November 2014

In the StirrupsNovember 2014 - Issue 3

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● Meet our THREE newcolumnists● Gentle CarouselTherapy Horses● Tried and Tested:Aloeride● Tim Lips: Ticket to Rio● Christmas Gift Guide● ConfidentHorsemanship withAnne Gage

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WELCOME...

Thank you for joining us for another issue of Inthe Stirrups. This month has been very hecticfor myself and our team. You will notice wehave been joined by three new contributors,each very different from the next but i amcertain they will be great additions to ouralready talented team. I also greatly enjoyedcompiling the gift guide, there is something foreveryone and it also includes some reallyunusual gifts!This month we also talk to Gentle CarouselTherapy Horses and i really cannot convey howamazing this organsiation is. It is really humblingto meet people such as Jorgeand his team. I hopeyou enjoy theirstory and chooseto follow themfurther.Have a greatmonth!

Natasha

Dutch Olympic EventerTim Lips is in hot pursuitof the 2016 OlympicGames in Rio de Janeiro.Tim also won TeamBronze at the 2014 AlltechFEI World EquestrianGames Normandy.

Tim Lips

Daisy is a 17 year oldBritish Dressage rider. Fullof ambition, Daisy iscertainly on to watch forthe future.

Daisy Jackson

Patricia is The DressageTipster and founder ofCrystal System. Patriciaprovides us with usablereliable tips to improve allaspects of your dressagework.

Patricia Pitt

Jay is a rising showjumping and eventing star.Each month he will besharing his experiences inand out of the saddle.

Jay Halim

REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS

Feature Page Number

Gentle CarouselTherapy Horses 5

Christmas Gift Guide 14

Win with Euro-Star 27

Triad and Tested:Aloeride 35

Reem Acra FEIDressage 43

Longines FEI Jumping 50

CCI4* Pau 39

I N S I D E T H I S M O N T H S I S S U E :

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Due to unforseencircumstances Patricia will beabsent this month but returnnext month. See 7

COVER PHOTO Courtesy of Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses.

REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS

Anne Gage is a Clinician, RidingCoach, Horse Trainer and CertifiedProfessional Coach based inCanada. Anne focuses on themental and physical aspects of bothyou and your horse so you candevelop trust and respect whilebuilding confidence in each other.

Anne Gage

Magic is one of the Gentle CarouselTherapy Horses based in the USA.She is a specialised therapy horsewho brings comfort and happinessto people who are suffering illnessor trauma and is adept atrecognising those who need herskills most.

Magic

Shane is a US based Reining riderand has been working in the horseindustry since his early teens and isdriven both by the love of reiningand his desire to teach others. Shaneis an outstanding non-pro coachwho cares about educating bothhorse and rider.

Shane Brown

Tyne is In the Stirrups trustedreviewer. As well as being aqualified Equine Veterinary Nurse,she is a keen horsewoman. Sheowns an 18yr old Connemara Marecalled Summer who still keepsTyne on her toes. Tyne enjoyswalking and reading.

Tyne Sigley

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GENTLE CAROUSEL THERAPY HORSES:A KIND OF MAGIC

The story of the Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses is one that you aresure to remember. The teams of tiny horses visit over 25,000 adultsand children each year inside hospitals, hospice programs and withchildren who have experienced traumatic events. From the schoolchildren and first responders of Sandy Hook Elementary School /Newtown, Connecticut, to the tornado survivors of Moore,Oklahoma, child trafficking victims in Washington D.C. and evenchildren living in orphanages in Greece, these tiny horses bring theirspecial love where it is needed most.

www.horse-therapy.orgwww.facebook.com/therapyhorses

When did Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horsesstart?Gentle Carousel was started over 18 years ago. The firstGentle Carousel horses worked with young children whohad backgrounds of neglect or abuse. While a large horsecan be intimidating to a small child, the miniature horseswere easier for children to trust and befriend.There were many programs at the time where peoplecould go to horses for therapeutic riding. Gentle Carouselwas focused on taking horses to people who were notable to travel but would also benefit from an equineexperience. They began visiting seniors in assisted livingprograms and children in homeless shelters. They alsotravelled to children living in high crime neighbourhoodswith law enforcement community outreach programs andformed partnerships with foster care programs. One of

the founders of Gentle Carousel was a school principal so a reading program was created for librariesand schools that focused on young and at risk readers.As Gentle Carousel and the training program for the horses grew and developed over the years, thehorses began to visit children in hospital and hospice care. The skills the horses needed to be safearound the most fragile of patients are much different than those the first Gentle Carousel horseswere required to have.

How many therapy horses are in the program?Gentle Carousel has 36 trained therapy horses working right now with others still going through thetraining program.At this point we only train horses for our programs thatare born at Gentle Carousel so we can work with themat a very early age. It has made a big difference ineverything from house training to early exposure insidehospitals. Our teaching hospital allows our very youngfoals to visit with their therapy horse moms. We are alsoable to use sires and dams with a history of producingwonderful personalities for therapy workThe therapy horses have a one of a kind partnership withUF Health Shands Rehab Hospital in Gainesville, Florida,an acute hospital for patients who have suffered strokes,traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations,burns or major joint replacements. The therapy horseswork with occupational, speech and physical therapists


as part of the treatment team. They may inspire a patient in thetherapy gym to reach out an arm for the first time or help patientswho are learning how to use adaptive equipment like walkersand wheelchairs. They can even demonstrate rehab trainingstairs and ramps. The horses have worked with patients whohave stood or walked for the very first time since their accidentsor surgeries. Therapist have seen amazing progress andmotivation with patients teamed with the horses.Young horses train at the hospital. They learn to walk up anddown stairs, ride in elevators, walk on unusual floor surfaces,carefully move around hospital equipment and handleunexpected sounds like ambulances,alarms and hospitalhelicopters. The horses go through a two year basic programbut there is always more to learn.Every hospital is different and when the horses enter a newhospital they do not get a practice run. They must be comfortablewalking through the door and crowds of people and heading tothe elevator with their handler no matter what new sights andsounds they encounter on the way. Even a small miniature horseturning the wrong way or stepping in the wrong place couldcause damage with fragile patients and hospital equipment.

Who is the best know therapy horse at Gentle CarouselMiniature Therapy Horses?All of the horses from Gentle Carousel are heroes in their ownway but therapy horse Magic is the best known little hero. Shehas a very special relationship with children in hospital care. Onelocal girl who had a heart transplant and then leukaemia saidMagic made her face hurt from smiling so much. A boy losinghis sight because of a brain tumour held Magic close to his faceso he could always remember what she looked like. "It is likeshe can see inside my soul," he told his mother. A little boy witha life ending illness who had been in the hospital most of his liferequested a visit from Magic. He laughed and hugged her andwas so excited. After the visit his mother said, "We have neverhad a happy day, and now we will always have a happy day."Magic always seems to find the person in the room who needsher the most. At a camp for children with cancer, Magic wantedto spend time with a young boy sitting by himself. She put herface against his face and they both closed their eyes and didn'tmove for a long time. After their visit, a nurse told Magic's trainerthat the boy had just found out his cancer had returned. Magic

Every hospital isdifferent and

when the horsesenter a new

hospital they donot get a practice

run.



was with a patient who woke from a coma and in the bedroom of a man who passed away with hishand resting on her head. He told his family earlier that day how much he missed his childhood pony.In one nursing home a woman who had not left her room in six months was waiting in the lobby earlyin the morning when she heard Magic was coming. She had an old black and white photo in her lapof herself as a child sitting on a pony. She was afraid she would be missed when Magic visited fromroom to room, and wanted everyone to know that she loved horses and horses loved her.One day a newspaper reporter was taking photos of therapy horses Magic at an assisted livingprogram when Magic walked over and put her head in the lap of a resident. The woman, who hadnot spoken since she arrived at the facility more than three years earlier, began talking to Magic ."Isn'tshe beautiful," were her first words. "It's a horse!". The activities director, was so surprised to hearthe woman speak that she began to cry. She told the resident that she loved her. "I love you too,"was the answered. It was her first full sentence to another person. The woman continued to talk tostaff and family members long after Magic's visit.Magic has a tuxedo that she wears on special occasions. The tuxedo was first made for Magic towear to a party for a five year old girl in hospice care. The little girl wanted to have a tea party withthe therapy horses. The horses arrived in tuxedos and her friends and cousins all came in princessdress. It was a wonderful party and a very happy day for everyone. Making memories is the mostimportant work for a therapy horse.Therapy horse Magic has been named:One of History's 10 Most Courageous Animals - TIME MagazineMost Heroic Pet In America - AARPA Reader's Digest / Americantowns Power of One HeroOne of the 10 Most Heroic Animals of 2010 -Newsweek /The Daily Beast2014 winner of the prestigious E.T.YorkDistinguished Service AwardOne of Seven Most Notable Animal Heroes inthe World - UK's The Daily Mirror 2014Therapy horses Magic and travel buddyHamlet are 2014 Breyer Portrait ModelHorses.Featured in the book 125 True Stories ofAmazing Pets - National Geographic Kids 2014

Magic now has her own book, The Power ofMagic by DT Publishing 2014.Therapy horse Magic and a team of her equinefriends from Gentle Carousel MiniatureTherapy Horses travelled from Florida toNewtown, CT after the tragedy at Sandy Hook


Elementary School. A specialrequest for the tiny horses wasmade by the Newtown community.The horses travelling with Magicwere selected for their experienceworking inside schools."For a town that needs a hero, ahero is on the way." - CNNThe Newtown community set upthe daily schedule for the therapyhorses. In addition to working withchildren in schools, making privatevisits and spending time with firstresponders, Magic was asked tovisit children at Newtown's library.Gentle Carousel was told that therewould be just two or three childrenbecause the library had been veryquiet since the events at SandyHook. Over 600 people came tosee the little horse."... Newtown's Booth Library,hosted a children's program withthe horses and said the excitementsurrounding the event seemed likethe beginning of a return tonormalcy... like a step forward afterweeks of grieving." - USA TODAYStudents and families from Sandy

Hook Elementary School had their own private time with Magic and friends. Magic met hundreds ofsurvivors, siblings and parents who patiently waited in line for some equine love. It took almost fourhours to meet everyone. Gentle Carousel planned to stay for one week but was asked to stay anadditional week and have returned several times."Your compassion is a great reflection on the State of Florida."- Rick Scott, Governor of Florida"On behalf of the State of Connecticut, I want to thank you for your willingness to give your time andexpertise in the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School." - Dannel P. Malloy, Governorof Connecticut

What's an 'average' Gentle Carousel day look like?We never have an average day because the horses are always asked to do something new ...butindividual therapy horses work no more than two days a week. They live very natural lives and spenda lot of time just being horses in little herds.You never know what situations are going to happen. Gentle Carousel was asked to help the schoolchildren and first responders of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, the tornadosurvivors of Moore, OK and child trafficking victims in Washington D.C. They also visit children'shospitals across the country. Six therapy horses trained in Florida now work with children living insideorphanages and institutions as part of the Gentle Carousel program in Athens, Greece. They arethe first animals of any kind allowed inside hospitals in that country.


