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Federation Equestre Internationale News
15th February 2003 |
Equine
Intelligence
Supporting the BHS with its Approved Livery Yard Scheme
To
keep control of the ever escalating cost of insurance or
perhaps obtain insurance at all, equine businesses must
sustain an increasingly professional approach, making good
stable administration and risk assessment a daily process.
Equine Intelligence provides an easy-to-follow programme
of administration, enabling you to run a more professional
and financially rewarding business.
As
insurance fees have risen steeply following 11th Sept 2001
and claims increased due to no-win-no-fee contracts, the
insurance industry is demanding greater evidence of good
practice before offering public liability covers. Million
pound claims within the equestrian industry are not uncommon
and insurers are becoming increasingly uneasy about renewing
contracts and taking on new clients. Barry Fehler of South
Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB) has described the situation
as a "serious closing down of this market".
The
BHS is advising businesses to look towards safety and anticipate
potential claims by implementing risk assessment and administration
procedures. Their Approved Livery Yard Scheme requires the
keeping of written livery contracts, land management schedules,
and all aspects of health, safety and medical administration.
Chris Doran, administrative manager of Riding Schools/Approvals
at the British Horse Society states, "I cannot advise
too strongly on the need for attention to detail."
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Federation
Equestre Internationale News
14 February 2003
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ENDURANCE
FORUM & SEMINARS HELD IN PARIS
A number of Forums, both open and technical were held from
7 to 9 February 2003 in Paris, France.
Organised by the FEI Endurance Committee in conjunction
with the French Federation, the Open Forum (7th) chaired
by FEI 1st Vice President, Freddy Serpieri, was attended
by 115 participants from 29 National Federations. Discussions
were free flowing and wide ranging on the future of the
discipline.
2002 BEST HORSE AND RIDER COMBINATION IN JUMPING
The 2002 Best Horse and Rider Combination List is based
on the 2002 results of the FEI Gandini Jumping Riders Rankings.
Ludger Beerbaum and Gladdys S are the best combination of
2002 with 1531 points ahead of another German combination
Otto Becker/Dobel's Cento. Beerbaum placed twice in the
Top 5, he is 5th with Goldfever 3.
THIS WEEK-END: FEI WORLD CUP DRIVING AND JUMPING IN VIGO
The five drivers who competed in Bordeaux last weekend,
amongst which the unbeaten leader of the standings Michael
Freund, safely travelled to Vigo at the beginning of the
week. For title defender Freund and his colleagues Gert
Schrijvers (Belgium), Rainer Duen (Germany) and Werner Ulrich
(Switzerland) it will be the last competition before the
final, which will take place in Göteborg from 27 to
30 March 2003. Only the best five drivers of the standings
after 's-Hertogenbosch, which is the next leg after Vigo,
will qualify for the final.
FEI WORLD CUP FINAL IN LAS VEGAS
The 25th World Cup Final in Jumping, supported by Budweiser,
will take place in the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas
from 16 to 20 April 2003.
Started in 1979, the World Cup Final is one of the biggest
event of the yearly Jumping calendar and include the world's
best riders in the discipline.
The 2003 World Cup Final will be the 5th final organised
in the USA and for the second time in Las Vegas. In 2000,
Las Vegas welcomed nearly 36,000 spectators.
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15th February 2003 |
Mclain
Ward Wins $25,000 WEF Challenge Cup
Wellington,
FL February 14, 20003 At the Winter Equestrian
Festival today, the $25,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series IV,
a speed class was contested by 33 horse and rider combinations.
The winner with the fastest time of 62.68 seconds was McLain
Ward riding his own chestnut gelding Galant. In second place,
with a time of 64.01 seconds, was Allegiance with Laura
Kraut riding for the Pin Oak Farm. In third place, was Joe
Fargis riding Edgar for Mary B. Schwab/O.E.J.I. Farm (65.24
seconds). Just eleven of the 33 horses had fault free rounds.
The
World Championship Hunter Rider Spectacular continued with
more champions qualifying for the Hunter Classic and many
juniors and amateurs working their way toward qualifying.
In the Amateur Owner Hunters 36 and over, Mimi Tashjian
qualified her Prove It by being Champion. Reserve Champion
was Ilona,owned by James B. Pirtle Enterprises, Inc and
ridden by Daryl Portela and who also qualified for Saturday
evenings Hunter Classic.
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15th February 2003 |
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Rolex
Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Bayer Nominated
For Southeast Tourism Society Award For the Second
Consecutive Year
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LEXINGTON,
KYFebruary 14, 2003For the second consecutive
year, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Bayer
has been named as one of the top 20 activities for tourists
for the month of April by the Southeast Tourism Society.
The
Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event attracts more than 80,000
horse-loving spectators to the Kentucky Horse Park for the
exciting equestrian sport regarded as the ultimate challenge
of horse and rider. This year's event takes place April
24-27 at the 1,200-acre park, a working horse farm with
museums on 50 breeds of horses.
The
Southeastern Tourism Society is a non-profit organization
whose goals are to develop, market and promote tourism in
the Southeastern United States. Its more than 450 members
represent hotels and resorts, attractions, convention and
visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce and other organizations
that promote travel.
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15th February 2003 |
News
Update from Morningside Stud
Plans
are well under way for the 3rd International Breeders Conference,
to be held on Saturday August 2 (the weekend before the
Dublin Horse Show, which begins on Wednesday August 6).
The theme of the conference is Breeding, Managing,
and Training Young Horses for International Competition
Careers. The speakers are Jennie Loriston-Clarke,
the dressage rider who competed in four Olympics for Great
Britain; Lt. Col. Gerry Mullins, the showjumping rider who
is Commandant of the Irish Army Equitation School and competed
in two Olympics for Ireland; Gillian Rolton, who won two
Olympic Team Gold Medals in eventing for Australia; and
Dr. Christa Finkler-Schade, a German expert on foal nutrition
and management. The conference will feature keynote speeches
in the morning and demonstrations with a young horse under
saddle in the afternoon. The conference venue is the Kill
International Equestrian Centre in Kill, County Kildare,
the venue for the 2003 Special Olympics.
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15th February 2003 |
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Dressage
Rider, Jennifer Lee, Has New Web Site, New Horse, And
New Sponsor
Los
Angeles, CA -Dressage competitor Jennifer Lee has a
new Web site at www.JenniferLeeDressage.com, a new horse
named "La Elegance," and a new sponsor, Cinema
DesignsT.
"La
Elegance" is a five-year-old registered ATA mare
by Trakehner stallion Leonidas out of Willa. Willa is
by the Hanoverian stallion Werther. La Elegance was
bred by Keenridge Farm, where Jennifer trains with two-time
Olympian Hilda Gurney.
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15th February 2003 |
Training
Online
If
you are a horseman involved with a breeding operation, finding
a few free minutes can be hard at this time of the year.
But Leslie Mongeur of DeLand, Florida is finding the time
to attend school at Allegany College of Maryland. She's
taking the online course, Training Performance Horses.
