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The
2nd International Conference on the Transportation of Competition
Horses is to be held at
Hartpury College Gloucestershire during the weekend of 12th - 13th
July 2003.
Major
animal welfare project gives new lease of life to Afghans
Frankie's
Appeal For Retired Racehorses
Horses
Through History Feature In Top Summer Festival
The
Brindle Horse
The
Suffolk Punch
The
Irish Draught Horse
The
Marwari Horse
Samsung
Super League News
Federation Equestre Internationale News
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Racing
goes Magnetic
Dubai
Thoroughbred Racing have had great success using the
Armadillo Magnetic Rug. Owners of the brilliant Dubaian
Gift, one of the fastest horses over 5 furlongs in the
country, Dubai Thoroughbred Racing have been thrilled
with the results.
Many
racehorses have cold backs and require walking around
or even lunging before the rider can mount. More still
come out of the stable stiff and it takes a few minutes
for the horse to ease. By using magnets, the horse does
not use up precious energy warming up. |
Magnets
applied directly to the problem area increase the circulation,
flush away the toxins and eliminate pain or muscle spasm.
Used for injuries to tendons, ligaments and bones magnets
can reduce healing time by up to 33%. They are also used
for chronic conditions like arthritis, and to reduce the
risk of injury by warming up and cooling down the muscles,
before and after exercise
Armadillo's
Magnetic Rug allows you to position the magnets exactly
where they are needed, enabling larger yards to purchase
only a few sizes of rug to cover all their horses. They
simply re-position the magnets for each horse's requirements.
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| 5th July 2003 |
Top
names of the worldwide equestrian to San Patrignano
Further
to the new CSI categorisation system approved by the International
Equestrian Federation, the 7th International Championship
of San Patrignano, scheduled to take place on July 18-20,
2003 in the equestrian centre of the largest community for
the rehabilitation of drug addicts in Europe, has become
a CSI four-star event: qualification reserved to high technical
level competitions with a consistent prize money.
Such a recognition is confirmed by the attendance of 47
riders representing 18 countries: Austria, Belgium, Finland,
France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Liechtenstein, Mexico, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland,
USA.
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| 5th July 2003 |
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Brumby
Adoption Day At Glenworth Valley
13th July
Brumby
Protection Group will be holding an Adoption Day at
Glenworth Valley in Peats Ridge at 10am on Sunday 13th
July 2003. The brumbies on offer are not just any brumbies,
they are Walers, the war horses of World War 1 who have
come from a property in the Northern Territory.
Six
colts, four fillies and one adult mare will be offered
for adoption with prices starting at $600. Please visit
our website www.thebrumby.org for adoption and sale
day rules. One very special foal will be made available
only to Waler Society members, with applications accepted
on the day. All other horses adopted through a lottery
system. |
These
horses are some of the last free-roaming Walers left in
this country, and all reports conclude they make calm and
reliable mounts. All horses are offered halter trained.
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| 5th July 2003 |
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New
number for The British Horse Society Gold members' Legal
Helpline
The
British Horse Society announced today that its free
legal helpline number, available for all Gold, Founder
and Life members, has a new number with immediate effect.
The new number to call is: 0870 900 2172. |
Gold,
Founder and Life members of the BHS are entitled to unlimited
free legal advice from the BHS Legal Helpline. The Helpline
is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and is there
to help members on any legal matter - not just horse related
problems. Members simply have to call the number and quote
their Gold, Founder or Life membership number to receive
the benefit.
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| 5th July 2003 |
Ward
and Engle Win Friday Features At 26th Annual I Love New
York Horse Show
Lake Placid, NY—July 4, 2003—McLain Ward of Brewster,
NY won the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Speed Challenge and Margie
Goldstein Engle of Wellington, FL won the Nicola’s
Restaurants Open Jump-off, Friday’s featured classes
at the 26th annual I Love New York Horse Show.
Ward
was one of only three entries from the field of 19 in the
Speed Challenge to finish the 14-jump, one-round course
at the North Elba Showgrounds without penalty. His time
of 67.657 seconds on Peter was the day’s fastest, giving
him the win. Second place went to Laura Chapot of Neshanic
Station, NJ who finished in 69.554 seconds on Sprite and
Candice King of Wellington, FL was third with a time of
77.569 seconds on Casadora.
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Irish
Participation In International Equestrian Events
EUROPEAN
YOUNG RIDER JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS LE TOUQUET FRANCE
2-6 JULY 2003
CSI-J
LE TOUQUET FRANCE 2-6 JULY 2003
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CSI****
Neuendorf (Sui)
10
- 13 July 2003
John Whitaker From Huddersfield, WEST YORKS, Kate
Mead Based in Riaz, SWITZERLAND have been invited
and authorised to compete at the above-mentioned show.
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CSI***
Moorsele (Bel)
15
- 27 July 2003
Emma Rust From Bishops Stortford, HERTS, Claire McCarthy
From Salisbury, WILTS, Lynne Van Heyningen From Westerham,
KENT, Veronique Whitaker Based in Brussels, BELGIUM
have
been authorised to compete at the above-mentioned
show Please click here for
further details
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Show
Jumping Results: European Young Rider Jumping Championships
Le Touquet France 2 - 6 Jult 2003
YOUNG
RIDER NATIONS CUP
1) GERMANY, 2) NETHERLANDS, 3) NORWAY, 4) IRELAND,
5) BELGIUM, 6) GT. BRITAIN, 7) FRANCE, 8) ITALY, 9)
SWITZERLAND, 10) SWEDEN
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Irish
Home Pony International - Cavan Equestrian Centre
4 - 6 July 2003
The following 'English' riders have been authorised
to participate at the Irish Home Pony International
from 4 - 6 July 2003:- Please
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CSIO****
Falsterbo (Swe)
10
- 13 July 2003
Update: Robert Smith is no longer able to compete
at the above-mentioned show, therefore his place will
be taken William Funnell From Dorking, SURREY Please
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| 4th July 2003 |
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New
British Standard for Wooden Saddle Trees
SYMMETRY
is the main feature of the new British Standard for
wooden saddle trees launched this week at the Walsall
Leather Museum.
