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Step by Step Foundation15 Year Old Emanuel Andrade Makes Grand Prix Debut in $25k A-T Grand Children’s Benefit Emanuel Andrade makes Grand Prix debut, by Jack Mancini, Mancini Photos. Emanuel Andrade (15) made his debut in the Open Jumper arena in the $25,000 A-T Children’s Benefit Grand Prix at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida at onset of 2012. The teen, who champions the children’s charity Step by Step Foundation (www.stepbystepfoundation.com), faced off against stiff competition from a field of top international riders, including Olympic veterans and Debbie Stephens, Pablo Barrios and Step By Step Advisory Board member Margie Engle. Andrade rode two horses, Oxford and La Fe Florli, in the class. After the 45 rounds had been completed, Andrade took the 11th place with La Fe Florli and the class was won by Catherine Pasmore aboard Van David. The second place ribbon went to veteran Andrew Bournes and third place went to iconic Olympic rider Rodrigo Pessoa. The formidable young equestrian took the Championship in the Junior Jumpers Low division riding P.S. I Love You and placed second in the Junior Jumper Highs on Luky Des Roquelines the same week. Daniela Stransky Takes Gold for Venezuela & Champions Children’s Charity during FEI Americas Jumping Championships
 Daniela Stransky and Ikarus Florida Teen Wins Best Individual Junior Rider during Final Leg of Competition in Ecuador Daniela Stransky, the 15 year old equestrian from Stransky’s Mission Farm who champions the children’s charity Step by Step Foundation, piloted her gelding Ikarus to the Junior Jumper Best Individual Rider Medal during the final weekend of the 2011 FEI Americas Jumping Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador from July 26 to 31, 2011. More than 85 top young show jumping riders, ages 12 to 21, came from over a dozen countries including Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Canada and the United States to compete at the prestigious international competition hosted by the Ecuador Equestrian Federation from July 26 to 31, 2011. Representing her native Venezuela for the first time, Stransky competed over double courses designed by Mrs. Marina Acevedo of Brazil on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The Miami Dade County High School student took top honors aboard her big gray Warm Blood and was the only rider from her country to compete in the high Junior division. She was awarded the individual gold for her efforts. “It is an honor to have my daughter represent her native country,” stated Daniela’s mother Liliane. “We are so very proud that she had such success her first time here.” Stransky Mission Farm’s Team Step by Step Riders Top Competition at Kentucky Spring Horse ShowsTrainer & Teens Champion Children’s Charity & Take Lead in $30k Challenge & Junior Competitions  Hector Florentino piloting Ultimo to victory in the $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic. Photo by Rebecca Walton, Phelps Media Lexington KY – May 15, 2011 – The Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, held May 11-15, featured the exciting debut of the 2011 Hagyard Challenge Series, consisting of seven grand prix classes to be held during the 2011 show series at the Kentucky Horse Park. Following the final event, a cash prize of $45,000 will be awarded to the rider accumulating the most points throughout the series. The top riders from across the nation gathered to compete over a challenging course during the lead off event on Thursday night’s $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic, CSI 2*. At the end of the two round competition, it was Hector Florentino aboard Stransky Mission Farm’s Ultimo in the winner’s circle. Florentino, the head trainer and rider at Stransky Mission Farm in Wellington, Florida, now leads in the standings. The talented rider from the Dominican Republic is not only riding for owner Liliane Stransky but is a member of “Team Step by Step,” a group of riders of different levels, ages, and countries, who compete on the Hunter & Jumper A-Circuit to help raise awareness and funds for her international children’s charity, Step by Step Foundation (www.stepbystepfoundation.com). Brazilian Grand Prix Icon Paulo Santana Wins Step by Step Foundation’s All In for Charity Poker Tournament Championship Step by Step Founder Liliane Stransky & Grand Prix rider Paulo Santana, who was the evening's Poker Champion, by Mancini Photos International Equestrians Unite to Raise Funds & Awareness for Children in Need at Dinner Benefit at Winter Equestrian Festival Wellington, FL – Olympic show jumping legend Margie Engle and international children’s charity founder Liliane Stransky joined forces for the Step by Step Foundation’s