SUCCEED/Wellington Classic Dressage Present Successful USET Foundation Holiday Fundraiser

Kimberly Boyer and R. Bruce Duchossois, members of the board of trustees for the USET Foundation.

Wellington, FL – December 21, 2009 – The USET Foundation Holiday Fundraiser, presented by SUCCEED and Wellington Classic Dressage, was a great success as spectators had the opportunity to experience the one-of-a-kind equestrian event featuring performances, exhibitions and team competitions with Olympians and many top equestrian stars.  A benefit for the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation, the fundraiser was held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, on December 11 and 12, 2009.

Through generous donations, silent and live auctions, and ticket purchases the event raised a generous amount of money to help support the USET Foundation’s high performance programs. The USET Foundation is preparing to send teams to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Kentucky next fall, and will help provide funding for the competition, training, coaching and travel of America’s elite horses and riders in partnership with the United States Equestrian Federation. The money raised from the holiday fundraiser will help support this country’s high performance programs.

“We are so grateful to Lyndsey White, John Flanagan and Noreen O’Sullivan for organizing this fabulous holiday event to benefit our U.S. equestrian teams,” said Bonnie B. Jenkins, Executive Director of the USET Foundation. “It was lots of fun for everyone involved and a great way to get in the holiday spirit!” Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9394

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USET Foundation Holiday Gala Names Special Events and Guests

Four-in-hand champion Chester Weber will drive a surprise celebrity Santa into the arena as the grand finale of the USET Foundation Holiday Gala Fundraiser.

Featured Auction Items Are Announced!

Wellington, FL – November 10, 2009 – As the USET Foundation Holiday Fundraiser draws closer, many exciting performances have been announced for the feature event. SUCCEED and Wellington Classic Dressage will be hosting the Holiday Gala Fundraiser on December 11 & 12, 2009, to benefit the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation. The venue for the fundraiser will be the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL.

The two nights of exciting performances will include Pony Club Mounted Games featuring Gina Miles, Cathy Wieschhoff, Hawley Bennett, Jeanne Lambrecht, Samantha St. Jacques, Kate Levy and members of the Laurel Oaks Pony Club (Jupiter, Florida), Alligator Creek Pony Club (North Central Florida) and Ocala Pony Club (Central Florida).  All three clubs are members of the Sunshine Region of the United States Pony Club. The United States Pony Club is one of the leading junior equestrian organizations in the world, represented throughout 30 countries.

Spectators will have the opportunity to watch the celebrity riders team up with the pony club members to participate in egg & spoon, bending, and sack races to see which team will win the special USET Foundation Fundraiser Pony Club Mounted Games prize. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8833

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