High profile speakers to address FEI Sports Forum

(FEI) – The FEI has announced the full list of high profile speakers that will address the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne (SUI) in two weeks’ time.

FEI President HRH Princess Haya, IOC Executive Board Member Claudia Bokel, IOC Sports and Deputy Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi, Dr Susanne Münstermann, chargée de mission at the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and Dr Hischam El-Agamy, Executive Director and Founder of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) will be on the panel of speakers at the Sports Forum.

FEI 1st Vice President John McEwen, Dr Alf-Eckbert Füssel, Deputy Head of Unit of the European Commission Health and Consumers Directorate-General, Professor Maury Peiperl, Professor of Leadership and Strategic Change at IMD, Thomas Batliner, investment consultant and former Olympian, Sergei Aschwanden, Olympic judo bronze medallist as well as members of the FEI management will also be making presentations to the Forum.

“The quality of the speakers at this year’s Sports Forum is of the highest order,” FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos commented. “We are looking forward to a really excellent event which will provide a perfect opportunity for the FEI and its stakeholder groups to evaluate opinions on issues affecting the equestrian community.”

The Sports Forum will take place on 8 and 9 April at the IMD in Lausanne. Olympic and Paralympic Games qualification, dual careers for athletes and the international movement of competition horses will be the topics for discussion on the first day.

Three round table sessions on Jumping, Dressage and Driving will be held on the second day. The chair and members of the respective FEI Technical Committees and FEI Discipline Directors will be involved in these sessions.

The detailed programme with the complete list of speakers and their biographies can be found here.

All the documents which will serve as a basis for discussion on the various topics are available on the dedicated online platform http://www.fei.org/sportsforum. To register for the event use this link. The FEI Sports Forum is open to representatives of National Federations, event organisers, athletes, trainers, officials, the media and all other members of the equestrian community.

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California Dressage Riders Will Celebrate Spring at Upcoming Festival of the Horse & CDI 3*/Y/J

(Yellow Horse Marketing) – Some of the nation’s best dressage horses and riders will enjoy great competition and the Easter holiday among the spectacular setting of the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, CA during Cornerstone Event Management’s Festival of the Horse & CDI 3*/Y/J, March 27 – 30, 2013.

The CDI competition will be headlined by an impressive roster of Grand Prix entries. Olympian Guenter Seidel continues to develop his partnership with his new mount, “Coral Reef Wylea”, fresh off of strong performances during this year’s Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI 3* in Burbank and the Dressage Affaire CDI 3* in Del Mar. After a big international win at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W in Florida, Mette Rosencrantz brings her Hanoverian gelding “Finally” home to California in pursuit of another victory, while 2012 U.S. Olympic Dressage Team member Jan Ebeling and his long-time partner “Rafalca” will return to the competition arena for the first time since their London experience. California darlings Kathleen Raine and “Breanna” are on a roll after topping the CDI Grand Prix Special at the recent Dressage Affaire CDI 3*. All will compete for top ribbons against other experienced High Performance competitors such as David Blake with the impressive Danish Warmblood gelding “Ikaros”; Canada’s Karen Pavicic and her fancy gray Oldenburg “Don Daiquiri”; and past U.S. Olympian Susan Blinks with “Robin Hood”, and will seek to earn high marks from an equally-impressive ground jury consisting of four 5* judges including Stephen Clarke (5* GBR), Mary Seefried (5* AUS), Linda Zang (5* USA), Cara Whitham (5* CAN), joined by Sarah Geikie (4* USA), and Sandra Hotz (3* USA).

The Festival of the Horse is the second designated qualifying competition for the new Markel/Cornerstone Young Talent Search (YTS), and fifteen four, five, and six-year-old horses will attempt to earn scores towards an invitation for the Finals in June as well as over $10,000 in prize money and awards. For additional excitement, the Festival of the Horse will be held in conjunction with the Blenheim Spring Classic I & II hunter/jumper show, featuring a $40,000 Grand Prix jumping event on Saturday afternoon. All dressage and hunter/jumper competitors will also enjoy special Easter festivities hosted by Blenheim Equisports, including an Easter brunch, Easter egg hunt with fabulous prizes, and face painting for the entire family.

