Edward Gal earned two big wins at the Drachten CDI3* in the Netherlands. He won the Grand Prix Special with Glock’s Undercover and won the Intermediaire I Freestyle with Asther de Jeu.

Results:

International dressage Young riders FEI Individual Young Riders Test / Edition 2009
Pl. Horse Rider Points
1. WINSTON Stephanie KOOIJMAN (NED) 832.00
2. PONGO Lotte JANSEN (NED) 773.00
3. LEGEND Rosalie MOL (NED) 767.50
3. TDN’S TRUEMANDA Jeanine NIEUWENHUIS (NED) 767.50
5. TIANO Jorinde VERWIMP (BEL) 766.00

International dressage Juniors FEI Individual Test / Edition 2009
Pl. Horse Rider Points
1. RICHFIELD Marjan HOOGE (NED) 805.50
2. SPORTLIFE Aimee WEISE (NED) 786.00
3. HEXAGON’S BALDACCI Jeanine NIEUWENHUIS (NED) 782.50
4. KORENBLOEM DIOR Chiara PRIJS VITALE (ITA) 773.50
5. SOLIST 150 Lena Charlotte WALTERSCHEIDT (GER) 764.00

International dressage Ponies FEI Individual Test / Edition 2012
Pl. Horse Rider Points
1. EQUESTRICONS EPIASCER Lavinia ARL (BEL) 918.50
2. CHAMP OF CLASS Lisanne ZOUTENDIJK (NED) 908.50
3. EQUESTRICONS LORD CHAMPION Hannah CICHOS (GER) 899.00
4. CISKE Demy KURSTJENS (NED) 844.00
5. BUGATTI Gyvano SCHOUWS (NED) 843.00
6. HAASENDONCK’S SULTAN Joelle PETERS (NED) 836.50

International dressage Grand Prix FEI Grand Prix Special / Edition 2009
Pl. Horse Rider Points
1. GLOCK’S UNDERCOVER Edward GAL (NED) 1820.00
2. DIAMONDS FOREVER Anabel BALKENHOL (GER) 1647.50
3. TEN POINTS Juliette RAMEL (SWE) 1644.50
4. PARADIESZAUBER Catherine HENRIQUET (FRA) 1620.00
5. FLORESCO NRW Yessin RAHMOUNI (MAR) 1541.00

International dressage Intermediaire I FEI Freestyle to Music / Edition 2009
Pl. Horse Rider Points
1. ASTHER DE JEU Edward GAL (NED) 1542.50
2. SALO Lynne MAAS (NED) 1530.50
3. ZEPHYR Adelinde CORNELISSEN (NED) 1528.50
4. APACHE Emmelie SCHOLTENS (NED) 1477.00
5. WINNINGMOOD Diederik VAN SILFHOUT (NED) 1476.00

(British Dressage) – Sarah Millis and Lesley Peyton-Gilbert will represent Great Britain at Drachten CDI3* in the Netherlands, 2 – 6 January 2013. Formerly the Zwolle international show, this is the event’s second year at the popular Drachten venue

Sarah rides Katja Kuistila’s Australian-bred 14-year-old gelding HP Frontier (Falkrich x Liberty Light) (pictured) in the big tour. Lesley will contest the small tour classes with Timothy Harris’s 12-year-old German-bred stallion Woodcroft Garuda K (Muenchhausen x Angard).

For more information visit: http://www.icnndrachten.nl/
Live video stream: http://www.uhorse.tv/stream_overzicht.asp

Schedule:

Friday 4 January
Prix St Georges – 15.10 (14.10 GMT)
Grand Prix – 18.50 (17.50 GMT)

Saturday 5 January
Grand Prix Special (part 1) – 18.30 (17.30 GMT)
Grand Prix Special (part 2) – 20.00 (19.00 GMT)
Prix St Georges Free Style – 21.10 (20.10 GMT)

Sunday 6 January
Intermediate I – 13.30 (12.30 GMT)
Grand Prix Freestyle (part 1) – 16.00 (15.00 GMT)
Grand Prix Freestyle (part 2) – 17.15 (16.15 GMT)

Photo Courtesy of British Dressage – Sarah Millis

(Phelps Media Group) – Please join us for the Gold Coast Dressage, Wellington Classic Dressage and International Horse Sport Palm Beach Kick-Off Dressage Competitor Party hosted by Players Club, Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m.

Show your USDF card for a free glass of champagne each time you visit Players Club. And don’t forget the additional party dates: Jan. 17, Feb. 7, March 7, March 21, March 28 and April 11–all at 6 p.m. at Players Club, 13410 Southshore Blvd., Wellington, FL 33414.

Please RSVP to 561-227-1525 or 561-714-9058.

For further information on upcoming shows, including 2013 season events, please call 561-227-1525 or visit the following websites:
Wellington Classic Dressage: www.wellingtonclassicdressage.com . Like WCD on Facebook.
International Horse Sport Palm Beach: www.ihspb.com. Like IHSPB on Facebook

Wellington, FL – December 22, 2012 – Equestrian Sport Productions is pleased to announce that the Second Annual Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic will be held at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, site of the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival, on January 1-6, 2013. The clinic will consist of training with world-renowned dressage riders as well as lectures from the industry’s best horsemen and women.

The riding clinic will take place at the Van Kampen Arena at the Stadium and coincides with the George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session for hunter/jumper riders on the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival show grounds.

