25.11.2011 1. Int. Jumping Competition Table A in two Phases 1.15m, Art.274.5.3 – Elite Tour Pl. Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Child Of Love Nehmeyer Christine GER 0/0 28,58 2. Amelie Oven Ziga SLO 0/0 28,89 3. Zazoe Landa Novak Ziva SLO 0/0 29,14 4. Carisma D Ooo Bucar Katarina SLO 0/0 29,57 5. [...]

25.11.2011 03 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.45m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. FLAMING STAR CHARLIE JACOBS (USA) 0/0 41,24 2. LA CUADRA HJ OCASO LUIS PEDRO BIRABEN (ARG) 0/0 41,94 3. REMONTA PAR FORCE COOPER ALEXIS TROSCH (ARG) 0/0 42,39 4. GRAMA ASCOCHINGA MARTIN MAGNASCO (ARG) 0/0 43,48 5. CONRAD D ESQUELMES Z MARTIN DOPAZO [...]

25 Nov 2011 The 2011 New Zealand Eventing championships take place at Bill Borrie’s Richfields Thoroughbred Farm, Te Kauwhata, this weekend, 26/27 November, with the dressage and showjumping on Saturday, and the cross-country on Sunday. Riders from throughout the country will vie for the national one-day titles at four levels from Advanced through to Pre-novice. [...]

25 Nov 2011 Lotte Vagner, one of Andreas Helgstrand’s sponsors, had also been „horse shopping“ at Hubertus Schmidt’s stud. She acquired the 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding Happy Louis (from Heslegaard’s Louis). Source: Ridehesten « back to the news overview INTERNATIONAL NEWS« back to the news overview PORTUGUESE NEWS  Interesting Links to that News:Pikeurhorseweb.tv – Die aktuelle [...]

25 Nov 2011 French show jumper Kevin Staut, European champion in 2009, is not only a successful rider,  a spokesman of the FEI and a model, he has now also launched his own clothing collection. The menswear range is called KS by Scabal Collection and will be launched at the Gucci Masters in Paris next [...]

25 Nov 2011 In the future French show jumper Kevin Staut will not remain the only rider sponsored by haras de Hus. Most probably Kevin Staut will keep the horses Silvana de Hus, Zeta de Hus Z, Nangaye de Kergane and Le Prestige St Lois. Some horses that had not been competed so much in [...]

25 Nov 2011 Today the international horse show in Stockholm, Sweden, will start. From 25 to 27 November dressage, show jumping and driving competitions will take place. Stockholm had been voted the best World Cup Driving organiser in the world in 2003 and again in 2009. Top stars are awaited to compete in the various [...]

25 Nov 2011 The international class (1.45 m) on the second day of the CSIO4* Buenos Aires horse show was won by American show jumper Charlie Jacobs with Flaming Star, who stayed clear with 41.24 seconds. Runner-up was Argentinian Luis Pedro Biraben with La Cuadra HJ Ocaso, who also stayed double clear. His compatriot Alexis [...]

25 Nov 2011 The three day show at the Al Forsan International Sports Resort has already attracted good audience numbers who are keen to see the best riders in the world compete. The 1.50m one round directly against the clock, saw the VDL Groep sponsored Dutch riders Leopold van Asten and Maikel van der Vleuten [...]

25 Nov 2011 Swiss rider Pius Schwizer and Ulysee blitzed the field in the opening 5* class this evening. The opening day 5* classes always provide plenty of firsts for riders, horses and the course designer. All are mindful of the new conditions in terms of footing, fences and jumping. The arena under lights looked [...]

25.11.2011 25.000.-€ 1,45m 1 Pius Schwizer SUI Ulysse 0 / 64,27 Sec. 2 Sergio Alvarez Moya ESP Sirius 0 / 65,01 Sec. 3 Pénélope Leprevost FRA Oscar des Fontaines 0 / 65,04 Sec. 4 Cassio Rivetti UKR Lazio 0 / 65,60 Sec. 5 Leopold van Asten NED Issis du Marais 0 / 65,97 Sec. 6 [...]

