressage athletes strut their stuff on Saturday, March 15, at the AGDF Global Pavilion at The Stadium at PBIEC from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. For ticket reservations and additional information, contact Annie Cizadlo at 218-349-3452.
“Saturday Night Lights” $125,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3*- Another thrilling evening of world-class show jumping competition will be hosted under the lights of the International Arena on Saturday, March 15. The world’s best rider and horse combinations will vie for their share for $125,000 as well as the chance to qualify for the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix CSI 5*. Doors open at 7:00 and the first horse is on course at 8:00 p.m. General admission is free and parking is $20 per vehicle.
$34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic – Enjoy a relaxing Sunday afternoon at FTI WEF during the $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Classic in the International Arena on March 16 following the day’s opening junior jumper classics. Grab a drink at the Tiki Hut while you watch world-class show jumping and make sure to stop in at any of the dozens of vendors at the FTI WEF!
Fete Cheval Etoile Benefitting the EQUUS Foundation – The Fete Cheval Etoile will take place Sunday evening, March 16, in The Gallery and The Wellington Club at the Main Grounds at PBIEC. Chaired by Jenny Belknap Kees and Chrystine Tauber, the star-studded evening will celebrate the induction of 10 extraordinary horses into the Horse Stars Hall of Fame and feature cocktails, an auction, dinner and dancing with a special performance by the American Vaulting Association International Friendship Team under the lights in the International Arena. Join us at 6:30 p.m. RSVP at www.equusfoundation.org/fete. For more information, call 203-259-1550.
FTI WEF Horse Show Wrap-Up Week 9
Rodrigo Pessoa and Citizenguard Cadjanine Z Capture $280,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 4*, Presented by The Bainbridge Companies
Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa jumped to victory with Citizenguard Cadjanine Z in Saturday night’s $280,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 4*, presented by The Bainbridge Companies, at the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) in Wellington, FL. The class featured a roster of the world’s top riders and saw a win for the legendary show jumper and his promising new mount ahead of three young U.S. riders. Jessica Springsteen and Vindicat W, Wilton Porter and Paloubet, and Katie Dinan with Nougat du Vallet finished second, third and fourth respectively.
Alan Wade (IRL) set the track for 45 competitors that qualified during the week to compete in Saturday night’s World Cup qualifying grand prix competition. Seventeen combinations jumped clear to advance to the jump-off and seven of those were able to clear the second round course without fault. Rodrigo Pessoa and Alain van Campenhoudt’s Citizenguard Cadjanine Z blazed to victory in 39.52 seconds.
Twenty-two-year old Jessica Springsteen flew to a second place finish with Stone Hill Farm’s Vindicat W in 41.97 seconds. First to go in the jump-off, 20-year-old Wilton Porter set a very fast pace with Sleepy P Ranch LLC’s Paloubet in 42.64 seconds to finish third. Twenty-one-year-old Katie Dinan finished fourth with Grant Road Partners’ Nougat du Vallet in 43.11 seconds.
The Leading Lady Grand Prix Rider Award was also presented to Dinan on Saturday night for her success throughout week nine. The award is presented by Martha Jolicoeur of Illustrated Properties in memory of Dale Lawler.
For his win, Pessoa was presented with the Herman ‘Kappy’ Kaplan Perpetual Memorial Trophy, established for Kappy with fondness by the Farriers of the 1995 WEF. Pessoa has won the trophy twice before, topping the week nine grand prix in back to back years in 2010 aboard Double H Farm’s Night Train and 2011 with Double H Farm’s HH Let’s Fly.
Pessoa started riding Citizenguard Cadjanine Z, a 12-year-old Zangersheide mare (Canabis Z x Feinschnitt I Z), in July of 2013 and has been working on developing a good rapport with what he calls a “special” and particularly quirky horse.
