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The Equiworld Magazine
Online Magazine
1st - 24th February 2001
This section will keep you up to date with all
the changes that are taking place. Please let us know what you think, your
feedback is always appreciated,
email info@equiworld.com
| 24th February
2001 |
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Federation Equestre
Internationale
- Meeting of the World Cup Meeting Group Jumping
- FEI Annual Veterinary Meetings, Helsinki (Fin),3
to 6 February 2001
- FEI Continues Fight Against Doping
- Top Driver Award for Singles to be sponsored by
Kuehnle
- 2001 Regional Championships
- In Memorium
- Development
- FEI World Dressage Challenge 2000
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learn more |
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| 24th February
2001 |
Stallion Grading, National
Championship for Young Horses, Sale of Educated Horses, Gala Shows, auction of
selected stallions and 250 horses will be competing in dressage, jumping and
show.
Dansk Varmblod's stallion grading is taking place
the 8th - 11th March 1999 in Herning.
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Photo: Wiegaarden/Annemette Kristoffersen.
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Danish horse breeders are highly skilled
experts
The Danes have been breeding horses for centuries and have always been
among the best in the world. Jan Pedersen, Chairman of Dansk Varmblod (the
leading breeding society in Denmark), is also the chairman of World Breeding
Federation for Sport Horses, which represents more than 100,000 breeders from
43 nations. Both societies have the Danish Princess Benedikte as patron and she
is a skilled rider herself and warmblood breeder as well.
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further details |
| 24th February
2001 |
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Seniors Day at the Horse Show Features
Special Exhibits Annual Heritage Palms Seniors Day presented by KESQ-TV and The
Fabulous Palm Springs Follies at the Indio Desert Circuit, Sunday, March 4,
11am-1pm |
INDIO, CA (February 23, 2001)--Seniors will be
admitted free to the Indio Desert Circuit horse show on Sunday, March 4, from
11am to 1pm for the annual Heritage Palms Seniors Day presented by KESQ-TV and
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies. Seniors Day is an annual event presented as
part of the six-week Indio Desert Circuit hunter/jumper horse show. Exhibits
and displays for Seniors Day will be set up in a special area and will include
the Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center, Rose Society, Electric Car golf carts,
County of Riverside C.A.R.E. Program, and Joslyn Senior Center.
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details |
| 24th February
2001 |
Endurance Cancels all Rides as a Precaution in Foot and Mouth
Outbreak
As a result of the confirmed outbreaks of Foot and
Mouth Disease in Essex this week, the Board of the British Endurance Riding
Association (BERA), the Council of the Endurance Horse & Pony Society of
Great Britain (EHPS) and the Committee of the Scottish Endurance Riding Club
(SERC) have worked together to ensure that ALL events under their control to be
held this weekend (Saturday 24 February and Sunday 25 February 2001) have been
cancelled. This applies to both events in their official ride schedules and to
training & pleasure rides being run by the local groups and regions.
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details |
| 24th February
2001 |
At Last! A quick, safe, economical method of ventilating your
stalls without tearing down a wall!
Armour Gates now offers our new "Airflow
Vent-Panels" specifically designed to be compatible with stall walls of
2”X 6” or 2”X 8” lumber. Airflow Vent Panels can be
installed into existing stall doors as well as stall walls. This product is a
wonderful addition to your barn when a new "foal" arrives. This
feature allows keeping tabs easier and gives the foal freedom to browse the
isle while increasing ventilation.
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further details |
| 24th February
2001 |
Prudent is all about Power and Speed
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY 23, 2001 -
World Cup Veteran, Katie Prudent of Middleburg, VA was yet again in the
winner's circle; this time aboard the 11 year-old Dutch-bred, Van Holland in
the Zada Enterprises, LLC Wellington Masters Power and Speed Challenge at Palm
Beach Polo Equestrian Club on Friday, part of the Cosequin Winter Equestrian
Festival.
Please click here for further details |
| 23rd February
2001 |
How to Measure a Bale of Shavings
as taken from the Division of
Measurement Standards 2000 Handbook, Department of Food and Agriculture
INTRODUCTION:
All animal bedding products, including baled shavings, are legally sold by
volume - not by weight. Unfortunately, most people cannot look at a bale of
shavings before they buy and determine if they are getting the amount of
material for which they paid. This bulletin informs consumers how to measure a
bale and what recourse they have if they have received undersized bales.
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| 23rd February
2001 |
Cooper-Garrod Vineyards To Sponsor International Event
SARATOGA, CA February 16, 2001 -
Cooper-Garrod Vineyards has stepped forward to claim the title sponsorship of
this summer's equestrian vaulting event featuring top international vaulters.
"RIDE THE EDGE International Vaulting Challenge" will take
place in Saratoga, California at the Garrod Farms Riding Stables from June 30
to July 1, 2001.
This sport of equestrian vaulting, gymnastics in
harmony with the moving horse, is one of the seven recognized sports of the
Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI). This event will highlight Men's
Individual, Women's Individual and Team divisions. Dozens of horses of various
breeds, from elegant Warmbloods to magnificent Belgians and Percherons will
canter on a circle as their human partners perform required exercises and free
style routines choreographed to music.
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further details |
| 23rd February
2001 |
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The Eriskay Pony Society :
Important Dates for 2001
The Eriskay Pony Society will be holding its
AGM at Perth Mart on 21st April 2001. |
Anybody interested in learning more about this
rare and historic breed is very welcome to come along. For further details
contact Mary McGillivray, Chairman Tel: 01764 670626.
Please click here for
further show dates |
| 23rd February
2001 |
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Kawasaki to Sponsor BHS Hunter
Trials
Kawasaki Commercial Products Division have
generously agreed to sponsor the BHS Hunter Trials 2000-1 series. BHS chairman
Michael Clayton said: "We are delighted that a company of the stature of
Kawasaki wants to sponsor the BHS hunter trials. It is evidence of the value
they perceive in a partnership with the grass roots of equestrian
sport." |
The aim of the competition is to allow
recreational riders at every level of ability to 'have a go'. The courses are
designed to provide a challenge for riders of varying skills and at the same
time to be well constructed and safe.
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details |
| 23rd February
2001 |
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The ”Horse Whisperer” is
coming.
Monty Roberts is the guest of honour at the
EQUITANA 2001 |
Monty Roberts is coming! On the first four days,
the horse ”whisperer”, whose fame spread beyond rider circles and
throughout the world with the publication of his book ”The Man Who Listens
To Horses”, will demonstrate his famous Join-Up® method of accustoming
young horses to people, saddle, harness and in the end to the rider and freeing
problem horses from their difficulties in his own famous round pen in the large
ring (hall 6) every day at lunch time. His undisputed successes have brought
Monty Roberts an enormous fan following, and not only in Germany. Fans for whom
about 5,550 places have been provided in the large ring for viewing his
demonstrations over the four days – without any additional admission
charge on the fair admission ticket.
Please click here for
further details |
| 23rd February
2001 |
Wellington's Own Engle
Captures $25,000 Zada Enterprises Challenge Cup
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY 22, 2001 - 2000
Olympian, Margie Engle of Wellington, FL piloted her 2000 Olympic Mount the 11
year-old Westphalian, Hidden Creek's Perin to victory in the $25,000 Zada
Enterprises,LLC Challenge Cup Friday at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian
Club |
Margie Engle & Hidden Creek's Perin
courtesy of Ken Kraus |
. Engle was fault-free over the final jump-off
course in 44.164 seconds, barely beating veteran Kimberly Frey of Hume, VA,
aboard Samoens, the 13 year-old chestnut gelding. Frey finished just splits
behind Engle, in 44.750 seconds. Canadian, Laurie Bucci finished in third place
aboard Lemir, crossing the timers in 44.477 seconds but had carried 2 time
faults from the first round of the competition.
Please click here for further details |
| 23rd February
2001 |
Foot & Mouth Outbreak
The British Horse Society is advising
riders to keep off bridleways and farm land until all danger of the disease
spreading has passed. This is out of courtesy to farmers who are understandably
worried and riders should take care not to add to those worries.
There is no danger to horses as such - they cannot catch it - but there will be
a restriction on movement in the exclusion zones
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details |
| 22nd February
2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings - Tools of
the Training Trade: Keeping Logs.
Keeping a log is a powerful training skill a lot
of people overlook. Without logs, you have to trust your memory. More often
than not, your trusty memory gets to be a rusty memory and you wind up losing
track of where you've been and where you're going. |
Logs are proof of progress you can turn to on
those discouraging days when nothing seems to go right. They can keep you
focused and on track so you make the most of whatever time you have to spend
with your horse. And they can be a powerful tool for people to develop a
positive relationship with their horse.
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| 22nd February
2001 |
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The Smoky Mountain Walking Horse
Sale
The Smoky Mountain Walking Horse Sale will be
held again this February on the 23rd & 24th at the "Smoky Mountain
Expo Center located in White Pine, Tn. |
The Sale will be conducted by Smoky Mountain Sales
and this sale will be one of their finest. Top quality Walking Horses and other
breeds have been entered.
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details |
| 22nd February
2001 |
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Portrait of a horse breed–
Arabian Berbers in the Azzayani stud at the EQUITANA for the first time
The Arabian Berber is the most common horse breed
In North Africa. In Southern Europe also these horses are enjoying increasing
popularity |
In Germany the crossbreed between the Arabian and
the Berber will be presented at the EQUITANA 2001 for the first time. The
Azzayani stud farm in Laubach in Hesse (run by Dr Susanne Geipert) will bring
the offspring they bred themselves and horses specially imported from Morocco
for the EQUITANA in Essen. The horses are to be presented by the two Moroccan
riders Mimoun Ben Bouzza and Mohamed Oukhattar.
