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Kelcie Brophy Takes Top Honors in the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search

Saturday, February 5th, 2011 | *Featured & Spotlights, Competitions, Contributors - Press, Equine & Equestrian Event Happenings, Equitation, ESP, Jumper - Show Jumping, Riding Disciplines, USEF, Winter Equestrian Festival | Comments

Kelcie Brophy and Dynasty win the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search during the fourth week of the 2011 FTI WEF. Photo © Sportfot

Wellington, FL – February 4, 2011 – It was another beautiful day at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, home of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, which runs through April 3. The equitation riders were back to action today as the weekend approaches.

Kelcie Brophy, aboard the Lionshare Farm entry, Dynasty, took the top prize in the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search first thing this morning. The class had twenty-nine entries and consisted of a jumping phase followed by a flat phase. The flat phase was for the riders who were ranked in the top twelve after the jumping portion of the class.

Brophy forged a quick connection with Dynasty, an eight-year-old warmblood gelding by Gem of India. The pair, who has only been together since yesterday, wasted no time taking over in the equitation ring. “I only started riding him yesterday, but he’s really easy and really nice,” stated Brophy.

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Katherine Schmidt Is Victorious in Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search at the 2010 FTI WEF

Saturday, February 27th, 2010 | Competitions, Contributors - Press, Equine & Equestrian Event Happenings, Equitation, ESP, Hunter, Jumper - Show Jumping, Riding Disciplines | 1 Comment

Katherine Schmidt was victorious in the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search during week seven of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. © 2010 Randi Muster

Wellington, FL – February 26, 2010 – It was a busy day for equitation riders today at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), who competed in the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search, as well as both the Hunter and Jumper phases of the WIHS Equitation class.

Boldness paid off for Katherine Schmidt, of Ridgefield, CT, who garnered the coveted blue ribbon today in Section A of the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search. “My strategy was to be as bold as possible,” Schmidt said of her performance today.

Schmidt is currently a 17-year-old senior at Ridgefield High School, and must fly back and forth from Connecticut on weekends to compete at the FTI WEF. “It’s a little hectic with school and all, but it seems to be working pretty well,” Schmidt said with a smile. Her strategy proved to be working when she topped a field of 28 other riders today.

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