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Ben Maher and Cella Master $125,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 3*

Lexi Maounis and Sienna Collect Top Honors in Bainbridge
Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters at FTI WEF

Wellington, FL - The world's best battled it out at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Saturday night with a one-two finish for Great Britain in the $125,000 Fidelity investments® Grand Prix CSI 3* at the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Ben Maher and Scott Brash, the top two ranked riders in the world, finished on top of an impressive field of horses and riders in an exciting ten-horse jump-off.
Maher, the number two ranked rider in the world, came out on top with his mount, Cella. Brash, the current number one ranked rider in the world, finished second behind his Olympic teammate with Ursula XII. Alvaro de Miranda (BRA) and AD Norson placed third.

Watch an interview with Ben Maher after his win in the $125,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix CSI 3*

Week three of the FTI WEF, sponsored by  Fidelity Investments®, concludes on Sunday, January 26 with the $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. The FTI WEF, held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, features 12 weeks of world-class competition through March 30, awarding $8 million in prize money.
Guilherme Jorge of Brazil set the course for 45 competitors on Saturday night with ten clear rounds and a difficult jump-off, in which the top two were the only combinations to clear the short course. Scott Brash and Ursula XII, owned by Lord and Lady Harris and Lord and Lady Kirkham, were the first pair to clear the course in 39.05 seconds, but had to settle for second place when Ben Maher and Jane Clark's Cella took the challenge and bested their time in 38.68 seconds. Alvaro de Miranda and AD Norson, owned by de Miranda and Victory Equestrian, completed the fastest four-fault round in 39.61 seconds to place third. McLain Ward (USA) and Sagamore Farm's Rothchild finished fourth with four faults in 40.06 seconds.

Ben Maher and Cella

Not only did Saturday night's class feature the top two riders in the world, it saw four of the top ten, with Beezie Madden (USA) who is currently fourth, and Kent Farrington (USA) who sits in tenth on the Longines FEI World Ranking list. Fourth place finisher McLain Ward ranks 20^th in the world; third place finisher Alvaro de Miranda sits 29^th. 

Maher began riding Cella, a 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare by Cento x Chin Chin, during the FTI WEF circuit last winter and got his first big win with her in last year's Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, a $100,000 CSI 2*. Maher commented on their success, stating,"It's a lucky place here for me and Cella at the moment. She had a long break after Geneva and then our first class was this week in the 'WEF' (Challenge Cup),where she felt better than ever. I decided not to do the jump-off because I knew it was going to be fast, and save her for this evening. She's certainly a once in a lifetime horse so I want to save her for the big occasions. Luckily, between the whole team, we made a good decision because she jumped great tonight."

Ben Maher and Cella in their winning presentation with Equestrian Sport Productions President Michael Stone, Kyle and Kelly Cain of Fidelity Investments®, and ringmaster Gustavo Murcia

"She's just a phenomenal jumper. She does it in her own style, and the more I let her get on with it, the better she is," Maher said of Cella's style. "It was a good course tonight. I thought it was big for a 3*, but it has to be big with the horses and competition there is here. In the jump-off there were not too many options. I thought the first round was a great course, very technical, and the jump-off was relatively plain and simple. A lot of horses looked tired and had a lot of faults from running early on, but the course was very suited to Cella. I did what I could do and not what I couldn't. It was a race between me and Scott tonight."
Brash's mount, Ursula XII, is a 13-year-old Scottish Sport Horse mare by Ahorn x Papageno. Brash got the ride on Ursula just after the Olympics in 2012, but explained that it took some time for them to figure each other out.
"It took us probably six months to a year to just gel as a partnership, and I wanted it to change her a bit to my style, and I tried to adapt to what she likes, but I have to say she's a joy to ride and she's such a sweet horse in every way. She's a real top horse," Brash stated.

Scott Brash and Ursula XII

Saturday night's jump-off was a fun rivalry for Brash and Maher, and they explained that it keeps them competitive.

"Ben and I are very good friends," Brash acknowledged. "I think it's a rivalry in a really good way. He wants to beat me as bad as I want to beat him. It's good for Great Britain."

