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The equiworld.net magazine
Online Magazine
1st - 24th February 2001
This section will keep you up to date with all
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| 24th
February 2001 |
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Federation
Equestre Internationale
- Meeting of the World Cup Meeting
Group Jumping
- FEI Annual Veterinary Meetings,
Helsinki (Fin),3 to 6 February 2001
- FEI Continues Fight Against Doping
- Top Driver Award for Singles
to be sponsored by Kuehnle
- 2001 Regional Championships
- In Memorium
- Development
- FEI World Dressage Challenge
2000
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| 24th
February 2001 |
Stallion
Grading, National Championship for Young Horses, Sale of Educated
Horses, Gala Shows, auction of selected stallions and 250 horses
will be competing in dressage, jumping and show.
Dansk Varmblod's stallion grading
is taking place the 8th
- 11th March 1999 in Herning. |
Photo: Wiegaarden/Annemette
Kristoffersen. |
Danish horse breeders are highly skilled
experts
The Danes have been breeding horses for centuries and have always
been among the best in the world. Jan Pedersen, Chairman of Dansk
Varmblod (the leading breeding society in Denmark), is also the chairman
of World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses, which represents more
than 100,000 breeders from 43 nations. Both societies have the Danish
Princess Benedikte as patron and she is a skilled rider herself and
warmblood breeder as well.
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| 24th
February 2001 |
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Seniors Day at the Horse
Show Features Special Exhibits Annual Heritage Palms Seniors
Day presented by KESQ-TV and The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies
at the Indio Desert Circuit, Sunday, March 4, 11am-1pm |
INDIO, CA (February 23, 2001)--Seniors
will be admitted free to the Indio Desert Circuit horse show on Sunday,
March 4, from 11am to 1pm for the annual Heritage Palms Seniors Day
presented by KESQ-TV and The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies. Seniors
Day is an annual event presented as part of the six-week Indio Desert
Circuit hunter/jumper horse show. Exhibits and displays for Seniors
Day will be set up in a special area and will include the Coachella
Valley Wild Bird Center, Rose Society, Electric Car golf carts, County
of Riverside C.A.R.E. Program, and Joslyn Senior Center.
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for further details |
| 24th
February 2001 |
Endurance Cancels all Rides as a Precaution in Foot and Mouth
Outbreak
As a result of the confirmed outbreaks
of Foot and Mouth Disease in Essex this week, the Board of the British
Endurance Riding Association (BERA), the Council of the Endurance
Horse & Pony Society of Great Britain (EHPS) and the Committee
of the Scottish Endurance Riding Club (SERC) have worked together
to ensure that ALL events under their control to be held this weekend
(Saturday 24 February and Sunday 25 February 2001) have been cancelled.
This applies to both events in their official ride schedules and to
training & pleasure rides being run by the local groups and regions.
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| 24th
February 2001 |
At Last! A quick, safe, economical method of ventilating your
stalls without tearing down a wall!
Armour Gates now offers our new "Airflow
Vent-Panels" specifically designed to be compatible with stall
walls of 2”X 6” or 2”X 8” lumber. Airflow Vent
Panels can be installed into existing stall doors as well as stall
walls. This product is a wonderful addition to your barn when a new
"foal" arrives. This feature allows keeping tabs easier
and gives the foal freedom to browse the isle while increasing ventilation.
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| 24th
February 2001 |
Prudent is all about Power and Speed
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY
23, 2001 - World Cup Veteran, Katie Prudent of Middleburg, VA was
yet again in the winner's circle; this time aboard the 11 year-old
Dutch-bred, Van Holland in the Zada Enterprises, LLC Wellington Masters
Power and Speed Challenge at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club on Friday,
part of the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival.
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| 23rd
February 2001 |
How to Measure a Bale of Shavings
as taken from the
Division of Measurement Standards 2000 Handbook, Department of Food
and Agriculture
INTRODUCTION:
All animal bedding products, including baled shavings, are legally
sold by volume - not by weight. Unfortunately, most people cannot
look at a bale of shavings before they buy and determine if they are
getting the amount of material for which they paid. This bulletin
informs consumers how to measure a bale and what recourse they have
if they have received undersized bales.
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| 23rd
February 2001 |
Cooper-Garrod Vineyards To Sponsor International Event
SARATOGA, CA February 16,
2001 - Cooper-Garrod Vineyards has stepped forward to claim the title
sponsorship of this summer's equestrian vaulting event featuring top
international vaulters. "RIDE THE EDGE International Vaulting
Challenge" will take place in Saratoga, California at the Garrod
Farms Riding Stables from June 30 to July 1, 2001.
This sport of equestrian vaulting, gymnastics
in harmony with the moving horse, is one of the seven recognized sports
of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI). This event will highlight
Men's Individual, Women's Individual and Team divisions. Dozens of
horses of various breeds, from elegant Warmbloods to magnificent Belgians
and Percherons will canter on a circle as their human partners perform
required exercises and free style routines choreographed to music.
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for further details |
| 23rd
February 2001 |
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The Eriskay Pony Society
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Important Dates for 2001
The Eriskay Pony Society will be
holding its AGM at Perth Mart on 21st April 2001. |
Anybody interested in learning more about
this rare and historic breed is very welcome to come along. For further
details contact Mary McGillivray, Chairman Tel: 01764 670626.
Please click here
for further show dates |
| 23rd
February 2001 |
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Kawasaki to Sponsor
BHS Hunter Trials
Kawasaki Commercial Products Division
have generously agreed to sponsor the BHS Hunter Trials 2000-1
series. BHS chairman Michael Clayton said: "We are delighted
that a company of the stature of Kawasaki wants to sponsor the
BHS hunter trials. It is evidence of the value they perceive
in a partnership with the grass roots of equestrian sport." |
The aim of the competition is to allow
recreational riders at every level of ability to 'have a go'. The
courses are designed to provide a challenge for riders of varying
skills and at the same time to be well constructed and safe.
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for further details |
| 23rd
February 2001 |
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The ”Horse Whisperer”
is coming.
Monty Roberts is the guest of
honour at the EQUITANA 2001 |
Monty Roberts is coming! On the first
four days, the horse ”whisperer”, whose fame spread beyond
rider circles and throughout the world with the publication of his
book ”The Man Who Listens To Horses”, will demonstrate his
famous Join-Up® method of accustoming young horses to people,
saddle, harness and in the end to the rider and freeing problem horses
from their difficulties in his own famous round pen in the large ring
(hall 6) every day at lunch time. His undisputed successes have brought
Monty Roberts an enormous fan following, and not only in Germany.
Fans for whom about 5,550 places have been provided in the large ring
for viewing his demonstrations over the four days – without any
additional admission charge on the fair admission ticket.
Please click
here for further details |
| 23rd
February 2001 |
Wellington's
Own Engle Captures $25,000 Zada Enterprises Challenge Cup
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY 22,
2001 - 2000 Olympian, Margie Engle of Wellington, FL piloted
her 2000 Olympic Mount the 11 year-old Westphalian, Hidden Creek's
Perin to victory in the $25,000 Zada Enterprises,LLC Challenge
Cup Friday at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club |
Margie Engle & Hidden Creek's
Perin courtesy of Ken Kraus |
. Engle was fault-free over the final
jump-off course in 44.164 seconds, barely beating veteran Kimberly
Frey of Hume, VA, aboard Samoens, the 13 year-old chestnut gelding.
Frey finished just splits behind Engle, in 44.750 seconds. Canadian,
Laurie Bucci finished in third place aboard Lemir, crossing the timers
in 44.477 seconds but had carried 2 time faults from the first round
of the competition.
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| 23rd
February 2001 |
Foot & Mouth Outbreak
The British Horse Society
is advising riders to keep off bridleways and farm land until all
danger of the disease spreading has passed. This is out of courtesy
to farmers who are understandably worried and riders should take care
not to add to those worries.
There is no danger to horses as such - they cannot catch it - but
there will be a restriction on movement in the exclusion zones
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| 22nd
February 2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings
- Tools of the Training Trade: Keeping Logs.
Keeping a log is a powerful training
skill a lot of people overlook. Without logs, you have to trust
your memory. More often than not, your trusty memory gets to
be a rusty memory and you wind up losing track of where you've
been and where you're going. |
Logs are proof of progress you can turn
to on those discouraging days when nothing seems to go right. They
can keep you focused and on track so you make the most of whatever
time you have to spend with your horse. And they can be a powerful
tool for people to develop a positive relationship with their horse.
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| 22nd
February 2001 |
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The Smoky Mountain Walking
Horse Sale
The Smoky Mountain Walking Horse
Sale will be held again this February on the 23rd & 24th
at the "Smoky Mountain Expo Center located in White Pine,
Tn. |
The Sale will be conducted by Smoky Mountain
Sales and this sale will be one of their finest. Top quality Walking
Horses and other breeds have been entered.
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| 22nd
February 2001 |
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Portrait of a horse breed–
Arabian Berbers in the Azzayani stud at the EQUITANA for the
first time
The Arabian Berber is the most
common horse breed In North Africa. In Southern Europe also
these horses are enjoying increasing popularity |
In Germany the crossbreed between the
Arabian and the Berber will be presented at the EQUITANA 2001 for
the first time. The Azzayani stud farm in Laubach in Hesse (run by
Dr Susanne Geipert) will bring the offspring they bred themselves
and horses specially imported from Morocco for the EQUITANA in Essen.