The Arabian Berber, with a height range of 15 to
16 hands emerged over 1,000 years ago through targeted cross-breeding between
the Arabian and the Berber horse, which is indigenous to all of North Africa.
Fans of this breed say that they unite in an ”incomparable way the
advantages of both original breeds”: the courage, strong nerves,
sturdiness and loyalty of the Berber with the speed, endurance and beauty of
the Arabian.”
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more |
| 22nd February
2001 |
Chapot Captures $5,000 Speed Class
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY 21, 2001 - US Equestrian Team Veteran, Laura Chapot
of Neshanic Station, NJ was in the winner's circle aboard the Dutch Stallion,
Hamar in the $5,000 AmeriChoice Open Speed Stake at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian
Equestrian Club on Wednesday.
Chapot was fault-free over the jumping course in 56.173 seconds, defeating
Jason McArdle, riding Nero Van Het
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| 22nd February
2001 |
If you want a smooth ride, you WANT a Walking
Horse! If you want a Clean, Sound, Naturally-Gaited Walking Horse, then you
NEED the
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Come visit us at www.ipwhr.org
for all the necessary information in order for you to put the PLEASURE back
into owning a Walking Horse! |
| 22nd February
2001 |
SierraEquest Online: Emerging Infectious Disease
Network
Connecticut Equestrian Trainer Stricken with
Spongiform Encephalopathy - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) or Human Form of
Mad Cow Disease?
Jodi Tharp, a natural athlete and teacher of dressage spent many summers in
Europe in the 1980s (Student of Nuno Oliveria) learning dressage. Questions
remain whether she was infected there.
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further details |
| 22nd February
2001 |
Florida Dressage Classic - Amber Heintzberger for
horsesdaily.com
Wellington Florida; In four days of exciting
competition, the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival, February 15-18, continued
to excite spectators and competitors in Wellington, Florida. With over 3500
horses on the grounds of the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club competing in
dressage, hunters and jumpers, not to mention the golf carts, jack russell
terriers and alligators to contend with, there was plenty of action.
The Zada Enterprises LLC Florida Dressage Classic offered qualifying classes
for the USET Grand Prix and Intermediaire championships. The Grand Prix was won
by Lynda Alicki riding Impressario, with a 64.3%.
Please click here for further details |
| 21st February
2001 |
An introduction to Essential Oil Therapy for Animals
¥ Animals can't tell us in words
what it is they need to get better but they do know instinctively what their
bodies need to get well. If they were still wandering the prairies they would
pick and choose the herbs and grasses they needed to maintain health, whether
that be worm control or pain killers. We deprive them of that possibility in a
domestic environment so they become dependent on us to figure out what they
need, a hit and miss affair a lot of the time. The uniqueness of Essential Oil
Therapy is that they choose which oils, how and how often, they are never
forced on an animal. A qualified practitioner chooses the oils she thinks
appropriate after taking a detailed case history and a kinesiology test, but
the animal has the final choice and responds very clearly by licking, inhaling
or turning away from the oils. The animal will be offered the oils once or
twice a day depending on the initial interest shown until it no longer shows
any interest in the oils at which time the animal will be re-assessed to see if
the problem has resolved or if it needs different oils.
¥ Allowing the animal to participate in its own healing in this way
returns some autonomy to creatures who are all too often at our mercy. This can
lead to a greater sense of trust between carer and animal.
Please click here to learn
more |
| 21st February
2001 |
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The Hucul – a horse breed in
danger of extinction to be presented at the EQUITANA 2001 |
The Hucul, which is one of the horse breeds
already on the ”Red List” of domestic animal breeds threatened by
extinction, will be exhibited at the EQUITANA 2001. The Slovak National Stud
Topolcianky will arrive with six of these rare small sturdy horses and present
them at their typical work as draught and work horses, four and six in front of
the carriage, with historic wooden packsaddles and led by hand during work with
wooden boles. The Huculs will be on view in hall 2 during the fairs.
The Hucul which stands at 12.2 to 13.2 hands high
is an indigenous breed of the Carpathians. Scientists assume that it is a
direct descendant of the Tarpan, an Eastern European wild horse and accordingly
a very old horse breed. Over the centuries the Huculs were used as pack horses
to carry heavy loads over practically impassable mountainous paths in the
Carpathians. Even today, these sturdy horses are indispensable on the
high-lying mountain farms in the south of Poland. Nevertheless this old horse
breed is in danger of extinction.
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more |
| 21st February
2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings - Tools of
the Training Trade: Equipment
There's a lot of mythunderstandings out there
about training equipment. Some people seem to believe that using a certain
piece of equipment guarantees their horse will learn something. Or they'll be
able to learn it easier or faster. Other people flat out condemn particular
pieces of equipment no matter when or how they're used. They can't see any way
using the thing could be justified. Another bunch puts down riders who use
certain kinds of equipment as ignorant, unskilled, or inhumane. |
When it comes to training equipment, blanket
statements about what is good or bad simply don't work. Training equipment has
to suit the horse where he is at and the handler where she or he is. The goal
in choosing or using any kind of special training equipment should be the
safety of the person first, the safety of the horse second, then the comfort of
the horse and finally the comfort of the person. The horse has no choice in the
comfort thing so his comfort should come before the handler's but in safety,
it's the other way around.
Please click
here to continue |
| 20th February
2001 |
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The Abaco Wild Horse.
GREAT ABACO, BAHAMAS...Once, they were a
mighty herd, perhaps 200 strong: pinto, bay and roan horses rippling through
thousands of acres of pine forest. They were as free as the sea winds that blew
across the island they had conquered. |
Their origins remained unclear until 1998. It was
thought that some of their ancestors came from domestic animals brought by
English Loyalists who abandoned North America during the American Revolution.
When some of the colonizing attempts failed, the horses were turned loose and
left behind.
Others were thought to have come with the logging operations that cleared
Wilson city in the south of Great Abaco and Norman's Castle in the north. And
these logging horses may have come from Cuba. When the logging company
clear-cut itself into oblivion, the horses were abandoned.
In 1998 it was discovered that the horses probably are Spanish Barbs. Pending
DNA testing, it is 99% certain that they are genetically pure - having been
'untampered' with for over 250 years. The pine forests of Abaco are something
few visitors know exist.
In the Bahamas, the Caribbean
pines (Pinus caribaea), exist only on Grand Bahama, Andros, Abaco and New
Providence Islands. On Abaco, the forests provided a home for the tough,
romantic and equally rare wild Spanish Barb horses.
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| 20th February
2001 |
Blow to Disabled Riders
A RIDING for the Disabled centre at Upper Beeding
may be forced to close after heartless thieves stole all its specialist tack
and equipment. THE owners of a charity centre that offers horse riding to
disabled children are devastated after thieves stole all their riding
equipment. The South Downs Riding for the Disabled Association in Upper Beeding
had its entire tack, worth more than £10,000, stolen during the burglary
over Friday night/Saturday morning (Feb 9/10). The centre, run by couple Jill
and Rupert Blake for the past 25 years, could now be forced to close.
Anyone who would like to make a donation to the centre can call 01903 815 924.
Please click here for further details |
| 20th February
2001 |
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Scott Hofstetter and Karat Top Field
of 45 to Win $50,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix at Ocala Winter
Festival |
OCALA, FL (February 18, 2001)--Scott Hofstetter,
31, of Ocala, Florida, won the $50,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix at HITS Ocala II
Winter Festival in Florida, today, riding Karat owned by Ri-Arm Farm. A field
of 45 horses competed on the course designed by Ken Krome of Westminster,
Maryland.
"It was my first Grand Prix win and it was
in my hometown," said Hofstetter. "It was awesome. There were
probably 1,500 people here and they were all screaming and clapping. They went
crazy. It feels great. It was perfect."
Please click here for a full
report |
| 20th February
2001 |
Ultimate Pedigrees has announced their pedigree reference
CD-ROM
February 19, 2001 - Ultimate Pedigrees has
announced their pedigree reference CD-ROM with over 6 million registered horses
is available on their website www.ultimatepedigrees.com. The perfect program
for all types of horse owners from pedigree buffs to running a pedigree
business; horse owners cannot afford to be without this powerful tool.
Please click here
to learn more |
| 20th February
2001 |
Saddletude Awards
Polo Player :: Prince Charles
Racing :: International Jockey :: Frankie Dettori
Jumping :: International Rider :: Ian Millar
Rodeo :: Barrel Racer :: Kelly Yates
Rodeo :: Bare Back Rider :: James Boudreaux
Racing/Steeplechase :: Amateur Jockey :: Anne
Hambelton
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more! |
| 19th February
2001 |
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The Dartmoor Pony.
The Dartmoor Pony is an attractive pony
very much in demand for its gentle nature as a child's first riding mount.
Dartmoor ponies have provided children and families with wonderful experiences
due to their versatility and adaptability to riders of all ages. It is not
unusual for the same pony to patiently carry a toddler on lead line, be used by
an older child for 4H or Pony Club and then happily work in harness taking the
parents for a Sunday drive. |
Below are some of the top reasons Dartmoors are
becoming increasingly more popular:
1) The pony averages around 12 hands thus making
it easy for a child to groom, saddle and mount themselves.
