Lunch & Learn, presented by Equimax - The fourth edition of the Lunch & Learn Series will take place at The Wellington Club on the Main Grounds of PBIEC on Thursday, February 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. "A Practical Approach to Parasite Control and Deworming for Horses" will be presented by Martin K. Nielsen, DVM, PhD, DipEVPC, DipACVM, Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky. Admission is free for riders, trainers, and owners. Lunch will be provided for all attendees. 

$34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 6 - Grand Prix show jumping returns to the Derby Field at The Stadium for top competition on the grass on Thursday, February 13. Come enjoy an afternoon at The Stadium (13500 South Shore Blvd.) with competition starting at 1 p.m.

$84,000 Salamander Hotels & Resorts Valentine's Grand Prix - Enjoy an intimate evening of show jumping on Friday, February 14, in the International Arena at the The Stadium at PBIEC. This unique venue offers spectators with a European-style atmosphere to take in world-class show jumping. VIP tables are still available for purchase. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. Don't hesitate as they're sure to go quickly! Contact vip@equestriansport.com for more information.

$34,000 Suncast� 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic - The FEI level jumper classes stay at the Derby Field at The Stadium this week with Saturday's 1.50m. See top combinations on the grass as they jump for the blue and winner's share of prize money. Competition starts Saturday, February 15, at 1 p.m. 

$100,000 USHJA/WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular - The crown jewel of hunter competition at the FTI WEF will be contested Friday, February 7, at 7 p.m. under the lights of the International Arena. Every hunter rider at the FTI WEF hopes to compete in this top-tier event that showcases the country's best hunter riders and horses. Teenage sensation Victoria Colvin has won two years in a row, but will 2014 be the year the veterans finally unseat her? 

Spectacular Hunter Gala - Hear ye, hear ye, Lords and Ladies! The Spectacular Hunter Gala Committee invites you to dine with them ringside on Saturday, February 15, during the USHJA/WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular. Watch the country's top hunter riders go head-to-head while enjoying a fun-filled evening that will transport you to the early days of the sport of fox-hunting. A fox-hunting exhibition and live auction await guests, in addition to dinner and drinks. Cocktail hour starts at 6:00 p.m. and dinner is served at 7:00 p.m. Let your attire be creative and hunt-worthy! Tables are still available for purchase and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the USHJA Foundation. To reserve your table or tickets, go to the USHJA website, call Leslie Mangan at 859-321-7763, or stop by the WCHR/USHJA Hospitality tent located adjacent to the Grand Hunter Ring on the Main Grounds of PBIEC throughout Week 6. Tally ho!

$50,000 Equestrian Sotheby's Jumper Derby - The annual jumper derby is always a favorite for spectators, and this year's $50,000 edition, sponsored by Equestrian Sotheby's, won't disappoint. Riders got a taste of competition on the grass field at The Stadium during last week's grand prix, but the jumper derby will be asking some more complicated questions with natural obstacles. Enjoy an afternoon full of Florida sunshine and world-class show jumping starting at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, at The Stadium at PBIEC. Parking and general admission is free. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Worship Services - Walk or ride to the Ring 7 Pavilion each Sunday during FTI WEF competition from 6:30-7:00 a.m. for a casual worship service hosted by staff of St. Peter's Methodist Church. People of all faiths or no faith are welcome; the time will include traditional and contemporary hymns, Bible readings and a brief message of God's love. You are welcome to come and go as your schedule allows, and of course dogs and horses are welcome too. (La gente de todas las religiones o sin fe son bienvenidos. Le invitamos a entrar y salir cuando su horario lo permite.) Need someone to talk to in confidence? Contact St. Peter's at 561-793-5172 to speak to clergy or call 561-622-5423 to learn about the Community Christian Counseling Center.

Lip Sync Show Benefiting Danny & Ron's Rescue - The sixth annual Lip Sync Show, benefiting Danny & Ron's Rescue will take place Sunday, February 16, in the Special Events Pavilion at the Main Grounds at PBIEC. All proceeds of this fun event benefit the dogs of Danny & Ron's rescue, so come out to support a great cause! Dinner is served at 6:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to step up to the microphone and show off their skills for the celebrity judges! A fun-filled evening with fantastic prizes for all winners awaits you. For more information, call 803-900-9800 or email kimtudor@aol.com.

Ben Maher and Cella Top Another British Showdown in Saturday's $370,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 5* Presented by Rolex   

 Scott Brash and Ben Maher proved once again why they are the number one and two ranked riders in the world on Saturday night as the British superstars battled it out for top prize in the $370,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 5*, presented by Rolex, at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Competing in front of a large, enthusiastic crowd at the Palm Beach Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, the FEI World Cup Qualifier saw an exciting victory for Maher and Cella, with Brash and Ursula XII finishing second, and up-and-coming U.S. star Lucy Davis guiding Barron to the third place prize.

Great Britain's Robert Ellis set a difficult track for Saturday night's class, with 45 competitors and seven clear rounds to advance to the jump-off. Tiffany Foster (CAN) and Artisan Farm's Verdi III were the first pair to qualify for the jump-off, and cleared the short course in 38.61 seconds to earn the sixth place prize. McLain Ward (USA) and Sagamore Farms' Rothchild had an unfortunate stop on course for four faults in the jump-off in 47.36 seconds to place seventh.

