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| 22nd Dec 2001 |
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Charles
Owen Assists The USEA Safety Committee
Roy
Burek, the Managing Director of leading International Headwear
Manufacturer Charles Owen was recently invited to the USEA (United
States Eventing Association) Annual Convention in Portland,
Oregon. 6th - 9th December 2001. Mr Burek was invited to help
and advise the Safety Commitee on safety concerns and issues
that the Riders currently have. The meeting was attended by
many of the leading International Event Riders, including David
and Karen O'Connor who later invited Mr Burek to dine with them.
As Mr Burek commented "We were treated like royalty throughout
the entire trip, and the opportunities that arose were unbelievable"
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| 22nd Dec 2001 |
Ireland's Peter Charles
Snatches Olympia Puissance
In a display
of remarkable horsemanship, Ireland's Peter Charles tonight (Friday
December 21) snatched the coveted Accenture Christmas Puissance prize
at London's Olympia, clearing a wall of 2m17 (approximately 7 feet
3 inches) in a final two-horse jump-off against British ace John Whitaker.
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| 22nd Dec 2001 |
Masterfoods To Sponsor
Burghley
Masterfoods,
the new identity for Mars’ food and pet care businesses in the
UK, has announced that it will be title sponsor of the Burghley Horse
Trials in 2002 and 2003. The sponsorship will be titled the Burghley
Masterfoods Horse Trials.
Mike Davies,
Managing Director of Masterfoods said: “We are delighted to have
signed this agreement. As a sporting occasion, Burghley Horse Trials
is unequalled in its ability to provide sport and entertainment in
a unique setting and is a wonderful commercial partner for Masterfoods.
Although
Burghley’s previous sponsor Pedigree® is part of the Masterfoods
brand portfolio, this is not the same sponsor by a different name;
this is very much a new sponsorship. The other brands within the Mars
group have had a small presence at Burghley during the time of the
Pedigree® sponsorship but it is now our intention to increase
their presence dramatically and use the event to promote the family
of Masterfoods products.”
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| 22nd Dec 2001 |
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USA Equestrian
and U.S. Equestrian Team Take Steps to Resolve Governance
Matter |
Lexington, KY and
Gladstone, NJ-December 21, 2001-USA Equestrian President Alan F. Balch
and U.S. Equestrian Team (USET) President Dr. Armand Leone, Jr. have
announced that the Executive Committees of the two organizations have
agreed in principle to a resolution of the equestrian governance matter
that would result in a unified National Governing Body (NGB) for equestrian
sports in the United States.
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| 22nd Dec 2001 |
Show Jumping Result:
CSI-W Olympia 19-23 December 2001
THE
CHRISTMAS CRACKER; Qualifying Competition for the World Cup on Saturday
1) FOR
PLEASURE; Marcus EHNING (GER), 2) CARNEVELLY; Peter CHARLES (IRL),
3) JOLI COEUR; Franke SLOOTHAAK (GER)
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| 21st Dec 2001 |
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Federation Equestre Internationale
News
Flash News 20 December
2001 |
2002 Samsung
Nations Cup Final Will Be In Donaueschingen (GER)
A working group designated by the Nations Cup Committee and formed
of Dr Bo Helander, Secretary General, Olaf Petersen, Chairman of the
Jumping Committee, Ulf Rosengren, Nations Cup Director, and Jan-Willem
Koerner, Chairman of the CSIO Organisers association, awarded the
2002 Samsung Nations Cup Final to Donaueschingen (GER) from 22 to
25 August.
HRH The Prince Philip Received The First FEI Award
The
FEI Award for Dedicated and Distinguished Services to Equestrian Sport
was presented to HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, by HRH
The Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón on the opening day
of the CSI-W Olympia held from 19 through 23 December 2001 in London
(GBR). Please
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| 21st Dec 2001 |
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Robert Chelberg
Wins The Central European League |
The FEI announced
today that U.S. Grand Prix Jumping Rider, Robert Chelberg, based in
Prague, CZE, won the Central European League which qualifies him to
compete at the World Cup Final in Leipzig (GER), May 1-5, 2002 as
an additional U.S. rider. Chelberg finished the League 16 points ahead
of Hungarian rider Jozsef Turi who finished 6th in the Individual
standings at the World Equestrian Games in Rome (ITA), 1998.
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| 21st Dec 2001 |
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Homfeld
Receives Fourth Course Designer Of The Year Award |
For the second
year in a row, and fourth time over all, the Mr. & Mrs. William
C. Cox Memorial Trophy for the Show Jumping Course Designer of the
Year has been awarded to Conrad Homfeld of Southampton, New York.
