Wellington, FL (March 16, 2011) – Jodie Kelly’s Dressage Sport Horse Farm was pretty in pink during the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II CDI, and thanks to Kelly’s pink motif her farm took home the Classic Equine Stall and Tack Room Award. Sponsored by Classic Equine Equipment, a nationally recognized leader in quality horse stall systems and stable accessories, the Classic Equine Stall and Tack Room Award is awarded at a variety of dressage and WEF shows during the Florida winter show season.

Kelly, an FEI rider and trainer who trains out of Southern Cross Equestrian Centre in Destin, Florida, was thrilled that her farm, which featured beautiful pink flower boxes and pink stall guards, won the Classic Equine Stall and Tack Room Award. “I have been showing forever and my colors have always been pink and black,” Kelly said. “I was an eventer for a while and I kept the same colors. I went through a little phase where I thought I was too cool for pink, but not anymore. Everything we have is pink!”

Kelly, who had 12 horses and five students in Wellington for the show, said her beautifully carved sign was given to her by clients Glenn and Cindy Carpenter. “They gave me the sign for Christmas and we take it to all the horse shows with us,” she said.  The hanging signpost was the anchor of their decorative set up, complete with matching pink flowers and flower box.

Kelly is a USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold medalist and a graduate of the USDF Advanced Young Rider program. She competed in the North American Young Riders Championships from 1998-2004 and in her first year of competition captured an individual Gold and brought home team Gold in three subsequent years. Her impressive background includes training with Toine and Ingrid Hoefs and Anky van Grunsven.

Adam Busse, owner of Classic Equine Equipment, congratulated Jodie Kelly Dressage on winning the Classic Equine Stall and Tack Room Award. “Jodie’s setup at the Wellington dressage show added a festive air to the show and you could see that her clients thoroughly enjoyed being at their home-away-from-home stabling area,” Busse said. “We love recognizing the winner’s of the Classic Equine Stall and Tack Room Award and we love to be inspired by them. Our products were developed in part through the observations and insight of countless horse owners.”

Classic Equine, the Official Horse Stalls and Treadmills of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), is well known for being a provider of stall systems and barn accessories that meets the needs of discriminating horse owners. “We’ve earned our reputation as the leading producer of beautiful, innovative, and high-quality stalls and equipment by always putting the horse and rider first in everything we build,” Busse said, adding that Classic Equine was founded in 1991 with the mission of providing quality products.

“In addition to stall systems and barn accessories, we have expanded to include stall mats, eco-friendly flooring, and we proudly offer the Classic Fullstride Treadmill,” Busse said. “Classic Equine is hosting a vendor booth at the Winter Equestrian Festival, and we invite everyone to see our products first hand. We look forward to meeting and speaking with horse owners who stop by the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.”

For more information on Classic Equine Equipment, visit their website at www.classic-equine.com.