25 Nov 2011 Ahmed Ali Saeed Al Junaibi claimed victory having beaten 26 combinations that jumped this qualifying competition for the CSI2* Grand Prix. Ahmed came through the flags with Picobello Wodiena in a time of 59.51, a clear 3 seconds ahead of Khalid Ali Al Junaibi’s time of 62.56. The latter was clear and [...]

25 Nov 2011 The Global Champions Tour kicked-off at the Al Forsan International Sports Resort in Abu Dhabi today (Thursday November 24) with the CSI2* 1.25m two-phase competition.   Rashid Al Rumaithi won the CSI2* Two-Phase Competition on Thursday Italian course designer Uliano Vezzani had transformed the arena to a colourful spectacle. For the initial [...]

25 Nov 2011 Today, 24 November, is a historic day for the FEI as the Federation celebrates its 90th birthday and joins in the celebrations for the 1000-day countdown to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014. The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 logo which was officially unveiled today in Caen (FRA) Exactly 90 [...]

25 Nov 2011 One Jumper Stallion and Two Dressage Stallions Selected for Second Round Viewing On Wednesday, November 23, the first round viewing of stallions born in 2008 and earlier took place following the final presentation of stallions participating in the performance test. Ten jumpers, four dressage horses, and one Gelder horse were evaluated by [...]

24 Nov 2011 In January 2012, the KWPN will publish the first results of the structural offspring inspection for osteochondrosis (OC). The heritability of OC will be published together with the sport breeding trait (dressage or jumping) and the traits for conformation, free-movement / free jumping, and height so that breeders can evaluate OC health relative [...]

24 Nov 2011 The opening class of the CSI5* Abu Dhabi, a 1.45 m jumping competition, will start at 5.30 pm local time. Please click here for detailed starting list. The second jumping competition to be held today is the Prix ETIHAD (1.50 m), which will commence at 8.30 pm local time. The starting list [...]

24 Nov 2011 Dutch dressage coach Sjef Janssen had to undergo surgery last week. He suffered from a cerebral tumour which was removed. Fortunately, the tumour was benign. Sjef Jannsen is married to Dutch dressage queen Anky van Grunsven and both have got two kids. We wish a speedy recovery! Source: horses.nl   « back [...]

24 Nov 2011 Please note the revised times for live streaming and Eurosport broadcasting of the Global Champions Tour in Abu Dhabi: Thursday 24th November GCT Live Streaming 14h30            (CET)            CSI5* 1.45m Table A no jump-off 17h30            (CET)            CSI5* 1.50/1.55m Table A no jump-off   Friday 25th November GCT Live [...]

24 Nov 2011 Yesterday the British online portal horseandhound indicated that British show jumper Tim Stockdale will be dismissed from hospital soon.  Stockdale got injured six weeks ago, as he fell off a young horse and fractured three vertebrae in his neck. However, Stockdale will have to recuperate for some more time before he will [...]

24 Nov 2011 Dutch Imke Schellekens-Bartels has her eye set on the London Olympics 2012. Her eyecatcher: Hunter Douglas Toots. He is black, he is big (1.88m), 11-years-old and according to Imke ‘the sweetest horse’. Imke trains him for two years now. He was owned by one of her students before. Tineke: ‘We expect a [...]

24 Nov 2011 The German magazin ‚ReiterRevue‘ reported on its website that Rene Tebbel is presently building up a stallion station on his premises. Tebbel intends to create a second source of income. The Tebbel stable is famous for training and upbringing of horses, especially young stallions. Rene Tebbel is known for creating a furor [...]

24 Nov 2011 Belgian show jumper Dirk Demeersman competed at the international show in Wieze (Belgium) last weekend. He showed several horses and Cicero was one of them. He qualified for the Grand Prix jump off with this 11-year-old stallion (by Carthago Z). In the first round he got injured, as a muscle in his [...]

