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| 21st June 2003 |
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Samsung
Super League News : Irish Aces Do It Again!
The
Mercedes Benz Prize/Nations Cup at Aachen, part
of the Samsung Super League
The
Irish put in another stunning performance to record
their second Samsung Super League victory and their
third Nations Cup win in a row when topping the
line-up at Aachen today.
In
a thrilling clash in which the result was only decided
by the final rider into the ring the boys in green
held firm to pip a much-improved Belgian squad for
the honours, while the league leaders from France
had to settle for fifth spot this time.
The
tension ahead of this leg of the series was already
at a high pitch following the decision taken by
the Aachen organisers to restrict the number of
teams through to the second round to just eight.
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With
the USA using a wild-card, and therefore battling for points
towards the normal Nations Cup series, it was possible that
one of the Super League teams could lose out and this was
exactly what happened when the Swedes concluded Round 1
in ninth position and therefore had to settle for just 0.5
Super League points.
There
was a considerable amount of disagreement about this issue
which must now be resolved ahead of next year’s series,
but for the eight teams through to Round 2 it was still
all to play for.
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| 21st June 2003 |
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As
Cold as Ice
Research
now shows that the application of ice-cold therapy in
the first 24 hours has a marked effect on the severity
of an injury. It has now been shown that the temperature
of the therapy must be as close to zero as possible,
and the area should not be treated for more 10 minutes
or until the skin goes numb. This constricts the flow
of blood to the area and reduces swelling and oedema
to the area.
Cold therapy has been used for many years for the prevention
of injury after heavy exercise. New research now shows
that cold is not good enough. For maximum affect, it
must be ice cold.
The Armadillo Hot/Cold Therapy System allows you to
apply hot or cold therapy anywhere on the rider or limbs
of the horse - all with one product.
The gel packs can be either heated or cooled to temperature.
When placed in the freezer, they do not do hard, but
will drop in temperature to the crucial zero degrees.
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British
Horse Society announces formation of All Party Parliamentary
Group for the Horse
The
British Horse Society is pleased to announce that, following
a reception attended by supportive MPs and held at the
House of Commons yesterday (17 June), a BHS All Party
Parliamentary Group has been formed to promote key issues
in horse welfare. |
Reception
host and BHS Trustee, the Rt Hon Robin Cook MP, along with
BHS Chairman Pat Campbell and BHS Trustee Dr Harry Greenway,
welcomed guests to the reception where attendees listened
to addresses by BHS Vice-Presidents Baroness Masham and
Anne Vestey before discussing particular issues with BHS
Chief Executive, Kay Driver, and Head of Welfare Kerstin
Alford. Amongst those present at the reception were the
Rt Hon Alun Michael, Minister for Rural Affairs and Minister
for the Horse, and John Greenway MP, sponsor of the BHS
Private Members' Bill on Ragwort. Please
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Ireland
Wins German Nations Cup
IN
SPECTACULAR FASHION, Ireland decisively won the Aachen
Nations Cup in Germany today (Friday).
With
Germany desperate to improve upon their Super League
position on the home turf of Aachen after a disappointing
result on June 1 in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and France
determined to hold onto their top ranking, Ireland
came up against fierce competition today in the fourth
leg of the series.
After
the second riders had completed the second round,
only one point separated the top three teams - Ireland,
Germany and France, but by the time Billy Twomey had
completed his round on <Luidam>, Ireland's lead
had widened to five points clear of Germany, with
France seven points behind the leading nation. Germany
and France's campaign had collapsed by the end of
the competition, however, with Belgium leaping to
Second place and wild card team USA drawing level
with Germany.
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US
Jumping Team Finishes 3rd In The Nation's Cup Competition
At Aachen
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In
the midst of fierce competition, US competitors continued
to demonstrate their strength today at CHIO Aachen, Germany,
where the jumping team (Lauren Hough/Windy City, Chris Kappler/Royal
Kaliber, Laura Kraut/Anthem, and Peter Wylde/Fein Cera)
finished in third place tying with the host country. Ireland
won the competition and is now only half a point behind
France on the Samsung Super League Leaderboard. Ireland
also won the Nations’ Cup class at St. Gallen (SUI)
several weeks ago. Chris Kappler on Royal Kaliber, a brown
Dutch Warmblood stallion (Ramiro x Feidonja, by Voltaire)
secured the team’s 3rd place finish with 2 clear rounds
in the famed arena known for its size, seating capacity
for 40,000 spectators and spectacular range of obstacles.
