The
equiworld.net magazine - News of the Week
| 26th
July 2003
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British
Brilliant on Home Ground at Hickstead!
The
British stormed to victory on their home ground
in Hickstead today, catapulting themselves into
third position on the Samsung Super League leaderboard
and firmly underlining their return to the top level
of international show jumping.
Their
hunger for a win had been clear since early in the
season and, despite a disappointing result in Aachen,
they looked to be ever-improving in recent months
but today they were simply the best, although they
were almost forced into a jump-off with France.
The
French were unlucky when a mistake from Michel Robert
and Galet D’Auzay at the very last fence denied
them a two-way jump-off with the eventual winners
and it was a close-fought thing right to the end.
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As
has happened so many times over the years, the derby-style
Hickstead fences produced plenty of surprises and Belgium’s
chances were shattered when Dirk Demeersman’s Clinton
simply refused to take on the water-jump and then Jean Claude
Vangeenberghe also suffered elimination as Richebourg appeared
to become anxious after clearing the water and jammed on
the brakes at the following double.
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Dutch
Rider, Albert Voorn, Wins $10,000 Open Mini Prix at
Valley Classic
East
Dorset, VT—July 25, 2003— Dutch rider, Albert
Voorn, aboard Laurenzo’s Kairo won the $10,000
Open Mini Prix at the Valley Classic, July 23-27,
the third week of the Vermont Summer Festival, July
9-August 10, at the Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset,
VT.
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Voorn
and Laurenzo’s Kairo, owned by Sir Ruly Inc., won the
High Preliminary Jumper class on July 24 and continued their
winning ways to earn the blue ribbon over a field of 25
horse-and-rider combinations in the Mini Prix. “It
was amazing,” Jimmy Torano, who is training Voorn while
he is in Vermont, said of the ride. “She was amazing.
She’s just an amazing horse.”
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Show
Jumping - Ireland Tie With France At Hickstead
IN
WHAT always promised to be a needle match between
France and Ireland, with only half a point separating
the two nations at the top of the Samsung Super League,
Hickstead did not disappoint today (Friday).
Home
team Britain (fourth in the Super League) led the
competition at the halfway mark on a zero score, with
Ireland and France tying for Second, each with four
faults. Cian
O'Connor and Waterford Crystal racked up Ireland's
only double clear to keep the team in contention in
the second round, while Billy Twomey and Kevin Babington
incurred four faults apiece. Peter Charles improved
on his first round total of eight faults by having
only one pole down in the second round.
The
final result saw Gt. Britain return a total of eight
faults, while Ireland and Britain tied for second
place on 12 faults apiece. The Netherlands took Fourth
with 16 faults. Please click
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Show
Jumping Results: CSIO Hickstead Great Britain 23 -
27 July
THE
OSBORNE REFRIGERATORS INTERNATIONAL STAKES
1)
GELVIN CLOVER; Clement McMahon (IRL)
2) CUSHTY; John Renwick (GBR)
3) PEACE TRAIN; Norman Dello Joio (USA)
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25th July 2003
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European
Dressage Title Up For Grabs
Final
declarations of horses and riders for the European Dressage
Championships to be held at Hickstead, Sussex on 14th
- 17th August indicate a wide-open field, with the very
real possibility of the title going to a non-German.
There are question marks over the participation of Ulla
Salzgeber's Rusty, pending the results of a second sample
drug test, and the absence of Nadine Capellman's Farbenfroh
from the German squad leaves the door wide open for
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Anky
van Grunsven recently completed her qualification for the
Championships with Gestion Salinero and comes to the event
with brand new music for the Freestyle written by Cees Slings,
the well-known music writer who also co-wrote the Championships'
theme music with rock musician, Mike Rutherford. Spanish
rider, Beatrice Ferrar-Salat and Beauvalais will be strong
contenders having clinched silver at the WEG, and the USA's
Lisa Wilcox and Relevant will be worth watching. The Germans
now have until 1st August to name their final team members.
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Hot
Contest at North of Scotland Farriers' Competition
ILPH
Belwade Farm's shoe making competition, now in it's
sixth year, joined forces earlier this month with
the Echt show to provide two days of top quality competition
farriery.Conditions
at ILPH Belwade Farm, Aboyne on Sunday 13th July,
the second day of the farriers' competition were,
it has to be said, hot, hot, hot.
The
weather was hot, the forge was hot and the competition
was very hot. According to the judge, Mark Caldwell
FWCF of Eurohoof from Cheshire, he had a very hard
job deciding on the winners because the standard of
farriery was so very high.
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Inaugural
GLC5500 Medium Dressage Final
Bradford
on Avon based Dan Hammond rode Florentin to clinch the
inaugural GLC5500 Medium Dressage Championship at West
Wilts Equestrian Centre recently. The Championship is
the culmination of a new series sponsored by American
Thoroughbred Products Ltd, based in Kilmington, Wiltshire.
Fourteen horses contested the Final having qualified
in the preliminary classes held throughout the spring.
Dan and Florentin came out on top in the Final earning
an excellent score of 71.7% with the 7 year old, Westfalian,
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Dan
commented, "I am delighted with the way he went. This
is his first competition since we won the Winter Championships
and he just keeps getting better. I started riding the horse
when Gloria acquired him as a three year old, so having
produced the horse from scratch is very satisfying".
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Fab
Four Join World Class Start Show Jumping Squad
Louise
Pavitt, James Billington, Michael Eilberg and Lee
Williams have secured the additional places on the
World Class Start Show Jumping programme for 2003.
The
four riders dazzled selector Helena Weinberg at the
World Class Start and Potential re-selection trial
held at Addington in June.
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Spectacular
End To The Chester International Horse Show
Welshman
Andrew Davies wins the Premier Consulting UK Supreme Championship
in spectacular style at the Chester International Horse
Show on Sunday afternoon.
Andrew
who is based in Warrington, was third to go in the final
jump off and had to set off at a cracking pace as there
had already been two clears and with one rider still to
go! Riding Mandy Hall's Limbo Andrew set an unbeatable time
of 35.69 seconds, and this worthy combination took home
the largest prize of £5,000.
Set
in the idyllic surroundings of the old Roman City of Chester,
the Chester International Horse Show embarked on its second
consecutive year, running from the 17th - 20th July, 2003.
Billed as the largest show jumping event in the north of
England the show is successfully managed by Scope Promotions
(Equestrian) Ltd in conjunction with Chester City Council.