The Festival of the Horse & CDI 3*/Y/J is an official qualifier for a multitude of national awards and championship programs, including the USEF Festival of Champions; the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC); the 2013 Markel/USEF Young Horse and Developing Horse National Dressage Championships presented by Horseshow.com; the Markel/Cornerstone Young Talent Search Finals; USDF year-end awards and regional championships; and California Dressage Society (CDS) Horse of the Year awards and annual championship show.

Photo Courtesy of Yellow Horse Marketing by Jennifer Keeler – 2012 U.S. Olympic Team members Jan Ebeling & “Rafalca” return to the show ring for the first time since London at this weekend’s Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J in California

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Lars Petersen and Mariett Score Second Sweep at IHS Champions Cup CDI-W

(Phelps Media Group) – Lars Petersen and Mariett proved they were consistently in the zone for the second time in two weeks when they delivered another one-two punch by taking the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI-W. The pair achieved the same laudable results just two weeks ago at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W, also at the IHS Champions Park at Equestrian Estates.

Saturday’s Freestyle impressed the judges as the pair racked up a 74.950% to a circus-music themed freestyle to win the Champions Cup. Petersen and Mariett, Marcia Pepper’s 15-year-old Danish Warmblood mare, scored a 73.745% in Friday’s Grand Prix to set up the double-header.

“I was very happy with her because she is coming along, but I was not so happy with my canter work,” he said after the Freestyle. “It was a little bit against the leg and she had to work today. I think she gets a little shocked because it’s a difficult freestyle. Overall I’m very happy with her.”

Shelly Francis and Doktor proved their consistency once again by earning second place in the Freestyle with a 70.746%. Francis and Doktor placed second in Friday’s Grand Prix to add to their second place finishes in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle at the Feb. 28-March 3 Dressage Derby.

“I’m really happy,” she said. “He’s staying consistent and improving and some things are rider-induced but he tries very, very hard. He wants to be a big superstar for next year!”

Not willing to rest on her fourth place laurels from Friday’s Grand Prix, Susan Jaccoma and Wadamur decided to spice up the Grand Prix Freestyle a bit. Strong gusts of wind picked up a tent and bounced it along the grass near Ring 1 where Jaccoma and Wadamur were performing their freestyle. The judges stopped the ride and, once the tent was secured, Jaccoma was permitted to begin her test from the beginning, with the scoring resuming once she reached her earlier stopping point. She placed third with a 70.325%, a score she believed to be her personal best.

“I don’t know what to say,” she laughed. “I’m speechless. Everyone who knows me knows it takes a lot to make me speechless.”

Spain’s Marta Renilla and Presumido performed a more traditional freestyle set to Spanish classical guitar music that showcased the P.R.E. stallion’s piaffe and passage, including a one-handed ending by Renilla. The pair edged up from seventh place in Friday’s Grand Prix with a score of 69.025% to place fourth.

“I’m very pleased with him. He really let me ride him,” Renilla said. “It is such a nice experience for me to be here and trying to work hard and keep learning. Getting him to feel at home is my goal.” She said she thinks Presumido feels the music. “It’s like a dance,” she explained.

In fifth place was David Marcus on Don Kontes, scoring a 68.775%. The team also placed fifth in the Grand Prix on Friday.

“I was much happier with him today,” Marcus said. “Today his heart felt like it was in the right place and he was really trying. There was a mistake in the ones and I tried to recover from that but I guess I did six instead of nine.”

Marcus added that he used to think that the freestyle music, borrowed from Chrevi’s Capital, would be too dramatic for Don Kontes, but as Don Kontes has become stronger, he has risen to the music. “It’s very powerful music from ‘Clash of the Titans,’ but now I think it suits him quite well,” Marcus said.
Marcus and Chrevi’s Capital, the horse he rode for Canada in the 2012 London Olympic Games, have been tapped as one of two horse and rider pairs invited to represent North America at the Reem Acra World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden, next month. Fellow Olympic teammates, Jacqueline Brooks and D Niro, are the other pair with the highest World Cup qualifying scores for the North American League.

Brooks chose to not compete in the Champions Cup to give D Niro a rest. “In order to make a plan for him and if I want him to peak in Sweden again, we rested him this week and just hacked him out,” she said. “We decided as a team that if we get lucky and the stars align and we go to Sweden, then we have made the best plan for that.”