"Scott and I were the only two clears tonight. If we had known it was going to work out like that, perhaps we should have spoke before and come to an arrangement to slow down a bit," Maher point out with a laugh. "I've been lucky, same as Scott, with my team, my horses behind me now, and the support from Jane Clark. It has made all the difference in the past 12 months. It just proves how much we need the owners and the sponsors to support us and how much success that can bring, and we both work hard."
De Miranda was happy with his third place finish aboard AD Norson, a 13-year-old Selle Francais stallion by Quidam de Revel x Grand Veneur, that he has ridden since the horse was four years old. The top placing was a happy end to a bad day for de Miranda after getting news about an injury in one of his top horses. The rider shared that AD Rahmannshof's Bogeno, who he won last year's $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix CSI 5* with, has sustained an injury that will keep him out of competition for a minimum of six months. Despite the bad news, de Miranda had a good night with AD Norson and has high hopes for his season.

"He's a very nice horse," de Miranda said. "In the beginning I was using him as a speed horse, and then since 2010 I started upgrading him to the bigger classes and he did very well. He was in the Pan American Games where we had a silver medal with the team, but the ground was not too good and after that he wasn't coming back too strong to this level. Here he is jumping really good, and he's back to what he was before. He's a really nice horse, very competitive, and I love to ride him."

Alvaro de Miranda and AD Norson

De Miranda commented on the level of competition at this year's FTI WEF, stating, "I like to come here for two reasons: to build up horses, and to bring along young horses. When you come here for three months it is like spending one year in Europe. You can do a lot, and you can get to know the horse. They come back to Europe in very good shape. It is top level sport. You have the best horses and riders here. It is very competitive."

A special new award was presented before the class on Saturday night. The Engel & Völkers Owner Award recognizes the owner with the highest earnings in prize money each week. The award includes all horses by the same owner in both hunter and jumper divisions.

During FTI WEF 1, Paris Sellon (USA) was the top earning owner. Ronan McGuigan (IRL) was the recipient of the award for FTI WEF 2. Week's three's top owner will be tabulated upon completion of competition on Sunday and the award will be presented at the start of next week's $50,000 Ariat® Grand Prix CSI 2* at The Stadium at PBIEC on Sunday, February 2.

An award for the Leading Lady Jumper Rider was presented as well, awarded to Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum after a great week competing with her veteran partner, Checkmate 4. The award is sponsored by Martha Jolicoeur of Illustrated Properties.

Also showing in the International Arena on Saturday, Alexandra Crown and Verona jumped to victory in the $15,000 SJHOF Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, presented by Engel & Völkers, Sollak Carr. Lucy Mitchell-Innes and Casey Curtis's Riley II were victorious in the Horseware Ireland Don Little Masters speed class, and Emanuel Andrade and Hollow Creek Farm's Carboni won the Sleepy P Ranch High Junior Jumper speed round.

Final Results: $125,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 3*  
1. CELLA: 2002 BWP mare by Cento x Chin Chin

BEN MAHER (GBR) Jane F. Clark: 0/0/38.68    

2. URSULA XII: 2001 Scottish Sport Horse mare by Ahorn x Papageno
SCOTT BRASH (GBR), Lord and Lady Harris & Lord and Lady Kirkham: 0/0/39.05

3. AD NORSON: 2001 Selle Francais stallion by Quidam de Revel x Grand Veneur

ALVARO DE MIRANDA (BRA), Victory Equestrian Sport BV & Alvaro de Miranda: 0/4/39.61 

4. ROTHCHILD: 2001 Belgian Sport Horse gelding by Artos x Elegant de l'Ile
MCLAIN WARD (USA), Sagamore Farms: 0/4/40.06 

5. CAFINO: 2003 Swedish Warmblood gelding by Cardento 933 x Roderik 856

ALEXANDER ZETTERMAN (SWE), Alexander Zetterman: 0/4/41.46  
6. CHECKMATE 4: 1995 Hanoverian gelding by Contender x Pik Bube II

MEREDITH MICHAELS-BEERBAUM (GER), Octavia Farms LLC: 0/4/42.70

7. EVENING STAR: 2002 Holsteiner gelding by Coriano x Lenz

HEATHER CARISTO WILLIAMS (USA), Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Caristo: 0/4/46.41

