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CDI5* Stuttgart (GER): Ulla Salzgeber turns the tables and claims victory of the Grand Prix

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 Ulla Salzgeber (Germany), who won Olympic team gold in 2000 and 2004, triumphed in the Prize of the Firma IMD at the 27th International STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS Horse Show on Friday morning. On top of Herzruf’s Erbe, a 12-year-old chestnut gelding bred in Rhineland, the two-time World and six-time European Champion was [...]



Impressions of Day Two at the Stuttgart German Masters

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 Below find some impressions taken on day two in Stuttgart by our photographer Olaf Rutschek: Photo 1: Eventer Michael Jung taking a round in the coach. Photo 2: Janne-Friederike Meyer, Marcus Ehning and Carsten-Otto Nagel enjoying the ride. Photo 3: Rolex everywhere … Photo 4: Ludger Beerbaum, Markus Kutscher and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum. [...]



CCI4* Deloitte (AUS): Hometown Hero Jones Leads Deloitte Australian International 3-Day Event

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 Victoria Park, Adelaide: South Australia’s Megan Jones had the dream start to her comeback with horse Kirby-Park Irish Jester, taking the lead at the end of the dressage phase at the 2011 Deloitte Australian International 3-Day Event. Megan Jones and Kirby Park Irish Jester 2011 Deloitte Australian International 3-Day Event Photograph:www.inmotionphotography.ifp3.com Finishing [...]



Equestrian Australia submits expression of interest to host WEG

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 Equestrian Australia has submitted an expression of interest to host the 2018 World Equestrian Games. EA has formed a volunteer working group to scope the possibility of Australia hosting the Games, with final submissions due to the FEI in September next year. While a nonbinding letter has been sent for the 2018 [...]



Stuttgart German Masters (GER): Nicole Casper wins the final of the iWEST Dressage Cup

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 Second competition, second win. After her success in the opening class at the STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS on Wednesday, the 42-year-old Nicole Casper also triumphed in the final of the iWest Dressage Cup – the unofficial state indoor championships – in front of 2,400 spectators in the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle on Thursday. [...]



First qualifying class for MERCEDES GERMAN MASTER: The Swiss Schwizer wins the Prize WALTER solar

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 Hopp Schwyz! He was the 43rd of the 44 riders to go in the Prize WALTER solar, the speed jumping competition and the first of two qualifying classes for Friday’s MERCEDES GERMAN MASTER – but Pius Schwizer left all his rivals trailing in his wake on Verdi. The Swiss, the team bronze [...]



CAI-W, CDI5*, CSI5*-W, CVI2* Stuttgart (GER) – Results from Thursday

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18.11.2011 03 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.50m Pl. Horse Rider Time 1. Verdi III Schwizer, Pius (SUI) 67.19 2. Sterrehof’s Uppity Houtzager, Marc (NED) 68.51 3. Cornet Obolensky Kutscher, Marco (GER) 68.56 4. Viking Whitaker, Michael (GBR) 68.64 5. Cortes C Madden, Beezie (USA) 69.80 6. Le Prestige St Lois*De Hus Staut, Kevin (FRA) 69.93 7. [...]



Stuttgart German Masters: Bulgarian Rossen Raitchev from Aach wins the BW Bank Indoor Championship

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 Last to go, the Bulgarian Rossen Raitchev from the Sportpferdezentrum Aach stables scorched around the course on Capoccino to win the BW Bank Indoor Championship on Thursday evening. Clear in 38.29 seconds, he was more than one and a half seconds quicker than the leader at the time Christian Heim (Germany) on [...]



Stuttgart German Masters (GER): Edwina Tops-Alexander, the world’s top woman rider, about Stuttgart: “It’s the world’s best indoor horse show!”

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 Edwina Tops-Alexander heaped great praise on the STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS: “It’s the world’s best indoor horse show, a fantastic atmosphere and a great crowd!” The 37-year-old Australian is competing in the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle “for the fifth or sixth time in a row” and confirmed that the “organisation is wonderful and [...]



Stuttgart German Masters: Opening Jumping Class for the Bardusch Prize Wins World Champion Philippe Le Jeune and Olympic Champion Lars Nieberg

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 World Champion Philippe Le Jeune is obviously up for the 27th International STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS Horse Show. Riding Querlybet Hero STX, an 11-year-old stallion, whose father Vater Baloubet de Rouet was a three-time World Cup winner under Rodrigo Pessoa, the Belgian secured the Prize of the Bardusch GmbH Textil-Mietdienste. A clear round [...]



