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2nd Feb 2002
The FEI Federation Equestre Internationale News
Flash News 1 February 2002
Veterinary Meeting
The annual meetings of the Veterinary Committee, the Medication
sub-Committee and the MCP Testing Veterinarians took place from January 26 to 29 in Budapest (HUN). Also in attendance were the Secretary General and the Chairman of the Judicial Committee.
World Breeding Championship For Young Dressage Horses Confirmed
The date and location of the 2002 World Breeding Championship for Young Dressage Horses are confirmed in Verden (GER) from 1 to 4 August.
Best 2001 Horse/Rider Combination In Jumping And Dressage
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson/Isovlas Pialotta (SWE) and Ulla Salzgeber/Rusty 47 (GER) are the best 2001 combinations in Jumping and Dressage respectively.
New Chief Executive At The ILPH
John Smales, 59, was appointed the new Chief Executive at the International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH). Next Monday 4 February he will take over the reins from Jonny McIrvine, who has been Acting Chief Executive for the last 12 months.
2002 International Breeders Conference
The 2002 International Breeders Conference will be held on 30 March 2002 in the Morningside Stud in Negagh (IRL). The keynote speaker will be the President of the World Breeding Federation (WBFSH) Jan Pedersen. This annual conference, organised for the second time, brings breeders of competition horses together with European studbook officials,
international riders, breeders and veterinarians.
In Memoriam
Bertalan de Nemethy (USA), coach of the USA show jumping team from 1955
to 1980 passed away on 16 January 2002.
Olympic rider (Mexico 68) Jose Roberto Reynoso Fernandez (BRA) passed away on 12 January. He was Panamerican Team Medallist in Winnipeg 67, 5 times Brazilian champion and Coach of the Gold medallist Brazilian
Panamerican Team in Cuba 91.
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2nd Feb 2002
HorseTV February Program Schedule
HorseTV is happy to announce that it is expanding once again! We can now be seen five nights each week, Monday through Friday, 7pm to 9pm EST. The first of several new Spring series starts up this month -- "Horseshoe N' Time" -- which can be seen every Monday night. Be sure not to miss the encore presentation of The Bit Video, a really good program on bits and bitting, featuring some very special horsemen. Give the sponsors of these programs a look-see and visit their websites! A highlight this month is the 1995 Dressage World Cup from Los Angeles . . . don't miss it.
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2nd Feb 2002

Show Jumping Result: CSI-A Zurich 31 January - 3 February 2002
Credit Suisse Grand Prix, Qualification for <Mercedes Swiss Master>
1) Isovlas Pialotta; Rold Goran Bengtsson (SWE) ; 2) Jamiro; Jerry Smit (ITA) ; 3) Fein Cera; Peter Wylde (USA)
BUCHELER Prize, Qualification for <Forbo Knock-Out>
1) Quinten; John Whitaker (GBR) ;
2) Figaro's Boy; Ludger Beerbaum (GER) ; 3) Kasting Horses Silas; Helena Weinberg (GER)
LIEBHERR Prize (In Two Phases), Qualification for Mercedes Swiss Master
1) For Pleasure; Marcus Ehning (GER) ; 2) Goldfever 3; Ludger Beerbaum (GER) ; 3) Albertino 17; Lars Nieberg (GER)
MERCEDES Jump and Drive
1) Kassablanca; Marcus Ehning (GER), 2) Irnita; Kristof Cleeren (BEL), 3) Tiffany IV; Markus Hauri (SUI)
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2nd Feb 2002

Amendment - Irish Participation In International Equestrian Events
Peter Charles has had to withdraw on veterinary advice from the shows at Zurich and Bordeaux, due to <Carnavelley> suffering a recurrence of an old injury. Please find the amended entries below:
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1st Feb 2002 Equine Research
3rd Annual Nutraceutical Alliance Symposium
"Nutraceutical Alliance 2002"
May 10 and 11, 2002
Lifetime Learning Centre " Ontario Veterinary College "
University of Guelph, Canada
MSM in Equine Joint Disease " Garlic for Horses Research results "
Yeast as an inhibitor of mycotoxin production in equine feed "
Herbal treatments for equine skin disease and infections " Hemp as a Nutraceutical " Tibetan Herbal Medicine " Clinical Nutrition: modulating common equine diseases with nutrition " and more!

