All England Dressage Derby Championships at Hickstead
Leading dressage riders will take part in 5 days of top competition at the newly named All England Dressage Derby Championships at Hickstead, on 24th - 28th July. As the UK's premier dressage venue, Dressage at Hickstead boasts a unique 'garden party' atmosphere that is relished by riders and spectators alike. This year promises an extravaganza of dressage at all levels in the build up to hosting the 2003 European Championships.
Among the most popular classes are the All England National Young Horse Championships for 5 and 6 year olds sponsored by Shearwater Corporate Services. The Championships are designed to bring future international prospects to the fore and, since their inception, they have become one of the most successful and prestigious young horse competitions.
David Holmes, Chief Executive of British Dressage, says "Young horse classes are particularly important in our sport because they heighten people's awareness of breeding issues. These Championships provide an opportunity to see the dressage horses of the future experiencing their first taste of the atmosphere at a major event."
An interesting innovation this year is the Judge and be Judged competition. A group of invited high profile judges and riders will each ride a test while being judged by the rest of the group. The class is the product of much creative thinking by Show Director, Dane Rawlins. "The judges will not only have to compete against each other, but will have to judge each other too! It should provide some interesting results." he said.
Another addition to the schedule is the popular and entertaining Intermediare 1 Pas de Deux to music, which will take place on Saturday afternoon. The class always interests spectators and gives competitors the chance to show flair and interpretation of the music while maintaining the accuracy of their movements.
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Horse Club Junior Day Mixes Fun And Education At Lake Placid Horse Shows
Lake Placid, NY – May 17, 2002 – The annual Horse Club Junior Day at the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows returns again this year combining kids, horses and fun!
Lake Placid will once again host world-class equestrian competition in the heart of the Adirondacks when the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows return to the North Elba Show Grounds, June 26–July 7. Action takes place each Wednesday through Sunday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, at the North Elba Showgrounds located on Route 73 across from the ski jumps.
“Horse Club Junior Day is one of the most popular traditions at the Lake Placid Horse Shows,” said Lori Martin, Lake Placid Horse Show Association Executive Director. "It is another way to bring families to the horse show to participate in fun and educational activities together. Horse Club Junior Day allows the children to meet top international equestrians."
The Lake Placid Horse Shows are renowned for combining competition with a relaxing and beautiful environment. The show offers the amenities of a world-class horse show with recreational opportunities found at the finest resorts, making it one of the most popular horse show venues in the United States. Fishing, swimming, hiking, canoeing, camping, and biking can all be enjoyed just a few steps away from the horse shows. The event, which attracts more than 1,200 horses for each of two weeks, is one of the nation’s largest hunter-jumper horse shows.
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Oaks Blenheim International CSI-A To Host Final Selection Trials for the 2002 World Equestrian Games
San Juan Capistrano, CA—May 16, 2002—Oaks Blenheim Exhibitions is proud to announce that the Oaks Blenheim International CSI-A, to be held July 25-28, in San Juan Capistrano, CA, will be hosting the United States Equestrian Team’s final three rounds of Selection Trials for the 2002 World Equestrian Games.
This year marks the second annual Oaks Blenheim International CSI-A, which was the country’s first outdoor CSI-A (international individual show jumping competition). It is also the second time Selection Trials to determine a USET squad will be held at the Oaks Blenheim Exhibitions – Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park. Selection Trials for the Sydney Olympic squad were held at the San Juan Capistrano venue in 2000.
Selection Trials #5 and #6 for the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain will be held concurrently with the $175,000 Cargill Grand Prix of the United States, presented by HBO, on Sunday, July 28. The two rounds of the Table A class will count as the fifth and sixth score respectively for riders competing in the Selection Trials. The scores from the Grand Prix will be the final scores used to determine the team for the World Equestrian Games. The World Equestrian Games will be held in Jerez, Spain in September.
The first three Trials will be held July 20 and 21 at the Del Mar Horse Park in Del Mar, CA. Trial #4, a $25,000 class presented by Budweiser, will be held at Oaks Blenheim on Friday, July 26. While the Friday class will be open only to those riders in contention for the WEG team, invitations to compete in Sunday’s Grand Prix have also been extended to an elite group of international riders. Joining this country’s top riders in the Cargill Grand Prix will be reigning World Champion Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil, 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Jeroen Dubbeldam of The Netherlands, and four-time British Olympian Michael Whitaker.
