The
equiworld.net magazine - News of the Week
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August 2003
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Samsung
Super League News : Top-Hats and Tails At Traditional
Dublin!
The
Samsung Super League road show comes to Dublin next
week with France still holding the narrowest of leads
over the Irish while the British continue to gather
pace. This promises to be one of the most exciting
legs of the series to date, with the host team determined
to oust the French from the head of the pack and the
British in bullish form after their success in Hickstead.
Dublin
is a heady mixture of horses, heroes and haute couture
with emphasis placed on tradition and judges, officials
and special guests will be attired in top-hats and
tails while the ladies will don their finest attire
as the teams battle it out for the Aga Khan Cup on
Friday August 8th.
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It’s
a festival of all that is good in equestrian sport and,
after 130 years, it claims a special place in the Irish
summer calendar. The first Dublin Horse Show
was staged in 1868 when hunting horses competed over the
"high leap", the "wide leap" and stone
walls on the Lawns of Leinster House, now Government Buildings,
in the heart of the city. After three days of competition,
sheep-farmer Richard Flynn from County Roscommon in the
west of Ireland was awarded the world’s first show
jumping championship title. The event moved to the Royal
Dublin Society Showgrounds in Ballsbridge in 1881 and it
was here, in 1926, that the first Nations Cup competition
took place with Switzerland claiming the honours.
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Dual
Gold Cup Winning Horse Has Own Web Site & Information
Line For Open Day
Sunday
21 September
Best
Mate’s Open Day on Sunday 21 September, now has its
own web site which provides full details and news of the
event: www.bestmate.info as well as an information line
on 01793-710707.
The
Open Day will be a rare opportunity for the public to see
Dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Best Mate, and the other
horses at Henrietta’s training yard at West Lockinge
Farm, Wantage, Oxon. It will be the first time that the
yard will be open to the public in five years.
Comments
Henrietta: “Best Mate has been enjoying his Summer
break in the sunshine with his ‘best mate’ Edredon
Bleu and has recently started light exercise to tone him
up in preparation for his first race in November. He will
absolutely adore all the attention of the Open Day and I
am sure would be delighted to know that he now has his own
web site!”
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Scope
Festival 2003
26th August - 31st August 2003
Having
successfully run for the last six years, Scope Promotions
(Equestrian) Ltd are delighted to be back on Staffordshire
County Showground where the Scope Festival will run six
days of show jumping for a seventh tremendous year. Competing
will be Britains leading show jumpers, brining with them
around 1500 horses and ponies. A staggering £88,000
of prize money will be up for grabs over the six day duration
of the show.
The
show ground will be over flowing as this show has progressively
grown over the years. Qualifiers have taken place around
the country throughout the year, culminating in these prestigious
finals. Show jumping will take place in the Championship
Arena plus three outdoor arenas from 9am and will continue
until 10.30pm in the indoor Championship Arena.
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Severson
Takes Early Lead at 2003 Over the Walls Horse Trials
Hardwick,
MA—August 1, 2003—Kimberly Severson of Scottsville,
VA, took the early lead in the National Advanced Horse Trials
Championship following the dressage phase on Friday, August
1, opening day of the Over the Walls Horse Trials at Great
Meadowbrook Farm in Hardwick, MA.
A
2002 World Equestrian Games team Gold Medalist aboard Winsome
Adante, Severson rode Royal Venture, a 12-year-old Thoroughbred
gelding, owned by Plain Dealing Farm, Inc., to a score of
22.92 penalty points to top the field of 24 entries.
The
2003 Over the Walls Horse Trials also hosts seven other
Advanced, Preliminary and Young Rider divisions. Following
dressage in the Advanced Division 1 competition, Severson
and Winsome Adante lead the standings with a score of 24.17
penalty points. Jan Thompson and Waterfront sit atop the
Advanced Division 2 standings with 25.00 penalties, and
Michael Pollard currently leads the Advanced Division 3
aboard SS Jett with 37.92 penalty points.
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Kappler
Wins $10,000 Open Mini Prix at Manchester & The
Mountains
East
Dorset, VT—August 1, 2003—Chris Kappler
of Pittstown, NJ won the $10,000 Open Mini Prix at
Manchester & The Mountains Horse Show aboard Profox,
owned by Jorgen Winroth. The event took place today
during the fourth week of the Vermont Summer Festival,
July 9-August 10, held at the Harold Beebe Farm in
East Dorset, VT.
Under
heavy rains, Kappler, who will represent the United
States at this month’s Pan American Games in
Santo Domingo, and Profox were one of only two horse-and-rider
combinations out of the 18 who competed to produce
a clear round with no time penalties over course designer
Ken Krome’s first round course made up of 12
numbered fences and 14 jumping efforts.
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Going
eleventh in the jumping order, Courtney Phibbs aboard Snepts,
owned by Court Lin Frae Farm, was the first rider to turn
in a clear round over the first round course and immediately
competed over the jump-off course. Over the shortened jump-off
course, Phibbs dropped one rail to give her a four fault
score in a time of 38.335 seconds.
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Selection
Procedures for 2004 Vaulting World Championships Now
Available on USET Website
Gladstone,
New Jersey—August 1, 2003—The United States
Equestrian Team (USET) has announced that the selection
procedures for the 2004 Vaulting World Championships
have been distributed to athletes, coaches, and Vaulting
clubs, and are also now available on the USET’s
website at www.uset.org in the Vaulting section.
The
2004 Vaulting World Championships will take place
in Stadl Paura, Austria, August 5-8, 2004. Applications
for consideration for the U.S. team must be received
by the USET no later than March 1, 2004 and separate
applications must be filed for the individual and
team competitions. Coaches, not individual athletes,
will file applications for the team events.
