Winter Equestrian Festival

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Lamaze Races to Victory in the $34,000 1.45m Speed to Start WEF 12

The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began its twelfth and final week of competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Wednesday with a win for Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable’s Rosana du Park in the $34,000 1.45m FEI speed class. Abigail McArdle (USA) galloped to second place […]
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Yann Candele is Tenth in $127,000 Engel & Völkers Grand Prix CSI 4*

The USA’s Paige Johnson and Dakota were the big winners in the $127,000 Engel & Völkers Grand Prix CSI 4* at “Saturday Night Lights” in week 11 at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Competing in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Johnson won a four-horse jump-off, beating out trainer […]
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Record Fifth Win for Eric Lamaze in WEF Challenge Cup

Canada’s Eric Lamaze scored his fifth win in the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series, setting a record for the most wins in one season. Riding Fine Lady 5, the 2008 Olympic Champion won the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round XI on Thursday, March 19, at the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival […]
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Eric Lamaze is Sixth in the $85,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic at WEF

Week nine of the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded on Sunday with a win for Kent Farrington (USA) and Willow in the $85,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic competing at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. Alan Wade (IRL) finished the week with another strong track for the horses and […]
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Yann Candele Makes Top 10 in $372,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 5* at WEF

Great Britain’s Ben Maher and Diva II jumped to victory in the $372,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 5*, presented by Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Saturday night at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The pair topped a three-horse jump-off with Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) and Fibonacci 17 in second and Laura Kraut (USA) with Cedric […]
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Canada Takes Second in $100,000 Wellington Nations’ Cup

The Canadian Show Jumping Team comprised of Tiffany Foster, Eric Lamaze, Ian Millar and Jonathon Millar placed second in the $100,000 CSIO4* Nations’ Cup, presented by Kingsland Equestrian, on Friday night, February 27, at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. A total of nine countries contested the $100,000 Nations’ Cup including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, […]
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Jonathon Millar Sixth in the 150,000 Grand Prix CSIO 4*

The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival concluded its eighth week of competition on Sunday with a win for Todd Minikus (USA) and Two Swans Farms’ Babalou 41 in the $150,000 Grand Prix CSIO 4*, presented by Lugano Diamonds. The pair led a 10 horse jump-off with a top three finish for the United States in this […]
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Ben Asselin Takes on WEF

Show jumper Ben Asselin, of Calgary, Alberta, is enjoying his winter in the sun competing at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. The 20-year-old rider trains and competes alongside his father, two-time Olympic veteran Jonathan Asselin, out of their family’s Attaché Stables. With a home base in Calgary, the young rider enjoys […]
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Canada’s Jumpers Set to Compete at CSIO4* Winter Equestrian Festival

Jump Canada has announced the Canadian Young Rider, Junior, and Children’s riders who will be competing during week eight of the CSIO4* Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Fla. from Feb. 25 to March 1. Held annually in Wellington, Fla., the WEF series features 12 weeks of world-class show jumping competition that attracts riders from […]
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Erynn Ballard Comes Seventh in $372,000 Suncast® CSI 5* Grand Prix at WEF

Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Fibonacci 17 were the winners in Saturday night’s $372,000 Suncast® CSI 5* Grand Prix in week seven of the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Jumping under the lights of the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Michaels-Beerbaum and the 10-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding (For Feeling x Corland) […]