Mary Rivas, of Billington Farm in New York, rode Cut To The Chase in the schooling jumpers at the 2012 Winter Equestrian Festival, and during the eighth week of the prestigious show Rivas also rode away with The Wellington Institute Rider Wellness Award. Sponsored by the Wellington Institute, a wellness center dedicated to providing custom anti-aging medicine designed to help equestrian athletes increase their quality of life and competitive edge, the Rider Wellness Award is being awarded throughout the Winter Equestrian Festival.
Rivas, a professional trainer, has 12 horses at WEF and said she was thrilled to win the Rider Wellness Award. “I had a great ride on Cut To The Chase and was very happy with how he went at the show,” she said. “I was also very honored to win the Wellness Award. I am really looking forward to using the products from The Wellington Institute.”
Rivas said she started riding as a child, thanks to the influence of her mother. “My mom took me to the stable when I was six years old and that was it,” she said. “I rode as a junior rider and throughout college, before coming a professional.”
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Juan Gonzalez, Marketing Director and partner of The Wellington Institute, congratulated Rivas on winning the Rider Wellness Award. “The Wellington Institute works on anti-aging from the inside out,” he said, adding that Rivas was given a sample of vitamins from The Wellington Institute designed to give riders more energy. “We have a strong following on the horse show circuit and we are pleased that so many riders have found our services to be beneficial. The Wellington Institute sponsored the Rider Wellness Award last year and we had a great time meeting so many riders and introducing them to our equestrian program.”
The Wellington Institute’s line of supplements for equestrians are aptly named Health for Horse Warriors. The supplements are 100 percent natural, feature 100% ingredient purity, offer 99 percent absorption and are 100 percent backed by clinical studies. Gonzalez said that Dr. Jennine Cabanellas, Medical Director of The Wellington Institute, developed the new line of equestrian vitamins with two other physicians. “In order to compete on the show circuit, riders need to be in shape and it is equally important to supplement your body with vitamins made of the highest quality ingredients,” he said. “The Wellington Institute is also well known for our bio identical hormone replacement, our nutritional supplement regiment program and a medical weight loss program.”
For more information on The Wellington Institute visit their website at www.thewellingtoninstitute.com or www.HorseWarrior.com.
