The
equiworld.net magazine - News of the Week
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17th
January 2004
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ILPH
Ambassador to join the Funnell Factor
Following
an impromptu ride by Pippa Funnell on ILPH Bob the
Cob at her lecture/demo at an Equine Event in Essex
last December, Bob has been invited to join her on
her next tour.
Pippa,
who was the first winner of the Rolex Grand Slam title
last year, together with her husband, international
show jumper William Funnell, will be taking their
tour on the road at the end of February.
Entitled
the Funnell Factor it promises an evening of high
class training mixed with hilarious entertainment
and will be featured at several locations around the
country. Please click here
for further details
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Veteran
Horse Society opens New Office in Surrey.
A
new office has just been opened in Surrey due to success
of the direct re-homing department at the Veteran Horse
Society.
New
appointed Senior Field Officer Karen Goodliffe, founder
member of the Veteran Horse Society, will be managing the
whole of the re-homing, from these new offices in Oxted.
Karen
has been with the Society since the launch in 2001 and has
been a Field Officer since 2002, taking into her care neglected
and unwanted ponies. At one point she rescued and rehabilitated
a retired riding school pony, who was so weak she could
hardly walk.
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City
Slickers Set For Fifth Season At Winter Equestrian Festival
WELLINGTON,
FLORIDA - January 15, 2004 - For the fifth consecutive year,
the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, welcomes
a unique group of competitors called City Slickers. Ruth
Fried, City Slicker Director who founded the group in 1993,
calls the trip, "our Olympic experience." The
City Slickers riding program services 100 Connecticut children
aged 11 to 17 who have economic, cultural, academic, social
and emotional needs. Through the generosity of Eugene R.
Mische, President of Stadium Jumping, the producer of the
Winter Equestrian Festival, seven City Slickers selected
by Ms. Fried will compete in classes from February 14 through
March 1, 2004. Stadium Jumping supplies six complimentary
stalls along with bedding, feed, and all class entry fees.
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Show
Jumping - Lennon Leading Rider At Dubai
AFTER
a slightly lukewarm start to his weekend appearance
at the Dubai International Horse Show, World Champion
Dermott Lennon from Ireland took the show's Leading
Rider Award today (Friday), after finishing a close
second in the Dubai Grand Prix.
With
a successful show behind him at Abu Dhabi last week,
commentators felt that the heat of the Emirates might
be affecting Lennon's horses when they arrived in
Dubai, but after a faltering start, the Co. Down-born
rider recovered to take equal third in the Six-Bar
competition on Thursday with <I Caesar>, and
tonight won the Leading Rider Award after <Impact>
rode a classic double clear round, finishing less
than two seconds behind Britain's William Funnel in
the Grand Prix.
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You
want to buy or sell an American Quarter Horse?
Then present your horse at DQHA Sale & Show in Aachen
If
you want to sell your American Quarter Horse or if you are
looking for one, then you should come to Aachen (Germany)
on April 23 to 25. The German Quarter Horse Association
organizes the Sale & Show. Horses are presented in a
separate sales stable and can be shown to the public between
the classes. Any American Quarter Horse is welcome - from
yearling to finished horse, from green to show horse of
any discipline. There is a sales catalogue. Horses will
also be presented on the DQHA website www.dqha.de.
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Isla
Carroll Rallies To Defeat San Saba In Overtime In Ylvisaker
Cup Opener At International Polo Club Palm Beach
WELLINGTON,
Florida – Eight-goaler Pancho Bensadon scored on a
breakaway 17 seconds into overtime, capping an amazing comeback,
to lift Isla Carroll over San Saba 12-11 in the opening
game of the 22-game Ylvisaker Cup Friday at International
Polo Club Palm Beach.
Isla
Carroll scored five goals in the final 4:14, tying the game
with four seconds remaining on Bensadon’s tap-in from
in front of the goal in traffic.
San
Saba took an 11-6 lead on Hector Galindo’s goal with
6:20 left in the final chukker.
Isla
Carroll began the comeback when Tomas Del Rio scored on
a breakaway with 4:14 left. Bensadon then scored three goals
within a two-minute span -- a back shot and two penalty
conversions – to bring Isla Carroll within one, 11-10,
with 1:37 left.
