Category Archives: Show Jumping

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FEI Launches New Online Entry System for Jumping Events

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CSI-W Dannevirke in New Zealand will be the first event to use the new FEI online Entry System for Jumping Events.

Lausanne (SUI), 2 January 2013 – FEI World Cup Jumping qualifiers in New Zealand at Dannevirke (4-6 January) and Waitemata (12-13 January) will be the first events to use the newly launched FEI online Entry System for Jumping Events. The system allows National Federations and organising committees to manage the entries of athletes and horses in CSIs through a single online platform.

The new system has been designed to improve the automation and exchange of data between the FEI and the NFs with a developed IT system, and will also provide IT tools to NFs that do not already have their own entries database. The system will make communication between the organising committees, NFs and the FEI easier and will ensure a better quality and traceability of data.

Checking the eligibility of athletes and horses prior to events and managing results after events have ended are additional bonuses of the new system.

The system will be launched gradually, starting with CSI1*-W Dannevirke (NZL) held from 4 to 6 January 2013.

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It’s Almost Here! The 2013 Jacksonville Winter Series January 16-20

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Sympa and Daniel Geitner. Photos by Flashpoint Photography

The Jacksonville Winter Series is thrilled to announce our OFFICIAL ENTRY PARTNER, Equestrian Connect.  Online entry has never been so easy.  This streamlined process will save you valuable time and money as your information is stored for later use, in addition to saving money on expensive postage costs!  This exciting service is FREE for a trial period.  Once you try it you will be hooked!  Check out the Website at: https://www.equestrianconnect.com (Zone 4).

PRE-PAID are eligible for a discount, so get your entries and stall money in early!  Pre-Payment can be done via check or credit card by mailing entries or via Equestrian Connect.

The VIP Tent will be back this year.  The NFHJA is thrilled to offer hospitality in it all three weeks!  Weeks 1 & 2 will host complimentary parties.  A limited number of tables will be available for purchase Week 3.  Tables will seat 10 and dinner and cocktail service will be provided on both Friday and Saturday evenings as you watch the $25,000 International Hunter Derby and $25,000 Grand Prix in comfort & style.  Please reserve your table now by emailing Alexis Newman at alexisgnewman@gmail.com.  The cost is $350 per table.

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Happy New Year from the Classic Company!

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The $25,000 Pony Hunter Derby at the Atlanta Summer Classic will bring the best out to show!

The Classic Company wishes everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!  There is a lot to celebrate this coming year with the Classic Company!

Classic Company will continue to offer its award winning and exhibitor friendly AA competitions at all of its locations with the addition of increased prize money.  That’s right, you heard it here: increased prize money and an increased grand prix schedule for 2013!  There was always a reason to show at Classic’s vacation destination-like locations; now the prize money and class offerings have just given you another reason!

Pensacola will continue to offer its weekly $25,000 Grand Prix and the USHJA National and International Hunter Derbies.  The USHJA National Hunter Derby is scheduled each week of the three week series and the USHJA International Hunter Derby is set for Week II.  There really is no better show this winter to get your young horses in the ring.  A show that will raise your horses’ and riders’ confidence levels is just the way to get 2013 started.

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Sweden’s Von Eckermann Is Victorious in Mechelen with Gotha

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Henrik von Eckermann and Gotha FRH on their way to victory in the eighth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Western European League. Photo: FEI/Kit Houghton

Mechelen (BEL), 30 December 2012 – Henrik von Eckermann secured an important first win in the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping series when coming out on top in the eighth leg of the 2012/2013 Western European League at Mechelen in Belgium today. And it was a particularly good day for Swedish riders as the 31-year-old’s compatriot, Jens Fredricson, finished third behind runner-up Francois Mathy Jr from Belgium.