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1st Feb 2002
USA Equestrian 2002 Dressage Young Horse Criteria and Dates Approved
The United States Dressage Young Horse Selection criteria are now available at www.equestrian.org. The qualifying period begins January 1, 2002 and ends May 30, 2002.
The three Finals locations for the 2002 United States Dressage Young Horse Selections for five and six-year-old dressage horses have been named, pending Executive Committee approval. Dressage at DG Bar Ranch will be the venue for the Western Finals May 9 & 10, 2002, Dressage at Lamplight will be the venue for the Central Finals May 24-26, 2002, and Capitol Classic will
be the venue for the Eastern Finals on May 31-June 2, 2002. The results of these Finals will make up the short list from which U.S. representatives will be chosen for the 2002 FEI World Breeding Championship.
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1st Feb 2002
Robbie Boyce Named USET Athlete of the Month for January
Gladstone, New Jersey—January 31, 2002—Robbie Boyce of
Gainesville, TX was named the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Athlete of the Month for January following his victory in the Intervet Qualifier for the USET Reining Championship at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO on January 23.
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1st Feb 2002 Show Jumping Result: CSI-A Zurich 31 January - 3 February 2002
Movenpick International Jumping Competition Against the Clock
Qualification for <Mercedes Jump & Drive>
1) Noble Savage H; Marcus Ehning (GER) ; 2) Centaure du Murier; Hansueli Sprunger (SUI) ;
3) Irnita; Kristof Cleeren (BEL)
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31st Jan 2002
A Horse of Course with Don Blazer
If you have your eyes wide open, you'll be able to see that horses, at one time or another, and sometimes in combination, can have a feather in the eye, a glass eye, a pig eye, a pop eye, a smoky eye or a walleye.
In addition, they have both monocular and binocular vision. The horse uses monocular vision to view separate things with each eye at the same
time. These objects are to the side and rear of the horse. Binocular
A Horse of Course
vision, for the horse, is frontal vision, and when using it the horse concentrates both eyes on the same object. (To know where a horse is looking, look at his ears. A horse is looking where his ears are pointing, whether together or separately.) The horse can see to the front, the side and the rear. In fact, he has a field of vision of up to 300 degrees.
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30th Jan 2002
British Dressage Winter & National Championships 2002
The Horse & Hound Winter Dressage Championships 2002
The Horse & Hound Winter Dressage Championship will be taking place at Solihull Riding Club, West Midlands from 3rd - 7th April 2002
The Mercedes-Benz National Dressage Championships 2002
The Mercedes-Benz National Dressage Championships will be taking place at The National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire from 19th - 22nd September 2002.
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30th Jan 2002

Indio HITS Indio Desert Circuit 1 Kicks Off Circuit With Top Performances
The eleventh annual HITS Indio Desert Circuit kicked off Week 1 of top competition featuring horses and riders from throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. During the six weeks more than 1300 blue ribbons will be awarded and over $1,000,000 of prize money will be earned.
In the open hunter divisions earlier this week, Peter Pletcher was undefeated in the First Year Green Hunters aboard Bohemia owned by Becky Gochman of Texas. Cindy Brooks rode Laura Davies (CA) Cartouche to the championship in the Green Conformation Hunters. In the Regular Working Hunters, the championship was between two horses and their finishes in the under saddle determined the championship. Kirsten Coe and In Style, owned by Equine Trading Company (CA) rode off with the top honors followed by Peter Pletcher and Onstar, owned by Gail Serrell (TX).
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30th Jan 2002

Dressage Blossoms at Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival
Tampa, FL—January 29, 2002— The Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival (CWEF) is renowned for its high-flying jumpers that clear colorful obstacles, but the CWEF is also home to another beautiful style of riding, that found in the Olympic equestrian discipline of dressage. Horses and riders performing dressage at the levels executed at CWEF at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian
Club demonstrate the beauty and poise reminiscent of Olympic figure skating or gymnastics.
“Dressage is a beautiful sport with roots that go back hundreds of years,” said Gene Mische, President of Stadium Jumping, Inc., which produces the CWEF. “To see these huge, magnificent creatures performing these very precise movements without obvious prompting from their riders is truly remarkable. You wonder, how did they do that?”
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30th Jan 2002
USET To Host Show Jumping Riders And Horse Owners Forums
Gladstone, New Jersey – January 29, 2002 – The United States Equestrian Team (USET) will host Show Jumping Riders and Horse Owners Forums during the HITS Desert Circuit in Indio, CA and the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL.
The USET encourages input from riders and horse owners on all topics related to the sport. Input from these individuals and other constituencies plays a key role in developing USET policies and procedures.