"Being able to learn at my own pace was the key attraction
when I first read about the course," Mongeur said.
"I knew the season was coming and I wouldn't be able
to take all the lessons on a regimented schedule. But as
soon as the horses settle do for the evening, and I have
the time, I'll turn on the computer and I won't have missed
a thing."
In addition to caring for nine horses, primarily Paso Finos,
and running a pet grooming shop, Mongeur is just as busy
as most horse owners. Time is precious. That's why nationally-know
author and trainer Don Blazer designed the internet course,
Training Performance Horses. Now students can get lessons
whenever they can find some free time. There is no time
limit for completing the course, but when it is finished
students receive a Certificate of Recognition.
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15th February 2003 |
Florida
Dressage Classic sees Inatana Las Marismas win FEI Prix
St. Georges
Wellington,
FL February 14, 2003 Thursday, the first day
of competition at the Florida Dressage Classic saw Puerto
Rican, Yvonne Losos de Muniz win the FEI Prix St. Georges
riding Inatana Las Marismas with a score of 70.750%. Interestingly,
Yvonnes barn also competes with show jumpers. Diane
Hackley-Anderson scored 69.500% with Maikel to also win
a FEI Prix St. Georges.
In
the FEI Intermediate II, Tami Batts scored 63.333% riding
Unforgettable to the win.
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15th February 2003 |
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Mistie
Long Wins 2002 MD Barns Amateur High-Point Award
Mistie
Long earned the first annual 2002 MD Barns Amateur
High-Point Award when she amassed an incredible 572
points in the new Amateur Achievement Award program.
As the 2002 High-Point Amateur, Long will receive
a two-stall horse barn provided by Arabian Horse AssociationSM
(AHASM) Corporate Partner MD Barns. During the year
she earned seven national championships, seven reserve
championships, 10 national top tens and 18 regional
titles. Long also achieved the highest performance
award, Rider of Excellence, in the Amateur Achievement
Award programs inaugural year. The Amateur Achievement
Award program recognizes the accomplishments of adult
amateurs and youth members participating in shows
and distance ride events.
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It
has been an amazing year, says Mistie Long, Its
very exciting to win the barn, as well as having so much
success at the shows. It was my last year showing as a junior
which made it a really big year for me.
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USA
Equestrian Sets Attendance Record
Attendance
at the 2003 USA Equestrian Annual Meeting, held January
15 - 19, hit a record high of 514 attendees.
Attendance at the Annual Meeting has shown steady
growth over the past 4 years and this year, despite
inclement weather, attendance was up more than 11%.
This increase is more than double the increase from
2001 to 2002.
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI*** Neumunster Germany 13-16 February
2003
Preis
der Energiedienstleister e.on und SWN, Stadtwerke NeumUnster
GmbH
International Jumping Competition Against The Clock
1) Soren von Ronne (GER); Charlottenhof's Charisma;
2) Jessica Kurten (IRL); Preishammer; 3) Holger Wenz
(GER); Javelin 2; Faults 0.00 Time 46.53
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI-W Vigo Spain 14-16 February 2003
PREMIO
CAIXA GALICIA, International Jumping Competition
FEI Art.238.2.1 Table A 1m50 against the clock
1)
MR SPRINGFIELD; Robert SMITH (GBR), 2) CHAMPION DU LYS;
Ludger BEERBAUM (GER), 3) GRANIE 5; Markus FUCHS (SUI)
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Irish
Participation In International Equestrian Events
VILAMOURA
EQUESTRIAN TOUR - FEBRUARY 2003 - Capt. Gerry Flynn
with Bornacoola, Mo Chroi and Kilcummin, Cnoc Na Seimre.
Lt Shane Carey with Kilkishin, High Roller, Ballycumber
and Kilshanna Royale. Louise Walsh with Jogatina, Impact,
Might Coevers and Nadja S
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14th February 2003 |
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Performance
Analysis Could Give Riders The Edge
With
the help of the UK Sports Institute (UKSI), British
Olympic Association and UK Sport a 3 day workshop
at Hartpury College (23-25 February) organised by
the World Class Performance Team (WCP) will present
a number of new and stimulating ideas to riders, coaches
and Performance Managers, that may significantly improve
performance in the attempt to qualify and ultimately
win medals at the Athens Olympics.
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During
the broader programme Scott Drawer, Performance Analyst
at the UKSI, Kenny More, from the Scottish Institute of
Sport (who has worked closely with the gold medal winning
British Curling Squad), and Haydn Price, the WCP Consultant
Farrier will deliver a performance analysis workshop to
the WCP squads, presenting ways of tactically and technically
appraising rider performance and assessing equine movement
and soundness.
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2003
Sidelines Equestrian Triathlon Presented By Outback Steakhouse
Set For March 10
WELLINGTON,
FL (February 13, 2003) The third annual Sidelines
Equestrian Triathlon Presented By Outback Steakhouse will
be presented on Monday, March 10, 2003, starting at noon,
at the Outback Polo Club on Southfields Road in West Palm
Beach, Florida. Its the perfect event for Sidelines
to do because Sidelines covers dressage, show jumping, and
polo. Its a natural tie-in for us, said Samantha
Charles, publisher of Sidelines and organizer of the event.
My plan is to eventually run triathlons around the
country.
In
previous years, the triathlon was held as a charity benefit.
The $25 admission ticket helped fund equestrians stricken
with terminal illness, and the admission charge included
an Outback lunch. This year admission will be free to all
equestrians and lunch will be provided at a nominal fee.
Tim Gannon, a lifelong polo player and one of the three
founding members of Outback Steakhouse and Carabas restaurant
chains, has donated his private polo club for the event
every year, and continues to be the presenting sponsor as
well as the events lunch concessionaire.
The
Sidelines Equestrian Triathlon features top riders in three
disciplines who compete against each other in four teams
of three riders.
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British
Horse Society hosts joint meeting with shoot organisations
The
British Horse Society hosted a joint meeting with several
shooting organisations at its offices in Stoneleigh
yesterday (11 February). The aim was to discuss the
way forward following an incident last year when a BHS
member was badly injured when her horse bolted after
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The
organisations attending the meeting included the British
Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the National
Gamekeepers Organisation (NGO), the Union for Country Sports
Workers (UCSW) the Campaign for Shooting (Countryside Alliance)
and representatives from Exmoor National Park.
All
attendees were universal in their opinion that the meeting
had been very constructive and useful, and had created a
positive way forward in approaching the problems sometimes
encountered when equestrianism and shooting are in close
proximity to each other.
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Lyman
T. Whitehead Qualifies Moulin Rouge for Hunter Classic on
Saturday Evening
Wellington,
FL February 13, 2003 The World Championship
Hunter Rider Spectacular today finished several divisions
and those champions and reserves are qualified to compete
in the big Hunter Classic on Saturday evening, February
15.