Gentle Carousel's award winning literacyprogram Reading Is Magic brings realhorses inside schools, at risk youthprograms and libraries to inspire youngreaders and "bring books to life".When the horses travel the are ofteninvited to unusual places. Therapy horseMagic was the first horse ever invitedinside the "Ewing Mansion" at SouthforkRanch (Dallas) during a hospital tour ofTexas. She was also the first horse everinvited inside Zoo Atlanta and was ableto visit the twin baby pandas.

How are operations funded?Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses is an all volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity. Teams oftiny therapy horses visit over 25,000 adults and children each year inside hospitals, hospice programsand with children who have experienced traumatic events. The charity depends on donations fromindividuals, businesses and organizations.

People can reach Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses atwww.horse-therapy.org or follow their adventures at:www.facebook.com/therapyhorses. Gentle Carousel is followed onFacebook by friends from around the world.


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TICKET TO RIO

www.timlips.nl

Tim Lips is a 28 year old World Class eventingrider from the Netherlands. From his base inHolland he competes regularly across Europe inall major competitions. He also coaches theChinese eventing team as well as train horsesfor clients around his busy schedule.

TICKET TO RIO

Hello!Since I last wrote the Eventing season has finished andwe are approaching Winter fast. This means there aresome changes in routine for me and my horses, theyare still trained 6 days a week but in lighter work suchas hacks and schooling in lessons. It is more to keepthem fit than push performance and I believe that aftera busy season the horses need time out to relax.At my yard I also have some show jumpers and in theWinter I finally have time to take them to somecompetitions, just this month we attended our firstwinter competition jumping 1.30cm and 1.35. We tryto attend the competitions with them each week to buildtheir profile as they are also for sale, many competitionshere in Holland are held on a Thursday and Fridaywhich still gives me the weekend to try to relax – notthat I get to relax very often!I rode at Military Boekelo in the Dutch Championships3* CCI (long), after I had completed a terrific clearround I found out the jury had given me 25 penaltypoints for breaking a safety pin. So we took to socialmedia because I knew someone, somewhere must havefilmed me at the jump. Just one hour later I had thevideo evidence and the jury revised their decision andcancelled the penalty points because they could see itwas not unsafe. Well done social media!! I was sohappy with Bayro doing so well in his first CCI 3* andI am proud to have such a horse. This is the horse I willmake my way to Rio 2016. I finished 2nd in the Dutch

Championship at Boekelo and I was part of the Dutchteam who came 3rd in the Nations Cup which waswonderful!I recently had a student riding in the 1* Z Class DutchChampionships at Barchem in Holland, she wantedto compete two horses but was only able to ride oneso she asked me could I ride the other? 2 days beforethe completion I agreed and became first in the DutchChampionship, which was fun and of course anachievement.As for next year and the next season… I am lookingahead to new opportunities and also doing more formy sponsors by attending events and being anambassador of the great brands I work with. A newventure i am doing it indoor Cross Country trainingat my stables. We are very lucky to have large indoorriding facilities and there are many indoor XCcompetitions held here in Holland so I believe we areamongst the first to offer this kind of training.Just last weekend I was riding into an oxer and hada slight miscommunication with my horse and hit myhead off the neck of my horse. I definitely saw starsfor a few moments but I continued to ride the nextjumps as I think after a tricky jump you must keepgoing to keep the horses confidence. So really it isalways like that, look ahead to the next jump, the nexthurdle… try not to miss a stride and if you do, youmake the next one count!

“Members of the nutrition team often advise usingthis type of net to slow down the rate of forage intakeand therefore improve gut health,” said Dengie sen-ior nutritionist Katie Williams, “but the findings sug-gest that horses are too clever by half and suss outhow to eat just as quickly after just 10 minutes ofusing a small-holed net!”Lily Crockett conducted a 28-day trial between No-vember and December 2013 using seven horsesfrom Writtle College, near Chelmsford, Essex. Theywere given hay nets of different designs filled withhay. Each was weighed before the trial and at 10-minute intervals over a 30-minute period.There was no significant difference in the volume ofconsumption when comparing a large-holed net(1,357g), small-holed net (1,014g), Elim-a-Net(886g) and double-meshed net (843g).Similarly, the actual rate of intake was not radicallydifferent – the large-holed net was 45g/min, small-holed 34g/min, Elim-a-Net 30g/min and double

meshed 28g/min. However, there was a significantdifference during the first 10 minutes between thelarge-holed net and Elim-a-Net, at 53g/min and29g/min respectively.Dengie believes the report’s assertion that hay netsappear to cause frustration in horses reflects a studyinvolving a triple-layered net quoted at the 2014European Workshop on Equine Nutrition. It suggest-ed that creating multiple feeding stations around thestable was more effective at slowing down horses’intake.Katie Williams said: “That and Lily’s study illustratethat short-chopped fibre feeds such as those inDengie’s Hi-Fi range given as a bucket feed areperfect for feeding alongside hay to create a numberof feed points, slowing down intake and encouragingnatural feeding behaviour. Giving a horse access tolow-starch, low-sugar fibre feeds on an ad-lib basisis a great way to improve gut health and maintaingeneral wellbeing.”

AKHAL TEKE CHMPIONSHIPS

The European Akhal Teke Championship was held in late September, inGut Ising, Bavaria. Near lake Chiemsee it showed more than 50 AkhalTekes from all over Europe.

Research by a Writtle College student showing that small-holed hay nets do little to prolong feedingtimes and even cause frustration in some horses has made Dengie Horse Feeds question their ef-fectiveness.

The championship isheld every 3 year in GutIsing and offers theopportunity to breedersand owners to displaytheir horses. The eventis categorised invarious events todemonstrate theversatility of the breed.The event is specificallyfor the showing ofAkhal Tekes, injumping, dressage, trailriding, show, circus

tricks, costumed showsand more.This year we had thechance to see dressagesuperstar Makka Shaelunder his rider VitalyAndrukovitch. MakkaShael is bred by LeonidBabaev from Russia.The next big event tosee and experienceAkhal Tekes will be inBelgium next year. Thedate is to be confirmedin the coming months.

FASHION:CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

The Pearl and Snaffle bracelet from HiHo Silver is a perfectgift this Christmas. Handmade at Hiho in the UK this strikingpiece uses sterling silver tubes, knobs and snaffle detail withcarefully selected pearls to create and easy to wear braceletthats ideal for both day to day and occasion wear. It has anRRP of £65 and a two tone version is also available.

www.hihosilver.co.uk

GIFTS:FOR HER

Caldene Allerthorpe BreechesThe Caldene Allerthorpe ladiesbreeches are practical andcomfy yet stylish andsophisticated. The Twill fabricand soft brushed back provideadditional warmth for thesewinter months. Suitable forschooling at home or competingat a show, the suede kneepatches provide extra grip in the

saddle. They are 94%Polyviscose and 6% Elastane.

Available in Black and Beigein sizes 24" - 34" regular legand 24" - 32" long leg. RRP£70.49. For furtherinformation please contactCaldene on 01274 711101or visit www.caldene.co.uk


The Ariat Primo Down Jacket isa flattering channel quiltedjacket. Filled with Downinsulation it aims to providewarmth with minimal bulk. Itfeatures a 2-way zipper, softfleece inner lining, storm cuffand zippered hand pockets.

Available in Coffee Bean. Insizes XS - XL. RRP £179.99.For more information visitwww.ariat-europe.com orcall 0845 600 3209 to findyour local stockist

Ariat Primo Coat

GIFTS:FOR HER

Talolo’s Cowboy Wellies are available

in three funky printed styles and are

great for on the yard, walking the dog

or just a wet day about town! They are

made from high quality rubber and

have cotton linings for comfort. These

cowboy style boots have a small heel,

are shaped on top and finish mid calf

height making them easy to slip on

and take off.

Talolo Printed Cowboy Wellies are available in Floral Bliss, Pop Graphic Print and Paisley Vibe in

sizes 37-41 and have a RRP of £32. For more information, see www.taloloboots.com or call 07894

346951.


Uvex Winter WarmersUvex have created winter warmers thatinsert into their helmets ensuring yourears are kept safe and dry in the winterchill. Due to the accoustic properties ofthe materials used they do not impairhearing and are also made from a softvelvet polycotton to keep you snug thiswinter. Available from all good retailerswith an RRP of £24.95

Harry Hall Skipton JacketThe Harry Hall Skipton jacket is thisseason must have item, perfect forriding and round the yard orcompetitions. The wax exterior, rearriding vents and patch pockets ensurethat it is stylish and practical while alsobeen wonderfully comfortable.It isavailable in navy and chocolate in sizesS, M, L, XL and RRP is £81.99.www.harryhall.co.uk

Timothy Foxx AshpertonHoodieTimothy Foxx Ashperton Hoodie is agreat buy for any fashionista thisseason. Bright is in and you cannot gowrong in this snug hoodie. Shown inRoyal Blue. RRP:£65.00.www.timothyfoxx.co.uk

GIFTS:FOR HER

The Equetech Crystal Snaffle Belt adds sparkleand glamour to any outfit with its stunning trioof crystals incorporated into an eye catchingsnaffle design. Perfect for competition wear orteamed with jeans. Colours: Black XS (70cm) S(80cm) M (90cm) L (100cm) RRP: £40.95. Formore information www.equetech.com or 01296688 966

For competition wear with gorgeous Italianstyling, the Equiline Eva Competition Shirt withit’s stretch cotton fabric is cut to complimentcurves and features a pretty ruched front andtrim ruffle with Equiline crystal detailing on thecollar.RRP: £103.00 Sizes: 8-14 Colours: White, BlueStripe. For more informationwww.dressagedeluxe.co.uk


Equiline Eva CompetitionShirt

Equetech Cyrstal SnaffleBelt

GIFTS:FOR HER

Harry Hall Shiny WelliesThese wellington boots fromHarry Hall are designed in shinyrubber with the Harry Hallbranding at the front.Ideal for adding a splash ofcolour to your wardrobe thiswinter, they will ensure youstand out from the crowd

whether its around the yard orat a show.Available in Navy, Ruby andChocolate in sizes 3-8. RRP£29.49For further information visitwww.harryhall.co.uk or callHarry Hall on 01274 711101


These boots use premiumEuropean calf leather, full legnthelasticated panel on the lateralside, high spanish cut toplineand a contoured fit through theankle. The end result is bothflattering and elegant.