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Horse Webbers Against Cruelty - WHY??
A group of us from the Horseweb-uk.com message boards have started a campaign to raise awareness of the acts of cruelty and neglect toward horses and donkies, and the lack of help that the authorities give in these cases.
I own rescued horses and so have quite a large number of the "horse webbers" that are supporting the campaign, many of these horses and ponies have been rescued because the authorities have done nothing.
I have initially given ourselves a year to leave the petition running and to try and make a difference although I can see this is going to be an on going thing. So far we are just running with volunteers and I bought the domain and am web master for the site. There are a few volunteers around the country keeping their ears open for news of attacks or rescues and any horse news in general.
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Farmers Call For World Cup Team Effort
The NFU is calling on England football fans to take full precautions to ensure they don't bring foot and mouth disease back from their World Cup trip to Japan and South Korea. Farmers are calling for the support of England fans that will travel to Jeju in South Korea for the England v South Korea World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday (21 May).
That match is the only game England will be playing in South Korea - currently fighting a major foot and mouth epidemic - but it still poses a very real threat, say UK farmers. NFU President Ben Gill said: "Farmers wish our England football team the very best of luck. But it would be an absolute tragedy if we let down our guard and let foot and mouth back into the country. "I would implore those fans who attend the South Korean friendly to stay away from infected areas and avoid coming into contact with livestock during their travels.
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Ricketts Promises "Major Effort" At RIHS
Tourmaline Rose campaigning for fourth Eventing Grand Prix win
British team manager Derek Ricketts is "going all out to win" the Nations Cup competition at this year's Golden Jubilee Royal International Horse Show (July 24-28) at the All England Jumping Course, Hickstead.
"No way am I going to use the Hickstead nations cup as a trial or try-out for the World Championships," he promises. "We'll pick the best riders and horses on merit and on current form - and go all out to win.
"I want to hear the National Anthem and see the Union Flag raised over the showground."
It will be his first foray into team management on home ground, although he was a member of the World Championship winning team in 1978 and a European team Gold medallist in 1979, then riding the great Hydrophane Coldstream.
Invitations to compete at Hickstead have been sent to last year's winner, Ireland, together with France, Germany, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland.
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Bits-A Quick Look
A free e-booklet, Bits-A Quick Look, is now available as an introduction to the new "Know and Go" series by Success Is Easy, the leader in online equine education courses.
The "Know and Go" series features short e-booklets on Conformation, Nutrition, Bits, Shoeing and Horse Behavior Modification. The series was written by Don Blazer, internationally know author/trainer and developer of the Success Is Easy Distance Learning program which offers Certificates of Recognition from participating colleges.
"Horsemen need a complete understanding of horses, equipment, behavior and health care in order to be successful," Blazer said. At the same time, we know horsemen are busy and don't have time to waste, so we want to provide the information they need in a faster, easier format." Blazer has taught for seven colleges and universities. He has demonstrated training techniques at clinics from Alaska to Australia. The author of hundreds of "how-to" articles for most of the major equine publications, Blazer is also the author five books on horse training techniques. "Our Know and Go series provides answers horsemen can use immediately, and get positive results."
Bits-A Quick Look explains the differences between snaffles and curbs and tells how, when and why each should be used.
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EFTBA Elects New Executive & Announces First Race Day
The European Federation of Thoroughbred Breeder's Associations (EFTBA) has elected a new executive and announced details of its first race day at its 9th Annual General Meeting at Longchamp Racecourse, Paris today (Sunday 12th May, 2002).
FIRST EFTBA RACE DAY
Details of the first EFTBA Race Day were also announced. It takes place in Veliefendi Racecourse in Istanbul on Sunday 19th May, 2002, with EFTBA sponsored prizes for the One Thousand Guineas and Two Thousand Guineas.
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Dressage Result - Munich Reim CDI*** Germany - 11th May 2002
Irish Rider Qualifies For Grand Prix Special
Preis der Nurnberger Versicherungsgruppe, International Dressage Competition, Grand Prix
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