This outstanding show takes place in a unique locality,
the Roodee of Chester Racecourse, the oldest and smallest
racecourse in Britain.Please
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British
Horse Society announces exciting new sponsorship for
TREC Championships
The
British Horse Society (BHS) is delighted to announce
a new sponsorship deal with Scotshield for its TREC
British Championships to be held on 2 and 3 August.
To be called 'The Scotshield TREC Championships of Great
Britain 2003', the competition will be held in the beautiful
grounds of Blair Estate near Kilmarnock in North Ayrshire. |
Scotshield
specialises in Fire and Security Systems and, with bases
in four major cities in Scotland, operates across the UK.
Scotshield has recently won the contract providing around
60 CCTV cameras in Edinburgh City. Director John Hunter
said, "Scotshield are delighted to be the official
sponsors of this prestigious event. The competition being
held in North Ayrshire is especially symbolic to us. We
are working on many projects in North Ayrshire; designing,
supplying, maintaining and
commissioning CCTV, Fire Detection, Access Control, Intruder
Detection and Integrated Systems. Scotshield would like
to wish all competitors the best of luck."
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Katharina
Winkelhues Of Germany Wins Preliminary Dressage Competition
At Pony Europeans - Necarne
Leading
German pony rider Katharina Winkelhues confirmed her pre
championship form when winning the preliminary dressage
competition on the opening day [Wednesday 23rd July 2003]
of the Pony European Championships in Necarne Castle, Irvinestown,
County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Riding
Dressman 16 she scored 74.89% to secure the top slot ahead
of team mate Patricia Hohn on Konrad 15 who slotted into
second place on a score of 73.41%.
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Clarence
"Honey" Craven 1904 - 2003
USA
Equestrian Lifetime Achievement Honoree Clarence L.
“Honey” Craven, one of the horse world’s
star figures, passed away Wednesday, July 23, at age
98.
A 70-year associate of the National Horse Show, Craven
was a staple, serving in various roles including Ringmaster
and Manager. In 1926 Craven was asked by W. Reginald
Reeves, secretary to the National Horse Show, to fill
the Assistant to the Ringmaster position at the show.
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Show
Jumping - Ireland Gear Up For Vital Battle At Hickstead
LAGGING
just half a point behind the leaders France, Ireland
will compete at the Samsung Super League competition
in Hickstead, England, tomorrow (Friday) at 2.15 pm.
A
win for Ireland here would take them to the top of
the league table, which features the best eight show
jumping teams in the world. A bad performance, however,
could result in a drop of several places, from which
they may find it hard to recover.
Ireland
won the British Nations Cup at Hickstead in 2000 and
2001, and were just a tantalising 1.24 seconds behind
winners Germany last year.
Following
Hickstead, the next Samsung Super League clash will
be at the Dublin Horse Show on August 8.
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Third
Week Hunter Champions Named At Vermont Summer Festival
East
Dorset, VT—July 24, 2003—For the second
straight week, Shablis, owned by Nicole Chaney, and
ridden by Rachael Kennedy of Brookeville, MD earned
championship honors at the Vermont Summer Festival,
July 9-August 10, at the Harold Beebe Farm in East
Dorset, VT.
Winning
both over fences classes and under saddle on July
23, Kennedy and Shablis turned in top performances
on July 24 to solidify the Championship ribbon.
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In
the morning, Luxor, owned by Danielle and Jimmy Torano and
ridden by Danielle, earned the championship in the First
Year Green Working Hunter Division. Katie Milton of Locust
Valley, NY rode Titleist, owned by Manhattan Mortgage Company,
to Reserve Champion honors. Later in the day, Milton went
on to ride the gray mare, Grace, also owned by Manhattan
Mortgage Company, to the tri-color ribbon in the Second
Year Green Working Hunter Division.
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Show
Jumping Results: CSIO Hickstead Great Britain 23-27
July
THE
TAGG CLOTHING SPEED STAKES
1)
DARK FLIGHT: Clem McMahon (IRL)
2) LORD WILLIAM: Clare Bronfman (USA)
3) CUSHTY: John Renwick (GBR)
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| 24th
July 2003
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Sussex
Field Goes Global!
A
field in Hickstead is an unlikely site for global communications,
but, as journalists from around the world gather there
to report on the European Dressage Championships, high
tech preparations are under way to ensure the news gets
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It
is the first time in sixteen years these Championships have
been held in Great Britain, and at the centre of the communications
infrastructure is Cavendish Communications. A local telecommunications
firm based in Newhaven, their equipment and expertise will
allow journalists from around the world to file copy and
pictures without leaving the showground. Visiting media
representatives using both digital and analogue equipment
will be able to take advantage of the latest in technology.
Although basic facilities such as telephone lines, electricity
and water are laid on to the site, everything else including
the computers, handsets, fax machines and related equipment
has to be brought in, installed and linked up to the high
speed ISDN lines and the outside world. Nearly 100 man hours
and 700 meters of cable will be used in setting up the press
office alone.
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Equestrian
Art at Burghley House
In
time for the Burghley Horse Trials, a small exhibition of
equestrian paintings and drawings from the Burghley House
Collection will be on view in the magnificent Great Hall.
The exhibition gives visitors a chance to see some exceptional
equestrian art by some of the best known artists in this
field including Henry Alken Jnr., John Ferneley Snr., and
John Frederick Herring, which are not usually on view in
the State Rooms. Due to the Cecil family’s association
with racing, this theme dominates the exhibition and among
the paintings on view many are of race horses as well as
hunting scenes and the Burghley Horse Trials. The paintings
cover the period from the early 19th Century to the present
day.
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Equine
Affairs Unaffiliated Three Day Event Preparation Evening
Milton
Keynes Eventing Centre and Equine Affairs, sponsors of the
Unaffiliated Three Day Event, have teamed up with leading
professionals to provide competitors with an action packed
evening of lectures and demonstrations in the lead up to
the Autumn 3DE on 19th-21st September.
"A
three day event requires so much from both horse and rider
we wanted to ensure competitors were fully prepared and
received maximum support and advice in the lead up to the
event." explained Victoria Lewis, Director of Equine
Affairs.
The
evening is open to all riders and is a unique opportunity
to receive practical advice on key areas of the competition
with the aim to improving your performance. The evening
includes a demonstration from Lesley Payton-Gilbert, International
Dressage Trainer & Rider, followed by a practical session
on the three dressage tests showing riders how to maximise
their test performance and secure that all important low
score.