They are available in roundor squared toe design inblack or cognac. Available insizes 3-8.5. For furtherinformation visit www.ariat-europe.com or call 0845 6003209

Ariat Challenge ContourField Zip Boot

GIFTS:FOR HIM

For Gents with style why not treat them to the EquetechCustom Stirling jacket. Boasting over 18 fabric choices,24 collar fabrics, 12 different linings and even 5 buttonchoices, you can be sure of a truly personalised jacket.Starting at £199.95 it is available fromwww.equetech.com or 01296 688 966


Timothy Foxx YelfordPolo

Equetech Custom Stirling Jacket

Turn heads in the Timothy Foxx Luxury Yelford Polo Shirt.Shown in Mustard it gives an up to date take on casualwear. Whether at the yard or paired with jeans for a dayaround town it is a great addition to any stylish manswardrobe this winter. RRP: £42.00 Sizes: S- XL. To orderor for more information www.timothyfoxx.co.uk 01296423 399

GIFTS:FOR HIM


Really Warm FeetTimothy Foxx Bow Tie

Add a quirky touch to a shirtwith the Timothy Foxx BowTie. RRP £37.00 and availablefrom www.timothyfoxx.co.ukor 01296 423 399

Freddie Parker EpsomShirtLook stylish this festiveseason in the Epsom NavyStripe shirt from FreddieParker. Avaiable in 3 colourswith an RRP of £79.www.freddieparker.com

Really Warm Feet superinsulated insoles are the idealgift for anyone who spendstime outdoors during the coldwinter months. Available fromwww.newequinewear.co.uk

Hedcamz - HD action cameraThe ever popularHEDCAM and theHEDCAM Ten80are unobtrusive,extremelylightweight, thumbsized wearablecamcorders that

are fully self contained with a built in batterythat gives approx. 1.5 hours of filming time inFULL 1080P HD mode (720P HD for HEDCAM) .They take MicroSD cards up to 32GB, the cardis simply removed and the footage played backon a laptop. It could not be simpler to use.

Although many people are using these greatlittle cameras to record their rides out so thatthey can relive their memories and share withfamily and friends through social media, there ismuch more than meets the eye!Prices start at£99.99. For moreinformation visitwww.HEDCAMz.com

GIFTS:FOR KIDS

Available in seven funky colours,

Shetland Amara Children’s Half

Chaps are ideal for day to day

riding…and matching gloves are

also available.The chaps are

made from amara, a material that

looks like suede but is really easy

to clean and care for. They have

side fastening zips, elastic foot

skirts and stirrups straps and

have fun logos that are different

for each size. Shetland Amara

Children’s Half Chaps are

available in baby blue, black and

red, black and silver, purple,

raspberry, brown and grey; in

sizes small, medium, large and

extra large. They have a RRP of

£15.99 and can be bought at

www.tuffaboots.com

Machine washable and designedto keep little riders warm, dryand happy this winter, this ador-able Junior Poneez Beanie fea-tures Poneez face, cute ears, aHot Pink faux fur forelock withcontrast pom pom tassels. TheBeanie is part of the Equetech

Junior Poneez Range thatbrings together fun and functionwith their range of jackets, jodh-purs, fleeces and accessories, allfeaturing their cute cartoon po-ny ‘Poneez’ The hat has an RRP:of £10.75 and is available fromwww.equetech.com.


Equetech Poneez Range

Tuffa Amara Half Chaps

GIFTS:FOR KIDS

Moorland Rider’s new Gift Horse Bags make perfectChristmas gifts - not only can they be filled with girts, butthey also make a great gift as they are! The bags aremade from cotton and are available in two sizes, bothfeaturing bold, eye-catching equestrian print that usespink and purple shades. The Gift Horse Bag comescomplete with a flower shapped gift tag too! Prices startat £3.95 and can be found at www.moorlandrider.co.uk

Even the littlest members ifthe family can be includedin equestrian themed giftsthis Christmas. The adorableEquetech SugarLump Babygrows are bound to raise asmile with their wittyslogans. Choose from ‘Don’tWake Me, Mums Riding’ or

‘Born To Ride’ in Pink or Blueemblazoned across the cutecotton outfit featuringintegrated mittens andnickel free press-stud. Insizes: 0-3 months, 3-6months, 6-12 months. RRPof £12.50 and available fromwww.equetech.com


Equetech Sugarlump Sleepsuits

Moorland Rider Gift Bags

GIFTS:FOR YOUR HORSE

The ProStable Buddy is the ultimate stable toy, combining many

different elements into one product. The toy is made up of a large

inflated ball that’s durable and hardwearing yet soft to the touch. Above

the ball is a holder that can be used to hold licks and vegetables, such

as swedes, carrots and apples.The ProStable Buddy is available from

retailers across the UK and is priced at around £33. www.trilanco.com.

Add some sparkle this festive season with the Kate Negus Full Curved

Diamante Browband. Made using English leather, this attractive

browband has a fully curved design with white diamante crystals

running along the full length. It’s finished with a Union Jack bridle stud

and looks great on any bridle. It is available in black and chestnut, in

sizes cob and full, and has a RRP of £70. www.katenegus.com

Dr D’s tasty treats are offering a perfect treat filled cracker for your horse thisChristmas. The festive pack contains two tubes of the natural horse biscuits,which have been carefully developed with the Dr D’s promise in mind. Nocereal grains, no added sugar, no GMO, no artificial anything just simplypacked with 100% natural ingredients, then dehydrated rather than baked inorder to maintain the nutrients and flavour. The fenugreek and mint biscuittreats are available in both the Every Horse range and also for Horses withUlcers. Christmas Cracker containing 2 x 300g tubes RRP £7.98 plus postagewww.drdstastytreats.com

Kate Negus Diamante Browband

The ProStable Buddy

Dr D’s Treat Cracker

GIFTS:FOR HORSE

New Equine Wear X-Country BootsX-Country Boots Lite are ideal for

eventing, but also hunter trials, hunting

and more making them a great gift for

anyone who participates in these

sports. Available in black in sizes

small, medium, medium/wide and

large. RRP £65 (fore) and £74 (hind).

www.newequinewear.co.uk

Mirrors for TrainingStable MirrorThis product can help to reduce stable

vices at the same time as providing the

horse with company in the stable. The

3ft x 2ft acrylic Stable Mirror is light in

weight, easy to fit and completely safe

for the stable. They are available from

www.mirrorsfortraining.co.uk. Priced at

£36, including P&P.

Kate Negus Grand PrixPatent Leather CavessonThe Grand Prix Patent Leather

Cavesson is available in black and has

a RRP of £230. The Patent Browband

and Patent Noseband are available to

purchase separately for those looking

to give their existing bridle a

makeover. Prices start from £32.50.

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The cute and funky Me To You Mugand Teddy Combo is ideal for awarm drink and a cuddle with TattyTeddy after a chilly day at the yardor grab the Me To You Mug on itsown for the perfect Secret Santaitem. Complete the look and keepyour toes toasty whilst enjoying aChristmas ride with the CarrotsTatty Teddy at the Stables SparkleSocks which are presented in a giftbox. Prices from £10 atwww.carrotsequestrian.co.uk

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Based in Canada, Anne Gage created Confident Horsemanship because sheis passionate about helping horse lovers achieve confidence, enjoyment,and a willing partnership with their horses. As a Clinician, Riding Coach,Horse Trainer and Certified Professional Coach, Anne focuses on themental and physical aspects of both you and your horse so you can developtrust and respect while building confidence in each other. Anne is theauthor of the books “Confident Rider Confident Horse: Build Your Confi-dence and Improve Your Partnership with Your Horse from the Ground tothe Saddle” (paperback) and “Guide to Buying Your First Horse: 92 Tipsto Help You Find and Buy Your Dream Horse” (ebook) and a regularcontributor to Horse Canada magazine. Learn more by visitingwww.ConfidentHorsemanship.com and on Facebook and Twitter.

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Change yourthoughtsand you

change howyou feel.Whether you’re suffering from

‘show nerves’ or are afraid to ride atall, you may have been told by yourfriends, your coach, or even said toyourself – “It’s just in your head”. It’strue that fear exists in our brains. There’s a perfectly natural andinstinctive program that startsautomatically when our brains believewe are in danger. It’s meant to keepus safe and prevent us from doingthings that could cause us physicalharm. The problem is that when itinterferes with your enjoyment ofriding or showing, then fear is nolonger your friend.

Your brain can’t tell the differencebetween a real or an imagineddanger. So, when we ‘think’ we mightbe hurt in some way, that fear alarm istriggered. The perceived ‘hurt’ mightbe potential physical injury oremotional (i.e. embarrassment,judgment, etc.)

The good news is that you can takecontrol and manage that fear –whether it’s a mild feeling of stress, astronger anxiety or an out rightshaking in your boots fear.

You solve any problem at the root ofit. And, the root of the fear is in yourhead – your thoughts. When fear

controls your thoughts, you go intothat negative spiral of the ‘what if’s’. You ‘think’ that whatever you areabout to do is not going to end well. Riding becomes miserable instead offun.

The good news is that you caninfluence your thoughts to build yourconfidence. To control those shownerves. To have fun riding your horse.

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Change your thoughts andyou change how you feel.

Simple advice. But most people struggle with it. Takethese 3 steps to do it successfully.

Step #1 – Be aware of what you are thinking andsaying. You have about 50,000 thoughts every day! Andyou’re unaware of most of them. As you go through yourday, notice how often you use dis-empowering, negativephrases.