On
the grass, in the Internationale Arena, the First Year Hunters
were in 2 sections with 33 horses in the A Section and 36
horses in the B Section. Champion in the A Section was Madisonn
Fifth owned by Wendy Israel and shown by Louise Serio. Reserve
Champion in the A Section was Southern Lights ridden by
Samantha Darling and owned by Dr. Sheila Buchbinder. In
the B Section, Champion was Camberly with Emily Williams
riding for the All Seasons Farm and Jimmy & Danielle
Torano. Reserve Champion was Cast A Spell with Holly Orlando
riding for La Bagatelle LLC.
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Tom
McCutcheon Wins Inaugural Intervet/USET Reining
All Star Series Event
Gladstone,
NJFebruary 13, 2003 Tom McCutcheon of
Pilot Point, TX won the inaugural $25,000-added
Intervet/USET Reining All Star Series event, riding
Smartest Chic Olena, owned by Terry Owens of Weimer,
TX, on Sunday, February 9 at the Reliant Arena in
Houston, TX. The pair finished with a score of 219
points edging out Todd Crawford of Blanchard, OK,
who was second with a score of 218.5 riding Commandalena,
owned by Christina Knox of Ardmore, OK. Toms
brother Scott McCutcheon of Whitesboro, TX, came
in third with a score of 217.5 on Inwhizable, owned
by Scott and Kathleen McCutcheon and Ed and Christine
Hamilton.
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The
class drew thirteen entries with riders from as far away
as Arizona and featured two USET Gold Medalists from the
2002 World Equestrian Games, along with several AQHA and
NRHA Champions. Pete Hale of Intervet and renowned trainer,
John Lyons, presented the awards to the top ten finishers
of the event.
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI*** Neumunster Germany 13-16 February
2003
Preis
des Verkaufsstalles Maas J. Hell
International Jumping Competition for Young Horses
1. Qualification
1) Christian Ahlmann (GER); Sinclaire 5
2) Tjark Nagel (GER); Kymba 2
3) Holger Wulschner (GER); Leroy Brown 17
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13th February 2003 |
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Through
The Horse's Mouth - The Right Food For The Right Horse
Horses,
like people, have issues with food. The wrong feed,
the wrong nutritional combinations and the wrong timing
can all contribute to making a horse perform below par
and feel under the weather.
A
well-fed horse is a happy horse, and no organisation
is more aware of this than Baileys Horse Feeds whose
nutritionist Kate Lugsden will be part of the Meet the
Experts area at the Midlands Equine Fair, Three Counties
Showground, Malvern on 8 and 9 March.
Kate
will be on hand to answer any questions about equine
nutrition from visitors to the Fair, but in anticipation
of this we asked her to answer the top 10 questions
that are posed to her and her team:
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13th February 2003 |
British
Open To Host The Cavalry
Visitors
to this year's British Open Show Jumping Championships (Hallam
FM Arena, Sheffield 24 - 27 April) will have the unique
opportunity to see one of the very best equestrian displays
in the country. Organisers Grandstand Event Management will
present the stunning musical ride of the Household Cavalry
during each performance at the Championships. It will be
the first time that this amazing display will be performed
at a major venue outside London.
Specially choreographed for the occasion, the display that
will be performed in an array of spectacular lighting effects
and accompanied by vibrant music. Mounted on beautiful black
horses and resplendent in their red and blue tunics, gleaming
steel cuirasses and plumed helmets, the Household Cavalry
will captivate and enthrall with their fast-moving and intricate
display.
The Household Cavalry Musical Ride is made up of twenty-seven
serving soldiers from the squadrons of The Blues and Royal
and The Life Guards. The soldiers wear full dress, as used
on all state occasions, and are joined by the four State
Trumpeters, mounted on grey horses and the magnificent drum
horse.
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13th February 2003 |
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Almost
One Year Already!!
The
idea had been planted for a while in the minds of
Jean d'Orgeix, Michel Henriquet and Christian Carde
when they founded - less than a year ago - Allege-Ideal.
It had to become a reality and that was achieved with
great enthusiasm since the support this initiative
received was fabulous.
Honored by the patronage of Maurice Druon and a prestigious
honorary committee, the association is proud to include
today nearly 200 members, spread over 16 countries. |
Wishing
to gather under the banner of lightness riders from the
four corners of the world and, from all the equestrian disciplines
was the challenge to take up:
Allege-Ideal met it!
They are amateur riders, competitors, judges, breeders,
equestrian arts enthusiasts, trainers, leaders
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cosmopolitan and eclectic nature of the association contributes
to its wealth and its strength.
During
this first year, the activities of Allege-Ideal were essentially
based on communication: representing the association in
meetings and interactions with major equestrian organizations,
participating to a variety of conferences and debates (in
France and other countries), publishing the first issue
of the association's newsletter, organizing the "Video
consulting" service and creating a web site: www.allege-ideal.com
In
2003, we will expand our activities through organizing conferences,
sensitivity meetings in equestrian centers, to benefit riders
and instructors as well. We will very shortly provide a
list of organizations and interlocutors - in France and
in other countries - you will be able to contact on our
behalf to establish all the practical and useful connections
with Allege-Ideal.
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Arabian
Horse Association Emerges as New Full-Service Breed
Organization
The
International Arabian Horse Association (IAHA) will
merge with the Arabian Horse Registry of America (AHRA)
as of April 1, 2003. However, they have been working
under a joint operating agreement as the Arabian Horse
Association since January 1, 2003.
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The
benefits of such a merger include:
one
full-service organization to serve the needs of Arabian,
Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horse owners throughout the
United States and Canada
a larger member base with 40,000-plus total AHA members
now being served
one-stop shopping for members who only need to belong to
one organization
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13th February 2003 |
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British
Horse Society accepts court decision
The
Board of Trustees of the BHS defends the interests of
members by fighting Public Inquiries against the downgrading
of bridleways to footpaths. For the first time in 30
years the Society, having lost a case, faces paying
the costs of the other parties.
The
Trustees are very concerned at this outcome and have
thoroughly investigated the Secretary of State's grounds
for her decision. |
Detailed
advice has been taken by the Trustees, and the Board has
decided it is in the best interests of the Society to pay
these costs rather than apply for Judicial Review.
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Show
Hunters Take Center Stage This Week
Wellington,
FL February 12 The first day of the World
Championship Hunter Rider Spectacular week of the Winter
Equestrian Festival was a warm wonderful day full of great
show horses competing under sunny skies. On the Grand Prix
field the Regular Conformation horses, led the way with
a Model Class which was won by Chopard, handled by Scott
Stewart and owned by Alexa Weisman. There was a Model Green
Conformation, then the over fence classes began. This is
the first time for these horses to show on the big international
grass field as opposed to their traditional hunter show
rings. Saturday nights big Hunter Classic will be
held on this field under lights and the champions and reserve
champions of this weeks competition will qualify to
compete.
