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Jeroen Dubbeldam Jeroen Dubbeldam 47 SUMMER 2015 THE LEADING EQUESTRIAN MAGAZINE IN THE MIDDLE EAST JEROENJEROEN DUBBELDAMDUBBELDAM DOUBLEDOUBLE VICTORYVICTORY FORFOR ONEONE CHAMPIONCHAMPION Profiles Events Polo Dressage Training Tips Art Legal Tips VIEW POINT FROMFROM THETHE CHAIRMANCHAIRMAN George Morris, briefs HT about the Alexis Gruss and his circus horses. analytical structure of showjumping and his colossal contribution to horse sport. Time for polo! Within the heart of Moving on to Leopoldo Palacios and his England, at world-famous Cowdray passion, expertise, and achievements Park where the Jaeger-LeCoultre in course designing that put his name Polo Gold Cup final took place: Dear Readers, on the wall of fame. Followed by the top the venue, impressions, horses, 30 riders of the world with the Global riders and attendees all come Following on the success of our Champions Tour - London where Rolf- alive. And finally, meet some of Normandy World Equestrian Games Goran Bengtsson came closer to Egypt’s own polo players playing in photo book published this spring, we are the unmatched talent of Scot Brash. international tournaments abroad. pleased to present the Summer Issue of Horse Times, full of news, views, On to Sameh El Dahan winning the Heartiest congratulations to the Egyptian insights and interviews continuing our amazing Dublin puissance proving that Showjumping team: Sameh el Dahan, quest to inform, interest, entertain, talent, hard work, and heart pay all the Mohamed Talaat, Karim El Zoghby and connect with our HT followers way. In this issue we also celebrate three and Abdel Said. And congratulations top equestriennes Meredith Michaels- and the equestrian world at large. for the Furusiyya Nations Cup™ just Beerbaum, Zara Phillips, and Isabell concluded in Spain. This team worked This issue highlights the European Werth out of the saddle, but still in the Championship in Aachen where Jeroen stable, dressed to impress as icons in together and achieved fifth place Dubbeldam, featured on our cover, took the equestrian world. Another lady, Ilka proving that they are just as competitive us all the way proving his extraordinary Gansera-Leveque, a vet, jockey, and race and capable as all the big names riding ability and mental strength. horse trainer and yard owner follows her in the sport – we are proud of you! dreams and proves that no horse is a lost We interviewed Dubbeldam to cause. Cara Grimshaw, an equestrian Read on and enjoy. get a glimpse of how he feels photographer who turned her love and about his winnings and his career. passion for horses into a thriving career. Sincerely, Next we find man and horse performing In an HT Exclusive the legendary, together in another type of riding ring, Khaled Assem Chairman: Art Director: Distribution Officers: Khaled Assem Salonaz Sakr Ahmed Hifni [email protected] [email protected] Hassan Mishabit Hossam Rabie Assistant Managing Editor: Graphic Designer: Mahmoud Faheem Aya Amr Radwa Saeed [email protected] Publisher: Photography: Permanent Press Ltd. Senior Editor: Jacques Toffi Nicosia, Cyprus Bridget McArdle McKinney Hippo Foto [email protected] Dirk Caremans Prepress & Printing: Pascal Duran Headline Printing & Design Copy Editor: Daniel Kaiser Rob Mckinney Engy Adham On the cover: [email protected] Vanessa Taylor Brenda Mueller Jeroen Dubbledum Kenneth Kraus By Jacques Toffi Writers & Contributors: Stefano Grasso Aya Amr Michael R Smithson Head Office: Bridget McArdle McKinney Karim El-Dib EQUICARE 2, Bahgat Ali Street, Cara Grimshaw Cara Grimshaw Zamalek, Cairo – Egypt Emmadeldin Zaghloul Europian equiane laywers Tel : +2-02-27356939 Khaled Assem Fax: +2-02-27354348 Laurence Boccard Financial Consultants: Debbie Nicholls Ismail El Sily Enquiries: Farida El-Sherbiny Mahmoud Hussin [email protected] Engy Adham Mohamed Mostafa www.horsetimesegypt.com HORSE TIMES is a quarterly magazine founded in 1997 by Khaled Assem. HORSE TIMES is a pioneer in its field; it is issued for riders, breeders and horse lovers, nationally and internationally. The views expressed by contributors are their own and not necessarily those of the editors. Issues are complimentary and not for sale by any means. Please notify us if change of address occurs. All rights reserved to HORSE TIMES: reproduction is prohibited without the permission of the Chairman Khaled Assem CONTENTS JEROEN DUBBELDUM 60 SECONDS WITH DOUBLE VICTORY FOR SAMEH EL-DAHAN 44 ONE CHAMPION 6 THE EUROPEAN TRAINING TIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS – AACHEN 2015 WALKING THE COURSE 46 AACHEN, GERMANY 8 6 ILKAGANSERA-LEVEQUE ON THE POLO A WOMAN WITH A RACING FIELDS OF COWDRAY PASSION 48 JAEGER-LECOULTRE GOLD CUP FOR THE BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP EGYPTIAN POLO PLAYERS IN THE NEWS 2015 16 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EGYPTIAN POLO SCENE 52 HT EXCLUSIVE WITH THE LEGENDARY GEORGE MORRIS 26 MEETING ALEXIS GRUSS 8 MASTER-RIDER 54 ROLEX EQUESTRIAN