2) They move with a low, smooth stride making
their riders feel they are on a much larger mount.
3) They are not easily excitable like their
cousins, easy to train and posses a gentle & kind heart like the family
Labrador.
4) In the showring, the Dartmoor has competed with
outstanding success against other breeds in jumping, cross-country and dressage
proving that it is a breed to be reckoned with in competition.
5) When used as a harness pony, they can hold
their own against much larger equines displaying toughness & courage allied
with their calmness.
Typically, once a Dartmoor Pony makes it into a
family, they are rarely sold. When the children outgrow them as riding mounts,
they go on as harness ponies or are passed on to relatives to teach their young
ones the love of riding and caring for a pony.
Please click here to learn more |
| 19th February
2001 |
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EQUITANA - As The Crow Flies 2001
– Renaissance of a very old form of travelling. |
A journey on horseback on enchanting, natural
tracks all over Germany in 101 days. The EQUITANA in association with the
German Trailriding Academy intends to prove that Germany can be traversed on
horseback along natural tracks in 101 days. Any trailrider can take part in
this relay for one day, a couple of days or even a week.
One relay will start in Flensburg on the 20th May
2001. The second group will begin at Constance on 9th June 2001. The relays
will meet at the Liebenstein and Sterrenberg castles on the Rhine on the 3rd
August where they will have the traditional compass rose festival to celebrate
the success of their journey on horseback.
Please click here for
further details |
| 19th February
2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings - Tools of
the Training Trade: Lesson Plans.
Horses are not born knowing how to be reining
horses or dressage horses or driving horses. We train horses to play the games
we humans like to play. We start with the horse's inborn mental and physical
abilities. Then we gradually apply pressures to shape his behavior so he uses
his physical abilities in the specific ways we want. (need to condition his
body along with his mind) |
In order to reach your goal of playing a specific
game with your horse, you need to have some kind of plan for how you're going
to take the horse from raw material to finished partner. A lot of people search
for a one-size-fits all lesson plan, kind of like a recipe for a cake, that
will guarantee fairly standard results if they just add the right ingredients
and follow all the steps. There is no single lesson plan or training recipe
that fits every horse.
Please
click here to continue |
| 19th February
2001 |
Mark Leone Cruises in Ford Florida Classic
Wellington, FL - February 18, 2001 - Mark Leone
celebrated his 39th birthday a week early.
Leone, aboard Pinkata De Longpre, a 9-year-old chestnut Belgian-bred, cruised
into the winner's circle in the $75,000 Ford Idle Dice Classic Grand Prix at
the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. It was Pinkata's first major victory and
the first World Cup qualifier of the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival
Please click here for
further details |
| 18th February
2001 |
The Patterns and Markings of Spotted
Equines.
The ISHR was founded in 1990 as a color
registry for all kinds / types / breeds of spotted horses, ponies, miniatures
and is non profit. |
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Combinations of different "types" of
breeds, mixed with the rainbow of color patterns, results in a special type of
horse which is truely a great treasure. More people are seeking the recognition
and prestige that these colorful horses possess by registering them with this
unique registry and to be accepted as a true spotted horse based on the merits
of the pattern markings and colors.
Several patterns of white hair occur on horses.
Each one will be described by the appropriate pattern term that is accepted by
the ISHR Association. These are the most complete and accurate variations that
are used by this registry.
"ASYMMETRICAL" white patches are typical
of Paints/Pintos, and consist of irregular patches of white on any base color.
Learn the differences between Tobiano, Tovero, Tobiano, Sabino and Rabicano
patterns.
"SYMMETRICAL" white patches are typical
of Appaloosas and POAs. Several different patterns fall into these groups, each
is a separate and distinct pattern. (On some Appaloosa's the patterns can be
combined and grouped to form unusual pattern types).
Please click here to learn more |
| 18th February
2001 |
Beyond Condition-Response.
The equestrian industry has been
blessed with wonderful insight and advancements in the last few decades through
the books and videos of todays prominent trainers. If you compare the starting
of a horse in a round pen while allowing the horse to become a participant in
the process to the old style of tying a horse to a post, throwing a saddle on
it, and having a bronc buster ride it out, you find a world of difference.
Through the continuing study of animal behavior and the growing understanding
of how equine think, we are developing training techniques and styles that are
increasingly effective, more humane, and safer for man and equine.
With "normal" horses,
condition-response is much easier to achieve than with zebras, zorses, or
"problem" horses. Mistakes or breakdowns in the establishment of a
proper relationship are much easier to resolve with "normal" horses.
It is the result of the natural social structure of horses. The herd instinct,
with the importance of the role of domination in establishing social order,
makes most horses comparatively easy to train. It is through the horses
willingness to participate and to be dominated that provides for an attainable
partnership with the human in control under most circumstances. Through the
experiences of working with "problem" horses, zebras, and zorses, a
unique insight can be gained into the understanding of equine behavior and
thought processes, and an incredible partnership can be the end result. If you
are thinking that it is not worth the risk, the extra time, or the trouble,
consider the following story.
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continue |
| 18th Februay
2001 |
Zada Enterprises, LLC Florida Dressage Classic
IMPRESSIVE
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA - February 17, 2001 - It was
an impressive day during the featured Grand Prix Special today at the Zada
Enterprises LLC Florida Dressage Classic, part of the Cosequin Winter
Equestrian Festival at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club on Pierson Road in
Wellington. It was a dynamic comeback for Canadian Ashley Holzer, wife of Show
Jumping's Rusty Holzer. She took first place in today's Grand Prix Special on
board the 11 year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion, Imperioso with a score of
67.132%. The dynamic duo also took first in Friday's Open Grand Prix with a
score of 66.000%. Lynda Alicki, of Wellington, partnered with 10 year-old Dutch
Warmblood gelding, Impressario took second place today with a score of 66.977%.
Alicki and Impressario won Friday's USET Grand Prix with a high score of
64.333%.
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learn more |
| 18th February
2001 |
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Sports highpoints with international
participation
Cups at the EQUITANA
Sports highlights in almost all riding sports
disciplines – that too is the EQUITANA 2001. Here an overview of cups and
series:
Please click here for further details |
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| 18th February
2001 |
The Brookhill Steeplechase Teams with the Carolina Hurricanes
For an Exciting Opportunity!
The Brookhill Steeplechase and the Carolina
Hurricanes have teamed up for a Brookhill Steeplechase/Raleigh Jaycees night at
the Entertainment Sports Arena on Friday, March 30 at 7:00 p.m. The Hurricanes
are scheduled to take on the Washington Capitols for what is sure to be an
exhilarating game.
The Brookhill Steeplechase and the Jaycees will
have a display table on the main level concourse throughout the night where we
will be promoting the Brookhill Steeplechase and the Raleigh Jaycees. A
Brookhill Steeplechase promotion will run on the Jumbotron and Jaycees will
have the opportunity to make a presentation on the ice between game periods.
This game is expected to sell out and the Jaycees would like to help make this
a memorable event. The Jaycees will also have an after-event social at The
Arena Club. The Arena Club features music, dancing, and drinks.
Please click
here for further details |
| 17th February
2001 |
Note, you will need to have the RealMedia,
RealPlayer installed to play these files, you can get a free, basic version
from, http://www.real.com/
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| 17th February
2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings - Advanced
Heeding:Teaching Your Horse to Longe
When you first start teaching a horse to heed, you
use a corridor of aids or pressures to create a feeling in the horse of where
you want him to move. As the horse's understanding increases, the handler can
not only change the direction of the horse's strides but also their length,
speed, and cadence. |
Longeing in a circle falls into the category of
advanced heeding for several reasons. First, the horse and the handler are
working in a corridor at a distance from one another. Second, the handler is no
longer doing simple, basic heeding with his or her primary line running
parallel or perpendicular to the horse's primary line. The horse no longer just
mirrors the direction and speed the handler is moving. And third, it is
difficult to create a full corridor of aids that create the exact feeling of a
circle.
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EQUITANA 2001: Information, practical
demonstrations, prizes
FN programme provides everything you could wish
for |
Practical demonstrations with reputable trainers,
non-stop information, competitions with prizes, children’s grooming
competition, introduction courses on different themes – the programme
presented by FN (Fèdèration Equestre Nationale), which is the
national association of German riders and the traditional partner of EQUITANA,
will meet your every wish at the world fair of equestrian sport in March.
Together with the FN publishers, DKThR (German Curators for Therapeutic Riding)
and the DOKR (German Olympics Committee for Riding), FN will present itself at
stand B07 in hall 10/11
Information will feature highly at FN of course. A
host of employees will answer questions on horses and equestrian sport,
training, youth work, popular sports and championship sport, the FN areas of
breeding and personal members, on FN itself, the much-questioned theme of
insurance and of course all the issues which associations and equine
enterprises urgently wish to know about. Three PCs will also be available at
the stand to answer questions on tournament successes. Two other terminals will
show fair visitors what FN has to offer on the Internet.
Please click here for
further details |
| 17th February
2001 |
Ward Wins Challenge Cup
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA -- February 16,
2001 -1998 AGA Rider of the Year, McLain Ward, captured his fourth win of the
season in today's $25,000 Ford CWEF Challenge Cup aboard the 11 year-old Dutch
Bred mare, Crazy You at the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival. "Crazy
You jumped very well today. It was nice preparation for the world cup
qualifier, which is one of the most important classes. Hopefully, she'll be in
good form for Sunday's Grand Prix," said the 25 year old Ward, of
Brewster, NY, who turned in the fastest clear round with a time of 70.12
seconds, edging Canadian Eric Lamaze up on the 11 year-old Hanovarian bay
gelding, Millcreek Raphael. Lamaze finished the 13-obstacle course designed by
Jose Gamarra of La Paz, Bolivia just over one full second slower than Ward with
a faults-clear-round time of 71.44 to take the second slot.