Adelinde and Parzival to Compete in Mechelen

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 Dutch dressage rider Adelinde Cornelissen will compete at the world cup qualifier in Mechelen (Belgium). This was announced by the organization of Jumping Mechelen who says to be proud that the number one of the world will come to this international show. The dressage will take place on December 27 and 28. [...]



FEI ANNOUNCES NEXT BID DEADLINES FOR FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES™ 2018

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 The FEI has announced a further series of key deadlines in the bidding process for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018. And there is further exciting news for 2018, as Austria has now increased to eight the number of National Federations that have submitted formal Expressions of Interest to the FEI. The [...]



Equestrian Sport Productions Sends in Formal Expression of Interest to Host 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™

Nov 18th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

18 Nov 2011 Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) is pleased to announce that they have sent in their formal Expression of Interest to host the 2018 World Equestrian Games™ (WEG). Their documentation was sent in through the United States Equestrian Federation for the United States to host the WEG at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center [...]



USA: Elizabeth Austin Awarded $25,000 Anne Barlow Ramsey Training Grant

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 Elisabeth Austin has been awarded the 2011 Anne L. Barlow Ramsay grant of $25,000 to take her homebred stallion Olivier to train with Great Britain’s Carl Hester and compete at Olympia in London next month. The award to Elisabeth, 27, of Williston, Vermont, was announced by The Dressage Foundation of Lincoln, Nebraska. The [...]



Switzerland: CHI-W Geneva Again No. 1 in the World

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 The organizers of the Geneva (SUI) international horse show are proud to announce that the CHI-W Geneva has again been elected No. 1 show jumping event in the world and has, moreover, received the “Show Jumping Award 2011”. San Patrignano (ITA) and Aachen (GER) received the award for dressage; Burghley (GBR) for [...]



ALLTECH NATIONAL HORSE SHOW – BACK TO THE FUTURE

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 Just over a week after the Alltech National Horse Show drew to a close at the Horse Park in Kentucky, USA, plans are already underway for next year’s fixture at the same venue.  The success of the event exceeded all expectations, and an even bigger and better show is on the cards [...]



Impressions of Day One at the Stuttgart German Masters

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 5.900 visitors on a Wednesday afternoon! This is the résumé of day one at the 27th International STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS taking place in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer hall in Stuttgart, Germany. Below find some impressions caught by our photographer Olaf Rutschek:       « back to the news overview INTERNATIONAL NEWS« back to [...]



Stuttgart German Masters (GER): Re-elected: FEI Dressage Committee Member Thomas Baur to Continue

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 Two years ago at the General Assembly of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) in Copenhagen (Denmark), Thomas Baur, the Assistant Horse Show Director at the STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS, was voted onto the six-seat Dressage Committee as the representative of the world’s horse show organisers. The General Assembly convened last week in Rio [...]



Olympic Eventing Horse Mr Medicott Sold

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 Sad news for German eventing! As the German online portal www.buschreiter.de reported, team Olympic winner Frank Ostholt will loose his 12-year-old Irish chestnut Mr Medicott, with whom he won the gold medal at the Hong Kong Olympics in 2008. Mr Medicott’s owner Gerd Herrmann Horst had already been in negotiations with US [...]



CAI-W, CDI5*, CSI5*-W, CVI2* Stuttgart (GER) – First Results from Thursday

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17.11.2011 17 Nat. Dressage Comp. S*** Pl. Horse Rider Points 1. Desperados Sprehe, Kristina 1515 2. Diva Royal Roth, Stella-Charlott 1465 3. Queeny Michalke, Victoria 1399 4. Qui Vincit Dynamis Lütkemeier, Fabienne 1374 5. Charly WRT Sieber, Kirsten 1363 6. Cristobal Frenzen, Annabel 1334 7. Wellington de Ridder, Jill 1277 « back to the news [...]



Stuttgart German Masters (GER): One hundredth quicker – Olympic Champion Frank Ostholt ahead of Jan Büsch and World Champion Michael Jung

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 Frank Ostholt riding Air Jordan at the Indoor Derby in Stuttgart – Photo: Olaf Rutschek 2002 was the year of the first winner of the Indoor Derby in the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle and late on Wednesday evening the same person won the eventing class for the Prize of the Firma Peter [...]