TESTIMONEES THE ART OF CLASSICAL THE FINEST DRESSAGE RIDING HORSEWOMEN OF THEIR GENERATION 32 SUPLENESS 56 COURSE DESIGNING PLUS EQUESTRIAN PHOTOGRAPHER 16 WITH LEOPOLDO PALACIOS 34 CARA GRIMSHAW 58 LONGINES GLOBAL BUYING YOUR HORSE CHAMPIONS TOUR ABROAD LONDON LEG 38 SOME LEGAL TIPS 62 54 Laughter AND at the same time in 24 years. with Patrice, but I must say in that JJeroeneroen DDubbeldamubbeldam round, with my horse in it, I was “It is daunting walking into such an CHEERS ECHOED IN really happy he did a clear round, Jacques Toffi Jacques impressive arena! In the morning, THE SKY OF Aachen because this horse brought me when you go in to have a look so much this week and he really THE MOMENT Jeroen with it empty, the whole place is DOUBLE Victory deserved to finish this tournament Dubbeldam CLEARED empty and you can really see it with a clear round. I am very for what it is. Every time you hear THE FENCES WINNING happy that his last round in this of a championship you know they stadium was clear, I am very THE European are going to be big and every time FOR ONE CHAMPION proud of him,” Dubbeldam said. individual AND TEAM you hear of Aachen, you know it is going to be big, so when you Although a cheering crowd could By Engy Adham GOLD at THE FEI European JUMPING put the both of them together you encourage the rider to do a better have really got a big course and a jump, the horse might require a CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015. big challenge,” Dubbeldam added. different atmosphere to perform at its best. “I had to ask the crowd to “The FEI Awards are incredibly “I simply cannot believe it – after be a bit quiet, but this is nothing I important to equestrian sport, and winning double gold at the World like to do because I love this. But there is a category dedicated to Championships last year and now sometimes we have this problem every member of our community double European Championships so we try to find a balance between that makes this sport a reality,” gold. It is too good to be true. enthusiasm and horsemanship, “We are all I am simply overjoyed,” said Dubbeldam said. but I think in the end everything dependent on each other to get to Dubbeldam. “If you come here went well,” Dubbeldam adds. to Aachen, one of the most the next level in equestrian sport - it difficult places you can have for a is truly a team effort,” he continued. Dubbeldam grew up with a rooted championship, but also one of the passion to this sport coming Course designer Frederic Cottier nicest, then you know it is going from a horse-loving family. Today, also complimented Dubbeldam to be a tough battle,” he added. Dubbeldam lives in Weerselo with for the skill he showed in his wife Monique and his two sons Since 1994, Dubbeldam has the FEI European Jumping Rick and Chris and his daughter taken the lead in building up a Championships. “I wanted this Nina. His wife and family have significant record of achievements championship to be different always been a great support. His starting with winning a European from the last two at Aachen and love for this sport is crowned by Individual Gold and a Team Kentucky where it came down to a sharing a business with his wife; Bronze. The year 2000 marks jump-off, ” he said. “ I wanted the together, they run their stable his international breakthrough competition to be more complex. that is named after Dubbeldam’s winning the Olympic Gold medal I did not want a jump-off and I legendary gray gelding: The with De Sjiem in Sydney, Australia. succeeded in that. The fact that Sjiem. He dedicates the stables all four horses jumped so well and to the training and education Last year, Dubbeldam won the that even the oldest one, who is of young horses. Among all the individual and team gold medal 15, was still in great shape today is horses Dubbeldam has ridden, at the World Championships. proof of the success of the courses his favourite horses are De Sjiem, The individual European title has during the week. And special Simon, Nassau and Up and Down. not been won by the Netherlands congratulations to Jeroen, who ‘Be a horseman’ - a philosophy since John Heins won it in was under such pressure today, he really is a tremendous champion!” that travels with Dubbeldam from 1977 in Vienna. Not only has the first fence until the podium; Dubbeldam achieved regional The FEI European Championships from the training rings to the most victories, but also he won the left the riders and the crowd in prestigious championships. Despite individual gold medal for the suspense ‘till the last gasp of the the significant achievements World Equestrian Games 2014 in competition. “Yes, I must say the Dubbeldam has accomplished, he Normandy. Moreover, no athlete pressure was pretty high! My own still dreams of winning team gold worldwide has ever achieved two horse put me under this pressure medal at the 2016 Olympic Games titles: regional and international, because he jumped a clear round in Rio de Janeiro.
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