8. VICTOR: 2002 KWPN gelding by Elmshorn x Grandeur
TIFFANY FOSTER (CAN), Artisan Farms LLC & Torrey Pines: 0/8/39.77

 9. UNEX CHAMBERLAIN Z: 2001 Zangersheide gelding by Chellano Z x Peter Pan

TIM GREDLEY (GBR), Unex Competition Yard: 0/8/45.00

10. ZERNIKE K: 2004 KWPN gelding by Sam R 60 x H Topas
BRIANNE GOUTAL (USA), Remarkable Farms LP: 0/27/62.64    

11. MIC MAC DU TILLARD: 2000 Selle Francais mare by Cruising x Galoubet A
DAVID WILL (GER), Bernadette LeJeune: 1/80.25

12. ZARA LEANDRA: 2004 KWPN mare by Metropole x Ahorn

PABLO BARRIOS (VEN), ZL Group, Inc: 1/81.75    

Lexi Maounis and Sienna Collect Top Honors in Bainbridge Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters at FTI WEF

Nineteen-year-old Lexi Maounis and her 12-year-old Hanoverian mare, Sienna, were crowned division champions Saturday morning in the Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunter division, sponsored by The Bainbridge Companies, at the FTI WEF. The pair built a solid lead during day one of competition after winning both over fences classes, which they followed up on day two with a third over fences and sixth place finish in the under saddle class.

The reserve champion for the division was Libretto, owned and ridden by Alliy Moyer. Moyer and Libretto were eighth and fourth over fences on day one before riding to the reserve champion title on day two. The pair was sixth in the first over fences class before winning the final over fences round and the under saddle class.

Lexi Maounis and Sienna

Maounis, of Greenwich, CT, had an early lead after winning their first two classes, but didn't back off during the second day of the division. Her lead actually made her a little nervous, but she knew she could count on Sienna.

"I get nervous when I do well the first day. I didn't want to take anything for granted. I was like 'I have to ride just as well today as I did yesterday,' and I was just a little bit nervous, but it worked out great. She's always perfect, there's never anything that she does that's quirky or weird in the ring. She's always the same, which is great," Maounis detailed.

Sienna is all business in the ring, but Maounis admitted she lives up to the chesnut mare stereotype with her fiery personality in the barn.

"She's quite the feisty horse! She has a very big personality, and she likes what she likes. She's very much a chestnut mare, and everyone pretty much knows that!" Maounis laughed.

The way to Sienna's heart is through her stomach, which puts Maounis' mother at the top of her list. "My mom is her favorite person because all she does is feed her treats. It's really funny to see someone come near her and she pins her ears back, and then my mom comes and she's like 'Oh, hi treat lady!'"

Sienna's opinionated personality has its advantages, though. If Maounis ever has a mistake in the ring, Sienna is there to set her straight.

"She takes care of me. She's really good at just staying calm and being the same every time we go out there. She seems to know what's right and what's wrong. So sometimes when I try to do something, she'll be like, 'Nope, I'm right. As usual.' She's always right!" Maounis smiled. "I kind of have to let her do her own thing. That's what usually works out best is when I let her do what she wants."

Maounis, who trains with Heritage Farm, is looking forward to a shorter commute this year to the FTI WEF. Instead of traveling back and forth each weekend from Connecticut, she only has an hour drive from the University of Miami, where she is a freshman majoring in advertising.

Now in her second year of competing as an amateur, Maounis has no qualms about leaving her junior days behind her and is adjusting well to life in the amateur divisions.

"I really like it! Everyone is so friendly and so nice. It makes me really happy," Maounis beamed.