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16th
January 2004
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Rolex
Grand Slam Winner - Pippa Funnell at Equus 2004
Tickets
are now on-sale for Equus – The Horse Event. Returning
for its fourth year, 2004 is set to be even more exciting
than previous years, and will feature a host of leading
celebrities from the industry.
Pippa
Funnell – 2-time defending European Champion and
the first rider in history to win the Rolex Grand Slam
– has announced she will be demonstrating and teaching
eventing techniques at this award-winning equestrian
event.
The 3-day horse show is taking place at Excel, London,
from 16th – 18th April 2004, where horse enthusiasts
from across the country will come together to see leading
lights from the equine industry perform in the main
arena. The star-studded event features world-class displays,
specialist advice clinics and the very latest in equestrian
products, and is fast becoming hailed as ‘The Showcase
for the Sport’.
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Catamount,
Bendabout Advance To Sunday's Final At International Polo
Club Palm Beach
WELLINGTON,
Florida – Catamount and Bendabout each registered similarly
comfortable victories in the semifinals Thursday to advance
to the final of the 22-goal Joe Barry Memorial polo tournament
at International Polo Club Palm Beach.
The
championship game will be played Sunday at 3 p.m. at the
stadium field at the new International Polo Club Palm Beach.
In
the first semifinal, 10-goaler Mike Azzaro and patron Scott
Devon scored four goals apiece to lead Catamount (4-0) over
Brigadoon 12-8. Catamount scored three consecutive goals,
two by Carlos Gracida, to extend its lead to 10-6 early
in the sixth chukker. A goal by Brigadoon’s Brian Prichard
cut the margin to 10-7, but Devon and Ulysses Escapite answered
with two goals in 90 seconds to bump the advantage to 12-7
with 2:15 remaining.
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Stefanie
Powers Wows Crowds At International Polo Club Palm Beach
Actress
Stefanie Powers combined two of her favorite things during
a short visit to Wellington - polo and animals. She continued
her passionate affair with the sport during an appearance
at the new International Polo Club Palm Beach this weekend.
A long-time conservationist and animal activist, Powers
was in town for the polo Sunday afternoon and to attend
a private event "Into Africa" on Monday night
at the polo club celebrating the return of the East African
Bongo antelope to mountains in Kenya, spearheaded by the
Rare Species Conservatory Foundation in Loxahatchee.
The program will establish a breeding group of 20 bongos
at the Mount Kenya Game Ranch. Dr. Paul Reillo of the Rare
Species Conservancy will leave in late January with the
bongos to supervise the program. Within six to 10 years,
offspring from the original breeding group will be slowly
released into the Mount Kenya National Park. Powers is President
of the William Holden Wildlife Foundation and Director of
the Mount Kenya Game Ranch.
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15th
January 2004
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Groom
Of The Year Award
Zanie Tanswell was crowned Horse & Hound Groom of The
Year 2003 on Saturday 10 January at the British Horse Foundation
Awards run by the Supporters of British Breeding, held at
the Grange City Hotel.
The
competition's sponsor, Frank Kuster of Grange hotels, presented
her with a trophy and five star holiday voucher.
Zanie,
who has been Pippa Funnell's groom for the past four years
until recently starting a yard with her eventing partner
Chris King, won the competition due to her exemplary dedication
to the horses in her care, her knowledge of horse and yard
management and commitment to grooming. Her standards of
horse care are exceptional and undoubtedly she played a
major part in the record-breaking successes achieved in
2003 by her former employer - Pippa Funnell.
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Dengie
Rewards Consumer Loyalty With Promotion On New Feed
Range
Dengie,
the market leader in fibre feeds, is introducing a
fantastic new offer to consumers of Dengie on its
re-launched ranges Hi-Fi and Alfa-A. A "Collect
and Save" loyalty scheme of "Buy 10 bags
and get the 11th free" will be run from January
to April 2004 at key UK Dengie retailers.
The offer is timed to appeal directly to horse owners
during the winter months when feeding a high fibre
diet is of particular importance. The product re-launch
sees the award-winning* consumer favourite Hi-Fi and
Alfa-A ranges introduce new formulae to extend Dengie's
offering to consumers. The new Dengie Fibre Feed range
includes four products under the Hi-Fi brand (Hi-Fi
Original, Hi-Fi Lite, Hi-Fi Good Do-er and Hi-Fi Senior)
and three under the Alfa-A brand (Alfa-A Original;
Alfa-A Oil and Alfa-A Lite).