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Ragwort
Action Week 21 - 27 July
A
new Information Leaflet has been published by The British
Horse Society to coincide with Ragwort Action Week,
giving hints and useful advice to anyone interested
in joining the BHS Campaign.
It
is available to all who send an SAE to The British Horse
Society, Welfare Department (Ragwort Information Sheet),
Stoneleigh Deer Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2XZ,
or by downloading from the BHS website:Please
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HorseIT
Sponsors the Show Hunter Pony Championships at the NPS Summer
Championships.
HorseIT
is delighted to be able to sponsor the Show Hunter Pony
Championships this summer.
The
Show pony world are avid users of the internet with a good
variety of dedicated showing websites so we are delighted
to be able to support these Championships and increase the
awareness of HorseIT.com to that group of users.
www.HorseIT.com
is one of the largest online equestrian portals. It provides
information on new products, association news, online classifieds,
online shopping and the award winning equestrian online
directory,equibusiness.
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Highland
Heavyweight Success
Two
Clydesdales, ILPH Mac and Baron (formerly known as
Willie and Ollie) came into the care of the ILPH (International
League for the Protection of Horses) at Belwade Farm,
Aboyne in September 2000, together with 28 other horses
and ponies, when Fairways Horse Sanctuary, Glencarse,
Perthshire, closed.
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Since
2001 Mac and Baron have been on loan to Glasgow City Council
and last month after weeks of preparation 5 year old ILPH
Baron was at the Royal Highland Show where he was awarded
Reserve Overall In-Hand Champion Gelding in the Clydesdale
class.
His
was not the only glory for Glasgow City Council and the
ILPH at the show because Baron's 5 year old stable mate
ILPH Mac was also successful while being driven by Glasgow
City Council employee Willie Craig.
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Hunters
Take Center Stage on Opening Day of Valley Classic
East
Dorset, VT—July 23, 2003—The Vermont Summer
Festival opened its third week of competition, The
Valley Classic, July 23-27, at the Harold Beebe Farm
in East Dorset, VT. In
the morning, Danielle Torano of Fort Lauderdale, FL,
who won the $10,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Amateur-Owner
Jumper Classic at the Manchester Classic Horse Show
on July 20, piloted Luxor, owned by Jimmy Torano and
Anna Tilestone, to win both of the over fences classes
in the First Year Green Working Hunter Division.
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Later
in the day, the Manchester Classic Horse Show’s Green
Conformation Hunter Champion, Shablis, owned by Nicole Chaney,
and ridden by Rachael Kennedy of Brookeville, MD, continued
to win. This successful pair topped the field of 6 horse-and-rider
combinations winning both over fences classes as well as
the under saddle.
Katie
Milton rode Danielle Glass’s flashy chestnut, Kensington,
to earn the blue ribbon in both of the over fences classes
in the Regular Working Hunter Division. Milton bested a
field of nine horse-and-rider combinations to take the wins.
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News
From Royal Welsh Show
Massai farmers entertain crowds at Lantra and develop
their skills
A group of young African visitors from Massai farming
families performed a crowd-stopping routine of traditional
song and dance from their native Eastern Africa when
they visited the Lantra stand at the Royal Welsh Show.
Members of the group were fascinated by a demonstration
on the stand by Graham Butt of Llwynon Saddlery, Trecastle,
Powys. Graham was demonstrating the hand-stitching skills
he uses to create top quality saddles and other goods.
The Massai visitors compared Graham's stitching with
that on their own belts and costumes, before having
a go at some stitching themselves.
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U.S.
Equestrian Website To Debut on July 24
Gladstone,
New Jersey and Lexington, Kentucky—July 23, 2003—The
new website of U.S. Equestrian, the expected new National
Governing Body (NGB) for equestrian sport, will debut
on Thursday, July, 24.
The
website, developed by representatives of USA Equestrian
and the United States Equestrian Team (USET), will
be available by accessing the address, www.usef.org.
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U.S.
Equestrian Website To Debut on July 24
Gladstone,
New Jersey and Lexington, Kentucky—July 23, 2003—The
new website of U.S. Equestrian, the expected new National
Governing Body (NGB) for equestrian sport, will debut
on Thursday, July, 24.
The
website, developed by representatives of USA Equestrian
and the United States Equestrian Team (USET), will
be available by accessing the address, www.usef.org.
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23rd July 2003
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FEI
Eventing World Cup resumes after a Month's Break
After
a month's break, the FEI Eventing World Cup will
resume during the weekend of 25 - 27 July. Two qualifiers
will be held simultaneously at Lulworth (GBR) and
Warwick (AUS).
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Lulworth
(GBR) - The eleventh leg and third British qualifier will
take from 25 through 27 July at the Lulworth International
Horse Trials (GBR). This accolade puts Lulworth, which began
20 years ago, alongside the top events in the British Eventing
calendar. Fifty
riders representing 12 nations (Australia, Belgium, Bermuda,
Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands
Antilles, New Zealand, Spain and Sweden) are expected to
compete at Lulworth.
Warwick
(AUS) - The twelfth leg and second Australian qualifier
of the FEI Eventing World Cup will take place at Morgan
Park, Warwick from 26 - 27 July. As the format of WC qualifiers
is similar to the one to be implemented at the 2004 Athens
Olympic Games, a Chinese delegation representing the Shunyi
Management Committee of Olympic Venues Mission, will be
present at the event to look at the facilities and training
venues to help in the preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games.
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Inmates
are the Worlds Best Dressage Horses
Hotel
bookings take on a new light where Linda Short is concerned.
Her clients have four legs not two, and have many special
requirements. This year she will 'up sticks' from her
home in Wool, Dorset, and relocate to a field in Sussex
for two weeks in order to arrange the accommodation
for some very important equine visitors. For the first
time in 16 years the European Dressage Championships
are being held in Great Britain, and top riders from
as far a field as Japan and Australia are planning to
attend. Closer to home, this is also the last opportunity
for our own national riders, and other nations, to qualify
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Linda,
a Patients Affairs Manager at Poole Hospital, has been Stable
Manager for Dressage at Hickstead, almost since its inception
in 1993. 'Volunteered' by her daughter, Twiggy, when she
was employed by Show Director Dane Rawlins as a groom, and
who confesses, "Dane was looking for someone to manage
the stabling at Hickstead, so of course, being the ever
helpful employee, I said, my mum could do that!"
"And the rest" comments Linda dryly, but with
a sparkle in her eye "is history. Together Twiggy and
I take up residence in a caravan which becomes our home
for the duration of the show."