24 Nov 2011 Another top mount for Denmark! After Hanne Toosbuy Kasprzak had acquired Donnperignon from Christoph Koschel, she now bought Tacolando Triple (by Ircolando / Akteur) for her daughter. The 11-year-old stallion comes from the stable of Hubertus Schmidt and will arrive at the Helgstrand’s stud in the course of this week. The acquisition [...]

24 Nov 2011 The prize list for the six week 2012 HITS  Desert Circuit has been mailed and is now available online. This year’s Desert Circuit will be highlighted by a host of qualifying opportunities for the three richest hunter/jumper classes in the nation. The third annual $1 Million Grand Prix has attracted world-wide attention [...]

24 Nov 2011 The fall performance test concluded on Wednesday morning, November 23, in Stegeren (Holland), where stallions were presented for the last time in front of the KWPN Stallion Selection Committees and a large audience of horse enthusiasts. Cat.no. 10-174, Namelus R x Corland x Lucky Boy xx, did not participate in the final presentation, [...]

23 Nov 2011 Tomorrow the Global Champions Tour final will start in Abu Dhabi. The two favoured riders who are in lead of the GCT ranking are Australian Edwina Tops- Alexander with 238 points and German Ludger Beerbaum with 218.5 points. The GCT series is the highest doped series in the world and the winner [...]

23 Nov 2011 The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Eventing High Performance program congratulates the following horse and rider combinations for their acceptance into the 2012 Developing Rider Program. 2012 USEF Developing Riders Susan Beebee (Southern Pines, NC) and Plan Bee Equestrian’s Wolf Wolf is an 8-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Maya Black (Clinton, WA) and [...]

23 Nov 2011 Emanuele Gaudiano at the CSI5* San Patrignano 2011 San Patrignano’s CSI5* Vincenzo Muccioli Challenge reconfirmed its place as one of the world’s best shows this year. “L’Année Hippique”, a veritable bible of equitation published annually by BCM, in collaboration with the International Jumping Riders Club, in fact chose San Patrignano’s annual summer [...]

23 Nov 2011   Individual Jumping Podium – SEA Games The South East Asian Games, or SEA Games, concluded yesterday with a grand closing ceremony, including dances and music from the various countries and cultures of the region. The equestrian sport was well represented with horses flying from all over the region. Local transportation was [...]

22 Nov 2011 The Internet portal www.eurodressage.com stated that German eventer Ingrid Klimke has got a new Grand Prix horse at her disposal. The 9-year-old chestnut Liostro (Le Primeur x Wenzel I) had been presented by Birgit Finken during the 2011 offspring Grand Prix competitions for young horses. The pair achieved very good results in [...]

22 Nov 2011 The 9-year-old Anglo-Arabian Olala de Buissy (Cook Midour x Laudanum) moves from Roger Yves Bost’s stud to the stable of Olivier Robert. During the last three years Bost presented Olola de Buissy at international competitions. Being a horse with a great deal of potential Olola de Buissy does not really correspond with [...]

22 Nov 2011 Totilas, the reigning Dressage World Champion and current world record holder in the Grand Prix Freestyle, is coming to the 2012 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach. His appearance at the prestigious WDM CDI5*’s only event in North America, at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center on [...]

22 Nov 2011 With under a week to go to the Global Champions Tour final round in Abu Dhabi (November 24-26th), excitement is at fever pitch and speculation is rife about whether Australian Edwina Tops-Alexander or German Ludger Beerbaum will win this years series. For Edwina sits with 238 ranking points and Ludger with 218.50 [...]

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22 Nov 2011 G. Lowell Boomer of Lincoln, NE, died Sunday, November 20, 2011. Lowell was born on October 12, 1911, in Burwell, Nebraska, to George R, and Grace Y Boomer. Lowell graduated Lincoln High School, and attended the University of Nebraska School of Music, Lincoln. While in High School, he won first place on [...]

