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Training Tree: Suppleness
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Irish Draught Horse
Proof That Horses Have A Life After
Racing!
Federation Equestre Internationale News
| 29th March 2003 |
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The
Chill Master boot from Equitector
The
equiworld.net team were happy to be asked to review the
Chill Master boot from Equitector. The boot was tested
over the period of one year giving us the chance to
test it in all conditions from ankle deep mud and snow
to summer heat. |
The
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membrane which traps heat inside the boot and keeps feet
at body temperature irrespective of the weather conditions.
The boots manufacturers state that this system is effective
at temperatures down to -25 degrees - our tester did not
encounter such severe temperatures, but given the performance
of the boot we are happy to take their word for it. This
system also works in reverse to keep feet cool in warmer
weather.
We
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effectively keeps feet warm in winter and cool in summer.
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| 29th March 2003 |
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The
Latest In A Line Of Renowned "Horse Whisperers"
- Adam Shereston.
Doctor
Doolittle was the fabled version of the man who could
talk to the animals but in recent months the UK has
been privy to the real life version of Hugh Lofting's
central character.
Step forward, the latest in a line of renowned "Horse
Whisperers" - Adam Shereston.
There
are no rope halters or blankets involved but the 29-year-old
has employed his "gift" to help one of the
UK's top horse trainers Mark Tompkins' race horse Esperance
to reach the racecourse where he has performed with
credit. |
The
Flint Cottage Stables handler had almost given up hope that
the Bluebird colt would ever find his way behind a set of
stalls when suffering from a growth that blocked the blood
circulation to the horses left shoulder. Consultations with
international and local vets drew a blank and even calls
to Harley Street Specialists took Tompkins' two-year-old
no further down the road to recovery.
Hard as it may be to believe and, skeptics would no doubt
have a field day, but Adam was given a "signal"
that a horse was in trouble in Newmarket. A telephone call
was made with Adam offering to pick up where the problems
was an deal with it directly and on arrival at the stables
the next day he wasn't given any clues by the so far unconvinced
handler.
However, that impression was soon to change - Adam takes
up the story: "When I first see an animal I gain their
trust and then you can go from there. After making communication
I pointed straight towards his shoulders and told Mark that
was where the problem lay.
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| 29th March 2003 |
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British
Horse Society welcomes Defra consultation on equine
passports
The
British Horse Society welcomes the draft legislation
on equine passports published by Defra yesterday (27
March). Equine societies and organisations have waited
months for sight of the draft and now have three months
to comment by 30 June.
The
Society said today that it needed time to assimilate
the draft document, and to consult with colleagues.
It would make further comment once the document had
been thoroughly scrutinised.
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| 29th March 2003 |
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Wise
Lady Runs to Help Horses
A
Legal Executive from Farnborough is working hard to
get fit and raise funds for her run next month in
the London Marathon, all in aid of horses.
Anne Wise (54) of Peering Avenue, will be one of the
5 ILPH (International League for the Protection of
Horses) Golden Bond runners and she will need to raise
at least £1,000 in order to join thousands of
others on April 13 in London.
"It's always been my ambition," she says,
"to run a Marathon as I did some half marathons
some years ago and to be able to run in aid of worldwide
horse welfare is an extra bonus.
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"I
am a supporter of the ILPH, but I have never done any fundraising
before, so it's proving to be quite a challenge in more
ways than one."
Anybody wishing to support Anne and the work of the ILPH,
for whom she is running exclusively, should contact her
on 01276 672953 or Mel Edwards, ILPH Support and Liaison
Officer on 0870 366 6953.
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| 29th March 2003 |
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Show
Jumping - Lennon Seventh In Swedish World Cup Warm-Up
IRISH
WORLD CUP hopeful Trevor Coyle disappointed in the
World Cup Preliminary competition at Gothenburg, Sweden
tonight (Friday), when placed 43rd out of 46 starters,
finishing on a total of 14 faults with his American-owned
bay mare Portofino.
World
Champion Dermott Lennon was the best of the Irish
tonight, with a seventh place on the Irish-bred Liscalgot,
while Jessica Kurten continued her impressive run
of Top Ten placings at the Gothenburg show with the
nine yr-old Quibell, finishing in tenth.
Though
the results of tonight's World Cup Preliminary competition
do not affect World Cup points, they do determine
the order of jumping in the official World Cup competition
tomorrow (Saturday), where a good finish by Coyle
may be vital to his qualification for the World Cup
Final at Las Vegas in April. Please
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| 29th March 2003 |
News
in Equine Supplementation
Have you ever been in the jungle of Equine Nutritional Supplementation
when visiting the local tack shop and being bombarded with
1500 different containers of all shapes, forms and sizes
all promising you that theirs is the one magic powder or
juice your horse needs to stay fit and healthy?
Well, it seems to me that myself, as well as the rest of
the equine lovers out there are all victims of some fancy
sales pitches. Until recently when I came across a new product
called the "Daily Health Pack". These people have
mastered what seemed all along so obvious in creating one
consumer oriented supplement product for horses. No more
wondering what supplements to feed, no more mixing, measuring,
scooping and no more buying multiple supplements for this
"ailment" or that "ailment". No more
trying to pretend to have a degree in equine nutrition when
trying to decide which supplement ingredients I need for
my horse.