The
idea for BS6635:2003 arose from a meeting called by
the Worshipful Company of Saddlers, involving remedial
saddler Kaye Humphries, the Society of Master Saddlers,
the Walsall Equestrian Society and BETA, together
with representatives of the veterinary profession
and the saddlery manufacturing and retail trades.
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All
agreed that the symmetry of saddle trees should be emphasised
at every level from training to manufacture as an important
factor in producing a well-fitting saddle.
Walsall
tree makers took on the challenge of identifying the symmetry
criteria - what should be measured and how. And a prototype
measuring jig to test trees for symmetry was developed to
very demanding tolerances.
The
Saddlers' Company approached the British Standards Institute
(BSI) with a view of incorporating this information into
a new standard which has now been authorised and published.
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| 4th July 2003 |
ESS
Join Forces With Dodson & Horrell
Equestrian
Support Services (ESS), the UK's leading specialist in Equestrian
breakdown services, has teamed up with Europe's leading
feed specialists Dodson & Horrell, to offer an encouragement
to new and existing members to pay by Direct Debit.
Starting
on the 1st July 2003, all new and existing ESS members who
elect to pay by Direct Debit will be offered three £10
Dodson & Horrell feed vouchers.
ESS,
who support over 90,000 equestrian breakdown policies in
the UK, hopes that the new promotion will see a 30% rise
in the number of customers using the facility by the end
of the year.
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| 4th July 2003 |
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Cleveland
Bay Demonstration at The Royal Show
TWO
of the countries top Cleveland Bay stallions represented
the Cleveland Bay Horse Society in a demonstration
at the Royal Show.
The
stallions were part of the Rare Breed Survival Trust
demonstration which was aimed at increasing public
awareness of Britain's heritage and the huge range
of horses and ponies this country possesses.
The
stallions were Whitehouse Sheriff bred by Mary and
John Douthwaite, owned by Paul Heathcote and ridden
by Michaela Brunning.
And
Timberlane Huckleberry, bred by Sue Jeffries, owned
by Linda and Peter Dallow and ridden by Donn Collins.
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| 4th July 2003 |
Hunting
- what about the horses?
With
the issue of hunting becoming ever more heated, one issue
that is frequently overlooked is the plight of the horse.
HorseWorld, in Whitchurch, Bristol, is concerned about the
welfare implications of the current debate on horses in
the South West.
HorseWorld
is the South West's premier equine welfare charity, committed
to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing horses, ponies
and donkeys in need. Established in 1952, it is currently
responsible for over 300 horses, of which 180 are based
at its site in Whitchurch. HorseWorld also runs a highly
successful Visitor Centre.
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| 4th July 2003 |
Olympians
Kursinski and Engle Win Thursday Features At 26th Annual
I Love New York Horse Show
Lake Placid, NY—July 3, 2003—Olympic show jumping
riders Anne Kursinski of Flemington, NJ and Margie Goldstein
Engle of Wellington, FL won Thursday’s two featured
classes at the 26th annual I Love New York Horse Show.
Kursinski,
a member of four U.S. Olympic teams, won the Pin Oak Farm
Open Jumper Welcome Stake on Great Point. She claimed the
win as the only entry among the field of 20 to complete
the 15-jump course at the North Elba Showgrounds without
penalty. Two-time Olympian Lisa Jacquin of Collegeville,
PA placed second by finishing with the fastest four-fault
ride, 81.753 seconds, on Justice.
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| 3rd July 2003 |
Book
now for Show Jumping’s Christmas Cracker
To
coincide with the opening of the Box Office on 7th July,
the organisers of the Olympia International Show Jumping
Championships, 18th-22nd December, have announced a whole
raft of exciting programme changes and innovations for this
year’s show.
Olympia
is the biggest prize fund of all the European World Cup
Qualifiers (£234,000) and stages two top notch show
jumping classes per performance, giving the audience the
chance to see the very best horses and riders in the world
giving their all in the pursuit of festive sporting glory.
The
prestigious array of show jumping classes includes the UK’s
only World Cup Qualifier which this year will be held during
the Sunday afternoon performance (21st December), with The
Masters now moving to Saturday afternoon (22nd December)*.
The electrifying Grand Prix and The Puissance will also
be among the Blue Ribbon events.
An
exciting innovation in seating will give the very best view
to the maximum number of people and an increased level of
comfort and sound, with an oval or egg shaped seating system
for the first time at Olympia.
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| 3rd July 2003 |
The
Place To See And Be Seen
Ladies
Day on Tuesday 8 July at the July Racecourse at Newmarket
Ladies
Day, which kicks-off the three day July Meeting at Newmarket
Racecourses, has become one of the highlights of East Anglia’s
social calendar, mixing top class flat racing with the best
and most elaborate fashions. Female racegoers are encouraged
to show off their millinery, and elegant attire is essential
if you want to be in with a chance of taking home the title
of ‘Best Dressed Lady’.
This
year’s competition is going to be tough. Anyone turning
up in anything less than glamorous is unheard of, making
the competition off the track almost as intense as that
on it. 10 beautifully dressed ladies will be picked out
amongst the crowds for their glamour, individuality and
style by this year’s celebrity judge Emma Noble and
asked to attend the judging ceremony that will take place
in between the afternoon’s racing.
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| 3rd July 2003 |
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Riding
School : The ideal gift book for any child
A
beautiful first book about horse riding to inspire and
inform young readers and riders everywhere. Produced
in association with THE PONY CLUB UK, this beautiful
hardcover book uses contemporary photographs to create
the excitement of a real riding school.
