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No ‘Hong Kong Masters’ in 2012

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 The top show jumping event in Asia, the Hong Kong Masters, which had been planned to take place for the first time from 1 to 3 March 2012, has been postponed until 2013. The first Masters Jumping in Asia offering total prize money of one million US dollars was supposed to be [...]



Australia: Equestrian Australia (EA) Announced Recent Appointments for the EA Board

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 Equestrian Australia (EA) is pleased to announce the recent appointments for the Equestrian Australia Board. Nicholas Crowe and Warwick Vale were formally appointed to the EA Board at the January 2012 Board meeting upon the recommendation from the nominations panel. Both members bring a wealth of experience to the Equestrian Australia Board, [...]



Official Ankum Dressage Tournament – 10th to 12th February 2012: Third Dressage Weekend at the Ankum Dressage Club

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 No pain no gain and no competition training no ribbons! The ADC Tournament in Ankum offers dressage riders exactly this: an official tournament, a carefully balanced schedule and the opportunity to prepare the horses for the start of the outdoor season under competition conditions. The Ankum Dressage Club invites you to the [...]



Australia: Sydney CDI – Celebrating 20 Years

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 Some of Australia’s leading dressage horses and riders will be travelling to Europe to take part in the Olympic Nomination events and will miss the Sydney CDI this year.  This leaves the door wide open for other combinations to step up and win one of the coveted Sydney CDI trophies. The competition [...]



New Zealand: Louisa Hill the First Equestrian Olympian to be Named

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 Dressage rider Louisa Hill and her horse Bates Antonello have been named as New Zealand’s first equestrian representatives for the London Olympic Games. Louisa Hill is the first confirmed Kiwi equestrian rider named to compete at the London Olympics. She was selected this morning by the New Zealand Olympic Committee, and Secretary [...]



Netherlands: Breeders Honored at KWPN Stallion Show

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 The KWPN is proud of its breeders’ achievements and encourages them to make the best stallion-mare matches. To show its appreciation, the KWPN awards breeders approximately €40,000 in prize money under the auspices of the Rabo/KWPN Breeders Ranking. Its goal is to incentivize breeders of outstanding KWPN dressage horses, jumpers, eventers, harness [...]



Germany/Sweden: Henrik von Eckermann Successfully Operated

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 A message on Ludger Beerbaum’s website states that Swedish show jumper Henrik von Eckermann successfully underwent surgery after he had suffered a collarbone fracture due to a fall. He is presently in rehab and the whole team hopes that he will be fit again for the World Cup in Göteborg in three [...]



U.K.: William Whitaker becomes a Dad!

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 22-year-old show jumper William Whitaker and his girlfriend Elisabeth Fredlund became proud parents of a healthy baby girl. Little Isabella was born on 1st February 2012. William Whitaker is the nephew of the well-known British show jumpers John and Michael Whitaker. Horseweb congratulates the parents to the birth of their daughter ‘Isabella Emma [...]



FTI Winter Equestrian Festival: HH Sandor and Quentin Judge Capture Speed Victory in $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Jumpers

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival began its fifth week of competition today. Quentin Judge of Ridgefield, CT, rode HH Sandor, owned by Double H Farm, to victory in the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Jumpers. Quentin Judge and HH Sandor Attention: Today”s $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 5 will start at 11:30 [...]



CHIO Aachen (GER): Isabell Werth at “Horse & Symphony”

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 When top sport meets top music, the organisers of the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen, have invited guests to the “Horse & Symphony”, where a unique and spectacular show programme is performed to the live sound of the Aachen Symphony Orchestra. This year the “Horse & Symphony” is going to be highly [...]



Willem Greve– The Rolex One to Watch for February 2012

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9 Feb 2012 The Rolex One to Watch for February 2012 is awarded to Willem Greve (NED). Based in Markelo, The Netherlands, the 28-year-old jumped from number 299 to 241 during January – a move up the Rolex Rankings of 58 places. Photo: Willem Greve riding Carambole at the FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young [...]