The pair made big steps competing in Wellington this winter, including a shared victory with fellow Brazilian Alvaro de Miranda in week seven’s $125,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challene Cup Round 7. Pessoa has big hopes for the mare and thinks that she has great potential. She has already done big things, including a 2012 Olympic Games appearance in London with Belgium’s Gregory Wathelet.
“She had a couple of good shows last year,” Pessoa detailed. “In Barcelona in the Nations Cup Final we were second and she went clear, and then she won the Grand Prix in Arezzo. Slowly, we have been getting better. She is not an easy mare, but she has a lot of potential, a lot of scope and she’s really a fighter. She has her own way, and we are starting to understand her better, and she reall
y turned a corner here in Florida. She has been really comfortable, jumping well and it’s good.”
“She has the potential to jump any track. She is super brave and she has tremendous scope, it’s just that some days she can be a little bit quirky,” Pessoa noted. “She’s special. She has days that she is not really into it and she doesn’t give you any warning. She is fairly unpredictable, but when she is in the mood to go, she is as good as any horse out there, and she was definitely in the mood today!”
Pessoa spoke about the course, which yielded a large number of clear rounds. “I didn’t expect the 17 clears,” he admitted. “The course had a really nice flow to it. It was nice, but maybe a little bit too nice. The starting order had a lot of really good horses, and immediately we saw clears coming. It was more than what he wanted I think, but we had a nice jump-off. The conditions were really perfect. The temperature was perfect, the footing was perfect, so I think maybe Alan was a little bit too soft given the quality of horses and riders that were on the start list, but he’s a great builder nonetheless. They can’t get it right every time, but he is still one of my favorite course builders.”
“The jump-off suited my horse really well,” Pessoa added. “I thought if I did the plan that I had in mind, and everything showed up right, it could be good, so I was lucky that everything really showed up how I wanted. Coming out, I thought okay, ‘It’s fast, but you never know.’ With so many fast combinations coming behind you, you never know. I thought if it wasn’t good enough to win it would be close – second or third – but in the end it held up, and I’m really happy.”
Jessica Springsteen was very happy with her second place finish with Vindicat W, especially since the young rider has been commuting back and forth between Florida and North Carolina for school. She is in her third year at Duke University.
“He felt great tonight,” Springsteen said of Vindicat. “I rubbed the third fence really hard, so I’m lucky it didn’t come down, but it was great. I thought by the end the fences got a lot bigger, so I was surprised there were so many clear, but I was really happy with him.”
Springsteen admitted that although she has gone fast with Vindicat before, this was probably the fastest she has gone while still leaving the fences up. “That’s my problem. I usually go a little bit too fast and get too much going, so I tried to keep it together,” she stated.
Springsteen had the additional challenge of going after the very fast round that Pessoa put down, and she did her best to keep up. “I wasn’t expecting to beat him, but yeah, I was happy,” she smiled. “Wilton was so fast too. There were so many fast rounds I wasn’t really expecting tonight, but he’s naturally a really fast horse, so if I get to the jumps correctly it works out.”
Springsteen explained that she has been going back and forth to school and skipping two weeks in a row to show. “This is my second week. I showed last week, so it was kind of nice,” she admitted. “I was practicing more, and I think that helped.”
“It’s hard to really train a lot,” she said of the challenge to stay competitive while not riding regularly. “I fly down Wednesday night and go straight into the ‘WEF’ (Challenge Cup). I think I have gotten better at not riding as much. I used to get jumped loose all the time, but I have gotten used to it a bit more. I’m lucky that I know my horses really well that I am riding. If I had a new horse it would be different, but with Vindicat, it’s my third year with him. I know him really well, so I feel confident stepping into a big grand prix.”
Third place finisher, Wilton Porter, is also a young rider traveling back and forth from school as a freshman at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and has faced the added challenge of staying up to par to compete against the world’s best riders in Wellington.
“I personally kind of feel like an underdog,” Porter admitted. “If I don’t do well it’s not the end of the world, but I’m trying to prove something, so I am constantly pushing myself harder. Being a young rider and balancing school and riding, I have a great team helping me out, so I can always count on them when I’m competing.”