Another Canadian, Diane Creech with Devon L, came to the Champions Cup with her own plan. Creech wanted to make showing more routine for the horse. “Just going out and doing it,” she said. “It’s no stress. It’s just like training at home. So it just has to become normal for him. And it is slowly but surely becoming that way.”

The pair must be doing something right because they earned a 69.229% to win the Grand Prix Special. “He was a good boy. It’s just too unfortunate about the last pirouette,” she sighed. “We just lost our balance there, but I do have to say the rest was super.”

Collecting second place in the Grand Prix Special was Janne Rumbough with a 62.958% on Junior, a horse she trained herself. Rumbough’s goal in her Grand Prix CDI debut was to compete and obtain the judges’ feedback. “And then, I can have all summer to work on it because I want to go to Devon,” she said. “For me, it’s such a wonderful learning experience.” She added that Junior seems to enjoy competition and that it stems from her trainer, Mikala Gundersen, from Denmark. “She’s always so positive,” Rumbough said. “She’s the best-kept secret.”

“I’m so proud of her,” Gundersen said with a smile. “The goal this year was to do the Grand Prix. I was happy with the way he performed today. In the Special you are able to push a little bit more and I think Janne was able to do that.”

The final day of the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI-W features FEI Intermediaire I Freestyle and Young Rider Freestyle competitions and the Young Horse Test for 6-year-olds as well as USEF classes at First through Fourth Level.

For more information about the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI-W, log onto ihspb.com/2013/ChampionsCupCDI_2013.pdf.

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I H S Champions Cup CDIW/J/Y/P/U25
Saturday March 23, 2013

FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDIW USEF HP GAIG/USDF Q
1 Lars Petersen – Mariett – 74.950%
2 Shelly Francis – Doktor – 70.950%
3 Susan Jaccoma – Wadamur – 70.325%
4 Marta Renilla – Presumido – 69.025%
5 David Marcus – Don Kontes – 68.775%

FEI Grand Prix Special CDIW USEF HP
1 Diane Creech – Devon L – 69.229%
2 Janne Rumbough – Junior – 62.958%

FEI Intermediaire 1 CDI1* USEF HP GAIG/USDF Qual
1 Shelly Francis – Danilo – 70.746%
2 Evi Strasser – Rigaudon Tyme – 68.553%
3 Melissa Taylor – Chicco Roslev – 68.377%
4 Juan Matute – Gasper – 65.395%
5 Carmen Elisa Franco – Vinho Dos Pinhais – 62.368%

FEI Young Rider Individual Test NAJYRC
1 Ally Dunlop – Danero – 63.991%
2 Tanya Strasser-Shostak – Deluxe Tyme – 61.930%

FEI Young Rider Grand Prix (16-25) U 25
1 Cassandra Hummert-Johnson – Plato Carlos – 63.093%

FEI Pony Individual Test (2012)
1 Melanie Doughty – Command Performance – 57.122%

USEF Second Level Test of Choice Open GAIG/IUSDF Q
1 Janne Rumbough – Afilado – 70.714%

USEF Third Level Test 2 Open
1 Chris Sanders – Lyric – 75.610%
2 Monica Burssens – Royal Angel – 69.024%

USEF Third Level Test of Choice Open GAIG/USDF Q
1 Maya Markowski – Diego – 66.098%

USEF Fourth Level Test of Choice Open GAIG/USDF Q
1 Hans Werner Dressler – Lotario – 66.857%

FEI Prix St Georges AA,J/Y GAIG/USDF Qualify
1 Carrie Schopf – Demian 12 – 70.526%
2 Megan Glynn – Tyto – 67.895%
3 Barbara Denton – MT Athos – 62.368%

FEI Intermediaire 1 Open GAIG/USDF Qualify
1 Marco Bernal – Farewell IV – 70.526%
2 Diane Creech – Hallmark 3 – 68.421%
3 Dr Kim Aikens – Soarin – 67.237%

FEI Grand Prix de Dressage Open GAIG/USDF Qualify
1 Louisa Marcelle Eadie – Roseview’s Donna Classica – 62.128%

FEI or Equivalent Test of Choice Open GAIG/USDF Q
1 Caroline V Roffman – Sagacious HF – 69.535%
2 Raul Corchuelo – Maybach – 66.974%
3 Katryna J.T. Evans – Winnie Too – 61.711%
4 Sara Spofford-Bilinski – Lagrima – 61.579%
5 Louisa Marcelle Eadie – Baltazar – 60.395%
6 Louisa Marcelle Eadie – Odin – 60.263%
Jayne Marino – Balmoral – 58.684%
Marta Renilla – Wec’s Mistico – 57.895%