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learn more |
| 16th February
2001 |
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Equiworld at BETA 2001
Equiworld will again have a stand at this years
British Equestrian Trade Association (aka BETA) International Trade show being
held on 18/19/20th February 2001 at the NEC, Birmingham, England. |
Equiworld was the first equestrian internet
company to have a stand at BETA. This year marks Equiworlds fourth year at the
event.
If you are attending the event please come and
meet the Equiworld team at stand (C1.3) at any point throughout the event.
You can find more about the trade show on the web
at,
http://www.beta-int.com/ |
| 16th February
2001 |
Minister to back Equine Welfare Ragwort Campaign
The Agriculture Minister Baroness Hayman is to
give an address on the dangers of Ragwort at an equine welfare seminar that
aims to advise landowners on the control of this lethal weed.
Organised by the National Equine Welfare Council
(NEWC) the seminar on April 4th will bring together leading experts on control
measures while one local authority that has successfully implemented a control
strategy will be sharing the secrets of its success.
Please click here to learn
more |
| 16th February
2001 |
The Sidelines Series Presents:
The Outback Equestrian Triathlon
March 5, 2001
Location: The Outback Polo Club on Southfields Rd just east of the Show Grounds
and north of Lake Worth Extension off South Shore.
Each team will have one rider of each of the three disciplines, polo, jumping
and dressage. Tim Gannon has graciously offered to host the event at his newly
opened Outback Polo Club. The event committee, Samantha Charles, Neil Shapiro,
Heather Crespo, David Lominska and Robin Dutoit have found top riders willing
to donate their time and horses and put together the teams and sponsorship as a
kick off for this first ever competition. Next year we are hoping to expand the
event and everyone will be invited to enter their own team.
Please click here for further
details |
| 16th February
2001 |
Olympic Gold Medallist Visits Festival
WELLINGTON, FL - February 15, 2001 - Show
Jumping's 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist, Jeroen Dubbeldam of Holland, is on the
showgrounds of the Ford Florida Classic, part of the 2001 Cosequin Winter
Equestrian Festival at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club on Pierson Road in
Wellington. In this, his first trip to the United States, Jeroen Dubbeldam, who
earned a gold medal for show jumping in Sydney, Australia on October 1st on
board his 12 year-old grey Dutch Warmblood gelding, DeSJIEM, arrived this week
to see the festival first-hand. "I've always wanted to come here - it's
just been a matter of finding the time," stated the very busy 27 year old.
"I've sold a mare here, and that was my push to finally come and see for
myself this incredible festival."
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further details |
| 15th February
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New relationship between horse and
rider
GaWaNi Pony Boy at EQUITANA 2001 |
He also has an enormous fan following in Germany
and in Europe. For many people the half Indian, GaWaNi Pony Boy, who set his
mind on developing a very special relationship between man and horse, became a
new idol in the horse whispering scene, at the latest after the great success
of his book ”Horse, Follow Closely”. Now GaWaNi Pony Boy is touring
through Germany again and will stop off at the EQUITANA 2001 in Essen from 3rd
to 11th March.
GaWaNi Pony Boy, who has Cherokee blood coursing
through his veins and prefers to be just called Pony, not only grew up with
horses but from his earliest years he was given a distinct consciousness of his
Native American roots and ancestors’ culture. After graduating from
college, the young man from North Carolina devoted his attention to Native
American traditions. For three years he travelled through the states with a
Native American drummers’ group. From the oldest of the different tribes,
Pony learned a better understanding of traditional knowledge and principles of
belief. He put methods, ideas and techniques together and combined them with
his own experience and used this as the basis for developing his relationship
training with horses.
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further details |
| 15th February
2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings - Advanced
Heeding: Teaching Your Horse to Lead
Heeding uses methodically applied directional
pressures to create shapes that the horse can understand. You create those
pressures by changing the relationship between the horse's primary and
secondary lines of influence and your own. |
The primary line of influence runs from front to
back. Yours runs from out in front of you through your chest and straight out
behind. The horse's runs from in front of him down along his spine and out to
the rear. The secondary line of influence runs from side to side through the
shoulders for either one of you.
In the beginning, you use arena walls or a fence lines and corners to help you
create corridors of pressures using these lines of influence. These corridors
of pressures should horse logically allow the horse to move in the direction
you want him to move--forward or left or right or not moving at all. You can
also use those pressures to a create a shape or feeling such as straight or
curving and even a speed such as walk or trot.
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| 15th February
2001 |
Wellington's Holly Hayes vies for 5th Consecutive Circuit
Championship
WELLINGTON, FL - February 14, 2001 - Holly Hayes,
of Wellington, FL, is in contention for her fifth Circuit Championship aboard a
stable full of hunters here at the 2001 Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival.
Hayes, 25, partnered with the chestnut gelding, REGALL, placed second out of a
total of 16 in today's Regular Conformation Hunters. "Today we showed in
the Grand Prix field. He was awesome. He was wonderful," says Hayes, who
comes from a family of Hunter Riders. Originally from Chatanooga, TN, Hayes has
been riding since she was 2 years old. Now riding for Leo Conroy Stables of
Coltsneck, NJ and Wellington, FL, Hayes and her mount, OVERDRESSED, took the
CWEF Regular Working Hunter Circuit Championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Last
year, she and SPECTACULAR RULER won the Secong Year Green CWEF Circuit
Championship.
Please click here for further details |
| 15th February
2001 |
GlaxoSmithKline Continues Tradition of Sponsoring The Brookhill
Steeplechase in 2001
Raleigh – Continuing their long tradition of
community support, GlaxoSmithKline agreed to help sponsor the Brookhill
Steeplechase for the ninth year in a row.
GlaxoSmithKline joins sponsors Time Warner Cable,
RTCI, Spectator, and Killer Creative Group. The Johnston County Visitor's
Bureau has also provided support by approving a grant. "We are excited
about the progress we've made with our sponsor selection and delighted to have
some new organizations join us this year," states Co-chair Karey Martin.
“The Raleigh Jaycees and the Brookhill Steeplechase are honored that
GlaxoSmithKline is continuing their sponsorship of this event,” according
to Co-chair Glenn Seitchek, “GSK has sponsored us every year since the
beginning of the Brookhill Steeplechase nine years ago and we are honored and
pleased to accept their continued support.”
Please click
here for further details |
| 15th February
2001 |
Arabian Horses Canada is pleased to announce the
launch of our new Web site at
http://www.arabianhorsescanada.com This site is about
promoting the Arabian Breeders of Canada and their amazing stallions. You will
find links to breeders, stallions, Trainers, Equine Products & Suppliers,
and Arabian Associations, all located in Canada. This site is at its infancy
stage but is growing quickly. |
| 14th February
2001 |
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Equitana and the Side Saddle
Association |
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The Side Saddle Association is sending a team of
five horses and riders to Equitana
http://www.equitana-messe.com/index.htm, the largest
equestrian trade exhibition in the world, to perform a side-saddle quadrille,
as well as to give side-saddle jumping demonstrations, from March 3 to 11,
2001.
The team is also scheduled to take part in a grand international parade centred
on the history of Chantilly, on March 4, 7, 9 and 10 in the Hop Top Show, as is
a detachment from the Household Cavalry.
Equitana's links with The Side Saddle Association
began in 1985, when the Association was first invited to provide a display for
the Hop Top Show.
The Team, which comprises some of the top side-saddle riders and instructors in
Britain, performs a quadrille to music composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Please click here
for the full story |
| 14th February
2001 |
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Camel Racing Tops the Bill at
Armathwaite Hall Cumberland News Country Fair - Organisers Appeal for
Jockeys |
Four racing camels, magnificently arrayed with
fringes and tassles, will take centre stage at the Armathwaite Hall Cumberland
News Country Fair over the weekend of July 20th - 22nd - and organisers are
already on the look out for potential jockeys!
Running in conjunction with the Armathwaite Hall
Strongid-P Horse Trials, the Cumberland News Country Fair will stage three days
packed full of rural entertainments, with the busy trade stand village and top
class horse trials competition providing something for all the family.
Camel racing is a popular sport in the Middle East
and Australia and is a superbly entertaining spectacle. If you are a reasonably
experienced horse rider, over 18 and would like to apply for possible selection
as one of the camel racing jockeys at the Armathwaite Hall Cumberland News
Country Fair, please click here for further
details |
| 14th February
2001 |
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Abandoned Pony and Friends Move to New
Home
A new tailor-made equine Recovery and
Rehabilitation Centre for the North of England will be taking in its first
residents next Tuesday, 20 February. Bobby, an abandoned pony and his friends
will be moving to Penny Farm, Nr. Blackpool, the sixth Recovery and
Rehabilitation Centre of the International League for the Protection of Horses
(ILPH). |
Formerly a dairy farm the new Centre has
accommodation for 65 rescued horses and ponies, together with an isolation
unit, spacious veterinary treatment area, and a large covered exercise arena,
all nestling in 110 acres.
