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Comprehensive
program stresses education, experience
APHA uses
creative new approaches to strengthen horse judging program
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FORT
WORTH, Texas-The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) has
launched an innovative new program for people interested in
qualifying to become association-approved show ring judges.
The ambitious new approach to educating and qualifying future
APHA judges involves the "Apprentice Judge Program,"
an "Educational Judge Academy," and the development
of a "Judges' Video Library."
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They are some of
the first steps in gaining acceptance to the Color Breed Council (CBC)
International Equine Judges' Seminar and Applicant School held early
each year in Oklahoma City, Okla. People who successfully master the
CBC four-day curriculum and achieve acceptable test scores are recognized
as official APHA judges.
"Our goal
is to ensure that future APHA judges have the resources they need
to become experts in the show ring," said Candy Cain, APHA director
of judges.
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Chronicle
Of La Sierra Cavalcade
By
Paloma Palomino
I
decided to write this chronicle as a present to my friends,
Lucia and Pepe, so they could use it for their web page. Since
I'm a rather private and reserved person, this chronicle will
appear under the alias of Paloma Palomino, rather than my
own.
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I have ridden horses
all my life, but always inside the arena. For years and years, Lucia
and Pepe had been inviting me to join them on one of the several horse
treks they make, but I had never accepted. Finally this last spring
of 2001, I joined a group of international riders that had also gone
to enjoy this "cavalcade", as my friends call their horseback-riding
vacation. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this "first
world" horse trek is run with "European accuracy" by two horse lovers
who really enjoy what they are doing, which is why they do it so well.
This chronicle
is a brief collection of my daily impressions, which I took to writing
each evening before going to sleep. Readers will find many of the
Spanish words used by the hosts to name local concepts. I hope these
paragraphs help foreign riders have a better idea of how great a vacation
one can spend in Mexico, especially when one is lucky enough to come
across such excellent horses and superb hosts.
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USA Equestrian
Announces Winners Of Media Awards
USA
Equestrian is pleased to announce the winners of the ninth annual
Media Awards. The winners will be formally presented with their
awards at the 2002 USA Equestrian Annual Meeting, Hilton Charlotte
& Towers, Charlotte, NC, January 9-13, 2002.
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| 8th Dec 2001 |
Show Jumping Results:
CSI-W Geneva 6 - 9 December 2001
PRIX
DU JURA 7/8 Years Against the clock-
PRIX DU SALAVE 1.45 Mixed competition
PRIX DU MONT BLANC Accumulator 140 cm - 160 cm with Joker
GRAND PRIX LAND ROVER 1.55 Against the clock
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| 8th Dec 2001 |
Ben Gill To Attend
European Foot and Mouth Conference
NFU
President Ben Gill will travel to Brussels next week to attend an
international conference on tackling any future outbreak of foot
and mouth disease.
The event next Tuesday and Wednesday is being organised by the European
Commission along with the UK, Dutch and Belgian governments.
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| 7th Dec 2001 |
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Federation Equestre Internationale
News
6
December 2001 |
Children's World
Jumping Final
The Final of the 2001 FEI Children’s International Jumping Series
was organised by Mr
Eugene Mische (USA) and was held on the show grounds at Wellington
Equestrian Centre,
West Palm Beach, Florida (USA) from 28 November to 2 December.
Twenty-eight children aged between 12 and 14 years from twelve countries
– FRA, BEL USA, ARG, RSA, LTU, RUS KSA, COL, BRA, JPN, MEX -
competed for the awards.
FEI/BCM World Dressage Riders Rankings
Ulla Salzgeber is still in the lead with 79.645 points. She finished
8th in the Kür in
Stuttgart with her new horse Ebor. Lars Petersen (DEN) is second,
with an increased total of 77.892 points, thanks to his excellent
results in Stuttgart two weeks ago where he won the Kür with
a total of 82.26% and this week-end in Stockholm where he won both
the Grand Prix and the Kür with a total of 82.71 on his impressive
Blue Horse Cavan.
World Cup Driving: Chester In The Lead
Chester Weber (USA) won the 2nd competition of the FEI World Cup Driving
held at the
Stockholm Horse Show from 30 November to 2 December 2001.
Weber finished the summer season in sixth place on the worldwide Top
Drivers list.
HRH The Prince Philip To Receive First FEI Award
The “FEI Award for Dedicated and Distinguished Services to Equestrian
Sport” was
established by the Executive Board and the Bureau early this year.
The members were in agreement that this special Award would not be
given as a matter of
course but only when a deserving candidate had been identified.