22 Nov 2011 The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) approved on Monday a new rule making protective head gear mandatory on show grounds, but the United States Equestrian Federation succeeded in delaying its implementation for a year to provide time for vaulting and reining to prepare for the change. The proposed new international rule would apply [...]

22 Nov 2011 The Grand Prix dressage horse Floresco N.R.W has been sold to Marocco. Aboard this horse Patrik Kittel represented Sweden at the Hongkong Olympic Games in 2008. Floresco’s new rider is Yessin Rahmouni, who has been competing for The Netherlands till now. He changed nationality and his new goal: qualifying for the Olympics [...]

22 Nov 2011 Michał Wróblewski, Secretary General of the Polish Equestrian Federation and Board Member of the European Equestrian Federation (EEF), died suddenly on Wednesday 16 November in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) where he had attended the FEI General Assembly the day before. Michał Wróblewski (1948 – 2011) Michał  Wróblewski was born in 1948 in [...]

21 Nov 2011 Boosted by the British Team’s recent historic European gold medal triumph in Rotterdam, team gold and individual silver medallist Carl Hester and his Horse Uthopia are expected to spearhead the 10-strong British challenge in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Qualifier supported by Horse & Hound on Tuesday 13th December, and [...]

21 Nov 2011 The USEF Eventing High Performance Training Lists have been revised for the upcoming 2012 season. Athlete/Horse combinations will be invited to participate in training sessions this winter with U.S. Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor Capt. Mark Phillips. Preparation for and success at the 2012 Olympic Games were the Eventing Selectors and the [...]

21 Nov 2011 BEERBAUM STORMS TO VICTORY IN STUTTGART Ludger Beerbaum claimed the honours for Germany today in the fifth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Western European League series on his home turf at Stuttgart.  Madeleine Winter-Schulze’s 10-year-old mare, Gotha, has been going from strength to strength in the hands of the [...]

21 Nov 2011   Ludger Beerbaum and Gotha FRH – winner of  Stuttgart Grand Prix 2011 Ludger Beerbaum (Germany) triumphed in the Grand Prix of Stuttgart – presented by Mercedes-Benz, BW-Bank und WALTER solar for the fifth time after his previous wins in 1994, 2000, 2002 and 2009. The highlight of the 27th International STUTTGART [...]

21 Nov 2011 The 27th International STUTTART GERMAN MASTERS has once again set the benchmark with world class equestrian performances, fascinating shows, a magnificent atmosphere and perfect organisation. Andreas Kroll, CEO of the in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH, was delighted with the way everything has gone at the horse show: “It was simply fantastic with lots of [...]

21 Nov 2011 Riding the ten-year-old Rhinelander El Santo NRW, Isabell Werth (Germany) repeated her win last year in the final of the Grand Prix Special for the Prize of the MEGGLE Gruppe on Sunday morning. The five international judges from Belgium, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland and Germany awarded 77.867 per cent for the [...]

21 Nov 2011 All the pairs in Sunday morning’s vaulting competition for the Prize of the Firma MASTERHORSE showed nerves in front of a large crowd in the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle. In spite of some little difficulties every pair performed convincingly. The final result was however a surprise: the current European Champions Theresa-Sophie Bresch [...]

21 Nov 2011 Weltclassiker is 15 years old, and the dark brown son of Welt Hit-II has an excellent dressage rider in the saddle in the form of Bianca Kasselmann.  The gelding has at least some test experience under his belt and he knows what is important in the sport.  That is just one of [...]

21 Nov 2011 The 2nd annual FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) Yearbook is complete! Make sure to order a copy now to guarantee delivery by the holidays. The 2011 edition of the yearbook is comprised of over 360 glossy pages, containing over 1,100 photographs, depicting hunters, jumpers, ponies, candids, and weekly highlights from the [...]

21 Nov 2011 The first of the Ankum Dressage Club’s four Autumn tournaments turned into a most successful weekend for Dressage trainer Andrea Timpe from Hattingen, and now the rider is doing it again: winning!  Timpe triumphed in the first challenging Dressage event at the ADC Tournament in the Ankum Auction Centre with ten-year-old Hanoverian [...]