Perhaps some of these phrases sound familiar.

1. “I don’t know what to do!”

2. “I’m stuck.”

3. “This won’t work.”

4. “This is too much for me.”

5. “I’ll never get this.”

Notice the emotions you have when you are talking toyourself and to others.

Step #2 – Write down your thoughts. Keep a journal(on paper or digitally) where you record your negativethoughts. Write them down as soon as they happen (oras soon afterwards as you can) so that you can recordthem as accurately as possible. Note what was goingthrough your mind and what you were doing at thatmoment. Also notice the emotions you were feeling. What came first, the thought or the feeling?

You may find writing down negative thoughts and feelingsis difficult. You may prefer not to face them, feel afraid oreven think they are stupid. But, ignoring the negativethoughts and feelings won’t make them disappear – it justmakes them stronger. You’ll deal with them in the nextstep.

Step #3 – Flip those negative thoughts on their heads.Once you’ve recorded and become aware of your mostcommon negative thoughts then you can re-write theminto empowering phrases that build your confidence. Bychanging a negative to a positive statement or question,

you give your sub-conscious mind a problem to solve. Itloves solving problems. So, it will go to work figuring outan answer. You will move forward. It will work. You willbe able to handle it. And you will get it.

Here are 5 more examples of confidence-breakingphrases and their confidence building alternatives:

“I’m afraid my horse will spook” becomes “I admitthat I have a fear my horse will spook. What help can I getto work through this?”

“I hope I don’t fall apart in the show” becomes “I haveprepared myself and my horse well for this show. We willdo our best.”

“I can’t do what my coach wants me todo” becomes “There’s something I’m not getting yet. Ican ask for more help and I can practice more. I know Iwill get it eventually.”

“I’ll never get these transitions right” becomes “We’veonly been working on these movements for a short time.It takes time to get them consistently.”

“I can’t afford riding lessons ortraining” becomes “This is something that’s reallyimportant to me. I need xx dollars. I just need to figureout a way to make that extra money.”

Taking these 3 steps may seem difficult at first. But themore often you do it, the more natural it becomes. Practice changing your thoughts to evoke positiveemotions and your confidence will grow.

Anne

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The Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2014/2015 Western European League opening leg in Odense,Denmark was dominated by the Dutch with Edward Gal taking the pole position over compatriot AdelindeCornelissen in the Grand Prix Freestyle.

Gal posted an impressive scoreof 88.625 in the Grand PrixFreestyle, leaving Cornelissen tosit more than four percentagepoints behind in second placewith her 17 year old chestnutgelding Jerich Parzival.Germanys Isabell Werth, adouble FEI World Cup™Dressage champion took placeon Don Johnson FRH.Of the 15 starters, GermanSonke Rothenberger set the pacewith a score of 74.750 which lefthim in 7th at the end ofcompetition, Danish mother-of-three Agnete Kirk Thinggaardrode 11 year old Jojo AZ scoring74.975, the busy mother took an8 year break from her career andreturned to the sport in 2013 andis proving she has lost none ofher edge this season. Isabell

Werth posted the first 80 percentplus score but the final rider,Gal, really set the tone with his10 marks from the judges. Hispiaffe, half pass and passagewere stunning and secured thewin for the day of 84.100 whichwas a personal best for EdwardGal which may have eased thedisappointment from beingunable to rider Glock’sUndercover at the Alltech FEIWorld Equestrian Games™ inNormandy this summer althoughGal still rode Glock’s Voice toDutch Team Bronze glory.“It was a very bigdisappointment at the time, butthe health of the horse counts foreverything and you have tomove on, and today he felt reallygood” said the 44-year-old rider.He was particularly pleased

because the arena at Odensepresents a difficult environmentfor the gelding. “The spectatorsare sitting very high up along theside of the arena, and the arenais not so big so they feel veryclose” Gal explained.He has had the horse for two anda half years not and Gal feelsGlock’s Undercover is coming

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Result:1, Glock's Undercover NOP (Edward Gal)NED 88.625; 2, Jerich Parzival NOP (Ade-linde Cornelissen) NED 84.300; 3, DonJohnson FRH (Isabell Werth) GER 80.275; 4,Herzruf's Erbe (Ulla Salzgeber) GER 79.400;5, Glock's Flirt (Hans Peter Minderhoud)NED 77.425; 6, Jojo AZ (Agnete Kirk Thing-gaard) DEN 74.975; 7, Favourit (SonkeRothenberger) GER 74.750; 8, Uzzo(Patrick van der Meer) NED 71.700; 9, Dar-cia VH (Jeanna Hogberg) SWE 71.675; 10,Qui Vincit Dynamis (Fabienne Lutkeieier)GER 71.375; 11, Di Lapponia T (PaulindaFriberg) SWE 71.325; 12, Vitana V (MorganBarbancon Mestre) ESP 70.975; 13, Bro-holm's Highlight (Jim Rasmussen) DEN70.650; 14, Goerklintgaards Fanero (LenaLeschly Aamann) DEN 67.375; 15, TobajoPik Disney (Trude K. Hestengen) NOR

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to terms with the noise fromspectators and the intenseatmosphere of competition at thislevel.“Yesterday he was really good,and today he was even morerelaxed in the Freestyle. In theprize-giving today his heart wasbeating normally. Before, youcould feel it beating so fastbecause he was so afraid! Buttoday I got a really good feelingand I could ask him to do moreand I could ride him through hisextensions” Gal explained.Gal rode to victory and held inthe FEI World Cup™ Dressage

title in 2010 with the infamousstallion Totilas on home turf inThe Netherlands. Totilas is nowridden by Matthias Rath ofGermany and has been recentlyreturning to the s;potlightalthough Rath had to withdrawthe black stallion from theAlltech FEI World EquestrianGames in Normandy in thesummer which causeddisappointment for fansanticipating a Valegro – Totilasshowdown.The second leg took place on31st October in Lyon, France.

Hartpury College student Francesca Bradley has sether sights on following gin the footsteps of some ofthe country’s top riders after gaining selection toBritish Dressage’s Young Rider Progress Squad.Francesca, 18, and new horse Baldovino have quicklyfound their feet in the discipline having only beencompeting together for six months.“I’m entirely made up with my selection,” said theEquine Science degree student. “I’ve been ridingsince I was six but have only been involved withdressage for the last four years. To have been noticedby the selectors as such a new partnership is excellent.Francesca will now be focusing on getting as muchcompetition experience as possible under her belt asshe needs to show the GB selectors that she’s capableof gaining scores above 70% at Prix St George level.“I’ll be spending a lot of time at Premier League andother high profile shows across the country while also

working on my test riding at Hartpury as part of theacademy development squad,” she said. “I’mlooking forward to benefiting from the high-levelcoaching and Hartpury which I hope will improveme as a rider.”The British Equestrian Federation's World Classprogramme, Hartpury's equine academy and NGBtalent identification programmes workcollaboratively in developing talented young ridersfor the future. Hartpury’s Equine Academy Director,Nick Burton, said: “Francesca’s selection for theYoung Rider Progress Squad will fit perfectlyalongside the coaching that she will receive as partof the development squad here at Hartpury. It’s agreat achievement and we look forward todeveloping Francesca’s potential to internationalstandard.”


Photo: Annette Boe stergaard/FEI

HARTPURY STUDENT FOLLOWS GB TOPRIDERS FOOTSTEPS

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GENTLE CAROUSEL THERAPY HORSES

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?

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Magic is the smallest member of our team but definitely the biggest hero. She isa specialised therapy horse who brings comfort and happiness to people who aresuffering illness or trauma and is adept at recognising those who need her skills

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Hello Friends.My name is therapy horse Magic and this is my first columnfor In The Stirrups. I look forward to taking you along eachmonth on my adventures and the adventures of my equinefriends at Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses. Wevisit over 25,000 children and adults each year so there isalways something new going on.


In addition to our locations in the United States,my look-a-like sister Ivi and five therapy horsestrained in the US now live at Gentle CarouselGreece near Athens. They work with childrenliving in orphanages and are the first animals ofany kind allowed inside hospitals in the country. Iwill keep you up to date on their adventures too.This has been a busy year for me. In addition tovisiting children's hospitals and schools, my newbook was released and my traveling buddyHamlet and I were asked to be 2014 BreyerPortrait Model Horses.Breyer manufactures and ships about 5 millionmodel horses each year (UK included). Theyalso host BreyerFest, the world's largest modelhorse collector and equine festival each year atthe Kentucky Horse Park. I was a special specialguest at BreyerFest this year, the 25th SilverJubilee. More than 10,000 people attended andI think Hamlet and I met each one!Breyer has strong ties to the real horse worldand say they add "the latest and greatest stars"to their model line each year.The process from idea to models arriving instores took almost a year. I started working withthe Breyer artists by sending them photos. Theartists needed to see each side of all fourhooves and legs, my eyes, face markings andmy entire body from the front, sides and back.Breyer model horses begin as artist's sculpturesand are then handcrafted and hand-painted with

airbrushes and paintbrushes. About 20 differentartisans handle each individual Breyer modelfrom start to finish, so no two Breyer models areever exactly alike.I was also the first horse ever invited to tour thefamous Breyer factory and meet the artistworking on my original model. I was travelinghome from Yale-New Haven Children's hospitaland stopped to visit a child in New Jersey, thestate where the Breyer factory (ReevesInternational, Inc.) is located.I walked through the factory, met the staff andsaw the very first Hamlet and Magic models. Ieven checked out the CEO's office and the hugestuffed toy animals in the hallways. When Iposed for photos with the Breyer team, they allhad to promise not to show anyone the photosuntil after the official announcement about the


new models wasmade.Now thousand ofpeople have their ownMagic and HamletBreyer models. Theypurchase them instores and online.Hamlet and I havealso delivered many ofour models to children

in hospital or hospicecare during our visits.One little boy inSpiderman pajamaswas so excited to gethis set of models. "SoMagic has her ownaction figure?" heasked.Yes little Spiderman,I do.

Want to own your own Magic or Hamlet? Visit Breyers websiteto order to locate your nearest stockist!

Breyer model horses, which begin as artist’s sculptures, are allhandcrafted and hand-painted with airbrushes and paintbrushes.Approximately 20 different artisans handle each individualBreyer model from start to finish – a process, which, 62 yearslater, is still done by human hands, not machines. Even today, notwo Breyer model horses are ever exactly alike!