Along with last year's victory, Homfeld also received this award in
1988 and 1997.
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| 21st Dec 2001 |
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USA
Equestrian Meetings Open At Charlotte Annual Convention
USA
Equestrian announced today that it has confirmed with committee
leadership that virtually all committee meetings at the Annual
Convention in Charlotte, NC, beginning January 9, will be open
at least in part to all Federation members in attendance.
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| 21st Dec 2001 |
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Memorial
Service Set For Emerson Burr
Memorial
services for legendary hunter pony trainer Emerson Burr will
be held Saturday, December 22, 2001 at the Greenfield Hill Congregational
Church at 10:00 AM followed by a reception at the Fairfield
County Hunt Club.
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| 20th Dec 2001 |
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Federation Equestre Internationale
News
19 December 2001 |
World Equestrian
Games Chef De Mission Meeting
In view of the World Equestrian Games (WEG), which will take place
from 11 through 22 September 2002, a Chef de Mission meeting was held
on 12 December 2001 in the WEG host city Jerez de la Frontera (ESP).
World Cup Driving: Harry de Ruyter (NED) wins in Amsterdam
The third competition of the newly created FEI World Cup for Four-in-Hand
Drivers took place in Amsterdam on 13 and 14 December 2001.
It was a first for the two times world champion and Dutch driving
hero Ysbrand Chardon. He won the warm up competition with a huge margin
ahead of his countryman Harry de Ruyter and Gert Schrijvers of Belgium.
But he was less lucky in the World Cup competition. After an early
knock down and following an attempt to make up for the loss, Chardon
knocked over two additional balls. Victory went to 52-year old Harry
de Ruyter ahead of the Stockholm winner Chester Weber (USA), followed
by Schrijvers and Chardon.
World Cup Jumping Victory Of Leslie Howard (USA) in Amsterdam
Former World Cup winner and Olympic champion Leslie Howard (USA)
beat an impressive field to win Round 7 of the 2001/2002 World Cup
Jumping Series (Western European League), which took place in Amsterdam
on 13-16 December 2001 in Amsterdam (NED).
FEI Waldfried Euro Future Cup Dressage Final
The Final of the 2001 FEI Waldfried Euro Future Cup Dressage Series
for Young Riders was held in Frankfurt (GER) from 14 to 16 December
2001. The final competition, the Prix St Georges Freestyle, was won
by Nicola Giesen (GER) and Slow Fox V with a score of 77.13%.
FEI Rules and Regulations
The 2001 version in English of the Rules for Eventing will be
published on the FEI website www.horsesport.org, section reference,
chapter rules before the end of 2001.
2002 FEI General Assembly
The 2002 FEI General Assembly will take place in April 2002 in
Rabat (MAR).
FEI Trainers Seminar, Warwickshire College (GBR)
The first Seminar for FEI Development Trainers took place in Warwickshire
College (GBR) on 11 and 12 December. The seminar was held in conjunction
with the International Group for Equestrian Qualifications and its
purpose was to establish a list of experienced trainers who were prepared
to work in developing countries as part of the FEI Development programs.
News From The International Equestrian Organisers Alliance (IEOA)
and the Alliance Of Jumping Organisers (AJO)
The 2001 General Assembly of the International Equestrian Organizers
Alliance (IEOA) convened on 10 November 2001 in Brussels (BEL).
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| 20th Dec 2001 |
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Frank
Chapot Honored With USA Equestrian Lifetime Achievement Award |
Mr. Frank D. Chapot,
69, of Neshanic Station, New Jersey, has been named as the winner
of the 2001 First USA Bank/USA Equestrian Lifetime Achievement Award
for the Jimmy A. Williams Trophy. This prestigious award is bestowed
annually by the USA Equestrian Executive Committee to an outstanding
equestrian whose "lifetime experience and accomplishments exemplify
uncommon devotion to the sport of horse showing and whose equestrian
career and
horsemanship has continually elevated the sport's excellence."
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| 20th Dec 2001 |
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Emerson
Burr Passes Away
Legendary
hunter pony trainer Emerson Burr, 81, of Fairfield, Connecticut,
passed away Monday, December 17, 2001. Burr was best known for
his talent for matching kids to ponies and was known to many
as a "father figure" in the pony hunter ring.