Norway: Siril Helljesen first Norwegian dressage rider at Olympics after 60 years

Feb 8th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

8 Feb 2012 The Dutch website horsus.nl reported that Siril Helljesen can be the first Norwegian dressage rider who will compete at the Olympics in 60 years. To make this Olympic dream come true, five sponsors have joined to arrange for Siril’s financial support on her way to London. Siril said to HorsUs: ‘This is [...]



Global Champions Tour 2012 in Doha (QAT)

Feb 8th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

For the second year in succession, Doha, the capital of Qatar, will be the dramatic opening show of the Global Champions Tour 2012 season from April 5-7. Qatar is a flourishing international destination where a thriving modern nation lives in harmony with its rich Arabian culture and heritage. In recent years significant business, cultural and [...]



Charisma Z wins Dutch Stallion Competition

Feb 8th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

8.2.2012 Charisma Z wins Dutch Stallion Competition Charisma, ex Stassino LVP Z, won the finals in ‘s Hertogenbosch and became over-all winner of the Dutch Stallion Competition. As first starter in the ring, Patrick Lemmen jumped a fine round on Charisma in a time that could not be beaten. This victory in the finals earned [...]



Charlie Jacobs and Flaming Star Win $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Open Jumpers

Feb 8th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

East Aurora, NY and Wellington, FL – February 7, 2012 – Charlie Jacobs had an excellent start to the fourth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival, claiming the blue ribbon prize in the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Open Jumper class aboard Flaming Star. Riding for his family’s Deeridge Farm, Jacobs topped a field of [...]



Josh Hall DVM Shares Words of Wisdom with the Harvard Polo Team at San Saba

Feb 8th, 2012 | By | Category: English Polo News, INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Wellington, FL- February 7, 2012- Every winter Harvard Polo Team members come to San Saba, Tommy Lee Jones’ Polo complex in Wellington, FL, to train and learn the ins and outs of a high goal polo operation. World-class polo player, Clarissa Echazarreta serves as their teacher and mentor. “Tommy Lee has invited us down for [...]



Spy Coast Farm Presents “Breeding” Week Five CSI 3*-W at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival

Feb 7th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

7 Feb 2012 Equestrian Sport Productions welcomes Spy Coast Farm as the title sponsor of week five competition at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The Spy Coast Farm CSI 3*-W “Breeding” week will run February 8-12, 2012 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Week five will feature a [...]



Winter Equestrian Festival: Charlie Jacobs and Flaming Star Win $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Open Jumpers

Feb 7th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

7 Feb 2012 Charlie Jacobs had an excellent start to the fourth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival, claiming the blue ribbon prize in the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Open Jumper class aboard Flaming Star. Riding for his family’s Deeridge Farm, Jacobs topped a field of 74 starters with his talented mount, completing a [...]



Netherlands: Parzival is KWPN Horse of the Year

Feb 7th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

7 Feb 2012 In the course of the KWPN stallion licensing the KWPN Horse of Year has been announced in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED). The 15-year-old chestnut gelding Jerich Parzival won the title. In 2011, Jerich Parzival and Dutch dressage queen Adelinde Cornelissen won the World Cup Dressage and became double individual European champion. Bert Wassenaar, the [...]



New Zealand: Lisa Coupe takes NZ World Cup Final but McVean the Series / Katie McVean Not to Compete at finals in s’Hertogenbosch

Feb 7th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

7 Feb 2012   Lisa Coupe and Bates Amaretto MVNZ – Photo courtesy Kampic Lisa Coupe has won the New Zealand league FEI World Cup final on Sunday at Tauranga, New Zealand, with defending champ Katie McVean making history in taking the series for the third consecutive year. McVean (Mystery Creek) and her home-bred mare Dunstan Daffodil [...]



