The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) hosted it second day of competition on Thursday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with the second win of the circuit for Canadian Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze. After winning the first class of the circuit in Wednesday’s 1.45m speed class with Check Picobello […]

The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) kicked off with its first day of competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, on Wednesday and a win for Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze in the first class of the day. Lamaze and the nine-year-old Zangersheide gelding Check Picobello Z (Cardento x Orlando) […]

Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) looks forward to hosting the 36th annual Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) this season at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The largest and longest-running circuit in the world, WEF offers unrivaled opportunities for international show jumpers, awarding over $8 million in prize money, with $4 million to […]

Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) announces that there have been FEI level rating changes to three of the weeks in the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) circuit. Following objections from a number of conflicting CSI 5* events, ESP has been forced to reduce the star levels of three of their events. However, money has […]

Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) has announced that they have updated information regarding health certificates for the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Any horses shipping onto the property (both FTI WEF and AGDF grounds) will require a health certificate or statement on official licensed veterinarian letterhead dated March 1, 2013, or after. Health certificates used […]

For the second day in a row, Canadian riders collected silver medals on the podium following their second place finish in the $10,000 Hollow Creek FEI Young Riders Nations Cup, held Saturday, March 2, during the CSIO4* FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Competing in the International Ring earlier in the day for […]

A horse at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) has been tested and received a negative result for EHV-1. The horse was previously stabled in Barn 7 at the HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Florida, and due to that circumstance and an initial symptom of fever, the horse was proactively put into isolation […]

Nick Skelton, Great Britain’s Olympic team gold medalist and one of the icons of jumping, on Friday joined American hunter, jumper and dressage riders in speaking out against attacks on equestrian events at Wellington, Florida, where he has been one of the most successful riders in recent years. “I think people, especially those who are […]

On Tuesday, March 13th, Wellington’s mayor, Darrell Bowen, was unseated by Bob Margolis in the Florida city’s municipal election, with 58 per cent of the vote. The Wellington Equestrian Preservation Alliance is pleased with the results as the newly elected Mayor Margolis does not support the controversial Equestrian Village plan. “That’s the project that most […]