Audrey Coulter (USA) and Copernicus Stables' Acorte were next to jump-off, and cleared the course in 37.52 seconds for a fifth place finish. Scott Brash took the lead next in 35.70 seconds aboard Lord and Lady Harris and Lord and Lady Kirkham's Ursula XII, but eventually settled for second place. Lucy Davis and Old Oak Farm's Barron placed third with a time of 35.98 seconds. Charlie Jayne and Chill R Z jumped into fourth in 37.04 seconds.

Last to go in the jump-off, Ben Maher and Jane Clark's Cella cleared the course in an electrifying 35.30 seconds to secure the victory. The crowd exploded as the pair took a huge leap to the final Rolex oxer and raced through the finish line. They had done it again.

Maher has had an incredible FTI WEF circuit so far with wins aboard several of his talented horses. He and Brash had their first duel of the season in week three's $125,000 Fidelity Investments� Grand Prix CSI 3*, where the results were the same - Maher and Cella first, Brash and Ursula XII second. As the results prove, Maher and Cella, a 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare by Cento x Chin Chin, have become quite the dream team.

"It's been an incredible start to the year so far," Maher acknowledged after Saturday's win. "Cella had quite a long rest after the European Championships last year and she came back to do a couple of shows towards the end of last year, and actually has not jumped so much. She seems to love WEF here. She loves the ring, and she feels fresh and on form. She is just an incredible horse to ride."

"I think Bob Ellis did a great job with the course tonight," Maher noted. "I think a few riders were walking the course tonight and saying it looked big, or it looked technical and quite tight in places, but with $370,000 I didn't really expect any less. That's huge prize money, and he was definitely going to make us work for it. I think the course was great. Obviously it suited me. It had everything; faults all over the course, and again, this arena seems to provide some of the fastest jump-offs anywhere in the world. Luckily for me, I had a good draw tonight, and seeing Scott go, he was obviously fast. I was lucky enough to watch them, and it was definitely a big help to me tonight."

For the winner's share, Maher earned an impressive $122,000 for the night's victory. He gave it everything in the jump-off, and the effort certainly paid off. Maher was so focused, he admitted that he was not even sure where he made up the fractions of time.

"I don't know, everything was going so fast to be honest!" he laughed. "I actually planned to take a stride out and do six on the bend from the first to the second jump (the plank), but when I rode in I was a little nervous with the trees on the side that if I angled the plank, she might stop (and) not look where she was going, so I decided to not take too much risk there. I think the way I can gallop Cella to a double like that and a liverpool afterwards is like no other horse. I can gallop her and she kind of stops, backs up, jumps up and that's where I can make up the time."

"It probably looked erratic to the last fence, almost hurtling I guess, but it wasn't by choice," he said. "I turned back tight to the vertical, and she cut left on me, which I was ready for, but she did it a little harder than I thought and she landed a little flat-footed. I knew I had to be committed from the first stride, and I was going, and I got four strides down there and that oxer looked like it was still on the other end of the arena, but I kept going. I don't know how she jumped it, but she did it. I knew if I pulled to the last fence I would be giving it to Scott, so I gave it my best shot."

Brash also gave it his best shot with Ursula XII, a 13-year-old Scottish Sport Horse mare by Ahorn x Papageno, and was happy with his finish.

"Ursula jumped fantastic tonight," Brash smiled. "The first round, everything went according to plan until she jumped the triple bar, and I don't know, she stumbled or something but I got the six strides very late to the combination and I was very late going in, and she was really good to jump the combination. Everything else went according to plan. She jumped amazing. My jump-off, I was really happy with. I have been working on my jump-offs with her, and when I first got her it felt like I was going too fast and out of control, then I would go fast for the first half and have to make an adjustment half way around. That was the first time of being able to ride a very smooth jump-off and be very quick. She has kept her head, and I am very pleased."

Maher and Brash have become show jumping superstars and see huge crowds and great fans in Europe. They spoke about the fantastic attendance for Saturday night's class in Wellington and how great the competition was.

"I think it's great wherever we go, we are very fortunate to have a lot of fans," Brash stated. "It is great, it gives you an extra boost when you are in the ring with a lot of people cheering you on, and it just makes you want it more. It was good to see such a busy crowd tonight."

Maher added, "I think it's important not to forget to thank Rolex for the sponsorship tonight. It is unbelievable the money and support that they are putting in to the sport over here, and especially in Wellington. I think it certainly looked like one of the biggest crowds to come out for the first major Rolex grand prix here. It was full from every side, and Bob Ellis did a good job of using the whole arena so the whole crowd could watch. We have the best riders here in the world. It is great sport and great entertainment for a Saturday night."

California's twenty-one-year-old Lucy Davis finished third with her horse, Barron, a ten-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding by For Pleasure x Nabab de Reve. Davis, who trains with Germany's Meredith-Michaels Beerbaum and Markus Beerbaum, earned the biggest victory of her young career this past September when she won the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix in Lausanne with Barron. The young rider continued to make her mark on the world of show jumping Saturday night with a close finish behind two of the world's best.

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