Germany: Hans-Dieter Dreher with New Horse

Feb 7th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

7 Feb 2012 Hans-Dieter Dreher – Photo: Olaf Rutschek During the Baden Classics in Offenburg, Germany last weekend the news spread quickly that German show jumper and shooting star 2011 Hans-Dieter Dreher has got a second horse in his stable: Canberra – a 8-year-old mare by Cyrano de Bergerac which has been shown by German [...]



2011 Equine Canada Horse of the Year: Hickstead

Feb 7th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

7 Feb 2012 A very special presentation was held at the 2012 Equine Canada Annual Awards Gala—the unveiling of the Equine Canada Horse of the Year award. Equine Canada unveiled the new Horse of the Year Award, with the first recipient being Hickstead. Photo by Robert Young Equine artist Mary Sand was commissioned to created [...]



NRHA Germany Becomes an NRHA National Affiliate Association

Feb 7th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

7 Feb 2012 During their first 2012 meeting, the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Board of Directors approved for NRHA Germany to be named an NRHA National Affiliate Association and a member of NRHA’s International Affiliate Program. This is exciting news for reiners in Europe as the following four big shows are scheduled to be [...]



Tracy Fenney celebrates her birthday with a first and second place finish in the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at the Ocala Premiere

Feb 7th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

OCALA, FL (February 6, 2012) – Tracy Fenney couldn’t have had a better week in Ocala to kick-off the rated circuit. After an impressive victory in Thursday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, aboard MTM Farm’s MTM Timon, she celebrated her birthday on Sunday with a first and second place finish in [...]



USET Foundation Welcomes New Trustees

Feb 7th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Gladstone, NJ – February 6, 2012 – The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce the election of new Trustees Georgina Bloomberg, George Davis, Elizabeth Juliano, Murray Kessler, Lyle Lovett, Misdee Wrigley Miller, MK Pritzker and Philip Richter. The new Trustees were elected to the Board on January 28, 2012 during the USET [...]



Wrap-up Of 2012 Global Dressage Festival Inaugural Event

Feb 7th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Wellington, FL- February 6, 2012- The inaugural event of the 2012 Global Dressage Festival (GDF) was a great success featuring the $50,000 Wellington Dressage CDI-W, presented by Magnolia Farm, and National Show, which took place February 2-5.    The GDF continues with the Florida Dressage Classic CDI-W and National Show, presented by the United States [...]



International Riders Showcased In Wellington Dressage CDI-W At 2012 Global Dressage Festival

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

6 Feb 2012 The international riders were showcased on the second day of competition in the Wellington Dressage CDI-W, presented by Magnolia Farm, at the inaugural 2012 Global Dressage Festival on Friday. Seven countries were represented in the FEI Grand Prix and the FEI Prix St. Georges classes at the newly constructed venue of the [...]



James Koford Wins Grand Prix Freestyle In Wellington Dressage CDI-W At 2012 Global Dressage Festival

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

6 Feb 2012 James Koford, of Wellington, FL, was all smiles as he won the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle in the Wellington Dressage CDI-W, presented by Magnolia Farm, on Saturday.  Riding Pharaoh, owned by Hannah Hollandshook, Koford won the featured event of the 2012 Global Dressage Festival (GDF) with a score of 73.300%.  Shawna Harding, of [...]



First Spanish victory at the ADC Tournament

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

6 Feb 2012 Picture shows Borja Carrascosa Martinez with stallion Da Silva in the Prize Giving Ceremony with Mia Claren. (Photo: ADC) At the second Dressage Weekend in the P.S.I. Auction Centre in Ankum temperatures weren’t the issue, but rather temperaments, as the first day of the tournament belonged mainly to the young four-legged athletes. [...]



FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival: Week Four Wrap-Up

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

6 Feb 2012 Week Four Wrap-Up: Nick Skelton and Big Star Reign Supreme in $80,000 Adequan CSI 2* Grand Prix Great Britain’s Nick Skelton and Big Star triumphed in Saturday night’s $80,000 Adequan CSI 2* Grand Prix during the fourth week of competition. Nineteen countries were represented in the world-class event with a record 81 [...]



