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Male Champion, Looser, Retires While Eccles Family Dominate Female Final - FEI World Cup Vaulting
Published on 06.02.2012 in Event Results
Emotions ran high at the 2011/2012 FEI World Cup™ Vaulting Final in Bordeaux, France today where Switzerland’s Patric Looser made the perfect exit from the sport when taking the Male title in style, and Great Britain’s Joanne Eccles pipped her younger sister, Hannah, for the Female honours. ... The Copabella Showjumping Classic Rescheduled to 2013
Published on 06.02.2012 in General
Originally being held in April this year, the next Copabella Classic is now scheduled for 2013. After consultation with sponsors and interested parties, the organizing committee has decided to take the opportunity to rest the event in 2012. This year many of the nation’s top riders and horses will be training overseas ahead of the London Olympics. This will significantly impact on the event centrepiece, the Copabella Cup Grand Prix. ... Coupe Takes Final but McVean the Series at Tauranga, NZ
Published on 06.02.2012 in Event Results
Lisa Coupe has won the New Zealand league FEI World Cup final yesterday at Tauranga, with defending champ Katie McVean making history in taking the series for the third consecutive year. McVean (Mystery Creek) and her home-bred mare Dunstan Daffodil – half sister to her World Champs superstar Dunstan Delphi who was sold for an undisclosed multimillion dollar deal to Saudi Arabia last year – had to settle for fourth today after having an uncharacteristic refusal at the wall in the jump-off. ... Aussie Boyd Exell Drives his Way into the History Books with Fourth FEI World Cup Driving Championship!
Published on 05.02.2012 in Event Results
Boyd Exell (AUS) has written history at Bordeaux by winning the FEI World Cup™ Driving title for the fourth consecutive time. Photo: ©Rinaldo de Craen/FEI Story: Cindy Timmer [PREVIEWCongratulations to Aussie Body Exell on his history making round in Bordeaux, where he won his fourth FEI World Cup Driving Championship! That's a record breaking four Championships in a row! Go Boyd! Dutch drivers IJsbrand Chardon (NED) and Koos de Ronde (NED) fought like lions but were unable to beat Exell, who was simply unbeatable. ... Staut and Silvana are Brilliant in Bordeaux - FEI World Cup Jumping
Published on 05.02.2012 in Event Results
French hero, Kevin Staut, won the eleventh qualifying round of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2011/2012 series on his home turf at Bordeaux tonight. Riding the 13 year old grey mare, Silvana HDC, he devastated the opposition in the ten-horse jump-off with a display of class and courage that snatched the honours from Australian runners-up Edwina Top-Alexander and Cevo Itot du Chateau. ... Boyd Exell Takes Lead in FEI World Cup Driving Final in Bordeaux
Published on 04.02.2012 in Event Results
Triple World Cup winner Boyd Exell (AUS) has taken the lead in the FEI World Cup™ Driving Final in Bordeaux (FRA) after the first competition on Friday 3 February. Many spectators attended the first competition of the FEI World Cup™ Driving Final despite it ending close to midnight. Boyd drove an excellent round in a thrilling competition which kept the spectators on the edge of their seats. ... Another Example of Why You Should Always Wear a Helmet
Published on 04.02.2012 in General
Many of us become complacent about wearing a helmet when riding our educated horse, on a good surface at home or out and about, especially western or stock horse riders. It doesn't matter if your horse is quiet, the surface is good and you're not attempting daredevil stunts, disaster can still strike! Check out this video that was shared on the Riders4Helmets website, showing a rider having a lovely ride on her calm horse, cantering around a nice type of arena and yet they still came to grief. ... Three Live Events on FEI TV in Bordeaux this Weekend
Published on 04.02.2012 in General
The penultimate leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping in Bordeaux will be live on FEI TV, the FEI’s official video platform, this Saturday (4 February) at 20.25 CET. The FEI World Cup™ Driving Final will then be live from 23.10 CET. We wish Boyd Exell all the best in Bordeaux where he is going for his fourth FEI World Cup Driving Championship! ... Australian Hunter Horse Association Moves With the Times
Published on 03.02.2012 in General
At the December 2011 Australian Hunter Horse Association (AHHA) executive meeting, the future of classification was discussed, and for varying reasons, a decision was made that as such, this would cease. Whilst there were some great positives to this activity, it was identified that there were other areas which were not as uniform in this activity as the Association would have liked which were in themselves, a concern. These had the potential to have impacted negatively for AHHA and its members. ... Hawkesbury Riding Club Show Cancelled Due to Rain - Working Bee & Membership Sign-On are Still Happening
Published on 03.02.2012 in Clubs
Hawkesbury Riding Club (HRC) is holding its working bee and membership sign day this Saturday 4 February from 8.30am at the HRC Club Grounds, gate 5, Racecourse Road, Clarendon, NSW, regardless of the weather. Unfortunately the show that was scheduled for Sunday 5 February has had to be cancelled due to the rain. ... News Search
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