2001 FEI World Challenge Supported by PSI
The 2001 FEI World Dressage Challenge supported by PSI is over. After
John Haig and
Samsung, the 2001 edition saw the arrival of our new sponsor, PSI
(Performance Sales
International). Although terrorist and military conflicts in some
part of the world
perturbed this edition - competitions cancelled, judges replaced at
the last minute;
postponement of Group IV (GRE; KAZ, UAE, IND, ISR) until spring 2002
- the Dressage
Challenge 2001 established a record of participation: 10 Groups and
676 riders.
In Memoriam
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APHA
adds incentives for competitors at USTRC National Finals
Veteran roper
and his American Paint finish strong in team roping competition
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FORT WORTH, Texas-Todd
Pinkston of Canadian, Texas, and his 6-year-old American Paint Horse
gelding, Ladybugs Sugar Bar, roped in their best year yet in rodeo
competition, earning more than $43,000 during 2001.
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The
bulk of those earnings came at the United States Team Roping
Championships (USTRC) National Finals, held Oct. 21-28 in
Oklahoma City, Okla. In that competition, Pinkston and his
team partner, Donald Hall of El Reno, Okla., each picked up
$38,150 in prize money for winning a special USTRC Shoot-Out
roping event. Hall, the team's header, rode an American Paint
Horse named Time Piece.
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For being enrolled
in a special American Paint Horse Association (APHA) bonus program
and earning the most money in the Amateur payout category, Pinkston
picked up an additional $1,500.
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Wilcox
Continues Climb |
USA Equestrian
is pleased to announce that according to FEI/BCM World Dressage Rider
Rankings, Lisa Wilcox continues her climb, moving from 8th to 7th
place. Wilcox sits just behind Heike Kemmer, of Germany who occupies
the 6th spot. Ulla Salzgeber of Germany holds on to 1st place followed
by Lars Petersen of Denmark, 2nd, Nadine Capellmann of Germany, 3rd,
Isabell Werth of Germany 4th and Anky van Grunsven of the Netherlands
5th.
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New
FEI Dressage Tests Announced
The
FEI has announced the following new Dressage tests effective
January 1, 2002. The following tests have been rewritten or
are new:
FEI Grand Prix
FEI Intermediate I
FEI Juniors Freestyle
FEI Pony Riders Freestyle
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| 7th Dec 2001 |
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HRH
Prince Philip To Receive FEI Award
His
Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, honorary
member of USA Equestrian, was unanimously chosen to receive
the first "FEI Award for Dedicated and Distinguished Services
to Equestrian Sport," that was established by the Executive
Board and the Bureau early this year.
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| 6th Dec 2001 |
Flaxseed as a Potential Treatment for Allergic Skin Disease in Horses
Recurrent Seasonal Pruritus ("Sweet Itch")
in horses is a common complaint with horse-owners, and may indeed
represent a significant cost to the equine industry. Approximately
20% of all Icelandic ponies exported from Iceland suffer from sweet
itch. The condition is caused by the serum of biting insects, specifically
the Culicoides or biting midge (also known as 'no-see-ums' and 'punkies').
These insects are not found on their native island so the horses have
built up no immunity to the serum. Sweet itch is not restricted to
Icelandics, and has been reported in many breeds around the world
since the summer of 1840. It is known as 'Queensland Itch' in Australia,
'Kasen' in Japan, 'Sommerekzem' in Germany, and the condition has
been reported in many other countries across the world. The condition
has affected many horses across several U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
Flaxseed is the highest vegetable source of omega-3 fatty acids, and
is fed routinely to affected horses by many stable managers. Although
research has been conducted, confirming the practice of feeding omega-3
fatty acids to dogs as an effective treatment for atopic skin disease,
limited data exist to validate this practice in horses. By demonstrating
the efficacy of flaxseed supplementation in reducing the intra-dermal
skin-test response of affected horses, new information will be made
available to horse-owners about a relatively inexpensive alternative
to standard corticosteroid therapy.
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| 6th Dec 2001 |
The
Icelandic Horse Society Interview
Formed
in 1968, the Icelandic Horse Society of GB exists to maintain
the purity of the Icelandic Horse and to promote interest
in this unique gaited breed. John Crawford met with F. Pugh
of the Society at the British Equine Event 2001. Please click
on the link below to listen to their discussion.
/archive/equiworld-net/video/ewvideo.exe?bb509
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is available at www.real.com
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All of the horses
found in Iceland today are the descendants of horses taken there by
the Vikings. Space was precious on the longboats, so only the best
horses were selected. The ancestors of today´s Icelandic horses
came from Northern Scandinavia and the British Isles - in particular
the Dole Horse of Norway and from Britain the Celtic Pony, the ancestor
of the Exmoor and the Shetland.
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| 5th Dec 2001 |
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Selecting
for the Best
©
Equine Management, Auction, and Appraisal Services, Inc
January
usually brings an influx of articles and advertisements for
the breeding season, trying to entice mare owners and future
buyers to look at their stock. Evaluating this onslaught of
information from handsome stallions to frolicking foals, can
be intimidating, but it is essential to realistically judge
the strengths and weaknesses of each individual. As horse
owners, and particularly as breeders our responsibility is
to maintain the quality of each breed by selecting for those
traits that bring the horse closest to the breed "ideal."
