Posted, March 28, 2006

Combined Driving at The Florida Horse Park

CAI-B Sunshine State Combined Driving Event

Both the CAI-B Sunshine State Combined Driving Event and the $100,000 Ocala Jumping Classic will begin the month's activities, April 7-9. The driving event is a qualifying event for the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany this summer and will test the skills of such renowned drivers as Chester Weber, Meghan Benge, Keady Cadwell and Miranda Cadwell. At CAI-A Live Oak Driving Event in Ocala, March 16-19, Weber earned the National Four-In-Hand Combined Driving Championship for the fourth consecutive year, followed by Johnson in reserve and Fairclough in third.

The Sunshine State CDE sponsored by GreenSouth Equipment "will be the first event of its kind in Ocala," said Weber, explaining that it will be just as much about testing the skills of the exhibitors as it is about providing entertainment for the spectators. In addition to the driving, there will be Children's Home Society's Dozer Days, an antique tractor show, and a show jumping competition.

Florida Horse Park Fast Facts April 2006

• April 7-9:
  Sunshine State Combined Driving Event presented by GreenSouth Equipment, a John Deere Company
  Contact: Susan Gilliland, s_gilliland@msn.com
• $100,000 Ocala Jumping Classic
  Contact: Ainsley Hayes, ainsley.hayes@direcway.com
• April 8:
  Polo at the Park — Contact: Margaret Rowell, Margaret@flhorsepark.com
• April 20-23:
  Festival of the Horse presented by the Star Banner, aka "Florida International 3-Day Event" — Contact: Shelley Lambert, horsetrialsinc@aol.com
• April 22:
  Polo at the Park — Contact: Margaret Rowell, Margaret@flhorsepark.com