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Catch up on all the latest news, events & gossip from the iders horseworld LOUNGER Diary Out & About News & Events Readers Letters Team Talk EASTER’S BIGGEST NEW FOR 2009 Metropolitan Police EQUESTRIAN New Parelli Zone Activity Ride EVENT ON Displays: A number of activities have Also headlining this year is the SALE NOW! been planned for the Parelli Jean François Pignon sensational Metropolitan Police Tickets are now on sale for one of Zone including seminars and Back by popular demand! Activity Ride. Consisting of eight Britain’s premier indoor equestrian demonstrations on Natural Witness a totally unique and active Police Officers and their events, the British Open Show Horsemanship and Parelli training inspiring display of unsurpassed horses, the Metropolitan Police Jumping Championships. methods. horsemanship by the world- will return to demonstrate their famous Jean François Pignon unrivalled level of skill and agility. Following the hugely successful New Shopping Pavilion and his magical white horses. Don’t miss this stunning Ride as Diamond Jubilee Horse of the His spectacular display of these incredible serving officers Year Show (HOYS), Grandstand The Show layout has also been horsemanship will provide and their horses jump through Group, the team behind HOYS improved! Trade stands will now headline entertainment with an rings of fire, a solid paper wall and the British Open, has today be located in the new, enlarged all new performance unique and complete impossibly fast announced that tickets for the Shopping Pavilion which will be to the 2009 British Open. crossovers to music. British Open Show Jumping situated directly adjacent to the Jean François will perform Championships 2009, 16th – 19th British Open Indoor Andrews Bowen International two different displays in every April at Birmingham’s LG Arena, Arena and the Parelli Zone. Selling performance. His phenomenal Cross Country have hit the NEC Box Office and everything from tack to tweeds display has captivated are already exceeding previous On Saturday evening the world’s under one roof, it’s the perfect audiences throughout the world sales records. Anyone looking for top eventers will compete at place for all your equestrian needs. and never fails to astonish. the perfect Christmas present for Britain’s most prestigious indoor their family members and friends cross country event. Famous faces New Classes Johnny Francome such as Pippa Funnell, William need look no further than www. “One can only marvel at britishopenshowjumping.com. Fox-Pitt and Zara Phillips will be NATIONAL SHOW JUMPING - the months and years that invited to participate in this hugely World-class riders from Britain and Amateur Championship have gone into it. It is a popular discipline. abroad will be invited to compete SHOWING - performance really worth For show information in this unique Championship Working Hunter Grand Prix going to watch ….a really PONY CLUB - and to book visit competition held over four days wonderful display.” next April. Leading British rider Home International www.britishopenshowjumping.com Team Show Jumping or call Box Office 0844 581 1301 and two times Champion, Robert Horse & Hound Whitaker, will return to defend his “The best equestrian title as the 2008 British Open Show display ever to visit this Jumping Champion and compete in the top speed and jump-off country.” classes on offer. The crowd favourite Puissance competition, featuring the legendary red wall, will also take place during Friday’s performance. A variety of new features and classes have been arranged for the 2009 event, including an additional New Shopping arena, the Parelli Zone. Pavilion Riders LOUNGE Out & About South Successful West Clubs International 68% British Riders compete in Dressage win Sardinia at the European Working Championship Equitation Championships at the Hand Seven British riders competed The equestrian clothing company, The Hand Home International recently at the European Working Blaze, supported the team by Dressage Team Championships Equitation Championships which providing the riders with clothing sponsored by EquestrianClearance. were held on 10-12 October at the from their Autumn/Winter 2008 com was a huge success. Horse Country Resort in Arborea, range, as well as supplying the Sardinia. group of 35 British supporters with In total 24 teams from British clothing for the championships in Dressage regions England, Ireland, Teams from Italy, Portugal, Sardinia. Both British riders and Scotland and Wales took part in Germany, Belgium, Sweden and supporters all put on a uniform the competition which was held at Great Britain were represented in front in their Blaze clothing. the Hand Equestrian Centre, North the senior competition and two “The clothes have not only been Somerset. individual Austrian riders also took comfortable for riding but they part. Belgium, Italy and Great The event