Scott Hassler is one of the leading breeders and trainers of young dressagehorses in this country and he shares some valuable advice and insight on this final episode of the year. Listen in…
Mark Phillips shares his views on some current issues facing the sport this week while Max Corcoran steps into the co-host spot and offers some tips on relocating your horse. Listen in…
Eventing Radio Episode 55 – Mark Phillips and Max Corcoran:
Guest: Thank you to Mark Phillips for joining us this week. And thank you very much to Max Corcoran for filling in on short notice.
Memory: Sadly, Jennie Brannigan’s talented partner Cooper succumbed to his battle with laminitis, just one of the many complications after being injured in a freak accident during their Fair Hill CCI3* show jumping round. The decision was made to humanely euthanize the eight-year-old Dutch Warmbloodgelding. During the past few years, Jennie, 22, and the athletic grey gelding took the eventing world by storm, racking up a near flawless record and creating a fairytale partnership. They won an astounding nineteen events, were awarded Adequan USEA Intermediate Gold Cup Champions in 2008 and Reserve Gold Cup Champions in 2009, CCI2* individual and team gold medal winners at the 2008 NAJYRC, and were named to this year’s USEF High Performance B List. They also received the prestigious Jacqueline Mars Training Grant, allowing them the opportunity to travel to England to compete in the Bramham CCI3*. Our thoughts and prayers go out to our friend Jennie.
Long Beach Mounted Police all-Palomino troup, Tournament of Roses Parade, 2009. Photo: "Courtesy of the Tournament of Roses Archives".
What horse lover hasn’t marveled over the all-Palomino horse troupe in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade? Prancing golden horses in shining silver-encrusted saddles, their riders bedecked in colorful costumes and waving red, white, and blue American flags; it’s a sight to stir anyone’s patriotic sentiments. Me, I just drooled over the horses, trying to decide which would be the fanciest mount for my own dream parade.
The stuff of horsey dreams for decades, the Long Beach Mounted Police’s (LBMP) all-Palomino troupe rode in their first Tournament of Roses (ToR) Parade in 1948; they’re still going strong in their 62nd year of parading,
Their first year, 1948. Photo: "Courtesy of the Tournament of Roses Archives"
with the LBMP celebrating their 75th anniversary in 2010.
Carla Routt, granddaughter of troupe co-founder Jack Turner and the first female member and female president
of the LBMP, says the all-volunteer riders are really ambassadors for the LBMP and the city of Long Beach.
“We often travel to different events, presenting gifts from the Long Beach Police to various governments. We’ve been in the Eisenhower and Nixon Inaugural Parades, and have traveled extensively throughout North and South America,” she says. The troupe also provides an average of 8,000 hours of annual service at charitable events and functions, and has a scholarship program for deserving young equine-science candidates. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9600
Mark Todd, Lucinda Green and Ian Stark join us this week for a very special Legends Round Table. Listen in for a fascinating conversation with three superstars who have made an impact on the sport over four decades…
Eventing Radio Episode 55 – Legends Round Table: Stark, Green & Todd:
Co-Hosts: Chris Stafford
Guests: Thank you to all our guests in this exclusive Legends Round Table. Joining us was Mark Todd, Lucinda Green and Ian Stark.
National Combined Driving Champion Chester Weber drives Santa Clause (also known as USEF President David O'Connor) into the ring during the SUCCEED USET Holiday Gala Fundraiser.
Ocala, FL (December 31, 2009) – Chester Weber is well known for supporting the equestrian industry, and the seven-time United States National Four-In-Hand Combined Driving Champion finished up 2009 by donating time to the SUCCEED USET Holiday Gala Fundraiser in Wellington. Weber drove a four-in-hand matching team of Miniature Horses into the ring during the gala, bringing in USEF President David O’Connor who was dressed as Santa Clause.
“I believe in supporting the USET and the USEF and am always happy to do my part,” said Weber, 2008 USEF Equestrian of Honor. “The gala was a wonderful event and a lot of money was raised which will help equestrians in a variety of disciplines.”
During the gala, Weber also offered a “day of training with Chester Weber” that was auctioned off to raise money for the USET Foundation. Bruce Ekstrom, a world champion driver of Hackney Horses, Hackney Ponies and American Shetland Ponies, bought the package for $2,000.
“Bruce is also an avid supporter of the equestrian community and I am sure we will have a great day training together,” Weber said. “Bruce has a lot of small equines which are really fun to drive, just like the team I drove at the gala that belong to Linda Kern of Caribbean Dreams Miniature Horses.” Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9596
Koos de Ronde (NED) winner of the FEI World Cup Driving competition in Mechelen (BEL).