This year is, however, by far the largest, and most prestigious
competition the venue has presented, and Linda's responsibilities
are quite daunting. The stable compound affectionately known
as 'Linda Land' provides five star accommodation for horses
whose combined value could probably purchase the most exclusive
hotel in the world twice over!
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Cleveland
Bay 'Wows' at National Stud Fair
The
Cleveland Bay mare 'Oakenbank Esther' created quite
an impression in Thoroughbred country at the inaugural
Equine Fair held at the National Stud to coincide
with the July Newmarket race meeting.
Esther
was part of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust demonstration
drawing the attention to the plight of many of the
countries endangered horse and pony breeds.
Visitors
most frequent comment on seeing Esther's quality,
beauty and substance was 'How could such a wonderful
and important breed decline to the RBST 'at risk'
status? Last year only 18 pure bred fillies were registered
world-wide. An appeal to owners of pure bred mares
to 'breed pure' has been made and the Society is always
looking for new breeders.
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Ticket
Only This Friday 25th July At Newmarket Racecourses
Following
on the success of last Friday evening’s race meeting,
Newmarket Racecourses have once again announced that admission
for this Friday evening’s event, featuring a post racing
concert by Liberty X, will be by pre-paid ticket only. This
also applies to children under 16 who require an admission
badge for all the Newmarket Nights events this year. Course
Officials are advising the public including children under
16 years of age not to turn up without a ticket as there
will be no admission tickets available on the night. At
the time of writing, a small number of Day Member admission
badges are available for sale on 08707 200 201.
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The
Lure Of The Hamptons & Horses For Melissa Cohn
Business, Riding and Sponsorships Make a Good Match
In the Hamptons
It
began with Melissa Cohn, owner and founder of The Manhattan
Mortgage Company, purchasing her home in the Hamptons.
Shortly after that she and her daughters started riding.
Then in 1996 she opened her first branch office in the
Hamptons and three more followed. Before she knew it
she was buying her own horses and building her own barn.
Then five years ago Cohn decided matching up her company
with the Hampton Classic Horse Show was a good fit.
It's been a Hamptons whirlwind for Melissa. The Hamptons
and Horses have figured out the key to Melissa's heart
in more ways than one.
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Disgruntled
Portia the Pig wears factor 25 to prevent crackling!
Portia the Pig, featured recently on ITV1's hit programme
"Talking to Animals", needs lots of suntan
lotion to protect her skin from the bright sunshine
at her home at HorseWorld, in Whitchurch, Bristol.
Portia is a pot-bellied pig, and came to HorseWorld
in 2000 when she was rescued from a third-floor flat.
She is very grumpy, and does not like being handled,
but must have suntan lotion applied several times a
day to protect her sensitive skin. Lorna Brown, Portia's
Groom, said: "Portia is a real character, and used
to hate having her suntan lotion applied. She's just
like a big kid really! We asked Sarah Fisher, from Talking
to Animals, to help us with Portia, and it's really
worked. We can get close enough now to put Portia's
suntan lotion on without being squealed at too much
or charged!"
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Charity
Horse Ride through Private Estate
On
Saturday 23 August, by kind permission of the Earl
and Countess of Iveagh, the ILPH (International League
for the Protection of Horses) will be holding a Sponsored
Ride through beautiful countryside on the Elveden
Estate, near Thetford, Norfolk.
Either
6, 10 or 15 mile rides can be followed and entries
on the day will be a minimum of £15, or the
equivalent in sponsorship, and riders can start between
10 am and 1pm. All proceeds will go to the ILPH.
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EquiPedic
Joins the Certified Horsemanship Association as a Corporate
Partner
Tyler,
TX (July, 2003) – The Certified Horsemanship Association
(CHA) is pleased to announce its new partnership with EquiPedic,
Inc., a revolutionary new company that creates orthopedic
saddle pads for Western, English and Endurance riders.
With
this new partnership, CHA members will be able to purchase
EquiPedic products at a reduced rate for their horses. "It's
thrilling to have a company like EquiPedic, which makes
such quality pads that benefit both horse and rider, as
a corporate partner of CHA," says Polly Haselton Barger,
CHA President.
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USA
Equestrian Announces Creation Of Welsh Pony &
Cob Society Torchbearer Fund
In
an effort to recognize the accomplishments of the
registered purebred and half Welsh Pony, USA Equestrian
has teamed up with the Welsh Pony & Cob Society
of America by creating the Welsh Pony & Cob Society
Fund.
The
purpose of the fund is to provide financial support
in the form of educational grants to the riders of
the highest scoring purebred Welsh Pony and the highest
scoring registered Half Welsh Pony at the annual Wild
Horsefeathers/USAE National Pony Hunter Championship
in the Regular Pony Hunter Division.
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Advanced
Air Hitch signs agreement with Continuous Solutions, Inc.
to establish a national distribution program.
Craig
Kaplenski, President of Advanced Air Hitch, announced the
signing of an agreement to expand the marketing of Advanced
Air Hitch products to a national network of distributors
and dealers. “After successfully completing the design
and development of our new generation of hitch technology,
it is now time to roll our products out in a national marketing
effort,” said Kaplenski. “The success of our products
and their acceptance in the market place has been outstanding.
To accelerate our growth of market share and to introduce
our products to the widest possible audience, it is time
for a national marketing program.”
“Our
agreement with Continuous Solutions, Inc. will build a national
network of distributors and dealers in 2003 and 2004. By
2004 we will be expanding rapidly into international markets,”
he continued. “I would like to thank all of you who
have been supportive of our efforts to develop this revolutionary
air hitch technology. I especially want to thank all of
you who have purchased Advanced Air Hitch products and who
have helped us prove that AAH hitches are simply the finest
technology available.
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Death
of a Derby Winner
The Blood-Horse Magazine Reports
1986
Kentucky Derby Winner Ferdinand Believed to Have Been Slaughtered
in Japan
Lexington,
Kentucky, July 21, 2003 In an exclusive report in
the July 26th issue of The Blood-Horse magazine, the Thoroughbred
industry¹s premiere weekly news and information magazine,
1986 Kentucky Derby-winning horse Ferdinand is reported
to have been apparently slaughtered in Japan. Upon retiring
from racing, Ferdinand originally stood at stud in Kentucky
but was later exported to Japan.
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22nd July 2003
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10
Steps for Healthy Hooves!
by Michele Anderson Publisher/Editor of Horse Tales and
Clips an informative FREE newsletter on the care and business
of horses.