Tony Fleming, Centre Manager says, ·The new
Centre is a superb place for the horses to come to for specialist care and to
start a new, happier life - it is indeed the ILPH Flagship. The purpose built
Visitorsµ Centre will allow us to get our message across to a far greater
audience in a busy tourist area where up till now we have been relatively
unknown, and having the campsite nextdoor is an extra bonus.
Please click here for the full
story |
| 13th February
2001 |
A Horse, of Course
with Don Blazer
If there are a million ways to buy a bad
horse, there must be at least five ways to buy a good one.
To get a good horse, you have to use a little horse sense. Hard to do, being
human. Emotion usually gets the best of us.
Its natural to be anxious and excited by the thrill of owning a new horse. But
whoa, hold it, shorten the reins! |
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I know the horse is beautiful, and the story that
goes with him is reasonable, and he may be sold tomorrow. But you asked, so
accept this fact: buyer beware!
Before you start looking for a horse, determine what it is you want. Write down
your requirements. Your list should include breed, age, size, amount of
training, color, sex, price and suitability for performing in your area of
interest. Only you know the answers, and you are the one who must be satisfied.
Knowing what it is you want gives you a direction in which to search.
Please click here to continue |
| 13th February
2001 |
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Jill Henselwood and Toyz R Us Win
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix at HITS Ocala I Winter Classic |
OCALA, FL (February 11, 2001)--Jill Henselwood,
39, of Oxford Mills, Ontario, Canada, won the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix at HITS
Ocala I Winter Classic in Florida, today, riding Toyz R Us. A field of 35
horses competed on the course designed by Conrad Homfeld of Southampton, New
York. Eleven horses had clear first rounds and moved on to the jump-off. Five
riders were fault-free on the short course, but Henselwood was almost two
seconds faster than even her closest competitor, Aaron Vale, of Rembert, South
Carolina, riding Elan Coriana owned by Elan Farms, who placed second. Jonathan
Millar, 27, of Perth, Ontario, Canada, riding his Fine Line, was just fractions
behind Vale and took third. Jonathan bested his father, eight-time Olympian Ian
Millar, who placed sixth on Mont Cenis and seventh on Dorincord, both owned by
Millar Brooke Ltd. Henselwood took home $15,000 for Toyz R Us' owner, Jupiter
Farms Ltd. Toyz R Us is a 10-year-old, 16-hand, bay Dutch Warmblood mare
imported from Emile and Paul Hendrix of the Netherlands.
Please click here for further
details |
| 13th February
2001 |
The National Pony Society (Devon Area 10) Spring Show 6th May
2001
The show will be held at Poltimore Indoor
Equestrian Centre. Many PUK Qualifiers. Non-members welcome .
National Pony Society (Devon Area 10) Summer Show 22nd July 2001 at
Westpoint.(Devon County Showground). Many NPS Qualifiers and Welsh Medal
Classes (all sections).
email yvonne@pasadenastud.com for
details. |
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2001 |
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Dick Carvin and Sam Malone Win $75,000
Bayer/USET Grand Prix presented by HorseCity.com at Indio Desert
Circuit |
INDIO, CA (February 11, 2001)--Dick Carvin, 44, of
La Canada, California, and the 12-year-old Holsteiner stallion Sam Malone, went
double-clear today at the Indio Desert Circuit in California to win the $75,000
Bayer/USET Grand Prix presented by HorseCity.com. The win moved Carvin up to
the top of the West Coast League standings to qualify for the World Cup Final
that will be held in Goteborg, Sweden, in April. Three riders were faster in
the jump-off--Richard Spooner on Bradford, Olympian Lauren Hough riding
Clasiko, and Ray Texel on Fleur--but they all had faults and placed third,
fourth, and sixth respectively. Second place went to Nicole Shahinian-Simpson
on El Campeon's Jo Jo--the only other double-clear--whose performance was edged
out of the win by just 0.84 seconds. Carvin took home $22,500 for owner Debbie
Burrows. The event was filmed by Winner Communications and will be broadcast on
ESPN2 on March 25 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm EST.
Please click here for further details |
| 12th February
2001 |
Analysis, Correction & Retraining Technique for Elite
Dancers Yields Immediate Changes in Functional Performance of the
Sporthorse.
During the 1980's, a specialized analysis,
correction and retraining program was developed to enhance the joint
flexibility and technical performance of competitive international level
dancers in Soviet ballet training. The technique was next used to successfully
help a 12 year old basset hound.
Shortly after realizing our capacity to improve
the functional performance of a quadruped, we were interested in exploring
applications to increase the speed of race horses and performance of high level
sporthorses. Our first case was a Hanovarian jumper at the Franktown Meadows
Equestrian Facility in Northern Nevada. According to the trainer, the horse was
the most flexibility restricted in the facility, requiring over a one hour warm
up period prior to lessons or longer for competition. The assessment of
muscle-tendon relations of the spine and extremities resulted in our isolation
of restrictions and hypersensitivity which contributed to numerous compensatory
patterns.
The same procedure was used to increase the
elasticity of the affected structures, a number of which exhibited hardening or
fibrosis due to trauma or a chronic condition in which compensatory changes
resulted in stabilization. As with the basset hound, we were able to
immediately increase the elasticity of these structures, decrease the
hypersensitivity and observe an immediate increase in functional joint range of
motion.
Please click here to learn more |
| 12th February
2001 |
Jeffrey Welles Wins His 1st of the Season
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA -- February 11,
2001 - Jeffrey Welles of Pound Ridge, NY rode the 9-year-old Holsteiner,
Riviera, to victory in the $75,000 Kilkenny Internationale Cup Sunday at the
Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. It was Welles' first grand prix victory of the
season and he earned $22,500.The 38-year-old Welles, who was the first rider to
go, bested a field of 45 entries by turning in the fastest double-clear rounds,
including a jump-off time of 42.422 seconds.
Chris Kappler of Pittstown, New Jersey was the
only other rider to finish with double-clear rounds, finishing second in 44.322
seconds, almost two seconds behind Welles. The difficult first round saw 20
starters knock down at least one of the planks at jump 6 and 14 more receive
faults on at least one leg of the triple jump finale.
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further details |
| 12th February
2001 |
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HawkMaster with horses and birds of
prey are guests at EQUITANA
Hunting scenes from the not so dark Middle
Ages |
Hunting with birds of prey was one of the leisure
pursuits at medieval courts. Today falconers tend to be rare in European
latitudes. The daily programme at EQUITANA 2001 resurrects medieval falconry.
Each day, HawkMaster from England shows enormous steeds, hawks, falcons and
eagles in a show which has enthused the public, not only in the home countries
of the protagonists Eileen Gilmore and Chris Tuffrey.
Almost 15 years ago Chris Tuffrey founded his
HawkMaster falconry show. Traditional falconry with hawks, eagles, owls and
falcons was the focus of the presentations with which Tuffrey starred at the
most important open-air events in England and quickly became very
popular.
Please click here for
further details |
| 11th February
2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings - Advanced
Heeding: Teaching Your Horse to Back
When you are trying to get a horse's attention,
the first thing you go for is his ears. Once an ear swivels in your direction,
you've got his attention. It may take a little longer before he turns and faces
you or before he walks up to you. But those bigger movements start with that
little tiny movement of his ear. |
The same principle applies to teaching your horse
to back up. A lot of people make the mistake of going after the big moves
before they've gotten the smaller ones. All it takes to back a horse is just
the beginning of a movement backwards. That tiny bit of motion gets a little
momentum started that eventually builds to the bigger movement you're after.
Backing is an illogical movement for horses. It is not a natural defense or
play maneuver. The horse backs by moving its legs in diagonal pairs, just like
it does at the trot. So it has to shift its weight from side to side in order
to back. Please click here for further
details |
| 11th February
2001 |
Canadian Wins in Wellington
WELLINGTON, FL - February 10, 2001 -
Canadian Equestrian Team Veteran, Eric Lamaze was in the winner's circle aboard
the 12 year old Dutch Bred, Husker Du at the Cosequin Winter Equestrian
Festival for his first win of the 2001 season. Lamaze rode a clear jump-off
track against 18 qualifiers out of a field of 60 starters in 37.33 seconds,
edging Ramiro Quintana into second place. Less than one second kept Quintana
and his Danish Bred mount, Graefin Du Barry, from the victory circle; they
clocked in a penalty-free time of 38.12 seconds. Third place went to Olympic
Gold Medallist, Joe Fargis aboard the 12 year old Hanovarian gelding, Edgar
after they turned in double clear rounds in 38.36 seconds, less than 2/10's of
a second behind Quintana
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further details |
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Spooner Wins His Third Grand Prix at
Indio-- $25,000 Ariat Is First Grand Prix Win for Bradford |
INDIO, CA (February 9, 2001)--Richard Spooner, 31,
of Burbank, California, riding Bradford, bested a field of 46 to win the
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix today at the Indio Desert Circuit in Indio,
California. Bradford, a nine-year old, 16-hand Thoroughbred gelding, started
his Grand Prix career last year and today's class was his first Grand Prix win.
This is Spooner's third Grand Prix win in three weeks of competition at Indio.
During Indio Desert Circuit I, Spooner won the $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix with
Robinson and the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix with Southshore. Spooner was not in the
winner's circle Week II and dropped from fourth to sixth in the World Cup Final
West Coast League standings. For today's win, Spooner took home the blue
ribbon, an engraved silver pitcher, an embroidered cooler, and $7,500 for
Bradford's owner Tracey Kenly and Kenly Farms. The Course Designer was Dave
Ballard of Toronto, Canada. Mr. Ballad was one of four Assistant Course
Designers at the Olympics in Atlanta and in Sydney. He will be the Technical
Delegate in Goteborg, Sweden this year for the World Cup Final.