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| 29th March 2003 |
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Show
Jumping - Kurten Sets Cracking Pace At Gothenburg
It
was Ireland's Jessica Kurten who set a cracking pace
at the opening day of the World Cup Show in Gothenburg,
Sweden today (Thursday), with three Top Ten places in
the three major competitions of the day.
Riding
three different horses, the ten yr-old Lady Preishammer,
the nine yr-old Quibell, and her veteran Grand Prix
horse, the 17 yr-old Paavo N, the Cullybackey-born rider
set the standard for her fellow Northern Irish riders
Trevor Coyle and World Champion Dermott Lennon to follow. |
However,
all eyes will be on Coyle this Saturday, when he jumps in
the last qualifying competition for the FEI World Cup Final
in Las Vegas in April. Currently in equal 16th place in
the Western European leaderboard, Coyle must finish in the
Top 18 if he is to be the sole Irish representative at the
Final, so points gained at Gothenburg may be vital in returning
him to the World Cup arena for the first time since 1999,
when he finished Second overall on the Irish-bred stallion
<Cruising>.
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| 29th March 2003 |
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U.S.
Riders Have Great First Round In Goteborg
Debbie
McDonald, Guenter Seidel and George Williams all have
excellent positions after the completion of the first
round of competition at the Dressage World Cup Finals
in Göteborg, Sweden.
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McDonald
and her mount Brentina (Hanoverian: Brentano II x Lieselotte),
received a score of 72.28% in the Grand Prix to end the
first day of competition in second. Williams, and Mr. &
Mrs. Charles Smith’s Rocher (Westphalian: Rolls Royce
x Fraenzi), received 69.92% and are currently in 5th, followed
closely by Guenter Seidel and Nikolaus 7 (Westphalian: Weinberg
x Elise), owned by Richard and Jane Brown, who finished
with 69.56% in the Grand Prix. Germany’s Ulla Salzgeber
and Rusty 47 won the Grand Prix with a score of 77.40%.
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| 29th March 2003 |
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Irish
Participation In International Equestrian Events
CSI*
BARBIZON FRANCE 4-6 APRIL 2003
CSI**
MOORSELE BELGIUM 4-6 APRIL 2003
CSI***
MONTE CARLO MONACO 10-12 APRIL 2003
CCI***
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (USA) 17-20 APRIL 2003
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI-W Goteborg Sweden 27 - 30 March
2003
Knock-Out
International Jumping Competition
1)
RICARDA T; Maria GRETZER (SWE), 2) KUPIDO; Dermott LENNON
(IRL), =3) LACTIC 2; John WHITAKER (GBR)
Class
6, International Jumping Competition
1)
GOLDIKA 559; Toni HASSMANN (GER) , 2) FALBALA CORUBER;
Trevor COYLE (IRL), 3) CHARLOTTENHOF'S CHANDRA ; Soren
VON RONNE (GER)
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| 28th March 2003 |
Matt
Ryan Takes a Dive for Charity!
Matt
Ryan, Triple Olympic Gold Medallist, Three-Day Eventer is
used to taking dives from horses over the years, but jumping
out of an airplane is a completely different game.
On 13th April 2003 at The Royal Airforce Sport Parachute
Association at RAF Weston on the Green in Oxfordshire, Matt
will sky dive to raise money for the Mark Davies Injured
Riders Fund.
This is no ordinary jump. Matt will jump from 10,000ft and
free fall through the air down to 5,000ft where the parachute
will be deployed and Matt will drift gracefully to safety.
Matt won't be on his own - he will be harnessed to a professional
parachute instructor, helping him complete a staggering
two mile high tandem skydive!
And Matt will be achieving an life-time ambition of his.
'I've always wanted to ski-dive and when I read about it
in Eventing Magazine, I just knew I wanted to do it!
I have raised money for the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund
before and so already have a connection with them. Realistically,
we all know one day we could need their help - they've helped
friends of mine before. I'm really excited. It's an incredible
opportunity that I can do, whilst raising money for a charity
that is very close to my heart.'
Matt
needs your help. He needs to raise sponsorship money in
order to take part in this fantastic event. To sponsor Matt
to risk his life for charity, please call Armadillo to pledge
your support. All donations will be in aid of the Mark Davies
Injured Riders Fund.
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| 28th March 2003 |
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Encouraging
Discussions with the European Commission
ILPH
representatives, Jo White, Campaigns Manager and Keith
Meldrum, Adviser on European Affairs have recently
returned from very positive discussions with EC representatives
in Brussels.
The meeting, kindly hosted and arranged by East Midlands
MEP Roger Helmer, was attended by Martin Territt of
Commissioner Byrne's cabinet and Andrea Gavinelli,
author of the report on the Review of Live Animal
Transportation, on which new EU legislation will be
based.
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The
aims of the meeting were to discuss the progress of the
Commission's proposal to update the current Animal Transportation
Directive, to highlight ILPH concerns and to present new
recommendations for welfare improvements. ILPH emphasis
is on: " individual partitioning; " the duration
of ourneys;
" 24 hour rest on entry into the EU.
"One
of the most positive aspects to come out of the meeting,"
comments Jo White, "is the news that the Commission
is committed to single stalls/partitions as part of better
quality travelling conditions for equines. This will be
a significant welfare measure that should help to reduce
the injuries suffered by equines in transport."
Although
the Commission is against the 8 hour journey limit, the
issue of journey times is key to the new Directive, and
a reduction from the current maximum of 24 hours looks likely.