Andres Rodriguez Guides Aberdeen and Fifty-Fifty to One-Two Finish in Adequan Seven-Year-Old Young Jumper Qualifier

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

6 Feb 2012 Aberdeen and Andres Rodriguez (Sportfot) Venezuela’s Andres Rodriguez had a great morning at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Friday, earning the top two prizes in the $1,500 Adequan Seven-Year-Old Young Jumper Qualifier. Week four of the FTI WEF runs February 1-5, and is sponsored by Adequan. The Budweiser Clydesdales [...]



Netherlands: Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud Ride for the Glock Horse Performance Center

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

6 Feb 2012 The Dutch dressage duo Hans Peter Minderhoud and Edward Gal have signed together with their manager Nicole Werne a big sponsor contract with the family Glock of the Glock Horse Performance Centre in Austria. The 82-year-old Glock is engineer and founder of the firearms company Glock. Last year he married 31-year-old Kathrin Tschikof, [...]



FEI WORLD CUP™ VAULTING FINAL 2011/2012

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

6 Feb 2012 MALE CHAMPION LOOSER RETIRES AT THE TOP WHILE ECCLES FAMILY DOMINATE FEMALE FINAL Emotions ran high at the 2011/2012 FEI World Cup™ Vaulting Final in Bordeaux, France today where Switzerland’s Patric Looser made the perfect exit from the sport when taking the Male title in style, and Great Britain’s Joanne Eccles pipped [...]



Andrea Timpe lands a double victory in Ankum

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

06.02.2012 – Ankum – One event, two horses, the same rider and, at the end, first and second place. Andrea Timpe, a professional rider from ZRF Hattingen, landed a classic double victory on the second day of the Ankum Dressage Club’s Official Dressage Tournament. She won the S Class Dressage Test with Don Darwin from [...]



FEI World Ranking List Dressage

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Standing: 31/01/2012 Rk. Prev. Rider Horse NF Points 1 1 CORNELISSEN, Adelinde JERICH PARZIVAL NED 2760 2 2 HESTER, Carl UTHOPIA GBR 2526 3 3 BECHTOLSHEIMER, Laura MISTRAL HOJRIS GBR 2492 4 4 RATH, Matthias Alexander TOTILAS GER 2471 5 5 DUJARDIN, Charlotte VALEGRO GBR 2395 6 16 PETERS, Steffen RAVEL USA 2361 7 6 [...]



Scott Brash and Whisky Mac Win $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Kathryn Haefner and Columbus Find Victory in the Hunter Ring Lauren Fisher and Shona Rosenblum for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. Wellington, FL – February 5, 2012 – Week four of the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Adequan, concluded on Sunday with a win for Great Britain’s Scott Brash and Whisky Mac [...]



Ashley Holzer Wins Grand Prix Special in Wellington Dressage CDI-W at 2012 Global Dressage Festival

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Wellington, FL – February 5, 2012 – Ashley Holzer of Canada won the FEI Olympic Grand Prix Special in the $50,000 Wellington Dressage CDI-W, presented by Magnolia Farm, on Sunday, the final day of the 2012 Global Dressage Festival’s (GDF) inaugural event. Holzer was aboard Pop Art, the horse that she rode in the 2008 [...]



CSI5*-W, CAI-W Final, CVI-W Final Bordeaux (FRA) – Results from Sunday

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

07 International Jumping Competition Table A 1m50 Accumulator with one Joker FEI Art. 269.5 Starting at: 12:00 – 05/02/2012 Pl. Horse Rider   Points Time 1. Castle Forbes Vivaldo vh Costersveld Roger-Yves  Bost   FRA 65.00 45.44 2. Mouse Nina  Fagerström   FIN 65.00 46.38 3. Modena Pénélope  Leprevost   FRA 65.00 47.73 4. Kaloe [...]