Todd Minikus and Quality Girl, Tiffany Foster and Victor Earn Top Prizes in $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 3

Havens Schatt and Bacardi Triumph in Equine Tack & Nutritionals Second Year Green Working Hunters

Week three of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Fidelity Investments®, continued on Thursday afternoon with a shared victory for Todd Minikus (USA) and Quality Girl and Tiffany Foster (CAN) and Victor in the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 3. Held in a "California Split" due to the large number of entries, the competition awarded two sets of placings, each with $34,000 distributed.   Week three of FTI WEF competition continues through Sunday, January 26. The week will feature the $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m on Friday, the highlight $125,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 3* on Saturday night, and the $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic on Sunday. The FTI WEF, held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, features 12 weeks of world-class competition through March 30, awarding $8 million in prize money. Brazil's Guilherme Jorge set the course for the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 3 on Thursday in the International Arena at PBIEC. The class saw a total of 92 entries with 24 clear rounds advancing to the jump-off. Twelve jumped clear over the short course, and Todd Minikus and the Quality Group's Quality Girl had the fastest time of 40.34 seconds overall for the win in Section A of the class. Tiffany Foster and Artisan Farms LLC and Torrey Pines Stable's Victor finished in 40.50 seconds for the win in Section B. Todd Minikus and Quality Girl The top three finishers in Section A included Minikus and Quality Girl, Ian Millar (CAN) and Dixson, owned by Ariel and Susan Grange, with their time of 40.84 seconds, and Eric Lamaze (CAN) with Artisan Farms LLC's Zigali P S in 43 seconds flat.   Section B saw a top finish for Foster and Victor, with Kent Farrington (USA) and Amalaya Investments' Willow in second in 41.80 seconds, and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) and Octavia Farms' Checkmate 4 in third in 43.52 seconds. Tiffany Foster and Victor After his win aboard Quality Girl, Todd Minikus remarked on the star-studded line-up of horses and riders in Thursday's jump-off. "That was pretty spectacular really, if you looked at the list and how that was playing out," Minikus acknowledged. "We had everybody from Meredith to Kent to Ian to McLain. Beezie had the lead for a while. That was pretty fun. It got a little faster and a little faster and a littler faster."   "Things kind of just came up nice for me in the turns, and it all worked out," Minikus said of his jump-off round on Quality Girl. He also had a second chance in the jump-off with Legacy Stables' Uraguay and did his best to get both top spots, but had an unfortunate stop in the short course. "I was really trying hard to be second with Uraguay," he said. "I think I was faster from fence one to two and back to the combination on him and then I kind of got in the same rut that everybody else turned in and he slipped bad going to that vertical. That kind of stunk, but that horse was really on his game too." Minikus acknowledged the effort of course designer Guilherme Jorge in Thursday's class, stating, "I tell you, that's gotta be a tough job trying to design for that many horses. I guess if you go with percentage of the class, he had 26% clear. That was probably the right percentage. It sounds like a lot, but 24 out of 92, that's probably a good number. It was a nice course. Some of the younger horses jumped it well, and it was nice that the show management did the California Split. That was the right thing to do with that many entries." In addition to the prize money in Thursday's class, Minkus earned a special $3,000 bonus as part of the SSG 'Go Clean for the Green' promotion for wearing his SSG 'Digital' Riding Gloves. Each week of the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series, a $3,000 bonus will be awarded to the winning rider if they are wearing SSG 'Digital' Riding Gloves in all rounds of competition with the SSG logo clearly visible. Todd Minikus and Quality Girl in their winning presentation with ringmaster Gustavo Murcia and SSG Gloves representative Jennifer Ward Tiffany Foster was also very happy with her win in Section B of Thursday' class aboard Victor, her mount of nearly four years. Commenting on the top finish, Foster smiled, "Every win is exciting for me. He felt awesome, and he was