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Amazing
Saddles
Your
search for a new racing saddle stops right now because
Zilco have just released the one that meets all your
exacting requirements of hardiness, convenience, practicality
and style.
The
half-tree exercise saddle is the newest addition to
Zilco's synthetic racing products range - a choice selection
that has proven to be a phenomenal success the equine-world
over.
Created
with strength and durability in mind, the half-tree
saddle is also extremely versatile thanks to its specialised
shape which will fit nearly all horses - and always
provide them with the essential protection they need
over the wither area. Its three-dimensional structure
also means that it can withstand all sorts of bending
and creasing, tearing and ripping.
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The
53rd Annual Garden State Horse Show Returns, May 5-9, 2004
AUGUSTA,
NJ—January 14, 2004—The 53rd annual Garden State
Horse Show returns to the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta,
NJ, May 5-9, 2004. Presented by the Junior Essex Troop,
Inc., the Garden State Horse Show is the largest horse show
in New Jersey.
The
show features five rings of exciting equestrian competition
daily and is highlighted by the $50,000 Garden State Grand
Prix, a member event of the King Shavings/U.S. Grand Prix
League, on Saturday, May 8.
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details
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The
Blood-Horse Launches Revolutionary New Stallionregister.com
LEXINGTON,
KY - Blood-Horse Publications, a multimedia publishing company
that traces its roots to 1916, announces the official launch
of StallionRegister.com, a free innovative and invaluable
industry service for Thoroughbred owners, breeders, and
other industry professionals. Designed to aid users in making
breeding, auction, and other important purchasing decisions,
StallionRegister.com provides 24-hour online comprehensive
statistical information on over 450 leading stallions and
on 2,500 stallions actively standing around the world. StallionRegister.com
contains over 1,400 downloadable statistical and picture
pages updated at key points throughout the year. It is the
largest online stallion reference available in the industry.
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| 14th
January 2004
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Wellington
… The Equestrian Mecca of the United States
A
lifestyle that puts 15,000 horses in 10 square miles for
10 weeks of multi-million dollar sport can only be found
in one place - Wellington. Non-existent 30 years ago, today
this Florida village is home to 50,000 residents and was
recently ranked by Money Magazine as the seventh best place
to live in communities under 100,000. The population swells
during "season" when an elite flock of snowbirds
from across the nation and the oceans settle in to compete
in the Olympic disciplines of dressage and show jumping
as well as the sport of kings - polo. This dynamic, and
its effect on Wellington, is a story about money, power,
sport, celebrities, and the love of horses.
The
equestrian industry in Wellington generates $350 million
annually to the community. The equestrian lifestyle has
inspired fashion, décor, cuisine, a host of businesses
and its own society. Why is Wellington the center of this
equestrian explosion? How did it happen? Who are the movers,
shakers, and kingpins who've built empires out of scrubland
and attracted some of the most elite people in the world
as seasonal and permanent residents?
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X-Raying
of Stallions in the Irish Horse Register |
From
January 2004, all stallions applying for classification
in the Irish Horse Register must be x-rayed prior to inspection.
The application form for classification of a stallion in
the Irish Horse Register contains a pre-inspection veterinary
report which must be completed in full by a Veterinary Surgeon.
The pre-inspection veterinary report contains a new section
dealing specifically with x-rays. Each stallion must have
18 x-rays taken by a Veterinary Surgeon. The details of
each x-ray i.e. limbs and angles etc. are outlined in the
x-ray section of the pre-inspection veterinary report.
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Andrina
Calder Claims Season Opener at Canterbury Horse Trials
Newberry,
Florida – Young Canadian equestrian athlete Andrina
Calder, 15, of Toronto, ON, got the new year off to
a strong start by winning the Preliminary Young Rider
division at the Canterbury Horse Trials in Newberry,
FL.
The
first event on the 2004 competition calendar for three
day eventing, the Canterbury Horse Trials were held
January 10 and 11, with riders competing in the dressage
and show jumping phases on Saturday followed by Sunday’s
demanding cross-country phase. Calder was off the
lead by one point following the opening phase of dressage,
but a penalty-free stadium jumping round later in
the day moved her to the top of the standings.
