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23 April 2012 at 21 : 18 PM
College Teams, Riders Named for 39th Annual IHSA National Championships
(USEF) - The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships will host 25 teams representing the best college hunter seat and Western riders in the United States to qualify to compete in Raleigh, May 3-6, at the Hunt Horse Complex at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. Following the conclusion of IHSA Zone and Semi Final qualifiers for the 2011-2012 season, the following college teams will be competing: Zone 1: Hunter Seat Champion Team, Mount Holyoke College Hunter Seat Reserve Champion Team, Brown University Zone 2: Hunter Seat Champion Team, Skidmore College Hunter Seat Reserve Champion Team, St. Lawrence University Western Team, Alfred ...
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23 April 2012 at 21 : 42 PM
Thoroughbred Horse Show Association Completes First Show Exclusively for Thoroughbreds
(USEF) - The Thoroughbred Horse Show Association's inaugural show on April 14 at the Kentucky Horse Park was a “great success,” said the organization's executive director, Jan Roehl. More than 100 Thoroughbreds competed in 39 classes from dressage, to hunter- jumper, to “in hand.” Horses were entered by their registered names with The Jockey Club, and participants recognized many notable horses. They included Train Robbery, the 25-year-old, Grade 3-winning dam of Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Cat Thief, and 2007 Kentucky Derby (G1) starter Sam P., an 8-year-old son of Cat Thief. The Kentucky Horse Park showed its support by bringing champion Funny Cide, the 2003 ...
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23 April 2012 at 21 : 26 PM
Tragic Barn Fire Takes Lives of 21 Horses
(USEF) - An early morning fire tragically took the lives of 21 horses at the High Plains Stables, the Billings, Montana barn of USEA Area IX Chair, Martha McDowell. The entire facility in addition to all of Martha’s and her boarders’ equipment has been lost. A fund is being set up through Montana Equestrian Events, Inc, a 501c3 Non-Profit organization. Checks can be mailed to: Montana Equestrian Events, Inc. P.O. Box 595 • Whitefish, MT 59937 Please make checks payable to Montana Equestrian Events, Inc. and include Martha McDowell’s name in the memo section. The ability to make donations by credit card will be available within the next two to three days at the ...
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23 April 2012 at 05 : 55 AM
U.S. Riders Produce Up-Beat Freestyles at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final
(USEF) - The United States' two representatives produced solid, fun Freestyle tests this afternoon at the Indoor Brabant in the final round of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final. Jan Ebeling and Shawna Harding utilized the lessons learned in Friday's Grand Prix to produced better performances; both riders witnessed improved marks from the Grand Prix to the Freestyle. Ebeling (Moorpark, CA) put the mistakes of the previous day behind him and displayed an improved rhythm to score 69.875 for 15th place. Riding Amy Ebeling's Oldenburg mare, Rafalca, Ebeling stayed perfectly in tune with the up-tempo music throughout his ride. The pair had a dramatic finish to their test with ...
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21 April 2012 at 17 : 34 PM
Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival Victorious in 2012 Reem Acra FEI Dressage World Cup
Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival defended their title in the 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. After taking the win in Friday's Grand Prix competition, the 32-year-old Dutch rider and the 15-year-old KWPN gelding won Saturday's Grand Prix Freestyle with a score of 86.250. Taking second in both the Grand Prix and the Freestyle was Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg riding Damon Hill. That pair's score in the Freestyle was 85.214. Third place in both the Grand Prix and in the Freestyle was the Italian pair of Valentina Truppa and Eremo Del Castegno. They had a Freestyle score of 81.232. The highest-placed American pair in the ...
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20 April 2012 at 15 : 03 PM
Cornelissen and Parzival Take First Leg of 2012 Reem Acra Dressage World Cup Fina
(FEI by Louise Parkes) - The defending champions, Adelinde Cornelissen and her mighty chestnut gelding Jerich Parzival, swept to victory in the Grand Prix at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands this afternoon. And the 32-year-old Dutch rider was much relieved that she could live up to expectations on her home turf after a long and restless night. Held over during the first horse inspection yesterday, Parzival passed with flying colours when re-inspected this morning and produced the winning score that pinned Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill into second while Italy’s Valentina Truppa and Eremo Del Castegno finished ...
