Competition during week five of the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) came to a close under perfect conditions for Madison Goetzmann (USA), winner of the $50,000 Rushy Marsh Farm Grand Prix CSI2* and Canada’s Tiffany Foster, who claimed victory in the $73,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m CSI5* on Sunday, February 9, in Wellington, FL.
WEF continues through March 29 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida, with 12 consecutive weeks of world-class competition and $13 million dollars on offer. The sixth week of competition runs February 12-16, is sponsored by the World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) program, and recognized as a CSI3* by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). The week will feature the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular in the International Arena during “Saturday Night Lights”, as well as the $137,000 Grand Prix CSI3* and $25,000 CP Grand Prix, on the grass Derby Field at Equestrian Village (home of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival).
Balancing her freshman year of college at the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA, with her time in the show ring has not slowed 19-year-old Goetzmann down one bit. She and her long-time mount Prestigious topped a field of 44 over tracks built by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) and Andy Christiansen (ECU) to highlight two-star competition during week five.