Kappler, who competed at Aachen in 1995 and Jos Lansink
(BEL) were the only two riders who achieved double clear
rounds. “The show is bigger and better than ever and
is phenomenal” commented Kappler. We’ve been having
a great show and 3 out of the 4 team members are on the
Pan Am Team so it’s nice to be able to compete together
and get to know each other”. The US was invited to
Aachen on a wildcard. Frank Chapot is serving as the Chef
d’Equipe.
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AHA
Registers 600,000th Purebred Arabian
The
Arabian Horse Association (AHA) of Aurora, Colo. celebrated
a milestone when it assigned purebred Arabian registration
number 600000 in May of this year. One of the oldest breed
registries in the United States, it registered the first
purebred Arabian in 1908. Registry number 600000 went to
Bambi Forsyth's 2002 filly, Lady Marina (Marine+/ x Fayek
Gai Lady). A small Michigan breeder, Forsyth calls Lady
Marina her "miracle foal."
Forsyth
carefully planned for her 2002 filly, researching the perfect
stallion to breed to her mare, Fayek Gai Lady. "I really
wanted a grey foal with a performance pedigree. My mare
was a grey and I was looking for a grey stallion with an
English or western background. When I attended the 2001
Scottsdale Arabian Show, I stopped at the Salem Children's
Home stallion auction. One of the stallions offered was
Marine+/. After looking at his performance record, I thought
he would be a good match for my mare," says Forsyth.
Forsyth
awaited Fayek Gai Lady's first foal; unfortunately problems
started shortly after her mare was checked in foal. The
mare soon developed gestational laminitis, a painful condition
that caused the structure of her hooves to deteriorate.
"We treated the mare to make her more comfortable but
as the pregnancy wore on we could see she was getting worse.
The laminitis also caused the foal to go into stasis, which
meant that the foal essentially stopped growing. Twelve
months into the pregnancy, the vet estimated she still had
two more weeks to go," says Forsyth.
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| 21st June 2003 |
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Show
Jumping Results: CSIO***** Aachen Germany 17-22 June
2003
S10-
Prize of Tuchfabrik Becker, Aachen, Hunting Competition
1)
Farina; Rene Tebbel (GER)
2) Constantin; Markus Beerbaum (GER)
3) Isovlas Lataro; Steve Guerdat (SUI)
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| 21st June 2003 |
Arabian
Youth Nationals Enters Second Decade
The
Youth National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse
Show will celebrate its 11th anniversary when it returns
to Expo New Mexico July 20-26. The Arabian Horse Association
(AHA) of Aurora, Colo., produces the weeklong event that
features top-level horse show competition, a commercial
trade fair, silent auction, annual youth convention and
many exciting activities.
This
year's show will feature approximately 1,000 horses from
the United States and Canada competing in 104 classes. Competition
starts Sunday, July 20 and runs through Saturday, July 26
and is open to the public. Classes run from 8 a.m. through
10 p.m. each day and are divided into morning, afternoon
and evening sessions. Admission to all performances is free
for the duration of the show. Last year's event drew 8,000
spectators and economic impact to Albuquerque was estimated
at $7.4 million.
Horse
show competition and activities are open to youth, defined
as competitors up to 18 years of age. Prizes such as saddles
and bridles will be awarded to competitors in select classes.
The Arabian Horse Youth Association (AHYA), which makes
up 12 percent of AHA, has 5,000 members in the U.S. and
Canada. AHYA will hold its annual convention Saturday July
19, the day before the show starts, at Expo New Mexico,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. The convention features speakers, committee
meetings, seminars and a general assembly where the 2003-2004
AHYA officers will be elected by delegates from the youth
membership.
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| 21st June 2003 |
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Pony
Show Jumping Results: CSIP Wierden Netherlands 19-21
June 2003
Second
Qualification Ponies
1)
Maurits Vetker; Mississippi (NED)
2) Raphael McEnroe; Dungimmon Knight (IRL)
3) Patrick van der Schans; Romantico (NED)
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Pony
Show Jumping Results: CSIOP Freudenberg Germany 19-22
June 2003
Springprufung
KI.M/ B, international. (Grand Prix Qualifier)
Preis der Fa. Erzquell Brauerei Siegtal Haas &
Co. KG
1)
Shalom Outlaw; McAuley, Mark (IRL)
2) Mr.Polo Bear; Condon, Anthony (IRL)
3) Reape's Pride; Vestergaard, Melanie (DEN)
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| 20th June 2003 |
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Show
Jumping - Friday Is Super League Day At Aachen
IRELAND
ONCE more goes into battle to ensure the country's
place in the Samsung Super League today (Friday June
20), competing against eight other teams in the Nations
Cup of Germany.