second annual All In for Charity Poker Tournament and dinner benefit on Sunday, March 13 in Wellington, FL. After Richard Spooner rode to victory in the $25,000 Suncast Jumper Classic, the action shifted to the tents for some fast paced, high stakes gaming in the Grand Prix Pavilion at the Winter Equestrian Festival. Engle, who was the Event Chair, was on hand with Stransky to welcome guests to the fun filled evening that featured fine food and good times for a great cause. Guests enjoyed a lovely buffet dinner as DJ Mario kept the music pumping, but it was the poker action that drew in the serious players and international teams. Stransky had assembled a strong lineup of lovely ladies on her team including Engle, event organizer Kathy Andersen, Junior Jumper champion Daniela Stransky, and grand prix veteran Hillary Dobbs. After donning their bright orange team Polos, the girls sat down to take on all challengers and raise funds for the children. ESP Announces Fundraising Goal of $1 Million for the 2011 FTI Great Charity ChallengeWellington, FL – January 15, 2011 – The first annual FTI Great Charity Challenge galloped out of the gates in 2010 with huge momentum, raising over $560,000 for 24 non-profit charities. The success of the inaugural event inspired Equestrian Sport Productions to set a fundraising goal of $1 million for the 2011 FTI Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments, which is a featured event of the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. The Great Charity Challenge (GCC) is a relay style jumping competition that is scheduled to take place at 6:00 p.m. on February 19, 2011 in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Thirty relay teams will be formed, consisting of two junior/amateur riders and one professional rider. Each equestrian team is assigned a charity to represent, and the charity matched with the winning team will win over $100,000! The event will also host the Equestrian Aid Foundation Carnival, where children can enjoy carnival games, a dunk tank, a moon bounce, and more. In the true spirit of giving, the EAF will contribute half of the proceeds received from the Carnival to the total prize money awarded to the 30 charities participating in the GCC. The other half of the proceeds will be contributed to the Equestrian Aid Foundation. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=12969 Step by Step Benefit for Children at PBIEC Hosted by Olympian Margie Engle
Olympic Show Jumping Medalist Margie Engle & Step by Step Foundation’s Liliane Stransky Host 2nd Annual “All In for Charity 2011” Poker Tournament & Charity Benefit for Children in Need around the World (Sunday, March 13, 2011 – 6:30 PM to Midnight) WHO: Event Chair Margie Engle, an Olympic medalist and 10-time AGA Rider of the Year, and Step by Step Foundation’s President Liliane Stransky, will host the “All In for Charity 2011″ poker tournament and charity benefit dinner. Olympic riders Chris Kappler, Jimmy and Danielle Torano, international course designer Olaf Peterson, and ESP’s CEO Mark Bellissimo, will be among the guests invited back to the tables for this fun filled benefit and night of gaming. WHAT: Step by Step Foundation’s 2nd annual benefit to help raise funds for children in need around the world. The transformation into a fun-filled casino will take place in The Hospitality Tent, overlooking the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s international arena. General admission will include a catered buffet dinner and a seat at the tables for roulette, craps, poker, Three Card Draw, Black Jack, and other games of chance. There will be dancing and a DJ, exclusive art, equestrian merchandise, celebrity memorabilia, and prizes awarded throughout the night. News Bits about Hillary Dobbs, Liliane Stransky, and Roger Young Stables
 Photo by David Mullinix Photography Hillary Dobbs
Liliane Stransky/Stransky Mission Farms/Step by Step Foundation  Photo by Kathy Anderson The tornado that slammed into the Olympic stadium may have delayed the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, but it didn’t dampen the competition or spectators’ spirits. “You can plan for almost anything,” stated Liliane Stransky, the owner of Stransky’s Mission Farm and founder of the Step by Step charity. “I have learned the hard way, there is no plan with nature. Every day is unexpected, and thank God no people, or horses, were seriously hurt.” Stransky celebrated the finishing of the Step by Step Foundation’s new Tipa Tipa Elementary School in Haiti with her 14 year old daughter Daniela by cheering on both Hector Florentino (Dominican Republic) riding their bay Ultimo, and Diego Muyshodndt (El Salvador) on their jumper Ikarus, in the CAC show jumping competitions. 31 nations were scheduled to participate.