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| 20th Dec 2001 |
Show Jumping Result:
CSI-W Olympia 19-23 December 2001
THE
CANDLE STAKES, International Jumping Competition
1) KALUSHA;
Robert SMITH (GBR), 2) PRINCE OF WALES; Michael WHITAKER (GBR),
3) ANKA; Marcus EHNING (GER)
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| 20th Dec 2001 |
2002 Horse Show and
Grand Prix Calendar
Following
is a list of select equestrian competitions scheduled for 2002:
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| 19th Dec 2001 |
Equus Evening Extravaganza
Three impressive
new evening performances will be featured at Equus, The Horse
Event, to be held from 4th to 7th April 2002 at the ExCeL exhibition
centre in London's Docklands. |
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"The Evening
Extravaganza performances are fun filled, action packed horse spectaculars
combining skill, humour and entertainment" said Sarah Cartwright,
Director of Equus Event Ltd who organize the event. "Everyone
with even the slightest interest in horses will enjoy this show."
Each of the evening performances will offer 2 hours of pure entertainment
featuring a number of unique acts. On Thursday 4th and Friday 5th
April the Evening Extravaganza will feature The HawkMaster Display,
a stunning presentation combining horses and birds of prey. Both sophisticated
dressage movements and comedy will play a part in performances by
John and Charlotte Lassetter and The King's Troop RHA will present
their thrilling gun team display. Tanya Larrigan will perform a comedy
duo with Jacque followed by the Mini Marvels® with their interpretation
of Riverdance. There will also be the beautiful Lusitano and Spanish
stallions of El Caballo de España, plus vaulting, side-saddle
dressage and jumping, western and trick riding.
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| 19th Dec 2001 |
Joel Performs Well
At "Jumping Amsterdam" World Cup Classes
Joel,
the 10-year-old gelding sired by Morningside Stud's KWPN-approved
stallion Ekstein, continued his fantastic jumping this past weekend
in Holland.
On Friday
at the important "Jumping Amsterdam" competition, Joel
(Ekstein x Ramiro Z) jumped clear in the Qualification Competition
for the World Cup and placed 8th out of 36 starters. This result
earned prize money for Joel's rider and breeder, Gert Jan Bruggink,
and a ticket to jump the next day.
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| 19th Dec 2001 |
Interim Movement Rules
For Next Year Are A Step Forward - NFU
The announcement
today of an easing in the regime to regulate animal movements following
foot and mouth will loosen the strait-jacket constricting farmers,
says the NFU.
The new regime for England and Wales, announced this morning by
Lord Whitty, is likely to come into force in February.
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| 18th Dec 2001 |
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Olympia
International Show Jumping Championships
Olympia
Gives Young British Riders A Golden Opportunity
Olympia
International Show Jumping Championships has given two young
British riders a last minute invitation to the show, one of
Europe’s biggest show jumping events and this year celebrating
its 30th anniversary. The invitations came about with the
withdrawal of Swiss international, Willi Melliger who is sidelined
due to injury.
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The riders, Corrine
Collins (22) from Crewe, Cheshire and Richard Davenport (21) from
Knutsford, Cheshire have been invited to bring one horse each to compete
at the show which runs from Wednesday, 19th December to Sunday 23rd
December. This year Olympia is offering over £232,000 in prize
money and will be playing host to a galaxy of international show jumping
stars.
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| 18th Dec 2001 |
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BETA
Secures Export Funding For Industry
BETA has
secured sponsorship status and funding to assist businesses
with the costs of exhibiting at three overseas shows.
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The funding worth
nearly £150,000 is a huge boost for the industry and has been
made possible through Trade Partners UK, which is the export arm of
the Department of Trade and Industry
The cash
will help with the costs of exhibiting at three of the major exhibitions
in Europe.
As part
of the SESA (Support for Exhibitions and Seminars Abroad) scheme,
Trade Partners UK will fund 60 per cent of the stand and build costs
for each qualifying company.
The shows
include SPOGA in Cologne, Germany and the World Equestrian Games in
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, both in September 2002, and Equitana
in Essen, Germany, September 2003.
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| 18th Dec 2001 |
NZ Horse Trekkers Combine
to Build International Profile
A group of New
Zealand horse trekking operators have launched an international marketing
initiative which aims to promote New Zealand as a premier trekking
destination.
Ridenz.com is an Internet portal providing direct access to New Zealand's
top trekking attractions, which have previously been promoted domestically
as Horse Riding - the Best of New Zealand.
The group is spread throughout New Zealand and offers a wide choice
in treks -- suitable for novices through to expert riders - and a
range of terrain and options. All have a track record in promoting
high environmental management standards.
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| 18th Dec 2001 |
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Zilco
Zilco,
a world leader in the manufacture of synthetic harness and
saddlery, is pleased to announce that Kellinghusen Fahrsport,
in Hamburg, will be its main distributor of Zilco Competition
Driving harness in Germany.