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ALOERIDE

TRIED AND TESTED

This month In the Stirrups trusted reviewer has been putting Aloeride to the test. Reduced grooming

time, long periods of time spent with rugs on, fields full of mud and feet trying to adapt to wet to

dry conditions on a daily basis can all have a detrimental effect over time, but alongside daily

grooming and good hygiene practices, Aloeride can help maintain healthy skin and hooves and

encourage a shiny coat from the inside out. It is a palatable natural, certified organic aloe-vera

supplement, which not only helps to promote healthy skin, condition hooves, encourage great coat

shine and glossy locks, but also supports the immune system as well –another key factor to consider

over the winter months. Each box of Aloeride contains 30 sachets (30 days worth) equaling over 12

litres of aloe vera juice and its great to know that its also been tested by an accredited Newmarket

laboratory and does not contain any synthetic compounds. RRP £55.20 (1 x months supply) available

at www.aloeride.co.uk

Tyne is In the Stirrups trusted reviewer. As well asbeing a qualified Equine Veterinary Nurse, she is a keenhorsewoman. She owns an 18yr old Connemara Marecalled Summer who still keeps Tyne on her toes. Whennot riding or covered in hay, Tyne enjoys walking andreading - usually still covered in horse hair.

ALOERIDE

TRIED AND TESTED

I have used aloe vera based gels in the past toaid the healing of fly bites and other minorskin complaints on the horses and myself so Iwas aware of some of the properties itcontains but I must admit I was quiteskeptical about feeding it!

I have a veteran mare whos at times quite stiffand unfortunately I had to take out for work forthe winter just after I'd given her a full clip(typical!) Being a native type her coat usuallygrows back rough and wirey but after 4 weeksof feeding aloeride her coat has grown backbeautifully soft and shiny, she looks fantastic!

She has had days since the weathers been colderthat she's looked quite uncomfortable but sincebeing on the supplement she's walking muchmore happily and seems to have her old sparkback, I've even witnessed her having a trotaround the field with her friends! Something shehadn't done in a long while. Thanks to thealoeride I've been able to minimise herpainkillers too!Aloeride also has other health benefits such asaiding digestion and genral wellbeing so inconclusion it's a fabulous supplement for anyhorse at any time of year.The only con is it quite pricey but still absolutelyworth it!

JAY TIGER HALIM

Hey Cubs! How have you all been?

The last time I left you I waspreparing to attend the Horse of theYear Show for the very first time.Well I did and it was amazing, everymoment. The atmosphere wascharged and I made it to the lastround in the puissance withGoodmans Acobado which was trulywonderful and we had an incredibletime! My Goddaughter came towatch which really pleased me, itwas great to see her although it is ashame I don’t have a lot of time whenattending shows like HOYS. I came

second the following day in theGrade C Final with Abrisco whichwas so pleasing. There was a realteam feeling because his owners andoriginal groom (who worked withhim when he was younger) came tosee us ride, his owners are involvedin Showing so it was a something abit different seeing us jump. I reallywas over the moon with my first timeat the Horse of the Year show and soproud of the horses. I am nowactively looking into arranging asyndicate for Abrisco as I want tokeep the ride and take him far in thefuture.

After HOYS my profile seemed toexplode into the public eye, I havesince had to set up a Facebook Fanpage after I reached the maximumamount of friends on my privateprofile.

You can come over and say hi atwww.facebook.com/jaytigerhalimrider, I love to meet and interact withmy fans so the more the merrier!This month also saw me celebratemy birthday, I had a lovely meal withfriends in my local town ofCirencester. I decided after the mealI wanted a couple of additional

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Jay at Bolesworth earlier this year. Copyright of Eqwynne/Maria Wynne

JAY TIGER HALIM

drinks and ended up in the student bar which I left at3am, feeling pretty old compared to everyone inHalloween costumes. Not great for the ego!A couple of the horses at the yard have been a little offcolour but the weather changes have been so erratic itisn’t surprising. This month i have brought in some ofmy 3yr olds that I produced to sell, who are comingalong very well as well as it being weaning time for myyoungest horses. All of my home bred horses haveCandy as a prefix to their name and we have just weanedCandy Mercury (Freddie) and Candy Wang (Vera) whoare in a stable together. They are doing so well andhaven’t called for their mothers once which is sweet.

I am trying to be efficient with my time, keepingbalanced and on top of the numerous tasks each day. Wehave had 2 new horses join the yard with their rider whohas already enjoyed a successful competition since beingbased at my stables.Last weekend I did a demo on Saturday and Sunday atYour Horse Live, which was a new experience as it was

my first live demo. I am a Your Horse Live TrainingAcademy Coach along with Laura Tomlinson. Lauraunfortunately couldn’t attend this year but I thoughtit would be fun. I also had a signing at Bits andBridles, who stock my sponsors Uvex, which wasnerve wracking. I did contemplate offering free icecream to encourage people to come but I was surprisedat the response I got! It was great!On Saturday I did my demo, signing and an interviewfor Your Horse Live and then drove to Addington asI had 2 horses in the Grand Prix in the evening. Ithought perhaps they needed a bigger class but theyreally gave me an unexpected confidence boost withGoodman’s For Fun winning the class. My secondride Bart had an unlucky 4 faults but I am really overthe moon with him. Sunday it was back to Stoneleighfor a slightly less busy day, I felt very professionalreturning on the second day after clinching a GrandPrix the night before. I have really had some fantasticfeedback on my time at Your Horse Live, as well asmeeting some great people. As much as I love beingan inspiration I have yet to shake the feeling that I amnot quite worthy of their admiration. It is alwayshumbling to me when I meet such amazing peoplewho follow and look up to me, I reminds me that mysuccess is not just mine, it is theirs too for supportingand believing in me! All in all Your Horse Live wasamazing, it was great to catch up with NAF andAlbion who already support me with their greatproducts and I can’t wait until next year.Do head over to my Facebook page and say hi orfollow me on Twitter @jaytigerhalim. Until nexttime…!

Jay at Bolesworth earlier this year. Copyright ofEqwynne/Maria Wynne


KLIMKE WINS HER FIRST CCI4* IN PAU

Some of the Worlds most elite ridersgathered in south west France for LesEtoiles de Pau for the start of the FEIClassics™ 2014/2015.

Ingrid Klimke and Horseware Hale BobPhoto: Trevor Holt/FEI

With the 2013/2014 victory goingto William Foxx-Pitt, he lookedset to be a strong force in thisyears competition with his twoentries who have both won CCI4*in the past. There were 35 entriesfrom 10 nations and in thisnumber there were a number ofcombinations to watch. NewZealander Jonelle Price, fourth atthe WEG earlier this year, lookedto make her mark in Pau with thenine year old mare FaerieDianimo. Kentucky 2013 runnerups Lauren Kieffer (USA) enteredwith her ride Veronica and JockPaget (NZL) competed onAndrew Nicholsons former rideShady Grey.Britain had a strong contingentwith Louise Harwood and FrancisWhittington who have bothenjoyed successful seasons thisyear, plus Pippa Funnell ridingRedesigned, the stunningchestnut that she was unluckilyunseated from at Badminton,Nicola Wilson who rode so wellacross country at the WEG,competiting in Pau on One TwoMany who was a CCI4* first timer.Day one of Dressage saw acharged atmosphere with onlyGermany’s Ingrid Klimke, ridingthe 10-year-old Horseware HaleBob, and William Fox-Pitt (GBR),with the 14-year-old ParklaneHawk, were the only two ridersto score below 40 penalties andthey are now tying for the leadat this stage on 39.3 penaltiesapiece. Klimke, although win-ning numerous team gold med-

als for Germanyhad yet to wina CCI4*. “My horse, ‘Bobby’,has proved he can do the CCI4*distance when he completedLuhmuhlen this year,” she said.“He is sharp and clever and I’mlooking forward to riding himacross country.” Dressage end-ed with Pau 2010 winner An-dreas Dibowski (GER) sat 1.4penaltie points behind the jointleaders.

The Cross Country phase beganthe next day with Ireland’sJoesph Murphy first onto thecourse. Course Designer PierreMichelet’s (FRA) twisting, tech-nical course demanded an obe-dient, flexible horse andMurphy became the only riderto complete with two horses."Both my horses are very goodjumpers and had great experi-ences today, but they are verydifferent,” said an elated Mur-phy.Both William Fox-Pitt (GBR)and Pippa Funnell (GBR) pulledup their first rides. Fox-Pitt de-cided to retire Seacookie atfence 6, feeling that the groundwas too firm for the 15-year-old, and Funnell and MirageD’Elle fell foul of the sharplyangled corner at fence 4. Thisnotoriously difficult obstacle,where the direct route is ap-proached “blind” after a tree,also claimed New Zealand’sJock Paget (Shady Grey) andBritain’s Francis Whittington(West Side) as victims. It wasn’t

William Fox-Pitt (GBR) and Parklane Hawk competing in thedressage phase. Photo: Trevor Holt/FEI

Joseph Murphy (IRL) and Electric Cruise competing in thecross country phase. Photo: Trevor Holt/FEI


Fox-Pitt’s day because he later withdrew his joint Dres-sage leader, Parklane Hawk, and matters worsened forFunnell when she was unseated from her second ride,Redesigned, when the long-striding chestnut clipped thesecond arrowhead at fence 20. Ingrid Klimke rode awonderfully committed round and was cheered to thefinish by the large crowd and finished just two secondsover time. That left the German with a fence in hand forthe Jumping phase over Irelands Joseph Murphy andElectric Cruise, who were the only combination toachieve the optimum time of 12 minutes 2 seconds.

The Jumping course at Pau is always challenging, and thisyear was no exception, but the influence of the variableCross Country times meant that scores were spread outand so riders had some leeway for error. When, to greatdisappointment, Joseph Murphy’s (IRL) Electric Cruisewas eliminated at the final Horse Inspection, AndreasDibowski (GER) and FRH Butts Avedon moved up into therunner-up spot. Their two fences down did not affecttheir placing, and meant that Ingrid Klimke (GER) was

handed a three-fence advantage, but the spring-heeledHorseware Hale Bob only hit one rail, on the triple oxer.Murphy had some compensation with fifth place, de-spite three rails down, on a keen-looking SportsfieldOthello. Erin Sylvester (USA) made the long journeyacross the Atlantic worthwhile with sixth place on NoBoundaries and Canada’s Kathryn Robinson secured herfirst CCI4* completion in style with seventh place on LetIt Bee. Nicola Wilson finished eighth and best of theBritish contingent on One Two Many, a good round justmarred by the pair’s misjudgement coming into the dou-ble, when they had both parts down.