Porter went first in the jump-off with his horse, Paloubet, and set a very fast time. “I think the first round course actually suited me because it was a little more open, which is better for me and Paloubet because he is definitely a horse that I try to be softer with,” Porter said. “The softer I can be, the better he is. In the jump-off, going first probably worked out better for me as well because if I had seen Rodrigo go first, I would have tried to go faster than I should have! The last jump, it was definitely fast. I wasn’t sure how it was going to end up. I’m actually on spring break this past week, so I have been able to ride all week, which has helped for sure.”
For full results, please visit www.showgroundslive.com.
Jumper Highlights – Wednesday through Sunday
The 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) kicked off its ninth week of competition on Wednesday, March 5, with a $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m speed class and a top finish for Ireland’s Darragh Kenny aboard Quiz.
Ireland’s Alan Wade was the course designer in the International Arena for week nine. Wade set the track for 58 competitors in Wednesday’s 1.45m speed class with 14 clear rounds. Darragh Kenny finished first with Quiz and third aboard Picolo, with Lauren Hough (USA) and Ohlala in second.
Kenny jumped the first clear round of the class aboard his first mount, Oakland Ventures LLC’s Picolo, and set the pace at 61.91 seconds. He then beat his own time with Spruce Meadows’ Quiz several rounds later, taking the lead in 61.65 seconds. Kenny sat first and second until the end, when Lauren Hough jumped into second with Ohlala in 61.76 seconds. Quiz took the win and Picolo settled for third.
Also showing on Wednesday, week nine’s competition began in the morning with a win for Laura Chapot and Bradberry in the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m speed class. Chapot then went on to her second win of the day in the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m jump-off class riding Mary Chapot’s Umberto.
An $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m jump-off class was held Thursday with another win for USA’s Laura Chapot. She won the class on Quointreau un Prince, owned by Chapot and McLain Ward. Beezie Madden (USA) finished second with Abigail Wexner’s Breitling LS.
FTI WEF hosted the start of its $125,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 9 on Thursday with 89 entries and 23 jumping clear to advance to the jump-off over the Alan Wade (IRL) designed course. Unfortunately, only ten of the jump-off entries were able to complete their rounds before a severe storm blew through the show grounds. The remaining 13 entries showed on Friday morning with Kent Farrington (USA) and Amalaya Investments’ Voyeur jumping to victory. The pair cleared the course in the fastest time of 42.86 seconds.
Lauren Hough (USA) and Ohlala were the leaders coming into Friday morning after completing their jump-off round on Thursday in 45.21 seconds. Hough then beat her own time in 44.91 seconds aboard Karina Rotenburg’s Böckmanns Lazio on Friday. Hough finished third and fourth with her two mounts when Farrington and Voyeur blazed the fastest pace, followed by the second fastest round of Daniel Deusser (GER) and Stephex Stables’ Cornet d’Amour in 44.55 seconds. In addition to the prize money for the class, Farrington earned a special $3,000 bonus as part of the SSG ‘Go Clean for the Green’ promotion for wearing his SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves. Each week of the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series, a $3,000 bonus will be awarded to the winning rider if they are wearing SSG ‘Digital’ Riding Gloves in all rounds of competition with the SSG logo clearly visible.
A $34,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class was held Friday afternoon in the International Arena at PBIEC with an exciting win for Ben Maher (GBR) and Jane Clark’s Aristo Z. The class saw 60 competitors with 20 clear rounds and an increasingly fast pace as the rounds went on. Fifth to go, Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Spy Coast Farm LLC’s Cyklon 1083 set a very tough time to beat at 63.23 seconds. The pair held the lead through most of the class until two of the finals competitors eventually pushed them into third.
Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Oakland Ventures LLC’s Picolo were the first combination to edge out Sweetnam’s time in 62.97 seconds, eventually finishing second. A few rounds later, Ben Maher and Aristo Z completed the fastest round in 62.23 seconds. Last to go, Meagan Nusz (USA) and Amalaya Investments’ Vesuvius jumped into fourth in 64.11 seconds.
Also showing on Friday, Laura Chapot earned her fifth win of the week in the International Arena at FTI WEF. Chapot has been unstoppable this week, winning back to back classes on Wednesday in the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m speed class with Bradberry and the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m jump-off class riding Mary Chapot’s Umberto. On Thursday, she won the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m jump-off class aboard Quointreau un Prince, a horse she co-owns with McLain Ward. On Friday, Chapot added two more wins to her week, topping the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge with Bradberry and the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m jump-off class riding Umberto.
Bradberry, a 16-year-old Selle Francais gelding, has been winning classes for several years with Chapot in the irons and kept his streak alive this week. He also posted back to back victories in both the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m speed class and the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge during weeks six and eight.
Chapot has won classes outside of the International Arena this week as well, winning both the $2,500 Derby Gold Pine Shavings 1.35m speed and jump-off classes with Mary Chapot’s Castellana, and topping a $1,500 Adequan 8-Year-Old Young Jumper class with Out of Ireland for owner The Edge. She continues to be one of the top riders at FTI WEF each year.
The $25,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series Semi-Final was held on Friday night, presented by the Dutta Corporation in association with Guido Klatte. Fifty young riders under the age of 25 competed under the lights in the International Arena, with seven clear rounds to jump-off, and a win for 20-year-old Nicole Bellissimo of Wellington, FL. Riding Bellissimo LLC’s VDL Bellefleur, an eight-year-old KWPN mare by Cardento x Emilion, Bellissimo jumped the only double clear round in the jump-off to take top honors in 51.64 seconds. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan MacPherson of Toronto, Ontario, finished second aboard JEM Stables’ Piccobello du val de Geer with the fastest four-fault round in 45.39 seconds. Twenty-year-old Adrienne Sternlicht of Greenwich, CT, jumped into third with four faults in 47.24 seconds aboard Starlight Farms’ Oreade de Dames.
Week nine of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by The Bainbridge Companies, concluded on Sunday with a win for Japan’s Eiken Sato and Egano van het Slogenhof in the $84,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic showing at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL.
Alan Wade (IRL) finished the week out with a tough course for 59 entries in the 1.50m Classic with just three clear rounds to advance to the jump-off. Eiken Sato and Stephex Stables’ Egano van het Slogenhof were the first combination to jump off and set the leading time in 46.15 seconds. Great Britain’s Scott Brash and Hello Annie, owned by Lord & Lady Harris and Lord & Lady Kirkham, jumped another clear round and finished second in 47.03 seconds. Venezuela’s Andres Rodriguez and Arao Enterprises LLC’s Caballito had one rail down over the short course and finished third in 53.06 seconds.
For full results, please visit www.showgroundslive.com.
Nicole Bellissimo and VDL Bellefleur Win $25,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series Semi-Final
The $25,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series Semi-Final was held on Friday night, presented by the Dutta Corporation in association with Guido Klatte. Fifty young riders under the age of 25 competed under the lights in the International Arena, with seven clear rounds to jump-off, and a win for 20-year-old Nicole Bellissimo of Wellington, FL.
Riding Bellissimo LLC’s VDL Bellefleur, an eight-year-old KWPN mare by Cardento x Emilion, Bellissimo jumped the only double clear round in the jump-off to take top honors in 51.64 seconds. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan MacPherson of Toronto, Ontario, finished second aboard JEM Stables’ Piccobello du val de Geer with the fastest four-fault round in 45.39 seconds. Twenty-year-old Adrienne Sternlicht of Greenwich, CT, jumped into third with four faults in 47.24 seconds aboard Starlight Farms’ Oreade de Dames.
