April 8, 2010 – ReRun Inc., the nonprofit Thoroughbred adoption program, announced it will be holding its spring eBay auction of Moneighs on April 25, 2010. The auction of 30 paintings created by famous equine artists will feature current superstar Zenyatta and her recently-retired stablemate, Life Is Sweet, as well as Kentucky Horse Park Hall of Champions Cigar, Funny Cide and DaHoss. The auction will also feature paintings by leading New York and Florida Stallions and a painting by the beloved champion Evening Attire.
The spring auction, which ends on May 2nd, will include several paintings created by famous horses of other breeds including one by Rolex W., who will compete in the combined driving event at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games this fall. Champion Standardbred Staying Together also created a painting even though he is blind. Each Moneigh is an original, abstract painting created by a horse, using the horse’s muzzle, whiskers, hoof, and tail. Some artists, such as Funny Cide and Cigar, will paint by holding a paintbrush in their mouths.
The Cornell University Oxley Equestrian Center hosts 41st annual Championships
April 21, 2010 (Ithaca, NY) – The Cornell University Oxley Equestrian Center in Ithaca, NY will host the 41st annual USPA National Interscholastic Championship from April 21 – 24, 2010. The annual polo competition is organized by the United States Polo Association (USPA). Teams scheduled to compete include Culver Military Academy, Eldorado, Poway, Toronto, and Virginia Junior Polo Clubs and Cowtown Work to Ride (WTR). The Cowtown WTR program is part of a 501 c3, non-profit community-based prevention program that aids disadvantaged urban youth though constructive activities centered on horsemanship, equine sports and education located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
The National Interscholastic Championship is part of the USPA’s Intercollegiate/Interscholastic (I/I) program. One hundred and twenty-six teams participated in the program during the 2009/2010 season. The teams compete in regular games throughout the season to qualify for tournament play. Fourteen interscholastic Girls’, 25 Interscholastic Open, 28 Intercollegiate Women’s and 16 Intercollegiate Men’s teams played in seventeen preliminary and regional tournaments throughout the country, all culminating in the national championships.
We take a look at what’s ahead at the Kentucky Horse Horse Park this week with the final test events, and catch up with two of our spotlight athletes: canadian eventer and new mother Jessie Phoenix, (aaah!) and The English Vaulting Squad. Listen in…
2010 Radio Show Episode 87 – Previewing the Final Three Test Events:
News:The FEI Bureau has given it’s unanimous approval to new Stewards’ guidelines on warm-up techniques produced by the Working Group formed after the round table conference held in Lausanne, Switzerland in February. These new guidelines will be implemented on 15th May this year.
News: Eight time national Champion four in hand driver Chester Weber has an artist in his team. Rolex W, is the latest equine celebrity to paint a “Moneigh” in aid of the ReRun Charity, and his artwork will be displayed here in Lexington during the three day event that bears his name.
News: At their recent Annual Convention, the American Vaulting Association (AVA) presented Lifetime Achievement Awards, the highest award of the AVA, to Jeffrey Ashton Moore and Jan F. Garrod, whose efforts over the past 40 years have been instrumental to the recognition, growth and continued high standards of the sport of equestrian vaulting. At the same event, the Annual Trainer of the Year award was presented to Patti Skipton of Warm Beach Vaulters in Washington.
Kelly O'Shea Duncan and her Hackney Horse, Baryshnikov, won the Intermediaire I class at the Gold Coast Dressage Association's Grand Finale I Show, held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center.
West Palm Beach, FL (April 19, 2010) – Kelly O’Shea Duncan and her Hackney Horse, Baryshnikov, brought home the blue in the FEI Intermediaire I class at the Gold Coast Dressage Association’s Grand Finale I. This wasn’t O’Shea Duncan and Baryshnikov’s first trip into the winner’s circle in the Intermediaire I class, as the pair has been consistent winners in the division throughout the winter show circuit.
