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March 12, 2010Equestrian on TV Week Commencing 15 March 2010March 11, 2010March 10, 2010Changes to HSBC FEI World Cup Eventing – A Boost to New Zealand and Australian RidersNew Zealand and Australian eventers now have chance to compete for a share of US$180,000 in the HSBC FEI World Cup.
Source: Cyberhorse March 9, 2010Courtney King-Dye in Coma after FallUSA Dressage Olympian Courtney King-Dye suffered a skull fracture and is in a coma following a fall last week. The fall left Courtney in a coma.
Courtney was injured while schooling a horse in Loxahatchee, prior to the Palm Beach Dressage Derby that was being held last weekend. It is understood that one of the horse’s hind feet stepped on the other and then he sat down and tipped over sidewards. Courtney ended under him, still in her tack. It is unknown when Courtney might awake from her coma. Courtney often wears a helmet, but she was not in this instance. As a result, Grand Prix rider Heather Blitz has started a campaign that urges dressage riders to wear helmets, as she requires her students to do. Courtney’s tragic accident has also lead to a push for safety helmets to be compulsory in dressage competition. Many dressage riders at the weekend’s Derby event wore helmets. March 8, 2010Looking for a horse holiday in NSW?
I thought I’d let you know about a horse riding holiday place that I have been to over the years.
Yarrabin is a horse and sheep country estate located 24 kilometres from Bathurst. It is one of Australia’s most acclaimed trail riding places and it over 1,000 hectares of gum forests, open paddocks and beautiful scenery.
Most visitors to Yarrabin opt to join in the riding aspects of the trip. While there are other activities to do such as bush walking and gold panning, I probably wouldn’t go to Yarrabin if I wasn’t planning to ride.
There are usually two rides a day, together with some half day and full day rides. Guided rides are provided around bushland areas and open paddocks, with plenty of opportunities for a good canter/gallop (if you wish) and to enjoy amazing views of the surrounding areas and wildlife. There are also opportunities to try sheep herding for all those city folk!
There are over 30 horses to suit all levels of riders and experienced wranglers fully supervise all rides. I have been to Yarrabin with beginners, nervous riders and experienced riders – all who have had safe and enjoyable riding experiences.
If you prefer to ride in your jods, you certainly do not feel out of place at Yarrabin. On the other hand, if you don’t have riding gear, boots and helmets are provided.
Three big country meals are provided each day, and you will definitely feel the need to eat up for the rides. And, if you don’t feel like you have coped so well with the hours in the saddle, you might find the spa a great place to go straight after.
Accommodation is in units, which while are nothing fancy, they definitely serve their purpose.
If you are unable to drive to Yarrabin, the staff kindly offer to collect you from Bathurst airport or railway station, as long as you make arrangements with them. Yarrabin has special packages throughout the year, including for kids riding camps, horsemanship workshops and adults only weekends (the latter, I highly recommend).
Further information can be found at www.yarrabin.com.
EQUESTRIAN ON TV WEEK COMMENCING 8 MARCH 2010
March 1, 2010Brett Parbery and Victory Salute Leave for World Cup FinalBrett Parbery and Victory Salute leave for Europe this week, in preparation for the FEI World Cup Dressage Final. Brett and Victory Salute were the winners of the Pacific League World Cup Final.
The FEI World Cup Dressage Final will be held from 25 to 28 March 2010 at s-Hertongenbosch in the Netherlands. Brett will be based in Holland before the event.
The event website can be accessed at http://www.indoorbrabant.com/en/ and the event will be broadcasted live on the FEI TV website at http://www.feitv.org/page/Home/0,,12664,00.html.
We wish Brett and Victory Salute the best of luck.
Photograph: courtesy of Franz Venhaus
Source: Dressage NSW February 26, 2010Equestrian on TV Week Commencing 1 March 2010Unfortunately, there is no equestrian scheduled for air during the next week. I will update this post if anything changes.
Regards Anoushka February 24, 2010Launch of FEI Dressage Test AppFEI has announced the launch of its first ever official mobile application.
“FEI EquiTests”, developed in close cooperation with Canada-based e-learning and visual communication design specialists Numen Communications Inc., is a mobile application designed to help riders learn, reference and practice FEI Dressage tests.
- read the test instructions along with the marking criteria; - view dressage animation diagrams that outline the movements of the test; - record and play readings of the test that re perfectly timed to match the user’s individual horses and the arena in which they are practising; - reference the official dressage test score sheet to see where the judges’ emphasis is; - get better understanding of the FEI Rules as PDFs of the rulebooks on topics such as movement definitions, competition rules, dress code, judging and veterinary inspection are available; - keep up to date with the latest dressage news through the FEI news feed.
FEI EquiTests 1 is available for free, so that riders and coaches may evaluate the features available. This application includes all features related to one sample test: the globally used FEI Young Riders Individual Competition Test.
FEI Equitests 2 includes all the most recent 2009 FEI Eventing Dressage Tests and is available for only USD 9.99.
For more details visit the official websites at www.equiapps.com and the Apple ITunes store: FEI EquiTests 1 and FEI EquiTests 2.
February 23, 2010Horseland Warehouse Clean Up Sale – Clarendon NSWHorseland is having a warehouse clean up sale, with savings of up to 75 per cent on thousands of products.
Winter and summer rugs, saddles, jodpurs, boots and clothing are on sale. There are excess and overstocks to clear from every department, plus samples and seconds.
The sale is on Friday 26 February – Sunday 7 March 2010, 9am – 5pm daily, at Hawkesbury Showgrounds, Racecourse Road, Clarendon. |
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