Stuttgart German Masters (GER): Win as the last to go – Michael Jung’s ride in the WALTER solar Jump and Drive sends the crowd wild

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 The last will be the first, so it is written in the New Testament. This was also confirmed in the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle on Wednesday. Last to start in the popular Jump and Drive – presented by WALTER solar –, the eventing World and European Champion Michael Jung from nearby Horb [...]



Stuttgart German Masters: Olympic, World and European Champions: all the top names are competing in the Schleyer Halle

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 The 27th International STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS Horse Show in the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle from 16 – 20 November 2011 is presenting a proud line-up of Olympic, World and European Champions. About 180 riders from 26 nations with almost 400 horses have entered the classes in the five disciplines of jumping, dressage, [...]



Shepparton CSI-W World Cup Jumping Qualifier

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 Dark Ages and Clem Smith returned to the winners circle at the 2011 Northern Victorian Showjumping Club’s (NVSJC)running of the FEI World Cup, which had a field of 27 combinations start over David Sheppard’s 12 fence track. WINNERS, Clem Smith and Dark Ages  – Photo: Nicole Taylor While Equestrian Australia’s feature Grand [...]



USEF Names Jumping Team for CSIO-W Buenos Aires

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the four athlete/horse combinations to represent the U.S. at CSIO-W Buenos Aires in Argentina. This CSIO will take place over Thanksgiving weekend (November 23-27). The following Team will represent the United States in Argentina: Cara Raether (Bedford, NY) will ride Trelawny Farm’s Lyonell Lyonell [...]



CAI-W, CDI5*, CSI5*-W, CVI2* Stuttgart (GER) – Results from Wednesday

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17.11.2011 19 Nat. Dressage Comp. S** Pl. Horse Rider Points 1. Birkhof’s Dave FBW Casper, Nicole (GER) 1361 2. Satchmo Huber, Frank (GER) 1308 3. San Hallo Schrödter, Sabina (GER) 1299 4. Lautrec Block, Dr. Tina von (GER) 1283 5. FBW Moses Konrad, Dr. Susann (GER) 1265 6. Fine Finesse Machat, Julia (GER) 1228 7. [...]



AUSTRALIA’S FIRST HSBC FEI CLASSICS ATTRACTS STELLAR CAST

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 The Australians and New Zealanders are grasping their chance to capitalise on the HSBC FEI Classics™, which offers the single biggest prize in Eventing, at the second leg of the 2012 season taking place this weekend at the Adelaide International 3 Day Event in South Australia (18-20 November). Mary King jumping in [...]



RECORD INTEREST IN HOSTING FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES™ 2018

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 A record seven National Federations have sent in formal Expressions of Interest to host the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018. Signed Expression of Interest documents have been received from the National Federations of Australia, Canada, Hungary, Morocco, Sweden, Russia, and the USA. The deadline for receipt of signed documentation was midnight CET [...]



Official Ankum Dressage Tournament – 18th to 20th November 2011: The Fourth Trick

Nov 17th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

17 Nov 2011 From 18th to 20th November, the Ankum Auction Centre will play host to an official Ankum Dressage Tournament for the fourth time in Autumn 2011.  The compact and carefully chosen programme offered by the Ankum Dressage Club is enjoying great popularity.  Once again we can expect a broad field of competitiors, including [...]



London: Children to Design Fence for Olympic Cross-Country Course

Nov 16th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

16 Nov 2011 Greenwich schoolchildren have been designing a special jump to form part of next year’s Olmpic cross-country course. Nineteen schools across the London borough attended a workshop in June and have sent in 117 designs to the organisers LOCOG — five of which will make it on to the course. Cllr Chris Roberts, [...]



Animo Euthanized

Nov 16th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

16 Nov 2011 The stallion Animo (Alme Z x Amor) was euthanized at the age of 29. Animo is owned by former Norwegian rider Morten Aasen and his wife Kristin Aasen Kloster, who bought the stallion in 1991. Animo has more than 3000 registered offsprings. In 1996 he became a licensed KWPN stallion. During the [...]



Switzerland/Belgium: Nasa and Carpalo with Steve Guerdat

Nov 16th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

16 Nov 2011 Steve Guerdat is preparing himself for the Olympic Games next year. One of his sponsors acquired two mounts from Belgian rider Niels Bruynseels. First of all he bought Nasa, a daughter of the famous Cumano. Niels Bruynseels and the 10-year-old mare Nasa ranked second at this year’s CSIO5* Calgary Grand Prix. The [...]