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20 April 2012 at 14 : 19 PM
Jorgensen First into the Ring at Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final
(FEI by Louise Parkes) - The draw for the Grand Prix, the opening competition of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2011/2012 Final, took place at the Brabanthalle in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, this afternoon. And Denmark’s Lone Jorgensen got an early surprise when pulling her own name out of the hat as first to go with FBW de Vito when the action gets underway tomorrow. However, although drawn in number two position, defending champion, Dutch rider Adelinde Cornelissen, must wait until tomorrow before she knows if she will start. Her 15 year old gelding, Jerich Parzival, was sent to the holding box during the first veterinary inspection today, and will be ...
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20 April 2012 at 14 : 56 PM
German Dressage Coach Holger Schmezer Dies at 65
(FEI) - Holger Schmezer, national coach of the German Dressage team since 2001, passed away suddenly in the Netherlands last night. The 65-year-old was found in his hotel room in 's-Hertogenbosch, venue of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final 2012, to which he had travelled with the three German riders competing in the event. Holger Schmezer was born in 1947, the son of a naval officer. At the age of 15, he discovered modern pentathlon and took particular interest in the equestrian element. He gradually concentrated on riding and began competing in Jumping and Eventing. After graduating as a certified horse trainer, he spent four years with the legendary Dressage coach ...
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19 April 2012 at 13 : 36 PM
Five Para Winter Champions Crowned in UK Competition
(British Dressage) - Five great, close fought competitions gave five well deserved winners in the Nirvana Spa Para classes at the NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships. The culmination of many months qualifying, plus the pressure of Paralympic selection, meant the riders had to pull out all the stops to have the edge – especially as the judge at C was Norway’s Kjell Myhre who’ll be on duty at Greenwich. Sophie Wells (pictured right) dominated the Grade IV with her two rides but it was the younger Valerius who came out on top ahead of the more experienced Pinocchio, owned by Dr Jackie Walker. Valerius partnered Sophie for her three European gold medals last year so his ...
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19 April 2012 at 13 : 18 PM
Dressage World Cup Coverage – Richard Davison Competes for Britain
(British Dressage) - Richard Davison and the Countess of Derby's Hiscox Artemis will be flying the British flag at this weekend's Reem Acra FEI World Cup Final in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. The Grand Prix is tomorrow from 11am (BST) and the final Freestyle in on Saturday from 1pm. The big guns from the home nation are out in force - Hans Peter Minderhoud (Glock's Tango) and Jenny Schreven (Krawall) plus Adelinde Cornelissen will be hopeing to retain her title with Jerich Parzival. German riders looking to earn the coveted title back are Nadine Capellmann (Girasol), Helen Langehanenberg (Damon Hill NRW) and Isabell Werth (Don Johnson and El Santo NRW). Sweden's ...
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19 April 2012 at 13 : 37 PM
Countdown to London 2012 Olympic Games Enters Final 100 Days
(FEI) - Today, 18 April, the world celebrates 100 days to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. This summer the British capital will play host to the Olympic Games for the third time in history. From 27 July to 12 August, London will welcome 10,500 athletes representing 204 National Olympic Committees for the 27th edition of the Summer Olympic Games. More than nine million tickets have already been sold to spectators around the world. The 2012 Games are hugely significant for the FEI as they mark the centenary of equestrian sports on the Olympic programme. All 41 National Olympic Committees qualified by the 1 March deadline have confirmed their participation. ...
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19 April 2012 at 13 : 46 PM
Another Successful Markel/USEF Young Horse Training Session Takes Place in Texas
(USEF) - Lexington, KY - Continuing the Markel/USEF Young Horse training and observation session program, Twinwood Equestrian Center in Simonton, TX hosted the fourth session of 2012, April 14-15. Led by USEF Young Horse Coach Scott Hassler, this was the first time a session has been hosted in Texas, an area that has proven to produce a wealth of successful young horses. "Texas and the surrounding area have consistently had high participation in the Markel/USEF Young Horse Program and the Markel/USEF Young Horse National Championships", said Hassler. "The Young Horse program here continually proves its quality as the group of horses here is of diverse breed and largely dominated ...
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