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A
Really, Really Big Week at The 2003 Winter Equestrian Festival
Wellington,
Florida -- February 12, 2003 -- Today is the beginning of
the fourth week (out of seven) of The 2003 Winter Equestrian
Festival being held at The Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club
in Wellington. It is the week of The Florida Classic World
Champion Hunter Rider Spectacular scheduled for Saturday
night. On Sunday afternoon, The $50,000 Idle Dice Classic
Grand Prix, a World Cup Qualifier, will take place. The
Palm Beach Post, one of Floridas preeminent newspapers,
is the weeks corporate sponsor.
Taking
center stage this week: the show hunter horses and riders.
A show hunter class is judged on the manners, form over
fences and movement of the horse, with fence heights ranging
from 36, 39 and 4, depending
upon the particular class. In sharp contrast, the jumper
classes are judged solely on going clean and fast, over
fences as high as 53.
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Cowboy
Dressage
Famed horseman, clinician and trainer Eitan Beth-Halachmy
has just released his new training video, Cowboy Dressage,
Building the Foundation.
Eitan says, Cowboy Dressage is a way of not just combining
two distinct disciplines but -more importantly-uniting
them. The principles, practices, and teaching of dressage
do not belong to just one discipline. It belongs to
all disciplines, all breeds, all equestrians.
In Eitan's new video he teaches control of the three
parts of the horse's body; in front of the saddle,
head, neck and shoulders; under the saddle, the rib
cage and behind the saddle, the haunches.
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13th February 2003 |
Tickets
Still Available For Budweiser World Cup 2003
Show Jumping World Cup Final Promises To Be The Event
of the Year
Las
Vegas, NVFebruary 12, 2003The 25th anniversary
edition of the FEI Show Jumping World Cup FinalBudweiser
World Cup 2003will light up Las Vegas, like never
before and tickets for the extravaganza at the Thomas &
Mac Center are still available!
After dazzling the show jumping world with its spectacular
presentation in 2000, the World Cup returns to Las Vegas
for another fantastic show, April 16-20.
Plenty of good seats remain for Budweiser World Cup 2003,
but, warns the event's organizers, "With the start
of the 2003 show jumping season, orders are coming in fast
and we urge everyone to reserve their seats now so they
won't miss out on what promises to be the most spectacular
show jumping event the world has ever seen!"
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PERA
News
Following
the success of the pre-season training last April,
PERA is pleased to announce that they are to be repeated
again this year, with both Francis Verbeek and Albert
Voorn visiting Waresley Park Stud. For further details
visit the PERA website at http://www.peraworld.com
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Dressage
At WEF Resumes With Florida Dressage Classic
WELLINGTON,
FL -- February 12, 2003 Dressage competition resumes
at the 31st annual Winter Equestrian Festival with the Florida
Dressage Classic, February 13-16, at the Palm Beach Polo
Equestrian show grounds in Wellington, Florida. Classes
will be contested from Training Level through Grand Prix.
Riders will compete in both Open and ABIC-USDF Qualifiers
for the Regional Championships at all levels. The judging
panel includes two I judges Liselotte
Fore and Anne Gribbons, C judge Maryal Barnett;
S judges Fran Dearing and Joan Humphrey; and
R judges Cindy Sydnor and Susanne Handler.
Highlighting
the four-day competition are the musical freestyles on Sunday,
February 16. Scheduled to ride are Jans Brons aboard Josien
winners of two Pan Am Games qualifiers at the Wellington
Dressage show (January 30-February 2). The pair will debut
their Intermediaire Freestyle, the third element of the
three-prong qualifying classes for the Pan Am Games. The
Pan Am Games are contested at the I-I level in three classes
Prix St, Georges (which determines the team medal),
Intermediaire I and Intermediaire Freestyle (the combined
results determine individual medals). Brons will ride his
freestyle for the first time in competition, a preview before
the next Pan Am Games qualifier, The Palm Beach Dressage
Derby (February 28-March 2).
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13th February 2003 |
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Brookhill
Steeplechase Launches New Website, Corporations Eager
to Return in 2003
RALEIGH,
NC- The Triangle's only Steeplechase has launched its
website and new logo for 2003. Corporations throughout
the greater Raleigh-Durham area are already signing
on to return to the event in anticipation of Brookhill's
eleventh season. This year's race is scheduled for Saturday
May 3, 2003 on Brookhill Farm in Clayton, NC.
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"It's
always exciting to see our loyal corporate partners return
to Brookhill with such enthusiasm," explains Race Chairman
Will Stanley. Partnering with sponsorship marketing firm
Wisse, Hollmann & Co., Stanley and the Brookhill Steeplechase
have expanded their corporate and geographic reach to include
universities and college alumni groups for the event's new
College Park area. Sponsorship agreements are still pending
with several companies at this point, but contracts have
been signed for the this year include Mentor Graphics, Preferred
Flooring, Movers Technical and Risk Insurance Management
Services. In fact, the Johnston County Visitors Bureau has
agreed to issue a marketing grant to promote the upcoming
races and annual festivities such the Hat & Tailgate
Contests and Children's area for the third year in a row.
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12th February 2003 |
Reigning
World Jumper Champion from Ireland Competing at The 2003
Winter Equestrian Festival
Wellington,
Florida February 11, 2003 Dermott Lennon,
the handsome, 33-year-old Irishman, who is the reigning
Jumper Champion of the World, has just arrived in Wellington
to begin competing at The 2003 Winter Equestrian Festival.
His World Champion mare, Liscalgot, a 12-year-old
Irish-bred, will arrive later this month.Dermott
and Liscalgot won the World Champion title this
past September in Jerez, Spain at The World Games. They
will hold this prestigious moniker until the next World
Games in 2006.
Dermotts
exceptional ascent to fame in the equestrian world began
at the family farm in the quiet town of Banbridge in tumultuous
Northern Ireland. There, Dermott and his brother, John,
began riding in local hunts and steeplechases while finishing
their schooling. In 1989 at the age of 19, Dermott began
riding for a local breeder, breaking and schooling the very
young horses. By 1999, Dermott was showing grand prix jumpers
in international competitions.
Dermott
never had any formal equestrian training in the traditional
sense. Dermott just displayed an innate talent with horses
from an early age that only a lucky few are born with. He
was literally self-taught, and he has never taken a riding
lesson or worked with a trainer. Dermott is his own trainer,
and, often, his own groom a virtual one-man-band,
so to speak. At Dermotts level of achievement and
competition, that is absolutely unheard of.
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Happy
event at San Patrignano stud
Happy
event at San Patrignano stud: on saturday 8th February
2003 the second Weihaiwej's foal has born. The foal's
father is Voltaire, one of the most important Hannover
sires whose sons are, among the others, internationals
winners like Concorde, Flyer, Kannan, Helios, etc.