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“It
was quite cold, so he was a bit fresh for dressage,”
said Calder of her horse, HerzPrinz, a12-year-old American
Trakehner gelding. “Overall, I was happy with it. There
were a few points I didn’t like, but it was our first
test of the season. It was all about getting back into the
routine of showing.”
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Irish
Participation In International Equestrian Events
CSI-W
LEIPZIG 22-25 JANUARY 2004
CSI-W
AMSTERDAM 29 JANUARY-1 FEBRUARY 2004
CSI5*
ZURICH 29 JANUARY-1 FEBRUARY 2004
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SOUTH
YORKSHIRE POLICE HORSEWATCH
Stolen on 6th January 2004 between 6/7pm from a field
in Drax village in North Yorkshire: -
Bridgeford Blue Heather @ Billy a dapple-grey, 8 year
old Irish Draught gelding.
OSCAR, 16 hand, 22 year old bay gelding, Thoroughbred
X Cleveland Bay.
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| 13th
January 2004
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Due
to Popular Demand
Armadillo's
Magnetic Rug has outsold all expectations. The massive
demand took Armadillo by surprise and they have been
struggling to keep up with orders. After huge demand,
Armadillo have now got stock of all sizes, from 5'6"
to 7'. Orders are normally dispatched the same day.
Many top eventing, dressage and racing riders and trainers
are now using Armadillo's Magnetic Rug. Proven to increase
the circulation, the rug is used for preventing or treating
injuries, as well as for travelling to and from competition.
Many trainers use the rug for cold backs, horses prone
to Azoturia or to help maintain condition during box
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Armadillo's
Magnetic Rug allows you to position the magnets exactly
where they are needed, enabling larger yards to purchase
only a few sizes of rug to cover all their horses. They
simply re-position the magnets for each horse's requirements.
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2004
Winter Equestrian Festival Kicks Off 10 Weeks Of World-Class
Sport
Celebrating
its 34th year in Florida, the Winter Equestrian Festival
kicks off in Wellington at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian
Club on January 28, 2004, with eight weeks of back-to-back
horse shows through March 21, then moves on to Tampa for
two weeks at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center, and caps
off with the Budweiser American Invitational on April 3
at the Raymond James Stadium. The nation's top hunter, jumper,
equitation, and dressage riders will be competing for prize
money totaling more than three million dollars. This year's
Winter Equestrian Festival also features qualifying classes
for the Olympic Selection Trials in dressage and the World
Cup Final in show jumping. Produced by founder Eugene R.
Mische and Stadium Jumping, Inc., the Winter Equestrian
Festival is the largest and longest consecutively running
sporting event in the world.
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Appalling
Neglect of Horses' Feet Leads to Prosecution
Today
Monday, 12th January, Charles and Gillian Harwood
were before Cheltenham Magistrates Court for causing
unnecessary suffering to 5 horses in their care.
Mr
& Mrs Harwood of Four Shires Stone Farm, Moreton-in-Marsh,
Glos pleaded guilty to the charges. Because of exceptional
mitigating circumstances the Magistrates gave the
couple 3 years conditional discharge and ordered to
pay £1,464.25p costs between them.
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Following
a call to the ILPH, Field Officer Peter Griffiths visited
the farm on 2 November 2000 to investigate. He found a number
of stallions who, although living in filthy conditions,
were in reasonable bodily condition. After several visits
from him and following his advice, conditions at the farm
steadily improved. Then, due to the onset of Foot and Mouth
Disease he could no longer visit as there were cattle on
the premises.
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Stefanie
Powers @ International Polo Palm Beach
WELLINGTON, Florida - Actress Stefanie Powers has put her
heart and soul into polo and she continued her passionate
affair with the sport with an appearance at the new International
Polo Club Palm Beach.
Powers, an enthusiastic celebrity polo player, drove a Hummer,
the official vehicle of the International Polo Club Palm
Beach, to lead the teams onto the field and then officiated
the pre-game coin toss before an important 22-goal Joe Barry
Memorial Cup tournament contest. Following the match, Powers
and polo legend Bill Ylvisaker presented trophies and champagne
to the teams. Powers also visited with many players and
their families.