Klimke has won six team gold medals at Olympic, Worldand European level, and now she looks to have found thecomplete event horse in Horseware Hale Bob, a 10-year-old Oldenburger by Helikon and her beaming smile saidit all. “This was a pure show jumping course and youneeded an adjustable horse for the varying distances,which wasn’t easy the day after a 12-minute Cross Coun-try course,” said Klimke. “Often the Jumping phase is mybiggest fear, but this time I had no worries because Iknew my horse is a great jumper.”Ingrid was clearlythrilled with her first CCI4* win: “Let’s drink to that!” shesaid. “I have loved my visit to Pau – it’s a wonderful eventwith a wonderful crowd.”

Andreas Dibowski (GER) FRH Butts Avedoncompeting in the cross country phase. Photo:


Arnaud Boiteau (FRA) and Quoriano Ene-HNPhoto: Trevor Holt/FEI


MEET IN THE STIRRUPS NEW TEAM MEMBER

SHANE BROWN

There are veryfew people inthis world whoknow whatthey want todo with theirlives, let aloneget theopportunity tolive it out. Ihappen to beblessed enoughto be one ofthem. I havealways knownthat horses andranch life wasthe path I mostdesired, even

from an early age, and I made pursuing thatend my goal. My name is Shane Brown; I live inElbert, CO, USA on our horse ranch and ridingfacility with my wife Stacey, daughter Quincyand son Levi.

I began my lifestyle choices early with a motherand father that worked in the ranching industryin Colorado and Nebraska. I grew up riding,roping, working cattle and tagging alonganywhere I was allowed to go as soon as Icould sit in a saddle by myself. The desire to behorseback never left me. Through my youth andteen years I was involved in 4H Agriculturalprograms, riding and showing horses, raisingcattle and rabbits and eventually landing a job

with a well known paint and quarter horse ranchnear my home. I did everything from fixingfence to cleaning stalls, but the aspect oftraining was my main interest. I worked my wayinto the assistant trainer position under TroyHeikes at Pine Run Ranch and the rest, as theysay, is history.

I started Shane Brown Performance Horses in1992, moving to my own facility in 2005, andhave trained and ridden AQHA World ShowFinalists and NRHA Futurity and Derby Finalistsin addition to participating in NRCHA events. Ihave earned success as a nationally rankedtrainer and coach and enjoy competing yearround in our exciting sport.

I have a desire to see reining grow and improveworld-wide. In order to do that, I participate onmultiple levels of both the National ReiningHorse Association and my regional affiliate,Rocky Mountain Reining Horse Association. I amcurrently the NRHA Professionals Chairman atNRHA and a director on the NRHA Board inaddition to the board of RMRHA after twoconsecutive two-year terms as President.

I hope to explore not only the basic informationof what makes a reining horse and rider workwell together, but also tap into the major eventsassociated with our sport around the UnitedStates. I am excited about where our industry isheaded and I look forward to sharing thatexcitement with you.

Shane

www.shanebrown.net

REINING

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The great Dutch master, JerichParzival, claimed maximum pointsfor The Netherlands’ AdelindeCornelissen at the second leg of theReem Acra FEI World Cup™Dressage 2014/2015 WesternEuropean League in Lyon, Franceon October 31st 2014. 17 yearsyoung it would appear as heproduced a smooth performance toachieve the hightest score of thenight and breaking the 80% barrierto score 80.300 in the Grand PrixFreestyle. The due claimed adouble series of victories in 2011and 2012 as well as claiming Teamand Individual Freestyle bronze atthe WEG two months ago, not tomention being the runners up at theopening leg of the series in Odense,Denmark.Right behind Cornelissen wereGermany’s Fabienne Lutkemeier onD’Agostino FRH with fellowGerman and former two-time

World Cup Dressage championUlla Salzgeber settling into third.Denmark’s Agnete KirkThinggaard is continuing to be theforce to be reckoned with thisseason after another strongperformance from her on Jojo AZ,they lined up sixth in Odense anddid exactly the same in Lyon,leaving some big names in theirwake. The Danish rider combinesher sporting ambition with a greatdeal of common sense, and the 31-year-old, who has only returned tocompetition after an eight-yearabsence to raise her three youngchildren, set tonight’s first serioustarget with a mark of 77.400 whenlast to go before the judging break.Fabienne Lutkemeier posted a solidscore of 80.050, she and her horsehave enjoyed a great year,following team gold at the FEIEuropean Championships inHerning, Denmark in 2013 with

team gold at this summer’s AlltechFEI World Equestrian Games™.And the rider, who was reserve forthe London 2012 Olympic Games,particularly enjoyed her successtonight as it came just three daysafter her 25th birthday.“D’Agostino gave me the bestbirthday present!” Lutkemeier said.“He was really super. He hadn’tdone a Freestyle since last May, atthe German Championship, so I’mreally happy with how we finished!I rode the Special all the timecoming up to Caen, but I alwayslove competing in Freestyle and Iwas happy with him the whole waythrough his test today” she added.She continued, “this is his firstshow indoors and he was reallyconcentrated, really good in theflying changes and the pirouettesparticularly - I’m very, veryhappy!”

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In front of a pumped upSaturday night crowd at the131st National Horse Showin Lexington, Kentucky,Olympic teammates BeezieMadden and McLain Warddid battle once again. In thisskirmish it was Madden andCortes 'C' edging out Wardand Rothchild by a singlesecond to claim the title inthe $250,000 CanadianPacific Grand Prix CSI4*-W, presented by theHarrison Family. Maddenhad the advantage of goinglast and ripped across thefinish line in a sensationaltime of 34.71 seconds to nail

down the win. Just minutesearlier, Ward and Rothchildhad posted the top time of35.73 seconds, but ended upsettling for second place.Georgina Bloomberg andJuvina finished in third in39.46 seconds.Thirty-eight starters went tothe post and were faced witha solid World Cup test with13 numbered obstacles and16 jumping efforts, designedby popular Brazilian coursedesigner Guilherme Jorge.He used a triple combinationearly on at 5abc and a doublelater at 9ab.

1, Jerich Parzival (Adelinde Cornelissen) NED80.300;2, D'Agostino FRH (Fabienne Lutkemeier) GER80.050;3, Herzuf's Erbe (Ulla Salzgeber) GER 79.325;

4, Kingsley Siro (Danielle Heijkoop) NED78.450; 5, Deja (Patrik Kittel) SWE 77.850;6, Jojo AZ (Agnete Kirk Thinggaard) DEN77.400; 7, Fixdesign Eremo del Castegno(Valentina Truppa) ITA 77.375;8, Silvano (Dorothee Schneider) GER 76.875;9, Glock's Flirt (Hans Peter Minderhoud) NED75.875;10, Painted Black (Morgan Barbancon) ESP73.975;11, Smeyers Molberg (Marela Krinke Susmelj)SUI 73.900;12, Noble Dream Concept Sol (Marc Boblet)FRA 71.950;13, Finckenstein TSF (Rikke Svane) DEN70.900;14.GB Cazzago C (Melanie Hofmann) SUI70.675;15, After You (Ludovic Henry) FRA 68.500.

Photo: Pierre Costabadie/FEI

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Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' captured the $250,000 CanadianPacific Grand Prix CSI4*-W at the National Horse Show.


Great Britain’s Michael Whitaker won the Rikstoto Grand Prix in Oslo riding his 2013European Championships gold medal winner, the 12 year old chestnut gelding VikingV.The 24 strong jump off field wasn’t able to touch a double clear posted by Jur Vrieling of The Netherlandswho seemed likey to have an unbeatable time. Rider after rider failed to knock his lead until Whitaker, fromNottinghamshire, managed a quiet and composed round to beat Vrieling’s time by 2/100’s of a second.Talking afterwards Michael commented “That was a fast class. You couldn’t just canter round, you had tohave a plan. I was fortunate that I got a good hit on the first fence and everything went right after that.Sometimes it happens your way, sometimes it doesn’t – but today it went exactly the way I wanted it”.The jumping was extremely high paced with just over a second separating the top six placings at the end ofcompetition. The seven fence course was designed by Uliano Vezzani saw almost half of competitiorsqualify for the jump off which resulted in riders taking risks to ensure the fast time needed to place high inthe long line up.

1st - Michael Whitaker (GBR) /Viking – 0/0 34.20

2nd - Jur Vrieling (NED) /Flash Dance v Kalevallei – 0/034.22

3rd - Steve Guerdat (SUI) /Albfuehren’s Paille – 0/0 34.61

4th - Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) / Atlanta –0/0 34.99

5th - Bart Bles (NED) / LordSandro Ddh – 0/0 35.21

6th - Pius Schwizer (SUI) /Sixtine de Vains – 0/0 35.40

WHITAKER WINS OSLO GRAND PRIXJUMP OFF

DAISY JACKSONThis month has been about training and preparingfor some parties! Tango and I have been workinghard and I am so pleased with his development. Ourbusy month included taking Tango to HartpuryCollege for training as part of my AASE (AdvancedApprenticeship in Sporting Excellence); getting alovely big parcel from my sponsor at BespokeBandage who has designed a beautiful set for 4 yearold Tänzer; officially becoming 18 and getting tocelebrate with my friends and family and enjoyingthe most amazing birthday cake – which very nearlydidn’t happen!Unbeknown to me Mum had organised for KatieOakeley to make a beautiful cake for my 18th. Katie hadarranged that Mum would pick it up on the Friday (mybirthday was the Sunday). Several frantic phone callsand texts went back and forth between Mum and Katieabout an hour before it was due to be picked up asdisaster had struck! Katie had popped out and when shehad returned, found her naughty terriers had managedto reach it and had eaten half of it! After a few tears andthen hysterical laughter from both of them, Katie cameup with a plan to quickly re-make the cake and deliverit Saturday afternoon! How amazing that Katie managedto make another cake in time for my birthday and howlucky she had all the ingredients! I am sure it was verystressful for Katie and Mum but it all turned out ok andI thought the story was hilarious! Here is a photo of the cake – post terriers! It featuresTango, Tänzer, my pony Dash who is now 20 years oldand a mystery horse who I am hoping to be able to tellyou all about soon! It was such a lovely surprise whenI saw it and we are varnishing the horses so I can keep

t h e mf o r e v e r !The rest ofthe cake islong goneand wasdelicious!It has to besaid, thiswas theb e s tHalloweenever. Nos c a r ynights out

and not as i n g l ecostume insight butinstead awonderfultrip toH a r t p u r ya n dT a n g o ’ sdebut ridein the bigi n d o o rinternational arenaand itcouldn’t havegone better.Not only was Fürst Larkshill very mature about it all healso performed wonderfully in my lesson with NickBurton, my mentor and coach for my AASE. I am nowvery close to completing my course and I was given theheads up from Nick about entering some competitions,which of course I did the same day! It was also great tocatch up with friends on the course and the whole visitwas great fun.