Riding
School follows the experiences of young riders as they
learn how to care for ponies and master basic riding
skills safely and enjoyably. It provides all the information
a young rider needs, from what to wear, how to groom
a horse, stable care and different styles of riding.
The
text is lively and concise - ideal for introducing children
to practical riding skills. Riding School follows the
publication of Ballet School and is the second in the
DK “school” series of books, which combine
information and imagination to inspire young readers.
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| 3rd July 2003 |
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Equitana
Asia Pacific - Melbourne
In
just four months time, EQUITANA Asia Pacific converges
once again on the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, in a
huge equine celebration that Australians have come to
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The
2003 competition program is set to be the most exciting
and entertaining ever seen at EQUITANA, with a unique mix
of events that are new to Melbourne audiences. Opening
the event on Wednesday night is the Indoor Polo Skins Tournament,
which is the first of its kind in Australia. Don’t
miss this fast and action-packed game, with great entertainment
to match!
A
Dressage Spectacular is being staged on Friday evening,
incorporating Australia’s best dressage riders, who
will compete fiercely for world cup points in the Dressage
Grand Prix KUR. A showcase of special guests, including
Klaus Balkenhol, will be part of the evening’s spectacular
entertainment.
Also
catch the Cutting Series Grand Final, Reining, Barrel Racing,
Saddlehorse, Combined Driving and World Cup Showjumping
- all indoors, all in comfort, and all promising to inspire
and excite!
Of
course, the structure of Equitana remains what everyone
loves, and that is simply - everything to do with horses
under one roof!
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| 3rd July 2003 |
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Fenland
Bridleways Association's Grand Equestrian Indoor Boot
Sale
On
Saturday 26 July, Fenland Bridleways Association (FBA)
are holding an Equestrian Boot Sale and Tack marking
session at The Mission Hall, Wicken, Cambridgeshire.
The sale is open from 2pm-5pm and everyone is welcome.
All money raised will go to support local access projects.
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Any
one interested in trading on the day should contact Louise
Fuller (tel: 01353 721756) in advance, as trading places
are limited. Table prices are £15 plus £7.50
non-members and £ 3.00 FBA members.
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| 3rd July 2003 |
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| 3rd July 2003 |
Condios
3rd in Inaugural International Grand Prix
Condios,
the 8-year-old Holsteiner stallion owned by Morningside
Stud in County Clare, placed 3rd in the first career international
Grand Prix and, in so doing,
has qualified to compete in the upcoming European Championship.
At
the CSIO-Drammen (Norway) last weekend, Condios and his
rider Henrik Steen Gundersen placed 3rd in the Volvo Penta
Norway Grand Prix. Out of a field of 49 starters, only Condios
and four other horses jumped clear in the first round. In
the second round's jump-off against the clock, the only
clears were by the winner, Norway's Geir Gulliksen riding
Clear Rounds Then Party (43.32 seconds), second place finisher
John Whitaker riding Lactik Two (44.36), and Gundersen and
Condios placing third (44.80).
Earlier in the weekend Condios and Gundersen placed in the
Kingsland Trophy 1.50 metre class.
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| 3rd July 2003 |
McLain
Ward Wins The Phelps School Open Stake To Kick Off the 26th
Annual I Love New York Horse Show
Lake Placid, NY—July 2, 2003— McLain Ward of Brewster,
NY won The Phelps School Open Stake to highlight opening
day competition at the 26th annual I Love New York Horse
Show.
Thirteen
of 33 entries qualified for the tiebreaking jump-off by
riding without penalty over the 14-jump first-round course
at the North Elba Showgrounds. The first of these 13 to
ride penalty-free over the seven-jump tiebreaker course
was four-time Olympic veteran Anne Kursinski of Flemington,
NJ. Kursinski took a temporary lead when she finished the
jump-off in 39.030 seconds on Sincere.
Peter
Leone of Greenwich, CT, Kursinski’s 1996 Silver Medal
Olympic teammate, moved her out of the lead when he finished
the jump-off fault-free in 38.451 seconds. His lead held
until Ward, a two-time American Grandprix Association (AGA)
Rider of the Year, mastered the course designed by Pierre
Jolicoeur fault-free in 37.234 seconds. The final three
entries in the jump-off failed to top Ward’s time,
giving him the win. Leone’s time held for second place
and Kursinski finished third.
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Meet
the USET’s 2003 Pan American Games Dressage
Squad
Gladstone,
NJ—July 2, 2003—The squad of four riders
plus one alternate who will represent the United
States in dressage at the 2003 Pan American Games
in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, August
2-17, includes some new names.
The
squad that emerged from the Cosequin USET Selection
Trials at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions Presented
by State Line Tack at the U.S Olympic Training Center
in Gladstone, NJ, includes: Kristina Harrison-Naness
of Burbank, CA; 1992 Olympic Team Bronze Medalist
Carol Lavell of Loxahatchee, FL; Jan Ebeling of
Moorpark, CA; and Pierre St. Jacques of Boscawen,
NH. Susan Dutta of Wellington, FL was named as alternate.
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| 3rd July 2003 |
American
Warmblood Society® Sport Horse Performance Registry
A non-profit Corporation www.americanwarmblood.org
Sport Horse Seminar & Inspection
An Inspection & Branding will be held in a Sport Horse
Breeding Seminar Format at Squirrel Creek Horse Ranch in
Peyton, CO on Saturday, August 9,2003.
The American Warmblood Society's Inspections are offered
in an educational format. The Initial Inspection is always
FREE to AWS registered horses. Come learn about good Sport
Horse qualities for performance and/or breeding through
open evaluation.
The top three scoring horses (regardless of age) will receive
the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. All designations receive
a ribbon.
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Mrs
F.D. (Katherine) Sinclair Passes Away
Mrs.
