Insights June 2019 the Burghley Young Event Horse Series Shaping the Sport of Championship Level Eventing
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Insights June 2019 The Burghley Young Event Horse Series Shaping the Sport of Championship Level Eventing Bloodline Review Archives Series Insightful Media Insightful Media Insights June 2019 Shaping the sport of eventing for almost three decades The Burghley Young at British Eventing pre-novice The qualifiers are held around Event horse series level in classes that had horses the country at a mix of British of all ages in them. Eventing, FEI events and at started nearly 30 years county shows, with the final ago in 1990. In that The Burghley Young Event being held on the Friday at time, it has not only Horse (BYEH) class is run Burghley Horse Trials in the in a similar format to a one- autumn. raised the profile of the day-event but with additional sport of eventing at a marks for confirmation, This article looks at both the national level, it has quality and potential past four and five-year-old also helped to shape suitability for the sport of final winners of the series, how eventing at the very highest they are bred and what impact many Championship level – at CCI5*. these final winners have had and FEI three-day- on the sport of three-day- event winning horses. The judges appointed at the eventing today. qualifiers, which are held around the UK and at the The full list of all of the four The series was designed as a final at Burghley, include and five-year-old Burghley showcase for potential four previous riders from the sport Young Event Horse final and five-year-old young at CCI5* level along with winners from 1990 through event horses being produced approved judges from the to 2018 is in the tables at the in Great Britain. At the series show ring whom have a proven end of this document with inception, British Eventing did understanding of confirmation a summary of their British not offer age specific classes and how it impacts the long- Eventing form and points won. for either four or five-year-olds, term performance of sports The tables are broken down so young horses only had the horses. into four and five-year-old option of starting their careers winners separately. Bloodline Review Archives Series 2 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 The impact of Burghley Young Event Horse final winners on the sport of eventing today By looking at the results from Eventing points between In the five year olds, there both British Eventing and them. This is an average of 261 are some exceptional horses International Three Day points per horse, which is an who have raised the average Events run by the FEI, it is enormous figure when British number of points per horse almost instantly evident that Eventing defines a horse to and these include Faerie the Burghley Young Event have achieved advanced level Dianimo who has won a total Horse final winners have made when it has won 60 or more of 973 points, Ceylor L A N an outstanding contributing to British Eventing Points. with 916 British Eventing their sport at the highest levels. points, Primmores Pride with The average British Eventing 1283 points and finally Miners The 29 Burghley Young Event points won throughout the Frolic who has amassed 1975 Horse five-year-old final career of an average BYEH points. winners from 1990 through five-year-old final winner is to 2018 have accumulated 435% times the 60 British a phenomenal 7559 British Eventing point threshold. Faerie Dianimo and Jonelle Price on the parade lap after winning the Luhmuhlen three-day-event in 2018 3 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 Faerie Dianimo winning the 5 year old Burghly Young Horse Event class with Angela Mace 44 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 The BYEH Final winners who became Olympians The Burghley Young Event series has had a tremendous impact on the production of horses at both Olympic and 5-star level eventing today. For Team GBR Eventing, we have been incredibly fortunate to have been represented by three horses whom have all been prior BYEH final winners and have gone on to represent our country at Olympic level. These three outstanding horses are Miners Frolic, Primmores Pride and Ceylor L A N. In 2003, Miners Frolic won the BYEH Final for five-year-olds and went on to represent Team GBR at both the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics with Kristina Cook. Kristina also rode him in the BYEH Final. At Beijing, Miners Frolic and Kristina took the both the individual bronze and team bronze for Great Britain. Four years later at the London 2012 Olympics, Miners Frolic and Kristina were sixth individually and helped Team GBR to take the team silver medal. Pippa Funnell partnered Miners Frolic show jumping