A long-time conservationist and animal activist, Powers
was in town for the polo and to attend a private event on
Monday night at the polo club celebrating the return of
the East African Bongo antelope to mountains in Kenya, spearheaded
by the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation in Loxahatchee.
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PERA
News
Firstly,
a Happy New Year to all of our members and website
subscribers!
The
PERA Ball, due to be held on 28th February, this year
moves to the exciting new development at Cheltenham
racecourse, The Centaur Suite. Tickets are on sale
now, please visit www.peraworld.com for more information.
Don't
forget its not too late to get your tickets for the
Open Eventing Forum on 22nd, more details on the website
or at http://www.openeventingforum.comPlease
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| 12th
January 2004
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Ex-Racehorses
Win Awards In Their New Lives!
'Search
for a Star' Hack champion in the money again
South
Essex Insurance Brokers has proved again that for Thoroughbreds,
there is a life after racing!
Six
horses which have been in training and come under starter's
orders and now compete in show jumping, eventing, dressage,
showing and endurance competitions have come out tops in
a national competition. Their owners received their awards
at the prestigious Supporters of British Breeding annual
dinner on January 10, when Mrs Di Arbuthnot, director of
the British Horseracing Board charity Rehabilitation of
Racehorses (RoR) will also be giving them special prizes.
The
horses have earned their top places by accumulating most
points during 2003 with the company's Racehorses to Riding
Horses competition - amongst them the 2003 South Essex Insurance
Brokers "Search for a Star" reserve champion,
Milliemeter.Please click here for
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Defra's
Horse Passport Pantomime
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"Oh
no, you don't need a vet to apply for a horse passport"
said DEFRA."Oh
yes you do" DEFRA now says
The
Country Land and Business Association has expressed surprise
at DEFRA'S about turn on horse passport applications which
has thrown horse owners and the equine industry into a state
of confusion.
Contrary
to advice given to its Passport Issuing Organisations, DEFRA
has now announced that owners will no longer be allowed
to complete the silhouette section of the horse's passport
application by themselves after 31 January unless the horse
is microchipped. Instead the silhouette must be completed
by either a veterinary surgeon or a person authorised by
the passport-issuing organisation (PIO).
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Bermuda
Calendar Of Events For 2004
2004
will see Bermuda present a wealth of events to visitors,
certain to attract visitors from all over the globe. Events
include several equestrian related events.
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| 11th
January 2004
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KWPN
Select Sale stallions on Internet
On Saturday 7 February the fourth edition of the
KWPN Select Sale will take place.
Twenty-three three-year-old stallions are listed in the
catalogue. They have been carefully selected for pedigree,
movement, free jumping, conformation and veterinary status.
Moreover, all the horses on offer have been designated for
the second viewing by the KWPN stallion approvals committee.
Furthermore, from today on, the selected horses can be seen
on the renewed internet site of the KWPN Select Sale. Extensive
information about each stallion can be found on www.kwpn.nl/selectsale.
By clicking on the 'kss 2004' button, you will find the
listed stallions. Each stallion can be clicked on separately;
for each there will be a page with photographs, a description,
the pedigree and a short video presentation.
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The
Kinder Collar
Horses in driving harness often damage the point of
shoulder because they cannot judge their own position
in blinkers and can easily catch themselves on doorways
or in hazards at competitions.
The
brainchild of Fiona Tedman, the Empathy Collar is the
result of meticulous research, over several years, to
design a driving collar for a cob with an injured shoulder.
After experimenting with different shaped collars, it
was found that a curved style, which sweeps up over
the point of the shoulder, but dips below the soft part
of the neck, makes load pulling much more comfortable
for horses that have suffered some kind of shoulder
injury as well as smaller driving horses with a low
headset, such as Shetlands or cobs, that often experience
pressure to the shoulder or windpipe when using conventional
breastcollars.
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI** Neustadt Dosse Germany 8-11
January 2004
Koopmeiners
Prize,International Competition for Young Horses 1m35
1)
Mario Stevens (GER) Zandor 15,2) Heiko Schmidt (GER)
Zallina, 3) Jessica Kurten (IRL) Darkar
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