21.11.2011 1° Andre Schroeder GER Let´s Fly 0/0 27,21 2° Fidel Vogt LIE Unpredictable 0/0 28,85 3° Matthias Lienhop GER Azzaro 0/0 30,95 4° Olga Chechina RUS Carnaval 0/4 28,75 5° Benas Gutkauskas LTU Lance S 0/4 29,56 6° Aleksandr Shakurov LAT Girs 0/8 39,05 7° Yegor Morotski BLR Cato 0/12 29,47 8° Andrius Petrovas [...]

Prix Meggle Group Quali. For Meggle Champions Trophy 2011/2012 14 Int. Dressage Competition – CDI5* FEI Olympic Grand Prix Special Pl. Horse Rider Points 1. El Santo NRW Werth, Isabell GER 1752.0 2. Whisper Theodorescu, Monica GER 1659.0 3. Blind Date Wittig, Brigitte GER 1649.5 4. Valentino G Schmidt, Hubertus GER 1643.5 5. Fabriano 58 [...]

21.11.2011 18.11.2011 23.000.-€ 1° Julien Epaillard FRA Mister Davier 0/0 28,09 2° Trevor Coyle IRL Jubilee d´Ouilly 0/0 29,03 3° Gregory Wathelet BEL Cybertop 0/0 29,5 4° Maurice van Roosbroeck BEL Dylano 0/0 29,92 5° Pieter Devos BEL Dax van Dabijhoeve 0/0 30,08 6° Patrick Spits BEL Whitney van de Dwergse Hagen 0/4 28,4 7° [...]

20.11.2011 08 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.50m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Katchina Mail Delaveau, Patrice (FRA) 0/0 32.56 2. Quiletta du Domaine Nieberg, Lars (GER) 0/0 32.59 3. S.I.E.C. Ledgepoint Will, David (GER) 0/0 32.61 4. Sabrina Ehning, Marcus (GER) 0/0 32.61 5. Sterrehof’s Voltaire Houtzager, Marc (NED) 0/0 33.61 6. Palloubet d’Halong Sprunger, [...]

20 Nov 2011 Yesterday was a very special day which German dressage queen Isabell Werth and her long-time sponsor Madeleine Schulze-Winter will never forget. Satchmo had his last performance in the Hanns-Martin Schleyer hall in Stuttgart on the occasion of the 27th international Stuttgart German Masters. Isabell and Madeleine had chosen Stuttgart for Satchmo’s farewell, [...]

20 Nov 2011 For over 30 years the Performance Sales International is the most important riding horse auction throughout the world. There is no other collection of jumping and dressage horses that produces the same turn over and, most importantly, buyers can count on purchasing horses that are truly from the best quality. 25 dressage [...]

20 Nov 2011 Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) is pleased to announce the schedule highlights of the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), including the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games along with the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival Prize List availability online. The prize [...]

20 Nov 2011 The 2011 USDF Hanoverian All-Breeds Awards winners are now listed on the AHS website. The 2011 show season proved to be exceptional as AHS members and their horses topped the winners list in many divisions. Congratulations to all! Click here to view the complete list of winners. Photos of the Champion and [...]

20 Nov 2011 For the second time after 2003 when she triumphed on Wall Street, Ulla Salzgeber (Germany) won the FEI Grand Prix freestyle for the Prize of NÜRNBERGER VERSICHERUNGSGRUPPE at the 27th International STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS Horse Show on Saturday afternoon. “I’m so happy and I really enjoyed riding today,” said a delighted two-time [...]

20 Nov 2011 A new name on a roll of honour that includes all the top names: World Team Champion Koos de Ronde won the DB SCHENKER GERMAN MASTER with a combined time of 255.14 seconds in front of a sell-out 8,000 crowd in the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle on Saturday afternoon. The Dutchman received [...]