F.D. (Katherine) Sinclair, world-renowned Saddlebred
exhibitor and breeder of numerous World Champions,
has passed away June 30 at her Tulsa, OK, home at
the age of 82.
Born
Katherine Quinlan in Oklahoma on June 4, 1921, her
father, Charles Patrick Quinlan, was an oil businessman
and aristocrat who started the family’s legendary
Glenview Farm with a 700-acre parcel that she continued
to add to throughout her life. Please
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Wilcox
Named USET Athlete of the Month for June
Gladstone,
NJ—July 2, 2003—Lisa Wilcox has been named
United States Equestrian Team (USET) Athlete of
the Month for June. Wilcox’s score in the Grand
Prix CDIO helped lead the U.S. dressage team to
earn the Silver Medal at the World Equestrian Festival
in Aachen, Germany. Wilcox and Relevant earned an
impressive 73.54% in the Grand Prix.
Wilcox
earned a 77.04% in the Grand Prix Special to finish
in second place. She was second in the Grand Prix
Freestyle scoring 82.39%. This was one of the most
impressive performances in U.S. dressage history.
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Federation
Equestre Internationale News
MARKUS
FUCHS IS THE NEW WORLD NUMBER ONE - The Swiss rider
Markus Fuchs put a stop to Ludger Beerbaum's reign
over the FEI Gandini World Jumping Riders Rankings,
which began in January 2001.
FEI BCM WORLD DRESSAGE RANKINGS - Ulla Salzgeber (GER)
is still leading the FEI BCM World Dressage Rankings,
with a slightly reduced score of 80.293 points. (80.396
last month). She won the Grand Prix of Aachen with
75.875%. Similarly to Jumping, the American riders
have made remarkable progress:
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FEI
WALDFRIED EURO FUTURE CUP - Benjamin Werndl leads the rankings
ahead of Jessica Werndl and Thamara Zweistra at the end
of the outdoor season. By Birgit Popp, Germany
SAMSUNG NATIONS CUP SERIES : SWITZERLAND LEADS THE STANDINGS
AFTER DRAMMEN - Switzerland is in the lead of the Samsung
Nations Cup standings with 28 points after CSIO Drammen
(NOR) which was held from 24 to 29 June. Runner-up is Spain,
with 14 points, followed by Norway (13.5) points. The next
event to count for the Samsung Nations Cup Series is CSIO
5 stars Falsterbo (SWE) to be held from 10 to 13 July.
FEI EVENTING WORLD CUP : MID-SEASON REPORT - It had been
a longstanding ambition of the FEI's to establish a linked
series in Eventing, the goal of which would be to develop
the sport throughout the world. Thanks to the consistent
efforts of the FEI Technical Committee, the FEI Eventing
World Cup was launched with success in August 2002 at Gatcombe
Park (GBR).
FEI NORTH AMERICAN DRIVING CHALLENGE - Fred Merriam (USA)
is leading the FEI North American Driving Challenge for
Singles, supported by Freedman's Harness and Driving Essentials,
with 38 points, ahead of Kent Brownridge (USA) and Sue Mott
(CAN). Fred Merriam finished first at CAI-A Blainville (CAN)
which took place from 20 to 22 June.
INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN YEARS TROPHY - After last competition
in Moorsele (BEL) on 29 June, Wim Vos (NED) is leading the
Young Riders category of the Golden Years Trophy with 101
points, ahead of Johnny Stevens (BEL) and Ben Maher (GBR).
NEW FINANCE AND ADMINIISTRATION DIRECTOR - Mr Peter Osterman
has joined the team of the FEI Secretariat on 5 May 2003.
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| 2nd July 2003 |
Leisure
Riders Help Prove Worth Of Ex-Racehorses
SEIB
competition attracting widespread interest
More
than 300 entries have been registered for the celebrated
South Essex Insurance Brokers Racehorses to Riding Horses
competition, more than half of them in the unaffiliated
section.
"I
think this does prove a point," said organiser Nicolina
MacKenzie. "We have entries in all the affiliated disciplines,
but I question whether having so many unaffiliated registrations
doesn't prove the worth of ex-racehorses and make nonsense
of the idea that they are difficult.
"Leisure
riders dominate this area of competition and they are, after
all, are very discerning. Their time away from the day job
is very precious and even though many of them are good and
experienced riders, they are not going to spend their energies
in a pointless project."
"Racehorses
to Riding Horses" is open to horses affiliated to the
British Show Jumping Association, British Dressage, British
Eventing and the British Endurance Society as well as those
contesting recognised showing classes or unaffiliated competition
run by The British Riding Clubs, Pony Club, Permanent Show
Organisers Association or approved centre.
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| 2nd July 2003 |
Polypads®
back a Royal winner
Leading
Junior show jumper Sophie Broome, who has recently confirmed
a sponsorship deal with PI Associates/PolyPads®, had
a winning time at last week’s Royal Show. Riding her
distinctive appaloosa Spottie dot com she won Monday’s
AK Winter Classic competition and achieved equal third in
Sunday’s Grand Prix. Sophie is hoping that these excellent
results will secure her a place on the Junior European Team.
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British
Team to contest Riding Club European Championship
British
Riding Clubs are sending a team of six riders and two
individuals to contest the Riding Club European Eventing
Championship taking place at Minderhout, Belgium from
17 to 20 July. |
The
squad of eight, led by Chef d'Equipe Richard Waygood and
Chef de Mission Sir Robert Hayman-Joyce, consists of:
Emma Mould and Lord Bertram (South Durham RC), Julie Hardy
and The Ribble Rebel (East Midlands Dressage Group), Kate
Scott and A Touch of Dutch (South Devon RC), Alison Lidstone
and Creevagh George (South Oxfordshire RC), Fiona Muirhead
and Rose's Double (Kilmacolm RC), Samantha York and Tia
Maria (East Midlands Dressage Group), Sara Deary and Shiver
St. George (Sunniside RC) and Natasha Eastwood and Indigo
Night (Holme Valley RC), The two non-travelling reserves
are Jane Rock and Mystic Legend (Reigate & District
RC), and Erika Green with Galbaly Prince (Wilmslow RC).