The horses are to be presented by the two Moroccan riders Mimoun Ben
Bouzza and Mohamed Oukhattar.
The Arabian Berber, with a height range
of 15 to 16 hands emerged over 1,000 years ago through targeted cross-breeding
between the Arabian and the Berber horse, which is indigenous to all
of North Africa. Fans of this breed say that they unite in an ”incomparable
way the advantages of both original breeds”: the courage, strong
nerves, sturdiness and loyalty of the Berber with the speed, endurance
and beauty of the Arabian.”
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| 22nd
February 2001 |
Chapot Captures $5,000 Speed Class
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY 21, 2001 - US Equestrian Team Veteran,
Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ was in the winner's circle aboard
the Dutch Stallion, Hamar in the $5,000 AmeriChoice Open Speed Stake
at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Equestrian Club on Wednesday.
Chapot was fault-free over the jumping course in 56.173 seconds, defeating
Jason McArdle, riding Nero Van Het
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| 22nd
February 2001 |
If you want a smooth ride, you WANT a
Walking Horse! If you want a Clean, Sound, Naturally-Gaited Walking
Horse, then you NEED the
INTERNATIONAL PLEASURE WALKING HORSE REGISTRY!
NO DUES! but ALL the services that an
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Come visit us at www.ipwhr.org
for all the necessary information in order for you to put the PLEASURE
back into owning a Walking Horse! |
| 22nd
February 2001 |
SierraEquest Online: Emerging Infectious Disease Network
Connecticut Equestrian Trainer Stricken
with Spongiform Encephalopathy - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) or
Human Form of Mad Cow Disease?
Jodi Tharp, a natural athlete and teacher of dressage spent many summers
in Europe in the 1980s (Student of Nuno Oliveria) learning dressage.
Questions remain whether she was infected there.
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| 21st
February 2001 |
An introduction to Essential Oil Therapy for Animals
¥ Animals can't tell
us in words what it is they need to get better but they do know instinctively
what their bodies need to get well. If they were still wandering the
prairies they would pick and choose the herbs and grasses they needed
to maintain health, whether that be worm control or pain killers.
We deprive them of that possibility in a domestic environment so they
become dependent on us to figure out what they need, a hit and miss
affair a lot of the time. The uniqueness of Essential Oil Therapy
is that they choose which oils, how and how often, they are never
forced on an animal. A qualified practitioner chooses the oils she
thinks appropriate after taking a detailed case history and a kinesiology
test, but the animal has the final choice and responds very clearly
by licking, inhaling or turning away from the oils. The animal will
be offered the oils once or twice a day depending on the initial interest
shown until it no longer shows any interest in the oils at which time
the animal will be re-assessed to see if the problem has resolved
or if it needs different oils.
¥ Allowing the animal to participate in its own healing in this
way returns some autonomy to creatures who are all too often at our
mercy. This can lead to a greater sense of trust between carer and
animal.
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| 21st
February 2001 |
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The Hucul – a horse
breed in danger of extinction to be presented at the EQUITANA
2001 |
The Hucul, which is one of the horse
breeds already on the ”Red List” of domestic animal breeds
threatened by extinction, will be exhibited at the EQUITANA 2001.
The Slovak National Stud Topolcianky will arrive with six of these
rare small sturdy horses and present them at their typical work as
draught and work horses, four and six in front of the carriage, with
historic wooden packsaddles and led by hand during work with wooden
boles. The Huculs will be on view in hall 2 during the fairs.
The Hucul which stands at 12.2 to 13.2
hands high is an indigenous breed of the Carpathians. Scientists assume
that it is a direct descendant of the Tarpan, an Eastern European
wild horse and accordingly a very old horse breed. Over the centuries
the Huculs were used as pack horses to carry heavy loads over practically
impassable mountainous paths in the Carpathians. Even today, these
sturdy horses are indispensable on the high-lying mountain farms in
the south of Poland. Nevertheless this old horse breed is in danger
of extinction.
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| 21st
February 2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings
- Tools of the Training Trade: Equipment
There's a lot of mythunderstandings
out there about training equipment. Some people seem to believe
that using a certain piece of equipment guarantees their horse
will learn something. Or they'll be able to learn it easier
or faster. Other people flat out condemn particular pieces of
equipment no matter when or how they're used. They can't see
any way using the thing could be justified. Another bunch puts
down riders who use certain kinds of equipment as ignorant,
unskilled, or inhumane. |
When it comes to training equipment,
blanket statements about what is good or bad simply don't work. Training
equipment has to suit the horse where he is at and the handler where
she or he is. The goal in choosing or using any kind of special training
equipment should be the safety of the person first, the safety of
the horse second, then the comfort of the horse and finally the comfort
of the person. The horse has no choice in the comfort thing so his
comfort should come before the handler's but in safety, it's the other
way around.
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February 2001 |
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The Abaco Wild Horse.
GREAT ABACO, BAHAMAS...Once,
they were a mighty herd, perhaps 200 strong: pinto, bay and
roan horses rippling through thousands of acres of pine forest.
They were as free as the sea winds that blew across the island
they had conquered. |
Their origins remained unclear until
1998. It was thought that some of their ancestors came from domestic
animals brought by English Loyalists who abandoned North America during
the American Revolution. When some of the colonizing attempts failed,
the horses were turned loose and left behind.
Others were thought to have come with the logging operations that
cleared Wilson city in the south of Great Abaco and Norman's Castle
in the north. And these logging horses may have come from Cuba. When
the logging company clear-cut itself into oblivion, the horses were
abandoned.
In 1998 it was discovered that the horses probably are Spanish Barbs.
Pending DNA testing, it is 99% certain that they are genetically pure
- having been 'untampered' with for over 250 years. The pine forests
of Abaco are something few visitors know exist.
In the Bahamas,
the Caribbean pines (Pinus caribaea), exist only on Grand Bahama,
Andros, Abaco and New Providence Islands. On Abaco, the forests
provided a home for the tough, romantic and equally rare wild
Spanish Barb horses.
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| 20th
February 2001 |
Blow to Disabled Riders
A RIDING for the Disabled centre at Upper
Beeding may be forced to close after heartless thieves stole all its
specialist tack and equipment. THE owners of a charity centre that
offers horse riding to disabled children are devastated after thieves
stole all their riding equipment. The South Downs Riding for the Disabled
Association in Upper Beeding had its entire tack, worth more than
£10,000, stolen during the burglary over Friday night/Saturday
morning (Feb 9/10). The centre, run by couple Jill and Rupert Blake
for the past 25 years, could now be forced to close.
Anyone who would like to make a donation to the centre can call 01903
815 924.
Please click here for further details |
| 20th
February 2001 |
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Scott Hofstetter and
Karat Top Field of 45 to Win $50,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix at
Ocala Winter Festival |
OCALA, FL (February 18, 2001)--Scott
Hofstetter, 31, of Ocala, Florida, won the $50,000 Rio Vista Grand
Prix at HITS Ocala II Winter Festival in Florida, today, riding Karat
owned by Ri-Arm Farm. A field of 45 horses competed on the course
designed by Ken Krome of Westminster, Maryland.
"It was my first Grand Prix win
and it was in my hometown," said Hofstetter. "It was awesome.
There were probably 1,500 people here and they were all screaming
and clapping. They went crazy. It feels great. It was perfect."
Please click here
for a full report |
| 20th
February 2001 |
Ultimate Pedigrees has announced their pedigree reference CD-ROM
February 19, 2001 - Ultimate Pedigrees
has announced their pedigree reference CD-ROM with over 6 million
registered horses is available on their website www.ultimatepedigrees.com.
The perfect program for all types of horse owners from pedigree buffs
to running a pedigree business; horse owners cannot afford to be without
this powerful tool.
Please
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| 20th
February 2001 |
Saddletude Awards
Polo Player :: Prince Charles
Racing :: International Jockey :: Frankie
Dettori
Jumping :: International Rider :: Ian
Millar
Rodeo :: Barrel Racer :: Kelly Yates
Rodeo :: Bare Back Rider :: James Boudreaux
Racing/Steeplechase :: Amateur Jockey
:: Anne Hambelton
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here for more! |
| 19th
February 2001 |
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The Dartmoor Pony.
The Dartmoor Pony is
an attractive pony very much in demand for its gentle nature
as a child's first riding mount. Dartmoor ponies have provided
children and families with wonderful experiences due to their
versatility and adaptability to riders of all ages. It is not
unusual for the same pony to patiently carry a toddler on lead
line, be used by an older child for 4H or Pony Club and then
happily work in harness taking the parents for a Sunday drive.
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Below are some of the top reasons Dartmoors
are becoming increasingly more popular:
1) The pony averages around 12 hands
thus making it easy for a child to groom, saddle and mount themselves.
2) They move with a low, smooth stride
making their riders feel they are on a much larger mount.
3) They are not easily excitable like
their cousins, easy to train and posses a gentle & kind heart
like the family Labrador.
4) In the showring, the Dartmoor has
competed with outstanding success against other breeds in jumping,
cross-country and dressage proving that it is a breed to be reckoned
with in competition.
5) When used as a harness pony, they
can hold their own against much larger equines displaying toughness
& courage allied with their calmness.
