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Archive for December, 2008
Elly Schobel makes a mark in 2009
Dressage rider Elly Schobel is a horseman making a definitive statement and has stood by her convictions while enjoying success riding horses often overlooked by others because of where they’re bred. More…
Once destined for slaughter, Weber’s Jamaica now on equestrian pedestal
The best thing that ever happened to the warmblood gelding Jamaica was that he contracted a skin disease. That’s because in Belgium, they eat horseflesh, or as the prized meat is called in Dutch, paardenvlees, and viande chevaline in French. More…
Ferdi Eilberg set to train Ireland’s eventing team in dressage
Ferdi Eilberg will train Ireland’s three-day eventing team in dressage in the new year.
Ferdi is a former World Class Performance Director of coaching to the British dressage team, and dressage trainer to the British eventing team. More….
2010 Radio Show Episode 17 – WEG News & Happy Holidays
A little WEG News and a lot of Holiday Cheer for you this week. Happy Holidays to all our listeners around the world! More…
Elizabeth Osborn Honored as USEF Vaulter of the Year; Isabelle Parker Named Coach of the Year
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced that Elizabeth Osborn of the Woodside Vaulters equestrian vaulting club has won the prestigious title of Vaulter of the Year. Osborn’s coach, Isabelle Bibbler Parker, was named USEF Coach of the Year. Osborn and Parker will receive their awards on January 16 at a ceremony during the USEF’s Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, OH. The USEF, based in Lexington, KY, is the national governing body of equestrian sport in the U.S. More…
Equestrian judge riding off to US event
Bill Phiskie, of Timaru, has been invited to be the foreign judge and president of the ground jury at the three day event in the United States in May next year. More…
Sport Horse Veterinary Symposium to Run with WEG
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and Alltech will sponsor a sport horse symposium for veterinarians to be held in conjunction with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The symposium, “Promoting Peak Performance in Equine Athletes,” will be held Sept. 22-24, 2010, at the Marriot Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington, Ky. In addition to this symposium for veterinarians, Rood & Riddle and Alltech will conduct seminars at the Kentucky Horse Park during the Games for non-veterinary attendees. More…
American Quarter Horses Slide onto NBC Sports on January 4
The American Quarter Horse Journal, December 17, 2008 – American Quarter Horses return for the fourth year to nationwide television in another NBC Sports special. The AQHA America’s Horse Championships presented by Bank of America is a special, one-hour broadcast of some of the most exciting action from the FedEx Open competition at the 2008 American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show in Oklahoma City. The show begins at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time/10:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 4 on local NBC stations. More…
2010 Radio Show Episode 16 – WEG News
All kinds of news this week from equine piroplasmosis to Para-Equestrians. We also has some special guests joining us as we chat about the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Listen in…
New Outdoor Arena at Kentucky Horse Park – 3D Fly-through and Construction Update as of 12-5-2008
We came across this video on the EOP Architects Blog. It is a cool animated 3D video fly-through of what the new outdoor arena will be like at the Kentucky Horse Park. Best one we have seen yet. Below the ideo we have pictures of the arena as it looked on December 5, 2008. More…