The young rider series was developed thanks to Artisan Farms as a stepping stone for up-and-coming riders as they gain experience competing at the grand prix level. In addition to great experience for the riders, it can also be a stepping stone for young horses. In the case of Nicole Bellissimo and VDL Bellefleur, the series serves as an amazing opportunity for both horse and rider.
“She is actually a very special horse for me,” Bellissimo stated after her win. “I have had her for about a year-and-a-half. She is only eight, so I got her when she was turning seven, and I am the only one that has shown her. I did her throughout her seven-year-old year and I brought her to Spruce Meadows last summer, so she has done a lot as a young horse. We moved her up this year and this is the biggest class that she has ever done, so it is really exciting for me that she went out and did so well. She is just stepping up to doing this level.”
Bellissimo showed in the young rider series two years ago in 2012, but explained that she did not have a horse to compete with last year. “This year is the first year that I have done all of the classes,” she noted. “It is fantastic for bringing up young horses that aren’t quite ready to go in the WEFs (Challenge Cup) or the grand prix classes, but maybe you want to step them up from the High Amateurs or the High Juniors. It is also great for riders such as myself who are stepping up to the WEFs, but maybe aren’t as competitive in that, and want another stepping stone. I want to thank Artisan Farms for sponsoring the series because it is really great for the young horses and riders such as myself that are moving up to the next level.”
In her freshman year at Harvard University in Boston, Bellissimo commutes back and forth from Wellington each week to compete between a full schedule of classes. This week was especially busy, but the extra traveling paid off in the end.
“This week was a little bit hectic because I had a midterm,” Bellissimo detailed. “I go to school in Boston, and I actually had an exam yesterday. I usually fly in Wednesday nights so I can show my horse on Thursdays. I am the only one that shows her, so we didn’t want to change anything and have my trainer (Candice King) show her, but I was a bit panicked because I couldn’t fly in to show yesterday. She just had to walk into the class tonight and I was really scared going in, but she really took care of me. She ended up being fantastic.”
Going second to last in the jump-off with everyone before her having rails, Bellissimo’s main goal was a clear round. “I just wanted to go in and do a nice clear and hope that it was nice enough to be quick enough if the last person went clear, but at the same time if the last person had a rail also,” she said.
This is the biggest win of the young rider’s career, and a very exciting accomplishment on home turf. “It is my biggest win so far and it is extra special with a horse that I have kind of brought along myself,” Bellissimo acknowledged. “She means a lot to me, and she is always fighting for me so much every time she goes in the ring. She has never done anything wrong. It was just really exciting that other people can see how great she is.”
A student in her fourth year at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, Jordan MacPherson has had success in the young rider series before and was very happy with her rounds aboard Piccobello du val de Geer, a 15-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare (Kannan x Skippy II).
“It was exciting,” MacPherson smiled after the class. “I have had her for about four years now, and I have done two other years with her in this series. She came out here like a pro tonight and was amazing. She gave me her heart, so I couldn’t be happier.”
Adrienne Sternlicht, a sophomore at Brown University, also had a great experience with her mount Oreade des Dames, a 12-year-old Selle Francais mare by Kannan x Hurlevent. “I have had her for three years, and she was really my horse that we intended for these classes,” Sterlicht explained. “I bought her as a nine-year-old for these young rider classes, and she has ended up doing some more. She jumped the ‘WEF’ yesterday. I think it is nice for her to be challenged with a bigger class every once in awhile and then we bring her in this level and 1.45m/1.50m is really her comfort zone and she is quite a fast horse. I was really just trying to be a medium double clear and that didn’t work out, but she was fantastic tonight and I am thrilled with the way she went.”
Sternlicht first jumped in the young rider series two years ago and then was out last winter with an injury. “This year for me has been the first year that I really feel competitive at this level, and I am starting to be competitive at a bigger level,” Sternlicht acknowledged. “For me, I was more nervous for today than I was for the WEF (Challenge Cup) because I kind of put pressure on myself in these classes to really perform. I think it is a fantastic series, and it is a really neat experience.”