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| 28th March 2003 |
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Law
Lords decision highlights the benefit of British Horse
Society membership
A
decision by the Law Lords last week (Thursday 20 March)
to dismiss an appeal by a horse owning couple after
their animals escaped from their field onto a road,
causing severe injuries to a driver when they collided
with his car, could have a major effect on insurance
cover. The decision, that the couple were liable and
now face a potentially substantial compensation claim,
has highlighted the need for effective public liability
insurance for horses, available under the British
Horse Society's Gold membership scheme.
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The
Law Lords upheld an earlier decision in the Appeal Court
whereby, although the owners were not negligent, under the
1971 Animals Act they were deemed liable for their horses'
behaviour. Although the horses were kept in a well-fenced
field they were frightened by an unknown source and managed
to break out, fleeing onto the busy A380 Torquay to Exeter
road at midnight in August 1996. Two of the three horses
collided with vehicles, one causing the vehicle to be written
off but not causing injury to the occupants. The other horse
collided with a car driven by hotel manager Hossein Mirvahedy,
resulting in Mr Mirvahedy suffering severe facial injuries.
Both horses were killed in the collisions; the third horse
was safely caught and put in a field nearby where he was
collected the following morning by his owners.
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| 28th March 2003 |
netEquestrian
Gallops into the Horse Gift Market
Boulder
- March 25, 2003 - netEquestrian, Inc. today announced the
addition of an equestrian gifts and apparel product line
to their website, http://www.netequestrian.com.
"Our
goal is to provide the horse community with very unique,
high quality horse gifts and products," said Cherie
Volastro, President of netEquestrian, Inc. "Many of
our items, such as our horse jewelry and our artistic home
and office accessories, are handcrafted by individual artisans,
providing our store with very unique, hard-to-find items.
Other items we offer are every day products, such as our
Buzz-Off fly sheets by Bucas imported from Ireland, a 3-Step
Wound Care System touted as the "Overall Winner"
by John Lyons Perfect Horse, and our Revolutionary Jump
Cups endorsed by George Morris. We believe these products
are superior in quality and are excited to provide them
to the horse community.
netEquestrian
is targeting both the casual horse lover and the serious
horse show customer with its diverse product line including
apparel, horse care, horse show accessories, home décor,
specialty foods and a variety of games and horse activities
for kids. Combining the unique product offering with netEquestrian's
user-friendly shopping interface, netEquestrian.com is a
sure bet when gift shopping for your favorite horse lover.
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| 28th March 2003 |
Bob
Jeffries Partnership Training For Horse and Rider March
2003 News
“We
don’t break horses, we teach horses and riders to make
breakthroughs!”
Article of the month: MAKING YOUR HORSE A “GOOD
CITIZEN” BY BOB JEFFREYS
Does
your horse evade you by raising his head when you’re
trying to bridle him, or give you a dirty look when you
tighten the cinch? Does he walk into you, step on your feet,
push you around while trying to scratch his head, refuse
to let you pick up his feet, or pull you over to the next
patch of grass against your will?
If
you answered “Yes!” to any of the above questions,
then you need to ask yourself why you are accepting this
behavior. If your honest response is something like, “He’s
so good at everything else!” or “He really didn’t
mean it,” or “ It’s the only thing he does
wrong!” then you need to know that you can and should
expect more from your horse. Good manners are an important
part of any partnership, included the one between the two
of you. Improving his manners while you feed, groom, lead
or saddle your horse will “trickle up” and improve
his performance under saddle, whether on the trail, or in
the show ring. Your horse can learn that you expect him
to pay attention to you whenever you are around him!
For
example, teach him to drop his head on cue and accept the
bit willingly. You can accomplish this by putting your hand
on top of your horse’s head (the poll), and adding
just a tad of pressure. Do not release the pressure until
the head comes down (any downward movement should earn a
release in the beginning, even one sixteenth of an inch).
Eventually as you touch the top of his head he will lower
it down to where bridling becomes easy.
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| 28th March 2003 |
Defending
Champion Molly Ashe Returns for $200,000 Budweiser American
Invitational
Tampa,
FL – March 27 – Show jumping rider Molly Ashe
will be feeling the pressure on Saturday evening. At Raymond
James Stadium, the $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational
will begin at 7:00 pm and Molly has won this event the last
2 years in a row.
No
one has ever won the Invitational three years in a row since
its inception in 1972. Others have tried but this is a very
difficult class and the competition is tough. Katie Monahan-Prudent
and Rodney Jenkins have each won the Invitational three
years but not consecutively. Molly would be setting a new
record for the books if she can win this year.
Molly
will have her chance as the tenth rider in the order of
go. Thirty horse and rider combinations will attempt the
Steve Stephens designed course. And all the riders with
clean first rounds will return for a timed jump off. The
horse and rider with the fastest time and least number of
penalties in the jump off will win the $60,000 first place
award.
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PERA
News
Following
the Eventing Committee meeting held in Warendorf,
PERA currently features a report outlining the main
issues from this meeting on the website. Now that
the UK eventing season is underway, PERA would also
like to remind members that BE have changed their
scoring system for one day events in the UK, in order
to be more in line with the FEI system.