With the USA as a wild card entry, the Irish will
really have to be concerned with only the three other
teams fighting for supremacy at the top end of the
league - Germany, Gt. Britain, and current Super League
leaders France. Ireland currently lies in second place
after a spectacular victory at St. Gallen, Switzerland,
at the beginning of the month.
This is the halfway stage of the Super League, and
Aachen arguably its most prestigious venue, with a
budget of 8.5m Euro being poured into the show. Please
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| 20th June 2003 |
UK
Debut For "Clicker Training" Expert
Innovator
teaching a 'guide horse for the blind' will explain new
technique
Alexandra
Kurland, world leader in the development of "clicker
training" for horses and currently teaching a miniature
horse to replace a blind friend's guide dog, is to make
a flying visit to the UK in October to demonstrate her techniques
She
will hold one clinic at the Osbaldeston Equestrian Centre,
Lancashire, on October 21, and using "volunteer"
horses and ponies, demonstrate how the sounds from her clicker
device can be used in their training. And for those interested,
she will show photographs and talk about teaching the "guide
horse" to look after her owner.
Her
visit is being arranged by 31-year-old horse behavourist
Linda Pearson from Water Rossendale, Lancashire. "I
have been using the clicker technique to train my own horses
for about five years, and recently began giving demonstrations,"
she said.
"I
have been trying for some time to persuade Alex to come
over. October will be a flying visit, but I hope next year
she will visit the UK for longer and we can do a series
of clinics. I have already had inquiries from the south
east and south west."
During
her evening at Osbaldeston, Alex will also talk about training
the "guide horse", Panda. The miniature has already
mastered some aspects of training, can get in and out of
cars, negotiate obstacles in busy New York centre and navigate
around shops - and go to the toilet on cue!
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| 20th June 2003 |
Arabian
Wins 2002 Purina Mills Super Senior Horse Search
The
10-day-old Arabian colt that was Carla Connor's wedding
present is now her 35-year-old dearly beloved companion
and the winner of Equine Senior's 2002 Super Senior Horse
Search. Purina Mills chose Daurief (Daufin x Aarief) over
more than 2,000 horses nationwide based on Connor's essay
and a photo showing him in excellent body condition as he
cantered effortlessly across her pasture. Purina awarded
the pair 40 bags of Equine Senior, a $2,000 gift certificate
and is featuring them in an Equine Senior ad campaign.
Connor
was a 20-year-old bride when her husband generously offered
to buy her an Arabian horse with their wedding money. When
Connor saw the little *Raffles-bred colt at the Mekeel Ranch,
a renowned breeder of fine Arabian horses, "He grabbed
my heart," says Connor. "He was a little imp and
just kept nibbling at my shirt, and he had these big doe-like
brown eyes that were so caring."
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| 20th June 2003 |
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HorseWorld
banks on success with Barclays!
Local staff from Barclays Bank braved a cold, wet
Saturday morning in May to redecorate several stables
for the horses, ponies and donkeys at HorseWorld,
in Bristol. The Welfare Department at HorseWorld (a
registered charity) takes in many sick, injured and
neglected horses, all of whom need a safe, secure
environment to recover in. The stables in the Welfare
Department get used extensively, and they need regular
cleaning and re-decorating to prevent the spread of
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Simon
Gould, Barclays Local Business Manager, was touched by
the sad stories of some of the horses, ponies and donkeys
when he visited HorseWorld, and so he offered to help.
Sixteen Barclays volunteers braved the weather to spend
hours cleaning, scraping, sweeping and painting 15 stables
in the Welfare Department. Simon Gould said: " We
all had a really enjoyable day supporting HorseWorld,
everyone just got stuck in and worked really hard to achieve
as much as possible in one day. This is a great example
of Barclays staff working closely with the local community
to achieve something which we hope will make a real and
lasting difference".
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| 20th June 2003 |
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Exceptional
Performances From US Riders At Aachen Including A
Team Silver
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Admirable
placings were had in the Grand Prix CDIO competition today,
June 19th, at the World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany
by Lisa Wilcox who secured a 2nd place finish earning a
73.54% on Relevant followed closely by Debbie McDonald abroad
Brentina who produced a 73.25%. Recent World Cup winner,
Ulla Salzgeber (GER) on Rusty 47 was the victor with a score
of 75.88%. Guenter Seidel finished in 16th place on Nikolaus
7 earning a 68.33% and Steffen Peters wound up in 19th position
on Grandeur with a score of 67.63%. All 4 US riders have
qualified to compete in the Grand Prix Special which will
take place on Saturday, June 21st. As a result of the good
placings from this competition, the United States secured
a silver medal in the team classification since the results
for each country were used to determine the placings for
the Nations’ Cup Competition. Germany, only slightly
ahead of U.S, clenched the gold medal and Spain, the bronze.