"The
foal, born by an embryo transfer, does not have a
name. Indeed, we haven't been able yet to find an
appropriate name made of a Chinese word beginning
with "V", the letter which will mark all
the newborn foals in 2003." Giacomo Muccioli,
responsible of the San Patrignano's breeding farm,
says. "However, the most important thing, which
makes all of us very happy, is to see how Weihaiwej
is able to transmit her genetic characteristics since
the foal is resembling very much her mother."
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12th February 2003 |
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World
Class Start And Potential 2003
The
final stage of the comprehensive selection process has
been completed. The procedure of screening 450 applicants,
short listing 106 riders, and then selecting less than
40 finalists, over the past 2 months has been an awesome
task. |
The
finalists will be offered extra assistance in the form of
individually tailored plans to assist in their competitive
careers. A number of riders that did not make it on to the
core programmes will also be offered extra assistance to
ensure that WCS&P is able to monitor their progress,
offer guidance and provide extra support.
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12th February 2003 |
Rural
Diversification Is Open To Anyone With Ambition And Drive
Beaver Hall Equestrian Centre, situated in the Staffordshire
Moorlands has quickly become one of the best equine competition
centres in the Midlands. The former 82-acre dairy farm was
purchased in February 2001. The new owners, David Kinsella
and Anne Pearn made the bold step of selling their 22 year-old
established business and country home, in order to set up
and develop this new rural business.
Their combined passion for horses and nose for business
made them aware that the area lacked a friendly equestrian
centre with good facilities, in which people of all abilities
felt comfortable to compete.
Work was quickly undertaken, involving huge personal capital
investment. The main barn was refurbished into 18 high quality
stables, a horse-walker installed, shower room and tack
room built. Outside three arenas were under construction
along with the installation of an all weather gallop, cross
country course and car parking facilities.
Any rider visiting the Beaver Hall Equestrian Centre has
the benefit of an excellent professional staff who will
offer assistance, advice, support and lots of hard work
to encourage and develop their skills and indulge their
passion for horses. The centre is now undergoing some exciting
new changes.
A new development for 2003 has been the purchase of a Cold
Water Hydrotherapy Spa imported from Australia, for the
treatment of lower leg injuries in horses. (One of only
6 in the country). The spa has had exceptional results in
tendon and ligament injuries, joint conditions, healing
of wounds and bone damage.The spa has been housed in yet
another renovated farm building.
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Richard
Spooner and Robinson Capture $75,000 Bayer/USET
Benefit Grand Prix
Gladstone,
NJFebruary 11, 2003Richard Spooner of
Glendale, CA, piloted Robinson, owned by Half Moon
Bay Investment Group, to a win in the $75,000 Bayer/USET
Benefit Grand Prix at the HITS Desert Horse Park
in Indio, CA, on February 9.
Seoul
Olympic course designer Olaf Petersen set an even
course that allowed the majority of riders to get
around without major difficulty. There were seven
clear out of a starting field of 35 horse-and-rider
combinations, thus ensuring a great competition.
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Nicole
Shahinian-Simpson of West Lake Village, CA, was the first
in the ring for the jump-off round aboard El Campeons
Cirka Z. Simpson was one of five riders who completed the
jump-off course with all the rails still in place. Following
Simpsons performance, riders raced to better her time
of 48.64 seconds.
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12th February 2003 |
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Robert
Smith Continues His Winning Ways |
Robert
Smith continued his prize-winning form this weekend at the
CSI-W Bordeaux by winning the Stallion class with Marius
Claudius, and being 3rd in the Grand Prix with Mr Springfield.
Robert's recent major achievements include:
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2003
Winter Equestrian Festival Moves To Tampa
Tampa,
FloridaFebruary 11, 2003With over $3 million
in prize money, the 2003 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF)
is the nations most significant horse show circuit.
Produced by founder Eugene R. Mische and Stadium Jumping,
Inc., of Tampa, the Winter Equestrian Festival is the horse
show of all horse shows in the U. S.
After competing in Wellington for seven weeks, the nations
best hunter, jumper and equitation horses are now moving
to Tampa for the remaining three weeks of competition. Over
1,000 horses will be in Tampa during this time.
Beginning
March 12, WEF action moves to the Bob Thomas Equestrian
Center in Tampa for three major events including the Suncoast
Internationale, March 12-16; the Tampa Bay Classic, March
19-23; and the Tournament of Champions, March 26-30.
The
main events taking place in Tampa are the $200,000 Budweiser
American Invitational, presented by The Tampa Tribune, and
the final event determining which U.S. show jumpers will
qualify to ride in the 2003 Show Jumping World Cup Final
in Las Vegas.
Spectators
can enjoy classes for all age groups and discipline interests.
And with as many as four rings going at any one time, there
will be something for every member of the family. There
will be hunter, jumper and equitation classes for children
and junior riders, mounted on ponies and horses. Adult amateurs
of all ages will be represented in hunter, jumper and equitation
classes. The professional and advanced amateur riders will
dominate the competition in pre-green, green and regular
hunter divisions as well as at many levels of the jumper
classes.
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2003
Bayer/US Equestrian Team Festival of Champions,
presented by State Line Tack
WHAT:
The 13th annual Bayer/USET Festival of Champions,
presented by State Line Tack
WHEN:
June 19-22, 2003
WHERE:
USET Olympic Training Center, Pottersville Road,
Gladstone, New Jersey
WHY:
The 2003 Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, presented
by State Line Tack, the only event of its kind in
the country, showcases competition in four equestrian
disciplines -- dressage, show jumping, endurance,
and reining, the USETs first Western riding
discipline. The nation's best horses, riders and
drivers vie for USET Championships and the right
to represent the United States in international
competition.
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12th February 2003 |
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Irish
Sport Horses ~ results from US and France |
Irish
Sport Horses Ado Annie and Eezy competed at the Indio CSI
W in the US from January 29th to February 2nd last. Ado
Annie (ISH) was ridden by Will Simpson (USA) to take third
place in Sundays $50,000 King Shavings FEI World Cup Grand
Prix. Behind them, in joint fourth, was Eezy (ISH) ridden
by Duncan McFarlane (USA).
Last
weekend, February 7-10, Showjumping action moved to France
for the Bordeaux CSI W. Saturdays Bordeaux Grand Prix FEI
World Cup saw Sea Wolf (ISH) take fifth place ridden by
Esben Johannessen (NOR).
The
Bordeaux Grand Prix on Sunday brought third place for the
recently on form Mister Springfield (ISH) and his rider
Robert Smith (GBR).
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12th February 2003 |
Willing
Partners
You
have audited Peter Campbell at international events like
the Canadian Finals Rodeo or the Spruce Meadows Masters.
Maybe youve heard him on the Horsemans Radio
Weekly with Jim Campbell. Read about him in select issues
of the Western Horseman, Northern Horse Review or Trails
Less Traveled.
It
really doesnt matter where youve seen or heard
the name ~ it matters that you and your horse join Peter
for a journey of classical horsemanship. Just because its
called Horsemanship doesnt mean its only western
or english ~ remember this its a philosophy of why
and how the horse operates.