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| 2nd July 2003 |
Choisir
To Run In The Darley July Cup
Star
Australian sprinter Choisir, trained by Paul Perry, was
today given the go-ahead to run in the Group One Darley
July Cup on Thursday, July 10, at Newmarket.
Trainer's
son Shannon Perry, who has been supervising the colt's training
at Geoff Wragg's Newmarket, England, stable, reported that
Choisir had come on for his historic Royal Ascot double
in the Group Two King's Stand Stakes and Group One Golden
Jubilee Stakes last month. ‘He runs next week and is
a bit tighter and more race fit as the Darley July Cup will
be his third run back,’ said Perry junior. ‘Johnny
Murtagh will ride him again and I'm hoping to win. I don't
know what else he needs to do now to prove his (European
champion sprinter's) title, the others are going to run
out of races to catch him soon.’
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Athlete
Representation Selected For U.S. Equestrian Board
Lexington,
KY and Gladstone, NJ – July 1 - As required by
the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the newly
formed United States Equestrian Federation Board must
include at least 20% representation by eligible Athletes
on its Board and certain committees. There are two
seats for each of the Olympic disciplines of Dressage,
Eventing and Jumping, one seat for each of the FEI
disciplines of Driving, Endurance, Reining and Vaulting,
one seat for a Paralympic athlete and one seat to
be held by the USOC Active Athletes Committee Representative.
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| 2nd July 2003 |
34th
Annual Lake Placid Horse Show Comes to Dramatic Close
Marilyn Little Wins $50,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake
Placid
Lake
Placid, NY—June 30, 2003—The 34th annual Lake
Placid Horse Show, which began on June 25, came to a spectacular
conclusion on Sunday, June 29. Marilyn Little of Frederick,
MD, won the Whitney Perpetual Challenge Trophy with her
victory in the $50,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid,
a member event of the American Grandprix Association (AGA).
Little,
21, gained her seventh Grandprix win with two fault-free
rides and a jump-off time of 42.832 seconds. Little, who
graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wake Forest University on
May 19, was one of seven entries from the starting field
of 29 to reach the jump-off by riding without penalty over
the 13-jump first-round course designed by 1996 Atlanta
Olympic course designer Linda Allen.
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Athlete
Representation Selected For U.S. Equestrian Board
Lexington,
KY and Gladstone, NJ – July 1, 2003 –
As required by the United States Olympic Committee
(USOC), the newly formed United States Equestrian
Federation Board must include at least 20% representation
by eligible Athletes on its Board and certain committees.
There are two seats for each of the Olympic disciplines
of Dressage, Eventing and Jumping, one seat for
each of the FEI disciplines of Driving, Endurance,
Reining and Vaulting, one seat for a Paralympic
athlete and one seat to be held by the USOC Active
Athletes Committee Representative.
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Varsity
Equestrian Championships To Air On College Sports
TV
The
second Varsity Equestrian Championships, held April
18 at Texas A & M University’s Dick Freeman
Arena in College Station Texas, will air on the College
Sports TV (CSTV), July 3, at 8 pm (ET) and August
1, at 11 pm (ET).
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Teams
from several conferences battled for the Hunt Seat Team
Championship, the Western Team Championship and the Overall
Team Championship. This program, presented by the American
Quarter Horse Association, will include clips from the Hunt
Seat and Western competitions as well as interviews with
riders and coaches from various attending schools.
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| 1st July 2003 |
Lecture
Tour Unravels Feeding Confusion
WANT
to know the latest information about feeding your horse
but worried that it will leave you even more confused?
Don't
despair, thanks to equine nutrition specialists TopSpec
Equine and Masham Micronized Feeds help is on hand this
autumn.
A
nationwide series of evening lectures have been planned
which will include talks by equine nutrition lecturer Dr
Derek Cuddeford from the Royal Dick School of Veterinary
Studies at Edinburgh University, Simon Parker from Masham
Micronized Feeds and Nicola Tyler from TopSpec Equine.
Derek
will talk about 'Keeping the Balance Right'. He will explain
how understanding the horse's digestive system makes it
easier to feed correctly. Simon will look at recent developments
in processing straights like Speedi-Beet, while Nicola will
lift the lid on the feed bin providing advice on how to
feed horses in a way that suits their digestive system.
She will outline how straights such as alfalfa, sugar beet
and cereals can be combined with either feed balancers or
supplements to feed different types of horses and ponies
very successfully.
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| 1st July 2003 |
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Absorbine
Bug Defence Program
Most
of us look forward to summer - long hacks down leafy
lanes and horses basking in grassy fields and warm sunshine
- but no sooner does the weather improve than out come
the bugs! Flies are particularly attracted to you and
a cloud of insects seems to follow you everywhere, spoiling
the idyllic dream. You need a proper bug defence program
from Absorbine!
Supershield Green® is an all-natural spray that
provides a safe and effective alternative to chemical
fly spray. It conditions the skin and coat while soothing
insect bites and minor skin irritations. The fresh herbal
scent is derived from the list of natural ingredients
including citronella, eucalyptus, pennyroyal, witch
hazel, tea tree, lavender, pine needle, aloe and lanolin.
Public concerns about "chemicals" in products
have promoted the development and introduction of fly
sprays using only "natural" ingredients (usually
herbs) and Supershield Green contains the essential
herbs that are reputed to have repellent action. Although
herbal fly sprays should not be expected to last as
long as chemical formulations, tests have proved efficacy
for up to six hours.