From a starting field of 40, a total of nine made the cut into the second-round jump-off in which von Eckermann clearly demonstrated the qualities that saw German legend, Ludger Beerbaum, offer him the opportunity to join his team nine years ago.  With great skill, and astute judgement, the Swede steered Madeleine Winter-Schulze’s mare, Gotha FRH, to success over a jump-off course that tested balance, control and turning skills.  “I hope to keep the ride on her for a while now!” he said of the 11-year-old horse which has been campaigned by Beerbaum in recent years.

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Coriana van Klapscheut Sold to Spain

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Artisan Farms has sold Coriana van Klapscheut, pictured here at the CSI5* Gucci Masters in Paris with Eric Lamaze, to Pilar Cordon of Spain. Hippo Foto

December 29, 2012 – Wellington, Florida – Coriana van Klapscheut, formerly owned by Artisan Farms and ridden by 2008 Olympic Show Jumping Champion Eric Lamaze, has been sold to Pilar Cordon of Spain.

Partnered with the 2002 Belgian Warmblood mare (Darco x Heartbreaker), Lamaze has enjoyed great success internationally over the past four seasons.  Having won the Six- and Seven-Year-Old Young Horse Final at CSI5* Valkenswaard, NED, in 2009, Lamaze and Coriana van Klapscheut went on to form an incredible partnership that saw them claim grand prix events in Wellington (USA), Maastricht (NED), Paris (FRA), Valencia (ESP), La Baule (FRA), and Rotterdam (NED).

At home in Canada, at Calgary’s famed Spruce Meadows venue, Lamaze and Coriana van Klapscheut won nine major titles, including the $80,000 Suncor Winning Round at the 2011 CSIO5* Spruce Meadows “Masters” tournament and the $80,000 TD Cup at the 2012 CSI5* Spruce Meadows “North American” tournament.

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Laura Kraut and Cedric Return from Olympia Ready for the Winter Equestrian Festival

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Laura Kraut and Cedric finished sixth in the Earls Court Olympia Christmas Cracker at the London International Horse Show Olympia. Photo By: Erin Cowgill

London, England – December 28, 2012 – Olympian Laura Kraut has continued to impress across international waters with her talented line-up of mounts. From Wednesday, December 19 until December 23, 2012, Kraut guided several of her mounts to top placings at the London International Horse Show Olympia. The 14-year-old grey gelding Cedric, owned by Cherry Knoll Farm, found his rightful place among the best, competing in an intense jump-off that tested both horse and rider alike.

Louis Konickx designed the 1.55m course for The Earls Court Olympia Christmas Cracker. The course consisted of 12 obstacles, and a challenging jump-off. The short track started over a standalone vertical and continued to another vertical with a left bending line. Upon landing, the pair had to take a triple bar and then complete a hard left rollback to the oxer-vertical double-combination. The riders continued over an oxer near the in gate, and a hard left turn took them to the standalone vertical, reversed from the first round. They had to keep the timer in mind as they landed from the vertical and raced over the final oxer to break the beam and seal their fate.

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HITS Selects Conrad Homfeld to Design AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix Course

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Photo Provided. Conrad Homfeld and Abdullah at the 1986 World Championships in Aachen, Germany.

THERMAL, CA (December 29, 2012) – Two-time Olympic medalist Conrad Homfeld has been selected as course designer for the AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Lamborghini Newport Beach. This history-making event is scheduled for March 17 as the closing note to seven weeks of non-stop hunter/jumper action on the 2013 HITS Desert Circuit, Jan. 22 – March 17 at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, CA.

Homfeld will design the courses in the Grand Prix Ring during Desert Circuit VII, March 12-17. While every one of them will be special, it is the inaugural AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix on which the eyes of the world will be affixed.

“In planning each detail of the first-ever AIG Thermal $1 Million we have taken great care to ensure that it is in every way a special event ― one that’s memorable for exhibitors and spectators alike,” said HITS President and CEO Tom Struzzieri. “In keeping with that strategy, it’s appropriate to have Conrad design the test. As a show manager, I appreciate working with someone whose plan makes a course challenging and beautiful at the same time.”