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30th Jan 2002

Open For Business http://www.horseauction.net
This is an invitation to come and visit the new ONLINE HORSE AUCTION site! We are now open for business. We do have "traffic" and people are listing items for sale - some good deals too!
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29th Jan 2002
New Dressage Team Vet
On behalf of British Dressage the British Equestrian Federation has appointed Dr Graham Munroe as World Class Performance Dressage Team Veterinary Surgeon.
Dr Munroe replaces John McEwen, who stepped down from his role as Team Vet after the European Championships in 2001, but remains Honorary Veterinary Advisor to British Dressage. Dr Munroe's appointment completes the World Class Performance Management team for dressage, alongside Ian Williams - Performance Manager and Ferdi Eilberg - Director of Coaching.
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29th Jan 2002

30th Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival Opens With Nutrena Wellington Classic
Wellington, Florida-January 28, 2002-The Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival opened its 30th season with the Nutrena Wellington Classic, January 23-27 at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club with an exciting week of hunter and show jumping competition. More than 4000 horses from across the nation and around the world traveled to Florida to compete for $3 million in prize money during the 11-week show series.
Olympic Bronze Medallist Normal Dello Joio of Wellington, FL, captured the week's featured event, the $35,000 Nutrena Grand Prix of Palm Beach presented by Western Hay Co., riding Glasgow, an 11-year old Dutch bred bay gelding.
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29th Jan 2002 Lake Placid Horse Shows Return To The Adirondacks June 26 - July 7
Lake Placid, NY –January 21, 2002–The Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows return to the beautiful Adirondack Mountains June 26 – July 7, 2002 at the North Elba Showgrounds in Lake Placid.
The Lake Placid Horse Shows include two AGA Grandprix Series events, the $50,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid on Sunday, June 30, which will be televised on ESPN, and the $50,000 I Love New York Grandprix on Saturday, July 6.
Special features of the 2002 Lake Placid Horse Shows include Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic series events for junior riders and amateur/owner riders on Sunday, June 30 (Lake Placid Horse Show) and Saturday, July 6 (I Love New York Horse Show), respectively.
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29th Jan 2002 New Format For The Ox Ridge Charity Horse Show
DARIEN, CT – January 23, 2002 – The 73rd annual Ox Ridge Charity Horse Show held at the Ox Ridge Hunt Club in Darien CT, will have a new format this year. The Show will open on Wednesday, June 12 at 8:00 AM and run through Sunday, June 16.
June 16, which is Father’s Day, will feature the $35,000 Ox Ridge Grand Prix. Each show day will offer four rings of competition including pony hunters, juniors, amateurs, equitation classes and jumpers. Some new classes to be offered this year are the State Line Tack National Children’s Medal, Adult Equitation, Short Stirrup Equitation and Maiden, Novice and Limit Equitation Divisions. A portion of the proceeds from the show benefits The Center For Hope, a counseling and support center for children and adults, located in Darien.
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29th Jan 2002
Riders Seek Berths in North American League Year-End Finals
Annville, PA—January 21, 2002—The chase to qualify for the 2002 North American League (NAL) Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, in October is well underway. The NAL offers year-long series in six divisions – Children’s Hunter, Adult Hunter, Children’s Jumper, Adult Jumper, Pony Jumper and Open Jumper.
The Series includes classes held at hundreds of horse shows across the United States and Canada. All classes held at shows starting on or after September 1, 2001 through shows starting on or before August 31, 2002 count toward the 2002 finals.
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29th Jan 2002

Foxhall Events, LLC Presents The Inaugural Foxhall Flower Show And Names Caroline Ballard Leake Managing Director

ATLANTA—(January 28, 2002)—This year Foxhall Events, LLC is introducing the Foxhall Flower Show, a distinctive open-air event based on the Chelsea Flower Show and Hampton Court Flower Show in England. As the first outdoor flower show in the Southeastern United States, the Foxhall Flower Show presents a unique setting, on a 1,200-acre family owned farm, in conjunction with the prestigious MBNA Foxhall Cup CCI***, the National Championship of Eventing, an Olympic equestrian sport.
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29th Jan 2002

Lake Placid And I Love New York Horse Shows Fact Sheet
Lake Placid Horse Show: June 26 – 30, 2002, 8:00 am-5:00 pm
I Love New York Horse Show: July 3 – 7, 2002, 8:00 am-5:00 pm
North Elba Showgrounds, 501 Cascade Rd., Lake Placid, New York, across from the ski jumps.
FEATURING: One of the nation's largest hunter-jumper horse shows with more than 1000 horses competing each week, the Lake Placid Horse Shows feature two AGA Grandprix Series
events:
the $50,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid on Sunday, June 30 and
the $50,000 I Love New York Grandprix on Saturday, July 6.