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Rio
Vista Products Named Official Grooming Products of the
New Marshall & Sterling League National Indoor Finals
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SAUGERTIES,
NY (August 1, 2003)—The New Marshall & Sterling
League is pleased to welcome Rio Vista Products as the Official
Grooming Products for the New Marshall & Sterling League
National Indoor Finals to be held September 17-21, at Worcester's
Centrum Centre in Worcester, Massachusetts.
In
addition to being the Official Grooming Products, Rio Vista
Products will also enhance the educational aspect of the
horse show with "The Horse Experience", its mobile
exhibit of the horse. Spectators and competitors alike will
enjoy interactive, multimedia presentations covering a variety
of topics including the history of the horse, the breeds,
the sports, behavior, grooming, and much more.
Rio
Vista Products is a manufacturer of equine and canine grooming
products. The Rio Vista range of grooming products is sold
at tack and feed stores and pet shops throughout the United
States and Canada. Products include Color Enhancing Shampoos,
Conditioners, Hoof Manicure, Equine-Shine, EnerGPlus Feed
Supplement and Cool Blue Liniment.
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USET
Awards $50,000 in Grants to Assist Athletes With
International Competition
Gladstone,
NJ—August 1, 2003—The United States Equestrian
Team (USET) has approved $50,000 in Athlete Grants
to assist athletes with costs associated with international
competition.
The
Athlete Grant program is designed to fund activities
that have a direct impact on athletes’ ability
to help the United States win medals at Olympic
Games, Pan American Games or World Championships.
This
year, the USET has awarded its Athlete Grants as
follows Please click here for
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1st August 2003
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FEI
Eventing World Cup News
Leslie
Law (GBR), riding the 11-year old gelding Shear L'eau,
won the 11th leg of the FEI Eventing World Cup held
at the Lulworth International Horse Trials (GBR) from
25 through 27 July. The pair, whose final result was
52.1, became convincing winners after performing a
good Dressage test (45.1) and scoring only one penalty
point in the Cross Country for exceeding the time
allowed.
The
twelfth World Cup leg held at the same time at Morgan
Park, Warwick (AUS) was none the less exciting.
Megan
Jones (AUS), riding the 12-year old stallion Kirby
Park Irish Hallmark, won the qualifier with remarkable
final 44.26 points. Her outstanding Dressage result
of 38.26 and her clear Show Jumping round led her
to undisputed victory despite the 6 Cross Country
time penalties. Megan also competed in the first Australian
World Cup qualifier at Werribee Park, Melbourne, where,
despite a very good Dressage test, she placed 4th.
She is the third Australian rider after Philip Dutton
and Nick Roe to score 30 points counting towards the
final standings, which guarantees her presence at
the Final.
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Meeting
of Minds at Horse Transportation Conference
The
Second International Conference on the Transportation
of Horses, funded by the ILPH, FEI, MSPCA and supported
by Peden Bloodstock, was considered a resounding success
by one and all when it concluded earlier this month.
Vets,
shipping agents, insurers, regulators, engineers,
flying grooms and team managers came together with
delegates from over 23 countries to consider the best
ways to transport top competition and breeding stock
by road, sea and air, and to discuss the various health
and safety risks involved.
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Veterinary
experts went on to consider, along with agricultural engineers,
regulators and animal welfare groups, the contrasting plight
of slaughter horses on their final journey to the abattoir.
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Belfast
Indoor International Horse Show Unveils Web site
Get
yourself connected and discover an easier way to get
the low down on the world of International Show Jumping.
With weekly updates, interviews and newsletters, The
Belfast Indoor International Horse Show in association
with Equestrian Sports Promotions has launched a new
web site: www.belfasthorseshow.com and promises to bring
you bam up-to-date with everything you need to know
about the world of horses and Ireland’s first ever
Five-Star Indoor International Horse Show.
Tickets for The Belfast Indoor International Horse
Show are on sale NOW!
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Wales
Win Mounted Games World Team Championships
After
four qualifying competitions Wales emerged victorious at
the World Mounted Games Team Championships at Kentucky Horse
park, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Champions
in England in 2002, they were pre-match favourites. The
team of Christian Jones, Alex Jones, Boo Price, Jo Dale
and Huw Whitney - trained by Clive Jones - were pushed to
the final race by France, who took the silver medal position
by just one point, finishing on 58.
England
(Choc Adcock, Elaine Trevor-Jones, Richard Pringuer, Ross
Elliott and Vicky Thomas - trained by Alastair Elliott finished
with the bronze medal on a score of 52. The home team of
USA were fifth one point behind Canada - World Champions
in 2001 - who were fourth. Both Canada and USA had the adavntage
of using their own ponies with all overseas riders using
borrowed ponies.
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total 14 teams from throughout the world travelled to Kentucky.
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British
Horse Society Ragwort survey reveals disturbing new
figures on horse fatalities
New
figures show that about 6,500 horses and ponies died
in 2002 after eating the lethal ragwort plant.
The
figures, reached after a survey by The British Horse
Society (BHS) and the British Equestrian Veterinary
Association (BEVA), came as a shock. In 2001 similar
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Veterinary
surgeons, all members of BEVA, were this year asked to complete
a questionnaire in a bid to discover the true numbers of
animals suffering from suspected or confirmed ragwort poisoning.
Results have shown that, nationwide, numbers far outstrip
the conservative estimate given by Dr Derek Knottenbelt
in 2001. Dr Knottenbelt, from the University of Liverpool,
suggested at the time that some 500 horses had died from
ragwort poisoning and he expected that figure to double
in 2002. However, on being asked how many suspected or confirmed
cases the vets had dealt with last year the estimate rose
to over 6,500.
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Successful
Adoption Day for the Brumby Protection Group
The Brumby Protection Groups first Adoption Day at Glenworth
Valley, Sydney Australia, was a complete success, with
all of the young Walers going to new homes. Prices were
high considering the depressed market for horses right
now due to the drought, thus showing the interest that
Australians have in both brumbies, and Waler's.
