Week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) featured a busy schedule of competition, with jumper action on both sides of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Friday. The $35,000 Illustrated Properties 1.45m Classic was held in the International Ring on the main show grounds, with a win for Eduardo Menezes (BRA) and Caruschka 2 in the afternoon. The $25,000 Artisan Farms U25 Team Event, sponsored by The McNerney Family, was the highlight event in the International Ring at The Stadium at PBIEC in the evening. The competition saw a win for Team 3, which included Taylor Alexander, Emily Moffitt, Emma Heise, and Tina (DiLandri) Yates.

WEF 4, sponsored by Ariat®, continues through February 7, 2016, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The week will feature the Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments® on Saturday, February 6. Other highlights include the $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic on Saturday, and the $216,000 Ariat® Grand Prix CSI 4* in the WEF International Ring on Sunday. Also held on Saturday at The Stadium at PBIEC is the Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty. All of these events will be live streamed at www.COTH.com. The 12-week WEF circuit runs through April 3 offering more than $9 million in prize money.

Seventeen teams made up of 65 riders in total contested a Richard Jeffery (GBR) designed course for Friday night’s $25,000 Artisan Farms Under 25 Team Event, sponsored by The McNerney Family. The top eight teams them returned in reverse order of merit based on their scores from the first round.

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