{"id":2689,"date":"2013-02-27T17:56:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T22:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chesterweber.com\/?p=2689"},"modified":"2016-11-01T17:58:41","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T22:58:41","slug":"its-webers-world-at-the-little-everglades-international-cde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chesterweber.com\/its-webers-world-at-the-little-everglades-international-cde\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Weber\u2019s World At the Little Everglades International CDE"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ocala, FL (February 27, 2013) \u2013 He\u2019s done it again. Nine-time National Four-in-Hand Champion, Chester Weber, the Ocala, Florida horseman who, in 2008, became the first American to ever medal individually in the Four-in-Hand division of the World Driving Championships, and then repeated that with two medals World Driving Championships last year, earning him another vote of confidence recently from the USEF by being named to its 2013 Driver Training Long List. Weber rewarded that wise choice with an FEI Dressage Test 11 world record (37.87 points) in his first outing of the 2013 season, winning the FEI Horse Team class in front of judges Jambon, Turbe, and Greenall, at the Little Everglades CDE, February 21-24, in Dade City, Florida.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt seems like a great way to start the season. We are not resting on this performance. We have several things to clean up before Live Oak as we prepare for Europe this summer. We would like to be competitive in Aachen, and try to win our tenth National Championship at the Kentucky Classic,\u201d said Weber, whose 2012 winning season included the two medals from the Driving World Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany. Weber and Team USA secured Team Bronze, and he took Individual Silver with the Dutch Warmblood horses made up of his horses and Jane Forbes Clark\u2019s horses.<\/div>\n
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For Weber, it\u2019s horses first, world records second: \u201cThey were great in the marathon, where our scores were competitive with some of the pairs.\u201d He was especially praiseworthy of the team\u2019s seven year-old bay KWPN gelding by Talos, Boris W. \u201cBoris was used all three days on the left wheel and did a remarkable job.\u201d Boris W, was named Four-in-Hand Driving Horse of the Year. \u201cBoris being named the Four-in-Hand Horse of the Year was a great honor,\u201d commented Weber, \u201cand a wonderful way to cap off this remarkable season.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Last fall, Boris helped drive Team Weber to victory in the Advanced Horse Team class at the Kentucky Classic. Weber had only recently added Boris and his other horse, Ringo, to the team after returning from the World Championships and spending last summer competing in Europe. \u201cI was pleased with Boris and Ringo,\u201d Weber stated, \u201cas the intention of the trip to Kentucky was to develop them while supporting the sport on a national level.\u201d The decision paid off nicely. Weber said that the horses improved greatly and their progress in the marathon training was remarkable, as evidenced by the win, as well as the Horse of the Year distinction.<\/div>\n
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Only after praising his horses did the modest record-setter add, \u201cThe test is new to the sport and has not been used at many events until now. My score is a new record. It was competitive. It could result in a top three finish at many international events throughout North America or Europe.\u201d<\/div>\n
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When it comes to scores, Weber can give and receive: He joined Marsoe LaRose of Canada and Andrew Counsell of Great Britain on the Ground Jury, under course designer Marc Johnson, for the<\/div>\n
Sunshine State CDE, a Florida Triple Crown of Driving event at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, January 31 \u2013 February 3. \u201cIt was a ball. Judging offers a unique perspective, while giving back to the sport.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Follow the record-setting progress of Boris W and the rest of the combined driving Weber team, at www.chesterweber.com and its link to Facebook.<\/div>\n
Photo: Team Weber on course during the marathon phase of the Little Everglades CDE, where they took top honors in the FEI Horse Team class. (Photo courtesy of PicsofYou.com)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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