 Photo Courtesy of Roger Young Stables Congratulations to rider, trainer, and judge Gary Young of Roger Young Stables and his lovely wife Michaela on the opening of Camden Equine Rehabilitation & Conditioning Center in South Carolina. Soon their two year old daughter Stella will be able to take the reins in the family business!
By Sydney Masters-Durieux Step by Step Wins $150k for Haiti, $25k for Boys & Girls Club of Wellington
Amateur and junior riders had the thrill of a lifetime when they were able to compete side by side with Olympic champions and international show jumping icons during the first ever Great Charity Challenge on Saturday, March 20, 2010 during the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Heading the riding squad for the international charity the Step by Step Foundation was long time SBS supporter, U.S. Olympian Margie Engle, who had championed the children’s organization earlier in the year when she joined founder Liliane Stransky to host the All In for Charity Poker Tournament and Benefit following the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The one night of gaming, auctions and fun raised over $100,000 in funds went to help the devastated country of Haiti. She added another worth while win, both for her resume and for children in need, when she and her fellow riders walked out of the grand prix arena with a $150,000 check that will be donated to the Step by Step Foundation. Step by Step Foundation/Liliane Stransky Team Wins Inaugural FTI Great Charity Challenge The Step by Step Foundation team celebrates their win. All photos © 2010 Randi Muster More Than $560,000 Raised for 24 Palm Beach County Charities Wellington, FL – March 22, 2010 – The inaugural FTI Great Charity Challenge galloped out of the gates raising over $560,000 for 24 charities. The sheer emotion of sponsors, donors, charities, and riders who competed touched everyone and gave a new definition to team effort. The precedent setting event in terms of money raised and scope of charities served featured 24 teams in a show jumping pro/am relay where Olympic and world-class athletes teamed with amateur riders over a challenging course in the International Arena. Each team was generously sponsored by a donor, and was randomly assigned one of the 24 charities. The teams rode their hearts out to win prize money for each cause. One hundred percent of the money raised will be distributed to 24 Palm Beach County Charities. The event was held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center on Saturday, March 20, during the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Olympian Margie Engle Champions Step by Step to Win Money for Haitian ReliefRiders to Champion a Good Cause & Vie for $400,000 in Prize Money in Great Charity Show Jumping Challenge WELLINGTON, FL – March 12, 2010 – International show jumping veterans, top junior riders, and leading amateur owner competitors will unite and champion a good cause during the inaugural Great Charity Show Jumping Challenge on March 20, 2010. The Step by Step Foundation (www.stepbystepfoundation.com) will be among the 24 aid organizations with Palm Beach County ties that will split the $400,000 in prize money offered during this unique show jumping event that will take place at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida beginning at 6 PM. Supporters can cheer on their favorite show jumping team competing in Great Charity Challenge. Depending on how their team places, Step by Step Foundation will receive between $8,000 and $150,000 that will go towards Haitian relief. Once again, Olympic medalist Margie Engle will join forces with Liliane Stransky, the founder of Step by Step (www.stepbystepfoundation.com), to help children around the world. The dynamic duo has already proven to be a winning combination at WEF. They raised more than $65,000 for Haitian relief funds at the All In for Charity poker tournament and benefit dinner in January. “This is yet another opportunity for supporters to come join together at the horse show, have fun and at the same time, help Haiti,” enthused Stransky, who is building a school in Haiti, has hosted numerous benefits, coordinated donation efforts, and delivered much needed supplies to the devastated country. “They still needs so much help! We are doing everything we can to assist in their recovery, but every bit helps.” |