CSI3*, CSIAm-B, CSIYH1* Villach, Treffen (AUT) – Resutls from Sunday

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

05.02.2012 14 Int. Jumping Competition Table A with one Jump-Off 1.35m FEI Art 238.2.2 – Finale Bronze Tour Pl Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Orphee De L’illon Lemmer Oliver GER 0 36,03 2. Glock’s Bonjour Köfler Dieter AUT 0 36,06 3. Eurocommerce Torino Vorsselmans Annelies BEL 0 36,15 4. Graciella II Mändli Beat SUI [...]



CSI2*, CSIYH1* Aarhus, Vilhelmsborg (DEN) – Results from Sunday

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

05.02.2012 10A Int. Jumping Competition Table A with two Phases 1.25m – Finale Small Tour Pl. Rider   Horse Faults Time 1. Tina Lund DEN Amaretto 0/0 22.86 2. Sofie Halling DEN Winde Van De Bucxtaele 0/0 24.99 3. Maria Nørheden Johansen DEN Tops Taloubet T 0/0 25.54 4. Eva Ursin DEN Casini Alfarvad Z 0/0 26.53 5. Laura Rindom DEN Ramazottie 0/0 26.78 6. Simon Yde DEN Classic Fly [...]



CSI1*, CSI2*, CSIYH1* Offenburg (GER) – Results from Sunday

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

05.02.2012 04 Int. Jumping Competition Table A with one Jump Off (1.45 m) FEI – Art. 238.2.2 – CSI2* Middle Tour – Final Pl. Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Vigo Zoer, Albert NED 0/0 36.35 2. Dancer van ‘t Heike Lansink, Jos BEL 0/0 37.85 3. Dipylon Kölz, Michael GER 0/0 39.45 4. Walter [...]



International Riders Showcased In Wellington Dressage CDI-W At 2012 Global Dressage Festival

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

5 Feb 2012 The international riders were showcased on the second day of competition in the Wellington Dressage CDI-W, presented by Magnolia Farm, at the inaugural 2012 Global Dressage Festival on Friday. Seven countries were represented in the FEI Grand Prix and the FEI Prix St. Georges classes at the newly constructed venue of the [...]



Official Ankum Dressage Tournament 3rd to 5th February 2012: First Spanish victory at the ADC Tournament Ankum – Arctic temperatures outside did nothing to stop t

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

5 Feb 2012 Arctic temperatures outside did nothing to stop the dressage riders inside.  At the second Dressage Weekend in the P.S.I. Auction Centre in Ankum temperatures weren’t the issue, but rather temperaments, as the first day of the tournament belonged mainly to the young four-legged athletes.  Both the “primary school pupils” and those heading [...]



James Koford Wins Grand Prix Freestyle In Wellington Dressage CDI-W At 2012 Global Dressage Festival

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

5 Feb 2012 James Koford, of Wellington, FL, was all smiles as he won the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle in the Wellington Dressage CDI-W, presented by Magnolia Farm, on Saturday.  Riding Pharaoh, owned by Hannah Hollandshook, Koford won the featured event of the 2012 Global Dressage Festival (GDF) with a score of 73.300%.  Shawna Harding, of [...]



Nick Skelton and Big Star Reign Supreme in $80,000 Adequan CSI 2* Grand Prix

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

5 Feb 2012 Great Britain’s Nick Skelton and Big Star triumphed in Saturday night’s $80,000 Adequan CSI 2* Grand Prix during the fourth week of competition at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Nineteen countries were represented in the world-class event with a record 81 starters, the largest recorded weekend grand prix field. [...]



FEI WORLD CUP™ DRIVING FINAL 2011/2012 BORDEAUX

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

5 Feb 2012 BOYD EXELL WRITES HISTORY AT BORDEAUX Boyd Exell (AUS) has entered the history books by winning the FEI World Cup™ Driving Final for the fourth consecutive time. Dutch drivers IJsbrand Chardon (NED) and Koos de Ronde (NED) fought like lions but were unable to beat Exell, who was simply unbeatable. Class of [...]



ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2011/2012 – ROUND 11, BORDEAUX

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

5 Feb 2012 STAUT AND SILVANA ARE BRILLIANT IN BORDEAUX French hero, Kevin Staut, won the eleventh qualifying round of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2011/2012 series on his home turf at Bordeaux tonight.  Riding the 13 year old grey mare, Silvana HDC, he devastated the opposition in the ten-horse jump-off with a display [...]



FEI WORLD CUP™ DRIVING FINAL 2011/2012 BORDEAUX – FIRST COMPETITION

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

4 Feb 2012 BOYD EXELL TAKES THE LEAD IN FEI WORLD CUP™ DRIVING FINAL IN BORDEAUX Triple World Cup winner Boyd Exell (AUS) has taken the lead in the FEI World Cup™ Driving Final in Bordeaux (FRA) after the first competition on Friday 3 February. Many spectators attended the first competition of the FEI World [...]



CSI 5* Bordeaux (FRA): Results from Friday and Saturday

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

5.2.2012 Result from Saturday: Grand Prix  150.000.-€ 1°     Kevin Staut FRA         Silvana 0/0     34,16 2°     Edwina Alexander Tops AUS         Itot du Chateau 0/0     34,59 3°     Rik Hemeryck BEL         Quarco de Kerambars 0/0     35,54 4°     Denis Lynch IRL         Contifex 0/0    [...]



CSI2*, CSIYH1* Aarhus, Vilhelmsborg (DEN) – Results from Saturday

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

04.02.2012 6A Int. Jumping Competition Table A 1.25m – Small Tour Pl. Rider   Horse Faults Time 1. Daniel Cassøe Jakobsen DEN Raider Holmen 0 50.21 2. Karina Skou Truelsen DEN Qunnie 0 50.61 3. Dieter Smitz GER Bini-Balou 0 51.01 4. Trine Eide Brobak NOR Vagantas 0 52.76 5. Freja Johansen DEN Cooper 0 53.07 6. Tia-Maria Kjærsfeldt DEN Coqueluche 0 54.76 7. Thomas Pihl Jensen [...]



CSI3*, CSIAm-B, CSIYH1* Villach, Treffen (AUT) – Results from Saturday

Feb 4th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

04.02.2012 9 Int. Jumping Competition Table A 1.40m FEI Art 238.2.1 – Silver Tour Pl. Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Romeos Child Duffy Alex IRL 0 55,82 2. Admara 2 Gaudiano Emanuele ITA 0 55,91 3. Sundance Stroman Amke GER 0 56,52 4. Landlysts Sundance Carey Shane IRL 0 57,84 5. Eurocommerce Vorsselmans Annelies [...]



CSI5*-W, CAI-W Final, CVI-W Final Bordeaux (FRA) – Results from Saturday

Feb 4th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

04 International Jumping Competition Table A 1m45 against the clock FEI Art. 238.2.1 Starting at: 13:00 – 04/02/2012 Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Catapulte Michel  Robert   FRA 0.00 53.25 2. Abab van het Molenhof Sergio  Alvarez Moya   ESP 0.00 54.11 3. Storm 16 Geir  Gulliksen   NOR 0.00 59.53 4. Satisfaction FHR [...]



CSI1*, CSI2*, CSIYH1* Offenburg (GER) – Results from Saturday

Feb 4th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

04.02.2012 13 Int. Jumping Competition Table A (1.35 m) FEI – Art. 238.2.1 – CSI1* Pl. Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Queeny V Melliger, Kevin SUI 0 50.44 2. Boris Puschak, Wolfgang GER 0 53.06 3. Quattro’s Can Fly Allgäuer, Remo GER 0 53.21 4. Quidam de Luxe Wolf, Marcel GER 0 54.05 5. [...]