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Horse
Abuser Escapes Jail for Breach of Ban on Keeping Horse
At
Hyndburn Magistrates Court, Accrington, Lancashire
today, Monday 30 June, Allan Clynch, of 6 Barn Meadow,
Gt Harwood, Lancs, was before the bench for sentencing
following a conviction earlier this month, for breaching
a ban on keeping horses.
Following
a complaint received by the ILPH on 3rd March 2003
about an abandoned pony in Alan Ramsbottom Way, Gt.
Harwood. ILPH Field Officer Chris Williamson was sent
to investigate and he found the abandoned pony, known
as Frankie, a 13 hh bay 7 year old stallion, which
was removed to ILPH Penny Farm near Blackpool for
safe keeping.
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Subsequent
enquiries revealed that the owner of the pony, Allan Clynch,
who had been keeping Frankie in his garage prior to abandoning
him, had been banned from keeping horses for 3 years in
May last year.
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| 1st July 2003 |
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Matthew
Straker Resigns
Matthew
Straker has resigned from the BEF after four years
as Equestrian World Class Performance Director, due
to personal reasons.
Appointed
in 1999, Matt produced the sport's first long term
World Class Performance, Potential and Start Plans,
attracting over £8.5m of Lottery funding from
UK Sport and Sport England.
He
was at the vanguard of the establishment of a performance
culture in equestrian sport, and a support structure
of Performance staff, integrated with UK Sport, UKSI,
EIS, BOMC, and BOA for Great Britain's World Class
riders.
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Irish
Sport Horses competing well in Norway and Canada |
The
Drammen, Norway CSIO****, from June 27th to 29th last, found
Irish Army riders Capt. Gerry Flynn and Lt. Shane Carey
jumping to success again. Rincoola Abu (ISH) was ridden
by Capt. Gerry Flynn (IRL) to win both Fridays Lena Maskin
Trophy (1m40) class and Saturdays Felleskjopet Speed Derby
1m40 class, in which Conor Swail (IRL) and Windgate Mystique
(ISH) took second.
Over
in Canada meanwhile, Irish Sport Horses have been well represented
at Spruce Meadows recently.
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U.S.
Will Not Participate in FEI World Pairs Driving
Championship
Gladstone,
NJ—June 30, 2003—The United States will
not send a team to compete in the 2003 World Pairs
Driving Championship, to be held in Jardy, France.
The
Executive Committee-Subcommittees and officers of
both the United States Equestrian Team (USET) and
USA Equestrian (USAE) approved the decision of the
Driving Selectors to not field a team for this year’s
championship.
The Selectors gave consideration to placings at
Selection Trials, reviewing competitive records
in head to head competitions among long listed drivers
(giving most emphasis to recent performances and
scores) and giving consideration to the previous
international experience of driver/horse combinations
and the prospect that the combinations will contribute
to winning a team medal and/or an individual medal.
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| 1st July 2003 |
Hampton
Classic Hosts Annual Corporate Sponsor Workshop for more
than 100 at Tavern on the Green
Marketing
Intensive Session Focused onReturn
on Sponsorship Investments
Bridgehampton,
NY—June 30, 2003—More than 100 representatives
of nearly 60 corporate sponsors of the Hampton Classic Horse
Show attended the 2003 Sponsor Workshop, Monday June 24
at Tavern On The Green in New York City. Entitled “Maximizing
the Return on Your Hampton Classic Sponsorship,” the
five-hour session was hosted by the Classic’s Executive
Director Anthony F. Hitchcock.
“For
eight years we have hosted these workshops to provide sponsors
with ideas on how they can utilize the Hampton Classic to
market their products or services,” Hitchcock noted
at the end of the session. “Virtually everyone in attendance
has come up to me and said how they came away with new ideas
that should give them an even better return on their sponsorship
investment! It’s a great way to introduce new sponsors
to our event and to recognize the efforts of our long time
partners.”
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USET
Names Squads for FEI World Combined Driving Pony
Championships
Gladstone,
NJ—June 30, 2003—The United States Equestrian
Team (USET) has named two squads to compete in the
first-ever FEI World Combined Driving Pony Championships,
to be held this September in Karlstetten, Austria.
In
accordance with the selection criteria, the following
two teams have been named, each consisting of a
single, pair and four-in-hand combination, and alternates
in ranked order. The members of the squad are: Single
Pair Four-in-Hand : Team
A Miranda Cadwell Tracey Morgan Katie Whaley :Team
B Sara Schmitt Allison Meyer Esther Wright (leased
team) : Alternates
Jack Wetzel Allison Stroud (no alternate four-in-hand)
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USET
Awards Amanda Warrington Fund Grants To Jessica
Moore and Kristin Schmolze
GLADSTONE,
NEW JERSEY—June 30, 2003—The United States
Equestrian Team (USET) has awarded Amanda Warrington
Fund Grants to Jessica Moore of Aiken, SC and Kristin
Schmolze of Montville, NJ.
The
Grants are made available to Eventing riders who
participate in the USET Eventing Developing Rider
program. Grants come from a fund established by
the family of the late Eventing rider Amanda Warrington.
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| 30th June 2003 |
The
Holyrood |
Toggi
reveals its true colours
As
we welcome the lighter evenings and warmer days, we
can also look forward to peeling off the layers to reveal
an inspiring and refreshing new top-to-toe image from
country clothing brand Toggi.
Toggi's exciting range of t-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts,
knitwear and legwear incorporate brand new products
and colours, inspiring everyone to step out in a rainbow
of vibrant colours, whether simply out in the country
or looking for a chic city style.
T-shirts are a Spring and Summer must-have and Toggi
gives you more than your usual basic garment. New for
2003, its range includes the Balmoral, a ladies lycra
short sleeved t-shirt with V-neck and semi fitted styling,
available in a single or double colour option combining
purple, hot pink, buttercup, lavender/strawberry and
ice blue/lavender.