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details
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Foxhall
Cup Cross-Country Course Steeplechase Run
Atlanta,
GA, March 27, 2003 - Lace up your running shoes because
The Atlanta Track Club will be returning to Foxhall
Events this year for their annual 3-mile race, the "Foxhall
Cup Cross-Country Course Steeplechase Run." |
The
race, part of the ATC's Grand Prix Series, will take place
on Saturday, April 19 at 8:30 a.m. Runners will make tracks
all around the cross-country steeplechase course, where
riders and horses will be galloping later on in the afternoon.
Anyone interested in participating must sign-up at the race
site by 8:00 a.m.; $10 for non-members, FREE for ATC members.
For more information call (404) 231-9064. All runners will
receive complimentary admission into Foxhall Events on Saturday.
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| 28th March 2003 |
Laura
Kraut and Liberty Win the NAL Americhoice Challenge Again!
Tampa,
FL – March 27 – At the Tournament of Champions,
Laura Kraut and Liberty won the $5,000 NAL Americhoice Challenge.
Liberty is a Dutch Warmblood mare and is owned by The Summit
Group. This pair also won the Americhoice Challenge last
week at the Tampa Bay Classic. Twenty seven horses attempted
the course
The
North American League (NAL) runs season-long series in six
hunter and jumper divisions – Children’s Hunter,
Children’s Jumper, Adult Hunter, Adult Jumper, Pony
Jumper, and Open Jumper Speed. Each series culminates with
a championship final at the Pennsylvania National Horse
Show in Harrisburg, PA, in October. Riders need not be members
of the NAL to compete in any qualifying classes, but only
current members earn points toward year-end finals.
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United
States Equestrian Team Announces East Coast League
Riders For Show Jumping World Cup Final
Gladstone,
NJ—March 27, 2003—The United States Equestrian
Team (USET) has announced the 8 U.S. East Coast
League riders who have qualified to compete in Budweiser
World Cup 2003, April 16-20, in Las Vegas, NV. The
riders earned the right to compete at the Final
by being the top finishers in the U.S. East Coast
League.
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Federation
Equestre Internationale News
26 March 2003
FEI
Executive Board Meeting
The
Executive Board met on 24 March 2003 in Zurich.
World
Cup Dressage Final
The
following riders will participate to the World Cup
Final to be held in Göteborg (SWE) from 27
to 30 March 2003.
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World
Cup Jumping - Pessoa
wins in 's-Hertogenbosh
Rodrigo Pessoa made it very clear in 's-Hertogenbosch, that
he intends to reclaim the FEI World Cup jumping title. Seven
riders contested the jump off after the course designed
by Hank Drabbe proved troublesome to most of the field,
including world ranked no.1 Ludger Beerbaum, World cup champion
Otto Becker, World Champion Dermott Lennon who all failed
to reach the jump off.
Jumping
Top Ten Final To Be Held In Geneva (Sui) The
International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC)and the FEI allocated
the Top Ten Final to Geneva. Geneva
CSI-W, which will be held from 4 to 7 December, will host
the Top Ten Final for the third consecutive year.
World
Cup Driving - Exell
accelerates in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Australia’s
Boyd Exell won the FEI World Cup Driving competition in
‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED). Despite two knocked down balls,
Exell passed the finish line one second faster than Mark
Weusthof.
FEI
Eventing World Cup - Galway Downs Hosts First USA West Coast
World Cup Qualifier
Eventing's
first World Cup Final will be held in Pau, France this October,
and Galway Downs in Temecula, California is hosting the
only West Coast qualifying event for both United States
riders, and riders from other national federations. Any
American rider finishing in the top four of the CIC-W***
will receive an invitation to the inaugural World Cup Finals.
News
From Australia : 2003 Wandin Park International CIC ***
MIDDLETON'S
DOMINATION CONTINUES... By Adam Fawcett in Australia afawcettjournalist@hotmail.com
Australian
World Equestrian Games competitor David Middleton has continued
his domination of Australian eventing by taking out the
CIC*** on the twelve year old Armitage Downie Warlord at
the Wandin Park International Horse Event, Australia held
on 23 March 2003.
Silver Camera Award For The Best Picture Of 2002/2003
The CHIO Aachen, the International Equestrian Federation
(FEI) and the Sparkasse announce the contest “Best
Equestrian Photo of the Year” for which the award is
presented on the occasion of the World Equestrian Festival,
CHIO Aachen 2003, from 17 to the 22 June.
CSI0 3 STARS Alexandria Cancelled
The Egyptian Equestrian Federation just informed the
FEI that CSIO 3 stars Alexandria, due to take place from
24 to 26 April 2003 had been cancelled due to the current
situation in the Middle East. A new date will be decided
when the circumstances allow it.
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Marathon
Men Running to Support Horse Welfare
2
Londoners are putting their best foot forward next
month in aid of horse welfare.
Piers
German, 34, a Wine Merchant and Paul Williams 33,
a self confessed 'Financial Scrap Merchant', both
from South London, are training hard for the London
Marathon.
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They
will each be 1 of 5 ILPH (International League for the Protection
of Horses) Golden Bond runners who will be running exclusively
for the charity and they need to raise at least £1,000
in order to be able to join thousands of other runners on
April 13 in London.
Piers
knows what to expect as he ran for the ILPH in 2001 but
Paul is new to it.
He
says, "I am really looking forward to realising a long
held ambition to compete in a major marathon. I am a little
nervous, but relish the challenge of successfully completing
the world's premier endurance athletic event.