Sponsored by Classic Equine Equipment, a nationally recognized leader in quality horse stall systems and stable accessories, O’Shea Duncan won a polar fleece vest from Classic Equine. “The Classic Equine stalls are so beautiful and I would love to have a barn with their stalls. It would be fantastic,” O’Shea Duncan said.
O’Shea Duncan said that during the show Baryshnikov went into the Grand Finale I class “a little up, but settled down once he got in the ring. Then he tried really hard and I am so proud of him,” she said.
April 20, 2010 – CHICAGO (EWA) – After years of operating in the shadows, EU horse meat importers have recently been caught in the glare of a seemingly endless series of investigative stories. The most recent blow came with the release of a report issued by GAIA, a respected Belgium animal welfare organization in partnership with Animals’ Angels USA.
Aired by three major news stations, the report began with a question; “Do they [consumers] really know where it comes from?” The industry has long marketed both North American and South American horse meat as a “healthy alternative” to beef and pork. The ads and websites claim the horses were raised on pristine pastures and lived stress free lives.
The GAIA report revealed the real origin of the horses and the treatment they receive. The undercover footage followed horses from farm to slaughter plant, documenting their torment at every stage. At one point a horse jammed into an overcrowded trailer has its leg caught in the tailgate as the truck pulls away.
Tracey Winter (left) and her horse Martailo won the Grand Prix Special at the Gold Coast Dressage Association’s Grand Finale I show.
West Palm Beach, FL (April 19, 2010) – Tracey Winter, who owns Tranquility Dressage in Wellington, Florida, turned in another consistent ride at the Gold Coast Dressage Association’s Grand Finale I show, winning the Grand Prix Special on her long-time partner Martailo. Draper Equine Therapy, makers of therapeutic horse and rider products featuring the innovative “smart fiber” textile Celliant/Holofiber, sponsored Winter’s class held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center.
“Martailo is always very consistent. I know I have the same horse at home that I do at the show,” Winter said, adding that she is looking forward to trying the products from Draper Equine Therapy.
“We have really enjoyed sponsoring the winter dressage season in South Florida and we offer Tracey our congratulations,” said Kat Wojtylak, Product Manager of Draper Equine Therapy. “It’s been an amazing winter season for so many talented riders and certainly for Tracey also. She is going to really enjoy our products, and we look forward to hearing how much.”
Bill Heller & Randy Romero to sign copies of “Randy Romero’s Remarkable Ride” on Friday
GEORGETOWN, KY – APRIL 20, 2010 – Journalist Bill Heller and renowned jockey Randy Romero will sign copies of their new book, “Randy Romero’s Remarkable Ride,” on Friday April 23rd at Circa 1840 restaurant in Georgetown, KY.
Proceeds from book sales will benefit Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY.
The book signing will be from 4:30- 6:30 at the restaurant located at 222 North Broadway in Georgetown. Complimentary appetizers will be served and wine and cocktails will be for sale in Circa’s “Old Friends” bar.
Earlier in the day, the authors will be signing books at Keeneland racecourse from 11am – 1 pm.
Todd Flettrich and Otto. Photo by: Susan J. Stickle.
Wellington, FL – April 20, 2010 – Based in Coatesville, PA, and Wellington, FL, Todd Flettrich has had a successful dressage career and is well on his way to qualifying for this year’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. A respected rider and trainer in his own right, Flettrich has worked with many well-known names in the dressage world, including Jessica Ransehousen, Hubertus Schmidt, and Oded Shimoni. Shimoni has known and trained Flettrich for almost 18 years, and fully supports his fellow competitor in his preparation for this world-class competition.
A familiar face on the international dressage scene, Oded Shimoni, is a veteran of two World Equestrian Games, two European Championships and has qualified two horses for the Olympic Games, riding for his native country of Israel. Oded divides his time in the United States between Pennsylvania in the summer and Wellington in the winter, and works with Flettrich, as both a friend and mentor, throughout the year.
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