Please click here for further details |
| 10th February
2001 |
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EQUITANA meeting at Euro-Star in the
new hall 3
Celebrities up close
Celebrities up close – is the guiding slogan
of EQUITANA meeting at euro-star in the centre of the new fair hall 3. On the
large stage there will be stars in the flesh four times a day, Stars from the
riding sports scene, who are well-known far beyond the borders of Germany.
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Two current Olympic winners are already firmly on
the euro-star guest list: Ulla Salzgeber, who returned form Sydney highly
decorated with team gold and individual bronze, and Otto Becker who with the
grey stallion Cento played a decisive role in acquiring victory for the German
team in the Olympics show jumping competition. In the individual evaluation
Otto Becker just missed a medal by a hair’s-breadth and landed in fourth
place.
Also Helena Weinberg, the world’s most
successful equestrienne, her husband Peter and four-times Olympic champion
Nicole Uphoff are expected at the EQUITANA meeting at euro-star. In panel
discussions these prominent personalities from the sports scene will report not
only on their experiences ”down under” but also on the day-to-day
work with their horses. They may even reveal the odd personal success tip. And
they and other stars will be available to sign autographs – as we said,
celebrities up close.
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further details |
| 10th February
2001 |
Dumbo De Chapelle Flies
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY 9 -Dumbo De Chappelle,
the 9 year-old gelding who just last week captured the Bayer/USET Gold Coast
Classic, once again proved he can fly. Teamed with Amateur Rider, Colin Syquia
of Forrest Hills, IL, the dynamic duo flew over the 12 obstacle course with a
double-clean ride and blistering time of 29.96 seconds, besting a field of 34
starters in the Kilkenny Internationale Modified Jumper Competition. Second
place went to 2000 Olympian Margie Goldstein-Engle of Wellington, FL on board
her Olympic mount, Hidden Creek's Perin with a time of 32.05 seconds. Just
splits from Engle to garner third position was Ainsley Vince up on Kafka with
double-clear rounds and a time of 32.85 seconds.
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further details |
| 10th February
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Grand Prix Riders Autograph Signing
Session at Indio Desert Circuit, Sunday, February 11, Following the $75,000
Bayer/USET Grand Prix |
INDIO, CA (February 9, 2001)--Following the
$75,000 Bayer/USET Grand Prix Presented By HorseCity.com on Sunday, February
11, a Grand Prix Riders Autograph Signing Session will be held in the Grand
Prix ring at HITS Desert Horse Park in Indio, California. After the winner of
the Grand Prix is announced and the riders take their victory lap, the jump
crew will bring tables and chairs into the ring and set up in front of a jump.
The Grand Prix riders will spend time with their fans signing the Official
Indio Desert Circuit Show Programs, Posters, and Calendars, as well as posing
for photos. Spectators will be allowed to walk the Grand Prix Field and inspect
the jumps.
Sunday is also the Indio Desert Circuit's annual Kids Day presented by Fox Kids
Club and KDFX-FOX TV from 11am until 1pm. The Autograph Signing Session is an
opportunity for children to speak with the riders and take home a souvenir.
Kids Day is an annual event presented as part of the six-week Indio Desert
Circuit hunter/jumper horse shows.
Please click here for further details |
| 9th February
2001 |
EquiMend Expands to the Middle East
February 8, 2001 Bend, OR......Access Equine Inc.
announced today that it has reached agreement with a company in the United Arab
Emirates for the export and distribution of it's new drug-free pain and
lameness product, EquiMend, throughout the Middle East.
StableForce Trading, an established Dubai-based firm has acquired the exclusive
rights to market EquiMend in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates according
to Access Equine Inc. president, Claudia Starr Alonso.
EquiMend is an innovative self-activating invention that holds micro-currents
within its patented cloth design and time-releases the treatment to the horse's
injury over a 48-hour period, without the use of electrical connections,
batteries, or drugs.
Please click here for further details |
| 9th February
2001 |
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EQUITANA Adventure World
New worlds are being created and an
information platform of extraordinary quality is coming into existence - an
atmosphere in which all horse lovers will find the answers to all their
questions. The EQUITANA 2001 sets striking accents in fair activities.
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When the Essen fairgrounds' gates will open on
March 3rd - March 11th, the visitor will see the fair in
a completely new light. Thanks to a new exhibitors hall providing an
additional area of 20,000 m², topics can now be grouped. The motto is
"Orientation Problems Impossible". Special halls for topics such as
medicine and health, keeping, sports and gait horses, Western and Iberian horse
breeds, as well as driving, and leisure offer a broad spectrum for all fields
of interest.
Information Platform The EQUITANA will
inform and train more than ever: Technical novelties on the market, the latest
scientific developments, rare horse breeds, training concepts, training
analysis for various riding methods - everything is presented under one roof.
Panel discussions guarantee excitement, specialised lectures guarantee
explanations. Special projects, such as the equestrian veterinary surgeon, or
the training farriery, are well established, but will be presented in a
completely new way. Special exhibitions, for example for covered yards, widen
the spectrum of information.
Please click here for
further details |
| 9th February
2001 |
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Training Mythunderstandings - Advanced
Heeding: Teaching Your Horse to Stand
Getting a horse to stand still is all about
getting its attention. Heeding teaches you to keep your attention on the horse
so that the horse will keep his attention on you. |
Once you have the horse's attention, you use your
body position to create pressures or shapes that, in turn, create a feeling in
the horse that he should move forward or left or right or stop. You can also
direct him to stand still in one spot while you work around him or the farrier
works around him or you want to put on his saddle.
The first place this giving and receiving of attention starts is in grooming.
So that's where standing still also starts. You must pay attention to the horse
while grooming. This is very important in terms of horse logic. The horse
allows itself to be groomed and you honor the horse by grooming him. In the
horse's mind, grooming is about a whole lot more than brushing off dirt.
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| 9th February
2001 |
More excitement at
Equus…
Equus 2001 is set to be huge success
providing lots of chances for all horse lovers, owners and riders to buy
products for the season ahead. The demonstrations have now been
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Working Equitation, excerpts from the new
performance of The Legend of Spain and the Chase me Charlie competition for the
Equus Charity Shield.
Equus is clearly making its mark in the equine industry and is being considered
as the venue for next year’s FEI World Cup Dressage Competition
after narrowly missing out this year to Denmark.
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Tack Room Judging Contest at Indio
Desert Circuit,
Saturday, February 10, 10am-12pm |
NDIO, CA (February 8, 2001)--On Saturday, February
10, from 10am-12pm, four judges from the interior design and gardening
community will be touring the HITS Desert Horse Park, marking their ballots for
the winners in this year's Tack Room contest. There are more than 3,000 stalls
on the grounds, many of them--and sometimes an entire barn--are grouped under
one trainer's barn name and serve not only as stabling for the horses, but as
an office for the professional riders and trainers, and their clients and horse
owners. Creating a professional and attractive look for their business while at
the six-week hunter/jumper horse show is part of setting up and living at the
event. Most barns have a special color or décor that is carried out
through all the accoutrements, from buckets and blankets to flowers and
draperies, and themes that range from antiques to psychedelic. These elaborate
trappings and landscaping designs will determine the winners.
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| 9th February
2001 |
Olympian Wins: Making Patriotic Debut
1st w/ Liberty and 4th w/ Anthem
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA -- February 8, 2001 -- The 8
year old Dutch Bred mare, Liberty and 2000 Olympian Laura Kraut of Oconomowoc,
WI just edged their way to victory in the $25,000 Kilkenny Challenge Cup by
less than 1 full second at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. Kraut bested a
field of 61 starters, turning in a clean ride and the fastest time of 61.75
seconds. US Equestrian Team Veteran, Jeffery Welles and the 9 year old Bay
Gelding, Hurricane crossed the finish line in less than one second behind Kraut
and Liberty with a time of 62.27 seconds. Lynn Little of Frederick, MD and the
8 year-old Brazilian Warm Blood, Pico De Gallo finished in third place with an
even closer split of 62.35 seconds.
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| 9th February
2001 |
Saddletude Equestrian Award Winners
Announcements to date
Mark Todd :: International Eventer
Christine Traurig :: US Based Dressage Rider
Anna McKnight :: Young US Jumper
Tony McCoy :: International Steeplechase Jockey
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| 8th February
2001 |
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Refreshingly Effective!
New from Baileys Horse Feeds, No.17 Top Line
Conditioning Mix has been developed for those horse owners who need a
non-heating feed to put weight and condition on their horses and ponies and who
prefer to feed a coarse mix. |
Top Line Conditioning Mix is a highly digestible
blend of micronised grains, oils and fibre and is fully balanced so can be fed
as the only concentrate source. Alfalfa and soya provide quality protein for
muscle development and function whilst optimum levels of vitamins and chelated
mineral are included for a healthy coat, hooves and immune system.
A yeast culture is also included, whose benefits
to hind gut function are now widely recognised. Poor-doers may be prone to
loose droppings as a result of food passing through too quickly with fewer
nutrients being absorbed. Improving hind gut function and, therefore, fibre
digestion can slow the overall passage of feed through the system thus allowing
more nutrients to be taken up along the way.
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| 8th February
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Desperately Seeking Hotels for
Horses!