The
horses came from an outback station near Alice Springs,
and were trucked nearly four thousand kilometres to
reach the coast where they could be safe. A further
sixty young Walers are still in need of a home, and
as soon as Brumby Protection Group can find the funds
to get them off the property where they are being "bushed",
they will be brought to Sydney and trained as saddle
horses.
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Competition
Set to Begin at 2003 Over the Walls Horse Trials
Hardwick,
MA—July 31, 2003— Action-packed equestrian competition
at the 2003 Over the Walls Horse Trials begins Friday, August
1, at picturesque Great Meadowbrook Farm in Hardwick, MA.
Competition continues through Sunday, August 3.
The
stage is set for three days of exciting equestrian action
at one of America’s premier Horse Trials, with more
than 200 horses and riders from the U.S. and other countries.
Over the Walls will showcase the nation’s most accomplished
eventers as they vie for the Jack Le Goff Trophy in the
event’s featured competition – the National Advanced
Horse Trials Championship. The trophy is awarded to the
top U.S. horse and rider combination.
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New
Faces in Hunter Rings Shine at Fourth Week of Vermont
Summer Festival
East
Dorset, VT—July 31, 2003— Mary Lisa Leffler
of Brookeville, MD, rode Lola, owned by Jeanne Marie
Gelber, to the win in the First Year Green Working
Hunter Division at the Manchester & The Mountains
Horse Show, July 30-August 3. This is the fourth week
of The Vermont Summer Festival, July 10-August 11,
held at the Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT.
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Leffler
rode Lola to blue ribbon finishes in both of the day’s
classes held over fences to give her the edge she needed
to win the Championship. Shachine Belle rode Attache, owned
by JT Farm, to earn the Reserve Championship award.
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Research
For Book For Equine Non-Profits and Horse Associations In
The Works
Blue
Ribbon Consulting, LDO, LLC is conducting research for a
book geared towards Equine Non-Profits and Horse Associations.
This book will be the third in the Good Footing Workbook
Series written by consultant, speaker, and author Lisa Derby
Oden. The goal of this book is to provide Equine Non-Profits
and Horse Associations with tools for sustainability, ideas
they may not have thought of, and motivation to keep on
with their good work.
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Fargis
Named USET Athlete of the Month for July
Gladstone,
NJ—July 31, 2003— Three-time Olympic medalist
Joe Fargis of Southampton, NY was named United States
Equestrian Team (USET) Athlete of the Month for
July. Fargis received this honor after he rode Edgar
to the win in the $175,000 Cargill Grand Prix of
the United States, presented by HBO, to conclude
the Oaks Blenheim International CSI****.
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USA
Equestrian Announces Team For 2003 FEI World Pairs
Driving Championship
USA
Equestrian announced today that following a meeting
this week of the High Performance Driving Selectors
and a meeting of the Selection Subcommittee of the
USA Equestrian Executive Committee, it was voted to
name pair drivers to represent the United States at
the upcoming FEI World Pairs Driving Championship.
The Championship takes place at Haras de Jardy, France,
September 18-21.
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AGM
of Equestrian Federation Of Ireland
At
the Annual General Meeting of the Equestrian Federation
of Ireland, held at the Glenroyal Hotel, in Maynooth,
Co. Kildare, on July 31st, 2003, Avril Doyle was returned
unopposed as President of the EFI for a second two-year
term.
New
Directors were presented and approved during the Directors'
meeting, which preceded the agm. These were:Eventing
Ireland: John Greene Irish Long Distance Riding Association:
(ILDRA): Sharon PerryShow Jumping Association of Ireland
(SJAI): Maureen Bagnall, Patrick Duggan Royal Dublin
Society (RDS): Norman Allen, Philip O'Connor
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Sherry
Adams Named USET Ambassador
Gladstone,
NJ—July 31, 2003—The United States Equestrian
Team (USET) has announced the appointment of Sherry
S. Adams of Plano, TX, as its ambassador to the
discipline of Reining.
An
owner and breeder of top reining horses, Adams is
deeply involved in the USET’s lone Western
riding discipline and is committed to furthering
reining’s standing internationally.
“I
am truly humbled by the invitation to serve as a
USET Ambassador and it is with great honor that
I accept the position,” said Adams. “It
has been a lifelong calling from the heart that
brought me to the world of equestrian sports and
I look forward to the opportunity to serve the USET.
I shall do my best to meet the challenge of building
support for the Team within the reining community.”
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British
Horse Society Ragwort campaign gallops on
Following
the extremely successful BHS press conference to launch
the draft code of practice to control the spread of
Common Ragwort, held at the Royal International Horse
Show last week (24 July) with Alun Michael, Minister
for Rural Affairs and Minister for the Horse, the Society's
campaign has received unprecedented media coverage.
Four
major national newspapers, national radio, regional
television and radio and numerous local newspapers,
to say nothing of the equestrian media, have provided
coverage of the campaign which is currently enjoying
high profile political attention through the BHS Private
Members' Bill and draft code of practice. |
The
PMB provides for a statutory code of practice which will
be admissible in evidence and the draft document, launched
at the press conference by Alun Michael, will provide a
strategy and guidelines for landowners and occupiers to
comply with the Weeds Act 1959 in controlling the spread
of Common Ragwort seeds.
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Great
Britain Win Super League Nations Cup At Hickstead
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A
triumphant British team stormed to victory on home ground
in Friday's Samsung Super League Nations Cup held at the
All England Jumping Course, Hickstead. Following a morning
of torrential rain, the sun eventually broke through in
time for the eight participating teams to parade.
Drawn
first to go, Nick Skelton riding John and Lisa Hales' 9
year-old bay stallion, Arko III, set the team in good stead
with a superb clear round. First round clears also followed
from Richard Davenport and Martin Dawes' Dutch bred gelding
Luc and Robert Smith riding his own Irish bred bay gelding,
Mr Springfield. Scott Smith with Mike Dawsons' Cabri d'Elle
lowered just one pole, leaving Great Britain leading on
a zero score after the first round.