De Ronde in top form in Mechelen
Mechelen (Bel), 31 December 2009 – He did it. Finally! After having come second three times behind Boyd Exell, Dutch driver Koos de Ronde managed to beat the unbeatable Australian at the fifth leg of the FEI World Cup Driving in Mechelen, Belgium, sponsored by Willy Naessens Industrie-en Zwembadbouw. De Ronde’s compatriot IJsbrand Chardon is making his way back to the top with his new Lipizzaner team and came second, ahead of Stockholm winner Tomas Eriksson.
Unlucky start
Koos de Ronde had an unlucky start in Mechelen when he drove a wrong gate in one of the marathon type obstacles on the first day. This not only cost him 20 penalty seconds, but he also became the first starter in the World Cup competition, which is always a disadvantage. But the 2008 golden team member of Beesd showed his skills and set a very fast time which allowed him to start last in the winning round. After Sweden’s Tomas Eriksson and IJsbrand Chardon both had knock downs, De Ronde drove his wonderful team to victory for the second consecutive time in Mechelen.
Lipizzaner team
IJsbrand Chardon made his World Cup debut with the three grey Lipizzaner horses he recently bought from his colleague Jozsef Dobrobitz from Hungary. Completed with one of his experienced bay KWPN horses, Chardon finally managed to claim a Top Two placing again. After his fourth and third place in Hannover and Stuttgart, Chardon realized he had to make a move in order to be able to beat De Ronde and Exell next season. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9594
“Dances with Wolves” and “Phantom Stallion” Authors Speak Out against Wild Horse Roundups
Announcing a special press conference: Michael Blake, Academy Award-winning author of Dances with Wolves, and Terri Farley, author of the popular Phantom Stallion book series, join together at 5 P.M. in the Rex Roth Room at Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter Street in San Francisco to protest the dead-of-winter roundups of wild horses on Nevada’s Calico Range. The two authors want the American public to hear their stories and stand up for the wild horses and burros before they exist only in books. They ask the public to write President Obama requesting a moratorium on wild horse and burro roundups until the American public can work with Congress to create a sustainable plan to protect our legends of the West.
Kim Boyer, Arlene "Tuny" Page, Noreen O'Sullivan and Lyndsey White.
SUCCEED/Wellington Classic Dressage USET Foundation Holiday Gala Raises More Than $20,000 for U.S. Equestrian Team
West Palm Beach, Florida — The inaugural SUCCEED/Wellington Classic Dressage USET Foundation Holiday Gala raised $20,853 for the U.S. Equestrian Team. The fundraiser was held during the Dec. 11-13 Wellington Classic Dressage Holiday Challenge at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center.
“We’re ecstatic with how it went,” said SUCCEED CEO John Hall. USET Foundation Executive Director Bonnie B. Jenkins expressed gratitude to Succeed and Wellington Classic Dressage for hosting the event saying that it was a great way to start the holiday season. Events such as the USET Foundation Gala play an important role in helping the USET cover the costs of having U.S. teams compete in international competition and John Flanagan, sponsorship coordinator for Wellington Classic Dressage, said Wellington Classic Dressage was honored to play host. “We’re happy to help the USET Foundation, especially when we can host an event that not only raises money for our equestrian team, but that is also a lot of fun for all,” he said.
Hall said the gala event will help support the U.S. Equestrian Team during the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games. “And, it was a very successful event and also very fun,” he said. “There was a wonderful comradeship that was established among the many competitors from all these different equestrian disciplines who attended. We must also credit the generosity of the many companies that provided products for the silent auction.” Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9587
Japan's Eiken Sato created a sensation when steering BV Project Cartoon Z to victory in the seventh leg of the 2009/2010 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping series in Mechelen, Belgium today where Philippe de Baets, Director, Rolex Benelux presented him with his award.
SATO SPRINGS A BIG SURPRISE AT MECHELEN
Mechelen (Bel), 30 December 2009 – Japan’s Eiken Sato sprung a massive surprise when scooping the honours in the seventh leg of the 2009/2010 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping series in Mechelen, Belgium today. With his 10 year old stallion BV Project Cartoon Z the relatively unknown 23 year old from Nagano produced one of eight first-round clears over the massive track built by Lucien Somers and with youthful enthusiasm then devastated the opposition with a daredevil ride against the clock. Ireland’s Jessica Kuerten had to settle for second with her great mare Castle Forbes Libertina while the host country’s Patrick McEntee and Ever Mury Marais Z slotted into third.
Sato looked as cool as a cucumber while executing his historic victory, but with a great tremble in his voice he said afterwards “I have this most wonderful horse, and I am so lucky. He’s not just my horse – he is my friend!”
BIG AND BOLD
During the course-walk, Kuerten described the track as “big and ugly”, and that was how it certainly must have seemed to the early starters, many of whom found it too great a challenge. It was not particularly technical and the time-allowed was generous, but it demanded scope from the horses and strength from the riders, and 13 partnerships came into the ring before the first clear round was recorded by the home side’s Yves Vanderhasselt and Adamo Van’T Steenputje. By then there had already been four retirements and one elimination as proof of just how difficult it could be. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9585
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