Does your bed and breakfast offer an extra special
service to visitors who arrive on the hoof? Can you accommodate guests keen to
spend their time out in the field? Do you want your business to be recommended
straight from the horse's mouth? |
The British Horse Society is currently compiling
the eighth edition of its unique publication, Bed and Breakfast for Horses and
aims to ensure that horses on the move can find safe and comfortable
accommodation across the British Isles. Accommodation for accompanying humans
is also sought but is not always essential. (Dedicated horse owners will often
happily pitch a tent in the corner of a field or sleep in their car if they are
satisfiedthat their four legged friends are enjoying sweet dreams.)
If you can offer overnight accommodation for horses in a field or a stable then
you could be included in the next edition of Bed and Breakfast for Horses. An
invaluable reference guide for holiday makers, competitors and anyone else away
from home with a horse, it makes sense to promote your special facilities in
this very special publication, which has sold over 15,000 copies.
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| 8th February
2001 |
Ward Wins Aboard Four Seasons
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY 7 - World Cup Veteran,
McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, piloted the 9 year old German bred, Four Seasons,
to victory in the $5,000 Americhoice Open Speed Stake at the 2001 Cosequin
Winter Equestrian Festival. Ward jumped his way across the eleven jumps on
course without touching a rail in 56.49 seconds, less than two seconds faster
than 2000 Olympian, Todd Minikus of Lake Forest, IL up on the 8 year old German
bred mare, Pandora. Minikus finished a clear round in 58.08 seconds, followed
by 2000 Olympian, Margie Engle of Wellington, FL and the 15 year old
Holsteiner, Hidden Creek's Alvaretto, who clocked in at 62.37 seconds and
pulled an unlucky rail at fence 9
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| 8th February
2001 |
Dressage at the CWEF
Amber Heintzberger
The Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival in
Wellington, FL, February 1-4, 2001,offered four days of dressage right in the
midst of the showjumping action.With the generous sponsorship of Zada
Enterprises LLC and Windsome Farms ,there was $21,000 in prize money offered at
the FEI levels and $25,000 in prizes for the dressage-showjumping spectacular,
the show was as rewarding to its competitors as it was for spectators.
Beginning Thursday with lower level rides, the show culminated with the
crowd-pleasing Grand Prix Musical Freestyle, won by German rider Hubertus
Schmidt,who was in the sixth place slot for going to Sydney last year.
Winner of the Grand Prix Special was Israeli rider Oded Shimoni, riding
hisDutchgelding Glenstern (by Kaisterstern, out of a Saluut mare.) Their test
showedconsistency and fluidity combined with the precision necessary for a
score of 68.667%.
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| 7th February
2001 |
The Home of Rest For Horses.
Registered Charity 231748
A BRIEF HISTORY 1886 - 2000
Over a Century of Support for Equine Welfare
The foundation of The Home of Rest for Horses was
largely due to the efforts of one lady, Miss Ann Lindo, who was appalled at the
treatment of many of the working horses on the streets of London. She canvassed
support and on 10 May 1886, it was agreed that a home of rest for horses, mules
and donkeys should be started. The first patient was an overworked cab horse
that Miss Lindo arranged to be cared for at a farm at Sudbury, near Harrow.
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The Homes support of equine welfare projects has
not been at the expense of The Home itself that continues to function as a
sanctuary for cases of hardship and as a final dignified resting place for a
number of old favourites who, after a lifetime of service provide a living
example to the public of exemplary care and responsible ownership. As the
Millennium comes to a close, The Home can be justifiably proud of its
achievements and the way in which it has adapted to the changing demands of
welfare of the horse.
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| 7th February
2001 |
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Federation Equestre
Internationale
News 6 February 2001
- Executive Board Meeting in Madrid
- 2000 FEI World Event Rider Rankings
- FEI/BCM World Dressage Riders Rankings New Rules Effective 1st January 2001
- FEI World Cup Jumping on Television
- In Memorium
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New Acting Chief Executive for Horse
Welfare Charity
Monday 5th February sees a new Acting Chief
Executive at the International League for the Protection of Horses
(ILPH).
Jonny McIrvine, Charity Hon.Treasurer and Trustee
for the last three years, will be taking over the reins at the ILPH following
the retirement of Dr. Douglas Munro. |
Mr. McIrvine, who will resign from the Council of
Trustees and his position as Hon. Treasurer, will be the League’s Acting
Chief Executive on a part time basis.
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| 6th February
2001 |
Kids Day presented by Fox Kids Club and KDFX-FOX TV at the
Indio Desert Circuit, Sunday, February 11, Features Family Fun
INDIO, CA (February 5, 2001)--Kids Day presented
by Fox Kids Club and KDFX-FOX TV will be held at the HITS Desert Horse Park in
Indio, California, on Sunday, February 11, from 11am until 1pm. Kids Day is an
annual event presented as part of the six-week Indio Desert Circuit
hunter/jumper horse show. Children 12 and under are admitted free and an adult
accompanied by a Fox Kids Club member also enters at no charge. Kids will be
treated to pony rides, face painting, a petting zoo, games, prizes, miniature
horses, bouncy house, and crafts. A special demonstration in the Grand Prix
field by the Santa Fe Hunt, complete with a pack of hounds and riders in full
hunt attire, will be featured. Ice cream, hot dogs and a variety of snacks and
beverages will be available. More than 1,000 kids and their parents attended
last year's Kids Day.
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The Annual Show and Sale of the
Clydesdale Horse Society
The Annual Show and Sale of the Clydesdale Horse
Society will be held on Saturday 7th April in Lanark Auction Market, Muirglen,
Lanark, where in the heyday of the breed hundreds of Clydesdales would be sold
over the course of a few days.
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| 6th February
2001 |
Designated son of Ferro sold to the U.S. for 300.000 Dutch
guiders:
First Edition of KWPN Select Sale Huge Success
On Saturday afternoon 3 February the Brabanthallen
in Den Bosch was packed to the rafters. For the first time, for the closing of
the yearly stallion approvals, the KWPN SELECT SALE took place. Twenty one
three-year-old stallions were auctioned, seven of which were designated by the
stallion approval committee for the performancetest in Ermelo. The average
price rose above 80.000 Dutch guilders; only one stallion went back to its
owner.
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Michelle Parker and Happyness Win the
$50,000 Cosequin Grand Prix at Indio |
INDIO, CA (February 4, 2001)--Michelle Parker, 29,
from Tucson, Arizona, riding Happyness, owned by JR Farms, won the $50,000
Cosequin Grand Prix at the Indio Desert Circuit in Indio, California, today,
edging out Olympian Lauren Hough's double-clear ride on Clasiko by just 0.37
seconds. Hap Hansen on Maloubet had the only other double-clear score, but was
almost two seconds slower than Parker and had to settle for third. The event
was one of four World Cup Final qualifiers to be held during the six-week Indio
Desert Circuit. A field of 36 horses competed and 26 of them were declared
World Cup horses. Though Parker had not declared Happyness, after today's class
she said, "Happyness excels in an outdoor arena and the World Cup is
indoors. But let's see what happens over the circuit." Parker took home
the blue ribbon, an engraved silver tray, an embroidered cooler and $15,000 for
owner JR Farms.
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| 5th February
2001 |
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. Riding Hats, Tests and Consumer
Standards. |
Riding hats have been traditionally produced from
a combination of gossamer and shellac and although many are still made using
these materials, the nature of the materials used prevent the hats from
conforming to any of the British standards which are now in place. Gossamer is
formed from linen, coated with a shellac based paste which makes for a better
fitting hat. However when exposed to water has a tendency of becoming soft
preventing sufficient protection. Riding hats have since 1963 undergone a
number of rigorous tests to ensure that they afford maximum safety to the
wearer.
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| 5th February
2001 |
Wellington Cup Captured by South Carolina Rider
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA -- February 4, 2001
- Aaron Vale of Rembert, South Carolina proved he was a quick study, winning
the $50,000 Bayer/USET Wellington Cup Sunday in only his second week competing
at the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival. The 32-year-old Vale, riding Elan
Coriana, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gray mare, turned in double-clear rounds with
a jump-off time of 36.865 seconds to earn $15,000. Gabriella Salick of Thousand
Oaks, California, aboard 16-year-old Dutch-bred gray mare Sandstone Dorina,
finished second by eight-tenths of a second and earned $11,000. Only five
riders out of 47 advanced to the jump-off.
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| 4th February
2001 |
The Standardbred.
The Standardbred is often described as
"honest". He is robust, plain, rugged, capable of performing any job,
and is one of the equine world's best kept secrets. Not only is he the fastest
racing breed in harness, he also excels off the racetrack. He is a medium-build
horse, ranging in size from 14.2 to 17.2 hands and weighing 900 to 1200 pounds.
Colors are bay, brown, black, chestnut, and occasionally grey, without spots or
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The Standardbred is tractable and steady, with
great stamina. He is popular with Civil War re-enactment groups because he is
"bombproof" -- mock battles with cannons and muskets don't disturb
his equilibrium. He is a willing partner in most endeavors and enjoys human
companionship.
He is sadly underrated as a riding horse and can perform well in jumping,
western pleasure or reining, and can be impressive in dressage. Standards are
also used extensively in movies.