20 Nov 2011 “Dressage Queen” Isabell Werth’s win in the Grand Prix for the Prize of the Firma Stihl, which earned the five-time Olympic Champion 2,500 Euro, at the 27th International STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS Horse Show early on Saturday came as no real surprise. The German saddled the ten-year-old gelding in the qualifying class for [...]

20 Nov 2011 With storm clouds threatening over the nearby Adelaide hills, Shane Rose kept his cool riding the HSBC FEI Classics™ debutante Taurus to come home clear Jumping and time to remain on his Dressage score moving from third to first place with 45.40 penalties. “The secret is to have nice horses and to [...]

20 Nov 2011 KOOS DE RONDE DRIVES FOUR CLEAR ROUNDS AT FEI WORLD CUP™ DRIVING IN STUTTGART Dutch driver Koos de Ronde has won the second leg of the FEI World Cup™ Driving in Stuttgart. De Ronde, who drove four clear rounds, was very happy to secure his first ever win in Stuttgart. Wild card [...]

19.11.2011 6. Int. Jumping Competition Table A 1.20m, Art. 238.2.1 – Bronze Tour Pl. Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Kinanime De Kapetan Jasmina SLO 0 50,75 2. Rocky I Kaefer Zoran SLO 0 52,70 3. Velebiro Zoy Vele Iza SLO 0 54,00 4. Leona II Grum Lidija SLO 0 54,50 5. Valentína Kurnyak Agnes [...]

19.11.2011 06 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.55m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Verdi III Schwizer, Pius (SUI) 0/0 35.82 2. Tinka’s Serenade Twomey, Billy (IRL) 0/0 36.71 3. Satisfaction FRH Kutscher, Marco (GER) 0/0 37.65 4. Banda de Hus Staut, Kevin (FRA) 0/4 36.69 5. Cortes C Madden, Beezie (USA) 0/4 37.29 6. Sterrehof’s Uppity [...]

19 Nov 2011 The 6,400 crowd were ecstatic: the Pius Schwizer became the first ever Swiss to secure the win in the MERCEDES GERMAN MASTER late on Friday evening. In the six rider jump-off, he again left all the fences standing in a time of 35.82 seconds which was almost a second quicker than Irishman [...]

19 Nov 2011 Early Friday evening, Frenchman Simon Delestre won the Prize of the DIW Instandhaltung Ltd. & Co. KG, the second qualifying class for the MERCEDES GERMAN MASTER to be held later. In front of 6,400 spectators in the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle – the day session attracted 3,100 equestrian fans for the two [...]

19 Nov 2011 The penultimate ride in the ring prevented a one-two and therefore a repeat of last year’s result. Kristina Sprehe comfortably won the final of the Piaff-Förderpreis for German U-25 riders on Friday afternoon. She presented her 10-year-old Hanoverian stallion Desperados and was awarded 1,734 points (73.787 per cent). “Today the passages and [...]

19 Nov 2011 Lauren Hough suffers a broken rib and a separated shoulder when falling on Thursday evening. Fifteenth into the ring in the first qualifying class for the MERCEDES GERMAN MASTER on Thursday evening, the American Lauren Hough was injured after falling and being kicked by her nine-year-old mare Blue Angel. She was examined [...]

19 Nov 2011 Experience leads the way after the Dressage phase of the Deloitte Australian International 3 Day Event, the second leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™  2012 series calendar. Crowd favourite and home town girl Megan Jones heads the leader board after the Dressage in the 4* competition riding her home-bred Kirby Park Irish [...]

18.11.2011 1. Int. Jumping Competition Table A 1.15m, Art. 274.5.3 – Elite Tour Pl. Horse Rider   Faults Time 1. Child Of Love Nehmeyer Christin GER 0/0 26,92 2. Carisma D OOO Bucar Katarina SLO 0/0 29,49 3. Pax Lienhop Matthias GER 0/0 29,74 4. Bokros Bonca Gubica Anett HUN 0/1 33,20 5. Ardente Hraschan [...]