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| 5th Dec 2001 |
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European
Dressage Championships 13th - 17th August 2003
It is with
enormous pleasure that Dressage at Hickstead in association
with Dressage Masters UK, organisers of the 2003 European
Dressage Championships, announce that His Royal Highness The
Prince of Wales has graciously agreed to act as Patron for
these championships.
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Dane Rawlins director
of the championships said;
'All of the team are thrilled that His Royal Highness has agreed to
act as Patron for this event. His support is a terrific boost for
the sport of Dressage in Great Britain and great motivation for the
efforts of all those who are contributing so much to make these Championships
a world class sporting occasion. This event is of particular importance
as it will be the last major dressage competition before the Athens
Olympics. Success at home for our team could well set the scene for
even greater glory in 2004'
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| 5th Dec 2001 |
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Over
the Artists Shoulder
New
Forest equestrian artist Claire Kitcher, now has a web cam
in her studio that enables visitors to her Website www.ckart.co.uk
to see the latest painting as it is created. The camera looking
over Claire’s shoulder, updates every two hours giving
a fly on the wall feel.
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Through the Website,
Claire has received great feedback from around the world, including
last year’s commission from America, for a painting presented
to the actress, Karolyn Grimes, who played the part of young Zuzu
Bailey in the classic film ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’.
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| 5th Dec 2001 |
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Producers
plan television tribute commemorating famous victory by U.S.
Equestrian Team star Hugh Wiley and "Horse with the Flying
Tail"
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Producers of With
Equestrian Tact: The International Video Magazine of the Equestrian
Sports are today announcing plans to commemorate the 43rd anniversary
of Hugh Wiley's victory in the 1959 King George V Gold Cup aboard
his famous mount Nautical. The retrospective tribute is to be included
within coverage originating from the 2002 Royal International Horse
Show at Hickstead in England.
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| 4th Dec 2001 |
European Show Jumping
Champions Win Renault Sports Team Award
The
Irish Show Jumping team of Kevin Babington, Peter Charles, Jessica
Kurten and Dermott Lennon tonight, December 3, received the Team
Award at the 2001 Renault Annual Sports Awards, held in the Burlington
Hotel, Dublin. Also recognised was the team¹s Chef d¹Equipe,
Tommmy Wade.
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| 4th Dec 2001 |
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BETA
Honour Association Founder
BETA
founder Antony Wakeham has been made Vice President and an Honorary
Life Member of the association.
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The prestigious
role's were presented at the BETA AGM at Saddlers' Hall in London.
To mark
his official retirement Antony was presented with a bronze of a Lurcher
by BETA President Sir Adam Butler.
Mr Butler
paid tribute to Antony's hard work over the year's highlighting the
huge contribution he has made to the industry.
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| 4th Dec 2001 |
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Munich
CDI - Merveldt-Steffens 3rd In Grand Prix Special
Senior
Irish International dressage rider Anna Merveldt-Steffens
had a good weekend in Munich picking up third place in the
Grand Prix Special and fourth place in the Grand Prix with
the 14 year old Westphalian gelding Fosbury.
This partnership have performed very well over the last month
with good placings in both Stadl Paura, Austria and Oldenburg.
Fosbury is owned by Anna's trainer Johann Hinnemann and was
added to her string at the end of last year.
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Weber
Takes First In World Cup Driving
Chester
Weber, 26, from Ocala, Florida, finished on top in the FEI World
Cup Driving event held at the Stockholm Horse Show, November
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Weber finished
the summer season in sixth place on the worldwide ranking list for
the 2001 FEI/Finn Caspersen Four-in-Hand Top Driver Award. This ranking
secured his position as one of the ten four-in-hand drivers qualified
to compete at eight indoor World Cup events throughout the winter
season.
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Chester
Weber Named USET Athlete of the Month for November
Gladstone,
New Jersey –December 1, 2001– Veteran United States
Equestrian Team (USET) driver, Chester Weber of Ocala, FL
was named USET Athlete of the Month for November following
his victory in the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI)
Indoor World Cup of Driving in Stockholm, Sweden November
30-December 1.
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Chester
Weber Wins Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) Indoor
World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden
Gladstone,
New Jersey—December 1, 2001—Veteran United States
Equestrian Team (USET) driver, Chester Weber of Ocala, FL
won the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) Indoor World
Cup of Driving competition in Stockholm, Sweden November 30-December
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Weber was second
in the Warm Up class on Friday and then finished with the fastest
time of 89.94 seconds on Saturday in the FEI World Cup International
Driving competition. Germany’s Christoph Sandmann was second
and Swedish driver Frederik Persson was third.