perfect. He knows this ring really well, so I know I can take a lot of risks with him here and he is really confident and comfortable. When he is jumping like he was today, I knew I could go really fast." "The jump-off was really wide open," Foster noted. "You had to carry a lot of ground speed and that gets a little hairy sometimes, but not for Victor. He loves that. There was a lot of open galloping, and we are good at that." "Because he is so careful, I could go really fast to the plank and really fast to the last jump," Foster added. "I didn't slow down at all to those two fences. Most horses, you need to give them a little balancing point so that they can get up and go clear, but I know when he is jumping like that he is never going to knock it down and I can just run as fast as I can. It's a good feeling; you don't get that on all of them, that's for sure." Tiffany Foster and Victor in their winning presentation  with ringmaster Gustavo Murcia An $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m class was also held in the International Arena on Thursday morning with a win for McLain Ward and Alain van Campenhoudt's Citizenguard Million Dreams. The $2,500 Amateur-Owner Jumpers, sponsored by Engel & Völkers, Sollak Carr, saw a win for Abigail McArdle and David McArdle's Cosma 20.   Final Results: $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 3 Section A       1. QUALITY GIRL: 2003 Oldenburg mare by Quidam's Rubin x Dobrock TODD MINIKUS (USA), Quality Group: 0/0/40.34 2. DIXSON: 2003 BWP gelding by Vigo d'Arsouilles x Olisco IAN MILLAR (CAN), Ariel and Susan Grange: 0/0/40.84 3. ZIGALI P S: 2004 KWPN gelding by Kigali x Palfrenier ERIC LAMAZE (CAN), Artisan Farms LLC: 0/0/43.00 4. CORAL REEF VIA VOLO: 1998 BWP mare by Clinton x Heartbreaker BEEZIE MADDEN (USA), Coral Reef Ranch: 0/0/44.79 5. ASLAN: 2000 Danish Warmblood gelding by Aston x Blue Hors Agent LJUBOV KOCHETOVA (RUS), Ljubov Kochetova: 0/0/45.59 6. UNEX CHAMBERLAIN Z: 2001 Zangersheide gelding by Chellano Z x Peter Pan TIM GREDLEY (GBR), Unex Competition Yard: 0/0/45.81 7. MIC MAC DU TILLARD: 2000 Selle Francais mare by Cruising x Galoubet A DAVID WILL (GER), Bernadette LeJeune: 0/4/42.58 8. ZARA LEANDRA: 2004 KWPN mare by Metropole x Ahorn PABLO BARRIOS (VEN), ZL Group, Inc: 0/4/43.81 9. RECONNAISSANCE: 2005 Swedish Warmblood gelding by Camaro M x Irco Mena LAUREN HOUGH (USA), Laura & Meredith Mateo: 0/4/45.09 10. TIC-TAC: 2003 Belgian Sport Horse stallion by Clinton x Darco LESLIE HOWARD (USA), Jane Clark: 0/4/47.11 11. EVENING STAR: 2002 Holsteiner gelding by Coriano x Lenz HEATHER CARISTO WILLIAMS (USA), Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Caristo: 0/8/46.01 12. URAGUAY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino TODD MINIKUS (USA), Legacy Stables, LLC: 0/EL   Final Results: $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 3 Section B  1. VICTOR: 2002 KWPN gelding by Elmshorn x Grandeur TIFFANY FOSTER (CAN), Artisan Farms LLC & Torrey Pines: 0/0/40.505 2. WILLOW: 2003 KWPN gelding by Guidam x Little Rock KENT FARRINGTON (USA), Amalaya Investments: 0/0/41.800 3. CHECKMATE 4: 1995 Hanoverian gelding by Contender x Pik Bube II MEREDITH MICHAELS-BEERBAUM (GER), Octavia Farms LLC: 0/0/43.529 4. SPECIAL LUX: 2004 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Lux Z x Coille Mor Hill JONATHAN MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble: 0/0/44.804 5. CAFINO: 2003 Swedish Warmblood gelding by Cardento 933 x Roderik 856 ALEXANDER ZETTERMAN (SWE), Alexander Zetterman: 0/0/45.596 6. BONANZA VAN PAEMEL: 2001 BWP gelding by Darco x Sheyenne de Baugy CATHERINE PASMORE (USA), Pasmore Stables LLC: 0/0/46.785 7. WITH WINGS: 2003 KWPN gelding by Larino x L. Ronald KAREN POLLE (USA), Karen Polle: 0/4/43.808 8. WOKLAHOMA: 2003 KWPN mare by Sheraton x Calvados ROBERTO TERAN, JR. (COL), Ark Partners LLC: 0/4/43.900 9. ROTHCHILD: 2001 Belgian Sport Horse gelding by Artos x Elegant De L'Ile MCLAIN WARD (USA), Sagamore Farms: 0/4/45.159 10. CATUNGEE: 2006 Holsteiner gelding by Contact Me x Liatos CHRISTOPH SCHROEDER (GER), Christoph Schroeder: 0/4/52.353 11. HELLO ANNIE: 2004 Hanoverian mare by Contender x For Pleasure SCOTT BRASH (GBR), Lord & Lady Harris/Lord & Lady Kirkham: 0/15/59.787 12. ATTACK II: 2000 Belgian Warmblood gelding by Grandeur x Bonheur AMANDA DERBYSHIRE (GBR), David Gochman: 0/EL   Havens Schatt and Bacardi Triumph in Equine Tack & Nutritionals Second Year Green Working Hunters   Havens Schatt and Bacardi are already off to a good start in 2014. In the seven-year-old KWPN gelding's first show of his second green year, Bacardi and Schatt were champions of the Equine Tack & Nutritionals Second Year Green Working Hunter at FTI WEF on Thursday afternoon. Schatt piloted Bacardi to four blue ribbon rounds over fences and placed third in the under saddle class.   