Announcements

West Palm Beach, FL (November 16, 2009) - Dressage rider and trainer Tracey Winter takes great pride in her horses, and thanks to her recent win at the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Region 3 Championships she has even more to be proud of. Winter and Windsor, her six-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding by Routinier, out of Oceana, by Charmeur, won the Region 3 First Level Open Championship.

“It was a surreal feeling to win, as I was just hoping to be in the thick of things,” Winter said. “It was a good-size class with very nice horses and riders, which I saw in the warm-up areas. I thought I would be pleased to just be a part of the awards ceremonies, much less to win the class. It was a wonderful surprise!" (for more, go to www.usef.org).

West Palm Beach, FL (November 16, 2009) - Tracey Winter and her Trakehner/Thoroughbred Martailo showed off their moves in the Grand Prix ring at the Gold Coast Fall Fling show, but it was Martailo's thick and wavy black tail that helped them win the TailRx "Best Tail Award" at the show. Winter and Martailo were awarded a TailRx prize basket filled with products at the Gold Coast Dressage Association's kickoff winter dressage show held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center.

Winter, who owns Tranquility Dressage in Lake Worth, Florida, raised Martailo from the time he was five months old and trained him herself through the Grand Prix level. Martailo has a long list of accomplishments to his name, including being named the 2008 Gold Coast Dressage Association Year-End Open Grand Prix Champion and the 2008 Year-End Trakehner Champion. In 2009, Martailo was awarded the Trakehner Verband Award, donated by the German Trakehner Verband for the most successful Trakehner in dressage.

Winter, who is a USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medalist, was pleased to win the TailRx "Best Tail Award." "My normal routine for Martailo's tail is to not over brush it and to just pick it out," she said. "I do brush the top everyday to stimulate the blood flow and keep it nice and healthy."

Mary Brunetti, founder of TailRx, said Winter would definitely be able to brush Martailo's tail in the future thanks to the wonder of TailRx. "TailRx adds volume and makes the tail three times as strong within the first use," Brunetti said. "TailRx also keeps the scalp in such tip top shape and so healthy that it can't help but grow good hair because it starts at the follicle first."

Brunetti, an award-winning celebrity hair stylist, developed TailRx and the product has revolutionized how horse owner's care for their horse's manes and tails. "TailRx is an easy to administer three-step treatment and all horse owners need to do is follow the simple 5-minute application routine," Brunetti said. "Horse owners can expect noticeable improvements from TailRx in the first week and then expect thicker, stronger and longer hair in just a few months."

A recent article in Lucky magazine described the product's benefits for humans, and since then TailRx has been hard to keep on the shelves. "TailRx works on humans as well because we are all mammals and share the same hair follicle structure," Brunetti said.

For more information on TailRx, visit www.tailrx.com.

(DONATED BY THE GERMAN TRAKEHNER VERBAND FOR THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ATA TRAKEHNER IN DRESSAGE IN THE U.S.)

MARTAILO AWARDED *Pg* STATUS BY AMERICAN TRAKEHNER ASSOCIATION FOR "PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE" AT THE GRAND PRIX LEVEL!

TRACEY WINTER AND MARTAILO *Pg* ASKED TO REPRESENT THE TRAKEHNER BREED AS A DEMONSTRATION RIDER AT THE 2010 WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES IN LEXINGTON, KY!

TRACEY WINTER AND MARTAILO *Pg* FEATURED ON THE COVER OF "AMERICAN TRAKEHNER" MAGAZINE AND CHOSEN TO RECEIVE THE ATA PALMENBLÜTE AWARD!

Tracey Winter and Martailo *Pg* are featured on the Spring 2008 issue of "American Trakehner". Inside, they are awarded with the most prestigious award that the American Trakehner Association can bestow on a Trakehner, the Palmenblüte Award. It is awarded to only one Trakehner per year, who has contributed the most in competition to promote the breed in North America. The article is on pages 18-19 of the magazine. Call the ATA at 740.344.1111 to purchase the issue.

Annemette Minor has now achieved her Bronze Medal! She did this in record time... in only three shows. In the 2006-2007 season, she got her two necessary scores at First Level in her first outing with her new horse, Fatima, who was previously trained by Tracey Winter. Then, in her first shows of the 2007-2008 season, she got her necessary scores at Second Level and then at Third Level. Way to go Annemette!

This is the new ad for the American Trakehner Association's new advertising campaign. Tracey was the first choice as the first "face" of the American Trakehner Association. The ad was run in the October 12 issue of "Chronicle of the Horse". Tracey was contacted by the ATA and asked permission to use her and Martailo *Pg* in the ads, as they are not only proud of their accomplishments, but it is also a testament to the wonderful character and ability of the Trakehner breed. Of course, Tracey was happy to accommodate! Martailo *Pg* just wanted carrots.

Tracey and Ann Hayes' horse, Macho, are featured on the cover of the May/June 2007 issue "English Equestrian" Magazine.

The issue contains an in-depth interview with Tracey entitled "Winter in Florida".

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