I know you have heard this before, but I will say it again,
pick out your horses feet. This may be the single most important
thing you can do for your horse's well being.
1. Pick out your horses feet before each ride, remove any
stones or small objects that may become lodged in his feet
before you add your weight to the situation and to check
the condition of his/her sole and shoes : 2. Look for signs
of Thrush : 3. Look for signs of a puncture : 4. Look for
signs of an abscess: 5. Check for signs of cracks: 6. Schedule
regular farrier visits : 7. If your horse is shod, check
his shoes each time you pick out his feet : 8. Nutrition
and your horses hooves : 9. Avoid wet/dry summer cycle :
10. Deep muddy footing should be avoided is possible.
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Equine
Science Weekends in exquisite setting
The
new location of the Open College of Equine Studies
offers a superb venue for relaxing and learning more
about horses. Now based on the Boxted Estate in the
Glem Valley near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk in the
grounds of a 14th Century moated baronial hall, the
college provides the perfect setting for a short course
in equine science.
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Our
Weekend courses are suitable for students, professionals
in the equestrian sphere and horse-owners who have a particular
interest in the topics covered.
Equine
Stud Management, 13th & 14th September, will be led
by Dr Nicky Holdstock BA, MA, Vet.MB, PhD, Cert.EM. (Stud
Med), LVI, MRCVS.
Equine
Therapies, 20th & 21st September, combines class-room
based lectures with practical ‘hands-on’ sessions
with qualified practitioners.
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Burghley
Accumulates Leading Show Jumpers
The
Burghley Masterfoods Horse Trials at Stamford, Lincs. (4th-7th
September) will play host to the top show jumpers in the
country and one of the biggest show jumping classes this
season when it puts forward a £20,000 prize fund for
its invitation-only Accumulator class.
The
class, the first major ‘pure’ show jumping class
to be held at the world famous Burghley Horse Trials for
22 years, will be held in the Main Arena on Sunday, 7th
September. The following have all accepted invitations to
compete in the event, John Whitaker, Michael Whitaker, Robert
Smith, Tim Stockdale, Di Lampard, Vicky Young, Lyn Van Heyningen,
John Popely, Paul Barker, Nick Skelton, Scott Smith, Andrew
Davies, Mark Armstrong and Will Funnell. Funnell’s
wife, Eventer Pippa Funnell, will be hoping to scoop an
even bigger prize in the Three Day Event by winning the
$250,000 Rolex Grand Slam, the richest prize in Eventing’s
history.
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Get
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Last
year’s promotion was so popular that Strongid-P has
re-launched its fantastic, money-saving ‘Buy 2 and
get the 3rd tube FREE’ offer this Autumn. Just buy
a special three tube pack, which has been designed especially
to allow you to carry out your routine double dose for tapeworm
and when you choose Strongid-P as your routine wormer you
get your first tube completely FREE, which you can use next
year
Last
year the promotion helped considerably to raise awareness
amongst horse owners of the importance of reducing the risk
of resistance by effectively rotating wormers between the
three chemical groups; pyrantel, macrocyclic lactones and
benzimidazoles not just the product brand names. Now even
more people can get to grips with the correct worming programme
by taking advantage of the re-launch of this special promotion.
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Paul
Rohrbach Wins $25,000 Working Hunter Classic
Parker, CO, July 19, 2003— When Paul Rohrbach
rode into the ring for the second round of the $25,000
Working Hunter Classic, he knew he had to have a clean
and expressive trip. He had won the first round with
an 88, but Shane George had taken the lead with two
consistent rounds for a 172 total. Rohrbach had to
score at least an 84.5 to beat George.
Rohrbach
didn’t let the pressure get to him and laid down
a rhythmical, elegant trip that the judges rewarded
with a 90—the high score of the day. Rohrbach’s
partner was the 10-year-old German-bred mare Carmen.
“I just had a feeling she could be special,”
he said of the first time he saw the mare. Although
it has taken three years for Carmen to come into her
own, she now leads the USA Equestrian national standings
for regular working hunter.
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The
Longest Ride Corp.
Australia's
Horse Highway & Trails network .
"
SEE AUSTRALIA BY HORSE "
This project represents the greatest tourist income
opportunity in Australia's history - for a single
mainland facility. The trail-using market in the Northern
Hemisphere is massive.
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The
proposal is to build the longest, most diversified, wilderness
Horse Trail network in the World. Stage 1 is planned for
Queensland as a $34m national prototype to access four major
Airports along the way - Cairns, Rockhampton, Brisbane and
Toowoomba.
How
did the Horse Highway proposal develop?
It
came about as a result of my inclination to ride Australia's
Bicentennial National Trail (BNT) and produce a documentary
of the adventure. I found that the BNT Association had been
in poverty for 12 years. They were struggling to keep the
Trail open.
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Lenkart
Survives Mother Nature’s Onslaught to Win $60,000
AGA Grand Prix
Parker, CO, July 19, 2003— The ominous, dark sky
prior to the start of the $60,000 AGA Grand Prix of
Denver presented by Dillards and Ariat gave some indication
of weather to come. Horses and riders from five countries
and 10 states faced not only large and technical obstacles
designed by Brazil’s Guilherme Noguiera-Jorge,
but had the added handicap of gusts of wind, a downpour
and a light show courtesy of mother nature.
Of
the thirty-six entrants, only four advanced to the jump-off.
Jorge Zavala, of El Contadero, Mexico, proved that the
shortened course could be jumped without error, but
his time was quickly cut by more than two seconds by
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Local
favorite John McConnell, of Elizabeth, Colorado, sprinted
around the course, but a miscommunication with his beautiful
mare Spanish Eyes resulted in a refusal that dashed any
hopes of a victory.
While
lightning illuminated the sky overhead, Renee Lenkart, of
Delano, Minnesota, proved once again the ladies could beat
the boys. Lenkart blazed around the course and stopped the
clock more than a half of a second faster than Gonzalez.
Lenkart’s mount Opal is only in her first year of competing
at the grand prix level, but coped with the added weather
elements like a true professional. Please
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Recent
Results of Irish Sport Horses competing in Sweden, Italy,
France, US, UK, Bulgaria and Belgium |
Irish
Sport Horses continue to compete well in various parts of
the world. At the Falsterbo CSIO 5* in Sweden (July 10th-13th)
Richmont Park (ISH) ridden by Royne Zetterman (SWE) made
up one quarter of the winning Swedish team in Fridays Samsung
Nations Cup. Ireland came fourth in this class despite the
double clear jumped by Gelvin Clover (ISH) and Clement McMahon,
one of only three double clears in the final top four team
placings.