Young NZ Show Jumper for Hong Kong Classic

Nov 16th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

16 Nov 2011 Lily Tootill has earned herself a silver fern after qualifying for the World FEI Children’s Classic Challenge in Hong Kong in the new year. The 14-year-old from Auckland will compete against another top 15 riders from around the globe who have qualified from their various regions. Tootill has already ridden for New [...]



Top riders, top horses, top facilities for the GCT finale in Abu Dhabi

Nov 16th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

16 Nov 2011 In its sixth season in 2011 the Global Champions Tour has to date held 9 events across 8 countries with the concluding round just around the corner – November 24-26, to be showcased at the Al Forsan International Sport Resort in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. All is set to welcome the [...]



BWP Goes China

Nov 16th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

16 Nov 2011 The Belgian Studbook BWP is focussing at China. China is a growing equestrian country and the BWP is looking for new markets. The studbook went for this mission to Beijing and went to a trade fair, HORFA, in Shanghai. The first reactions are very positive and the BWP will go to China [...]



United States Para-Equestrian Team Wins Gold at 2011 CPEDI3*in Mexico City

Nov 16th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

16 Nov 2011 Sitting aboard a horse with unbelievable mountain views from all angles in a brand new facility was what eighteen para-equestrians experienced at the most recent CPEDI3* event. The red carpet was rolled out for United States Para-Equestrian Team at the 2011 CPEDI3* in Mexico City, Mexico at Rancho San Juan. Eighteen Para-Equestrians [...]



ALL-FEMALE LINE-UP OF WINNERS FOR FEI AWARDS

Nov 16th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

16 Nov 2011 Adelinde Cornelissen looked fantastic wearing a Reem Acra gown while accepting her award, which was tailor-made in Paris and offered to her by Reem Acra. (Photo: Rosane Bekierman/FEI) Five women were rewarded for their outstanding contribution to equestrianism at the FEI Awards ceremony on Monday 14 November in the superb setting of [...]



France / Ireland: Jessica Kuerten Will Cooperate with Edouard de Rothschild in the Future

Nov 15th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

15 Nov 2011 After one year of cooperation with Edouard de Rothschild Olivier Guillon returned to his stable in the beginning of November. Edouard de Rothschild thanked him and ceded him the grey Wonami Van den Aard, who stayed clear in this year’s Calgary Grand Prix. The Frenchman Olivier Guillon will be replaced by Jessica [...]



Horse Festival Vienna (AUT): Hugo Simon Without Victory in Vienna

Nov 15th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

15 Nov 2011 For the first time in history Hugo Simon returns from the ’Wiener Pferdefestival‘ (Horse Festival Vienna) without a victory or placing. His mare Ukinda had two bars down in the Grand Prix course. „ I am not particularly disappointed. I knew that Ukinda is not in her best form due to the [...]



Vienna Horse Festival, Vienna (AUT): A Fall Just Before The Party

Nov 15th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

15 Nov 2011 Hugo Simon fell off his horse on Sunday during a jumping competition of the ‘Wiener Pferdefest’ (CSI4* / CDI3* / CSI1* / EYCUP Vienna Horse Festival) taking place in Vienna, Austria from 10 to 14 November 2011. This happened to him as well in 2007, when he won the Grand Prix one [...]



CDI3*, CSI1*, CSI4* Wien Stadthalle (AUT) – Results from Monday

Nov 15th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

15.11.2011 19 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.60m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Louis Mändli, Beat (SUI) 0/0 41.69 2. Carlina Schwizer, Pius (SUI) 0/0 42.66 3. Checkmate Michaels-Beerbaum, Meredith (GER) 0/0 42.95 4. Contifex Lynch, Denis (IRL) 0/0 44.89 5. Sterrehof’s Voltaire Houtzager, Marc (NED) 0/0 45.44 6. Clipmyhorse Cash and Go Wettstein, Simone (SUI) [...]



Wiener Pferdefest, Vienna (AUT): Swiss Double Victory in Vienna

Nov 15th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

15 Nov 2011 Two Swiss show jumpers were in the lead at the end of the Grand Prix of Vienna, whereas Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum finished third. As usual, the ‘Wiener Pferdefest’ (‘Horse Festival in Vienna’) ends with the Grand Prix taking place on Monday evening. Swiss Beat Mändli and the 11-year-old Oldenburg-bred Louis left no chance [...]