Peter
Campbell is an artist, a student of the horse, one of the
very few clinicians today who has made his living a horseback.
Incorporating his life experiences along with the heritage
of the vaquero, Campbell is able to bring his students over
25 years of horse wisdom.
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12th February 2003 |
Sztyrle
Takes Top Honors in Kilkenny/ICH Internationale As Winter
Equestrian Festival Action Continues
February
10, 2003-- Wellington, FL--The third week of the 2003 Winter
Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club
in Wellington, FL, brought more exciting competition to
the show grounds with the Kilkenny/ICH Internationale, February
5-9.
Frederico
Sztyrle of Argentina rode Caya, owned by the Sag Pond Farm
of Sagaponack, NY, to the win in the featured class of the
weekend, the $50,000 Kilkenny/ICH Internationale Cup. Sztyrle
trains with Joe Fargis in Sagaponack, NY. Sztyrle and McLain
Ward of Brewster, NY, who finished second aboard Rio, were
the only two riders out of a starting field of 33 to ride
clear in the first round to qualify for the jump-off. Both
riders produced faultless jump-off rounds; however, Ward
crossed though the timers just a half a second slower than
Sztyrle to put him in second place.
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12th February 2003 |
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United
States Equestrian Team Veteran Dressage Rider To
Be Featured on Animal Planet
Gladstone,
NJFebruary 11, 2003United States Equestrian
Team (USET) veteran dressage rider Jan Ebeling will
be featured on Animal Planet on February 12 at 4:00
pm EST and on February 13 at noon EST on a program
called Aria, Thats My Baby, a
program about a horse, Aria, whom he
bred.
Ebeling
of Moorpark, CA, rode his Ricardo to victory in
the USET Intermediaire Championship at the 2000
Bayer/USET Festival of Champions. Ebeling also placed
second in the USET Intermediaire Championship at
the 2002 Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, presented
by State Line Tack.
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12th February 2003 |
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CSI-W
Vigo (Esp)
24 - 16 February 2003
John Whitaker From Huddersfield, WEST YORKS, Michael
Whitaker From Whatton, NOTTS, Robert Smith From Shrewley,
WARWICKSHIRE, Richard Davenport Based in Valkenswaard,
HOLLAND, Andrew Davies From Warrington, CHESHIRE with
Limbo V have been authorised to compete at the above-mentioned
show
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12th February 2003 |
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CSI**
Hasselt (Bel)
27 February - 2 March 2003
John Whitaker From Huddersfield, WEST YORKS, Ricky Hill
From Benfleet, ESSEX have been invited and authorised
to compete at the above-mentioned show
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11th February 2003 |
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British
Horse Society focuses on prevention of neglect by education
of equine welfare
The
British Horse Society is to focus its welfare resources
more specifically at prevention of neglect to equines
by developing its on-going role of education. |
The
charity has always recognised that it has a key role to
play in raising welfare standards for horses. The decision
has been taken by the BHS Board of Trustees to re-focus
the Society's resources currently spent on its national
rescue centre in order to build on the expertise that already
exists within the BHS to provide more education in the campaign
to prevent cases of neglect.
Since
its opening six years ago, over 200 horses and ponies have
been taken into care and successfully re-homed following
rehabilitation at the BHS' Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre,
at Oxhill in Warwickshire. The current equine inhabitants
are all due to be re-homed before the Centre finally closes
in September 2003.
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11th February 2003 |
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Best
Bedding Alternative
Equi-Litter,
Ltd. announced today that they have expanded the distribution
of its Equi-Litter Premium Horse Stall Bedding to all
areas of the continental United States.
Equi-Litter Stall Bedding is a pelletized 100% all natural
pine wood product developed specifically as a safe,
more absorbent, labor-reducing alternative to traditional
bedding materials. Stringent quality control throughout
the manufacturing process assures you of consistent
quality in every easy to handle 40lb. bag. Now equine
breeders, concerned with problems associated with straw,
shavings or ground corn cobs, such as respiratory ailments,
impaction colic, waste composting abilities, and storage
space have a readily available alternative solution.
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11th February 2003 |
Series
Of Equestrian TV Programs In Production
National
Equestrian Communications (NEC), and Midwest Media Inc.
(MMI), is producing a series of equestrian programs for
the upcoming spring season. Comcast Cable Network, which
reaches 4 million homes over 9 states in the South-East
United States, will air the 30-minute programs. The shows
will also be broadcast on America One Television via Horse
TV.
The
events to be covered include the Red Hills Horse Trials
(CIC***-W) March 7-9, 2003, Tallahassee, Florida; the FEI
World Childrens Competition Qualifier at the Palm
Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, Florida, February
15-16, 2003, and the Foxhall Cup which features the United
States Equestrian Team Spring Three Star Championship and
USA Equestrian National Three Star Championship and takes
place at Foxhall, Georgia from April 17-20, 2003.
Red
Hills Horse Trials will host the first Eventing World Cup
Qualifier of 2003. Among the competitors will be Olympic
and World Championship riders who will also be competing
in the Foxhall Cup. The Red Hills program is scheduled to
be aired on March 20th for the first time and will be repeated
through April.
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Spooner
And Robinson Back On Top At Indio In The $75,000 Bayer/USET
Grand Prix |
Indio,
CA (February 10, 2003)Richard Spooner of Burbank,
CA and his mount Robinson, owned by Half Moon Bay Investment
Group, proved that the magic is still there by winning the
$75,000 Bayer/USET Grand Prix at the HITS Indio Desert Circuit.
Always a strong contender in the Grand Prix ring at Indio,
Spooner had an amazing 2001 season with Robinson, winning
three $25,000 Grand Prix competitions, and a $100,000 Grand
Prix at the HITS-produced Tahoe circuit.
The
$75,000 Bayer/USET World Cup qualifying class attracted
a field of 35 entries, including 26 World Cup hopefuls.
With two World Cup qualifying classes left, the competition
is heating up. Spooner's win has secured him 20 points towards
a qualification for the Finals in Las Vegas, NV.
World-famous
course designer, Olaf Petersen of Germany designed the 13-obstacle
course. Petersen has been appointed as the course designer
for the Athens Olympics in 2004, making him the first individual
ever to be the course designer at two Olympic Games. Seven
horse/rider combinations, including six World Cup contenders,
mastered Petersen's course to advance to the jump-off.
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11th February 2003 |
Cleveland
Bay Society of North America Announces New Awards Program
The
Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America announces a
new awards program for 2003. Instead of one overall versatility
award, purebreds and partbreds (sport horses) will compete
for year end awards in several disciplines including: Dressage,
Eventing, Driving, Distance Riding, Hunter/Jumper, Western,
Sport-horse In Hand and Versatility.
The
Cleveland Bay is the oldest established breed of English
horse. The first studbook was published in 1884, the breed
is listed as endangered, but is making a come back . Many
modern European warmblood were developed from Cleveland
Bay stock. Notable Cleveland enthusiasts are HRM Queen Elizabeth
II, HRH Prince Philip, and the late Alexander MacKay-Smith.