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Zilco is also releasing
a new range of driving harness, 'Zilco First'. This harness is a new
concept targeted specifically at the new entrant to the sport of carriage
driving in the fast-growing leisure-driving market.
The company,
based in New Zealand and Australia, specialises in top-quality synthetic
driving harness for all levels of carriage driving.
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| 18th Dec 2001 |
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Howard
Takes Top Honors In Amsterdam
Leslie Howard of Westport Connecticut won the Grand Prix and
the World Cup Class at CSI-W Amsterdam held December 13-16,
2001, riding Higher Ground Farm's Priobert de Kalvarie (1992
BWP g., Kimball - Dorothee de Kalvarie, by Flugel Van la Roche).
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Howard and her
mount, fresh off their victory in the Grand Prix at CSI-A Maastricht
held November 29 - December 2, 2001, were one of nine horse and rider
combinations to make it to the jump-off in the World Cup Class.
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| 18th Dec 2001 |
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Weber
Takes Second At Amsterdam
Chester
Weber is one step closer to winning the FEI World Cup Driving
Championship. Weber was second in the Amsterdam World Cup held
December 13-16, 2001 giving him a total of 23 points in World
Cup competition. Harry de Ruyter of the Netherlands sits in
second place with 11 points.
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| 17th Dec 2001 |
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Navicular
Syndrome
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Navicular
syndrome is so called because a number of conditions may cause
the pathological changes and clinical signs, and many structures
may be involved. The navicular bone lies on the back of the
coffin bone, with the navicular bursa, a small fluid-filled
sac, between them .The small boat-shaped bone serves as a
pulley for the deep flexor tendon that glides along its underside.
Navicular syndrome is a degenerative process that can affect
the bone, bursa or tendon
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This condition
occurs almost exclusively in the front feet, and usually affects both
feet. The first signs of navicular are a shortening of the stride
and slight unevenness on turns. Because both forefeet are affected
simultaneously, obvious lameness is not commonly observed. Instead,
the horse appears reluctant to go forward properly or lengthen his
stride. Pointing is another common sign; the horse will stand at rest
with one leg extended, the weight resting on the toe. When the foot
is pressure tested, the horse will usually indicate pain at the heels.
X-rays do not always detect early signs of navicular since the soft
tissues are usually the first problem areas. The cartilage on the
underside of the navicular bone and the deep flexor tendon become
inflamed first.
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| 16th Dec 2001 |
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A
Horse, of Course with
Don Blazer
I
walked passed Walter's stall, peeked in and saw him dunking
his hay in his water bucket.
I hate it when he does that. "Hey," I said. "Why
do you do that?"
"Hay," he said. "I like it wet and soggy and
drippy and messy. And it turns the water the darkest green
color. I like that."
"You don't like that," I countered. "You just
do it to irritate me. I
think you've got a lot of gall."
"No gall at all," he said with a smile. "Horses
don't have a gall
bladder," he informed me. It was a fact I already knew,
so I just ignored it. Sometimes ignoring him is the best thing
you can do.
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| 16th Dec 2001 |
Did You Ever Wonder
Where They Came From??
The
death of their owner left them in the care of a family member who
either didn't know or care how to take proper care of them. They
existed with infrequent feeding, hoof and medical care for years.
The property they lived on also suffered neglect. The once cute
barn became filled to the brim with uncleaned stalls and thousands
of empty cat food cans. Once the horses could no longer use it,
the under house garage became their shelter.
It was also a scary place for horses, with metal, glass, wood, wire,
and lawn mowing equipment to share it with. The fences were in deplorable
shape, with some chain link wire sinking down the poles and curling
upwards inside their paddock. The height of the sunken fence added
with the snowdrifts made it possible for them to walk over the area.
With 6 or more inches of sharp rusty wire pointing to the sky on
their side, it was a horrible accident waiting to happen. Well an
accident did happen, and no one knows for sure how. No one saw or
heard it so speculation remains.
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| 16th Dec 2001 |
Show Jumping Results:
CSI-W Amsterdam 13-16 December 2001
FEI WORLD CUP PRESENTED BY INVENT IN MOTION
1) PRIOBERT DE KALVARIE; Leslie HOWARD
(USA), 2) GRANDE DAME; Jan TOPS (NED), 3) AK ZANDOR Z; Jos LANSINK
(BEL)
HEINEKEN PRIJS,
Qualification Competition for the World Cup
1) FOR
PLEASURE; Markus EHNING (GER), 2) LORD Z; Beat MANDLI (SUI), 3)
PRIOBERT DE KALVARIE; Leslie HOWARD (USA)
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