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29th Jan 2002
USA Equestrian De Nemethy Memorial Services Set
Memorial services for legendary equestrian Bertalan de Nemethy will be held Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at 4:00 p.m. at the Winter Equestrian Festival's Spectator Club on the grounds of the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, Florida.
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29th Jan 2002 Ox Ridge Charity Horse Show Fact Sheet
The 2002 Ox Ridge Charity Horse Show celebrates 73 years as
Connecticut’s oldest equestrian tradition and the first show in New England (1973) to feature a Grand Prix show jumping event. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Center For Hope in Darien, CT which provides support and counseling for children facing life threatening illnesses. A special trophy is presented annually to the junior rider who best exemplifies the qualities of
sportsmanship and good will in memory of Lauren Leslie, a young Ox Ridge rider who lost her
battle with cancer after the horse show in 1994.
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29th Jan 2002
North American League Fact Sheet
The NAL offers year-long series in six divisions – Children’s Hunter, Adult Hunter,
Children’s Jumper, Adult Jumper, Pony Jumper and Open Jumper. The Series includes classes held at hundreds of horse shows across the United States and Canada. Finals for all divisions will be held at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, inOctober.
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28th Jan 2002
San Patrignon

Ferrer-Salat wins at San Patrignano CDI-W

Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, the strong Spanish lady rider, jumps on the top of the podium in the Free-Style Grand Prix at San Patrignano, which today closed the first Italian dressage world Cup qualifier held in the facilities of the largest European rehabilitation centre from drug addiction. Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, who recently won the Mechelen Grand Prix in Belgium confirmed, with this performance, to be at present the lady rider in best shape in the dressage world scene and to form together with her Bauvalais an unbeatable combination.
The surprising Italian lady rider Laura Conz got near to this result on her Fibrin, putting up an impeccable performance, greeted with a burst of applause by more than 1000 people attending the show. For the six times Italian National Champion is the best result in international competitions achieved till now and, as Cesare Croce underlines, "it's a further confirmation that we can compete to top level also in this discipline and have concrete ambitions for the next future".
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28th Jan 2002

Indio Richard Spooner Grabs His First Grand Prix Win At Start Of Six Week Circuit
The jump-off for the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix at the HITS Indio Desert Circuit Week 1 was a case of one-upsmanship. Jenni Martin set a time of 48.959 aboard Pop Socks, which was topped by Richard Spooner and Bradford when they stopped the clock in 45.479. Undaunted, Misti Cassar galloped Fahrenheit boldly around Ken Kromes challenging course to finish in 44.726. John French was next with Millennium and he seemed ahead of Cassars time when he got in a rush at the last fence and Millennium stopped. However, Cassars time had to withstand three more rounds, and Martin returned aboard Sunrise to shave off another half. John Pearce and Harry Potter decisively reduced the time another two seconds by stopping the time at 42.569. Only Spooner was left with Incento.
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27th Jan 2002
San Patrignon

Dutch colours dominate day two at San Patrignano

F.E.I. Dressage World Cup day two in San Patrignano: Cesare Croce, F.IS.E. President, has drawn attention on the great work made in these last 4 years in order to relaunch equestrian sports in Italy and the good competitive results attained by Italian riders in top international competitions: "Nowadays Italy is unanimous held in esteem for its good ability in the organization of equestrian events". He declared "Our international shows, Piazza di Siena, Pavarotti International, Vincenzo Muccioli Challenge, La Bagnaia, mentioning only some of them, can offer jumping shows that can be compared to top events such as Aquisgrana or Calgary.

I hope that the friendship and the reciprocal esteem existing between the federation and the community, make it possible to reach great achievements for dressage, as well as for American riding and, most of all, to succeed in organizing the European Championships here in San Patrignano".
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27th Jan 2002
Indio Calvert Captures Her First Ever Grand Prix Victory At Opening Class Of The HITS Desert Circuit
The eleventh annual Horse Shows In The Sun Indio Desert Circuit kicked off its six weeks of top equestrian competition with the $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix. Cathleen Calvert and Shania topped a 35 horse field to take home $7,500 in prize money. Calvert is a relative newcomer to the grand prix ranks, the highest level a show jumping rider can reach. Calvert had a successful career as a junior rider through 2000, winning many top equitation awards and culminating with both team and individual goldmedals at the North American Young Riders’ Championships. “I started in my first grand prix classes at Indio last year, and to win this year is great!” said an ebullient Calvert after her first grand prix victory.
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26th Jan 2002
San Patrignon

Spanish - Italian opening at the Dressage World Cup at San Patrignano


The Spanish Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, the 36-year-old lady rider who is lately in best shape in the world of dressage, wins the opening competition of the Italian qualifier of the FEI World Cup Dressage taking place at San Patrignano. The Spanish athlete, who recently placed first in the Mechelen Grand Prix in Belgium, won on Beauvalais with a very high percentage (71.46%), preceding the Italian Laura Conz (69.80%), riding Fibrin and the Swiss champion Daniel Ramseier currently 2nd in the World Cup list, on Rali Baba a bay 14-year-old horse.
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26th Jan 2002
ILPH Thoroughbred Stallion Sailing the Med Causes Concern
A 7 year old thoroughbred Stallion, Shorten Sail, has spent five days in the hold of a ferry criss crossing the mediteranean because red tape will not allow him to land.
The ILPH (International League for the Protection of Horses) is extremely concerned for the stallion's welfare and is doing everything in its power to sort out the bureaucracy that is not allowing the animal to land in Cyprus.

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