Welcome Back to White Fences Kicks Off Its 2008 Season

Loxahatchee, Florida – When Ingred Lin started her series of dressage shows in the early 1990s she had one goal in mind – create a non-intimidating environment for riders. Well, more than a decade later, no one can say she didn’t meet that goal.

Lin, herself a rider and trainer, particularly of Lusitano horses, has managed to make the Welcome Back to White Fences dressage show series one of the best-loved of the southern Florida circuit. At one point, her shows were so popular that she had to spread onto neighboring properties to accommodate all the entries.

"We had so many horses and with me being just one person, it became too much. We’d have several hundred horses. It just kept getting bigger and bigger," Lin said. That’s no surprise considering that a big part of her strategy in making the shows fun was to create a "picnic-like environment." As a result, Lin began providing free food and drink, first for competitors and then later for spectators. Read more....

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2008 White Fences Show Circuit

* Feb 2-3 - Welcome Back to White Fences I
o Results - Sunday, February 3
o Results - Saturday, February 2
o Day Sheets
o Prize List
* Mar 15-16 - Welcome Back to White Fences II
o Prize List
* April 7-8 - Welcome Back to White Fences III
o Prize List

Archived Coverage

* 2007 Welcome Back to White Fences II
* 2007 Welcome Back to White Fences III
* 2006 Welcome Back to White Fences I