Klaus Balkenhol is serving as the Chef d’Equipe.
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| 20th June 2003 |
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Harrison-Nannes
Wins FEI Prix St. Georges To Start Cosequin Pan
American Games Selection Trials at 2003 Bayer/USET
Festival of Champions Presented by State Line Tack
Gladstone,
NJ—June 19, 2003—Kristina Harrison-Nannes
of Burbank, CA, aboard the eleven –year-old,
black, gelding, Kantor, won the FEI Prix St. Georges
at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions Presented
by State Line Tack in Gladstone, NJ. The class was
the first of the Cosequin USET Selection Trials
for the 2003 Pan American Games, which will be held
this summer in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The pair earned a 68.950% to top a field of thirteen
horse-and-rider combinations.
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Finishing second behind Harrison-Nannes with a score of
68.400% was Jan Ebeling of Moorpark, CA, aboard Feleciano.
Ebeling also earned third place honors aboard Liberte with
a score of 68.250%. At last year’s Bayer/USET Festival
of Champions, Ebeling won the Reserve Championship on Liberte
who is owned by Ann Romney, wife of Massachusetts Governor
Mitt Romney.
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| 20th June 2003 |
Half-Arabian
Earns U.S. Dressage Federation Gold Medal
Heather
Oleson and her Half-Arabian dressage horse, SB Flame Dancer
(Ralmas Roper x Hey Dance Alittle), captured one of the
sport's highest accolades--a United States Dressage Federation
(USDF) Gold Medal. Dancer was also the only Half-Arabian
to earn a USDF All-Breeds award at the Grand Prix Level
in 2002. To earn the Gold Medal, Heather and Dancer needed
four scores of 60 percent or higher, two from Intermediate
1 or II and two at Grand Prix. Six other Arabians and Half-Arabians
listed below earned USDF Silver and Bronze Medals.
Dancer
was Oleson's first horse, a brash Arabian/Appaloosa yearling
that was a good mover, spirited and spunky. Oleson's mother
broke Dancer, and Oleson did all his early training with
help from a local dressage trainer and a dressage-oriented
4-H club. She took Dancer to his first USDF-recognized show
at First Level when he was 5 years old and she was 13. By
then the two had started working as a team.
"I
could always get him to do something pretty easily,"
says Oleson, who lives in Sherwood, Ore. "He was always
very willing to work for me."
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| 19th June 2003 |
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Copies
Still Available of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day
Event 25th Anniversary Commemorative Book
Lexington,
KY—June 17, 2003—Equestrian Events, Inc.
has announced that copies of Kentucky Three-Day
Event: A 25-Year Retrospective are still available
for sale.
Kentucky’s
famed Three-Day Event celebrated its 25th anniversary
in 2002. As part of its Silver Anniversary Celebration,
the organizer, Equestrian Events, Inc., published
a commemorative book chronicling the 25-year history
of the nation’s premier Three-Day Event, from
the 1978 World Three-Day Event Championships through
the 2002 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.
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Kentucky
Three-Day Event: A 25-Year Retrospective is a limited edition,
hardcover book combining more than 150 captivating color
photographs with highlights from each historic year plus
first-hand accounts from a variety of people who have been
involved with the event over the last quarter century.
The
first 2500 copies are individually numbered. Numbered copies
are available for $50.00 each and unnumbered copies are
available for just $40.00, plus $5.00 shipping and handling
per book.
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| 19th June 2003 |
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Internationally
Renowned Course Designer to Design Course for Laurels
At Landhope International Combined Driving Event
West
Grove, PA—June 18, 2003—The Laurels at Landhope
has announced that prominent, international course designer
Harry Buurman will create the course for this year’s
competition, September 5-7 in West Grove, PA. |
Over
the last 20 years, Buurman, a landscape architect from The
Netherlands, has designed many national and international
competition courses, including the courses at the World
Pairs Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany and the World
Four-In-Hand Championships in Apeldoorn, Holland. He is
course designer at Riesenbeck this year for the German National
Championships. His previous U.S. experience includes serving
as course designer at the Gladstone Driving Event in Gladstone,
NJ.
Buurman
highlights a world-class panel of internationally renowned
officials presiding over the 2003 Laurels at Landhope event.
Other event officials include the President of the Jury,
Diana Brownlie of Scotland, as well as Ground Jury members
Macy Hill, Holly Pulsifer, and Anne Rawle of the United
States; Jack Pemberton and David Wharton of Canada; and
Sidney Smith of Great Britain. Enno Georg of Germany will
be the Technical Delegate.