Typically, once a Dartmoor Pony makes
it into a family, they are rarely sold. When the children outgrow
them as riding mounts, they go on as harness ponies or are passed
on to relatives to teach their young ones the love of riding and caring
for a pony.
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| 19th
February 2001 |
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EQUITANA - As The Crow
Flies 2001 – Renaissance of a very old form of travelling. |
A journey on horseback on enchanting,
natural tracks all over Germany in 101 days. The EQUITANA in association
with the German Trailriding Academy intends to prove that Germany
can be traversed on horseback along natural tracks in 101 days. Any
trailrider can take part in this relay for one day, a couple of days
or even a week.
One relay will start in Flensburg on
the 20th May 2001. The second group will begin at Constance on 9th
June 2001. The relays will meet at the Liebenstein and Sterrenberg
castles on the Rhine on the 3rd August where they will have the traditional
compass rose festival to celebrate the success of their journey on
horseback.
Please click
here for further details |
| 19th
February 2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings
- Tools of the Training Trade: Lesson Plans.
Horses are not born knowing how
to be reining horses or dressage horses or driving horses. We
train horses to play the games we humans like to play. We start
with the horse's inborn mental and physical abilities. Then
we gradually apply pressures to shape his behavior so he uses
his physical abilities in the specific ways we want. (need to
condition his body along with his mind) |
In order to reach your goal of playing
a specific game with your horse, you need to have some kind of plan
for how you're going to take the horse from raw material to finished
partner. A lot of people search for a one-size-fits all lesson plan,
kind of like a recipe for a cake, that will guarantee fairly standard
results if they just add the right ingredients and follow all the
steps. There is no single lesson plan or training recipe that fits
every horse.
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| 19th
February 2001 |
Mark Leone Cruises in Ford Florida Classic
Wellington, FL - February 18, 2001 -
Mark Leone celebrated his 39th birthday a week early.
Leone, aboard Pinkata De Longpre, a 9-year-old chestnut Belgian-bred,
cruised into the winner's circle in the $75,000 Ford Idle Dice Classic
Grand Prix at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. It was Pinkata's
first major victory and the first World Cup qualifier of the Cosequin
Winter Equestrian Festival
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here for further details |
| 18th
February 2001 |
The Patterns and Markings
of Spotted Equines.
The ISHR was founded in 1990
as a color registry for all kinds / types / breeds of spotted
horses, ponies, miniatures and is non profit. |
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Combinations of different "types"
of breeds, mixed with the rainbow of color patterns, results in a
special type of horse which is truely a great treasure. More people
are seeking the recognition and prestige that these colorful horses
possess by registering them with this unique registry and to be accepted
as a true spotted horse based on the merits of the pattern markings
and colors.
Several patterns of white hair occur
on horses. Each one will be described by the appropriate pattern term
that is accepted by the ISHR Association. These are the most complete
and accurate variations that are used by this registry.
"ASYMMETRICAL" white patches
are typical of Paints/Pintos, and consist of irregular patches of
white on any base color. Learn the differences between Tobiano, Tovero,
Tobiano, Sabino and Rabicano patterns.
"SYMMETRICAL" white patches
are typical of Appaloosas and POAs. Several different patterns fall
into these groups, each is a separate and distinct pattern. (On some
Appaloosa's the patterns can be combined and grouped to form unusual
pattern types).
Please click here to learn more |
| 18th
February 2001 |
Beyond Condition-Response.
The equestrian industry has
been blessed with wonderful insight and advancements in the last few
decades through the books and videos of todays prominent trainers.
If you compare the starting of a horse in a round pen while allowing
the horse to become a participant in the process to the old style
of tying a horse to a post, throwing a saddle on it, and having a
bronc buster ride it out, you find a world of difference. Through
the continuing study of animal behavior and the growing understanding
of how equine think, we are developing training techniques and styles
that are increasingly effective, more humane, and safer for man and
equine.
With "normal" horses, condition-response
is much easier to achieve than with zebras, zorses, or "problem"
horses. Mistakes or breakdowns in the establishment of a proper relationship
are much easier to resolve with "normal" horses. It is the
result of the natural social structure of horses. The herd instinct,
with the importance of the role of domination in establishing social
order, makes most horses comparatively easy to train. It is through
the horses willingness to participate and to be dominated that provides
for an attainable partnership with the human in control under most
circumstances. Through the experiences of working with "problem"
horses, zebras, and zorses, a unique insight can be gained into the
understanding of equine behavior and thought processes, and an incredible
partnership can be the end result. If you are thinking that it is
not worth the risk, the extra time, or the trouble, consider the following
story.
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Februay 2001 |
Zada
Enterprises, LLC Florida Dressage Classic IMPRESSIVE
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA - February 17, 2001
- It was an impressive day during the featured Grand Prix Special
today at the Zada Enterprises LLC Florida Dressage Classic, part of
the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian
Club on Pierson Road in Wellington. It was a dynamic comeback for
Canadian Ashley Holzer, wife of Show Jumping's Rusty Holzer. She took
first place in today's Grand Prix Special on board the 11 year-old
Dutch Warmblood stallion, Imperioso with a score of 67.132%. The dynamic
duo also took first in Friday's Open Grand Prix with a score of 66.000%.
Lynda Alicki, of Wellington, partnered with 10 year-old Dutch Warmblood
gelding, Impressario took second place today with a score of 66.977%.
Alicki and Impressario won Friday's USET Grand Prix with a high score
of 64.333%.
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| 18th
February 2001 |
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Sports highpoints with
international participation
Cups at the EQUITANA
Sports highlights in almost all
riding sports disciplines – that too is the EQUITANA 2001.
Here an overview of cups and series:
Please click here for further details |
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| 18th
February 2001 |
The Brookhill Steeplechase Teams with the Carolina Hurricanes
For an Exciting Opportunity!
The Brookhill Steeplechase and the Carolina
Hurricanes have teamed up for a Brookhill Steeplechase/Raleigh Jaycees
night at the Entertainment Sports Arena on Friday, March 30 at 7:00
p.m. The Hurricanes are scheduled to take on the Washington Capitols
for what is sure to be an exhilarating game.
The Brookhill Steeplechase and the Jaycees
will have a display table on the main level concourse throughout the
night where we will be promoting the Brookhill Steeplechase and the
Raleigh Jaycees. A Brookhill Steeplechase promotion will run on the
Jumbotron and Jaycees will have the opportunity to make a presentation
on the ice between game periods. This game is expected to sell out
and the Jaycees would like to help make this a memorable event. The
Jaycees will also have an after-event social at The Arena Club. The
Arena Club features music, dancing, and drinks.
Please
click here for further details |
| 17th
February 2001 |
Note, you will need to have the RealMedia,
RealPlayer installed to play these files, you can get a free, basic
version from, http://www.real.com/
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| 17th
February 2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings
- Advanced Heeding:Teaching Your Horse to Longe
When you first start teaching a
horse to heed, you use a corridor of aids or pressures to create
a feeling in the horse of where you want him to move. As the
horse's understanding increases, the handler can not only change
the direction of the horse's strides but also their length,
speed, and cadence. |
Longeing in a circle falls into the category
of advanced heeding for several reasons. First, the horse and the
handler are working in a corridor at a distance from one another.
Second, the handler is no longer doing simple, basic heeding with
his or her primary line running parallel or perpendicular to the horse's
primary line. The horse no longer just mirrors the direction and speed
the handler is moving. And third, it is difficult to create a full
corridor of aids that create the exact feeling of a circle.
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EQUITANA 2001: Information,
practical demonstrations, prizes
FN programme provides everything
you could wish for |
Practical demonstrations with reputable
trainers, non-stop information, competitions with prizes, children’s
grooming competition, introduction courses on different themes –
the programme presented by FN (Fèdèration Equestre Nationale),
which is the national association of German riders and the traditional
partner of EQUITANA, will meet your every wish at the world fair of
equestrian sport in March. Together with the FN publishers, DKThR
(German Curators for Therapeutic Riding) and the DOKR (German Olympics
Committee for Riding), FN will present itself at stand B07 in hall
10/11
Information will feature highly at FN
of course. A host of employees will answer questions on horses and
equestrian sport, training, youth work, popular sports and championship
sport, the FN areas of breeding and personal members, on FN itself,
the much-questioned theme of insurance and of course all the issues
which associations and equine enterprises urgently wish to know about.
Three PCs will also be available at the stand to answer questions
on tournament successes. Two other terminals will show fair visitors
what FN has to offer on the Internet.
Please click
here for further details |
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February 2001 |
Ward Wins Challenge Cup
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA -- February
16, 2001 -1998 AGA Rider of the Year, McLain Ward, captured his fourth
win of the season in today's $25,000 Ford CWEF Challenge Cup aboard
the 11 year-old Dutch Bred mare, Crazy You at the Cosequin Winter
Equestrian Festival. "Crazy You jumped very well today. It was
nice preparation for the world cup qualifier, which is one of the
most important classes. Hopefully, she'll be in good form for Sunday's
Grand Prix," said the 25 year old Ward, of Brewster, NY, who
turned in the fastest clear round with a time of 70.12 seconds, edging
Canadian Eric Lamaze up on the 11 year-old Hanovarian bay gelding,
Millcreek Raphael. Lamaze finished the 13-obstacle course designed
by Jose Gamarra of La Paz, Bolivia just over one full second slower
than Ward with a faults-clear-round time of 71.44 to take the second
slot.