FEI Young Horse Test of Choice
1 Holger Bechtloff – Clapton JP – 81.000%

Photo Courtesy of Phelps Media Group

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Lars Petersen and Mariett Grab the Grand Prix at IHS Champions Cup CDI-W

(Phelps Media Group) – Lars Petersen and Mariett are making a habit of winning top honors at the International Horse Sport (IHS) show grounds. This time, the pair clinched today’s Grand Prix at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI-W with a 73.745%.

Just two weeks ago, they were double winners in the same venue at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W, collecting first place in both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. Denmark’s Petersen and Mariett, a 15-year-old bay Danish Warmblood mare owned by Marcia Pepper, also earned fifth place finishes in the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the World Dressage Masters CDI5* Palm Beach Jan. 23-27.

“It’s been a good season,” Petersen said. “The mare is getting better and better. She’s really coming along. She can be a woman with an opinion sometimes but I really enjoy riding her now. ”

Mariett’s owner, Marcia Pepper, said she was euphoric. “The winning never gets old,” Pepper said. She added that the next step was showing at the Adequan® Global Dressage Wellington CDI5* April 4-7. “After that, we are hoping to have the horse assessed and possibly doing the Danish Championships,” she said.

Running true to form, Shelly Francis and Doktor claimed second place in the Grand Prix with a 69.021%. Francis also notched two second-place finishes in the Grand Prix and Freestyle at the Dressage Derby. Doktor, who has been improving steadily throughout the season, is a 10-year-old bay gelding owned by Patricia Stempel.

Canada’s Diane Creech and Devon L took the third place slot with a 67.681%. Creech and Devon L, a 13-year-old chestnut Hanoverian gelding owned by Douglas W. Leatherdale, took second place in both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle at Wellington Classic Dressage’s Sunshine Challenge CDI3* Jan. 23-27.

Susan Jaccoma and Wadamur scored a 66.532% to capture the fourth place ribbon. Just last weekend, she and Wadamur, her own 13-year-old bay Hanoverian gelding, placed second in the Grand Prix Special at the WEF Dressage Classic CDI3*.

Canada’s David Marcus rode Don Kontes to score a 65.468% and secure the fifth slot. Marcus, and Don Kontes, a 13-year-old dark bay Swedish Warmblood gelding owned by Deborah Kinzinger, were third in the Grand Prix at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W.

Janne Rumbough in her first CDI Grand Prix, took home sixth riding her own Junior, an 11-year-old gray P.R.E. gelding, with a 63.362%. Rumbough, an adult amateur, moved up the ranks with Junior to compete against the professionals today.

“He’s not really ready for it because he just started the Grand Prix, but where are you going to get five incredible judges to give an opinion so you can go home and work on it,” she asked. “It’s just the most wonderful learning experience for him and me.” She added that her goal is to go to Devon and this show provides her the chance to help her reach her goal.

Marta Renilla of Spain took home seventh place with a 61.957% in her first outing in the South Florida show circuit this season aboard Presumido, a 10-year-old gray P.R.E. stallion. Renilla traveled from Tomball, TX, a suburb of Houston, to also compete against the top performance riders at the show.

“I know it’s a big trip here but I want to see what it’s like to compete with the best riders,” Renilla said. “I want to see where I stand. For me, competition makes me ride better. That’s what I want to see-exactly where I am.”

Top scorer for the day was Canada’s Chris Sander earning a 77.237% aboard Lyric in Third Level Test 1. “He went in and did his job,” she said. She added that last month was the first time the duo had shown at that level and credited her trainer, Lars Petersen, with her performance today. “He is the only reason the horse is going so well,” she said.

She explained that she came to the Champions Cup because the showgrounds are beautiful, the judges are world-class and the atmosphere is welcoming. “I love this show,” Sander said.

In the FEI Prix St. Georges class, Shelly Francis took the lead aboard Danilo with a 71.360%. “I liked it,” she said. “We had a bauble or two but I liked it.”

Second place went to 15-year-old Juan Matute, Jr., riding Gasper and earning a 68.640%. Matute said that competing against such a talented group of professionals was inspiring. “It’s quite a feeling,” he said. “They are riders. Really, really tough riders.”