The reserve champion for the division was As Always, ridden by Jennifer Hannah and owned by Jennifer Smith. The pair were first in the under saddle and fifth, second, fourth, and second over fences.   Schatt and Bacardi had quite the year during 2013 in the First Year Green Working Hunter division. Together they picked up seven division championship titles, culminating with being crowned Grand Green Hunter Champion at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Caroline Moran, Bacardi's owner, was thrilled to see her gelding off to an equally successful start in 2014. Bacardi and Schatt topped their final over fences round on Thursday with an astounding score of 97.   "I didn't think he could beat himself when he was a First Year horse, but I think he's jumping the Second Years even better. He is just an amazing horse," Moran commented. Bacardi in his winning presentation with owner Caroline Moran and ringmaster Gustavo Murcia Bacardi's steadfast attitude in the show ring is what Moran believes gives him his edge.   "He's just so consistent. He can be a bit of a brat at home, but whenever he comes to the ring he's all business and is just a consistently good horse. In my opinion, he's getting better and better," she continued.   Moran, an accomplished amateur rider, has gotten in the saddle a few times herself, but is happy to watch Bacardi flourish under a talented rider like Schatt.   "When Havens prepares him to go to the ring, he's absolutely perfect, so my job is not difficult," Moran laughed. "He's just an all-around great horse and of course she rides beautifully. She makes everything look so smooth and every horse look so easy. I think she's just a classic rider. I think she's a smart rider. She picks and chooses where she wants to show the horses and only when they're ready. I think she's a good horseman."   Schatt emphasized that slow and steady was the only suitable approach for Bacardi, although she never had any doubt that he would turn into the champion he has become.   "I had in my heart that he could be an amazing horse and I really felt that if you rushed him, you were just going to turn him the wrong way. He was a little bit tricky at first, but it was more just to let him go at his speed than push him to do something he wasn't really ready for," Schatt described.   From the start, Bacardi has been a favorite mount for Schatt, who enjoys the unique opportunity she has been afforded to have a mount of her own.   "My job is young horses and making sure they're ready for their amateurs. He's really the only horse that I've ever had that's been really just for me. I've not really had an owner that let me have a horse and do [what I want]," Schatt explained.   She continued, "I love riding him. That's why in the very beginning, even though he was a little bit of a pistol, I wanted to have him for myself. He just always seemed to suit my ride. He's got an amazing rhythm and for a little horse, he has such a big stride. The way his jumping style is, and his front end is so correct, you don't have to be perfect at every distance. If you're a little tight or a little long, he's going to take care of it for you as long as you tell him what you want. That's always a nice feeling."   Schatt is equally grateful for her long-standing friendship with Moran. Schatt has ridden horses for Moran for more than 10 years and is comforted knowing Bacardi will always have a loving home.   "She's such a great person. She loves the horses as much as I do. If he didn't want to do Second Years for some reason, with what he's won and what he's done with her, she would do adult [amateurs] or just play with him. He has a home forever and she's a great, great person," Schatt expressed.   Week three of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival will continue on Friday with the $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m in the International Arena and the presentation of championship honors to the Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35 Section A in the Rost Arena. For full results, go to www.showgroundslive.com.   Photo Credit: Photos © Sportfot, An Official Photographer of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, us.sportfot.com.   Barnmice News story brought to you by Omega Alpha Omega Alpha has you covered for all your equine natural supplements - plus human and pet needs too!