Please click
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Equiworld at BETA 2001
Equiworld will again have a stand
at this years British Equestrian Trade Association (aka BETA)
International Trade show being held on 18/19/20th February 2001
at the NEC, Birmingham, England. |
Equiworld was the first equestrian internet
company to have a stand at BETA. This year marks Equiworlds fourth
year at the event.
If you are attending the event please
come and meet the equiworld.net team at stand (C1.3) at any point throughout
the event.
You can find more about the trade show
on the web at,
http://www.beta-int.com/ |
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February 2001 |
Minister to back Equine Welfare Ragwort Campaign
The Agriculture Minister Baroness Hayman
is to give an address on the dangers of Ragwort at an equine welfare
seminar that aims to advise landowners on the control of this lethal
weed.
Organised by the National Equine Welfare
Council (NEWC) the seminar on April 4th will bring together leading
experts on control measures while one local authority that has successfully
implemented a control strategy will be sharing the secrets of its
success.
Please click here
to learn more |
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February 2001 |
The Sidelines Series Presents:
The Outback Equestrian Triathlon
March 5, 2001
Location: The Outback Polo Club on Southfields Rd just east of the
Show Grounds and north of Lake Worth Extension off South Shore.
Each team will have one rider of each of the three disciplines, polo,
jumping and dressage. Tim Gannon has graciously offered to host the
event at his newly opened Outback Polo Club. The event committee,
Samantha Charles, Neil Shapiro, Heather Crespo, David Lominska and
Robin Dutoit have found top riders willing to donate their time and
horses and put together the teams and sponsorship as a kick off for
this first ever competition. Next year we are hoping to expand the
event and everyone will be invited to enter their own team.
Please click here for further
details |
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February 2001 |
Olympic Gold Medallist Visits Festival
WELLINGTON, FL - February 15, 2001 -
Show Jumping's 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist, Jeroen Dubbeldam of Holland,
is on the showgrounds of the Ford Florida Classic, part of the 2001
Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian
Club on Pierson Road in Wellington. In this, his first trip to the
United States, Jeroen Dubbeldam, who earned a gold medal for show
jumping in Sydney, Australia on October 1st on board his 12 year-old
grey Dutch Warmblood gelding, DeSJIEM, arrived this week to see the
festival first-hand. "I've always wanted to come here - it's
just been a matter of finding the time," stated the very busy
27 year old. "I've sold a mare here, and that was my push to
finally come and see for myself this incredible festival."
Please click
here for further details |
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New relationship between
horse and rider
GaWaNi Pony Boy at EQUITANA 2001 |
He also has an enormous fan following
in Germany and in Europe. For many people the half Indian, GaWaNi
Pony Boy, who set his mind on developing a very special relationship
between man and horse, became a new idol in the horse whispering scene,
at the latest after the great success of his book ”Horse, Follow
Closely”. Now GaWaNi Pony Boy is touring through Germany again
and will stop off at the EQUITANA 2001 in Essen from 3rd to 11th March.
GaWaNi Pony Boy, who has Cherokee blood
coursing through his veins and prefers to be just called Pony, not
only grew up with horses but from his earliest years he was given
a distinct consciousness of his Native American roots and ancestors’
culture. After graduating from college, the young man from North Carolina
devoted his attention to Native American traditions. For three years
he travelled through the states with a Native American drummers’
group. From the oldest of the different tribes, Pony learned a better
understanding of traditional knowledge and principles of belief. He
put methods, ideas and techniques together and combined them with
his own experience and used this as the basis for developing his relationship
training with horses.
Please click
here for further details |
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February 2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings
- Advanced Heeding: Teaching Your Horse to Lead
Heeding uses methodically applied
directional pressures to create shapes that the horse can understand.
You create those pressures by changing the relationship between
the horse's primary and secondary lines of influence and your
own. |
The primary line of influence runs from
front to back. Yours runs from out in front of you through your chest
and straight out behind. The horse's runs from in front of him down
along his spine and out to the rear. The secondary line of influence
runs from side to side through the shoulders for either one of you.
In the beginning, you use arena walls or a fence lines and corners
to help you create corridors of pressures using these lines of influence.
These corridors of pressures should horse logically allow the horse
to move in the direction you want him to move--forward or left or
right or not moving at all. You can also use those pressures to a
create a shape or feeling such as straight or curving and even a speed
such as walk or trot.
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February 2001 |
Wellington's Holly Hayes vies for 5th Consecutive Circuit Championship
WELLINGTON, FL - February 14, 2001 -
Holly Hayes, of Wellington, FL, is in contention for her fifth Circuit
Championship aboard a stable full of hunters here at the 2001 Cosequin
Winter Equestrian Festival. Hayes, 25, partnered with the chestnut
gelding, REGALL, placed second out of a total of 16 in today's Regular
Conformation Hunters. "Today we showed in the Grand Prix field.
He was awesome. He was wonderful," says Hayes, who comes from
a family of Hunter Riders. Originally from Chatanooga, TN, Hayes has
been riding since she was 2 years old. Now riding for Leo Conroy Stables
of Coltsneck, NJ and Wellington, FL, Hayes and her mount, OVERDRESSED,
took the CWEF Regular Working Hunter Circuit Championship in 1997,
1998 and 1999. Last year, she and SPECTACULAR RULER won the Secong
Year Green CWEF Circuit Championship.
Please click here for further details |
| 15th
February 2001 |
GlaxoSmithKline Continues Tradition of Sponsoring The Brookhill
Steeplechase in 2001
Raleigh – Continuing their long
tradition of community support, GlaxoSmithKline agreed to help sponsor
the Brookhill Steeplechase for the ninth year in a row.
GlaxoSmithKline joins sponsors Time Warner
Cable, RTCI, Spectator, and Killer Creative Group. The Johnston County
Visitor's Bureau has also provided support by approving a grant. "We
are excited about the progress we've made with our sponsor selection
and delighted to have some new organizations join us this year,"
states Co-chair Karey Martin. “The Raleigh Jaycees and the Brookhill
Steeplechase are honored that GlaxoSmithKline is continuing their
sponsorship of this event,” according to Co-chair Glenn Seitchek,
“GSK has sponsored us every year since the beginning of the Brookhill
Steeplechase nine years ago and we are honored and pleased to accept
their continued support.”
Please
click here for further details |
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February 2001 |
Arabian Horses Canada is pleased to announce
the launch of our new Web site at http://www.arabianhorsescanada.com This site is about promoting
the Arabian Breeders of Canada and their amazing stallions. You will
find links to breeders, stallions, Trainers, Equine Products &
Suppliers, and Arabian Associations, all located in Canada. This site
is at its infancy stage but is growing quickly. |
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Equitana and the Side
Saddle Association |
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The Side Saddle Association is sending
a team of five horses and riders to Equitana http://www.equitana-messe.com/index.htm, the largest equestrian
trade exhibition in the world, to perform a side-saddle quadrille,
as well as to give side-saddle jumping demonstrations, from March
3 to 11, 2001.
The team is also scheduled to take part in a grand international parade
centred on the history of Chantilly, on March 4, 7, 9 and 10 in the
Hop Top Show, as is a detachment from the Household Cavalry.
Equitana's links with The Side Saddle
Association began in 1985, when the Association was first invited
to provide a display for the Hop Top Show.
The Team, which comprises some of the top side-saddle riders and instructors
in Britain, performs a quadrille to music composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Please
click here for the full story |
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February 2001 |
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Camel Racing Tops the
Bill at Armathwaite Hall Cumberland News Country Fair - Organisers
Appeal for Jockeys |
Four racing camels, magnificently arrayed
with fringes and tassles, will take centre stage at the Armathwaite
Hall Cumberland News Country Fair over the weekend of July 20th -
22nd - and organisers are already on the look out for potential jockeys!
Running in conjunction with the Armathwaite
Hall Strongid-P Horse Trials, the Cumberland News Country Fair will
stage three days packed full of rural entertainments, with the busy
trade stand village and top class horse trials competition providing
something for all the family.
Camel racing is a popular sport in the
Middle East and Australia and is a superbly entertaining spectacle.
If you are a reasonably experienced horse rider, over 18 and would
like to apply for possible selection as one of the camel racing jockeys
at the Armathwaite Hall Cumberland News Country Fair, please
click here for further details |
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February 2001 |
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Abandoned Pony and Friends
Move to New Home
A new tailor-made equine Recovery
and Rehabilitation Centre for the North of England will be taking
in its first residents next Tuesday, 20 February. Bobby, an
abandoned pony and his friends will be moving to Penny Farm,
Nr. Blackpool, the sixth Recovery and Rehabilitation Centre
of the International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH).
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Formerly a dairy farm the new Centre
has accommodation for 65 rescued horses and ponies, together with
an isolation unit, spacious veterinary treatment area, and a large
covered exercise arena, all nestling in 110 acres.
Tony Fleming, Centre Manager says, ·The
new Centre is a superb place for the horses to come to for specialist
care and to start a new, happier life - it is indeed the ILPH Flagship.
The purpose built Visitorsµ Centre will allow us to get our message
across to a far greater audience in a busy tourist area where up till
now we have been relatively unknown, and having the campsite nextdoor
is an extra bonus.
