Valentine's Day Gift Idea & Foxhall Events Ticket Information
Atlanta, GA, January 31, 2003 - Valentine's Day is almost here and like most people, you are probably trying to think of a unique gift idea. Go ahead and send your special loved one that bouquet of flowers, but consider including tickets to the Foxhall Flower Show - an annual OUTDOOR flower show held on Thursday, April 17 through Sunday, April 20. The event will be held on beautiful and serene Foxhall Farm in Douglasville, Georgia, in conjunction with the Foxhall Cup - a three-day eventing competition.
Tickets are available at a special discounted rate through Ticketmaster in honor of Valentine's Day. The sale begins on Thursday, February 6 and ends on Monday, February 17. Regular tickets go on sale on Tuesday, February 18.
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Bob Jeffreys Partnership Training for Horse & Rider January News
“We don’t break horses, we teach horses and riders to make breakthroughs”
Yes …. You Are A Horse Trainer
By Bob Jeffreys
Sometimes in my clinics, I’ll ask the audience, “How many of you are horse trainers?” Usually only one or two hands will go up. When I then ask, “How many ride, feed, groom or otherwise handle horses?” almost all hands are raised. Then I’ll say that everyone who raised their hands either time, are actually “horse trainers”.
Horses, you see, are learning all the time. So whenever we’re around them our actions are teaching them something; sometimes good, sometimes not so good! We must recognize this fact and not let outside influences distract us from the task at hand. We spend many hours teaching our horses to give to the bit; not to pull on the lead rope when tied; to move away from pressure, et. All these things are taught consciously. But when we are talking to a friend while holding our horse sometimes we move our hand so that we accidentally take the slack out of the rope. Before our horse yields to that “request”, we move our hand back to its original position, which returns the slack to the lead rope. What we’ve just subconsciously done is taught our horse that sometimes our requests don’t really count. The same situation would apply when we’re holding the reins either on the horse’s back or on the ground.
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Virtual Travel Agent Recommends Personalised Holiday Destinations Worldwide
Vaxjo, Sweden -- 29 January 2003 -- Imagine a travel agency where you just state how you wish to spend your holiday and you'll instantly be recommended perfect destinations. Now it's reality - the travel agent that recommends worldwide destinations based upon your individual interests and preferences. Swedish company Tourism Planet has launched an online hotel reservation system with an advanced recommendation engine technology, adding a new dimension to holiday bookings online.
When consulting hotel reservation portals for a nice place to stay during the holidays, it is standard procedure to first state where you want to go, the final destination. No doubt, this works fine when travelling for business or to well-known places. However, when booking lodging for a holiday with the family, it is seldom the destination in itself that is the most important but how you wish to spend your vacation.
With more than 150,000 holiday lodgings in its database, TourismPlanet.com and its four sister sites propose new and exciting holiday spots suiting the interests and preferences of the individual. The service is similar to that of a regular travel agency, with the only exception that this service gives recommendations equivalent to a 1000 travel agents' accumulated experiences.
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The 23rd Annual Los Alamos Dressage Center Open House/Benefit
Event: 23rd Annual Los Alamos Dressage Center Open House to Benefit Therapeutic and Corrective Shoeing Research at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine at New Bolton Center
Date: April 26, 2003 (Rain or Shine. The event will be indoors.) Time: 11:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Los Alamos Dressage Center, 260 Burlington Rd., Freehold, NJ 07728
Featuring: · 11:30 am - 12:30pm - Educational Seminar on Therapeutic and Corrective Shoeing, · 1:00 pm - 4:00pm - "Dressage With the Masters" , Mares and Foals at Liberty, Kids and Horses and More
Last year this event raised $6500 to benefit arthritis research under the direction of Dr. Dean Richardson at New Bolton Center. Your support could help to raise even more in 2003 for research in the Farrier Department.
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Ride Horseback Across The Mongolian Countryside
Ride the beautiful Mongolian countryside in the summer of 2003.
Ride Mongolian horses under the endless blue sky of the Mongolian countryside observing nomadic life, ancient monasteries and cities founded during the reign of Chinggis Kahn and his successors. Two tour itineraries are available.
Itinerary 8 "Arkhangai Province in Central Mongolia": On this 12 day tour see wild Prewalsky horses, visit the area where Chinggis Khan built his ancient capital and many other historical and natural attractions. Follow worn paths or ride free across the open un-fenced countryside.
Itinerary 9 "Khovsgol Mountains and Lake": This is a 10-day ride along the huge and beautiful Khovsgol Lake, called the mother ocean by local Mongolians. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of forests, mountains and wild animals. Local inhabitants of the region breed reindeer, yaks, horses and sheep.
The tours are provided by Off The Map Tours, an Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia based Tour Company. In addition to horse riding tours Off-The-Map-Tours provides mountain bike, hiking, cultural and Trans-Siberian Rail tours.