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| 27th March 2003 |
Cathy
Fenn From Pony Club HQ To Run In London Marathon
Cathy
Fenn who works for The Pony Club HQ at Stoneleigh, where
she is responsible for the website, the organisation of
the many Championships as well as for the disciplines of
Dressage, Show Jumping and Tetrathlon, is taking up the
challenge to run the London Marathon to raise much needed
money for The Anthony Nolan Trust after one of her work
colleagues died from Leukaemia.
Cathy,
32, became aware of The Anthony Nolan Trust and its work
Sophia Hopkinson who worked for British Eventing, was diagnosed
with leukaemia and had a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately
Sophia died in 2001 but Cathy was inspired by her courage
and decided to achieve a dream by running the marathon and
raising lots money as well.
Letitia
Hayward, Area Manager for the Trust says that every year
The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust receives thousands of
requests from children and young adults who’s only
hope of survival relies on them receiving a bone marrow
transplant.
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Drug
regulations set by LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
used by horse racing commissions internationally
BATON
ROUGE – The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM)
has been the drug-testing site of the Louisiana State
Racing Commission (LSRC) since 1987, and the guidelines
established by SVM pharmacologists are used throughout
the nation and in other countries.
Dr.
Charles R. Short, a professor of veterinary pharmacology
in the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences
at the SVM, was the first person to create a set of
guidelines that classified drugs based on their nature,
effects and use patterns and established penalties that
corresponded with the severity of the drug used. |
Short’s
first system had three levels and classified between 450
and 500 drugs. In 1990, Short presented a refined, five-tiered
system of drug classification at the 9th International Conference
of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians, which he organized
in New Orleans. Class 1 drugs are the most severe and carry
the most penalties; Class 5 drugs are the least severe and
have little effect on the horse’s performance. There
are currently over 750 drugs listed in the classification
system, called the Uniform Classification Guidelines for
Foreign Substances and published by the Association of Racing
Commissioners International.
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| 27th March 2003 |
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Pan
American Games Dressage Selection Trials to Highlight
13th Annual Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, Presented
by State Line Tack
Gladstone,
NJ—March 26, 2003— The 2003 Bayer/United
States Equestrian Team (USET) Festival of Champions,
Presented by State Line Tack, will host the Pan
American Games dressage selection trials, June 19-22
at the USET Olympic Training Center in Gladstone,
NJ.
The
USET Intermediaire Championship at the Festival
will serve as the selection trials to choose the
horses and riders who will represent the United
States in dressage at the 2003 Pan American Games
in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 7-10.
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To qualify for the trials, horses and riders competed in
a series of qualifying events throughout the winter and
spring.
The
Intermediaire competition promises to be intense as the
top 12 horse-and-rider combinations vie for the right to
be on the four-rider squad that will represent the United
States at the 2003 Pan American Games.
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| 27th March 2003 |
Galway
Downs Hosts First West Coast World Cup Qualifier
Eventing's
first World Cup Finals will be held in Pau, France this
October, and Galway Downs is hosting the only West Coast
qualifying event for both United States riders, and riders
from other national federations. Any American rider finishing
in the top four of the CIC-W*** will receive an invitation
to the inaugural World Cup Finals.
In
addition, the March 28-30 Jaguar Select Edition World Cup
Qualifier at Galway Downs will feature the new eventing
format that will be used at the 2004 Olympics in Athens,
Greece. Riders will perform their dressage test on Friday,
and on Saturday they will compete over a 38 obstacle cross
country course. The significant format change is that there
will be no roads and tracks, and no steeplechase. On Sunday
morning the horses will undergo a veterinary inspection
before competing in the final phase - show jumping. The
Galway Downs event only has competitions for individual
horses and riders. However, in the Olympics the team competition
will follow the above format. Following the stadium jumping
round, the top 25 individuals will jump another round to
determine the individual medalists. The Jaguar Select Edition
World Cup Qualifier at Galway Downs provides a great opportunity
for eventing enthusiasts to observe the new format.
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details
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| 27th March 2003 |
58th
Del Mar National Horse Show features 3 weeks, 6 nights of
world-class competitions
DEL
MAR Fairgrounds - From Western to Dressage, and Jumpers
to Sliders, the 58th Annual Del Mar National Horse Show
will feature an assortment of equestrian competitions during
three weeks of competitions in beautiful San Diego that
are sure to please any horse enthusiast.
The Del Mar National is held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds
Equestrian Center and is renowned for its competition, excitement,
pageantry, and picturesque location. The event is one of
the nation's most prestigious annual equestrian shows in
the United States, attracting hundreds of North America's
finest horses and riders who will compete in three distinct
disciplines with more than $300,000 in prize money at stake.
Beginning April 17, with nearly a week devoted to each of
three major disciplines, the Del Mar National is literally
three horse shows in one. For three consecutive weeks, world-class
horses and riders vie for more than just prize money; they'll
compete for the prestige and honor that comes with holding
a Del Mar National title.
Uniquely American riding skills highlight Western Week April
17-20. The week features competitive classes in Trail, English
and Western pleasure, speed events, and NRHA reining.
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| 27th March 2003 |
May
and Laura Kraut Win the Final WEF Challenge Cup
Tampa,
FL – March 26, 2003 – The final $25,000 WEF Challenge
Cup in the series was held today and it was a World Cup
Qualifier. In fact, it was the last of the World Cup Qualifiers
for the East Coast League. Mehves Trak of Turkey designed
the course and 33 horse and rider combinations attempted
the track
Seven
horses qualified to come back and jump off against the clock.
