NorCordia Prix St. George horses at Wellington Winter Festival
The Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) is the largest, longest running hunter/jumper and dressage equestrian event in the world. A 12-week long equestrian extravaganza held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida.
NorCordia with Headquarter based in Denmark are represented in Wellington during the 2021/2022 show.
NorCordia had 6 dressage horses sent to Florida to be trained by NorCordia dressage trainer Catherine Haddad Staller. All these lovely dressage horses are from Prix St. George to Grand Prix levels and are to be sold in the Wellington season.
A few of NorCordia horses can be seen here : NorCordia Grand Prix horses for sale
A Fine Time – NorCordia Prix St. George horses at Wellington Winter Festival.
The Center, which operates 16 competition arenas, is the showcase for Wellington’s Winter Equestrian Festival. As well as 2500 horse stalls, the (WEF) is known for its sprawling grounds and horse themed streets. Competitors and residents can access over 57 miles of different trails surrounding the equestrian facility.
WEF began to attract the equestrian community after the 1970s. What initially began to draw the wealthy participants was the established International Polo Club. The 2015 WEF awarded over $8.2 million in prize money, and more than $9 million in 2018.
The competitors aren’t the only elite ones attending the festival, the horses are among the best money can buy and with more than 5,000 horses on property their net worth totals well over half a billion.
The wealth of the participants is a huge staple in the culture of the Winter Equestrian Festival. Some of the members are a movie actor, a baseball star, and approximately 5 billionaires, among the five two of the worlds top twenty richest people.
Each year, WEF brings a strong economic impact to The Palm Beaches.
Despite the shortened 2020 season, over 250,000 spectators attended the event while creating an impact of over $173 million in direct visitor spending year. Participants range from two to seventy years old and bring with them an estimated 6,000 horses and 250,000 spectators from around the world and is one of the top events each year in Palm Beach County.
The competition has a wide range of divisions for people of all skill level. It offers competitions for children, junior, adult amateur, and professional equestrians in over 70 different divisions.
In the course of three months, this largest and longest running horse show sees only the best riders of their class: Olympians, adult amateurs, juniors, and children from more than 42 different countries. Among these people and horses are some of the best riders for each division from the world over.
WEP’s largest partners, Mark Bellissimo, Roger Smith, will co-invest in GEG. Mark Bellissimo and PBIEC have transformed Wellington into the world’s premier destination for equestrian enthusiasts, with competitions and events across more than 40 weeks every year.
NorCordia CEO Ulrik Clemmensen and Dressage Head trainer Catherine Haddad Staller welcomes you to Wellington Dressage Winter Festival 2021/
Hope you will visit us in Florida and experience the joy of NorCordia Prix St. George horses at Wellington Winter Festival
