HJN Content posted on March 4th, 2006

Kessler is Two for Two in Amateur-Owner Hunters at Winter Equestrian Festival

The CN Worldwide Wellington Open, presented by Cosequin, is the sixth week of exciting hunter and jumper competition in the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Held every year at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, FL, the show is the world’s largest and longest-running equestrian event in the nation. (Read on…)

Another Super Saturday for Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa at the 2006 Winter Equestrian Festival

Olympic Gold Medalist Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil galloped to victory once again in Saturday’s main event at the Winter Equestrian Festival. In doing so, he captured his second 1.50m Classic in a row and notched his third win in five weeks of the Saturday specials. Pessoa, the three-time World Cup Champion who has called Wellington home all season, rode Cantate Z to the win for the second straight week. (Read on…)

Rich Fellers and Gyro Capture the $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix at Indio

Richard Spooner brought all five of his mounts into the jump-off of the $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix Friday afternoon, but he couldn’t get past Gyro and Rich Fellers as that combination rode away with the blue ribbon.
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Three Wins in a Row for Great Britain as Tim Gredley Takes €50,000 1.50m Jump for A Just World Classic at Winter Equestrian Festival

It was an American writer who penned “A Long Day’s Journey into Night,” but it was a Brit that once again authored the final show jumping chapter in tonight’s drama that played out in the early morning hours at the 2006 Winter Equestrian Festival. Twenty year old Tim Gredley extended Great Britain’s winning streak to three major victories in a row with an amazing second round speed ride to capture the top prize in the €50,000 1.50m Jump For A Just World Classic. (Read on…)