The first horse back was Libidou with Keean White up and
he was clean. Leslie Howard was third back in the jump off
and set a fast and clean pace with Priobert De Kalvarie
finishing in 37.04 seconds. Last to go in the order proved
to be the best! Laura Kraut rode Pasmore Stables’ May
to 2 clear rounds and finished the jump off in 36.87 seconds
just beating Leslie Howard.
Schuyler
Riley was in the first round with South Beach Stables Opus
Sept when her stirrup leather broke. She finished the remaining
8 jumps without the stirrup! And she only had 4 faults which
finished as tied for 8th place.
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| 26th March 2003 |
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SEIB/BEF
Young Horse Evaluation Series Includes More Breeds
The
SEIB/BEF Young Horse Evaluation Series has widened
eligibility requirements in order to include more
breeds. As from this season pedigree papers and passports
will be accepted from all Breed Societies that are
members of the British Horse Society (BHS) Horse and
Pony Breeds Committee, not just those Breed Societies
recognised by DEFRA.
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| 26th March 2003 |
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Farmkey
Celebrates 25 Years Freezemarking
FARMKEY,
the leaders in equine freezemarking, is celebrating
its Silver Jubilee this year.
Tried
and tested over 25 years, Farmkey are the pioneers in
freezemarking with a pedigree that is trusted by almost
200,000 horse and pony owners.
From
the original four-digit freezemark concept, Farmkey
has developed the revolutionary and discrete Micromark,
the latest concept ion the fight to deter theft.
Peter
Mills of Farmkey said: "We are delighted to be
celebrating our 25th anniversary this year. It is a
real milestone in freezemarking.
"We
are also delighted to have found that many of the horses
and ponies that were freezemarked by Farmkey some 25
years ago are still around. "These
include Sunday Morn a 28-year-old pony owned by Frances
Hamling from Essex." (pictured left)
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Charlie
Head's Line-Up In First Derby House Pony Trial
YOUNG
Charlie Knapp has his sights firmly set on a career
in eventing and made an excellent start to the season
when capturing the first Derby House Pony Trial at Lincolnshire
Horse Trials,
Charlie (14) from Reading, Berkshire, was on top form
with the well known pony Harry Hotshot, owned by Martin
Levan.
Harry Hotshot now 16, has been a stalwart of the Derby
House sponsored pony team, competing in the bronze medal
winning team in Hagen, Germany, last year when ridden
by Tamsyn Hutchins.
Derby
House is well known for its equestrian retail, mail
order and stabling business and is delighted to be supporting
the pony team once again this year.
With 32 starters the Derby House Pony Trial brought
riders from all over the country vying for a place on
the squad which takes part in the European Championships
at Necarne in Northern Ireland, in July.
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| 25th March 2003 |
Tampa
Police Mounted Patrol & K-9 Unit Will Demonstrate Skills
in Raymond James Stadium During $200,000 Budweiser American
Invitational
Tampa,
FL – March 23, 2003 – The $200,000 Budweiser American
Invitational will be held Saturday evening, March 29, in
the Raymond James Stadium.
The
Tampa Police Mounted Patrol will be in the stadium with
their horses and dogs. The Tampa Police Mounted Patrol has
been in existence for approximately seven years and still
has no home of their own! They currently are using five
stalls to stable their horses at the Tampa Yacht and Country
Club. This Yacht Club generously donates these quarters
for the police to use but patrol members need a facility
of their own where they can train young horses for crowd
control and to stable more animals.
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| 25th March 2003 |
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Robert
Smith Wins s'Hertogenbosch Grand Prix
Robert
Smith enjoyed an extremely successful weekend, beating
a world-class field to win the coveted s'Hertogenbosch
Grand Prix and also finished runner-up in the World
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Robert
riding Di and Pennie Cornishs' 9 year-old bay stallion,
Marius Claudius, jumped the only double clear round to beat
the Netherland's, Wim Schroder and Eurocommerce Montreal
into second place and Germany's, Lars Nieberg and Adlantus
AS FRH into third.
Earlier
in the day, Robert finished runner-up in the World Cup Qualifier
on the 10 year-old bay gelding, Mr Springfield. Rodrigo
Pessoa and Baloubet du Rouet took the top honours with the
Netherlands Jan Tops and Grande Dame in third place. Please
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Mister
Springfield second in S’Hertognebosch Grand Prix
The
S’Hertogenbosch CSI W and CSI **** took place in
the Netherlands over last weekend, March 20th to 23rd.
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Mister
Springfield (ISH) ridden by Robert Smith (GBR) finished
second in Sundays S’Hertogenbosch Grand Prix FEI World
Cup.
Also
competing at this show was the World’s Number One rider,
Dermot Lennon (IRL) and Liscalgot (ISH). This partnership
came third in the Brabanthallen Prijs CSI Group 1m50 and
fifth in the Rabobank Prijs CSI W Group Grand Prix Qualifier
on Friday. Royal Charmer (ISH) and Markus Fuchs (SUI) took
second place in the BV Brabanthallen Prijs CSI W Group 1m50
while Frisky IV (ISH) and Ludger Beerbaum (GER) came fifth
in the Indoor Brabant Prijs CSI W and CSI Group 1m40 class
on Thursday.In
the US over the same weekend, the action moved to Tampa,
Florida where
Sundays $60,000 Tampa CSI W Grand Prix FEI World Cup class
saw Carling King (ISH) and Kevin Babington (IRL) take seventh
place.
