2010 Radio Show Episode 84 – A Big Announcement and the IEF

The 2010 Radio Show has a big announcement this week and we speak with Kimberly Brown, Templeton Thompson and Mark Peterson about the International Equestrian Festival. Listen in….

2010 Radio Show Episode 84 – A Big Announcement and the IEF:

• Hosts: Darcy Lambert and Glenn the Geek
• Guest: Kimberly Brown from the International Equestrian Festival
• Guest: Templeton Thompson
• Guest: Mark Peterson and Dusty
• News: The news this week starts in Great Britain in a story by our friends at Horse and Hound… Britain’s equestrian team has been set a target of 1 to 3 medals of any flavor for the World Equestrian Games this fall here in Lexington.
• News: The $500,000 Finale Grand Prix of jumping was held in Wellington, Florida last weekend and is the richest purse ever at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.
• News: The Endurance Canada International Committee is pleased to announce the Declared riders and horses for the World Equestrian Games.
• News: The vaulters got a big boost in notoriety last week with an article about the discipline of vaulting in the New York Times.
• News: The spring season is going well for Canadian Olympic Eventer and friend of the Horse Radio Network, Hawley Bennett and her advanced horses.
• News: A big driving competition was held in Florida over the weekend at the Live Oak International in Ocala, Fl.

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2010 Radio Show Episode 73 – Spotlight Driver Mike McLellan

Alltech’s Susanna Elliot helps us welcome in 2010, the year of the Games, and we catch up with our spotlight driver Mike McLellan in Texas. Plus, all the news about the Alltech 2010 World Equestrian Games, listen in….

2010 Radio Show Episode 73 – Spotlight Driver Mike McLellan:

• Hosts: Samantha Clark and Glenn the Geek
• Guests: Susanna Elliot and Mike McLellan
• News: Well-Known Horse Trainer and Clinician Julie Goodnight is the latest Presenter and Sponsor of the International Equestrian Festival. Friend of the Horse Radio Network, Julie Goodnight is excited to be a part of the downtown Lexington WEG celebrations.
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• News: Thousands of volunteers are still needed to help run this year’s World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. All volunteers will receive an official Ariat uniform, and a volunteer credential which will give them General Admission entry into the Kentucky Horse Park for all 16 days of the Games.
• News: Two new inhabitants at the Kentucky Horse Park, will help usher in a new exhibit at the museum, “A Gift from the Dessert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse” which will be on display whilst the 2010 WEG takes place.
• News: Georgetown, Kentucky, situated right next to the Horse Park, where the 2010 World Equestrian Games will take place in September, is looking to capitalise on it’s location with a new International Equine Expo.
• News: The US Event Team will officially contest their last World Equestrian Games this year in Lexington with Capt Mark Philips as chef d’equipe and Technical Advisor.
• News: Sue-Ellen Lovett has been announced as this year’s Australia Day ambassador, but is gunning for Lexington, Kentucky and the World Equestrian Games, despite having limited sight.
• Notes: Mike McLellan – Little Everglades International Combined Driving Event

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Tags: Australia Day, Equestrian, FEI World Equestrian Games, Georgetown Kentucky, Kentucky Horse park, Lexington Kentucky, Sport, WEG

2010 Radio Show Episode 69 – Chatting with the Champions: Anky van Grunsven

We continue our Chatting with the Champions series this week with WEG multiple gold medalist in dressage, Anky van Grunsven. Anky speaks to us about her favorite moment in past World Equestrian Games and what she is looking forward to in Lexington in 2010. Listen in….

2010 Radio Show Episode 69 – Chatting with the Champions: Anky van Grunsven:

• Hosts: Samantha Clark and Glenn the Geek
• Guest: Champion Dressage Rider Any van Grunsven. A big thanks to Anky for joining us, you can visit her website here.
• News: Six hundred people and two hundred horses will prance, dance and perform in the opening ceremonies of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games next year. The acts will include well-known equine and artistic performers including opera star Denyce Graves and the Culver Academy’s Black Horse Troupe, which has marched in the past 15 presidential elections. “We are very excited about this,” said Everett McCorvey, the director of the University of Kentucky‘s opera program who took over the directorial reins of the opening and closing ceremonies in August. Read more…
• News: Featuring the fourth leg of the FEI Rolex Driving World Cup, the third running of the Budapest Show lacked nothing in excitement in that contest and also the supporting jumping programme. As usual the Hungarians had made every effort and their organisation and perfect arena surface puts a lot of supposedly more prestigious shows to shame. More…
• News: Fédération Equestre Internationale officials named Linda Zang as the new president of the dressage ground jury at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games after Anne Gribbons accepted the position of U.S. Technical Advisor. Gribbons was scheduled to judge at the WEG, but her new job would create a conflict of interest. More…
• News: German Olympic gold medallist Isabell Werth is back in the saddle after a long baby break, giving birth to her first son Frederik on 30th October 2009. Werth had been walking a few horses the last couple of weeks, but she’s now actively training her top horses again. “The baby-riding-break was not easy for me,” Werth admitted. “Satchie, Hannes and Don Johnson , these three are my after-pregnacy-fitnessprogram. I might not be as slender as Super-Mom Heidi Klum, well, I guess I never was, but the excess kilos are gradually going away and my breeches fit again.” More…

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Tags: Anky Van Grunsven, dressage, Equestrian, FEI World Equestrian Games, Horse, Lexington Kentucky, Sport, University of Kentucky

Eventing Radio Episode 54 – USEA Convention & David O’Connor

Boyd Martin joins me in person during the USEA Convention and we discuss some of the business of the week. I also caught up with David O’Connor who shares his thoughts on the issues facing the USEF as well as a preview of what we can expect of our athletes at the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Listen in….

Eventing Radio Episode 54 – USEA Convention & David O’Connor:

• Co-Hosts: Chris Stafford and Boyd Martin
• Tip of the Week: Boyd Martin
• Guest: Thank you to David O’Connor for joining us from the USEA Convention. You can visit David’s website at www.oconnoreventteam.com.

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Tags: 2010 World Equestrian Games, David O'Connor, Equine & Equestrian Event Happenings, FEI World Equestrian Games, Lexington Kentucky, PRWEB, United States Equestrian Federation