Partbreds excell at many disciplines including dressage,
showjumping, driving and eventing including a past Burghley
CCI**** champion.
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11th February 2003 |
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Fenney
And Grace Crown Their Comeback By Winning The $50,000
EMO Grand Prix |
Ocala,
FL (February 10, 2003)Tracey Fenney of Flower Mount,
TX, and Grace, a thoroughbred mare owned by Hidden Lakes
Farm, delivered an amazing comeback by winning the $50,000
EMO Grand Prix in their first week of competition since
the mare's injury over a year-and-a-half prior. Grace was
Fenney's star partner in 2001 when the pair traveled to
Europe for the U.S. Equestrian Team's Developing Riders'
tour of northern European shows. Unfortunately the 11-year-old
mare suffered an injury during the tour and has been out
of action until this week. The rest and recuperation seems
to have served Grace well, and now horse and rider have
crowned their comeback by winning their first Grand Prix
of the season at the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit.
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11th February 2003 |
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International
Spotted Horse Registry News
On
January 27, 2003, the International Spotted Horse Registry
Board of Officers lost a dear friend to cancer. Dawn
Anderson was the ISHR's Florida Officer, a huge horselover,
who also loved to help others get aquainted with horses.
Dawn passed away shortly after she was diagnosed with
brain cancer, she was only 26 and a mother of a 5 yr.
old son. In her honor the registry will be aquiring
a large plaque for the Yearend High Point Winners and
it will be put up as a Memorial For Dawn Anderson
On Sunday, June 1, 2003 the International Spotted Horse
Registry will be hosting an Open Horse Show in Carthage,
Missouri at the Civil War Arena. There will be over
100 different classes offered, all Halter Classes will
be double judged and double pointed. Show classes will
be conducted in 2 arenas and there will be classes for
Tots, Youth, Adults, Special Needs & Working Horse
classes.
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11th February 2003 |
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USA
Equestrian Awards Grant To 2002 WEG Team Member Amy
Tryon
USA
Equestrian's Executive Committee approved awarding
a $2,500 Torchbearer grant to eventing athlete, Amy
Tryon of Redmond, WA, at a meeting held via conference
call on January 30. Tryon represented the U.S. in
the World Equestrian Games held in Jerez, Spain, September
10 - 22, 2002.
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Since
its inception, USA Equestrian has awarded more than $120,000
in Torchbearer Grants to 23 athletes, athlete/rider teams
and organizations.
"Our
ability to provide financial support to America's top equestrian
athletes is the direct result of the generosity of our members.
We remain grateful for their investment in the sport and
their growing commitment to excellence", said Kevin
Burns, USA Equestrian's Assistant Executive Director of
Development.
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11th February 2003 |
PHOTO
CREDIT: Gabriele Noll
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2003
Clay Webster Clinic Line-Up
Clay
Webster Performance Horses has an entire new line-up
of 2003 clinics to share with you! Our strong clinic
and demonstration curriculum helps riders of all levels,
and all disciplines put stronger foundations on their
horses, for the achievement of individual goals. In
addition, Clay offers a variety of exercises to riders
for maximizing performance ability. Theories regarding
equine psychology, show techniques, colt starting
and body control are topics frequently visited at
CWPH events. Horses straight out of the CWPH program
are used to better convey clinic concepts, as well
as demonstrations with participating horses. Clay
delivers his ideologies in a clear, concise, gentle
and logical manner, and questions are always welcomed
to ensure an optimal learning experience.
We have a limited number of spaces left for the upcoming
Clay Webster Reining /Horsemanship clinic on February
22-23, at Kestrel Ridge Farm in Springbank, Alberta
- so pre-register soon!
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11th February 2003 |
ReinerSue
reins
If
you've been riding reining horses for awhile, and you've
had plenty of horse show experience, what are you going
to learn from a college online horse training course? "You
learn a lot, from basic techniques to some very helpful
advanced training methods," says Susan Dahl-Mitchell
of Burgessville, Ontario, Canada. "I really loved the
online availability of the material and the self-paced system."
The riding and showing of reining horses is nothing new
to Dahl-Mitchell; she's been doing it for nearly a decade.
To most of her friends, she is known as "ReinerSue."
Dahl-Mitchell recently completed Training Performance Horses
and received her "certificate of recognition"
from Allegany College of Maryland. The course is taught
by author/trainer Don Blazer and is offered online by four
colleges.
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11th February 2003 |
Booming
Internet Farm Trade Tops £300 Million
The
value of farm produce sold over the internet is estimated
to have reached £325 million.
The innovative new route for shifting farm goods stems from
the burgeoning number of farmers who are online, according
to an NFU survey of 1,000 farmers in England and Wales.
More than eight out of 10 farmers have now entered cyberspace,
a rise of a third on just over a year ago when only 62%
used the internet compared to 83% today.
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10th February 2003 |
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Horses
Galore At Equus 2003 - And That Includes A Unicorn
Visitors
to this April's Equus horse show in London will shake
their heads in amazement as the event will opened each
day.......... by a Unicorn!
No-one
knows where this beautiful creature has come from, but
his appearance at Equus, which is taking place at the
ExCel exhibition centre in London's Docklands from 3-6
April, will start off a fantastic programme of daily
demonstrations and shows in the event's star-studded
main arena. |
Amongst
the celebrities taking part this year are Olympic Gold Medal
winner Anky van Grunsven, Badminton Horse Trials winner
Pippa Funnell and Olympic showjumper Geoff Billington with
his popular partner "It's Otto". These will be
joined by top "horse whisperer" Kelly Marks, side
saddle specialist Claire Lewis, international showjumper
Di Lampard plus demonstrations of Western Riding and Polo
- which will include "have a go" sessions for
the public. Each day's programme will close with a favourite
pastime of ancient Rome - chariot racing.
Outside
of the main arena there will be plenty of other exciting
things for visitors to see and do. Over 150 companies will
be showing the very latest equestrian products, clothing,
stabling, transportation, holidays and training courses.
And, as well as a Warm Up Arena, where visitors can see
many of the stars getting ready for their performances,
there is a Healthy Horse Stable Yard where talks and presentations
on subjects such as veterinary care, equine behaviour, tack
fitting and much more will be given by experts.
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10th February 2003 |
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Stud
Farm Is A Galloping Success Overseas
A
Northumberland stud farm has won new international trade
contracts worth up to £15, 000 as a result of
participating in the 'Your passport to export success'*
programme provided by Trade Partners UK - the government
body dedicated to providing UK companies with global
expertise on international trade and investment. |
Otterburn-based
Girsonfield Stud, launched just four years ago, signed up
to the trade programme in March last year in a bid to export
its services to Greece. With help from Trade Partners UK,
the company attended a series of meetings with broodmare
owners in Greece and collaborated with stud farm owners
who now send heir 'retired' racehorses to Girsonfield. The
company also produced Greek flyers and advertised their
services in a new Greek horse racing magazine.