If it's a polo shirt you're after, then Toggi's Holyrood,
a ladies 100% cotton brushed pique polo shirt, fits
the bill. Distinct colour contrast edging sets this
shirt apart with a ribbed collar and cuffs, a raglan
style sleeve and side vent splits.
Teaming up with the tops is Toggi's range of legwear,
launched with some new colours and additions to the
Spring/Summer range.
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| 30th June 2003 |
Marilyn
Little Wins $50,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid To
Close 34th Annual Lake Placid Horse Show
Lake Placid, NY—June 29, 2003—Marilyn Little of
Frederick, MD rode Hertel Landman to victory in the $50,000
Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid for the Whitney Perpetual
Challenge Trophy to close the 34th annual Lake Placid Horse
Show.
Little,
21, gained her seventh Grandprix win with two fault-free
rides and a jump-off time of 42.832 seconds. Little, who
graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wake Forest University on
May 19, was one of seven entries from the starting field
of 29 to reach the jump-off by riding without penalty over
the 13-jump first-round course designed by 1996 Atlanta
Olympic course designer Linda Allen.
The
fifth to try the eight-jump, jump-off course at the North
Elba Showgrounds, Little rode Hertel Landman, owned by her
family’s Raylyn Farms of Frederick, MD, with daring.
Her time moved her ahead of two-time American Grandprix
Association (AGA) Rider of the Year McLain Ward of Brewster,
NY who wound up second with a time of 43.563 seconds on
Hurricane and Sydney Olympic veteran Margie Goldstein Engle
of Wellington, FL who placed third with a time of 44.197
seconds on Hidden Creek’s Perin. The jump-off featured
an unusual format where faults were converted to penalty
seconds which allowed riders with a rail down to try make
up the additional time and still have a chance to win.
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| 30th June 2003 |
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Show
Jumping - Kerrygold Grand Prix League - Breen Wins
Charleville
A
TECHNICAL course at Charleville Showgrounds proved
too difficult for most of the 16 Grand Prix entrants
today (Sunday), with the result that only Shane Breen
on <Luandra> managed a clear first round.
However,
under Grand Prix rules, 25 per cent of the first-round
runners-up were allowed to compete in the second round.
This, however, led to a two-rider contest between
Tipperary's Breen and Limerick's Joan Green, each
of whom now had two horses in the second round.
But
it was Breen who was the best of the day, incurring
just four faults in the second time out, to take the
Grand Prix title on <Luandra>, with Joan Green
on Eileen Mulconroy's <Sceal Eile> failing to
catch Breen on time, though she managed a clear second
round.
The
remaining places in the jump-off were shared by the
two riders, with Green taking Third and Breen Fourth.
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Show
Jumping Results: CSIO Drammen Norway 24 - 29 June
2003
Class
5, Comp 5 Felleskjopet Speed Derby
1) Rincoola Abu; Flynn, Capt. Gerry (IRL), 2) Windgates
Mystique; Swail, Conor (IRL), 3) Ussul; Schmidt, Heiko
(GER)
Class 6, Comp 6 Bertel O. Steen Trophy
1) Tomgar Rocky; Dreher, Hans-Dieter (GER), 2) Laughton's
Lass; Carey, Lt Shane (IRL), 3) Landmina; Goodin,
Bruce (NZL)
Class 7, Comp 7 Volvo Penta Norway Grand Prix
1)
Clear Round's than Party; Gulliksen, Geil (NOR), 2)
Lactik Two; Whitaker, John (GBR), 3) Condios; Gundersen,
Henrik (DEN)
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI**** Geesteren Netherlands 27-29
June 2003
RABOBANK
PRIJS, International Jumping Competition Speed- and
Handiness 1.40m
1)
BALABOESKA R; Jeroen DUBBELDAM (NED), 2) GOLDSTAR;
Andreas KNIPPLING (GER), 3) GINGER WATT; Dermott LENNON
(IRL)
JAN
BOOMKAMP PRIJS, Accumulator with Joker against the
clock 1.45m
1)
MAMOUCHA; Carry HUIS IN 'T VELD (NED), 2) MORFEE;
Angelique HOORN (NED), 3) NICKY; Marc BETTINGER (GER),
4) FALBALLA CORUBER; Trevor COYLE (IRL)
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| 29th June 2003 |
Conditioning
and Stretching for the Rider
Copyright
Scot Hansen 2003, www.horsethink.com
As
we enter into the summer season, the desire to ride outside
increases as the days get longer and the sun shines warmer.
No matter where you are, summer will probably give you the
“itch” to increase your riding. Along with this
increase in riding will be an increase in the demands placed
on the muscles used by you and your horse.
Several
things take place during this time of increased activity.
The most common is that we tend to ride more often and to
take longer rides. This extra demand on you and your horse
can add up to sore muscles for both of you. How do we deal
with this? There is nothing that quite works the “riding
muscles” like riding itself; however, there are a few
things that we can do for ourselves that will help prepare
us so that we can minimize injury and discomfort. And the
most important of these is stretching.
Yes,
stretching can do a lot to loosen up the winter tightness
and to ensure that the muscles are able to accept the increase
in work as a friendly companion instead of feeling like
it’s an all out assault. While we don’t use lots
of “muscle strength” when riding, we do use quite
a bit of muscle tone. One way to increase that tone is to
stretch, bend, and reach. The usual stretches for most sports
will be a good start, but then there are a few that we can
add that are more specific to our sport.
After
doing some of the more familiar stretches such as a toe
reach, side to side bend, cherry picker, hurdler stretch,
etc. we can add some of additional stretches from our riding
position.
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| 29th June 2003 |
Show
Off And Extreme: Natural Horse Feed Supplements From Brookwick-Ward
Equine
specialist Brookwick Ward has launched two new complete
and natural balanced food supplements for horses - Show
Off and Extreme.