In
a nailbiting second round which almost ended in a jump-off,
Nick and Arko again produced another faultless round with
Scott and Richard both lowering a fence each. A mistake
from France's Michel Robert at the last fence, and it was
clear that Great Britain could not be beaten, therefore
Robert and Mr Springfield did not need to jump in the second
round.
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Breakthrough
in nutrition helps horses with respiratory problems
A
new respiratory support formula, WINERGY VENTIL-ATEä,
is providing a breakthrough for horses at risk from
respiratory challenges such as Recurrent Airway Obstruction
(RAO).
Developed
as a result of a massive research project conducted
by the WALTHAM® Equine Studies Group, in collaboration
with the Animal Health Trust (AHT), WINERGY VENTIL-ATEä
is the only equine respiratory supplement to have been
proven in published scientific trials. |
Horses
breathe over 70,000 litres of air a day and even more if
exercised. A healthy respiratory system is vital for overall
well-being, yet a number of environmental factors such as
pollens, dusts, atmospheric pollutants and stabling regimens
may severely compromise the condition of your horse’s
airways. The lungs normally provide natural defences to
combat these respiratory hazards including the secretion
of mucus and also by the specific production of antioxidants.
Work at the AHT in collaboration with WALTHAM® showed
that horses with RAO have much lower levels of a key antioxidant
than healthy horses.
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British
Pony Team Win European Championships For The Seventh
Year
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G reat
Britain's Pony European Show Jumping Team, sponsored by
KITT, won the Pony European Team Championship held at Necarne
Castle, County Fermanagh, Ireland from 22 -27 July 2003.
The
victorious team finished on a total score of 4 faults ahead
of the Netherlands (9 faults) and Ireland (17 faults) respectively.
This is the seventh consecutive year the British pony team
has won European Championship Title under the guidance of
Chef d'Equipe, Katrina Moore and Team Trainer, Alan Fazakerley
TEAM
RESULT : TEAM GOLD GREAT BRITAIN, TEAM SILVER NETHERLANDS,
TEAM BRONZE IRELAND,
Fourteen
Year Old, Hannah Paul from St Albans, Hertfordshire went
on to take the individual Silver Medal with Mister Amontilano
behind Switzerland's Julie Delaporte (Sabra). Sophie Broome
took the Individual Bronze medal with Matthew Broome's,
Spottie Dot Com.
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Milton
Continues to Dominate at Vermont Summer Festival
East
Dorset, VT—July 30, 2003— The Vermont Summer
Festival’s Leading Lady Hunter Rider, who was
so named on July 27, Katie Milton of Locust Valley,
NY, has continued her winning ways on the opening
day of the Manchester and the Mountains Horse Show,
July 30-August 3, the fourth week of the Vermont Summer
Festival, July 9-August 10, held at the Harold Beebe
Farm in East Dorset, VT.
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Milton
rode Kensington, owned by Danielle Glass of New York, NY,
to take first and second place in the Regular Working Hunter
over fences classes. The pair, who earned division championship
honors at the Valley Classic, July 23-27, then went on to
take second place honors in the under saddle phase of the
competition.
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BET
To Sponsor USAE National Junior Jumper Championships
BET
(Black Entertainment Television) has signed on to
become the sponsor of the BET/USAE National Junior
Jumper Championships for the 8th consecutive year.
The event will be held at the Pennsylvania National
Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, Oct 9 – 11.
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The
BET/USAE National Junior Jumper Championship is considered
a USA Junior Olympic-Equestrian Event and as such, the top
three teams will receive Gold, Silver and Bronze Junior
Olympic Medals. The name of the winning team will be inscribed
on the Frances Newbill Rowe Memorial Trophy, named in honor
of the top jumper trainer of the 1960’s and 1970’s.
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Electronic
Results On The Rise
On
its 150th anniversary the Upperville Colt and Horse
Show moved into the twenty first century by submitting
results to USA Equestrian electronically, a first
for Upperville and show secretary Jonathan Rabon.
Since
December 1, 2002, over 420 additional horse shows
have taken advantage of USA Equestrian’s electronic
results option and earned over $18,000 in rebates
on competition fees.
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“Competitions
can realize a short-term benefit when they qualify for the
$50 rebate, but the long-term return is better service to
our members,” reported Cheryll Frank, Director of Sport
Data. “The new USAE database powers the website, so
points, results and rankings are visible on the internet
the minute the files are posted. Members can see their rankings
change throughout the day, and point corrections can be
performed and viewed while the member is on the phone. USAE
staff still has to proof the data submitted by the shows
for accuracy, but our long term goal is to move the rankings
and results as close to real time as possible.”
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Dates
And Locations Set For 2004 USAE Dressage Championships
And Selection Trials
The
dates and locations for 2004 USAE Dressage Championships
and Selection Trials were approved during the USA
Equestrian Executive Committee meeting held Monday,
July 21.
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CSI****
La Coruna (Esp)
7 - 10 August 2003
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John Whitaker From Huddersfield, WEST YORKS, Robert Whitaker
From Huddersfield, WEST YORKS, Ellen Whitaker From Barnsley,
SOUTH YORKS,
Veronique Whitaker Based in Brussels, BELGIUM have been
invited and authorised to compete at the above-mentioned
show
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30th July 2003
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Federation
Equestre Internationale News
28 July 2003
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-
EU Pony Championships in Necarne Castle (IRL)
- EU Dressage Championship for Young Riders and Juniors
in Saumur (FRA)
- Samsung Super League
- FEI Open European Endurance Championship - change of date
- Big media interest in the Europeans Jumping
- FEI/PSI Jumping and Dressage Challenge
- World Driving Pairs Championship in Jardy (FRA)
- Congratulations to Jack Pemberton
- FEI World Reining Masters Series
- Israeli rider wins an International Grand Prix
- Pippa Funnel leads the Eventing World Riders Rankings
- Sports development: seminar in Jamaica
- In Memoriam Karl Bodenmüller
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The
British Show Jumping Team's hopes of qualifying for the
2004 Athens Olympic Games were given a welcomed boost this
week with the arrival of two new international horses into
the squad.