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| 25th March 2003 |
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Sore
No More ......... Now Available In A Massage Shampoo
POTTSTOWN,
PA (November 15, 2002)- Equilite Inc., creator of the
Sore No More liniment, Product of the Year 2000(The
Horse Journal), is introducing its newest addition to
the Sore No More family, the Massage Shampoo. This all-natural
arnica based shampoo is a massage in a bottle. It has
all the great benefits of the Sore No More liniment
in shampoo form. This shampoo is ideal for a post-workout
bath. It helps to relieve sore muscles while cleansing
at the same time.
Sore No More Massage Shampoo is derived directly from
the Sore No More liniment due to its popularity as a
bath brace. It contains a witch hazel base and a blend
of herbs that is great for animals with sensitive skin.
This gentle coconut smelling cleanser works into a sudsy
lather when applied and massaged in to the skin. The
soapy lather gives an invigorating massage throughout
the body of the animal and rinses clean leaving a super
soft shine. The mane and tail are left shiny and easy
to comb.
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Herbs
'n Essences, Tinctures For The Body, Mind And Spirit
POTTSTOWN,
PA-(December 9, 2002)-Equilite, Inc. has formulated
a new breed of flower essences called Herbs'n Essences.
Herbs'n Essences is a combination of flower essences
and herbals used to help blend the diverse range of
vibrational levels in an animal's body. The herbs deal
with the physical being of the animal and the flower
essences cater to the emotional issues and conflicts
plagued by the animal. Herbs'n Essences will resonate
with all aspects of the animal.
In today's world, life is stressful for not only people
but animals as well. Animals are faced with emotional
issues that are not natural to their environment. This
all new line of flower essences will help animals deal
with such issues as extreme panic from being left alone,
jealousy and competitiveness between peers, and animals
that suffer from over anxious, workaholic behavior.
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Approved
Rule Changes Available On Web Site
The
USA Equestrian Executive Committee approved rule changes
to the 2003 USA Equestrian Rule Book on March 17.
A
list of these rule changes is located under Rules/Changes
at the Federation website, www.equestrian.org. The
Rule Book sections are updated as rules become effective
and those approved since the printing of the 2003
Rule Book are indicated by colored text. Please
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CSI**
Moorsele (Bel)
b4 - 6 April 2003
Sara Rust From Bishops Stortford, HERTS, Emma Rust From
Bishops Stortford, HERTS, Damien Charles From Westerham,
KENT, Ricki Hill From Benfleet, ESSEX, Deborah Jackson
From Seer Green, BUCKS, Veronique Whitaker Based in
Brussels, BELGIUM, Scott Smith From York, NORTH YORKS
have been authorised to compete at the above mentioned
show
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| 24th March 2003 |
World-Class
Horses and Riders Return to Wellington for The American
Grand Prix Association’s Year-End Championships
Wellington,
Florida – March 24, 2003 – After The 2003 Winter
Equestrian Festival wraps up in Tampa on March 29, 2003,
most competitors will head back home for a bit of respite
before going on to the summer shows. But an elite group
of show jumper horse-and-rider teams will return to The
Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington for five days
of The American Grand Prix Association’s Jumper Championships,
presented by Budweiser. The Championships will take place
from Wednesday, April 2 through Sunday, April 6, 2003.
In
the late 1970s Eugene R. Mische, Leonard King and Mason
Phelps, Jr. founded the American Grand Prix Association
(“AGA”). The AGA’s goal is to provide the
very best jumpers and their riders with the type of world-class
competitions they can expect to face at The Pan American
Games, The World Cup and The Olympics. The AGA tour, beginning
in April of each year (after the Championships), consists
of 33 events offering a total of $3 million in prize money.
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| 24th March 2003 |
McLain
Ward Victorious Again! This Victory With Viktor!
Tampa,
FL – March 23 - McLain Ward won the $60,000 Grand Prix
of Tampa riding Viktor., McLain finished first and second
on Hurricane and Labelle in the 1.50 m Class the day before
this class.
Six
horses qualified for the timed jump-off out of a field of
35 competitors in the Grand Prix of Tampa. But McLain and
Viktor were the last to go in the jump-off and beat the
time of the only other clean round in the jump-off. Candice
King and Calsikan were the other clear and finished 2nd.
Viktor is a Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Harry R. Gill
and McLain Ward. Viktor won $18,000 for his victory today.
But today was important as it was the last event to qualify
riders for the $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational
and this class was a World Cup Qualifier as well. McLain
already tops the list of qualifiers for both the Invitational
and the World Cup. Guilherme Nogueira Jorge of Brazil was
the course designer and the course proved worthy of a World
Cup Class with penalties spread about the course.
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| 24th March 2003 |
McLain
Ward Finishes 1 & 2 in the $20,000 1.50 m Classic.
Tampa,
Fl – March 22, 2003 – Today at the Winter Equestrian
Festival, jumping competition continued in 3 different arenas.
The $20,000 1.50 m Classic, a Time First Jump Off, was the
featured class. There were 9 horses qualified for the jump
off and McLain Ward was first and second with two horses
owned by Sarah B. Willeman and Turnabout Farm. He was first
riding Hurricane as he flew around the shortened course
in a time of 20.232 seconds for the win. McLain was last
to go in the jump off on Labelle and tried to beat his previous
time but finished in 29.620 seconds. In third place was
Millcreek’s Raphael with Eric Lamaze riding for the
Millcreek Stables.