I have also enjoyed having Olivia Oakeley coming toour yard more regularly. We have had some superlessons and it is good to have feedback from our bestInternational Young Rider who has trained and is nowcompeting her horse, Donna Summer, at Grand Prix.Olivia has seen us from the start so appreciates what wehave achieved so far and is always so positive andencouraging. I plan to have more lessons with Olivia inthe future as she really ‘gets’ Tango and seems to alwayssee positives in everything but at the same time is honestabout our capabilities. That definitely makes for a goodtrainer in my book and I am looking forwards to lessonswith her over the winter.

Larkshill Tänzer, our 4 year old Benetton Dream xDonawaulzer is also coming along very well and isimproving all the time. He is developing good form inhis early training and we had a lot of fun showing offhis brand new Bespoke Bandages set and modelling forthe camera! Our arena is surrounded by our turn outpaddocks which has proven to be excellent education

Tango ready to go into his lesson atHartpury dressed by Wolds Exclusive

for our young horses who have had to learn to workthroughout any distractions. Sometimes it isn’t for thefaint hearted especially if you get several horses whodecide to make your training session more interesting!However, during training, they do soon learn to stayfocussed which is so helpful when they are out atcompetitions and some would say is character buildingfor both horse and rider!

I have been sad to read about several accidents withfireworks in the media. Although our yard is situatedclose to where there are displays and private fireworksI am fortunate that out of the 8 horses we have at home,none are the least bit bothered by them. We also have2 dogs, one that isn’t at all worried by them and theother (a gun dog coincidentally) really hates them. Iguess that we are just very lucky because I have readcountless incidents of horses having accidents instables through stress, colicking and even one horsethat suffered burns due to a firework starting a fire inthe stables. Although I love to watch fireworks, thewelfare of animals (and of course people) has to comefirst and I believe that they should be limited toorganised displays and not be sold to the general publicwithout some sort of licence being issued to ensuresafety guidelines are in place. I have signed thegovernment petition which is available to sign up untilMarch 2015. If any of you share my feelings on thisand would like to sign, here is a link to the epetition:http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/71570

Daisy

DAISY JACKSON

For details of Tänzer’s and Tango’sbridles, boots, saddlecloths and bandagesvisit the following pages on Facebook:

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Daisy currently trains with NicolaBuchanan and Olivia Oakeley

Tango being put through his paces in our lesson withNick Burton at Hartpury International Arena

RDA PONY SCOOPS BETA TITLE

Bobbysocks is a once-in-a-lifetime pony –and that’s official! This gentle-naturedWelsh bay gelding, hero to hundreds ofchildren, has been crowned winner of theBETA Year of the Horse competition.

The award, launched by the British Equestrian

Trade Association as part of the 2014 Chinese Year

of the Horse celebrations, invited entries from

everyone with a favourite horse – from cuddly

family pony to an equine superstar that had inspired

them. As nominations rolled in, finding that elusive

horse or pony proved an incredibly difficult task,

but in the end there could only be one winner – and

Bobbysocks, all 12.2hh of him, stood out from the

rest. This 26-year-old golden oldie with three

striking white socks has enjoyed a lifetime of

helping others. In his younger days, he hunted and

competed at both regional and national level but,

on retiring from competition, he has taught

countless children with disabilities to ride as an

RDA volunteer pony. Bobbysocks, who was

nominated by RDA volunteer Susan Tomkins, lives

with Dawn Whitmore-Kirby, who runs the Meadow

School of Riding, in Woodhouse Eaves, near

Loughborough, Leicestershire. They are both

thrilled that this “calm, well-behaved and patient”

pony has won and have chosen a specially

commissioned portrait of Bobbysocks as the prize.

“He has spent his life helping other and always

doing what was asked of him,” said Dawn. “He has

won so many things but never had a trophy of his

own – until now. We are thrilled that he will have

his own portrait, which we shall put up in the new

Portakabin classroom we are building.


Tuffa footwear haveextended thier support ofBritish Showjumper TimStockdale to include thewhole of Team Stockdale.As well as Tim , his childrenhave been wearing Tuffafootwear for years and nowthe entire team can enjoyTuffas support. “Tuffa hasbeen my preferred choiceof footwear for both styleand performance foryears,” says Tim. “Thissponsorship is a great

boost for my whole team,meaning that we can all,literally, put our best footforward! I’m delighted tobe working with Tuffa- areally innovative familycompany that designs itsown products to meet theneeds of its customers. I’llbe working with Michelleand the team, to spreadthe word as the footwearcollection continues toexpand and develop. It’san exciting time.”

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“Bobbysocks really deserves this award – he is

such a character and ever so cheeky. If ever

there is any trouble in the field, it’s never down

to him, but he’s always there – he’s our Just

William. Before he came to us, he was a bit of a

jumping machine, lively and full of energy, and

he can still be like that if a regular rider is on him.

Put a disabled kid on him, though, and he slows

down and plods around and just seems to know

that he needs to take care of them.” Bobbysocks

is going into partial retirement this autumn after

years of giving happiness to the many children

that rode him. “He will work when he wants to,”

added Dawn, “and, when he wants to stay in the

field, he can.” BETA executive director Claire

Williams said that the judging panel had a really

tough job in choosing the winner: “It was not

easy, but Bobbysocks seems to have made such

a big difference to a number of peoples’ lives

that he was the natural choice,” she said. “We

wish him the very best and hope he enjoys a

well-deserved retirement.”

The BETA Year of the Horse competition was launched

at the beginning of the year, with nominations closing on

29 August. Nominations were made online at the BETA

website, www.beta-uk.org, or via forms available from

participating tack shops.

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Olympic champion SteveGuerdat led a Swiss victorygallop at the second leg of theLongines FEI World Cup™Jumping 2014/2015 WesternEuropean League in Helsinki,Finland.Held in a new venue it proved achallenge for both parts of thecombinations competitng due torestricted space. 32 year oldGuerdat and the gelding Nino desBuissonnets, the horse on which heclaimed individual gold at theLondon 2012 Olympic Games, usedthat to their advantage and had asuperb run when second to last toride against the clock. Last man inwas Martin Fuchs, and the 22-year-old steered PSG Future into runner-up spot ahead of Pius Schwizer inthird. The Swiss wereunderstandably buoyant at the endof the day. “We Swiss are in good

shape right now!” said Schwizerthis evening.As the 30th Helsinki Horse Showmoved to the Helsingin Jäähalli, thecity’s oldest indoor ice rink, coursedesigner, Frenchman FredericCottier, had to be at his creativebest. Making the cut into the jump-off was not an easy task as therewas no room for adjusting stridepatterns throughout the 12-fencetrack. Once riders committedthemselves to going on a certaindistance they had to stick to theirdecision even if the fences didn’tcome up right, and Italy’s FrancoFrancesco was eliminated for a fallwhen the line he took to thepenultimate oxer left him too faraway, and his grey mare, BancoPopalare Bari Cassandra, decided toslam on the brakes.Talking about the challenge ofriding in the relatively small arena,

Guerdat joked, “Switzerland is asmall country so we are used tosmall things!”Result: 1, Nino des Buissonnets (SteveGuerdat) SUI 0/0 34.96; 2, PSG Future(Martin Fuchs) SUI 0/0 35.10; 3, Six-tine de Vains (Pius Schwizer) SUI 0/035.33; 4, VDL Zirocco Blue NOP (JurVrieling) NED 0/0 35.78; 5, Extra vanEssene (Marlon Zanotelli) BRA 0/036.18; 6, Cornado ll (Christian Ahl-mann) GER 00 36.57; 7, Ayade de Sep-ton Et HCD (Kevin Staut) FRA 0/037.24; 8, Edesa S Banjan (Geir Bullik-sen) NOR 0/0 37.66; 9, Prime Time desVagues (Alexandre Fontanelle) FRA0/0 39.27; 10, Fardon (Anna-Julia Kon-tio) FIN 0/2 41.11; 11, Sea Coast For-lap DC (Daniel Deusser) GER 0/435.90; 12, Gotha FRH (Henrik von Eck-ermann) SWE 0/4 35.97; 13, Casello(Douglas Lindelow) SWE 0/8 36.50; 14,Connery (Luca Moneta) ITA 0/1236.48; 15, Ashkari (Yasmin Pinchen)GBR 0/23.www.company.com

The third leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2014/2015 Western European Leaguewas held in Lyon, France on November 2nd.