Michael
Whitaker, who lost his horse Landfurst 6, in such tragic
circumstances at Aachen in June, has sealed the ride on
a horse he previously rode, before being sold the United
States of America. Fleur, a 12 year-old bay mare by Romino
was originally purchased for Michael to ride in 1999 and
then laterly sold to the US in 2000 and has since competed
for Switzerland with Lesley McNaught and laterly for Ireland
with Trevor Coyle, gaining placings in World Cup Qualifiers
at Geneva, Gothenburg and Vigo. Fleur is owned by Mr &
Mrs Sepperstein from the United States and will compete
under the ownership of their company Beverley Hills Equestrian
Partners (BEP). Michael also has another of the Sepperstein's
horses to ride, a 9-year-old bay mare called Portofino.
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Southern
Horse and Country Fair Trots Out For Another Successful
Year!
The
Southern Horse and Country Fair - the ultimate equine
and country living event - will take place at the
Royal Bath & West Showground on Saturday 25 and
Sunday 26 October.
Organisers
Contour Exhibitions & Events Limited have combined
the best of its renowned equine and country pursuit
events to produce the Southern Horse and Country Fair.
Premium equine displays and advice will rub shoulders
with similar activities from the world of country
living. All this, together with a huge shopping village
area with over 200 exhibitors, means that the Southern
Horse and Country Fair is billed as being the biggest
and best so far.
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Robinsons
to sponsor Bold Heath One Day Event |
Bold
Heath Equestrian Centre hold a one-day event one 10th August
thanks to sponsors Robinsons, the largest equestrian mail
order company in the country. The One-Day Event is affiliated
to British Eventing and will be held at Bold Heath Equestrian
Centre, which is situated at heath House Farm, Warrington
Road, Bold Heath, Cheshire. The cross-country course has
been designed by Ken Davies and both Pre- Novice and Novice
section will take place, which allow horses and riders starting
off in the sport to get used to jump fixed fences on the
cross-country course.
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2003
Fair Hill International’s Courses Get a Facelift
Fair
Hill, MD—July 28, 2003—Six new obstacles are planned
for the cross-country course at the 15th annual Fair Hill
International CCI***, part of the Fair Hill International
Festival in the Country, which returns to the Fair Hill
Natural Resources Area in beautiful Fair Hill, MD, October
23-26, 2003.
In
addition to the new fences, several existing fences are
scheduled to receive repairs and improvements. The upgrades
come as a result of a thorough course review and discussion
between Fair Hill event organizers and course designer Derek
di Grazia of Pebble Beach, CA. An Eventing World Championship
veteran, Di Grazia won the Fair Hill International CCI***
and the U.S. Equestrian Team (USET) Fall Three-Day Event
Championship in 1991.
The
2003 Fair Hill International has been chosen by the Fédération
Equestre Internationale (International Equestrian Federation
– FEI) to host this year’s Pan American Games
Eventing Championship. In order to distinguish the Pan American
Championship from the Fair Hill CCI, both of which are held
at the three-star level, event organizers will present two
different jumping courses, one for each competition. Sally
Ike of Oldwick, NJ, a former international eventing competitor
and currently the USET Director of Show Jumping and Vaulting
Activities, will design both courses.
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European
Championships Short-List Announced
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The
short-list for the 2003 FEI European Show Jumping Championships
to be held in Donaueschingen (GER) from 20th - 24th August
has been announced.
This
year's Championships will take place in the attractive German
town of Donaueschingen, located near the Swiss border on
a high plateau between the Black Forest and Lake Constance.
Competitions will be held over 5 days starting with a warm-up
competition on Wednesday 20th August 2003. The first speed
leg of the Championship takes place on Thursday 21st August
with the Team Championship the following day, Friday 22nd
August 2003 and the Individual medals will be decided on
Sunday 24th August 2003.
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CSI*
Chalais (Fra) 7 - 10 August 2003
Kelly-Ann
Riches From Tiptree, ESSEX , Andrea Buchanan From
Beaulieu-sour-Parthenay, FRANCE have been invited
and authorised to compete at the above-mentioned show
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29th July 2003
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The Glenbrook |
Chill
out with Toggi
With
the British weather being so unpredictable, Toggi knows
that long-sleeve t-shirts, sweatshirts and knitwear
are must have items for all year round, with the secret
to staying warm lying in multiple layers. With this
in mind, its 2003 Autumn/Winter collection has been
extended to include some innovative knitwear to keep
you warm and looking good, plus some additions to its
long sleeve t-shirt range and sweatshirt range.
New
to the range and crossing the bridge between t-shirt
and sweatshirt, the Franklin is a 100 % cotton pique
shirt with twill trim, button placket and contrast embroidery.
For the perfect winter t-shirt, Toggi's Ascot style
is still a winner. Made from 92% cotton and 8% elastene,
the Ascot is cut for ladies and features long sleeves,
a round neck with a contrast inside neck panel and tonal
embroidery.
For a slightly thicker garment that's perfect for keeping
the morning chill away, Toggi has introduced the Jutland
and the Rockland. The Jutland is a unisex bonded tunic
half zip sweatshirt featuring a contrast colour collar,
waist adjuster and zipped pockets and is available in
navy/denim, aubergine/grape and denim/navy colourways.