CSI1*, CSI2*, CSIYH1* Offenburg (GER) – Results from Friday

Feb 4th, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

03.02.2012 08.1 Int. Jumping Competition Table A (1.35/1.40 m) FEI-Art. 238.2.1 – CSIYH1* Youngster-Tour 7-years old Horses Pl. Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Nonplusultra Meyer, Tobias GER 0 53.73 2. Queen du Chateau Liebherr, Christina SUI 0 55.35 3. Sportsmann S Jung, Michael GER 0 55.72 4. Sl Brazonado Haßmann, Felix GER 0 56.49 [...]



CSI3*, CSIAm-B, CSIYH1* Villach, Treffen (AUT) – Results from Friday

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

03.02.2012 4 Int. Jumping Competition Table A 1.30m FEI Art 238.2.1 – Bronze Tour Pl. Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Admara 2 Gaudiano Emanuele ITA 0 50,35 2. Rio Nuevo Kontio Anna julia FIN 0 50,48 3. Zandiego U Carey Shane IRL 0 51,35 4. Success 9 Saurugg Markus AUT 0 51,71 5. Cornea [...]



CSI5*-W, CAI-W Final, CVI-W Final Bordeaux (FRA) – Results from Friday

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

01 International Jumping Competition Table A 1m40 against the clock FEI Art. 238.2.1 Starting at: 14:45 – 03/02/2012 Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Storm 16 Geir  Gulliksen   NOR 0.00 51.29 2. Mouse Nina  Fagerström   FIN 0.00 51.30 3. Mistinguete Marc  Dilasser   FRA 0.00 51.35 4. Commissario Julien  Epaillard   FRA 0.00 [...]



CSI2*, CSIYH1* Aarhus, Vilhelmsborg (DEN) – Results from Friday

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

03.02.2012 2A Int. Jumping Competition Table A in two Phases 1.20m – Small Tour Pl. Rider   Horse Faults Time 1. Daniel Cassøe Jakobsen DEN Raider Holmen 0/0 22.84 2. Dieter Smitz GER Bini-Balou 0/0 23.88 3. Rikke Andersen DEN La Isla Lavida 0/0 23.90 4. Mie Daugaard Reimer DEN Laslo Z 0/0 24.12 5. [...]



Eschweiler Jumping Festival, 19th of April – 6th of May, 2012

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

3.2.2012  www.EschweilerJumping.com  this is the website with all the information the riders, sponsors and spectators need. Schedule online. 1st week. Eschweiler Young Masters, CSI Pony, Children, Junior and Young Riders. 2nd week. Eschweiler Masters, CSI** (2 world ranking classes) CSI* Young Horses. 3rd week, Eschweiler National show. After a successful show in 2010 and an [...]



WAR HORSE: INTERVIEW WITH HORSE TRAINER BOBBY LOVGREN

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS, interviews

3 Feb 2012 BOBBY LOVGREN (Horse Trainer) was born in South Africa into an equestrian family. He grew up surrounded by horses and developed the confidence and skills necessary to become both an accomplished rider and trainer.   After spending five years as a stable manager at Brentwood Park Stables, the largest jumping and eventing [...]



First official test of Edward Gal and Romanov in Vechta

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

3 Feb 2012 Dutch dressage rider Edward Gal and Blue Hors Romanov (by Rohdiamant) will have their first performance in the arena at the show in Vechta (Germany) next week. After Romanov’s trainer, Danish Sune Hansen, got fired at Blue Hors, the stallion moved to Gal’s stables. Dutch chef d’équipe Sjef Janssen named Romanov as [...]



FTI Cosulting Winter Equestrian Festival: Yann Candele and Carlotta Singular La Magnifica Outlast the Field in $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 4

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

3  Feb 2012 The $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 4 had an imposing field of 84 entries today, but it was Yann Candele (CAN) and Carlotta Singular La Magnifica, owned by Susan Grange, who were able to beat the strong contenders for victory. Today’s grand prix was the highlight class in the International Arena at [...]