Norway: Blue Loyd Sold

Nov 15th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

15 Nov 2011 Norwegian show jumper Nina Braaten has sold her successful top horse Blue Loyd to Irish jumper Cian O’Connor. Nina Braaten and Blue Loyd was a very successful pair: They won the Norwegian championships last year, achieved numerous top results at CSIO5* events and finished 36th at the European Championships in Madrid last [...]



Switzerland: Markus Fuchs Becomes Sports Consultant and Coach of the Swiss Team

Nov 15th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

15 Nov 2011 The online portal pferdewoche.ch stated that ex-World Cup show jumper Markus Fuchs will become sports consultant and coach for the Swiss team in 2012. He will support chef d’équipe Urs Grünig. With eight demanding Top League horse shows plus the Olympic Games taking place in London in August, the season 2012 will [...]



CSI-W World Cup Jumping Qualifier Shepparton (AUS): Clem Smith and Dark Ages in Top Form

Nov 15th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

15 Nov 2011 Winners: Clem Smith and Dark Ages – Photograph: Nicole Taylor Dark Ages and Clem Smith returned to the winners circle at the 2011 Northern Victorian Showjumping Club’s (NVSJC) running of the FEI World Cup, which had a field of 27 combinations start over David Sheppard’s 12 fence track. While Equestrian Australia’s feature [...]



Adelinde Cornelissen FEI Athlete of the Year

Nov 15th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

15 Nov 2011 Dutch dressage rider Adelinde Cornelissen has been awarded as FEI Reem Acra Athlete of the Year at the FEI Gala in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) yesterday. Adelinde tweeted already mysterious messages that she had left from Amsterdam airport to destination unknown. She let know that she could not say more. Besides Adelinde [...]



MAIN DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE FEI GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Nov 15th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

15 Nov 2011 The 2011 FEI General Assembly took place today, Monday, November, 14, 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main decisions taken by the Assembly are outlined in the attached report. Source: FEI   « back to the news overview INTERNATIONAL NEWS« back to the news overview PORTUGUESE NEWS  Interesting Links to that [...]



CDI3* Vienna (AUT): Double Victory for Anja Plönzke in Vienna

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14 Nov 2011 After her victory of the Grand Prix two days ago German Anja Plönzke and Le Mont d’Or won the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Vienna CDI3* on Sunday as well. Anja and her 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding Le Mont d’Or achieved her personal best freestyle result scoring 75.975%. Irish Anna Merveldt, who is based [...]



Sydney (AUS): Rose Takes Out Exhibition Eventing Title at Equestrian Grand Final

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14 Nov 2011 Shane Rose and Il Vici take out Exhibition Eventing at Equestrian Grand Final  – Photo: Rachel Smith Beijing Olympic silver medallist Shane Rose tonight took out the inaugural Exhibition Eventing title in front of thousands at the Equestrian Grand Final at Sydney Showgrounds. Thousands cheered on some of the country’s best stars [...]



Bringing Back The Magic at the Global Dressage Festival 2012 with over $250,000 in Prize Money

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14 Nov 2011 In 1985 the late Princess Diana was on hand to watch her husband Prince Charles play polo on the field which is now the site of the Global Dressage Festival, in Wellington Florida The site where in 1985 Princess Diana accompanied her then husband Prince Charles onto the picturesque polo field in [...]



CSI4* Vienna (AUT): Alvaro de Miranda Neto Won ‘Championat of Wien’

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14 Nov 2011   Doda with AD Ashleigh Drossel Dan Brazilian show jumper Alvaro de Miranda Neto (Doda) has won the ‘Championat of Wien’ in Austria yesterday. He competed the 13-year-old gelding AD Ashleigh Drossel Dan (Drosselklang x Ashleigh Brigadier) who fully recovered from an injury. Ten out of 36 riders stayed clear in the first [...]



Hanoverian November Auction With Solid Result

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14 Nov 2011 The offer of the Hanoverian November Auction comprised 110 dressage and jumping horses. The 4-year-old Aladin became the top selling horse of this year’s November auction in Verden, Germany. French buyers acquired the show jumping bred dressage horse Aladin (by Adlantico As x Landetto) and paid 35.000 Euro. The two top sellers [...]



World Cup Final Four In Hand Driving Bordeaux

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14 Nov 2011 The FEI has announced the World Cup final for four in hand driving will take place in Bordeaux, France. This final will be held from 3 till 5 of February 2012. The six best four in hand drivers on the ranking will be competing at the World Cup final which will take [...]