The Rockland is a ladies hooded full zip sweatshirt,
made of double- sided knit bonded jersey with ribbed
hem and cuffs available in contrasting colourways of
black/raspberry, raspberry/sweetpea and duck egg blue/petrol
blue.
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Seventh
heaven for shoppers
Burghley
Masterfoods Horse Trials, 4th-7th September 2003, is internationally
renowned for its fabulous shopping and this year it will
be surpassing all expectations with the best ever array
of over 300 of the finest trade stands, all within a close
proximity.
Every
exhibit at Burghley is carefully chosen to ensure that visitors
are provided with an unbeatable selection of first class
shopping. The diversity and quality of products on offer
this year are second to none and it will be a tough challenge
for even the most difficult-to-please shopper to come home
empty-handed!
Fashion
sophisticates can choose from an almost better than Bond
Street range of sumptuous linens, cashmeres, silks and leathers.
Serious jewellery enthusiasts can browse an exquisite selection
of silver, gold, diamonds and pearls. Collectors and craft-lovers
can enjoy antiques, fine art, ceramics and a stunning collection
of handicrafts from around the world. Dads and brothers
can check out a range of cars, four-wheel-drives and ATV’s
as well as an abundance of first class garden goods. All
this and everything for the horse and rider is available
too.
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Robinsons
to sponsor new event at Standish
Robinsons,
one of Wigan's oldest companies, and the largest equestrian
mail order company in the country, have agreed title
sponsorship of a new national one-day event at Standish,
taking place on Sunday 7th September. The Robinsons'
Standish One-Day Event is affiliated to British Eventing
and will be held at Thompson House Farm, which is
sited off Pepper Lane, Standish, Nr.Wigan. The cross-country
course has been built from scratch on the Thompson
House Farm site and the event is expected to attract
more than 210 entries from across the UK. The competition
will be run in six sections and will feature Intro
and Pre-Novice classes, which cater for horses and
riders starting off in the sport.
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Death
and Drama in the World of Driving :
New Novel Centers on Carriages and Driving
Foxboro,
MA— July 28, 2003—The world of carriages and driving
take center stage in “The Fifth Wheel,” a suspenseful
new novel written by Barbara Weir, one of the founders of
the American Driving Society (ADS).
Set
at the annual outing of the “American Carriage Society,”
the novel focuses on the mysterious death of an influential
patron of equestrian sports, whose years of driving experience
don’t save him and his four-in-hand team from plunging
off a cliff.
Published
by Xlibris Corporation, the novel is replete with references
to the world of driving including detailed explanations
of how carriages are built and work, their history and even
tangential subplots involving show jumping and Olympic team
selection. It provides a comfortable and familiar setting
to those involved in driving and an easy-to-understand introduction
to equestrian sport’s most pristine discipline to the
previously uninitiated—all within a tale of drama,
suspense and Mozart’s chamber music.
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Exciting
Events, Music, Food, Shopping Opportunities and Concert
Make the Laurels at Landhope Autumn Celebration A Great
Family Outing!
West
Grove, PA—July 28, 2003—The Laurels at Landhope
will hold its annual Autumn Celebration Weekend with
the National AKC Tail Blazer’s Fall Dog Agility
Trials, performances by the highly-popular Barbone Street
Jazz Band, unique shopping opportunities and world-class
equestrian driving competition.
The
Laurels at Landhope, September 5-7 in West Grove, PA,
hosts international competitors from Canada, Mexico,
and the United States, all of whom are competing for
the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) North American
Top Driver Award. Important national and international
competitions including the 2003 USA Equestrian Pony
Championships, the Martin Auctioneer/Kuhnle Carriage
North American Single Horse Challenge, and the FEI North
American Single Driving Challenge. The Laurels is also
a United States Equestrian Team (USET) Selection Trial
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New
to the Laurels at Landhope Autumn Celebration Weekend this
year is the National AKC Tail Blazer’s Fall Dog Agility
Trials. The Dog Trials is an exciting event in which dogs
and their handlers must rely on hard training and good communication
skills to perform feats of speed and agility.
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Mclain
Ward And Sapphire Capture The $50,000 Avis Grand Prix
Ellenville,
NY (July 28, 2003)—McLain Ward of Brewster, New
York, delivered a cool victory on Sapphire, owned by
Double H Farm, in the $50,000 Avis Grand Prix at HITS
Catskills IV. Ward qualified for the jump-off on two
mounts, also finishing in fourth place on his own Courletta
K. Olympic veteran Anne Kursinski and Indeed, owned
by The Group Indeed, finished in second place. Kursinski
also placed fifth on Sun God, owned by Ron & Cheryl
Krise and twelfth on Sincere, owned by Meralex Farm.
Third place went to Christine Tribble on Dugateau, owned
by her family's Windsor Show Stable. |
Twenty-eight
horse and rider combinations competed over Danny Foster's
fourteen-obstacle first round course. Foster set a challenging
course that included a triple bar at fence No. 1, and a
triple combination at fence No. 5. The time allowed was
set at 96 seconds.
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Vermont
Summer Festival Announces 2004 Dates
East
Dorset, VT—July 28, 2003—The Vermont Summer
Festival, which brings five weeks of exciting equestrian
competition to Vermont, will return in 2004 from July
14 through August 15.
The
Vermont Summer Festival, New England’s largest
“AA” rated hunter-jumper horse show, kicks
off with the Manchester Summer Festival, July 14-18.
The competition continues with the Manchester Classic
Horse Show, July 21-25 , the Valley Classic, July
28-August 1, Manchester and the Mountains Horse Show,
August 4-8, and then concludes with the Vermont Summer
Celebration, August 11-15.