Richmont Park (ISH) went on to finish fifth in Sundays Falsterbo
Grand Prix. Also competing at Falsterbo was Killossery Kruisette
(ISH) ridden by Lt. David O'Brien (IRL) to win Thursdays
MCR Cup 1m45 class in which Loughtown Atlanta (ISH) and
C. Torres Garcia (ESP) came fifth. On Friday Lt. Shane Carey
(IRL) and Lismakin (ISH) took third in the Stiffelsen Falsterbo
Horse Show Pris 1m45. Lt. Carey also won Sundays BJ Trophy
1m40, followed into second place by Loughtown Atlanta (ISH)
and C. Torres Garcia (ESP).
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Historic
success at the "Vincenzo Muccioli Challenge"
For
the first time, in the history of equestrian sports,
an Israeli rider wins a top International Grand Prix:
Elad Yaniv, on Dayment Dayliete achieved this important
result for his country's equestrian sports of jumping.
The 25-years-old Israeli rider, who has been competing
with this horse for only three months, climbed on the
top place of the podium at the "Wind - Challenge
Vincenzo Muccioli Grand Prix", the last and most
important competition of the San Patrignano three-day
event.
In
the second round - where competed 11 riders that went
clear in the first round - he preceded the Swedish rider
Henrik Hankancrona, second on his Candelight and the
French lady rider Dominique Robert, placed third with
Auleto.
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Equinox
Resort and Spa becomes a Grand Prix Sponsor of the
Vermont Summer Festival
East
Dorset, VT—July 21, 2003—The Equinox Resort
and Spa, a four diamond resort in the heart of Vermont’s
Green Mountains, has joined forces with the Vermont
Summer Festival Horse Show in becoming the sponsor
of the $35,000 Grand Prix on Sunday, July 27, 2003.
The five week long event will continue to run at the
Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, Vermont, through
August 10, 2003.
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"The
Vermont Summer Festival exhibitors have already discovered
the fine staff and services of the Equinox Hotel, and are
this year discovering the resort’s new Avanyu Spa,
" stated Dotty Ammerman, Vermont Summer Festival Executive
Director. "While our competitors love the rural nature
of the Manchester area, the fact that they can have luxury
and resort amenities is a bonus."
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Laura
Chapot And Little Big Man Win $50,000 Rio Vista Grand
Prix
Ellenville,
NY (July 21, 2003)—Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station,
New Jersey, rode her own Little Big Man to victory in
Sunday's $50,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix at HITS Catskills
III. Chapot rode three mounts in the competition, also
placing sixth on Copper Twist and twelfth on Green Card.
All three of her mounts were trained by her parents,
Olympic veterans Frank & Mary Chapot of Chado Farms.
Mark Jungherr of Amesbury, Massachusetts, rode Enterprise,
owned by R A Francoeur to second place. Third place
went to Christine Tribble of Suffield, Connecticut,
aboard Vegas, owned by her family's Windsor Show Stable.
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Eighteen
horse and rider combinations competed over the first round
course. Course designer, Kenny Krome, set a challenging
13-obstacle course that included a triple bar oxer at fence
No. 7, a Liverpool at fence No. 10, and a triple combination
at fence No. 12. The time allowed was set at 98 seconds.
Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, Florida, was the first to deliver
a clear round. Minikus and Gardenio, a black Hanoverian
gelding owned by YZ Partners, cruised the course giving
a faultless performance well within the time allowed. The
next six horses failed to go clear, and it was the eleventh
in the order, Mark Jungherr aboard Enterprise, that gave
the crowd the assurance of a jump-off. The fifteenth and
sixteenth horses in the order also went clear—Christine
Tribble aboard After Eight and Laura Chapot aboard Little
Big Man.
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Show
Jumping Results : CSI**** San Patrignano Italy 18
- 20 July 2003
GRAN
PREMIO WIND (GRAND PRIX)
Challenge Vincenzo Muccioli
Prix n. 9 Gran Premio Over Two Rounds Competition
(Art. 273.2.2 - 3.3)
1) YANIV Elad (ISR) DAIMENT DAYLIETE, 2) ANKARCRONA
Henrik (SWE) AUDI'S CANDLELIGHT, 3) MASCELLA ROBERT
Dominique (FRA) AULETO
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July 2003
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Special
guests make this year's show historic
World
Championship Paint Horse Show tops 1,800 horses for
fourth straight year
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WORTH, Texas-The World Championship Paint Horse Show continued
its pattern of success with another eventful 14-day run
of spotlighting the talents of some of the most outstanding
horses in the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) registry.
For
the fourth consecutive year, more than 1,800 horses competed
in the show, held June 22 through July 5 in the Will Rogers
Memorial Center, Fort Worth, Texas. There were actually
1,850 horses competing in the show this year. Entries in
the show totaled 4,700, with 1,482 in open, 1,475 in youth,
1,037 in amateur and 446 in novice amateur classes, along
with 260 in futurity and specialty classes.
The
first week of the show was dedicated to youth activities,
including the world's largest comprehensive judging contest
for youngsters. Approximately 400 youth participated. Other
activities included a youth team tournament during which
American Junior Paint Horse Association (AjPHA) members
competed both on and off their horses. The Team Tournament
featured four team-oriented events: Hippology, Parade of
Teams, Talent Contest and Performance Classes.
The
second week included exciting open, novice amateur and amateur
competition.
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Phillips
Wins $35,000 Manchester Classic Grand Prix Presented
by Hand Motors
East
Dorset, VT—July 20, 2003— Jonathan Phillips
of Potomac, MD rode Prins, owned by Jonathan and Jeffrey
Phillips, to win the $35,000 Manchester Classic Grand
Prix Presented by Hand Motors at the Manchester Classic
Horse Show, July 16-20, the second week of the five-week-long
Vermont Summer Festival, July 9-August 10, at the
Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT.
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After
turning in what were described by his trainer, Jimmy Torano,
as “two picture perfect rounds,” Phillips topped
the five horse-and-rider combinations who qualified for
the jump-off. He earned his first Grand Prix win with a
fault free jump-off round in a time of 45.289 seconds.
“It
felt amazing,” Phillips said of his performance in
the day’s highlighted event.
