The Equestrian Sport Productions Holiday Festival I Show turned into a blue ribbon event for Chelsea Sundius and Flirting With Gold, as the duo captured the Baby Green Hunter Championship during the holiday show on December 11-13. Flirting With Gold, the son of the famous Hanoverian stallion All The Gold, won the championship sponsored by Draper Equine Therapy, makers of therapeutic horse and rider products.

Sundius, who is a trainer at Ali Sweetnam’s Sweet Oak Farm in Wellington, rode the three-year-old gelding owned by Spy Coast Farm. “This is his first year of showing and he only started jumping in May,” Sundius said. “He is still green but he gets better and better with every trip we make. I was really proud of him. We are hoping that during the Winter Equestrian Festival we will be able to show him in the Pre Green Three and Four-Year-Old divisions.”

Sundius was awarded a Draper Therapeutic Blanket for her win, and said she was looking forward to trying Draper’s products. “I have heard great things about their therapeutic products including the fact that they reduce pain in the body,” Sundius said. “I am really looking forward to using the blanket.”

Draper Equine Therapy products are made with the innovative smart fiber Celliant™/Holofiber®, which has been proven to reduce pain, increase oxygen levels and help balance overall body temperature. “We are excited that Chelsea and Flirting With Gold won the Baby Green division and believe that Chelsea will become a big fan of Draper when she tries the blanket,” said Kat Wojtylak, Product Manager of Draper Equine Therapy. “Draper makes products for both horses and riders that combine the technology of Celliant and the quality of products all made in the USA. Competitors in all disciplines have discovered the benefits of Draper Equine Therapy products, which is very exciting for themselves and their horses.”

Draper Equine Therapy produces saddle pads, indoor and outdoor blankets, bandages, hock boots and wraps. Products for riders include T-shirts, socks, blankets, joint support sleeves/wraps, and back belts. In addition, they offer a line of home therapy and spa products including sleep liners, eye pillows, shoulder wraps and blankets.

Products containing Celliant have no adverse effects as they work directly with the body to make it more efficient and can be used continually. For more information on Draper Equine Therapy, visit their website at www.draperequinetherapy.com.

Photo: Chelsea Sundius and Flirting With Gold won the Baby Green Hunter Championship sponsored by Draper Equine Therapy at the Equestrian Sport Productions Holiday Festival I Show. Flirting With Gold is owned by Spy Coast Farm and is the son of the famous Hanoverian stallion All The Gold. (Photo courtesy of Mancini Photos)