Equestrian Season Preview 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival Highlights World Class Competition At PBIEC With the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival on the horizon, Equestrian Sport Productions is ready to welcome the 41st annual show series to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington. Notably the longest-running equestrian sport circuit in the world, WEF 2020 will feature 12 weeks of worldrenowned hunter, jumper and equitation competition. The festival will be-
gin on Wednesday, Jan. 8 and continue through Sunday, March 29. “This will be an outstanding winter season,” said Michael Stone, president of Equestrian Sport Productions, which produces WEF and manages the PBIEC show grounds. “With the 2020 Olympic Games on the horizon, we are once again welcoming athletes from around the globe to the WEF stage. This circuit will surely be a great opportunity for
them to test their skills with the best of the best.” WEF 2020 is preparing to host 11 weeks of FEI-sanctioned competition out of 12 total weeks of competition, which is the highest caliber of show jumping in the sport. Many worldranked and established athletes participate each year, making WEF, and Wellington, a hub for the most talented equestrians in the world.
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