The Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby Website. Cover art designed by Chad Sweet at www.designitsweet.com. Photo Courtesy of Client.
Carson City, Nevada – February 29, 2010 – To introduce the 2010 $25,000 Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby at the Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility there is now a live website dedicated to this derby. The website URL is www.FMhunterderby.com. The website is a great place to find information about the Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby, the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, and the Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility. All contact information and important facts are located on this site.
Designed by Steven W. Andersen, the website has an easy to use interface that features many aspects of the derby. The site will be a great place to find more information, such as press releases, the sponsorship packet, and prize lists, as preparation for the derby continues.
The Netherlands' Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival scored a clear victory in the last qualifying leg of the FEI World Cup Dressage series at Goteborg, Sweden tonight. Photo: Kit Houghton.
COOL CORNELISSEN AND PLACID PARZIVAL TOP LAST QUALIFIER AT GOTHENBURG
Goteborg (SWE), 27 February 2010 – Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival kept their cool under intense pressure to win the last qualifying leg of the 2009/2010 FEI World Cup Dressage series in Gothenburg, Sweden tonight. Sweden’s Patrik Kittel produced the ride of his life with Watermill Scandic to slot into second place, but the real battle was played out between the Dutch who were vying for the two remaining places on offer to home side contenders at the Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in The Netherlands in four weeks time.
League leader Edward Gal was clearly always going to make the cut but Cornelissen, Imke Schellekens-Bartels and Anky Van Grunsven knew that tonight would decide which of them would join him. And in this battle of the giants it was winner Cornelissen and third-placed Schellekens-Bartels who earned their stripes while nine-time World Cup champion Van Grunsven just missed out when finishing fourth.
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Wellington, FL – March 1, 2010 – The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) had a busy week of competition on February 24-28. The week featured the start of the USEF World Equestrian Games (WEG) Show Jumping Trials along with a full schedule of hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The week seven title sponsor was Fidelity Investments.
Fidelity Investments is proud to sponsor the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Fidelity is known for helping people invest in their financial future. But they also like to invest in the communities where they do business. Bringing together friends and family to enjoy special events like the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival is one way to do just that. Get the insights you need to help you navigate the markets at your local Fidelity Investor Center. Their representatives will work with you to develop strategies to help you reach your financial goals. At the local branch, investors can meet with Fidelity representatives to evaluate retirement readiness and prepare a retirement income plan; conduct a comprehensive portfolio review with Fidelity-trained specialists; and access useful information on estate planning, charitable giving, life insurance and college planning. Call 1-800-624-2696 to schedule a complimentary consultation or attend a free educational seminar at the Fidelity Investor Center located at 2465 South State Road 7 in Wellington, FL. Or call 1-800-FIDELITY to find a Fidelity Investor Center near you. Visit www.Fidelity.com for the latest news from Fidelity.
It was a full night of show jumping and entertainment for equestrian fans as they saw some of the best horses and riders in the world compete in the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, CSI 2*. Saturday’s class was also the USEF World Equestrian Games (WEG) Trial #2 and led to exciting results for America’s show jumping team. The winner of the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, CSI 2* was Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) on Champ 163, owned by Legacy Stables LLC. Nicolas Pizarro of Mexico finished second on Crossing Jordan, while Laura Kraut (USA) and Happy Hill Farm’s Cedric were third.
Laura Kraut and Cedric, Lauren Hough and Quick Study Lead USEF WEG Trial Standings
Wellington, FL – February 27, 2010 – It was a full night of show jumping and entertainment for equestrian fans as they saw some of the best horses and riders in the world compete in the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, CSI 2*. Tonight’s class was also the USEF World Equestrian Games (WEG) Trial #2 and led to exciting results for America’s show jumping team. The winner of the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, CSI 2* was Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) on Champ 163, owned by Legacy Stables LLC. Nicolas Pizarro of Mexico finished second on Crossing Jordan, while Laura Kraut (USA) and Happy Hill Farm’s Cedric were third.
Lauren Hough on Quick Study
Kraut, of Wellington, FL, and Cedric are on the top of the leaderboard for the USEF WEG Trials, tied with Lauren Hough of Wellington, FL, on Quick Study, owned by Laura Mateo. Sitting in third with just one fault is Hillary Dobbs of Sussex, NJ, on Quincy B.
The seventh week of the FTI WEF is sponsored by Fidelity Investments and runs through Sunday, February 28. A crowd of nearly 3,500 spectators were on hand to watch the combined grand prix and USEF WEG Trial. The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival has 12 weeks of competition that conclude on April 4, 2010, and they will be awarding almost $6 million in prize money through the circuit.
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson this week is promoting the awareness of prescribed fire’s vital role in maintaining the health of Florida’s forests and other natural areas, as well as protecting the safety of the state’s residents and visitors.
The Florida Cabinet in 2008 designated the first week in March as “Prescribed Fire Awareness Week.”