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Exford Fights Back
Villagers stunned by last minute decision to move Golden Horseshoe Ride
Exford village is fighting back against a decision to move the prestigious Golden Horseshoe endurance ride, scheduled for May 16-18, away from the Exmoor centre it has enjoyed for more than 25 years.
Exford has seen the testing contest - originally 75 miles and now 100 miles over two days - develop alongside the sport now rated as a world event. Competitors have traditionally been stabled in and around the village for the three days and friendly inter-stable rivalry over medals and successes has been intense.
"But we, like the competitors, were told only at the last minute that the organisers, Endurance GB, have moved it to Dunster," said Mrs Beth Horstman, who volunteered to chair the six-man committee.
"We want it back. Exford is the home of the Golden Horseshoe Ride. It is an important event to the economy of the village and estimates have put its value at about £100,000." Accommodation is regularly reserved for Ride dates, and bookings which cannot be recovered, have been turned away.
"A lot of money has been lost already and we know that competitors like Exford and are as upset about the decision as we are," Mrs Horstman said.
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Saddle Up News For January 2003....
Special Offers If you are looking for a bargain then check our special offer page or email Saddle Up to request our special offer sheet
A New Year If you are looking for new products for the coming seasons what ever your chosen equestrian discipline, why not browse through our huge range of products on offer.
Need A New Saddle ? Our Leather Saddles selection is currently been expanded and now includes most models of Stubben Saddles (please keep checking back for new models).
2 for 1 Riding Voucher Giveaway
We have one hundred 2 for 1 Riding Vouchers to give away. All customers placing an order of £100 or more placed via our www.saddleuponline.co.uk or by telephone will receive a voucher, which entitles two people sharing an hour's lesson with only one person paying. Visit www.theequestrianclub.co.uk for you're nearest participating riding school.
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Dressage World Cup at San Patrignano
For the second consecutive year, the only Italian qualifier for the FEI Dressage World Cup will take place in San Patrignano. From Saturday 25th to Sunday 26th 2003, the indoor arena of the leading community in Europe for the rehabilitation and social re-integration of drug addicts will host the Italian stage of the most important international dressage competition: the FEI World Cup.
The event, as underlined by Giacomo Muccioli, responsible of San Patrignano's sports events, will open a very important year for the rehabilitation community founded by Vincenzo Muccioli in 1978. "In 2003 San Patrignano will celebrate its 25th anniversary. It is indeed a very important goal for all of us and not only for its symbolic meaning: since 1978 we have welcomed 18.000 guests, most of them enjoying today a drug-free existence. During these years our community has become a significant cultural and methodological point of reference for all those operating in the field of drug addiction. Thanks to our horse linked activities, such as breeding and the organisation of International jumping and dressage competitions, we have been able to spread our message and let people learn about the human and social reality of San Patrignano. Furthermore, the FEI Dressage World Cup represents the first stage of a path taking us to host the 2005 European Jumping Show Championships: an unprecedented event in the history of sports."
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German poker at San Patrignano
The repetition of the number four seems to be the rule adopted by the strong German team, at San Patrignano for the Italian Dressage World Cup qualifier: four competition, four victories, four lady riders at the top four places of the final standings of the Free Style Grand Prix, closing competition of the event.
Report of an announced victory for Monica Theodorescu, an athlete able to gain from '98 until today, five team golden medals including World Championships, European Championships and Olympic games. She reached the top of the podium with an impeccable test, perfectly performed on her Renaissance Fleur, scoring the very high percentage of 77,69%. A score that showed to be unattainable for her team fellow women: Heike Kemmer obtained the nearest score with her Albano, 74,64%, while the experienced Isabelle Werth placed third scoring 74,36% on Antony Frh, which substitutes her former, outstanding horse, Gigolò. On this horse Ms. Wert wrote the last 10 years' history of this discipline: 12 team golden medals including Olympic Games and European Championships and golden individual medals both at Atlanta '96 and to two World Championships.
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AHJF Has A Winner In Its Annual Hunter Classic
The American Hunter Jumper Foundation Continues to Achieve Its Goals
Seven years ago when the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation, Inc. (AHJF) decided to debut the first ever AHJF Hunter Classic it was the beginning of a new vision for the sport of show hunter competition. The concept was to have a very special class, different than what had been done in the past. The class would premiere in the evening under lights, offer the largest prize money purse in the history of show hunter competition and serve a fine dinner affording spectators a quality view of the class. All of this was designed around the needs of the exhibitors and created to serve as the single largest fundraiser of the AHJF. Money from the fundraiser would enable the organization to continue its many programs geared to benefit hunter horses and riders. As the years pass the Hunter Classic continues to achieve its goals.
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