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| 19th June 2003 |
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Horsecity.com
To Sponsor Pony Jumper National Championship
HorseCity.com
has signed on to be the sponsor of the HorseCity.com/USAE
Pony Jumper National Championships, held during the
2003 State Line Tack/USAE Pony Finals, at The Andrew’s
School in Willoughby, OH, August 5 – 8. This
is HorseCity.com’s second year as a corporate
sponsor of USA Equestrian
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| 18th June 2003 |
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Retired
Racehorses Receive £10,000 Boost
TRUSTEE
of the Moorcroft Racehorse Welfare Centre Brough Scott
will today (TUESDAY 17 JUNE) be receiving £10,000
on behalf of one of Britain's welfare centres for retired
racehorses.
He
will be handed the cheque on the first day of Royal
Ascot by Stephen Crown, trustee of the Racehorse Owners
Association's Emergency Relief For Thoroughbreds.
ERT
was set up by the ROA five years ago to raise money
to provide cover for former racehorses found in distress.
This is the third lump sum donation being made by the
charity. The Thoroughbred Rehabilitation Centre received
£10,000 in 2001, and in November last year Greatwood
Caring for Retired Racehorses received the same gift. |
ERT
trustee Stephen Crown, who is also a Council member of the
ROA, said: "The Moorcroft Racehorse Welfare Centre
does sterling work in caring for the welfare of former racehorses."
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| 18th June 2003 |
The
Original Horse Safari
Imagine
this: You are sitting astride a horse as he stands face
to face with a buffalo and curiously sniffs the buffalo's
nose. Just half an hour later you are standing, relaxed,
close to two rhinos, photographing them from the saddle
as they seek shade from the midday sun. This same horse
will then carry you, unflinchingly, within meters of hippo
as they splash in the waters of a dam, along paths bordered
on both sides with abundance of game, and through thick
bush, tracking leopard. He will canter with you alongside
a herd of zebra, wildebeest or giraffe that appear suddenly
at your side. He will stand stock still before an elephant
and wait patiently for your signal to retreat.
You
find these horses in South Africa, close to the Kruger National
Park. There, you can go on a Horse Safari, sleeping in luxurious
Safari tents, built in the colonial style on platforms facing
a big river. On this mobile safari you ride over a 40000
acre private game reserve staying in different camps. Close
encounters with elephant, cheetah, rhino, wild dog, buffalo,
leopard, accompanied by a professional guide, are the thrill
of this adventure. In small groups of four experienced riders,
Wait A Little African Big Five Horse Safaris gives you the
experience of a lifetime.
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Happy
birthday San Patrignano!
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The
seventh International Show Jumping "Challenge Vincenzo
Muccioli" will take place from 18th to 20th July in
the San Patrignano equestrian facilities, the largest European
drug rehabilitation centre which celebrate its 25th anniversary
this year.
"25
years of history mean 18,000 young people which San Patrignano
has taken in over, thousand of young boys and girls who
left drug behind them and now have a house, a job, a family
- says Giacomo Muccioli, President of the Show Jumping Organizing
Committee - It also includes our work and commitment in
the equestrian world. At San Patrignano the horses play
a therapeutic role and represent a tool which can help our
guests in overcoming their problems. They are and will always
be a constant presence in our community. Thanks to our horses
and to the fantastic goals we reached, as the victories
at the World Championship, at the Olympic Games and at the
main international show jumpings, San Patrignano has spread
its human and social message all over the world".
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| 18th June 2003 |
Future
Stars Get Their Chance To Savour Hickstead Derby Thrills
New
Pony Masters is Europe's richest prize for juniors
The
best riders in the world and the youngsters with ambitions
to take their place. It's all there as part of the entertainment
at this year British Jumping Derby Meeting (August 14-17)
- in the established and acclaimed British Jumping Derby
itself and the launch of the unique Hickstead Pony Masters.
Many
of the best riders in the world have already won the Derby,
and a lot more still have it in their sights. It takes a
great rider and a brave and powerful horse to negotiate
the 1,195-metre course and obstacles like the three-element
Devil's Dyke and the almost perpendicular slope of the 10ft
6ins Derby Bank.
But
this year attention will be split between this class and
the Hickstead Pony Masters, a new competition offering junior
riders and their ponies their chance to compete in the famous
International Arena. The £2,500 first prize is a little
short of the Derby's £20,000, but it's still Europe's
richest pot for their up-to-16 age group.