“Prescribed fire is a safe way to apply a natural process, ensure ecosystem health and reduce wildfire risk,” Bronson said. “Many of our plant and animal communities are dependent on a regular occurrence of fire for a healthy existence. Prescribed fire provides better forage for wildlife and livestock, returns nutrients to the soil, helps to control certain plant diseases, and reduces hazardous fuel buildups.”
Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt of Animal Awareness will be hosting a series of clinics at Lady Jean Ranch throughout the spring and summer.
Wellington, FL – March 1, 2010 – Animal Awareness is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a series of equine and canine clinics throughout the spring and summer at Lady Jean Ranch in Jupiter, Florida. The clinics will be hosted by licensed massage therapist Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, and cover the topics of massaging and stretching. Animal Awareness is an exciting new website for animal lovers that promotes home care health programs.
The Equine Clinics will be held March 20 and 21, April 17 and 18, May 22 and 23, and June 26 and 27, 2010. The Canine Clinics will be held March 6 and 7, April 3, May 15 and 16, and June 12 and 13, 2010.
The skills learned at the clinic will help improve an animal’s attitude, flexibility, recovery and performance. Hourdebaigt will give each attendee feedback on their animal’s musculature condition and fitness.
The clinics will cover a variety of topics. The first will be massage guidelines, which include approach, feedback signs, proper posture, the four T’s of palpation, pressure, contact, rhythm, duration, and contra-indications. Hourdebaigt will then go over massage movements such as stroking, effleurage, wringing, and kneading. A relaxation massage routine, a maintenance massage routine, stretching exercises and the ice-cup massage technique will also be covered during the clinic. Each participant will receive a handout that includes all of the information that is covered during the clinic, as well as a muscular chart of the animal.
For more information about Animal Awareness or to sign-up for the clinics please visit www.animalawareness.com.
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GULFPORT, MS — FEB. 28, 2010 — Translated to English, “let the good times roll” easily sums up the series that Lebanon, OH based Wilhelm Genn continues to enjoy in Gulfport with two $25,000 Grand Prix victories this week. Riding the Laura Ryan-Barnaclo owned Chantal, on Friday Genn celebrated victory in the $25,000 EMO Insurance sponsored Grand Prix and again on Sunday in the $25,000 Nutrena Grand Prix.
2008 Beijing Olympic co-course designer Steve Stephens arrived in Gulfport with one goal in mind, to test the mettle of week three’s competitors over his infamously complicated layouts. Friday’s $25,000 EMO prix consisted of 12 fences/15 efforts, which included 3 sets of double combinations, two triple bars, and several tight rollback turns all set across the vast grass field with the expectation of completing the course cleanly in less than 90 seconds. Genn partnered with his chestnut fireball, 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Happy Z, and was the first of 30 entries to take on Stephen’s quiz. “I thought it was a good course. Similar to last week I was concerned that it could have been a little bigger, but again it was built to be careful. And it was a very careful course!” Happy Z posted the first clean time of 86.021 and only ten others would duplicate her feat. Among them Columbus, NC resident and show jumping veteran Vick Russell piloting Creed for owner Helen Terranova with a clear round in 86.438, two slots later it was Kelsey Baker riding the Oxford Holding Company entry Lucy Lectric III coming in clear with a time of 84.710 and five rides later Genn added the 12-year-old Holsteiner Chantal’s name to the jump off list with a time of 86.054. “This was a course of keeping your horse sharp everywhere; you could have gotten a rail any place,” Genn offered an opinion to the numerous rails dropping in round one. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=10402
February 28, 2010 – It was a great week in Gulfport and again today I am flying out before the show results will be posted so I will do a recap on Wednesday when I get back. I am heading to Wellington for a USHJA Competitions retreat. You can always go to www.horseshowsonline.com for complete results.
The Magnolia Classic, week four of the Gulfport Winter Series, is the “Celebration of Hunters”. The show is a World Championship Hunter Rider Event (WCHR) and our celebration will start on Thursday afternoon at 5″30 with a USHJA Clinic on Lunging. This clinic will be done in both Spanish and English and should be educational for all. On Friday morning will host the USHJA International Hunter Derby and Friday afternoon, host the USHJA National Hunter Classic. Between the two events, the show will host a luncheon for all exhibitors. There will also be a Zone 4 Hunter Open Forum held after the Hunter Classic. Most of you know about the Hunter Derby, but the National Hunter Classic is a new class offered by USHJA for hunters jumping less than 3’6″. It is a 3′ Hunter Classic with four jumps required to be at least 3’3″. The complete specs for this class and bonus points is available online at the USHJA website or in our horse show office. This class, when held in Jacksonville a few weeks ago it was mostly filled with Children’s and Adult horses and a few Pre Green horses and was very well received. The horses will jump in the big ring but the jumps will be modified not only in height but appearance to better fit the riders and horses competing. It should be a great week in Gulfport. If you have any questions about classes, forums or the WCHR, please check by the office. It is going to be a stellar week in Gulfport. Also don’t forget to reserve your stalls for Atlanta Spring.
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