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Carling
King wins Hickstead King George Gold Cup
The
Hickstead CSIO 5* Superleague show took place last week
with Irish Sport Horses taking top placings in some
of the main events there. Carling King (ISH) ridden
by Kevin Babington (IRL) jumped a double clear to win
the King George Gold Cup on Sunday. On Friday, the Samsung
Superleague Nations Cup found Mister Springfield (ISH)
and Robert Smith (GBR) on the winning British team while
Carling King (ISH) and Kevin Babington (IRL) made up
a quarter of the Irish team which took joint second
with France. |
Other
Irish Sport Horses competing at Hickstead included Gelvin
Clover (ISH) who was ridden by Clement McMahon (IRL) to
win Fridays Osborne Refrigerators 1m50 class, in which Charlton
(ISH) and Clare Bronfman (USA) came fifth. Sundays Hasseroder
Queen Elizabeth II Cup Amazones Grand Prix brought sixth
place for Carlow Clover (ISH) and Robin Sweely (USA) while
Chippison (ISH) and Marie Burke (IRL) took seventh.
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Bob
Jeffreys Clinics : Summer Fun Announcement
Summer
fun with your horse! Control = Safety = Fun!!! Clinic
With
Bob Jeffreys and Suzanne Sheppard
For
4h-ers, Pony Clubbers, kids
and their parents!
When:
Saturday August 23 & Sunday August 24 9am
– 3pm
Trail
Ride with Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard
Come
join us for a scenic weekend trail
ride at Bear
Spring Mountain in
the beautiful Catskill Mountains
August 16 & 17, 2003 RAIN
OR SHINE!!!
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Farmers
Call For Help To Protect Historic Sites
Farmers
today pledged to work with English Heritage to investigate
how more effective protection can be given to ancient sites
buried beneath farmland in Britain.
It
follows campaigning by the government's own agency for greater
financial support to be given to farmers working land that
covers scheduled monuments, in line with changes to the
Common Agriculture Policy.
Farmers
are currently legally permitted to plough such sites already
in cultivation.
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Georgia
International Horse Trials Secures Sponsorship With Prolandscapes
Inc.
Georgia
International Horse Trials (GIHT) announced today that it
has secured its first major sponsorship for the event to
be held October 20-23, 2005. ProLandscapes, a leading top
tier landscape contractor in the Southeast United States,
has agreed to a four-year contract with the new four-star
three-day event, one of only five in the world
Jack
Pollard, GIHT Executive Director said, “We are absolutely
thrilled that ProLandscapes has made such a solid commitment
to this promising event. This unique sponsorship offers
a wonderful opportunity for ProLandscapes and the event
to raise our profiles and establish our partnership in the
sporting arena. We are confident of organizing a highly
professional major sports competition that will generate
world-wide media and public support.”
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI**** Ascona Switzerland 25 - 27
July 2003
Class
no. 4: PREMIO SOCITÀ ALBERGATORI ASCONA ; 1)
ABOYEUR W; Hermann ENGEMANN (GER), 2) PAAVO N; Jessica
KURTEN (IRL), 3) L.B. POMPIDU; Beat MANDLI (SUI) ;
Class no. 6: PREMIO SCUDERIA ALLE GERRE, International
Jumping Competition - Youngster Tour ; 1) VAN SCHIJNDEL'S
OPTICAL; Piet RAYMAKERS (NED), 2) CASANDRA; Marcus
EHNING (GER), 3) CASH-FLOW; Taizo SUGITANI (JPN),
4) BOLIVAR 11; Jessica KURTEN (IRL) ; Class no. 10:
PREMIO RENTENANSTALT / SWISSLIFE, International Jumping
Competition ; 1) GRANIE; Markus FUCHS (SUI), 2) QUIBELL;
Jessica KURTEN (IRL), 3) ABOYEUR W; Heinrich Hermann
ENGEMANN (GER)
Class no. 11: PREMIO PROFUMERIA OSSWALD, International
Jumping Competition Final - Young Horses ; 1)
OCTAVIA; Werner MUFF (SUI), 2) VAN SCHIJNDEL'S OPTICA;
Piet RAYMAKERS (NED), 3) THORAX VAN 'T EIKHOF; Kristof
CLEEREN (BEL), 4) BOLIVAR 11; Jessica KURTEN (IRL)
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The
Blue Cross teams up with local equestrian star
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The
Blue Cross small animal and equine adoption centre at Northiam,
Sussex has teamed up with well-known equestrian celebrity
and talented performer Tanya Larrigan to hold an Open Day
at Tanya's home in Woodchurch, featuring a fantastic and
exclusive miniature horse display and a fun dog show to
help raise funds for the charity.
The
Open Day will be held at the Maywood Stud, Woodchurch (from
High Holden, Kent take the turning opposite the Chequers
Pub. Turn right at the crossroads onto Redbrook Street and
follow the signs to Maywood Stud) on Sunday 10th August
from 11am - 4pm and will include a variety of exciting displays
and competitions as well as a bouncy castle, face painting
and refreshments.
Attractions
will include seeing Tanya train her famous miniature horses
The Mini Marvels, culminating in the amazing Mini Marvel
Riverdance display. With her ‘educated’ horse
named Jacque Tanya will provide a fascinating insight into
voice training horses, which includes clever Jacque showing
the audience everything he has learnt and everything he
has taught Tanya too! Please
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Jacquin
Wins $35,000 Valley Classic Grand Prix Presented by
The Equinox at Vermont Summer Festival
East
Dorset, VT—July 27, 2003-- Lisa Jacquin of Wayne,
PA aboard Justice, owned by Dr. Juan M. Carmona ,
won the $35,000 Valley Classic Grand Prix Presented
by The Equinox at the Valley Classic, July 23-27,
the third week of the Vermont Summer Festival, July
9-August 10, held at the Harold Beebe Farm in East
Dorset, VT.
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The
blustering winds did not deter Jacquin, and on a day where
many were affected by the rain and high winds, she proved
herself to be the best. “This year, we’re used
to it,” she said of the weather conditions.