Please click here
for the full story |
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February 2001 |
A Horse,
of Course
with Don Blazer
If there are a million
ways to buy a bad horse, there must be at least five ways to
buy a good one.
To get a good horse, you have to use a little horse sense. Hard
to do, being human. Emotion usually gets the best of us.
Its natural to be anxious and excited by the thrill of owning
a new horse. But whoa, hold it, shorten the reins! |
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I know the horse is beautiful, and the
story that goes with him is reasonable, and he may be sold tomorrow.
But you asked, so accept this fact: buyer beware!
Before you start looking for a horse, determine what it is you want.
Write down your requirements. Your list should include breed, age,
size, amount of training, color, sex, price and suitability for performing
in your area of interest. Only you know the answers, and you are the
one who must be satisfied.
Knowing what it is you want gives you a direction in which to search.
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Jill Henselwood and Toyz
R Us Win $50,000 EMO Grand Prix at HITS Ocala I Winter Classic |
OCALA, FL (February 11, 2001)--Jill Henselwood,
39, of Oxford Mills, Ontario, Canada, won the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix
at HITS Ocala I Winter Classic in Florida, today, riding Toyz R Us.
A field of 35 horses competed on the course designed by Conrad Homfeld
of Southampton, New York. Eleven horses had clear first rounds and
moved on to the jump-off. Five riders were fault-free on the short
course, but Henselwood was almost two seconds faster than even her
closest competitor, Aaron Vale, of Rembert, South Carolina, riding
Elan Coriana owned by Elan Farms, who placed second. Jonathan Millar,
27, of Perth, Ontario, Canada, riding his Fine Line, was just fractions
behind Vale and took third. Jonathan bested his father, eight-time
Olympian Ian Millar, who placed sixth on Mont Cenis and seventh on
Dorincord, both owned by Millar Brooke Ltd. Henselwood took home $15,000
for Toyz R Us' owner, Jupiter Farms Ltd. Toyz R Us is a 10-year-old,
16-hand, bay Dutch Warmblood mare imported from Emile and Paul Hendrix
of the Netherlands.
Please click here
for further details |
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February 2001 |
The National Pony Society (Devon Area 10) Spring Show 6th May
2001
The show will be held at Poltimore Indoor
Equestrian Centre. Many PUK Qualifiers. Non-members welcome .
National Pony Society (Devon Area 10) Summer Show 22nd July 2001 at
Westpoint.(Devon County Showground). Many NPS Qualifiers and Welsh
Medal Classes (all sections).
email yvonne@pasadenastud.com
for details. |
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Dick Carvin and Sam Malone
Win $75,000 Bayer/USET Grand Prix presented by HorseCity.com
at Indio Desert Circuit |
INDIO, CA (February 11, 2001)--Dick Carvin,
44, of La Canada, California, and the 12-year-old Holsteiner stallion
Sam Malone, went double-clear today at the Indio Desert Circuit in
California to win the $75,000 Bayer/USET Grand Prix presented by HorseCity.com.
The win moved Carvin up to the top of the West Coast League standings
to qualify for the World Cup Final that will be held in Goteborg,
Sweden, in April. Three riders were faster in the jump-off--Richard
Spooner on Bradford, Olympian Lauren Hough riding Clasiko, and Ray
Texel on Fleur--but they all had faults and placed third, fourth,
and sixth respectively. Second place went to Nicole Shahinian-Simpson
on El Campeon's Jo Jo--the only other double-clear--whose performance
was edged out of the win by just 0.84 seconds. Carvin took home $22,500
for owner Debbie Burrows. The event was filmed by Winner Communications
and will be broadcast on ESPN2 on March 25 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm EST.
Please click here for further details |
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February 2001 |
Analysis, Correction & Retraining Technique for Elite Dancers
Yields Immediate Changes in Functional Performance of the Sporthorse.
During the 1980's, a specialized analysis,
correction and retraining program was developed to enhance the joint
flexibility and technical performance of competitive international
level dancers in Soviet ballet training. The technique was next used
to successfully help a 12 year old basset hound.
Shortly after realizing our capacity
to improve the functional performance of a quadruped, we were interested
in exploring applications to increase the speed of race horses and
performance of high level sporthorses. Our first case was a Hanovarian
jumper at the Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility in Northern Nevada.
According to the trainer, the horse was the most flexibility restricted
in the facility, requiring over a one hour warm up period prior to
lessons or longer for competition. The assessment of muscle-tendon
relations of the spine and extremities resulted in our isolation of
restrictions and hypersensitivity which contributed to numerous compensatory
patterns.
The same procedure was used to increase
the elasticity of the affected structures, a number of which exhibited
hardening or fibrosis due to trauma or a chronic condition in which
compensatory changes resulted in stabilization. As with the basset
hound, we were able to immediately increase the elasticity of these
structures, decrease the hypersensitivity and observe an immediate
increase in functional joint range of motion.
Please click here to learn more |
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February 2001 |
Jeffrey Welles Wins His 1st of the Season
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA -- February
11, 2001 - Jeffrey Welles of Pound Ridge, NY rode the 9-year-old Holsteiner,
Riviera, to victory in the $75,000 Kilkenny Internationale Cup Sunday
at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. It was Welles' first grand
prix victory of the season and he earned $22,500.The 38-year-old Welles,
who was the first rider to go, bested a field of 45 entries by turning
in the fastest double-clear rounds, including a jump-off time of 42.422
seconds.
Chris Kappler of Pittstown, New Jersey
was the only other rider to finish with double-clear rounds, finishing
second in 44.322 seconds, almost two seconds behind Welles. The difficult
first round saw 20 starters knock down at least one of the planks
at jump 6 and 14 more receive faults on at least one leg of the triple
jump finale.
Please click
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HawkMaster with horses
and birds of prey are guests at EQUITANA
Hunting scenes from the not so
dark Middle Ages |
Hunting with birds of prey was one of
the leisure pursuits at medieval courts. Today falconers tend to be
rare in European latitudes. The daily programme at EQUITANA 2001 resurrects
medieval falconry. Each day, HawkMaster from England shows enormous
steeds, hawks, falcons and eagles in a show which has enthused the
public, not only in the home countries of the protagonists Eileen
Gilmore and Chris Tuffrey.
Almost 15 years ago Chris Tuffrey founded
his HawkMaster falconry show. Traditional falconry with hawks, eagles,
owls and falcons was the focus of the presentations with which Tuffrey
starred at the most important open-air events in England and quickly
became very popular.
Please click
here for further details |
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February 2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings
- Advanced Heeding: Teaching Your Horse to Back
When you are trying to get a horse's
attention, the first thing you go for is his ears. Once an ear
swivels in your direction, you've got his attention. It may
take a little longer before he turns and faces you or before
he walks up to you. But those bigger movements start with that
little tiny movement of his ear. |
The same principle applies to teaching
your horse to back up. A lot of people make the mistake of going after
the big moves before they've gotten the smaller ones. All it takes
to back a horse is just the beginning of a movement backwards. That
tiny bit of motion gets a little momentum started that eventually
builds to the bigger movement you're after.
Backing is an illogical movement for horses. It is not a natural defense
or play maneuver. The horse backs by moving its legs in diagonal pairs,
just like it does at the trot. So it has to shift its weight from
side to side in order to back. Please click here for further details |
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February 2001 |
Canadian Wins in Wellington
WELLINGTON, FL - February
10, 2001 - Canadian Equestrian Team Veteran, Eric Lamaze was in the
winner's circle aboard the 12 year old Dutch Bred, Husker Du at the
Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival for his first win of the 2001
season. Lamaze rode a clear jump-off track against 18 qualifiers out
of a field of 60 starters in 37.33 seconds, edging Ramiro Quintana
into second place. Less than one second kept Quintana and his Danish
Bred mount, Graefin Du Barry, from the victory circle; they clocked
in a penalty-free time of 38.12 seconds. Third place went to Olympic
Gold Medallist, Joe Fargis aboard the 12 year old Hanovarian gelding,
Edgar after they turned in double clear rounds in 38.36 seconds, less
than 2/10's of a second behind Quintana
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here for further details |
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Spooner Wins His Third
Grand Prix at Indio-- $25,000 Ariat Is First Grand Prix Win
for Bradford |
INDIO, CA (February 9, 2001)--Richard
Spooner, 31, of Burbank, California, riding Bradford, bested a field
of 46 to win the $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix today at the Indio Desert
Circuit in Indio, California. Bradford, a nine-year old, 16-hand Thoroughbred
gelding, started his Grand Prix career last year and today's class
was his first Grand Prix win. This is Spooner's third Grand Prix win
in three weeks of competition at Indio. During Indio Desert Circuit
I, Spooner won the $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix with Robinson and the
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix with Southshore. Spooner was not in the winner's
circle Week II and dropped from fourth to sixth in the World Cup Final
West Coast League standings. For today's win, Spooner took home the
blue ribbon, an engraved silver pitcher, an embroidered cooler, and
$7,500 for Bradford's owner Tracey Kenly and Kenly Farms. The Course
Designer was Dave Ballard of Toronto, Canada. Mr. Ballad was one of
four Assistant Course Designers at the Olympics in Atlanta and in
Sydney. He will be the Technical Delegate in Goteborg, Sweden this
year for the World Cup Final.