Eric Lamaze: I’ll Go On!

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14 Nov 2011 Canadian show jumper Eric Lamaze lost his top horse Hickstead last week. Gossips went around that he wasn’t sure if he goes on competing. Eric has said now: ‘I’ll go on’. Lamaze mentions on Facebook: ‘Will be going to ride in the Top Ten Competition on Coriana, and continue the rest of [...]



World’s Premier Reining Event Returns to Oklahoma City for 25th Year

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14 Nov 2011 The international sport of Reining will host the world’s premier event for reiners – the 2011 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show November 24 through December 3 at Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. This year’s event will be the 25th to be held in Oklahoma City. [...]



CONSTITUTIONAL TASK FORCE PRESENTS FINDINGS AT FEI GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14 Nov 2011 The Constitutional Task Force, which was set up in April of this year to identify an optimal governance structure for the FEI, presented its findings and recommendations to the National Federations at the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) today at a session moderated by Executive Board member Richard Nicholl [...]



CSI** Tortona (ITA): results Grand Prix

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14.11.2011 Grand Prix (23.000.-€) 1° Valentina Isoardi ITA Vayana 0/0 38,94 2° Omar Bonomelli ITA Mutine 0/0 39,78 3° Filippo Moyersoen ITA Canada 0/0 40,65 4° Sanna Olsson SWE Castillio 0/0 42,75 5° Massimiliano Ferrario ITA Acamar 0/0 42,88 6° Paul Estermann SUI Lancero 0/0 43,22 7° Laura Baiguera ITA Sarah Bella 0/0 46,83 8° [...]



CSI**** Toronto (CAN): results Grand Prix (75.000.-$ CAN)

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14.11.2011 1° Harrie Smolders NED Regina Z 2° Lauren Hough USA Quick Study 3° Conor Swail IRL Lansdowne 4° Dermot Lennon IRL Hallmark Elite 5° Mario Deslauriers USA Urico 6° Nick Skelton GBR Carlo 7° Scott Brash GBR Bon Ami 8° McLain Ward USA Pjotter van de Zonnehoeve 9° Daniel Bluman COL Sancha La Silla [...]



CSI*** Montpellier (FRA) Results

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

14.11.2011 23.000.-€ 1° Kevin Staut FRA Banda 0 61,14 2° Simon Delestre FRA Valentino Velvet 0 62,17 3° Cindy van der Straten BEL Sherman Sitte 0 63,57 4° Nicolas Delmotte FRA Luccianno 0 63,67 5° Claudia Gisler SUI Touchable 0 64,46 6° Timothee Anciaume FRA Olympique Libellule 0 65,17 7° Harold Boisset FRA Oplemousse Hoy [...]



CSI4*, CDI3* Vienna (AUT) – Results from Sunday

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Bartlgut’s Austrian Dressage Tour 2011 Prix Gebäudereinigung Schmidt 24 Int. Dressage Competition – Grand Prix Kür FEI Grand Prix Kür- CDI3* Pl. Horse Rider Points 1. Le Mont d’Or Plönzke, Anja GER 75.975 2. Coryolano Merveldt, Anna IRL 75.725 3. Golden Coin Kitai, Yuko JPN 72.175 4. Charming Jesse, Kim GER 71.000 5. Pacito Vedstedholm [...]



CSI3*-W Leszno (POL) – Results from Sunday

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

13.11.2011 10 Int. Jumping Comp. Small Round Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. TOURANS PILL Rhein (NED) 0 46,23 2. CHARMENTINO ANSEMS Jack (BEL) 0 47,20 3. FOR MAGIC MAZUROWSKA Ewa (POL) 0 48,14 4. WAPITI DE BIOAGRICO CATTEBEKE Frederik (BEL) 0 48,42 5. OPAAL UDEKÜLL Andres (EST) 0 49,12 6. CAPITALE 5 PIWOWARCZYK BAŁUK [...]



CDI4*, CSI2*, CSIAm-A, CSIAm-B, CSIU25-A Oldenburg (GER) – Results from Sunday

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

13.11.2011 07 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.45-1.50m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Eurocommerce Cleveland Vorsselmans, Anelies (BEL) 0/0 36.23 2. Queen Mary Wernke, Jan (GER) 0/0 36.27 3. Ninja la Silla Bengtsson, Rolf-Göran (SWE) 0/0 36.27 4. Little Tinka Hetzel, Holger (GER) 0/0 38.47 5. Corlanda OLD Stevens, Mario (GER) 0/4 34.42 6. Chico Renzel, [...]