at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 55 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 Miners Frolic by Miners Lamp on the XC at the London 2012 Olympics with Kristina Cook Primmores Pride to win the Burghley Young Event Horse five-year old final in 1998. The pair went on to represent Team GBR at the Athens Olympics in 2004 taking the individual bronze medal and team silver medal. More recently, the 2012 Burghley Young Event Horse five-year-old final winner Ceylor L A N represented Team GBR at the 2016 Rio De Janiero Olympics with Kitty King. The pair took 30th place individually. Primmores Pride and Pippa Funnell at the Athens Olympics 66 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 Primmores Pride and Pippa Funnell at the Athens Olympics on the XC 7 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 Special mention has to go to the British bred Faerie Dianimo whom won the Burghley Young Event Horse five-year-old final class in 2010. Faerie Dianimo is now with New Zealand team rider Jonelle Price and the combination won Luhmuhlen which is now a CCI5* in Germany in 2018. The pair also represented the New Zealand Team at the 2016 Rio De Janiero Olympics and took 17th place individually. Kitty King and Ceylor L A N on the XC at the 2016 Rio Olympics The success of previous BYEH final winners at CCI5* three-day events With CCI5* being the highest prior BYEH final winners at having had outstanding CCI5* level of the sport of three-day this level. There are four past achievements: eventing, it makes sense to BYEH final winners who review the achievements of stand out from the rest as Horse CCI5* Star Three Day Event Level Achievement Primmores Pride 2005 Badminton winner, 2004 Athens Olympics 3rd, 2003 Burghley Winner, 2003 Kentucky Winner, 2002 Burghley 6th Miners Frolic 2013 Badminton 18th, London 2012 Olympics 6th, 2009 Luhmuhlen 6th and 2008 Beijing Olympics 3rd Faerie Dianimo 2018 Luhmuhlen CCI4* Winner, 2018 Tattersalls CIC3* 2nd, 2017 Pau CCI4* 10th, 2017 Ballinadenisk CIC3* 4th , 2016 Rio Olympics 17th, 2016 Aachen CICO3* 7th, 2016 Bramham CIC3* 3rd, 2015 Aachen CICO3* 6th, 2015 Luhmuhlen CCI4* 2nd, Tattersalls CIC3* 7th, 2014 Pau CCI4* 4th, 2014 Blenheim CIC3* 8 and 9 yr olds winner. Ceylor L A N 2018 Luhmuhlen 4th, 2016 Rio De Janieiro Olympics 30th. Additional- ly praise has to go for Ceylor L A N’s other FEI Wins which includes winning Tattersalls CCI3* in 2015 and in 2014 and for winning both Gatcombe and Osberton CIC** Bloodline Review Archives Series 8 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 Primmores Pride and Pippa Funnell jumping into the water at Burghley International Horse Trials which under the new rules is a CCI5* 99 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 ChrisPippa Burton Funnell and after Graf winning Liberty Badminton on their way in 2005 to a clear XC and inside the time 1010 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 The Burghley Young sire was not known at all, but largest impact on BYEH final Event Horse Series and the absence of documented winners since the series started. pedigrees is happening far less His winners were accrued over an emerging pattern of frequently. a decade from 1996 to 2006. event horse breeding Event horse breeding still falls There is one sire who stands out Primitive Rising’s success in behind the likes of racing, from them. He has had a total the BYEH series has had two dressage and show jumping of five Burghley Young Event positive outcomes. Firstly, where a smaller number of Horse final winners; that sire is his success in producing final sire’s dominate the winning Primitive Rising. No other sire winners contributed to his bloodlines. has even managed to achieve popularity as a stallion, and two different winners of the secondly of a more strategic Since the BYEH series started Burghley Young Event Horse importance it laid down the there have been 42 recorded final. foundations for the very first sires for a total of 58 eventual time in tracking the breeding final winners. Primitive Rising was the full of young event horses on a Thoroughbred stallion who national level. There are several winners of stood at Louella Stud in the BYEH final where the Leicestershire and has had the Kristina Cook and Miners Frolic here on the Beijing Olympics XC in 2008 1111 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 List of BYEH final winners by Primitive Rising BYEH Winner’s Name Year Won Class Trequite 2006 5 year olds Early Rising 2002 5 year olds Primitive Habit 2001 5 year olds Mythical Rising 1997 5 year olds Jurassic Rising 1996 4 year olds The stallion Primitive Rising 1212 Insightful Media Insights June 2019 The trend of using show sires around the world into the leading horses in CCI5* jumping sires for success Great Britain is reducing the Events is only circa 50%.