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February 2001 |
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EQUITANA meeting at Euro-Star
in the new hall 3
Celebrities up close
Celebrities up close – is
the guiding slogan of EQUITANA meeting at euro-star in the centre
of the new fair hall 3. On the large stage there will be stars
in the flesh four times a day, Stars from the riding sports
scene, who are well-known far beyond the borders of Germany.
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Two current Olympic winners are already
firmly on the euro-star guest list: Ulla Salzgeber, who returned form
Sydney highly decorated with team gold and individual bronze, and
Otto Becker who with the grey stallion Cento played a decisive role
in acquiring victory for the German team in the Olympics show jumping
competition. In the individual evaluation Otto Becker just missed
a medal by a hair’s-breadth and landed in fourth place.
Also Helena Weinberg, the world’s
most successful equestrienne, her husband Peter and four-times Olympic
champion Nicole Uphoff are expected at the EQUITANA meeting at euro-star.
In panel discussions these prominent personalities from the sports
scene will report not only on their experiences ”down under”
but also on the day-to-day work with their horses. They may even reveal
the odd personal success tip. And they and other stars will be available
to sign autographs – as we said, celebrities up close.
Please click
here for further details |
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February 2001 |
Dumbo De Chapelle Flies
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY 9 -Dumbo De
Chappelle, the 9 year-old gelding who just last week captured the
Bayer/USET Gold Coast Classic, once again proved he can fly. Teamed
with Amateur Rider, Colin Syquia of Forrest Hills, IL, the dynamic
duo flew over the 12 obstacle course with a double-clean ride and
blistering time of 29.96 seconds, besting a field of 34 starters in
the Kilkenny Internationale Modified Jumper Competition. Second place
went to 2000 Olympian Margie Goldstein-Engle of Wellington, FL on
board her Olympic mount, Hidden Creek's Perin with a time of 32.05
seconds. Just splits from Engle to garner third position was Ainsley
Vince up on Kafka with double-clear rounds and a time of 32.85 seconds.
Please click
here for further details |
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Grand Prix Riders Autograph
Signing Session at Indio Desert Circuit, Sunday, February 11,
Following the $75,000 Bayer/USET Grand Prix |
INDIO, CA (February 9, 2001)--Following
the $75,000 Bayer/USET Grand Prix Presented By HorseCity.com on Sunday,
February 11, a Grand Prix Riders Autograph Signing Session will be
held in the Grand Prix ring at HITS Desert Horse Park in Indio, California.
After the winner of the Grand Prix is announced and the riders take
their victory lap, the jump crew will bring tables and chairs into
the ring and set up in front of a jump. The Grand Prix riders will
spend time with their fans signing the Official Indio Desert Circuit
Show Programs, Posters, and Calendars, as well as posing for photos.
Spectators will be allowed to walk the Grand Prix Field and inspect
the jumps.
Sunday is also the Indio Desert Circuit's annual Kids Day presented
by Fox Kids Club and KDFX-FOX TV from 11am until 1pm. The Autograph
Signing Session is an opportunity for children to speak with the riders
and take home a souvenir. Kids Day is an annual event presented as
part of the six-week Indio Desert Circuit hunter/jumper horse shows.
Please click here for further details |
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February 2001 |
EquiMend Expands to the Middle East
February 8, 2001 Bend, OR......Access
Equine Inc. announced today that it has reached agreement with a company
in the United Arab Emirates for the export and distribution of it's
new drug-free pain and lameness product, EquiMend, throughout the
Middle East.
StableForce Trading, an established Dubai-based firm has acquired
the exclusive rights to market EquiMend in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and
the United Arab Emirates according to Access Equine Inc. president,
Claudia Starr Alonso.
EquiMend is an innovative self-activating invention that holds micro-currents
within its patented cloth design and time-releases the treatment to
the horse's injury over a 48-hour period, without the use of electrical
connections, batteries, or drugs.
Please click here for further details |
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February 2001 |
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EQUITANA Adventure World
New worlds are being
created and an information platform of extraordinary quality
is coming into existence - an atmosphere in which all horse
lovers will find the answers to all their questions. The EQUITANA
2001 sets striking accents in fair activities. |
When the Essen fairgrounds' gates will
open on March 3rd - March 11th, the visitor
will see the fair in a completely new light. Thanks to a new exhibitors
hall providing an additional area of 20,000 m², topics can now
be grouped. The motto is "Orientation Problems Impossible".
Special halls for topics such as medicine and health, keeping, sports
and gait horses, Western and Iberian horse breeds, as well as driving,
and leisure offer a broad spectrum for all fields of interest.
Information Platform The EQUITANA
will inform and train more than ever: Technical novelties on the market,
the latest scientific developments, rare horse breeds, training concepts,
training analysis for various riding methods - everything is presented
under one roof. Panel discussions guarantee excitement, specialised
lectures guarantee explanations. Special projects, such as the equestrian
veterinary surgeon, or the training farriery, are well established,
but will be presented in a completely new way. Special exhibitions,
for example for covered yards, widen the spectrum of information.
Please click here
for further details |
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February 2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings
- Advanced Heeding: Teaching Your Horse to Stand
Getting a horse to stand still
is all about getting its attention. Heeding teaches you to keep
your attention on the horse so that the horse will keep his
attention on you. |
Once you have the horse's attention,
you use your body position to create pressures or shapes that, in
turn, create a feeling in the horse that he should move forward or
left or right or stop. You can also direct him to stand still in one
spot while you work around him or the farrier works around him or
you want to put on his saddle.
The first place this giving and receiving of attention starts is in
grooming. So that's where standing still also starts. You must pay
attention to the horse while grooming. This is very important in terms
of horse logic. The horse allows itself to be groomed and you honor
the horse by grooming him. In the horse's mind, grooming is about
a whole lot more than brushing off dirt.
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February 2001 |
More excitement at Equus…
Equus 2001 is set to be huge
success providing lots of chances for all horse lovers,
owners and riders to buy products for the season ahead. The
demonstrations have now been finalised with 3 new additions:
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Working Equitation, excerpts from the
new performance of The Legend of Spain and the Chase me Charlie competition
for the Equus Charity Shield.
Equus is clearly making its mark in the equine industry and is being
considered as the venue for next year’s FEI World Cup Dressage
Competition after narrowly missing out this year to Denmark.
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Tack Room Judging Contest
at Indio Desert Circuit,
Saturday, February 10, 10am-12pm |
NDIO, CA (February 8, 2001)--On Saturday,
February 10, from 10am-12pm, four judges from the interior design
and gardening community will be touring the HITS Desert Horse Park,
marking their ballots for the winners in this year's Tack Room contest.
There are more than 3,000 stalls on the grounds, many of them--and
sometimes an entire barn--are grouped under one trainer's barn name
and serve not only as stabling for the horses, but as an office for
the professional riders and trainers, and their clients and horse
owners. Creating a professional and attractive look for their business
while at the six-week hunter/jumper horse show is part of setting
up and living at the event. Most barns have a special color or décor
that is carried out through all the accoutrements, from buckets and
blankets to flowers and draperies, and themes that range from antiques
to psychedelic. These elaborate trappings and landscaping designs
will determine the winners.
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February 2001 |
Olympian
Wins: Making Patriotic Debut
1st w/ Liberty and 4th w/ Anthem
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA -- February 8, 2001
-- The 8 year old Dutch Bred mare, Liberty and 2000 Olympian Laura
Kraut of Oconomowoc, WI just edged their way to victory in the $25,000
Kilkenny Challenge Cup by less than 1 full second at Palm Beach Polo
Equestrian Club. Kraut bested a field of 61 starters, turning in a
clean ride and the fastest time of 61.75 seconds. US Equestrian Team
Veteran, Jeffery Welles and the 9 year old Bay Gelding, Hurricane
crossed the finish line in less than one second behind Kraut and Liberty
with a time of 62.27 seconds. Lynn Little of Frederick, MD and the
8 year-old Brazilian Warm Blood, Pico De Gallo finished in third place
with an even closer split of 62.35 seconds.
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Saddletude Equestrian Award Winners
Announcements to date
Mark Todd :: International Eventer
Christine Traurig :: US Based Dressage Rider
Anna McKnight :: Young US Jumper
Tony McCoy :: International Steeplechase Jockey
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February 2001 |
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Refreshingly Effective!
New from Baileys Horse Feeds, No.17
Top Line Conditioning Mix has been developed for those horse
owners who need a non-heating feed to put weight and condition
on their horses and ponies and who prefer to feed a coarse mix. |
Top Line Conditioning Mix is a highly
digestible blend of micronised grains, oils and fibre and is fully
balanced so can be fed as the only concentrate source. Alfalfa and
soya provide quality protein for muscle development and function whilst
optimum levels of vitamins and chelated mineral are included for a
healthy coat, hooves and immune system.
A yeast culture is also included, whose
benefits to hind gut function are now widely recognised. Poor-doers
may be prone to loose droppings as a result of food passing through
too quickly with fewer nutrients being absorbed. Improving hind gut
function and, therefore, fibre digestion can slow the overall passage
of feed through the system thus allowing more nutrients to be taken
up along the way.
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Desperately Seeking Hotels
for Horses!
Does your bed and breakfast offer
an extra special service to visitors who arrive on the hoof?