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USHJA Zone 4 Free Riders Clinic Announces Cynthia Hankins as Clinician

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Cynthia Hankins will be the clinician for the Floridian Community Bank USHJA Zone 4 Free Clinic this February 25, 2013. Photo Courtesy of Client

Wellington, FL – December 28, 2013 – The USHJA Zone 4 Hunter and Jumper Committees are working in tandem with Floridian Community Bank to offer a free Riders Clinic for Zone 4 members at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach on February 25, 2013. The clinic is open to all Zone 4 USEF/USHJA members of varying levels at absolutely no cost. Zone 4 is pleased to announce Cynthia Hankins as the clinician for the first Riders Clinic this year.

Hankins is a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and has a resume and reputation that speaks for itself with numerous accolades and years of experience in the equitation, hunter and jumper rings. Hankins was the fifth place finisher at the ASPCA Alfred B. Maclay Finals when she was only 12 years old, and continued on to achieve many of the most coveted junior awards.

Her most successful junior weekend came at Harrisburg’s Pennsylvania National Horse Show where, aboard Nissen, she was Small Junior Hunter Champion with three blue ribbons, Grand Hunter Champion and Best Child Rider. Hankins also went on to win the USEF Hunter Seat Medal.

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Gulf Coast – Pensacola Winter Circuit Update

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Beaches and Breeches – the Gulf Coast Classic Company’s Pensacola Series

Mary Lisa Leffler of Rolling Acres Farm riding "Fabulous"

Happy Holidays from the Classic Company!  As the Nor’easter hits the East Coast bringing with it rain, sleet and snow, equestrians are heading south to the Gulf Coast and Pensacola!

‘Classic Saturday’ schedules free up Sundays making travel to the airport easy!  Another reason top riders call Gulf Coast Classic Company’s Pensacola shows their new “favorite”!

The Gulf Coast Classic Company’s Pensacola shows are set to kick off on January 9th and offer a weekly $25,000 Grand Prix, USEF AA Hunter Sections, weekly USHJA National Hunter Derbies, a USEF International Hunter Derby Week II, as well as a wealth of Jumper Classics for the Junior/AOs and the Children and Adult Jumpers.

“Most importantly, we will be running our Classic Saturdays again this year. By moving many of our events to Saturday, it makes travel so much easier for our customers who need to get back home for school or work on Mondays.  We don’t want anyone missing a flight or having to scratch a class because rings are running too long on a Sunday,” said Classic Company President Bob Bell.  “This show may be the most convenient to an airport. It seriously takes no more than 25 minutes to get from the show grounds to the airport!” said Patty Foster of Rolling Acres Farm of Brookeville, Maryland.  “This is perfect for my customers who fly in and out of Pensacola each week.  The town is only 10 minutes from the horse show and has awesome restaurants on the water.  The old historic area on the waterfront is amazing.  Everything is so convenient; you can go to the beach, go shopping. The show and the area is just so user friendly!” she added.

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Longines Becomes FEI Top Partner with Historic Long-Term Deal

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Lausanne (SUI), 27 December 2012 – Longines has become the FEI’s first Top Partner following the agreement of a historic very long-term sponsorship deal that will see the Swiss watchmaker become the Official Timekeeping Partner of the FEI.

Under the new agreement – which marks the biggest sponsorship deal ever brokered by the FEI – Longines becomes the Official Top Partner, Official Timekeeper and Official Watch of the FEI. Longines will take on a number of key FEI properties including the title sponsorship of the FEI World Cup Jumping before the start of the new season in October 2013.

An official signing ceremony will take place in Lausanne (SUI) on 15 January 2013, when the contract will be signed jointly by FEI President HRH Princess Haya, and Mrs Nayla Hayek, Chair of the Swatch Group Board of Directors. Full details of the agreement will be unveiled as part of the signing ceremony in January 2013.

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