Saturday the IHS Champions Cup features a double-header of Grand Prix classes, with the Special in the morning and the Freestyle in the afternoon. Intermediaire 1 and several Young Rider, Junior Rider, and Pony classes complete the CDI offerings for the day. Spectators are welcome to watch the action at the beautiful IHS Champions Park, located on the Equestrian Estates in Loxahatchee.

I H S Champions Cup CDIW/J/Y/P/U25
Friday March 22, 2013

FEI Grand Prix Open FEI Grand Prix Open CDIW USEF HP GAIG/USDF Qual
1. Lars Petersen – Mariett – 73.745%
2. Shelly Francis – Doktor – 69.021%
3. Diane Creech – Devon L – 67.681%
4. Susan Jaccoma – Wadamur – 66.532%
5. David Marcus – Don Kontes – 65.468%
6. Janne Rumbough – Junior – 63.362%
7. Marta Renilla – Presumido – 61.957%

FEI Prix St Georges CDI1* USEF HP GAIG/USDF Qual
1. Shelly Francis – Danilo – 71.360%
2. Juan Matute – Gasper – 68.640%
3. Melissa Taylor – Chicco Roslev – 67.807%
4. Evi Strasser – Rigaudon Tyme – 64.781%
5. Kristy Truebenbach Lund- Reel Adventure – 63.596%
6. Carmen Elisa Franco – Vinho Dos Pinhas – 59.605%

FEI Young Rider Team (PSG) NAJYRC GAIG/USDF Qual
1. Ally Dunlop – Danero – 63.289%
2. Tanya Strasser- Shostak – Deluxe Tyme – 57.270%

FEI Intermediare II (16-25) U25 GAIG/USDF Qual
1. Cassandra Hummert-Johnson – Plato Carlos – 65.526%

FEI Pony Team Test (2012)
1. Melanie Doughty – Command Performance – 56.513%

USEF Second Level Test of Choice Open GAIG/USDF Q
1. Janne Rumbough -Afilado – 72.619%

USEF Third Level Test 1 Open
1. Chris Sanders – Lyric – 77.237%
2. Maya Markowski – Diego- 71.579%

USEF Third Level Test 1 AA, J/Y
1. Robin B Jaccaci – Snow Dream – 58.816%

USEF Fourth Level Test 1 Open
1. Hans Werner Dressler – Lotario – 60.857%

FEI Prix St Georges Open GAIG/USDF Qualify
1. Diane Creech – Hallmark 3 – 70.263%
2. Raul Corchuelo – Maybach – 66.316%
3. Sara Spofford-Bilinski – Lagrima – 65.921%
4. George Williams – Riccidoff – 65.658%
5. Marco Bernal- Farewell IV- 64.605%
6. Joy Bahniu- Safari-ISF -64.474%
7. Louisa Marcelle Eadie – Baltazar – 61.974%
8. Marta Renilla – Wec’s Mistico – 61.842%
9. Jayne Marino – Balmoral – 61.316%
10. Katryna J.T. Evans – Winnie Too – 60.132%
11. Louisa Marcelle Eadie – Odin – 57.237%

FEI or Equivalent Test of Choice Open GAIG/USDF Q
1. Dr. Kim Aikens – Soarin -66.316%
2. Megan Glynn – Tyto – 65.000%
3. Louisa Marcelle Eadie- Roseview’s Donna Classica – 60.213%
4. James Koford – Galant – 59.574%

Photo Courtesy of Phelps Media by Sue Stickle

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Equestrian Community Integrity Unit dismisses complaint by Yvonne Losos de Muñiz (DOM)

(FEI) – The Equestrian Community Integrity Unit (ECIU) has dismissed the complaint against the FEI filed by Dressage rider Yvonne Losos de Muñiz of the Dominican Republic.

Ms Losos de Muñiz, through the Federación Dominicana de Deportes Ecuestres, had unsuccessfully sought to annul the qualification of Brazil for the individual Dressage place in Group E for the London 2012 Olympic Games and qualify the Dominican Republic instead. The FEI Tribunal ruled against Ms Losos de Muñiz and a subsequent appeal filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was also rejected.

