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Chester Weber Drives Away With Victory At Sunshine State CDE At Florida
Horse Park
Combined Driver Chester Weber during the cones phase at the Sunshine State
CDE. Weber won the Advanced Horse Team class at Sunshine State, held at the
Florida Horse Park in Ocala during his first 2012 competition. (Photo
courtesy of PicsofYou.com)
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Ocala, FL (February 10, 2012) -- Chester Weber kicked off his 2012 show
season in familiar style -- by winning the Advanced Horse Team division at
the Sunshine State FEI Combined Driving Event at the Florida Horse
Park. Weber, the eight-time United States National Four-In-Hand Champion,
competed Splash, Boris W, Para and Uniek as a team to handily win the
Four-In-Hand division by a margin of 85 points over second place.
I was very pleased with our entire teams performance. I competed in the
Four-In-Hand with great success and Olof Larsson, my barn manager, competed
Reno W in the Advanced Single Horse and won his class, Weber said.
Weber added that Boris W, a new horse on his team that he refers to as the
youngster, proved he has international star power during the Sunshine State
CDE. Boris W did a great job all three days in the left lead and is now
qualified for the WC in Riesenbeck should we need him, Weber said. Boris Ws
teammates gained great success during 2011, when Splash and Uniek, owned by
Jane Forbes Clark, and Para, owned by Weber, won the National Combined
Driving Four-In-Hand Horse Of The Year title.
Weber said the highlight of the show was driving a successful dressage test
that was on par with a winning test on the international stage. Team Weber
turned in a stunning dressage test to earn a score of 35.41, drove away with
a marathon score of 86.81 and a flawless cones score that resulted in an
overall winning score of 122.22.
Competing in front of FEI judges in the dressage phase and knowing that we
would have held our own if we had been showing at an international venue
made me very happy, Weber said. I am also very proud of Olof and Thorsten
for how they have developed Reno W as a Singles Champion. They are in a
winning mood, which is always great.
Weber, who was named an Equestrian of Honor in 2011 by the United States
Equestrian Federation and presented with the Becky Grand Hart Trophy, is now
looking forward to competing in the Live Oak International Driving Event in
March. Live Oak will host the USEF National Championships for Four-In-Hand
horses, giving Weber the chance to win a ninth title as the United States
National Four-In-Hand Champion. Live Oak, one of the countrys most
prestigious Combined Driving Events will celebrate their 20th Anniversary
this year. Following Live Oak, Weber will have his sights set on the 2012
World Championship in Riesenbeck, Germany.
The Sunshine State Combined Driving Event took place at The Florida Horse
Park, a world-class facility and the centerpiece of Floridas equestrian
lifestyle community. Located in Ocala, The Park offers international caliber
competition courses, an exciting schedule of world-class events that draws
top competitors and spectators from every horse sport discipline, and offers
local and global educational opportunities for the horse enthusiast.
For more information on Weber and his combined driving team, visit their
website at www.chesterweber.com.
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