Mark Bellissimo announced last month that he and his partners in the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, which operates Winter Equestrian Festival and the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, had signed a deal to acquire the Colorado Horse Park.
The Colorado Equestrian Partners includes Mark and Katherine Bellissimo, Roger and Jennifer Smith, Howard and Gwen Dvorkin, Lisa Lourie, and Diana and Jenji Mercer, who also run the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Tryon, North Carolina.
The Colorado Horse Park (CHP) in Parker, Colorado, was established by Helen Krieble in 1992. The 148-acre property includes 11 competition arenas, 100 boarding stalls, an RV Park, two covered arenas, 300 permanent stalls, and more than 1,000 portable stalls. Krieble hosts more than 40 events each year, including hunter/jumper, eventing and dressage competitions.