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Joe
Fargis Wins $175,000 Cargill Grand Prix of the United
States to Close the 2003 Oaks Blenheim International
San
Juan Capistrano, CA—July 19, 2003—Three-time
Olympic medalist Joe Fargis of Southampton, NY, rode
Edgar to the win in the $175,000 Cargill Grand Prix
of the United States, presented by HBO, to conclude
four action-packed days of equestrian competition at
the Oaks Blenheim International CSI****, part of the
Capistrano Summer Festival in San Juan Capistrano, CA.
Fargis
topped an international field of 26 horses and riders
in Sunday’s spectacular finale. Four entries, all
U.S. Equestrian Team (USET) veteran riders, qualified
for a tiebreaking jump-off by turning in penalty-free
rides in each of the first two rounds. Finishing second
was Gabriella Salick of Thousand Oaks, CA, aboard Sandstone
Laurin and ending the day in third was the defending
champion, Chris Kappler of Pittstown, NJ, who was on
the mount on which he won last year’s title, Royal
Kaliber.
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Husar
Earns First Major Victory at Manchester Classic Horse
Show
East
Dorset, VT-- July 19, 2003-- Lucy Husar of Atlantic
Highlands, NJ aboard Sarah Becker’s mare Kullatosen
won the $1,500 NAL/WIHS Children’s Jumper Classic
at the Manchester Classic Horse Show, July 16-20,
the second week of the Vermont Summer Festival, July
9-August 10, held at the Harold Beebe Farm in East
Dorset, The
fifteen-year-old, sophomore at Redbank Catholic High
School was the only rider to produce a clear round
in the jump-off. “I’m so excited. I can’t
believe it,” she said of her win.
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Husar’s
victory in East Dorset marks her first win on the A-circuit.
The teenager, who usually rides with Frank Madden and Max
Amaya, has been training with Bobby Braswell of Ocala, FL
while in Vermont. “This is the first time I’ve
shown on this circuit. This is my first major win ever!”
Sarah
Pankosky aboard White Robe, owned by Whipstick Farm LTD,
earned second place, and Ashley Millspaugh rode her Smart
Alec to finish in third.
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O'Brien
Takes Silver Medal At World Military Games
ARMY
EQUITATION School rider Lt. David O'Brien from Athlone,
today (Sunday) took the Silver Medal at the Individual
Show Jumping Championships at Minderhout, Belgium,
in the World Military Games.
Competing
against the world's best army riders, Lt. O'Brien,
on the Irish-bred nine yr old bay mare <Lismore
Clover> was leading up until the very last rider
went in, but Andrey Stepanenko from Belarus was just
under a second faster on the course, and pipped Ireland
for the Gold Medal.
O'Brien
said: <It was a very exciting competition, and
a great honour to take a Silver Medal for my country.
I could not fault Lismore Clover, and I honestly thought
we had it in the bag until the very last.>
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Chester
International Horse Show
17th - 20th July 2003
Sunday
Results
Chester
International Horse Show got off to a cracking start on
Thursday 18th July, billed as the largest show jumping event
in the north of England, this outstanding show takes place
on the unique locality of Chester Racecourse. Riders from
Britain, Belgium, Ireland, USA, New Zealand and Brazil will
be competing over the weekend.
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Show
Jumping - Kerrygold Grand Prix League - Breen Takes
Newcastle West, Jmps Up League Standings
SHANE
Breen today (Sunday) produced one of the surprises
for which the Kerrygold League is famous, and catapulted
himself into Fourth place with two good Grand Prix
placings back-to-back.
A
win at Newcastle West today on his own <Luandra>,
coupled with a Second at Limerick yesterday gave him
a total of 18 League points, which racked his total
up to 53, and brought him in one place above Linda
Courtney on the leaderboard.
He
said: < I'm delighted with this. It was a good
course built by James Tarrant, and the footing was
good and the weather ideal. Newcastle West excelled
themselves with the organisation of the whole event,
and there was a great attendance.
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Madden
Wins $50,000 Budweiser International Speed Derby at
2003 Oaks Blenheim International
San
Juan Capistrano, CA—July 19, 2003—Beezie Madden
of Cazenovia, NY, rode Innocence to the win in the $50,000
Budweiser International Speed Derby to highlight the
third day of equestrian competition at the Oaks
Blenheim International CSI****, part of the Capistrano
Summer Festival in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The event
runs through Sunday, July 20.
Madden topped a field of 37 entries in the thrilling
event which saw each horse and rider gallop over an
obstacle course with jumps ranging as high as 5’.
Just yesterday, Madden came away with the win in the
$25,000 St. Regis Resort International Class.
“He jumped very carefully, his rideability was
good, and he is always fast,” said Madden, who
is alternate on the squad representing the United States
at the 2003 Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic.
“Today was our day.”
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI**Chester Great Britain 17 - 20
July 2003
Class
No: 9 Premier Consulting UK Supreme Championship (Grand
Prix) : 1)
Limbo; Andrew Davies (GBR), 2) Peace Train; Norman
Dello Joio (USA), 3) Blue Chip Quinton: Paul Barker
(GBR), Class
No: 4 Esengroup Stakes : 1) Inco Polo; Sam Mottmans
(BEL), 2) Loro Piana Hamlet; Guy Williams (GBR), 3)
Casyopaya: Geoff Billington (GBR), Class No: 5 Clocktower
Stakes : 1) Kanselier; Ellen Whitaker (GBR), 2) Mr
Springfield; Robert Smith (GBR), 3) Larrisa; Jackson
Reed Stephenson (GBR) , Class No: 6 The Premier Consulting
UK Speed Stakes: 1) Karina; Robert Whitaker (GBR),
2) Anastasia; Billy Twomey (IRL), 3) Blue Chip Quinton;
Paul Barker (GBR) , Class No: 8 Total Asset Finance
Chester Championship : 1) Mr Springfield; Robert Smith
(GBR), 2) Falballa Colour; Helen McNaught (USA), 3)
Ashdale Spirit: Dave Quigley (IRL)
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI**** San Patrignano Italy 18 -
20 July 2003
GRANDE
CHASSE ACQUA ULIVETO, Prix n. 6 Int. H. 1.45 Speed
and Handiness Competition (Art. 239 - 263)
1) FUCHS Markus (SUI) EDZA DE ST.DENIS, 2) LANSINK
Jos (BEL) AK JOHN Z, 3) KURTEN Jessica (IRL) PREISHAMMER
PREMIO McDONALD S, Prix n. 4 Giovani Cavalli Competition
In Two Phases (Art. 274.5.2)
1)
MATHY Francois Jnr (BEL) IVOIRE DU ROUET, 2) KURTEN
Jessica (IRL) BOLIVAR II, 3) GEERINK Peter (NED) NORIT
PANIC
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| 20th
July 2003
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Gifted
Individual Adam Shereston proves his abilities with
Stable Talk magazine
Adam
Shereston, who is no stranger to being in the lime
light, has once again defied all odds and come up
trumps in showing his abilities to Stable Talk magazine.