Out
of the starting field of 30 horse-and-rider combinations,
Jacquin was one of only six pairs to go clear over the first
round course designed by Olympian Conrad Homfeld to qualify
to ride in the jump-off. “He’s a great horse.
It felt really good,” she said of her first round.
“That gave me the confidence to go a little faster
in the jump-off.” Going
third in the jump-off, Jacquin posted a clear round and
the fasted time of 43.903 seconds to earn the blue ribbon.
“He’s a great horse,” she said of her mount.
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Roberts
Wins 1,500 NAL/WIHS Children’s Jumper Classic
East
Dorset, VT—July 26, 2003—Jacqueline Roberts
of Pipersville, PA rode her Liliaceous to win the
$1,500 NAL/WIHS Children’s Jumper Classic at
the Valley Classic Horse Show, July 23-27, the third
week of the Vermont Summer Festival, July 9-August
10, held at the Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset,
VT.
Only
ten of the 34 horse-and-rider combinations entered
in the class turned in clear performances in the first
round to qualify to ride over the shortened jump-off
course. Going fourth in the jump-off, Roberts posted
a clear round and the fastest time of 37.685 seconds.
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Zachary
Burnstein of Sudbury, MA aboard Turnloomore, owned by Henrietta
Burnstein, turned in a clear performance in the jump-off
with a slightly slower time of 37.762 seconds to finish
second. The only other horse-and-rider combination to produce
a clear round in the jump off was Caitlin Sands, of Lebanon,
PA aboard her Rienne De Rouge. This pair stopped the clock
at 38.307 seconds to finish third.
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Babington
Wins King George V Cup In Irish Whitewash At Hickstead
While
Ireland failed to win the British Nations Cup at Hickstead,
England, on Friday, Ireland's Kevin Babington, from
Carrick-on-Suir, took the show's individual crown
today (Sunday) by winning the coveted King George
V Gold Cup on the Irish-bred <Carling King>.
The last Irish rider to do so was Cameron Hanley in
2000.
Babington
also rode the only double clear of the Cup, making
it a truly decisive win, and taking prize money of
£10,000 sterling into the bargain.
But
the Irish also dominated the Top Five places in the
competition, with Peter Charles taking Fourth, and
Billy Twomey Fifth. Ireland's Clem McMahon also took
a 12th place.
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Eventing
Results: CIC**/*** Lulworth Great Britain 25 - 27
July 2003
Twenty-seven
year old Sasha Harrison, from Richhill in Co. Armagh
booked her place to October's Three Star Eventing
World Cup at Pau, France, today (Sunday), with a Third
in the Three Star Event at Lulworth in Britain. Riding
<All Love du Fenaud>, Sasha maintained the high
standard she set in the dressage test to finish with
total penalties of 59.1.
Sasha
was a member of the Irish Olympics squad at Sydney
2000, where the team finished 5th overall, and also
represented her country at the World Equestrian Games
in Jerez last year.
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Show
Jumping - Kerrygold Grand Prix League - Swail Triumphs
At Waterford
THOUGH
yesterday's North Wexford Grand Prix winner Eddie
Moloney took a second at Waterford today (Sunday)
it was Crossgar's Conor Swail who triumphed at Waterford's
Super League competition.
Riding
<Windgate's Paragon> to its first ever Grand
Prix win, the Malahide-based rider also rode the second
of Edward Cawley's horses, <Windgate's Mystique>
into Fourth, giving Swail enough points to bring him
into join sixth on the Kerrygold League table for
the first time this year.
On
a strong-looking course that the competitors reported
afterwards as jumping surprisingly well, Shane Breen
was the other league contender who improved his position,
with his own <Luandra>, while the two Army riders
Capt. Gerry Flynn and Lt. Shane Carey, were once again
in the Top Six.
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Dressage
Results: DI*** Fritzens Austria 25 - 27 July 2003
Dressurprufung
Klasse S
Preis der Raiffeisen Bankengruppe Tirol GRAND PRIX
SPECIAL
1) Weinrausch; Victoria Max-Theurer (GER), 2) Lucky
Lemon; Christilot Boylen (CAN), 3) Aurigeno; Nicole
Glaser - Kappeler (GER)
Intermediaire 1 - Musikkur
Dressurprufung Klasse S
1)
Ringo Star; Ludwig Zierer (GER), 2) Alcapone; Francoise
Cantamessa (SUI), 3) Placido; Karin Rehbein (GER)
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Rescued
Pony Triumphs at RDA Championships
Last
Saturday 19 July, ILPH Remus and young Scott Whittington
Simpson of Holme Lacy RDA Group, Herefordshire, became
national RDA Junior Horse/Pony and Rider 'Walk in
the Country 'champions at the RDA Championships at
Hartbury College, in Glos.
"This
is the first time either pony or rider has qualified
for the championships," comments Celia Baker
from Home Lacy RDA, "and we are absolutely thrilled
that they won. Scott did marvelously and Remus didn't
put a foot wrong, he is a real christian."
ILPH
Remus, a 13 hh 14 year old grey Welsh cross gelding
came into ILPH Glenda Spooner in 1996 and after coming
back from loan in 2001 went to the Holme Hale RDA
group in July that year.
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Show
Jumping - Kerrygold Grand Prix League - Moloney Takes
North Wexford
NOT
EVERY rider feels comfortable on a new horse, and
very few win on their first time out.
And
the number of competitors who win a Grand Prix with
their first ride on a new horse must be even fewer.
But
Kilkenny's Eddie Moloney did just that today (Saturday),
when he took John Widger's <Kilmoylan Warrier>
(sp) into the sunlit sand arena of Barnadown Stud
for the North Wexford leg of the Kerrygold Grand Prix
League.
First
in, and first clear, of the show, Eddie led the whole
way through and the combination proved to be unbeatable.<I
am just amazed, > said Eddie afterwards. <It's
not the kind of thing you expect, but I'm delighted,
nevertheless.>
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