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The Leaders of the European Eventing Championships for Juniors Are Still the Same!

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Sophie How riding Pebbly Aga Khan/www.strzegom.pl

Strzegom, 08.09.2012 – Today’s cross country of the European Eventing Championships did not change anything in the lead. Until now, the first one is still Sophie How from Great Britain.

After the clear ride in the cross country the current leaders keep their positions in the ranking. The best result (35,00 penalty points) is scored by Sophie How riding Pebbly Aga Khan. The second place is taken equal by Irish Tori Dixon competing on Shadow Light and British Emily King riding Mr Hiho. The next one in the ranking is the Irish duo of Harold Megahey and Chuckelberry with the result of 43,10 penalty points.

The best Polish Junior competitior is Michal Knap riding 9 year old gelding named Dren. The duo finished the cross country with the result of 52,90 penalty points and took the 23rd place in the ranking. The next Polish rider, Piotr Dabrowski riding Pakiet, parked himself on the 26th place and Zuzanna Burkert competing on Lublin positioned herself on the 31st place.

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The British Rider Is the Leader after the Dressage Part of the European Eventing Championships for Juniors

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Sophie How, Pebbly Aga Khan

Strzegom, 08.09.2012 – Sophie How riding Pebbly Aga Khan, 11 year old gelding, finished her dressage test with an amazing result of 35 penalty points, thereby becoming the leader in the European Eventing Championships for Juniors held in Morawa, next to Strzegom in Poland.

The Irish rider Tori Dixon and her 17 year old mare took the second place equally with the duo of Emily King and 8 year old gelding Mr Hiho from Great Britain scoring 42,50 penalty points.

The next one in the ranking is Harold Megahey from Ireland competing on Chuckelberry. The duo finished their test with the result of 43,10 penalty points.

Among the Polish competitors the best score (47,90 penalty points) belongs to Agata Jodko riding 12 year old mare Fernhill Cool Diamond.

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UPDATE: USEF Names Drivers for 2012 FEI Singles Driving World Championships

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Lexington, KY – The following drivers have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. in the 2012 FEI Singles Driving World Championships, in Lezirias, Portugal, September 12-16, 2012. Sara Schmitt (Flemington, NJ) was also supposed to represent the U.S. but she has withdrawn.

The United States will be represented by the following drivers (in Alphabetical Order):

Leslie Berndl (Newcastle, CA) will drive Fritz Grupe’s Uminco.
Uminco is an 11-year-old KWPN gelding.

Donna Crookston (Saltsburg, PA) will drive her own RG Cowboys Black Cadillac.
RG Cowboys Black Cadillac is a 16-year-old Morgan gelding.

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European Eventing Championships for Juniors Starts Tomorrow in Morawa!

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Strzegom, 05.09.2012 – Almost 90 competitors from 18 countries will take part in the European Eventing Championships. The competition will take place from tomorrow in Morawa, near Strzegom.

There will be 12 complete national teams and 86 competitors altogether. “Taking into consideration the history of previous events for Juniors like that, such a large number of contestants is rare for the European Championships,” says Marcin Konarski, Event Director.

Regarding the fact that Poland is the host of the event, the country is allowed to enter the double amount of competitors which is 12 riders.

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Orange Gold, Silver and Bronze at Breda

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The Dutch team with coach Harry de Ruyter not only won the nations competition in Breda (NED), but also kept the individual podium orange with IJsbrand Chardon, Theo Timmerman and Koos the Ronde in first, second and third places. (Rinaldo de Craen/FEI)

Breda (NED), 3 September 2012 – Dutch team members IJsbrand Chardon, Theo Timmerman and Koos de Ronde have continued their success story at the nations competition in Breda in their home country. The Dutch team not only won team gold again, but also claimed the complete individual podium. IJsbrand Chardon won, Theo Timmerman was the runner-up and Koos de Ronde made it a Dutch whitewash, having beaten Germany’s Christoph Sandmann by just 0.01 penalty points in the final cones competition.

The three Dutch drivers have made up the winning team at nearly every nations competition, European and World Championships since 2010. After the CAIO Aachen and the World Championships in Riesenbeck, they struck again in Breda, leaving the other teams trailing in their wake. Breda was also the second to last qualifier for the FEI World Cup Driving and the stage for the Dutch national four-in-hand Championships.

Dutch battle
Breda turned out to be a battle between the Dutch, with the clash starting in the dressage when Riesenbeck bronze medallist IJsbrand Chardon ended the day in first place with the same points as Theo Timmerman, with Christoph Sandmann in third.

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Heiner Lehrter Successfully Defends Title at FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships in Breda

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Heiner Lehrter (GER) won the marathon at the FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships in Breda to take individual gold for the second consecutive time. (Rinaldo de Craen/FEI)

Breda (NED), 3 September 2012 – Title defender Heiner Lehrter from Germany has renewed his gold medal after the exciting final obstacle driving competition of the FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships in Breda, the Netherlands. Home driver Jacques Poppen was leading the pack going into the final phase, but knocked one ball too many and went home with silver. His compatriot Jan Ranzijn won the bronze medal. The Dutch team took gold in the nations competition, the silver medals went to Germany and Great Britain was very happy with their bronze team medal.

The FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships were organized for the eighth time and for the second consecutive time in Breda. The Dutch venue attracted a very strong field of competitors with 21 drivers from seven nations and five teams. The Outdoor Brabant event not only warmly welcomed the para drivers, but also hosted a CAIO for horse four-in-hand team, an international competition for pony four-in-hand and the Dutch four-in-hand Championships.

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U.S. Team Finishes Fourth at the FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles

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Breda, The Netherlands – With the cones phase complete the FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles has come to a close at the Outdoor Brabant. There was little movement in the standings for the U.S. team or individuals, but it was a good experience for America’s top para-equestrian drivers.

Once again leading the U.S. squad was Diane Kastama (Arroyo Grande, CA). She picked up 12 penalty points and 0 time faults to finish with 12 on cones and a total score of 171.55. Driving the de Ronde’s KWPN Ruby R Van Stalle De Maurik, Kastama finished the competition in 14th place overall.

Pam Johnson (Pleasant Hill, MO) drove Ben Honsbeek’s KWPN gelding Night to 24 penalties and 5.85 time faults for a score in the cones phase of 29.85. A total score of 211.31 made her the 19th placed individual driver.

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U.S. Team in Fourth after Marathon at FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles

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Breda, The Netherlands – Para-equestrian drivers took on the marathon course at the Outdoor Brabant Saturday morning and moved one step closer to team and individual World Para Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles titles. U.S. individuals have not cracked the top ten, but the team is in fourth place heading into the cones phase on Sunday.

Diane Kastama (Arroyo Grande, CA) drove the de Ronde’s KWPN Ruby R Van Stalle De Maurik to a 13th place finish in the Marathon. Her 102.15 point effort puts her in 14th place overall and makes her the highest placing American driver thus far. Diane’s total score is 159.55.

Pam Johnson’s 114.86 point Marathon was good for a 19th place finish in the phase and kept her in 19th place overall. Driving Ben Honsbeek’s KWPN gelding Night, Johnson (Pleasant Hill, MO) is sitting on a total score of 181.46.

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Ukraine Wins FEI Nations Cup European Promotional League 2012

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Cassio Rivetti and Temple Road jumped clear in the opening round to help secure the FEI Nations Cup European Promotional League 2012 title for Ukraine. Photo: FEI/tankalab.com

Lausanne (SUI), 2 September 2012 – The Ukraine won the FEI Nations Cup European Promotional League 2012 title when finishing fourth at Gijon in Spain yesterday.  Out in front going into this last leg, the team of Cassio Rivetti, Fereno Szentirmai, Bjorn Nagel and Katharina Offel pinned their nearest rivals from Denmark into runner-up spot on the series table, while Italy finished the season in third ahead of Spain in fourth.

The Italian team enjoyed an encouraging day when, leading yesterday’s competition at the halfway stage, they dropped just one place to slot in behind the winners from France.  But their 17-fault second-round result was indicative of the toughness of the high-scoring class which produced plenty of surprises.  There were no double-clears throughout the entire competition, and only six single clear rounds from the starting field of 52 horse-and-rider combinations.

Anniversary Fixture

A total of 13 countries – Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine and the USA – lined out for the FEI Nations Cup at this 70th anniversary fixture in the coastal town located on the far north of the Iberian Peninsula, and it was a hard-fought affair.  The leading FEI European Promotional League contenders from Ukraine, Denmark, Italy and Spain had to take on the might of many of the top-league nations, and the Danes were in with a chance of taking the title if they could clinch the maximum 10 points.

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Nicholson Takes Fox-Pitt to the Wire at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials

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William Fox-Pitt held onto third place with Parklane Hawk at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, to win the 2011-2012 HSBC FEI Classics by a single point. (Photo: FEI/Kit Houghton)

Burghley (GBR), 31 August 2012 – In an extraordinary finale to the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), the evergreen New Zealander Andrew Nicholson seized his third victory in 17 years at this popular venue while William Fox-Pitt’s third place was good enough – by just one point – to win him a third HSBC FEI Classics title.

Fox-Pitt (GBR), riding Parklane Hawk, had two fences down and Nicholson (on Avebury) one on an influential Jumping track. Between them, they handed the overnight leader Sinead Halpin (USA) a two-fence margin, but to the disbelief of the crowds in the packed stands, the ever-smiling American, who has won many admirers in Britain this week, hit three rails on Manoir de Carneville and finished second.

“It’s a few years since I’ve won a CCI4*, but it just shows you have to keep going in this sport,” said an overwhelmed Nicholson, 51. “I’ve had Avebury since he was a foal and there have been days when he’s let me down and days when he probably thought I let him down, so this is very satisfying.”

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