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| 4th Dec 2001 |
Show Jumping Result:
CSI-A Paris 30 Nov-2 Dec 2001
GRAND PRIX
CCF
1) ISOVIAS PIALOTTA; Rolf GORAN BENGTSSON (SWE), 2) LORO PIANA DIME
DE LA COUR; Roberto ARIOLDI (ITA), 3) CARESINO; Hauke LUTHER (GER),
4) ROOFS; Jan TOPS (NED), 5) TRAXDATA CARNAVELLEY; Peter CHARLES (IRL)
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| 3rd Dec 2001 |
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The
Cleveland Bay Horse
The
Cleveland Bay is Britain's oldest breed of horse. Crossing
produces powerful quality show jumpers/eventers/dressage horses
and hunters.
Please
follow the link below to listen to a discussion of the breed
between John Crawford of equiworld.net and Jean Morgan and Liz
Worthy of the Cleveland Bay Horse Society.
/archive/equiworld-net/video/ewvideo.exe?bb507
(Note:
to listen to this file you will need Real Player. A free download
is available at www.real.com
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| 3rd Dec 2001 |
Lennon Wins Stockholm
Grand Prix And Leading Rider Award
(Sunday
December 2) Ireland's Dermott Lennon won the Stockholm Land Rover
Grand Prix on the Irish-bred <Liscalgot> scooping not only
the 10,000 Euro Prize Money for the class, but also a Land Rover
car for the Leading Rider Award at the Swedish fixture, which ends
today.
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| 3rd Dec 2001 |
Show Jumping Result:
CSI-A Maastricht 29 Nov.-2 Dec. 2001
RABOBANK
PRIX, International Jumping Competiton 1.40m Take Your Own Line
AEGON
PRIX, International Sponsor Team Trophy 1.50m
MECC PRIX,
Jumping Competition Accumulator against the Clock with Joker
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| 2nd Dec 2001 |
What Lies Beneath: A Commitment To Understanding The Horse's Hoof
Written by: Kelly
Counsell & Gayle Anderson
Professor Jeff Thomason of Biomedical Sciences at the University of
Guelph has a foot fetish. For horse's feet, that is. He would have
to be passionate to understand all there is to know about how horse's
feet work: how the laminae stretch and strain under enormous loading;
how the coffin bone and the hoof wall are married by these laminae
- until death do them part; and how human intervention from rider
to blacksmith affect this complicated structure. An engineering marvel,
really.
A horse's hoof is composed of the same protein as human fingernails,
but unlike fingernails, a hoof is designed to be the only interaction
between the foot and the ground. "Not many animals run on their
fingernails, and the ones that do have modified them extensively to
do that," explains Thomason.
Dr. Thomason
has dedicated much of the last ten years of his life to the study
of horse's feet. Now with the help of Heather McClinchey, resident
technician, the pair has developed a digital model of a horse's foot.
Based on data collected in the field, the model is programmed to respond
to the same kinds of force that the real foot experiences. As testing
and fine tuning continues, the model appears to be responding as would
a normal foot under the same conditions.
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NEW
Holistic Veterinary Helpline
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Naturallypaws is
pleased to announce that from 3rd December their Holistic Veterinary
helpline will be open. (a holistic vet will look to treat the cause
of the problem rather than just the symptoms and will often treat
their patients with natural remedies). All the vets on the helplines
are registered with The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Simply call
0906 9060493 on any Monday between 19.30 hrs and 22.00 hrs (7.30pm
- 10.pm) to speak directly with a qualified holistic vet.
Conventional
vet line service available everyday 365 days per year from 8.00hrs
to 22.00hrs (8am - 10pm) on 0906 9060494
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| 2nd Dec 2001 |
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A
Horse, of Course with
Don Blazer
I'm
not much of a back country horseman.
There's not much back country in Scottsdale. (When I'm in
an arena with less than five other riders, I think I'm in
the wilderness.)
But if I was a back country horseman, I'd want to be a Back
Country Horseman.
A lot of horsemen do a lot of talkin' about what's wrong with
this and
what's wrong with that. A lot of horsemen do a lot of complain'
about all the open riding areas we are losing. Unfortunately,
most of the time
they're talkin' more than they're doin'.
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But Back Country
Horsemen of America (BCH) are talkin' and doin', and I'm impressed
with both their talk and their walk.
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Show Jumping Result:
CSI-B Stockholm Sweden 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2001
LAND
ROVER CUP, International Jumping Competition
1) CLOUDY
NIGHT; Cameron HANLEY (IRL), 2) VDL CARDENTO 933; Peter ERIKSSON (SWE),
3) UTFORS MYNTA; Helena LUNDBACK (SWE), 4) LISCALGOT; Dermott LENNON
(IRL)
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