For full results, please visit www.showgroundslive.com.
Week 9 Classic winners:
$15,000 Engel & Völkers SJHOF High Amateur-Owner Jumpers – Wesley Newlands and Lapacco
$10,000 Sleepy P Ranch SJHOF High Junior Jumpers – Victoria Colvin and Don Juan
$10,000 Hollow Creek Farm Medium Junior Jumpers – Victoria Colvin and MHS Automatic
$10,000 Animo USA Medium Amateur-Owner Jumpers – Francesca Bolfo and U2
$10,000 Charles Owen Low Amateur-Owner Jumpers – Victoria Weaver and Sevastian K; Kalvin Dobbs and Ultimate VDL
$10,000 Martha Jolicoeur, Illustrated Properties Adult Jumpers 18-35 – Alissa Kinsey and Grisset
$10,000 Classical South Florida Adult Jumpers 36-49 – Jacklynn Carey and Lexa 22
$10,000 Maria Mendelsohn, Illustrated Properties Low Junior Jumpers – Riley Newsome and Touch and Go
$10,000 Don Little Masters Classic sponsored by Horseware Ireland – Michael Blake and Dignity
Week 9 Champions:
EnTrust Capital Children’s Jumper 14 & Under – Dagny MacTaggart and Zsa Zsa K
National Disaster Solutions Children’s Jumper 15-17 – Tyler Mayer and Windelinde
FarmVet Adult Modified Jumpers – Anja Eckbo and Sinatra
Griffis Residential Children’s Modified Jumpers – Emily Perez and Kalle
Equiline Low Adult Jumper 18-35 – Kathryn Haefner and Champion Charles
Paddock Cakes Low Adult Jumper 36 & Over – Tracy Howe and Loreto
Crown Family Low Children’s Jumper – Erika Jakobson and Chocolatier
For full results, please visit www.showgroundslive.com.
Hunter Highlights – Wednesday through Sunday
Kelley Farmer and Quotable continued to be a force to be reckoned with in the hunter ring after winning yet another Regular Conformation Hunter division champions at the FTI WEF. Farmer and Quotable swept the division, presented by Shapley’s Grooming Products, after winning all six classes. Farmer was also reserve champion with Point Being, who was third in the model, fifth over fences, and second to Quotable in all four over fences classes.
The pony hunters took to the grass derby field at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Friday for the $5,000 “Jump for the Children” Large, Medium, and Small Pony Hunter Derby Classics during Week 9 of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Danny Moore of Spring Hill, FL, designed the courses for all three pony classics today, which saw the country’s top hunter ponies and riders over two rounds of competition.
Thirteen-year-old Emma Kurtz of Hudson, OH, emerged victorious from the Large Pony Classic with Dreamland. In the Medium Pony Classic, it was nine-year-old Mimi Gochman of New York City and True Love who rode away with the blue ribbon. The Small Pony Classic went to Alexandra Pielet of Highland Park, IL, and Secret Love.
Stephanie Danhakl took both the division champion and reserve champion title on Saturday morning in the FarmVet Amateur-Owner Hunter 18-35 3’3″ division during week nine of the FTI WEF. Danhakl, of Palisades Park, CA, and her eight-year-old Warmblood gelding Enough Said earned the championship title after winning every class in the division. Danhakl also finished as reserve champion with her other horse, Quest. The pair were second, third, and second over fences and third under saddle.
Elizabeth Faraci, of Annapolis, MD, topped the Sylvester Center Adult Amateur Hunter 36-50 division on Sunday morning at the FTI WEF with Posh. At just five years old, Posh bested a field of experienced horses with two wins over fences and a second place finish in the hack.
The reserve champion for the division was Sea Walker, owned and ridden by Nicole Oliynyk. Oliynyk and Sea Walker were sixth, fifth, sixth, and first over fences and first under saddle to secure the reserve champion title.
For full results, please visit www.showgroundslive.com.
Quelle: Pressemitteilung