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| 4th February
2001 |
Syquia Wins Classic
WELLINGTON, FL -- FEBRUARY 3, 2001 -
Amateur Rider, Colin Syquia of Forrest Hills, IL has captured the Bayer/USET
Gold Coast Classic with his bright 9 year old gelding, Dumbo De Chapelle. From
a field of 60 starters, only 3 horse and rider combinations turned in double
clear rounds. Syquia and Dumbo De Chapelle crossed the timers with the fastest
time of just 41.60 seconds, edging out Canadian, Yann Candele aboard Kartouche
in 41.86 seconds. Third place went to Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, who resides
in Germany, up on the German-bred horse, Perina with a finishing time of 45.47
seconds.
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Hap Hansen and Maloubet Win $25,000
Ariat Grand Prix at Indio |
INDIO, CA (February 2, 2001)--Hap Hansen, riding
Maloubet, bested a field of 48 riders over Course Designer Michel
Vaillancourt's $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix course at the Indio Desert Circuit in
Indio, California, today, adding another victory to his career record of more
than 90 Grand Prix wins. Hansen, 49, from Encinitas, California, rode three
horses in Round One and was clear on all of them. Maloubet, a 12-year-old
Belgian warmblood owned by Linda Smith, was last to go in the 10-horse jump-off
and snatched the lead from Ray Texel on Fleur by 0.471 seconds. Hansen also
placed fourth on Magnetic, a horse he owns with The Magnetic Group; and seventh
on Jaguar, owned by Linda Starkman Burke. Richard Spooner, who won the first
two Grand Prix classes at Indio, rode four horses in today's class, but had
only one clean for the jump-off, Prestige owned by Hanover Meadows. The pair
earned 12 faults in 35.661 for tenth place. Lauren Hough on Clasiko, her horse
for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, had four faults in Round One and placed
12th.
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Training Mythunderstandings - Applied
Heeding: Handling Stallions
One of the biggest mistakes that I see people make
in their relationships with horses is failing to pay complete attention to the
horse they are handling. That's why heeding is the best program I know of for
working with a stallion |
Heeding quietly establishes the handler as the
alpha presence in the herd, the one everybody else in the herd has to pay
attention to. You gain the respect of the horse because you consistently ask
for each new thing in a fair and horse logical way. The horse learns to pay
attention to you because you are always telling it what to do next. Walk, trot,
forward, backward, turn, stop, stand or whatever. The horse never takes its
attention off of you because you never take your attention off the horse.
There is a mythunderstanding in the horse industry that men can handle
stallions more effectively than women because they're stronger. The reality of
it is that horse training is a mental game played in a physical medium. It is
not about strength at all. It doesn't matter if the horse is five times as
strong as you or ten times as strong as you. There is nobody strong enough to
match strength with a horse. Heeding is a mental game that gets the horse on
your side and working with you. It is not about physical strength
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| 3rd February
2001 |
Californian Wins Speed Challenge
WELLINGTON, FL - February 2, 2001 -Gabriella
Salick of Thousand Oaks, CA blistered the track aboard 12 year-old German
stallion Sandstone Laurin in a double clear round with a time of 36.76 in the
jump-off to win the $2,500 Bayer/USET Gold Coast Classic Modified Jumper at
Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington. Christine Tribble of Sheffield,
CT moved into both second and third place aboard 10 year-old German mare
Graefin Du Barry, and After Eight, an 11 year-old Swedish warmblood, with clean
jump-off rounds of 38.79 and 41.36 respectively.
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Beloved Horse Killed by
Ragwort
The British Horse Society has learnt that yet
another horse has died of ragwort poisoning. Scirocco, a 16.1hh dark bay
gelding belonging to Mrs Wendy Harrow of Llanelli, died a slow and painful
death earlier this month. |
Vets treating the horse for liver damage did not
initially suspect ragwort poisoning, and by the time the staggering symptoms
appeared, it was too late.
Mrs Harrow said: "It was devastating to watch
Scirocco die. I would never want anyone to go through that. I could not believe
it was ragwort poisoning as I have always kept our fields completely free of
it. But this year I bought in hay from a different source, and the ragwort was
in that. Blood tests show that my two other horses were also affected, but I am
treating them with NAFF detox and pink powder and they are okay".
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Stolen Horse ! Can You Help
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Sadie was sold for 5 years her junior and in the
name of Misty. Please, if anyone can give anyinformation on the whereabouts of
Sadie/Misty, 15.3hhThoroughbred x Irish Hunter, Grey mare, freeze mark K542,
sold as 15 years, but is 21 this year .
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| 2nd February
2001 |
BERA and BEIB Join Forces
British Equestrian Insurance Brokers Limited
(BEIB) are delighted to announce their appointment as official insurance broker
to the British Endurance Riding Association (BERA).
Said Simon Mackaness, London Broking Director of
BEIB, "We are thrilled to become the official broker to BERA. Endurance
riding is a sport at which Great Britain has recently achieved excellent
international results and is probably becoming the fastest growing equestrian
sport worldwide. As the only independent Lloyd's equestrian broker in the world
we are able to look after the needs of the Association and its members with our
'One Stop Insurance Solution', offering a personal service on insurances
including horses, homes and horseboxes.
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| 2nd February
2001 |
Prudent Repeats Sunday's Performance
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA - February 1, 2001
- Three time Rider of the Year and US Equestrian Team Veteran, Katie Prudent of
Middleburg, VA placed first and second in today's $25,000 Bayer/USET Challenge
Cup at the 2001 Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival. Prudent placed first and
second just this past Sunday in the $35,000 Farr Legacy Grand Prix. Prudent
bested a field of 60 starters aboard Landato, an 11 year-old Oldenburg mare,
with a time of 37.89 seconds in the jump-off round. Prudent also placed second
aboard Mr. Blue, a 13 year-old Dutch-bred gelding, just splits behind herself
and Landato with a finishing time of 38.40 seconds. Third place went to '96
Olympic Team Silver Medallist Leslie Howard up on S'Blieft, who crossed the
timers in 39.23 seconds.
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The Azteca--A Horse Custom-built for
Performance, Style and Tradition.
"Azteca...El Caballo Supremo"
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THE CREATION OF A NEW BREED OF HORSE
What would you do if you wanted a horse that no
longer exists?
If you were Don Antonio Ariza Caadilla and his
fellow horsemen living in Mexico in the late 1960's, you would be starting to
create the horse of their dreams. Don Antonio and his colleagues wanted a horse
that would fulfil their expectations, including:
* a horse which would be reminiscent of the horse
originally brought to the New World by the Spanish Conquistadors;
* a horse which would be symbolic of Mexico,
* a horse which would be a superb and brilliant
athlete and artist, and
* a horse which would be an accomplished performer
in the world of the charro and other typical Mexican events, including fiestas,
parades, and the bullring (i.e, mounted Portuguese- style contests). After
several years of research and experimentation by experienced horsemen and
equine scientists, a new breed of horse was created which met their criteria.
The name of the new breed of horses is AZTECA.
The AZTECA excels at activities which require:
intelligence, spirit, agility, power, strength, elegance, style, and speed.
The AZTECA is accomplished at: classical riding
(alta escuela, haute ecole, high school); doma vaquera; la garrocha; charro;
dressage; bull fighting (rejoneo); reining; cutting; team penning; working
cowhorse; cattle roping; polo; pleasure riding; and driving.
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Federation Equestre
Internationale
31 January 2001
- date World Cup Dressage Final confirmed
- Gandini is the new sponsor he Jumping Riders Rankings
- First 2001 FEI/Gandini World Jumping Riders Rankings |
- Mediterranean Games without Equestrian
competittions
- Invitation to Eventing Open Forum "the future of Eventing"
- Eventing: new distances for cross country
- New MCP approved laboratory
- New section press service on www.horsesport.org
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| 1st February
2001 |
Tremendous Support Shown for Equestrian Cornwall Health and
Safety Evening
Two-hundred representatives from shows,
events and equestrian organisations travelled to the Crossroads Motel,
Scorrier, from all over Devon and Cornwall in support of equestriancornwall's
Health and Safety evening to take advantage of the unique opportunity to listen
and also have their questions answered by a top-class panel of experts. The
significance of the evening was confirmed by the attendance of Jacky Wood the
Chief Executive of the British Showjumping Association who travelled down from
Warwickshire in support of the evening also giving her an opportunity to gain
an insight into the problems experienced by show organisers at the grass route
level of the sport.
Panellists Christopher Riddle (Royal Cornwall
Show Secretary/Vice Chairman of the Association of Shows & Agricultural
Organisation); Jane Phillips (Solicitor specialising in Personal Injury and
Equine Law); Bill Cook (Risk Assessor for the Pony Club at Branch, Area &
National Level) and George Harvey (BSJA Course-builder) began the evening with
a short address each of them covering various aspects of Health and Safety at
Events and Shows. Jacky Wood joined the panellists for the second part of the
evening which gave everyone an opportunity to ask and receive an answer to
their own specific concerns.
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| 1st February
2001 |
Pandora Proves to be a Winner
WELLINGTON, FL - January 31, 2001 -
Bull rider and US Equestrian Team Veteran, Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, FL,
captured the AmeriChoice Open Speed Competition of the Bayer/USET Gold Coast
Classic aboard the 14 year-old Oldenburg mare, Pandora at Palm Beach Polo
Equestrian Club in Wellington. Minikus bested a starting field of 35 by turning
in a fast, clean ride of 56.23 seconds. Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ
and the 16 year-old Thoroughbred, Star Twist finished in less than one second
behind Minikus, turning in the second fastest time of 56.99 seconds. Minikus
and Chapot shut out McLain Ward and Margie Engle, the first and second place
winner's of the Open Speed competition on Jan. 24, opening day of the 2001
Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival.
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