Susan
Corbett, owner of Girsonfield Stud explained, "We have
secured a number of new clients as a result of our visit
to Greece. Being a small company, it would have been virtually
impossible for us to explore such export opportunities alone.
Trade Partners UK provided us with much needed funding and
also gave us the confidence to approach a new market."
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10th February 2003 |
Only
2 Horses Made It to the Jump-off Phase of the $50,000 Kilkenny/ICH
Internationale Cup
Wellington,
FL February 9, 2003 Today at the Winter Equestrian
Festival, the featured class began at 2:30 PM with the $50,000
Kilkenny/ICH Internationale Cup. Only 2 horses made it to
the jump-off in the class of 33 entries. Argentinean, Federico
Sztyrle won with Caya, going just ½ of a second faster
than McLain Ward riding Rio. Caya is a chestnut Holsteiner
mare owned by Sag Pond Farm of Sagaponack, NY. Leopold Palacious-Jugo
of Caracas, Venezuela was the course designer.
In
the equitation rings this week, the BET/USET Show Jumping
Talent Search had 2 sections. Abby Carpenter won one section
with Michael Morrissey in second place. The second section
of the BET/USET Show Jumping Talent Search was won by Haylie
Jayne with Patti Scialfa in second.
The
WIHS Equitation Class had 71 entries and Michael Morrissey,
trained by Missy Clark, was the overall winner.
In
the first section of the ASPCA Maclay, Daisy Johnson won
with Gabby Sloam in second. In section B of the ASPCA Maclay,
Leigh Healey was the winner with Kate Landau in second.
The USA Equestrian Medal was won by Tania Hack with second
going to Danielle Goldstein in a group of 45 entries.
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9th February 2003 |
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The
Training Tree: Straightness
WAVERLY,
WV--We get halfway up the training tree before we introduce
the concept of straightness to the horse. We spend the
first months of a horse's training working on rhythm,
relaxation, and freedom of gaits. In this early phase
of training, we want him to feel comfortable carrying
the weight of a rider. In the second phase of his training,
we start to develop the quality of his forward movement.
We ask him to accept the contact between the bit and
our hand. Toward the end of his first year of training,
we put our focus on straightness. |
Straightness
is a pretty easy concept but a lot of people mythunderstand
it. It does not mean the direction the horse is moving.
Whether he appears to be standing or moving crooked when
you look at him is not the point. What straightness means
is that the horse's entire body from nose to tail is in
alignment with an imaginary line on the ground. That line
might happen to be parallel a fence or it might be running
down the middle of an arena. But a horse can travel "straight"
on a circle just as well.
In order to travel straight, the horse has to be able use
and coordinate the muscles on both sides of his body to
an equal degree. All horses are crooked by nature. They
all have one side that they prefer to turn on and one side
that they don't. Some people refer to this as a horse having
a stiff side and a hollow side.If a horse is stronger on
his right side, it's easier for him to turn to the left
so that's the side he'll turn to when he's fleeing from
danger and that's the canter lead he'll tend to favor.
This
should be easy to understand because most people aren't
straight, either. People have a dominant side that they
prefer to use, too. You learned to write with the hand on
that side and you don't try to change unless you break that
arm. There isn't any reason that you couldn't write as well
with one hand as the other. But, basically because we don't
see any big need for it, we don't try. The horse sees things
the same way. So it's the trainer's job to help him work
on both sides and develop his muscles evenly.
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Eric
Lamaze from Canada takes the $20,000 1.5 Meter Classic at
the Winter Equestrian Festival
Wellington,
FL February 8, 2003 -- Riding Millcreeks Rosalind,
Eric Lamaze won the featured class today during the Kilkenny/ICH
Internationale week of competition. Of 34 entries in the
class, eleven horses made it to the jump-off. Eric was third
to go in the jump-off and held onto his lead, while 8 horses
tried to beat his time with a clean round. Only four horses
had clean rounds in the jump-off and McLain Ward riding
Couletto K James was second to last in the jump-off with
a fast time that was only 8/100s of a second behind
Eric and Millcreeks Rosalind. Edgar ridden by Joe
Fargis was third. Cosequins C.E.O. with Debbie Stephens
riding for Centennial Farm was fourth with a clean round
in the jump-off.
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9th February 2003 |
Organizing
the Social aspects of this years AHJF Hunter Classic
Spectacular is MASON PHELPS, JR.
For
most people, being named to a U.S. Olympic Team and being
named horseman of the year would be a highlight of a career.
For Mason Phelps, it was simply a start. In 1968, Mason
was honored by the USCTA as its Horseman of the Year, and
his mount, West Country, was the USCTA Horse of the Year.
The USET selected Mason to its five-rider squad for the
1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Despite this and other
success as an eventing rider, Mason had yet to take his
first step toward establishing his real claims to fame in
the world of equestrian sports. Far beyond his abilities
as a horseman, what sets Mason apart is the scale on which
he does things and the style that he brings to all of his
projects. It is the magnitude of his projects and the pizzazz
with which he does them that makes Mason unique. Few people
combine intelligence, diligence and vision the way Mason
does.
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9th February 2003 |
World
Dressage Rankings - Irish Rider Moves Up Again
Irish International dressage rider Anna Merveldt-Steffens
has moved up to 55th place in the latest FEI/BCM World Dressage
Rankings (published by the FEI - Friday 7th February 2003).
The Irish rider is on 67.464 ranking points after her successful
outing at the World Cup qualifier in San Patrignano, Italy
at the end of January. In the last couple of months Merveldt-Steffens
has moved up an impressive 44 places in the ranking list.
German rider Ulla Salzgeber retains the number one spot
with 79.85 ranking points
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI-W Bordeaux France 7-9 February
2003
Prix
EQUIDIA, International Jumping Competition CSIW 1m45
1)
GELHA'S JUNIOR; Marcus EHNING (GER), 2) BIANCA; Rodrigo
PESSOA (BRA), 3) OLYMPIA; Michel ROBERT (FRA)
GRAND
PRIX COUPE DU MONDE FEI, International WORLD CUP Competition
1m60
1)
GRANDE DAME; Jan TOPS (NED), 2) COSTER; Christian AHLMANN
(GER), 3) GRANIE; Markus FUCHS (SUI)
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9th February 2003 |
The
Blood-Horse Announces New Classified Services Including
Text Ads And Internet Exposure
LEXINGTON,
KY-- The Blood-Horse, the Thoroughbred industry's leading
weekly news magazine, will begin offering new text classified
advertising and a new "2-For-1" service to all
classified advertising customers of The Blood-Horse, beginning
with the February 22nd issue. Each display and text classified
advertisement placed with The Blood-Horse will now appear
in both the printed magazine and online at bloodhorse.com,
giving advertisers a powerful and effective "2-For-1"
presence.
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