supported by are also very flattering, especially Britain also each fielded 3 junior use in the field for opening gates, EquestrianClearance.com proved the white Nintini tops with pink riders, to compete in the junior crossing over bridges and herding popular with competitor’s embroidery. The breeches section. cattle. This competition brings this with a format that echoed the were also a very good fit and outdoor country atmosphere into arrangement of international The British team members, comfortable. This is important as the confines of an arena which competitions with a trot-up and vet led by chef d’equipe Sherene during the competition, we spend makes it a very popular spectator as inspection. Rahmatallah, comprised of most of the day dressed in them”, well as rider sport. The cattle test Holly Barber, riding the 8 year said team rider Sarah Way. The event was planned to fill the is the final team phase. Most riders old gelding, Rafa and Alexandra gap between grass root riders and The Working Equitation managed to cut their cow out of Downing who rode the 7 year international competitors. competition consists of a dressage a herd of 20 cows within the time old mare Uxaria – both horses test, a style test (with obstacles), limit of 3 minutes. Classes ranged from Prelim to are owned by Sue Barber, the a speed test (with obstacles) Prix St George Freestyle, with one proprietor of Pine Lodge School After sitting in 4th position after the and a cattle cutting test. At the particular club standing out over of Classical Equitation. Sarah Way flatwork and style tests, a couple International level, the senior riders the two day event. rode her 11 year old gelding, Ortega of eliminations in the speed round must ride with the reins only in their and Tori Peter, from Cheshire rode meant that Great Britain dropped left hand but the juniors can ride The South West Clubs took a her 8 year old stallion, Sueste. their senior team placing to 5th with both hands. This discipline clean sweep on the first day with Individual rider, Marcia Wakeman but performed superbly. “I was is based on working on farms and a 68% win, followed by strong from Buckinghamshire had to very proud of our team in Sardinia. in the fields. Flying changes are performances on the Sunday with substitute her team horse at the I have seen all of the riders and required from the horses in the Lucinda Virjee and Royal Rebel II last moment for one of the junior horses develop throughout the year first two phases (flatwork and style also heading the individual Prix St horses. The junior team riders at the competitions and to watch with obstacles). Each country George class. were Charlotte Lee riding Wee them compete in Sardinia was has adapted the rider’s outfit and Spot, Natasha Reid riding Vicosa fantastic - we were unlucky this The victorious team included horse’s tack which should be and Holly Barber riding Rafa, all year as one of our team horses was Sir Nero (Jo Less), Royal Rebel based on their typical “working of whom train at Pine Lodge. All unable to compete but everyone II (Lucinda Virjee), Wiedon (Liz dress”. The Austrians and Germans riders have been competing this pulled together and we still put Frampton Hobbs) and Jefferson participated for the first time in this year in a series of competitions forward a very strong image”, said (Carrie Strange). competition and were impeccably across the UK, organised by the British Working Equitation judge, dressed in their traditional outfits. The team competition scores were UK ruling body Working Equitation Paula Keeley. The breeds of horses used in calculated on a minimal points UK, in preparation for Sardinia. this competition varied and The hospitality at Horse Country system where the teams with the included Maremmas (an Italian Resort was excellent – both the lowest scores came out on top. breed of small horse), Lusitanos, equestrian facilities for the horses The South West Hearts finished in an Oldenburg, an Appaloosa, and the riders’ facilities were first reserve position with South West Lipizzaners, Barbs and Anglo Arabs. class. A Sardinian Holy Mass for Spades finishing in third. Apart from the training needed, the horses similar to that of a Horse the horses also need to be agile Man’s Sunday, took place on the Sponsor Lorraine Meadowcroft and bold – horses that you could morning of the final day, followed of EquestrianClearance.com said: by the prize giving. The prizes “It was a pleasure to sponsor this were presented by Cesare Croce, event and we hope it becomes President of the Italian Equestrian a regular fixture on the dressage Federation (FISE) and also calendar.” Chairman of Regional Group 1 of the FEI. In the senior section, Great Britain took 5th place with Portugal in 1st place, Italy 2nd and Germany 3rd. In the junior section, Holly and Natasha took individual Silver medals in the dressage and style (with obstacles) sections giving the junior team an overall Silver medal.