Artistic was Champion in the Amateur Owner Hunters 36-50
with owner/rider Dee Thomas. Dee and Artistic are currently
leading for circuit Champion in the division. Children’s
Working Hunter Champion was Stellar with owner/rider Alysha
Leonard. Stellar was also Champion in the Pre Green 3’3”
Hunters with Scott Hofstetter. Forget Paris was Adult Amateur
Hunter Champion with owner/rider Wendy Lewis. In the equitation
divisions, Michael Morrissey won the ASPCA Maclay Medal.
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| 24th March 2003 |
Dressage
Result: s'Hertogenbosch CDI*** The Netherlands 22nd March
2003
International Dressage Competition
Bouwbedrijf Jongen Prijs,
International Dressage Grand Prix
1.JARWO;Antoinette FALANDT;(NED), 2.LESOTHO;Eleen SCHULTEN-BAUMER;(GER),
3.GESTION LINGH; Edward GAL; (NED)
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| 23rd March 2003 |
Establishing
a Proper Relationship with Equines : Part
III: Communication
TRUST
: RESPECT : CONFIDENCE : COMMUNICATION : UNDERSTANDING
Our
ability to communicate verbally is both a blessing and a
curse. Try as we will, we can not always be honest with
our words. If you doubt this, try asking ten people that
are not close to you how they are doing. The probability
is that you will not receive many honest responses. People
that are plagued with health, family, or financial problems
will generally answer "great" or "fine, how
are you?" If you were an equine, you would know the
emotional state of another being without asking.
One theory about the ability of an equine to read moods
describes this phenomenon as a "sixth sense."
Some even suggest that this is because animals have psychic
abilities. The fact that equine usually know our emotional
state as soon as we step into their world is more likely
due to their ability to read our non-verbal communication.
Our posture, movement, actions, and tone of voice project
our inner thoughts and feelings. Due to our reliance on
verbal communication, people generally ignore the non-verbal.
Equine, on the other hand, must rely on non-verbal ommunication
for survival and are more skilled at reading body language
and tone of voice than we are. A person who is out of sorts
can enter an area where equine and
people are interacting, and the entire atmosphere can change,
becoming more negative.Conversely, a person skilled at the
art of horsemanship can be present and the interaction will
become more positive. This is why a skilled clinician can
seem almost mystical. The truth is that these skills can
be taught to anyone who has the desire to learn. Unfortunately,
too often skilled clinicians teach their techniques, ignoring
the intangible skills that enable the techniques to be successful.
Years
ago, a young protégé wanted to learn how I
trained horses. This person could watch my movements and
techniques and seemingly was able to imitate them to a tee
Interestingly, although it appeared to be a duplication
of my methods, the horse's response was quite different.
After several weeks, the young man confessed that he didn't
even really like horses. The horses that he tried to work
with knew this from his non-verbal communication during
the training sessions. They did not give him respect or
trust, even though to the human eye it appeared that there
was no
difference in our training technique. Also the young man
was focusing on imitating my techniques, giving little attention
to the horse's communication. So what does this have to
do with communicating with equine? Everything. We must first
realize that communication is a two-way street. If we only
communicate our expectations to an animal and ignore what
the animal is trying to communicate to us we will have little
success.
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| 23rd March 2003 |
Three
of the Four Olympic Team Members Will Compete at the $200,000
Budweiser American Invitational
Tampa,
FL – March 22, 2003 – Three of the Four Olympic
Team members representing the United States in 2000 will
compete on Saturday evening, March 29, in the Raymond James
Stadium in the $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational.
In 2000, the Olympic Show Jumping Team was an all-female
team. The Olympic riders competing include: Margie Goldstein
Engle, Lauren Hough and Laura Kraut
In
horse jumping competitions, unlike many other sports, men
and women compete on an equal playing field and against
one another. There is no advantage to either sex. Since
the first American Invitational in 1973, 15 men have won
a total of 16 Invitationals and 10 women have won a total
of 14 Invitationals.
Molly
Ashe, the defending Champion, won in 2001 and 2002 and will
do her best to make it three in a row. Only two other competitors
have won back-to-back victories since the inception of the
American Invitational in 1973. Molly Ashe, if she wins,
will be the first to win this prestigious event three years
consecutively.
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| 23rd March 2003 |
"Trimming
with Nancy Filbert CSHS"
Nancy Filbert was one of the first Certified Strasser Hoof
Care Specialists in the United States. She had the benefit
of studying at Dr. Strasser's Hoof Clinic in Germany and
is a devoted Trim Specialist. Nancy also has incredible
teaching abilities and makes the trim process much more
transparent. Join us Friday for the basics and Saturday
for "hands-on" trim experiences (you must participate
in Friday's session to bring a horse on Saturday). Bring
your tools and an open mind.
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI-W 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands
20-23 March 2003
RABOBANK
PRIJS
International jumping comp. qualification FEI World
Cup
Table A 1.50m against the Clock,
1)
PARCO; Ludo PHILIPPAERTS (BEL), 2) DOBEL'S FIALA;
Otto BECKER (GER), 3) GOLDFEVER; BEERBAUM (GER), 5)
LISCALGOT; Dermott LENNON (IRL), 20) QUIBELLE; Jessica
KURTEN (IRL)
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