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The World Dressage Masters In Palm Beach Coming Up! Are You Ready?

World class dressage comes to West Palm Beach, Florida! The World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach will be officially under way at 12:30 pm on Thursday, January 26th, when 15 of the world’s top international dressage horses are presented at the FEI horse inspection. The Jim Brandon Equestrian Center is, for the second consecutive year, the venue for this unique and exciting event, which is organized by Wellington Classic Dressage. “The International Polo Club [...]

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London 2012 Prep, Gold Coast Dressage Opener CPEDI3* Begins The International Para-Equestrian Competition

As the sun rose over the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL the Gold Coast Dressage Opener CPEDI3* commenced. Twenty-three para-equestrian dressage riders from seven countries vied for top scores under F.E.I. judges Carlos Lopes (POR), Hanneke Gerritsen (NED), and Marc Urban (BEL). For two weekends, beginning with the Gold Coast Dressage Opener CPEDI3* and ending with the Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CPEDI3*, para-equestrian dressage riders have the opportunity to earn their qualifying scores and increase their international rankings [...]

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Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) Sales, Benefit Children’s Wish Foundation International With Author Jeff Papows to Sign Books

On Saturday January 21st from 4:30 until 6:00, author Jeff Papows,PhD will sign copies of his critically acclaimed book Unbridled Passion: Show Jumping’s Greatest Horses and Riders (Acanthus Publishing, 2011) in the Tiki Hut on the grounds of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. A portion of the book sale proceeds will be donated to the Children’s Wish Foundation International, Inc. The book signing, jointly sponsored by Equestrian Sports Productions, and the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, is [...]

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Totilas Not to Compete at 2012 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach

Organizers of the World Dressage Masters presented by Axel Johnson Group have been informed that the stallion Totilas and his rider Matthias Rath of Germany will be unable to attend the WDM Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach, which is set to take place January 26th to 28th. “I received a call this morning from Paul Schockemöhle, one of the owners of Totilas,” said WDM Palm Beach organizer Noreen O’Sullivan of Wellington Classic Dressage. “I am very [...]

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The Shapiro-Pertnoy Companies Does It All!

There is no project too big or too small for the Shapiro-Pertnoy Companies. Although their primary focus for 34 years has been residential building and development, Shapiro-Pertnoy reaches beyond the norm, designing and building commercial projects as well. Their unrivaled standard of service and mission to find the best value for their customers is apparent in every project they undertake, including their commercial properties, tenant improvements and renovations. Principals Steven Shapiro and Ronnie Pertnoy built Wellington’s Commerce Park, and it [...]

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Unwanted Horse Coalition

UHC Welcomes Kentucky Equine Humane Center and New Vocations as New Members The Unwanted Horse Coalition is pleased to welcome the Kentucky Equine HumaneCenter and New Vocations as the newest members of the Coalition. With the limited capacity of our nation’s equine care facilities and the number of unwanted horses still on the rise, the UHC looks forward to gaining the knowledge of these two well established rescue and adoption centers and working towards finding viable solutions. For Returning Troops, [...]

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Maryland Jockey Club and American Horse Council Co-Host Advanced Screening of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse; MD Horse Industry Presents Touch of Class Award

The Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) and the American Horse Council (AHC) hosted a private advance screening of DreamWorks Pictures’ highly anticipated movie “War Horse,” directed by Steven Spielberg in Washington, D.C. on Thursday December 15 at The Historic Lincoln Theatre. The evening recognized the Wounded Warriors, A Home for Every Horse, and the Maryland Fund for Horses. To learn more about these charities and to support their efforts, please visit http://www.marylandracing.com/WHDetails. Attendance was high for this special evening, and included [...]

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Molly Sweeney Selected as the 2011 USEF/EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award Recipient

Molly O’Neill Sweeney of Hockley, Texas, will be honored as the 2011 recipient of The EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award presented by The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). The presentation will take place on January 14, 2012 at the USEF Pegasus Awards Dinner during the Federation’s Annual Meeting in Cincinatti, Ohio. The USEF/EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award is a celebration of the humanitarian achievements made by a member of the equestrian world. Specifically, the goal of this humanitarian honor is to spotlight [...]

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Nick Karazissis and Dr. Christian Schacht Headline Horse Expo Pomona

Horse Expo Events is pleased to announce that two of this year’s headlining clinicians for Horse Expo Pomona will include Nick Karazissis and Dr. Christian Schacht. Horse Expo Pomona is scheduled for February 2-4, 2011 at the Fairplex. Riders of all disciplines can benefit from watching and participating in the clinics presented by Karazissis and Schacht. Karazissis is a USEF R judge based at his family’s Far West Farms, where the country’s top hunter, jumper, and equitation horses and riders [...]

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EquestrianCoach.com Releases a New DVD Series: The American Hunter Jumper Forward Riding System

EquestrianCoach.com, the leader in equestrian online learning, has just released a comprehensive new video series. Five hours of video instruction (seven DVDs plus a bonus DVD) – perfect for that last minute gift for the equestrian on your holiday list. Bernie Traurig (Medal/Maclay Finals winner & National Show Hunter Hall of Fame Inductee) reached the top of the sport in three of the International Equestrian Olympic disciplines: Show Jumping, Dressage and Eventing. He is a lifetime student of Captain Vladimir [...]

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Britain and Switzerland Share Honours in the Alltech Christmas Puissance

Just two riders from the original eight starters in the Allltech Christmas Puissance, which has a prize fund of €20,000, made it through to the fifth and final round in this year’s thriller. Britain’s Guy Williams (Richi Rich 111) and Switzerland’s former World number one Pius Schwizer (Koby du Vartellier) went head-to-head over the big red wall standing at a massive 7ft 1in (2.16m). Although both riders have won many puissance classes with their equine partners for this contest, neither [...]

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The Jacobs Present the Wellington Art Society With Three Peggy Photographs

The home of Peggy and Jeremy Jacobs was filled with guests on the evening of December 15, 2011. The reception honored their special gift to the Wellington Art Society, three stunning photographs representing the natural beauty of Wellington, and showcased other photographic images included in Mrs. Jacob’s unique and personal collection. The Jacobs are well known for their preservation efforts including those in Wellington and around the world. Mrs. Jacobs’ collec Peggy Jacobs and Suzanne Redmond pose with one of [...]

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