Inaugural Day a Success for First Dressage Show of 2012 Global Dressage Festival

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

3 Feb 2012 The opening day of the 2012 Global Dressage Festival (GDF) featuring the Wellington Dressage CDI-W, presented by Magnolia Farm, and National Show was a great success on Thursday. National level classes in nine divisions were held at the newly constructed venue that extends the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) show grounds. Laurie Moore and [...]



CSI1*, CSI2*, CSIYH1* Offenburg (GER) – Results from Thursday

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

03 Int. Jumping Comp. 1,40m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Corlanda OLD Stevens, Mario (GER) 0 59.65 2. Kepi de Valse Sprunger, Hansueli (SUI) 0 60.04 3. S.I.E.C. Caro Ass Azak, Burak (TUR) 0 60.61 4. Nabab de Revel Eckermann, Katrin (GER) 0 60.71 5. Constanzia Etter, Daniel (SUI) 0 61.03 6. Kick Like [...]



2012 Tampa Equestrian Series Prize List Now Available Online

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

3 Feb 2012 The prize list for the 2012 Tampa Equestrian Series is now available online by visiting www.stadiumjumping.com. Stadium Jumping, Inc., one of the nation’s leading horse show production companies, will be hosting the two week equestrian event at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, FL. The Tampa [...]



HITS Ocala wraps up the prelude to seven weeks of non-stop, rated hunter/jumper competition

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

3 Feb 2012 HITS Ocala kicked off the 2012 Winter Circuit in style with perfect weather, immaculate grounds and eager competitors during the first two weeks of unrated competition and Post Time Farm. Hunter and Jumper riders alike took advantage of early qualifying opportunities as the fever surrounding HITS’ Championship Weekend begins to spike. Qualifiers [...]



CSI3*, CSIAm-B, CSIYH1* Villach, Treffen (AUT) – Results from Thursday

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

01 Int. Jumping Comp. 1,30m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Trebox Acorada Carey Shane (IRL) 0 51,65 2. Admara 2 Gaudiano Emanuele (ITA) 0 52,72 3. Wavantos Vd Wasilewski Lukasz (POL) 0 53,17 4. Flip Du Rozel Gordon Elliott (GBR) 0 54,32 5. Ambelina JB Puck Robert (AUT) 0 54,83 6. Laroso 2 Lokken [...]



Official Ankum Dressage Tournament Second Dressage Weekend at the Ankum Dressage Club

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

3.2.2012  Ankum – It all kicks off on Friday at eight o’clock:  The second ADC Tournament in Ankum in 2012 will begin with the events for the younger generation in the dressage arena.  Between Friday and Sunday the Official Ankum Dressage Tournament will be holding a total of 16 events, from L and M class [...]



Sweden: Henrik von Eckermann Injured

Feb 2nd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

2 Feb 2012 Swedish Nation Cup rider Henrik von Eckermann (fifth at the European championships in Madrid 2011) broke his collarbone and had to be operated. The stallion Cristallo rose, lost his balance and fell down with von Eckermann. How long Henrik von Eckermann has to pause is not sure yet. According to the online [...]



German Olympic Committee Adopts Declaration

Feb 2nd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

2. Feb 2012 During their meeting in Frankfurt last Tuesday, the German Olympic Committee (DOSB) determined the binding rules for the participation of German athletes at the forthcoming Olympic Games in London. All participating athletes, trainers and attendants have to sign a declaration, in which they promise that they will never use any doping or [...]



FEI World Ranking List Dressage

Feb 2nd, 2012 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Rk Rider Horse NF Points 1 CORNELISSEN, Adelinde JERICH PARZIVAL NED 2739 2 HESTER, Carl UTHOPIA GBR 2526 3 BECHTOLSHEIMER, Laura MISTRAL HOJRIS GBR 2492 4 RATH, Matthias Alexander TOTILAS GER 2471 5 DUJARDIN, Charlotte VALEGRO GBR 2360 6 SALZGEBER, Ulla HERZRUF’S ERBE GER 2356 7 KITTEL, Patrick WATERMILL SCANDIC H.B.C. SWE 2350 8 WERTH, [...]