Can you accommodate guests keen to spend their time out in the
field? Do you want your business to be recommended straight
from the horse's mouth? |
The British Horse Society is currently
compiling the eighth edition of its unique publication, Bed and Breakfast
for Horses and aims to ensure that horses on the move can find safe
and comfortable accommodation across the British Isles. Accommodation
for accompanying humans is also sought but is not always essential.
(Dedicated horse owners will often happily pitch a tent in the corner
of a field or sleep in their car if they are satisfiedthat their four
legged friends are enjoying sweet dreams.)
If you can offer overnight accommodation for horses in a field or
a stable then you could be included in the next edition of Bed and
Breakfast for Horses. An invaluable reference guide for holiday makers,
competitors and anyone else away from home with a horse, it makes
sense to promote your special facilities in this very special publication,
which has sold over 15,000 copies.
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February 2001 |
Ward Wins Aboard Four Seasons
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY 7 - World
Cup Veteran, McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, piloted the 9 year old German
bred, Four Seasons, to victory in the $5,000 Americhoice Open Speed
Stake at the 2001 Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival. Ward jumped
his way across the eleven jumps on course without touching a rail
in 56.49 seconds, less than two seconds faster than 2000 Olympian,
Todd Minikus of Lake Forest, IL up on the 8 year old German bred mare,
Pandora. Minikus finished a clear round in 58.08 seconds, followed
by 2000 Olympian, Margie Engle of Wellington, FL and the 15 year old
Holsteiner, Hidden Creek's Alvaretto, who clocked in at 62.37 seconds
and pulled an unlucky rail at fence 9
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February 2001 |
Dressage at the CWEF
Amber Heintzberger
The Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival
in Wellington, FL, February 1-4, 2001,offered four days of dressage
right in the midst of the showjumping action.With the generous sponsorship
of Zada Enterprises LLC and Windsome Farms ,there was $21,000 in prize
money offered at the FEI levels and $25,000 in prizes for the dressage-showjumping
spectacular, the show was as rewarding to its competitors as it was
for spectators.
Beginning Thursday with lower level rides, the show culminated with
the crowd-pleasing Grand Prix Musical Freestyle, won by German rider
Hubertus Schmidt,who was in the sixth place slot for going to Sydney
last year.
Winner of the Grand Prix Special was Israeli rider Oded Shimoni, riding
hisDutchgelding Glenstern (by Kaisterstern, out of a Saluut mare.)
Their test showedconsistency and fluidity combined with the precision
necessary for a score of 68.667%.
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February 2001 |
The Home of Rest For
Horses.
Registered Charity
231748
A BRIEF HISTORY 1886 - 2000
Over a Century of Support for Equine
Welfare
The foundation of The Home of Rest
for Horses was largely due to the efforts of one lady, Miss
Ann Lindo, who was appalled at the treatment of many of the
working horses on the streets of London. She canvassed support
and on 10 May 1886, it was agreed that a home of rest for horses,
mules and donkeys should be started. The first patient was an
overworked cab horse that Miss Lindo arranged to be cared for
at a farm at Sudbury, near Harrow. |
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The Homes support of equine welfare projects
has not been at the expense of The Home itself that continues to function
as a sanctuary for cases of hardship and as a final dignified resting
place for a number of old favourites who, after a lifetime of service
provide a living example to the public of exemplary care and responsible
ownership. As the Millennium comes to a close, The Home can be justifiably
proud of its achievements and the way in which it has adapted to the
changing demands of welfare of the horse.
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Federation
Equestre Internationale
News 6 February 2001
- Executive Board Meeting in Madrid
- 2000 FEI World Event Rider Rankings
- FEI/BCM World Dressage Riders Rankings New Rules Effective
1st January 2001
- FEI World Cup Jumping on Television
- In Memorium
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New Acting Chief Executive
for Horse Welfare Charity
Monday 5th February sees a new
Acting Chief Executive at the International League for the Protection
of Horses (ILPH).
Jonny McIrvine, Charity Hon.Treasurer
and Trustee for the last three years, will be taking over the
reins at the ILPH following the retirement of Dr. Douglas Munro.
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Mr. McIrvine, who will resign from the
Council of Trustees and his position as Hon. Treasurer, will be the
League’s Acting Chief Executive on a part time basis.
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February 2001 |
Kids Day presented by Fox Kids Club and KDFX-FOX TV at the Indio
Desert Circuit, Sunday, February 11, Features Family Fun
INDIO, CA (February 5, 2001)--Kids Day
presented by Fox Kids Club and KDFX-FOX TV will be held at the HITS
Desert Horse Park in Indio, California, on Sunday, February 11, from
11am until 1pm. Kids Day is an annual event presented as part of the
six-week Indio Desert Circuit hunter/jumper horse show. Children 12
and under are admitted free and an adult accompanied by a Fox Kids
Club member also enters at no charge. Kids will be treated to pony
rides, face painting, a petting zoo, games, prizes, miniature horses,
bouncy house, and crafts. A special demonstration in the Grand Prix
field by the Santa Fe Hunt, complete with a pack of hounds and riders
in full hunt attire, will be featured. Ice cream, hot dogs and a variety
of snacks and beverages will be available. More than 1,000 kids and
their parents attended last year's Kids Day.
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The Annual Show and Sale
of the Clydesdale Horse Society
The Annual Show and Sale of the
Clydesdale Horse Society will be held on Saturday 7th April
in Lanark Auction Market, Muirglen, Lanark, where in the heyday
of the breed hundreds of Clydesdales would be sold over the
course of a few days.
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February 2001 |
Designated son of Ferro sold to the U.S. for 300.000 Dutch guiders:
First Edition of KWPN Select Sale Huge Success
On Saturday afternoon 3 February the
Brabanthallen in Den Bosch was packed to the rafters. For the first
time, for the closing of the yearly stallion approvals, the KWPN SELECT
SALE took place. Twenty one three-year-old stallions were auctioned,
seven of which were designated by the stallion approval committee
for the performancetest in Ermelo. The average price rose above 80.000
Dutch guilders; only one stallion went back to its owner.
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Michelle Parker and Happyness
Win the $50,000 Cosequin Grand Prix at Indio |
INDIO, CA (February 4, 2001)--Michelle
Parker, 29, from Tucson, Arizona, riding Happyness, owned by JR Farms,
won the $50,000 Cosequin Grand Prix at the Indio Desert Circuit in
Indio, California, today, edging out Olympian Lauren Hough's double-clear
ride on Clasiko by just 0.37 seconds. Hap Hansen on Maloubet had the
only other double-clear score, but was almost two seconds slower than
Parker and had to settle for third. The event was one of four World
Cup Final qualifiers to be held during the six-week Indio Desert Circuit.
A field of 36 horses competed and 26 of them were declared World Cup
horses. Though Parker had not declared Happyness, after today's class
she said, "Happyness excels in an outdoor arena and the World
Cup is indoors. But let's see what happens over the circuit."
Parker took home the blue ribbon, an engraved silver tray, an embroidered
cooler and $15,000 for owner JR Farms.
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February 2001 |
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. Riding Hats, Tests
and Consumer Standards. |
Riding hats have been traditionally produced
from a combination of gossamer and shellac and although many are still
made using these materials, the nature of the materials used prevent
the hats from conforming to any of the British standards which are
now in place. Gossamer is formed from linen, coated with a shellac
based paste which makes for a better fitting hat. However when exposed
to water has a tendency of becoming soft preventing sufficient protection.
Riding hats have since 1963 undergone a number of rigorous tests to
ensure that they afford maximum safety to the wearer.
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February 2001 |
Wellington Cup Captured by South Carolina Rider
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA -- February
4, 2001 - Aaron Vale of Rembert, South Carolina proved he was a quick
study, winning the $50,000 Bayer/USET Wellington Cup Sunday in only
his second week competing at the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival.
The 32-year-old Vale, riding Elan Coriana, a 12-year-old Holsteiner
gray mare, turned in double-clear rounds with a jump-off time of 36.865
seconds to earn $15,000. Gabriella Salick of Thousand Oaks, California,
aboard 16-year-old Dutch-bred gray mare Sandstone Dorina, finished
second by eight-tenths of a second and earned $11,000. Only five riders
out of 47 advanced to the jump-off.
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February 2001 |
The Standardbred.
The Standardbred is
often described as "honest". He is robust, plain,
rugged, capable of performing any job, and is one of the equine
world's best kept secrets. Not only is he the fastest racing
breed in harness, he also excels off the racetrack. He is a
medium-build horse, ranging in size from 14.2 to 17.2 hands
and weighing 900 to 1200 pounds. Colors are bay, brown, black,
chestnut, and occasionally grey, without spots or patches. |
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The Standardbred is tractable and steady,
with great stamina. He is popular with Civil War re-enactment groups
because he is "bombproof" -- mock battles with cannons and
muskets don't disturb his equilibrium. He is a willing partner in
most endeavors and enjoys human companionship.
He is sadly underrated as a riding horse and can perform well in jumping,
western pleasure or reining, and can be impressive in dressage. Standards
are also used extensively in movies.
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February 2001 |
Syquia Wins Classic
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY
3, 2001 - Amateur Rider, Colin Syquia of Forrest Hills, IL has captured
the Bayer/USET Gold Coast Classic with his bright 9 year old gelding,
Dumbo De Chapelle. From a field of 60 starters, only 3 horse and rider
combinations turned in double clear rounds. Syquia and Dumbo De Chapelle
crossed the timers with the fastest time of just 41.60 seconds, edging
out Canadian, Yann Candele aboard Kartouche in 41.86 seconds. Third
place went to Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, who resides in Germany,
up on the German-bred horse, Perina with a finishing time of 45.47
seconds.