"It's
a really amazing opportunity for these young people to experience
the occasion and savour the atmosphere in the International
Arena," said Hickstead owner Douglas Bunn. "Most
of them will have the British Jumping Derby as an ambition
and some of them will make it."
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Horse
Theft Warning From Farmkey
FARMKEY
has put out a warning for horse owners in the Peterborough-area
to be vigilant after a spate of horse thefts across
the region. In
the latest theft, Millie a 10-year-old bay mare, welsh
cob cross was taken from a field in Ailsworth, near
Peterborough Three
other horses were also taken from the same field on
June 13 and Farmkey is appealing for people to come
forward with information.
Millie
is freezemarked by Farmkey with the number 6DP8 on her
near side saddle area. Standing
15hands, Millie has a white blaze, and white stockings
on the off fore, near and off hind, and a white sock
on the near fore.
Farmkey
offers a £5000 reward for the information which
leads to the conviction of anyone stealing a Farmkey
freezemarked horse. Please
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| 18th June 2003 |
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Pan-American
Silver Medalist Gives Texas Young Riders the Rides of
Their Lives
Midlothian,
TX, June 12, 2003— Texas has been home to World
Champion Quarter Horses, reiners and cutters for decades,
but the Olympic sport of dressage is still in the growth
stage in the Lone Star State. Yet, Myrna Krohn has been
working to improve the availability of quality dressage
instruction by bringing top clinicians from around the
world to her High Ridge Farm (30 miles south of Dallas.)
The efforts have been appreciated; riders have been
driving more than 1000 miles roundtrip to work with
Pan-American Games Silver Medalist and USDF Gold Medalist
Dr. Cesar Parra, who teaches as many as four clinics
per year at High Ridge. |
“Cesar’s
very tough; he expects you to ride like you’re going
to the Olympics,” said Krohn. “But he’s very
enthusiastic and he loves the sport so much. Everyone just
loves riding with him.” To help the region’s younger
dressage enthusiasts, Krohn recently organized a special
clinic just for them. Krohn explained, “We wanted to
expose our young riders to someone with Cesar’s credentials
and drive. Cesar graciously donated his time and we had
a wonderful response.”
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| 18th June 2003 |
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Croydon
Woman Convicted of Cruelty to Pony
Today,
Tuesday 17 June, at Dorking Magistrates Court, Surrey,
Christine Mahoney, 58, of 50, Searchwood Road, Warlingham,
Croydon was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering
to Freddie a Shetland type pony in her possession.
She was fined £250 and ordered to pay £5,150
costs.
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Following
a complaint to the ILPH (International League for the Protection
of Horses) their Field Officer, Ted Barnes, visited Freddie
in Warlingham on 9 May 2001. He was found to be lame and
to have extremely long feet. The ILPH paid for a farrier
to visit to trim his feet. On 19 December that year the
ILPH received a further complaint about Freddie. His feet
were again found to be very long, the ILPH again paid for
his treatment.
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Federation
Equestre Internationale News
Samsung
Super League News
Keep
up to date with the latest news from Aachen CHIO at
website www.chioaachen.de.
The
Mercedes Benz Prize/Nations Cup of Aachen, part of
the Samsung Super League will begin on Friday June
20 at 01.00 hrs and for further information you can
contact Press Officer, Katharina Hoffmann, at Tel:
0049 24191710, Fax: 0049 241917199, or E-mail: info@chioaachen.de.
Today,
Tuesday June 17, the logo for the 2006 World Equestrian
Games will be launched during the opening ceremony
at Aachen and tickets sales will begin immediately
afterwards.
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The
2nd International Conference on the Transportation of Competition
Horses is to be held at Hartpury College Gloucestershire
during the weekend of 12th - 13th July 2003.
Mary Gordon-Watson
When I was competing in horse trials, travelling horses
around the world was a relatively rare occurrence. Now,
not so many years on, thousands of horses clock up many
thousands of miles annually, whether on the international
competition circuits, transporting to studs or race meetings
worldwide, or just attending local shows.
Both horse owners and professional transporters need to
be aware not only of the best and safest ways to travel
horses, but the increasingly complex network of legislation
and regulations imposed by the European Union.
For this reason anyone who transports horses - their own
or other peoples' - is strongly advised to attend the Conference
this July.
Whether carrying a single horse by road to a local show,
shipping a load of breeding stock across the water, or flying
a team of fit horses to an international event, it is vital
to know how to minimise the risks and avoid any unnecessary
stress. The welfare and performance of those horses depends
upon it.
This Conference has been arranged by the Fédération
Equestre Internationale (FEI), the International League
for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) and the Massachusetts
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA),
because they believe it has now become essential to bring
together all those involved in moving horses by road, sea
or air.
