McCrea and Candy Tribble's Dutch Warmblood Win Highlife Farms Grand Prix Conformation Jumper Award At Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, FL (February 12, 2010) - Romantovich Take One, owned by Candy Tribble and ridden by Grand Prix rider Christine McCrea, won the Highlife Farms Grand Prix Conformation Jumper Award during the fourth week of the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Romantovich Take One and McCrea earned the conformation award while competing in the $75,000 Adequan Grand Prix at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

Romantovich Take One, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood, and McCrea, who represented the US at the Rolex FEI World Cup Final, finished fifth in the Adequan Grand Prix. The pair are a competitive force on the Grand Prix circuit, having won the $30,000 Intercat Jumper Classic in Lake Placid in 2009.

Sponsored by Highlife Farms, a world-class sport horse breeding and training facility, the Highlife Farms Jumper Conformation Style Award is given to a horse competing in the Grand Prix based on conformation, willing attitude, ride-ability and overall style while competing. The winner receives a special award ribbon from Highlife Farms and a gift certificate, generously donated by EquiFit, Inc.

"It was an exciting Grand Prix and we offer our congratulations to Romantovich Take One for winning the conformation award," said Joan Sims, of the Orlando based Highlife Farms. "My husband, Kenny, and I are pleased to be sponsoring the conformation award at WEF."

Highlife Farms' Oldenburg stallion, Prezioso OLD (Pilox), also competed in the $75,000 Adequan Grand Prix with rider Lauren Hough, finishing in 12th place with four faults. "WEF is a great show as it attracts the top horses and riders from all over the world and the competition is superb. It's always thrilling to watch and this Grand Prix was no exception," Sims said.

In addition to breeding and competing Grand Prix show jumpers, Highlife Farms also produces world-class dressage horses. "Joan has an exceptional eye for sport horses and has produced some of the most spectacular horses I have ever seen," said Olympic dressage rider Lisa Wilcox, who competes Highlife Farm's Der Euro, and is Highlife's head trainer. "Joan knew early on that crossing good jumping lines with good dressage lines could produce an athletic horse that has it all -- elasticity, expressive gaits, good bone structure and finally good sound character."

Highlife Farms is proud of the many stallions standing at their world-class facility, stallions that have bloodlines dating back to early European breeding. "The pedigrees of our stallions have stood the test of time and have created some of the best sport horses in the country today," Sims said. "We have had many riders, owners and trainers tell us we have eliminated the need to go to Europe to buy quality sport horses, as we offer European quality right here in the States."

For more information on Highlife Farms, visit their website at www.highlifefarms.com.