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Hap Hansen and Maloubet
Win $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix at Indio |
INDIO, CA (February 2, 2001)--Hap Hansen,
riding Maloubet, bested a field of 48 riders over Course Designer
Michel Vaillancourt's $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix course at the Indio
Desert Circuit in Indio, California, today, adding another victory
to his career record of more than 90 Grand Prix wins. Hansen, 49,
from Encinitas, California, rode three horses in Round One and was
clear on all of them. Maloubet, a 12-year-old Belgian warmblood owned
by Linda Smith, was last to go in the 10-horse jump-off and snatched
the lead from Ray Texel on Fleur by 0.471 seconds. Hansen also placed
fourth on Magnetic, a horse he owns with The Magnetic Group; and seventh
on Jaguar, owned by Linda Starkman Burke. Richard Spooner, who won
the first two Grand Prix classes at Indio, rode four horses in today's
class, but had only one clean for the jump-off, Prestige owned by
Hanover Meadows. The pair earned 12 faults in 35.661 for tenth place.
Lauren Hough on Clasiko, her horse for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney,
had four faults in Round One and placed 12th.
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Training Mythunderstandings
- Applied Heeding: Handling Stallions
One of the biggest mistakes that
I see people make in their relationships with horses is failing
to pay complete attention to the horse they are handling. That's
why heeding is the best program I know of for working with a
stallion |
Heeding quietly establishes the handler
as the alpha presence in the herd, the one everybody else in the herd
has to pay attention to. You gain the respect of the horse because
you consistently ask for each new thing in a fair and horse logical
way. The horse learns to pay attention to you because you are always
telling it what to do next. Walk, trot, forward, backward, turn, stop,
stand or whatever. The horse never takes its attention off of you
because you never take your attention off the horse.
There is a mythunderstanding in the horse industry that men can handle
stallions more effectively than women because they're stronger. The
reality of it is that horse training is a mental game played in a
physical medium. It is not about strength at all. It doesn't matter
if the horse is five times as strong as you or ten times as strong
as you. There is nobody strong enough to match strength with a horse.
Heeding is a mental game that gets the horse on your side and working
with you. It is not about physical strength
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Californian Wins Speed Challenge
WELLINGTON, FL - February 2, 2001 -Gabriella
Salick of Thousand Oaks, CA blistered the track aboard 12 year-old
German stallion Sandstone Laurin in a double clear round with a time
of 36.76 in the jump-off to win the $2,500 Bayer/USET Gold Coast Classic
Modified Jumper at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington.
Christine Tribble of Sheffield, CT moved into both second and third
place aboard 10 year-old German mare Graefin Du Barry, and After Eight,
an 11 year-old Swedish warmblood, with clean jump-off rounds of 38.79
and 41.36 respectively.
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Beloved Horse Killed
by Ragwort
The British Horse Society has
learnt that yet another horse has died of ragwort poisoning.
Scirocco, a 16.1hh dark bay gelding belonging to Mrs Wendy Harrow
of Llanelli, died a slow and painful death earlier this month.
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Vets treating the horse for liver damage
did not initially suspect ragwort poisoning, and by the time the staggering
symptoms appeared, it was too late.
Mrs Harrow said: "It was devastating
to watch Scirocco die. I would never want anyone to go through that.
I could not believe it was ragwort poisoning as I have always kept
our fields completely free of it. But this year I bought in hay from
a different source, and the ragwort was in that. Blood tests show
that my two other horses were also affected, but I am treating them
with NAFF detox and pink powder and they are okay".
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Stolen Horse ! Can You
Help ?
Sadie was sold for 5 years her
junior and in the name of Misty. Please, if anyone can give
anyinformation on the whereabouts of Sadie/Misty, 15.3hhThoroughbred
x Irish Hunter, Grey mare, freeze mark K542, sold as 15 years,
but is 21 this year .
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February 2001 |
BERA and BEIB Join Forces
British Equestrian Insurance Brokers
Limited (BEIB) are delighted to announce their appointment as official
insurance broker to the British Endurance Riding Association (BERA).
Said Simon Mackaness, London Broking
Director of BEIB, "We are thrilled to become the official broker
to BERA. Endurance riding is a sport at which Great Britain has recently
achieved excellent international results and is probably becoming
the fastest growing equestrian sport worldwide. As the only independent
Lloyd's equestrian broker in the world we are able to look after the
needs of the Association and its members with our 'One Stop Insurance
Solution', offering a personal service on insurances including horses,
homes and horseboxes.
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February 2001 |
Prudent Repeats Sunday's Performance
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA - February
1, 2001 - Three time Rider of the Year and US Equestrian Team Veteran,
Katie Prudent of Middleburg, VA placed first and second in today's
$25,000 Bayer/USET Challenge Cup at the 2001 Cosequin Winter Equestrian
Festival. Prudent placed first and second just this past Sunday in
the $35,000 Farr Legacy Grand Prix. Prudent bested a field of 60 starters
aboard Landato, an 11 year-old Oldenburg mare, with a time of 37.89
seconds in the jump-off round. Prudent also placed second aboard Mr.
Blue, a 13 year-old Dutch-bred gelding, just splits behind herself
and Landato with a finishing time of 38.40 seconds. Third place went
to '96 Olympic Team Silver Medallist Leslie Howard up on S'Blieft,
who crossed the timers in 39.23 seconds.
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The Azteca--A Horse Custom-built
for Performance, Style and Tradition.
"Azteca...El Caballo Supremo"
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THE CREATION OF A NEW BREED OF HORSE
What would you do if you wanted a horse
that no longer exists?
If you were Don Antonio Ariza Caadilla
and his fellow horsemen living in Mexico in the late 1960's, you would
be starting to create the horse of their dreams. Don Antonio and his
colleagues wanted a horse that would fulfil their expectations, including:
* a horse which would be reminiscent
of the horse originally brought to the New World by the Spanish Conquistadors;
* a horse which would be symbolic of
Mexico,
* a horse which would be a superb and
brilliant athlete and artist, and
* a horse which would be an accomplished
performer in the world of the charro and other typical Mexican events,
including fiestas, parades, and the bullring (i.e, mounted Portuguese-
style contests). After several years of research and experimentation
by experienced horsemen and equine scientists, a new breed of horse
was created which met their criteria. The name of the new breed of
horses is AZTECA.
The AZTECA excels at activities which
require: intelligence, spirit, agility, power, strength, elegance,
style, and speed.
The AZTECA is accomplished at: classical
riding (alta escuela, haute ecole, high school); doma vaquera; la
garrocha; charro; dressage; bull fighting (rejoneo); reining; cutting;
team penning; working cowhorse; cattle roping; polo; pleasure riding;
and driving.
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Federation
Equestre Internationale
31 January 2001
- date World Cup Dressage Final confirmed
- Gandini is the new sponsor he Jumping Riders Rankings
- First 2001 FEI/Gandini World Jumping Riders Rankings |
- Mediterranean Games without Equestrian
competittions
- Invitation to Eventing Open Forum "the future of Eventing"
- Eventing: new distances for cross country
- New MCP approved laboratory
- New section press service on www.horsesport.org
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February 2001 |
Tremendous Support Shown for Equestrian Cornwall Health and Safety
Evening
Two-hundred representatives
from shows, events and equestrian organisations travelled to the Crossroads
Motel, Scorrier, from all over Devon and Cornwall in support of equestriancornwall's
Health and Safety evening to take advantage of the unique opportunity
to listen and also have their questions answered by a top-class panel
of experts. The significance of the evening was confirmed by the attendance
of Jacky Wood the Chief Executive of the British Showjumping Association
who travelled down from Warwickshire in support of the evening also
giving her an opportunity to gain an insight into the problems experienced
by show organisers at the grass route level of the sport.
Panellists Christopher Riddle (Royal
Cornwall Show Secretary/Vice Chairman of the Association of Shows
& Agricultural Organisation); Jane Phillips (Solicitor specialising
in Personal Injury and Equine Law); Bill Cook (Risk Assessor for the
Pony Club at Branch, Area & National Level) and George Harvey
(BSJA Course-builder) began the evening with a short address each
of them covering various aspects of Health and Safety at Events and
Shows. Jacky Wood joined the panellists for the second part of the
evening which gave everyone an opportunity to ask and receive an answer
to their own specific concerns.
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Pandora Proves to be a Winner
WELLINGTON, FL - January 31,
2001 - Bull rider and US Equestrian Team Veteran, Todd Minikus of
Loxahatchee, FL, captured the AmeriChoice Open Speed Competition of
the Bayer/USET Gold Coast Classic aboard the 14 year-old Oldenburg
mare, Pandora at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington. Minikus
bested a starting field of 35 by turning in a fast, clean ride of
56.23 seconds. Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ and the 16 year-old
Thoroughbred, Star Twist finished in less than one second behind Minikus,
turning in the second fastest time of 56.99 seconds. Minikus and Chapot
shut out McLain Ward and Margie Engle, the first and second place
winner's of the Open Speed competition on Jan. 24, opening day of
the 2001 Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival.
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