World authorities who will present the key issues include,
Professor Catherine Kohn and Professor Fred Derkson from
the USA, Dr Des Leadon (President of the World Equine Veterinary
Association), Peter Kettlewell from the Silsoe Research
Institute, Eddie Harper from the Animal Road Hauliers Association
and Emma Stamper, President of the Animal Transport Association
(AATA). Horse transporters and flying grooms will also speak
and important rules will be explained by regulators, while
the most important veterinary and welfare aspects will be
covered by leading experts in these fields.
"The conference will review transport risk factors
and existing guidelines," says Alex Atock, ILPH Consultant
and Conference Secretary. "We want to capture the views
of the industry on aspects of managing horses during movement,
and assess the safety and design of horse transport by road,
sea and air"
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Federation
Equestre Internationale News
OLYMPIC
SELECTION TRIAL
Japan, Korea and New Zealand qualify a team for the
2004 Olympic Games in Athens
No less than 36.500 spectators attended the Olympic
selection trial which took place last Sunday in Aachen
(GER).
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Thirty-eight
jumping riders from South Africa, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt,
Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Korea, Malaysia, the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia, Iran and Lebanon fought for the coveted starting
places for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Three teams
and five individual riders could qualify.
The qualified teams for the 2004 Olympic Games are Japan,
Korea, which is coached by the three-fold European Champion
Paul Schockemöhle, and New Zealand. The Japanese Team,
composed of Taizo Sugitani,/Lamalushi, Toshiki Masui/Ernest,
Mariko Kato/Sportnant and Tadayoshi Hayashi/Swanky finished
the team competition with a total score of 5 penalty points,
followed by Korea with 8 pts and New Zealand with 12 pts.
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Cleveland
Bay Horse Society Launches Passport Issuing Service
THE
Cleveland Bay Horse Society (CBHS) is launching a new British
Horse Passport issuing service.
This
new service is available to all horse owners whatever the
breed of their animal.
For
a number of years the society has issued passports for part
bred and pure bred Cleveland Bays but the service is now
being extended.
The
Society is offering the passport facility, which fully complies
with the new regulations that come into force at the end
of December 2003, to both non CBHS members and to horses
that have no Cleveland Bay blood. The price of the Passport
has been set at £19.
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI* Roeser, Luxembourg 13-15 June
2003
Competition
No: 6 PRIX COMMUNE DE ROESER
1) Ally McBeal ; Hanley, Carl (IRL), 2) Hasard du
Gisors; Dumartin, Fabrice (FRA), 3) Depres; Staut,
Kevin (FRA)
Competition No: 7 PRIX BITBURGER
1)
Elite de la Folie; Doerr,Gilbert (FRA), 2) Nadja;
Hanley, Cameron (IRL), 3) Ines du Vignoble; Thirion,
Laurent (BEL)
Competition No: 8 PRIX GRAND GARAGE DE LUXEMBOURG
1) Say You Will; Cox, Karel (BEL), 2) Rodrigo; Hanley,
Cameron (IRL), 3) Cara 31; Abt ,Stefan (GER)
Competition No: 9- GRAND PRIX P&T
1) Qui Voila; Doerr, Gilbert (FRA), 2) Glenn; Abt,
Stefan (GER), 3) Dino; Blaton, Michel (BEL)
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Baileys
Fine Tunes!
Baileys
Horse Feeds are to sponsor the British Dressage Novice Freestyle
Championship having signed a deal taking them to 2006. Baileys
are no strangers to the sport of dressage, being involved
with reigning National Champion, Nicky Barrett, and rising
star, Gareth Hughes, and having previously supported individual
classes at both affiliated and unaffiliated competitions
and throughout the grades. Quite surprising then that the
Novice Freestyle will be their first commitment to an affiliated
series. "We've really enjoyed following our riders'
successes over the past few months and after a super evening
at the Winter Championships, I felt it was about time we
got more involved with the sport," says Marketing Manager,
Jane Buchan.
Novice
freestyle to music was originally the brainchild of Jenny
Loriston-Clarke, whose Catherston Stud first hosted and
sponsored the series, and was responsible for encouraging
numerous novice riders to take part. Its popularity has
grown enormously over recent years, with the number of qualifying
competitions growing from 12 to around 30 throughout the
country from May to December. The top three riders from
each qualifier are eligible to compete at one of four Regional
Semi finals, with the prize winners there competing in the
final at the Winter Championships, at Solihull.
From
the top of the company down, Baileys are very much hands-on
horse people with a passion for what they do and a very
real understanding of the demands of the different disciplines,
including dressage.