Ms Losos de Muñiz then lodged a formal complaint with the ECIU against the treatment she claimed she had been subjected to by the FEI throughout the judicial process, during both the FEI Tribunal and CAS hearings.

In a brief report announcing its findings, the ECIU stated that it had conducted a thorough investigation of the allegations contained in the complaint, which included reviewing extensive written materials and interviewing numerous witnesses with information about the case. The conclusion is that there is no evidence to support Ms Losos de Muñiz’s complaint. The ECIU found the FEI to have acted appropriately throughout the course of the highlighted proceedings.

“I am very happy that the ECIU concluded that the FEI acted professionally throughout this difficult process,” FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos said. “We always strive to approach our athletes, stakeholders and members of our community with competence, respect and fairness and I have the utmost confidence in the FEI staff. The ECIU reviewed this sensitive matter thoroughly and found no flaws in the way it was handled by the FEI. As far as we are concerned the case is closed and we wish Ms Yvonne Losos de Muñiz all the best for her further equestrian career.”

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All FEI Horses Pass Jog for the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI-W

(Phelps Media Group) – The International Horse Sport (IHS) Champions Cup CDI-W hit the ground running both literally and figuratively with all the horses passing the FEI jog on the beautiful International Horse Sport Showgrounds in Loxahatchee, FL.

The horses and competitors settled into the comfortable surroundings featuring plenty of green spaces and a convivial atmosphere on the historic grounds that also play host to the Palm Beach Dressage Derby. Competitors chatted amiably as they waited for the jog, which all the FEI horses passed.

Noticeably missing were USA’s Tina Konyot and Calecto V and Canada’s Jacqueline Brooks and D Niro, who scratched from the competition. Just six days ago, Konyot said she was going to step it up a notch in the Champions Cup’s Saturday afternoon Grand Prix Freestyle. Konyot and Calectov V needed one more qualifying score to be eligible for the Reem Acra FEI World Cup in April in Gothenburg, Sweden.

This weekend’s IHS Champions Cup was to be the pair’s last chance to qualify as the show serves as the final North American League World Cup qualifying event.

Canada currently holds the top two spots with David Marcus and Chrevi’s Capital in first and Brooks and D Niro in second. Only two competitors will represent the North American league in Sweden. Currently, no contenders from the United States have emerged but this final qualifying show of the season will have competitors vying for a big win.

Marcus and Chrevi’s Capital also scratched and will not be competing in Friday’s Grand Prix but Marcus and Don Kontes, who placed third in the Grand Prix at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W, will be showing as scheduled. Lars Petersen and Mariett, double winners in the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W, will be trying to oust the competition along with Shelly Francis and Doktor, who notched two second-place finishes in the Grand Prix and Freestyle at the Dressage Derby.

Competition begins on Friday, March 22 and features
FEI classes including the Grand Prix CDI-W as well as Intermediaire I and II, Prix St. Georges, Pony Team Test, and the Young Rider Team tests as well as a cadre of USEF tests. The FEI classes continue all weekend with the Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle on Saturday and National classes dispersed throughout the three-day event.

International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI-W/CDI1*/J/Y/P/U25
Fast Facts
USEF High Performance Qualifying Competition for the 2013 World Cup
Over $15,000 in Cash and Prizes
2013 USEF National Grand Prix & Intermediaire I Championship
2013 Massy Ferguson/USEF North American Junior & Young Rider’s Championship
USEF National Pony Rider Championships, USEF Developing Horse Championships
Markel/USEF Young Horse Championships, USEF National Brentina Cup Championships
USEF Level 5 Competition- USDF Musical Freestyles; USEF First thru Fourth Levels;
FEI PSG thru Grand Prix, including FEI Musical Freestyles, JY/YR, FEI Five & Six Year Old Tests.
IHS Blue Hors Invitational & Series Final Qualifier

Where:
IHS Champions Park-Equestrian Estates,
3700 Hanover Circle, Loxahatchee, FL
Directions: www.pbderby.com/directions.html

When:
March 21-24
Show organizer:
Noreen O’Sullivan
Managing Partner and Show Manager
nosullivan@wellingtonclassicdressage.com
John Flanagan
Advertising & Sponsorship Director
jflanagan@wellingtonclassicdressage.com
Lars Petersen
Managing Partner
lpetersen@ihspb.com
Ed Borresen
Managing Partner
ebborresen@ihspb.com
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