Show
Off and Extreme are complete and natural balanced food supplements
for horses to be used as part of a regular diet, Unlike
some feed additives which are administered solely to boost
performance and can lead to withdrawal symptoms, Show Off
and Extreme contain only natural vitamins and minerals and
are Food Standard Agency approved.
Show
Off is a vitamin boost for the show and performance horse.
Regular competition can take its toll on the animal while
the amount of traveling required between events can also
have a detrimental effect on the horse's feeding regime,
making it difficult to keep them interested in their food.
Show Off improves appetite, provides an energy boost for
competition and also helps improve skin condition leading
to healthier, shiny coats.
Extreme
is a horse food enhancer designed specifically for the racehorse.
It acts as an appetite stimulator and contains the natural
vitamins and minerals upon which racehorses depend. Extreme
helps improve a horse's work energy from high polyunsaturated
fat and following a strenuous workout, or race, speeds up
the recovery rate. Owners also find that with Extreme the
horse's eating habits improve along with improved coat and
skin condition.
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| 29th June 2003 |
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Complete
Horse Riding Manual
By
William Micklem
Publication
Date: 7th August 2003 # Price: £25.0
In
this fabulously informative and practical handbook
William Micklem shares his 30 - year knowledge of
riding and training to explore every stage of the
riding process. Illustrated in full colour throughout,
Complete Horse Riding Manual provides expert advice
and tuition for riders and horse enthusiasts of all
ages and levels of experience.
Each
chapter includes specially commissioned photographic
sequences and artworks to illustrate riding techniques,
exercise programmes and training schedules for horse
and rider. With this book you can learn how to ride,
how to train, and develop your horse and how to excel
at dressage, showjumping, and cross - country riding. |
William
Micklem is a superb coach and has vast experience of training
and understanding riders and horses. His innovative thinking
and inspirational teaching are evident in this extraordinary
book, which highlights the need for mental as well as physical
preparation and inspires readers to work towards the perfect
horse and rider partnership.
Riders
of all ages and standards will benefit from the invaluable
advice and tuition in this excellent one - stop reference
manual, which is destined to become a classic book on riding
techniques for all horse lovers.
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| 29th June 2003 |
Marilyn
Little Wins Hilton Resort Jump-off at 34th Annual Lake Placid
Horse Show
Lake Placid, NY—June 28, 2003—Marilyn Little of
Frederick, MD rode Champigny to victory in the Hilton Resort
Jump-off Saturday at the 34th annual Lake Placid Horse Show.
Little
was one of only five entries from the field of 25 to qualify
for the tiebreaking jump-off by riding without penalty over
the 13-jump first-round course at the North Elba Showgrounds.
She then completed the six-jump jump-off course fault-free
in 29.202 seconds to take the win away from Sydney Olympic
veteran and seven-time American Grandprix Association (AGA)
Rider of the Year Margie Goldstein Engle of Wellington,
FL who had been leading with a clean ride and a time of
30.892 seconds on Hidden Creek’s Wapino.
Little
and Engle are among the 31 entries scheduled to go in Sunday’s
$50,000 Budweiser Grand Prix of Lake Placid for the Whitney
Perpetual Challenge Trophy, the culminating event of the
2003 Lake Placid Horse Show. Prior to the Grand Prix, Sunday’s
schedule features the Salamander Farm High Junior Jumper
Classic and the Mirror Lake Inn Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic,
both member events of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper
Classic Series which determines junior and amateur-owner
entries for the 2003 National Horse Show. The Juliam Farm
Lead Line class and C.M. Hadfield’s Saddlery Parade
of Champions will then be held immediately before the Grand
Prix which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
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Show
Jumping Results: CSIO Drammen Norway 24 - 29 June
2003
Class
4 Samsung Nations Cup of Norway, 1.50
1) NORWAY, 2) AUSTRIA, 3) SWEDEN, 4) IRELAND, 5) GT
BRITAIN, 6) DENMARK, 7) SWITZERLAND, 8) GERMANY
Klasse 2, Comp 2 Kingsland Trophy, Table A 1m50
1)
Ussul; Schmidt, Heiko (GER), 2) Henzo; Etter, Daniel
(SUI), 3) Rabondi Z; Hafskjold, Jan Auen (NOR)
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| 29th June 2003 |
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Show
Jumping - Kerrygold Grand Prix League - Rolestown
Sees First Courtney Win
LINDA
COURTNEY has been a consistent performer on the Kerrygold
Grand Prix League circuit this year, but today (Saturday)
saw her first 2003 victory, at Rolestown in Co. Dublin.
With
a substantial field of 34 starters, and beautiful
weather, nine riders and horses made it through to
the jump-off, with Linda and her own <Cavaleve>
showing everyone a clean pair of heels in a second-round
time of 35.72, just shading Harry Marshall on <Splendido>,
who came in fractions of a second slower.
There were only four double clears in today's competition,
and the winner and runner-up were well ahead of the
other double clears on time.Though the First and Second
places at Rolestown do not bring either Courtney or
Marshall into the Top Six in the Kerrygold Leaderboard,
they are now just a few points behind, with Linda
at Seventh and Harry at Eighth, showing 25 and 23
points respectively.
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI*** Norten Hardenberg Germany
Audi
Championat von Norten-Hardenberg, Second Qualification
for Grand Prix 1m55
1)
FEIN CERA; Peter WYLDE (USA)
2) L.B. POZITANO; Beat MANDLI (SUI)
3) OLYMPIA; Michel ROBERT (FRA)
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI**** Geesteren Netherlands 27-29
June 2003
BMC
PRIJS, International Jumping Comp. Table A against
the Clock 1.40m
1)
VDL GROEP MISTIEKE; Leopold VAN ASTEN (NED)
2) BIAGIOTTI; Leon THIJSSEN (NED)
3) VERELST KRISIA; Marc DIJCK VAN (BEL)
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