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Brindle
Horses
The Brindle pattern consists of a watery or drippy looking
striping (sometimes just partial striping) over the
body of an animal. It is more commonly seen in dogs
or cattle. In horses, the pattern is extremely rare.
Brindle has occurred in such diverse breeds as Arabians,
Thoroughbreds, Mustangs, Quarter Horses, Tennessee Walking
Horses, German and Bavarian Warmbloods, Russian Horses,
Spanish Horses, and also in Donkeys and Mules. Many
people confuse the Brindle pattern with Dun Factor markings
(stripe down the back, barring on the legs, and occasional
regular-spaced striping down the ribs). At one time,
it was thought Brindle was a just a variation of Dun
Factor. However, many brindles do not have any Dun Factor
markings whatsoever, indicating the two patterns are
probably distinct genetically
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Ireland
Romp Home In Finnish Nations Cup
IRELAND
HAS NOW won two Nations Cups back-to-back, with victory
in the Finnish Nations Cup today (Sunday) following
the Super League win at St. Gallen on June 1. Though
starting as favourites after two days of competition
at the Nations Cup venue of Hamina, Finland, the Irish
squad had everything to prove upon their arrival last
Thursday.
With squad member Conor Swail out of action due to
a serious cholic problem with his horse, and individual
rider Cian O'Connor drafted in as last-minute team
replacement on a horse untried at Nations Cup level,
the team had the added unknown quantity of Clones-born
rider Clem McMahon making his Nations Cup debut.
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Show
Jumping - Kerrygold Grand Prix League - O'Brien Takes
Double Clear Win At Galway
WITH
A tricky course designed by Brendan Duffy at the Galway
County Show testing many riders to the limit, there
were only five horses through to the Grand Prix jump-off
today (Sunday) in the Galway sunshine, and only one
double clear round at the finish.
A win by Lt. David O'Brien on the Minister for Defence's
<Carraig Dubh> brought the Army Rider into the
Top Six in the Kerrygold League rankings for the first
time. He said: <<I am delighted with the double
clear. I thought the ground was slightly holding,
and so I was under some pressure, finding it hard
to jump, but in the end he delivered the goods. I'm
also delighted to be in the Top Six of the rankings,
and I thought the atmosphere here today was tremendous.>>
Many riders fell foul of the related distance at fence
7 and 8, and the long combination coming up to the
finish posed a problem of stamina for tiring horses
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI* Roeser, Luxembourg 13-15 June
2003
Competition
No: 4 PRIX TECHPRINT, Small Tour
1) Elite de la Folie; Doerr, Gilbert (FRA), 2) Greta;
Lambre, Santiago (MEX), 3) Nadja; Hanley, Cameron
(IRL)
Competition No: 5 PRIX BERNARD-MASSARD, Middle Tour
1)
Pretty Pearl 3; Schafer, Armin (GER), 2) Hunter Staut,
Kevin (FRA), 3) Dominick; Fisher, James (GBR), 4)
Askan IV; Talbot, Niall (IRL)
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI*** Cannes France 12-15 June 2003
Competition
N° 5, PRIX de TONGE, Barème C
1)
GIVE ME REMUS; Billy TWOMEY (IRL)
2) EQUIBOX CAETANO; Celso ARIANI (BRA)
3) FANDZI DE ST PAUL ECOLIT; Hervé GODIGNON
(FRA)
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McMahon
Wins Hamina Grand Prix
PROVING
THAT THE SELECTORS were correct in selecting him for
the Finnish Nations Cup competition at Hamina, Clones-born
Clem McMahon today (Saturday) racked up his second
victory at the venue, taking the Grand Prix comfortably
on <Hermes De Reve>. On
his first outing at this level, McMahon - who currently
leads the Kerrygold National Grand prix league at
home - also won the 1m40 class on <Dark Flight>
yesterday.
These
wins, as well as Top Five places over the last 36
hours by team-mates Cian O'Connor, Capt. Gerry Flynn
and Lt. Shane Carey, now makes Ireland favourites
to win tomorrow's (Sunday) Finland Nations Cup at
Hamina
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI* Roeser, Luxembourg 13-15 June
2003
PRIX
KARP-KNEIP, Show Jumping Kl.L /B international
1)
Ex Girl; Wordley, Sharn (NZL), 2) Nadja; Hanley, Cameron
(IRL), 3) Greta; Lambre, Santiago (MEX)
PRIX
LE GRENIER, Show Jumping Kl.M /B international
1)
Flash d'Arros; Rodrigues, Andres (VEN), 2) Say You
Will; Cox, Karel (BEL), 3) Valentino; Hanley, Carl
(IRL)
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