2015 winners - Boyd Martin and Trading Aces Photo: SusanStickle.com
Boyd Martin, who won the inaugural Wellington Eventing Showcase in 2015, will be back to defend his title at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Centre (PBIEC) in Florida in February
Last year Boyd took the $50,000 prize riding Trading Aces having led the competition from start to finish, completing the weekend on their original dressage score of 24.80. This year he will be joined by approximately 35 other horse/rider combinations in this competition vying for a share of the $75,000 in prize money.
The final list of riders with their horses’ names will be released the week before the event but the current list includes;
Jennie Brannigan – USA
Hannah Sue Burnett – USA
Kyle Carter – CAN
Will Coleman – USA
Buck Davidson – USA
Phillip Dutton – USA
Liz Halliday-Sharp – USA
Sinead Halpin – USA
Daniel Jocelyn – NZL
Alexandra Knowles – USA
Marilyn Little – USA
Boyd Martin – USA
Joe Meyer – NZL
Selena O’Hanlon – CAN
Doug Payne – USA
Tim Price – NZL
Jessica Phoenix – CAN
Michael Pollard – USA
Colleen Rutledge – USA
Allison Springer – USA
Lynn Symansky – USA
Ryan Wood – AUS
Riders were invited to ride two horses each, but several have opted to bring only one horse and many of the visiting internationals will be riding loan horses
Tim Price and Dan Jocelyn are making the trip over to sunny Florida from the UK while their fellow Kiwi Joe Meyer will be competing a little closer to home. Both Tim and Dan have had some success (and fun) on the indoor eventing circuit in Europe and will be keen to take on the locals which also includes US based Australian Ryan Wood who has a strong string of horses to choose from
The competition, which takes place at Advanced level, features the dressage phase on Friday, February 5th followed by jumping and cross-country on Saturday, February 6th
