Bainbridge Farm Takes Home Two Winter Equestrian Festival Reserve Circuit Championships
Equestrian News Release

Wellington, FL – April 12, 2007 – Bainbridge Farm, owned by Richard Schechter and based in Wellington, had two top finishes in this year’s Winter Equestrian Festival. Lansing, ridden by Rob Bielefeld, was the reserve circuit champion in the Pre-Green 3&4 Year Old Hunter division. Playtime, who is leased for the year and is owned by Stacee Scott, was ridden by Jennifer Reid to the Adult Amateur 18-35 Hunter reserve circuit championship.

Playtime, a nine-year-old Warmblood gelding, won three championships and two reserve championships to his top circuit finish. “He really felt great,” Reid stated. “He’s the coolest horse to ride, and I feel lucky to have him. He performed well all season and gave us his best shot.”

In addition to Playtime, Reid piloted Jiminy Crickett II, Sweet Emotion and Malibu to top ribbons throughout the season. Reid just started riding Playtime this winter. “He was fairly unknown,” Reid explained. “Our primary goal was to prove that he’s a contender against more seasoned horses. We’re so proud of him because he had something to prove and he proved it.”

Lansing is a four-year-old Warmblood gelding that Bielefeld rode to two championships and one reserve championship. “He’s still a baby and still growing. He’s a big horse, so he’s coming along slowly,” Schechter noted. “We’re not going to have him show too often, but it’s been very encouraging to have him do so well at a show like the Winter Equestrian Festival.”

Richard Schechter is CEO and President of Bainbridge Companies LLC. He is an avid equestrian himself. As owner of Bainbridge Farm, Schechter has horses that compete in the Adult Amateur Hunters, Pre-Green Hunters and Pony Hunters. Bainbridge Farm was the title sponsor of the Bainbridge Florida Classic Horse Show in the Winter Equestrian Festival.

Bainbridge Companies LLC is one of the nation’s premier owners, developers, and builders of investment real estate. They are a Florida-based fully integrated real estate company engaged in the development, construction, management, acquisition and disposition of commercial and residential real estate.

Their apartment community development and acquisition programs are centered in specific markets in Florida, a state which boasts one of the most vibrant and diverse economies in the United States. These communities are located in high growth areas including the southeast, central, and northeast regions of the state, where significant opportunities exist for their type of multifamily community, either as rental multifamily or conversion to condominium ownership.

The Bainbridge Companies are growing extensively, and either owned or were involved with several properties in Wellington, FL, including the Estates at Wellington Green, Polo Lakes, and Polo Chase.

For more information on The Bainbridge Companies LLC, please visit their website at http://www.bainbridgecompanies.com or call 561-333-3669.



Photo Credit: Richard Schechter and Jennifer Reid of Bainbridge Farm. Photo © 2007 Jennifer Wood/PMG Pictures.