Adam, who feels and heals pains and psychological
disorders with horses, was invited to Stable Talk
near Manchester, where he attended to some of their
horses and riders. Could this be, someone who actually
talks with the horses and heals them with his bare
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Well,
from recent reports and the reports from Stable Talk,
obviously he can. This gifted individual who is presently
touring around the UK, spent two days with Stable Talk
to yet again show his talents and abilities. Considering
how much scepticism there is about, it is no wonder he
has to keep proving what he does. To know what a horse
is thinking and feeling at any one time is an extradinary
gift to possess in its own right, but to actually heal
the problem as well is truly remarkable.
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Beezie
Madden Wins $25,000 St. Regis Resort International Class
at 2003 Oaks Blenheim International
San
Juan Capistrano, CA—July 18, 2003—Beezie Madden
of Cazenovia, NY, rode Innocence to the win in the $25,000
St. Regis Resort International Class to highlight the
second day of equestrian competition at the Oaks Blenheim
International CSI****, part of the Capistrano Summer
Festival in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The event runs
through Sunday, July 20.
Madden, who topped a field of 33 horses and riders,
has been named alternate to the squad representing the
United States at the 2003 Pan American Games in the
Dominican Republic. Finishing second was Karen Cudmore
aboard Conejo, and in third was Leslie Howard, who rode
Paloma. “I would like to thank the St. Regis for
a great day and a terrific competition,” said Madden.
“I love it out here. All the horses competed well.”
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Two
Men Convicted for Pony Cruelty
At
Hayward's Heath Magistrates Court, today, Friday 18
July, David Jack and Jason Passey were found guilty
of causing unnecessary suffering to a 10 hh 18 month
old bay filly known as Isla. Jack, 47, of 106 Forge
Way Billingshurst, West Sussex and Passey, 30, of
41 Little Preston Street, Brighton, East Sussex have
had their sentencing deferred until 7th August 2003
at Horsham Magistrates Court.
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On
19th June last year a complaint was received by a concerned
member of the public about a severely emaciated pony being
kept at livery at The Tedfold Stud in Billingshurst, West
Sussex. Ted Barnes, ILPH Field Officer, who was sent out
to investigate the same day comments, "Almost the entire
length of Isla's spine was visible, along with her ribs
and pelvic structure. Her hindquarters were caved in and
showed little sign of any fat. On top of this she was suffering
the apparent effects of rainscold or severe lice infestation.
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Kurten
Bounces Back At San Patrignano
AFTER
A few months of low profile on the international stage,
Ireland's Jessica Kurten bounced back at the four-star
Italian venue of San Patrignano tonight (Friday) with
a convincing win on her nine-year-old mare Quibell.
With
a 6,000 Euro purse at stake, Kurten was just fractions
of a second ahead of Dutch rider Peter Geerink, and
saw her team-mate Robert Splaine steer his seemingly
unshakable Coolcorron Cool Diamond into Third for
a hefty share of the prize money.
International
selectors will be closely watching both riders, with
next week's Hickstead looming, and the subsequent
choice to be made as to who represents Ireland at
the Super League fixture at Dublin in August.
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Chester
International Horse Show
17th - 20th July 2003
Chester
International Horse Show got off to a cracking start on
Thursday 18th July, billed as the largest show jumping event
in the north of England, this outstanding show takes place
on the unique locality of Chester Racecourse. Riders from
Britain, Belgium, Ireland, USA, New Zealand and Brazil will
be competing over the weekend.
Results
Friday 18th July;Please click
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Show
Jumping - Kerrygold Grand Prix League - O'Shea Takes
Limerick Grand Prix
IN
ONE of those twists that only Irish sport seems to
produce, the co-sponsor of today's Grand Prix was
put out of the top six by a single time fault, while
his protégé won the class.
Limerick's
Paul O'Shea was the happy winner today, while Cian
O'Connor, out of whose Karlswood yard Paul rides,
came seventh, though was undoubtedly not pushing his
Nations Cup horse Waterford Crystal ahead of next
week's Hickstead Super League fixture.
The
show was opened today by Clare McNamara of Crecora,
who led the competitors into the arena. Clare won
five medals in gymnastics in June's Special Olympics.
Paul
O'Shea, who hails from the local town of Kildimo,
was ecstatic about his victory today (Saturday), and
said : <I am very happy to win here on home ground.
It is a great thrill. The course was testing, and
Gerry Byne put in some clever elements, especially
the related distance.>> Please
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CSIOJ
Hagen (Ger)
7
- 10 August 2003
SOPHIE
HEAVEN From Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CHARLOTTE PLATT
From Haslemere, Surrey, MARTHA BEAUMONT From Stocksfield,
Northumberland, RYAN PRATER From Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire,
MICHAELA RUSSELL From Braintreee, Essex have been
selected to represent Great Britain at the Nations
Cup show in Hagen, Germany from 7 - 10 August 2003.
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Show
Jumping Results:
CSI** Chester Great Britain 17 - 20 July 2003
Class
No: 2 Total Assets 1.35m
1) Rex; Mark Armstrong (GBR), 2) Pakko; Keith Shore
(GBR), 3) Saffier: Billy Twomey (IRL)
Class No: 3 The Premier Consulting UK Stakes
1) Anastasia; Billy Twomey (IRL), 2) Fresh Direct
Landed Gentry; Tim Stockdale (GBR), 3) Peace Train;
Norman Dello Joio (USA)
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI**** San Patrignano Italy 18 -
20 July 2003
PREMIO
CONVITO DI ROMAGNA, Prix n. 2
1)
MELLIGER Willi (SUI) LB SCUTT
2) ARIOLDI Roberto (ITA) L.P. PAPRIKA DELLA LOGGI
3) ERAS Rob (NED) COLLEZ.CESARO LA PERLA
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CSIO****
Lummen (Bel)
31
July - 3 August 2003
Mark
Armstrong From Bordon, HANTS, Jane Annett From Sevenoaks,
KENT, Paul Barker From Northallerton, NORTH YORKSHIRE,
Di Lampard From Oakham, LEICS have been selected to
compete at the above-mentioned show. Please
click here for further details
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