CSI2*, CSIAm-B (A), CSIYH1* (A) Boll (GER) – Results from Sunday

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

13.11.2011 09 Youngster Tour – Int. Jumping Competition Table A with one Jump Off (1.30/1.35 m) Pl. Rider   Horse Faults Time 1. Tobias Meyer GER Nonplusultra 4 0/0 34.66 2. Tim Hoster GER HW’s Saskia 0/0 35.11 3. Werner Muff SUI Cornelius R 0/0 35.18 4. Alain Jufer SUI Quorida de Treho 0/0 35.39 [...]



CSI4*, CDI3* Wien (AUT) – Results from Friday

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Bartlgut’s Austrian Dressage Tour 2011 Preis der Firma Ebinger & Sohn GmbH & Co KG 22 B Int. Dressage Competition – Grand Prix de Dressage FEI Grand Prix de Dressage – CDI3* Pl. Horse Rider Points 1. Le Mont d’Or Plönzke, Anja GER 1675.5 2. Coryolano Merveldt, Anna IRL 1644.0 3. Charming Jesse, Kim GER [...]



CSI3*-W Leszno (POL) – Results from Saturday

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

13.11.2011 07 Int. Jumping Comp. Small Tour Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Qunnie Rie Truelsen Karina (DEN) 0 49,92 2. Rovetto Wacławik Marek (POL) 0 51,08 3. Wapiti De Bioagrico Cattebeke Frederik (BEL) 0 53,03 4. Don Grandi P Drańczarek Natalia (POL) 0 54,90 5. Laslo Z Reimer Mie Daugaard (DEN) 0 57,38 6. [...]



CDI4*, CSI2*, CSIAm-A, CSIAm-B, CSIU25-A Oldenburg (GER) – Results from Saturday

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

13.11.2011 04 Int. Jumping Comp. 1.45-1.50m Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time 1. Londinium Moormann, Rolf (GER) 0/0 39.03 2. Upstaire Hansen, Tony Andre (NOR) 0/0 39.29 3. Eurocommerce Capetown Vorsselmans, Anelies (BEL) 0/0 40.48 4. Venus Aufrecht, Pia-Luise (GER) 0/0 40.99 5. Clayton Rubin Knippling, Andreas (GER) 0/0 43.29 6. Upgrade Müller, Caroline (GER) 0/0 [...]



Harrie Smolders Wraps up the International Division with a Win in the $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben Challenge at the 89th Royal Horse Show

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

13 Nov 2011 Canadian Champion Yann Candele takes Leading Canadian Rider and his horse Game Ready is named the Top Canadian Horse, while America’s McLain Ward takes theLeading International Rider award. Last night’s runner-up was the victor tonight, when Harrie Smolders of the Netherlands won the $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben Challenge with Regina Z to [...]



Catherine Haddad’s Cadillac Euthanized

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

13 Nov 2011 As reported in a blog on ‘Chronicle of the Horse’, American dressage rider Catherine Haddad stated that on Saturday 12th November, 2011 her Cadillac was euthanized at her husband’s clinic in New Jersey.  She wrote: “I have seen my husband, Dr. Greg Staller, save horses that other people have given up for [...]



CDI4* Oldenburg (GER): Kristina Sprehe and Desperados With Personal Best at CDI4* Oldenburg Grand Prix

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

13 Nov 2011 German dressage rider Kristina Sprehe and her 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding Desperados claimed victory in the Oldenburg CDI4* Grand Prix yesterday demonstrating her personal best. The 25-year-old achieved place one by all five judges scoring 75.723%. Runner-up was Dutch Leida Collins-Strijk aboard On Top with 73.596% followed Sander Marijnissen and Moedwil with 72.106%. [...]



Sydney (AUS): Dobson Takes Out Jumping Title at Equestrian Grand Final

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

13 Nov 2011 David Dobson takes out the Jumping at Equestrian Grand Final -Photo: Rachel Smith Hailing from Wanneroo in Western Australia, David Dobson tonight took out the Jumping title at the Equestrian Grand Final at Sydney Showground.   In front of a full house of more than 4,000 spectators at the Dome Arena, Dobson [...]