The French could not contain theirexcitement when the reinging FEIEuropean Individual Champion,Roger Yves Bost, emergedvictorious on home ground.The competition was charged fromthe start, it came down to 14combinations in the jump off againstthe clock. The 49-year-oldFrenchman Yves Bost and his 10-year-old horse Qoud’Coeur de laLoge snatched victory from the graspof Dutch veteran Wout-Jan van derSchans and Capetown. Germany’sHans-Dieter Dreher took the thirdplace with Embassy II, leaving TheNetherland’s Gerco Schroder andCongnac Champblanc to settle infourth.18 countries were respresented overthe course designed by FrankRotherberger’s first round trackwhich proved to be a significant test

to the 40 starters, the course includedmaximum-height verticals and oxerswhich were spread around the arenabut, arguably, the final decorativewhite planks produced some of thebiggest surprises of the day when thetop three riders in the currentLongines world rankings all went outof contention there.7 riders chose to retire in round oneincluding former Olympic and FEIWorld Cup™ champion RodrigoPessoa from Brazil (Status),Australian star Edwina Tops-Alexander (Old Chap Tame) andSpain’s Sergio Alvarez-Moya(Action-Breaker). But no-one wouldhave expected that current World no.1 Scott Brash from Great Britainwith his London 2012 Olympic teamgold-medal-winning ride HelloSanctos, World no. 2 LudgerBeerbaum and his European team

silver-medal-winning ride Chiara,and world no 3, fellow-German andthree-time FEI World Cup™Jumping champion Marcus Ehningpartnering the spectacular CornadoNRW, would all sail around the trackonly to fall foul of the final obstacle.Course designer, FrankRothenberger, admitted that he wassurprised at how well the horses andriders coped with his very toughtrack.“I was expecting to get eight or nineinto the jump-off so in the end I wassurprised when we had 14, but thisis a big arena with excellent footing,and the horses were well preparedhaving already jumped in other bigclasses over the last few days” hesaid.Wout-Jan van der Schans was morethan pleased with his runner-upresult. “I was first to go in the jump-

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off so I had to be super-fast and, to be honest, Ifeel like I won today! Icouldn’t do the WEG(Alltech FEI WorldEquestrian Games™2014 in Normandy)because the horse was abit green and not readyand I was a bit frustratedabout that. But we wentto the (Furusiyya FEI)Nations Cup Final inBarcelona and we wonthe Grand Prix there onthe Sunday, and today

he gave me everythinghe had, so I think he isgreat!’ he added.Bost made another littlepiece of equestrianhistory today when hewas the first Frenchrider ever to win theFEI World Cup™Jumping qualifier inLyon. “It’s a veryspecial thing to happenon the 20th anniversaryof our show” said ShowDirector Sylvie Robert.


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Hans-Dieter Dreher (GER) - Embassy II 3rd place Photo: PierreCostabadie/FEI

Result:

1, Qoud'Coeur de la Loge (Roger Yves Bost) FRA 0/0 36.82;2, Capetown (Wout-Jan van der Schans) NED 0/0 37.24;3, Embassy ll (Hans-Dieter Dreher) GER 0/0 38.41;4, Cognac Champblanc (Gerco Schroder) NED 0/0 44.38;5, Qlassic Bois Margot (Simon Delestre) 0/4 35.89;6, Ohlala (Lauren Hough) USA 0/4 36.54;7, Casall Ask (Rolf-Goran Bengtsson) SWE 0/4 37.67;8, Admirable (Marie Etter-Pellegrin) SUI 0/4 38.12;9, Dream of India Greenfield (Pieter Devos) BEL 0/4 39.34;10, Dimaro vd Looise Heide (Dag Ove Kingsrod) NOR 0/4 42.97;11, Diaghilev (Billy Twomey) IRL 0/8 38.42;12, Pommeau du Heup (Niels Bruynseels)BEL 0/8 40.68;13, Carinjo HDC (Patrice Delaveau) FRA 0/8 44.20;14, Reveur de Hurtebise HDC (Kevin Staut) FRA 0/12.

Jumping Verona presented the fourth leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping WesternEuropean League series on November 9th.

He may be just 19 years old but butIreland’s Bertram Allen is taking theJumping world by storm and reignedsupreme in his first-ever LonginesFEI World Cup™ Jumping WesternEuropean League qualifier at Veronain Italy. Riding the 10-year-old greymare, Molly Malone, with which hehas secured phenomenal successesthis year including victory in theGrand Prix at Dublin and 7th placeindividually at the World EquestrianGames, he beat a world-class fieldwith a devastating turn of speedwhen second-last to go in thisafternoon’s 10-horse jump-off.Runners-up were recently-crownedteam world championship goldmedallists Maikel van der Vleuten

and VDL Groep Verdi from TheNetherlands, while three-time FEIWorld Cup™ Jumping champion,Marcus Ehning from Germany, linedup third with Cornado NRW aheadof Sweden’s Malin Baryard-Johnsson and H&M Tornesch infourth place.Course designer, Uliano Vezzani, setthem a tough test, with the triplecombination at fence nine and thedouble at fence 11 both taking theirtoll in the first round. And someriders, including Britain’s WilliamWhitaker with Fandango andAmerica’s Kent Farrington with BlueAngel, produced jumping exhibitionsonly to falter at the very last rusticoxer.

Allen’s career-progress has beenexceptional, but despite his tenderyears he doesn’t allow his success togo to his head. Talking about his rideagainst the clock he said “"my horseis naturally fast. I did one more(stride) down first distance, I got agreat turn to the second fence andthen everywhere else was quite sharpand to the second-last fence I riskedit a bit".He praised his mare, Molly Malone,for the part she played in today’sfantastic victory. “I’m very happyand I’m very proud of my mare. Thisis one of her first shows since theWorld Equestrian Games and shegave me 100 per cent today” he said.

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1, Molly Malone V (Bertram Allen) IRL 0/0 34.89; 2,VDL Groep Verdi TN NOP (Maikel van der Vleuten)NED 0/0 35.52; 3, Cornado NRW (Marcus Ehning)GER 0/0 35.77; 4, H&M Tornesch (Malin Baryard-Johnsson) SWE 0/0 36.28; 5, Casallo Z (Piergiorgio

Bucci) ITAL 0/0 37.06; 6, PSG Future (Martin Fuchs)SUI 0/0 37.15; 7, Viking (Michael Whitaker) GBR 0/435.91; 8, Armani the Gun CH (Pius Schwizer) SUI 0/436.15; 9, Forlap (Daniel Deusser) GER 0/4 36.98; 10,Albfuehren's Paille (Steve Guerdat) SUI 0/8 37.04.

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The FEI South American Eventing Championship2014 was held at Cross Horse Stables in Barretos,Sao Paulo, Brazil in early November. The hostnation had plenty to celebrate when taking the teamand individual gold. This important CCI 2* is one ofthe two qualifying competitions in the SouthAmerican region for the Pan-American Games whichwill take place in Ontario, Canada in July 2015. Atotal of four countries contested the team medals,while 26 horse-and-rider combinations battled it outfor the individual title which went to Brazil’sHenrique Pinheiro riding Land Quenote do Feroleto.Brazil had an assertive win by finishing with over 23penalty points in hand over the silver medalistsChile, Argentina pipped Uruguay to the bronzeplacing.Chile was the only country to finish with a full teamof four riders, and Carlos Lobos got off to aspectacular start with a dressage mark of 46.2 whichleft him out in front in the individual rankings at theend of the first phase. However only three ridersmanaged to score below 50 in dressage, and whentwo of them were flying the Brazilian flag that left

the host nation already in a strong position going intocross-country day.One horse-and-rider combination retired while 10were eliminated, and the Brazilians began to lookvulnerable when Marcio Carvalho Jorge wasamongst the latter, leaving them with only a three-man side going into the final day. That did nothing todeter the Brazillians who were well capable ofcarrying the weight.Chile’s Lobos was still holding the lead as the finaljumping phase began having added just 0.8 timepenalties during his cross-country run, and withJorge out of contention Brazil’s Fofanoff was sittingin silver medal position having added just 1.2 to histally. Pinheiro lay in bronze medal spot and alwayslooked threatening when he was the only rider tobring his horse home inside the time on cross-country day. And when he produced one of just fourclears over the colored poles. the 36-year-old riderrocketed up to gold medal spot with his 11-year-oldHolsteiner mare in the final analysis. One jumpingerror cost Lobos which moved him onto a final scoreof 51.0. So close but not close enough, he was

The winning Brasilian team: Henrique Pinheiro on Land Quenote do Feroleto, Serguei Fofanoff on EstivaTW, AndrŽ Paro on CDC Superstar and Marcio Carvalho Jorge on MCJ CoronelPhoto: Marco Lagazzi/FEI

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pushed to the Silver medal position with just 0.2behind the gold.The final score for the Brazilian team was 199.9which left them well clear of Chile’s Lobos, CarlosVillarroel (Paradigma), Sergio Iturriaga (Versailled)and Guillermo Garin (Ubago) on 133.6 in teamsilver spot. Argentina’s Juan Alberto Gallardo (CTRed Hot) and Juan Sebastian Vargas (RemontaNantes) were both eliminated in the cross-countryphase, but Marcelo Rawson (Larghago) andLuciano Brunello (Erevan) finished on creditablescores of 81.4 and 84.4 respectively. So whenFrancisco Calvelo Martinez and Noir de la Murallawere the only members of the Uruguayan side topost a finishing score, the bronze went toArgentina. The winning team also earned aqualification spot at the 2015 Pan-American Gamesand the host country of the 2016 Rio Olympics lookon great form.“We are very pleased with the result which is agood step towards our ultimate goal of taking agood place in the the Pan-American Games and the

Olympics” said New Zealand super-star Mark Toddwho coaches the Brazilian side. This is the secondsignificant result for Brazilian eventers in just overtwo months. At the Alltech FEI World EquestrianGames™ 2014 in Normandy, France, the team ofRuy Fonseca, Gabriel Figueirdo and Marcelo Tosilined up eighth of the 16 competing nations, beatingconsiderably more experienced sides including thecrack New Zealand squad that included Todd.

Henrique Pinheiro riding Land Quenote do Feroleto, individualchampion Photo: Marco Lagazzi/FEI

FEI SOUTH AMERICAN EVENTINGCHAMPIONSHIP 2014

Team Championship:GOLD - Brazil 199.9: Land Quenote Do Feroleto (Henrique Pinheiro)50.8, Estiva TW (Serguei Fofanoff) 63.0, CDC Superstar (Andre Paro)86.1, Coronel MCJ (Marcio Carvalho Jorge) Elim;SILVER - Chile 223.7: Ranco (Carlos Lobos) 51.0, Paradigma (CarlosVillarroel) 83.7, Versailled (Sergio Iturriaga) 89.0, Ubago (GuillermoGarin) 133.6;BRONZE - Argentina 1165.8: Larthago (Marcelo Javier HumbertoRawson)) 84.4, Erevan (Luciano Brunello) 81.4, CT RED (JuanAlberto Gallardo) Elim, Remonta Nantes (Juan Sebastian Vargas)Elim.

Individual Championship:GOLD - Land Quenote Do Feroleto (Henrique Pinheiro) BRA 50.8;SILVER - Ranco (Carlos Lobos) CHI 51.0 ;BRONZE - Estiva TW (Serguei Fofanoff) BRA 63.0.

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