Twelve riders and 10 official auditors will participate in the clinic and will have the chance to work with amazing dressage riders, trainers, and judges such as: Six-time Olympian Robert Dover, 2012 U.S. Olympians Jan Ebeling and Tina Konyot, U.S. Olympians Lendon Gray and Courtney Dye, international riders Katherine Bateson Chandler, Tuny Page and Michael Barisone, and international judges Gary Rockwell and Anne Gribbons.

Riders for the dressage event were chosen from Lendon’s Dressage4Kids Emerging Dressage Athlete clinics around the country as well as from the North American Junior Young Rider Championships, U.S. Equestrian Federation Festival of Champions and Dressage Seat Medal Finals.

Riders in the clinic are: Anna Campbell and Cassie Schmidt of Texas, Jackie Cartesio of New York, Nicole Chiapetti and Rosie Julian Simoes of Illinois, Rebecca Cohen of Florida, Katie Foster of Wisconsin, Brandi Roenick of Arizona, Lilly Simons of Connecticut, Ayden Uhlir of Washington, Genay Vaughn of California and Mattie Zepernick of Louisiana. Official auditors are: Giulia Cohen and Tasha Mitchell of New York, Hope Cooper and Emily Smith of Massachusetts, Kristen and Nicole Nowak of Rhode Island, and Abby Flieschli, Amanda Hester, Megan Tritch, and Sarah Witney of Texas.

Each day will start with a workout with trainer Bob Gutowitz and include riding and lectures from international veterinarians, sports psychologists, farriers and others. Lectures will be at Tuny Page’s Stillpoint Farm in Wellington and will be given by Mary Phelps, Dr. Deb Bennett, Ph.D, Farrier Dean Pearson, Dr. Rick Mitchell, and Dr. Jenny Susser.

Dressage4Kids sponsors much of the RDHW to keep costs for participants to a minimum. Sponsors for the week are always needed. Dressage4Kids, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization that provides educational and competitive opportunities for youth riders in order to encourage those same riders to become true horsemen, develop good sportsmanship skills and to have fun. D4K also supports programs for adults who support and educate youth.

For more information, or to donate to the organization, visit www.Dressage4Kids.com.

For more information on the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, please visit www.globaldressagefestival.com.

World Dressage News wishes all a happy holiday season.

The long-standing ban on using artificial insemination (AI) for breeding Thoroughbred racehorses has been upheld by a federal court in Australia, after Bruce McHugh, a former chairman of the Sydney Turf Club, challenged the rule in 2011.

McHugh argued that the ban represents an illegal restraint of trade and a breach of the Trade Practices Act. In his December 19th ruling, however, Justice Alan Robertson explained the law requires that the plaintiff must show trade restraint was unreasonable when it was established for it to be illegal. Since the rule was imposed many decades ago, he said, it was reasonable at that time. Justice Robertson also dismissed the argument that the ban on AI breeding was a breach of the Trade Practices Act, stating that McHugh had not proved the AI rule had substantially lessened competition.
 
In response to the decision, Michael Ford, spokesperson and keeper of the Australian Stud Book said in a statement:
 
“This is the right decision and we are pleased that the effect of the court’s decision is to protect the integrity of the Stud Book and Thoroughbred breeding in Australia. Because of the global market for breeding and racing of Thoroughbreds, and the rules on artificial breeding in other jurisdictions, the introduction of artificial insemination into Australian Thoroughbred breeding would have had serious consequences for our industry.
 
“This is a comprehensive victory for the hundreds of thousands of Australians who derive a livelihood from the Thoroughbred racing industry, which will now remain a significant driver of the Australian economy.”
 
The Chairman of the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities, Louis Romanet, issued the following statement about the decision:
 
“The dismissal of the challenge is a good outcome and I welcome it. The definition of what is a Thoroughbred is set out clearly in the International Agreement on Breeding, Racing and Wagering and is adopted by all of the IFHA Members countries throughout the world. It requires a natural covering.”

(USPEA by Lindsay McCall) – After topping the Paralympic equestrian ranks at the 2012 London Paralympic Games and earning the highest ranking among the United States Equestrian Olympic and Paralympic Team, Jonathan Wentz of Richardson, Texas was on top of the world. The duo of Wentz and NTEC Richter Scale were synonymous with dynamic duo. Wentz was a team player, a hard worker, and someone who always put his horse first. Tragedy would hit the equestrian community at the end of September 2012 when Wentz passed away due to unknown causes only two weeks after his Paralympic debut. Wentz was back at college at Southern Methodist University where he was in his senior undergraduate year. Just days before his death, Wentz gave a speech in front of his peers and spoke about what it meant to him to become a Paralympian. Wentz was a leader in and out of the classroom and took his role as a U.S. athlete seriously. The 21 year-old 6’5″ Texan was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at birth and didn’t let his diagnoses define him. He was the epitome of a champion, achieved the goals he set-forth, and truly loved his sport and his fellow teammates.

In 2010, North Texas Equestrian Center’s Kai Handt helped prepare his horse NTEC Richter Scale and Jonathan Wentz for international competition. “Richter” as Jonathan would call him was a non-standard dressage horse. NTEC Richter Scale’s heavy build and atypical color would not stop this horse from earning top results with his 6’5″ rider. Jonathan would refer to Richter as a, “fine wine that kept getting better with age.” As 2010 ran into 2011 the duo continued to compete and earn top results. Wentz was always showcasing multiple mounts during competition but he always went back to his trusty gelding. In 2011 Jonathan Wentz and NTEC Richter Scale earned the 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian

Dressage National Championship followed by qualification for the Paralympics and the 2012 Para-Equestrian Dressage Reserve National Championship. Wentz’s dream came true in London in September 2012 when the duo anchored the team to the leader board and was only percentage points away from a Paralympic medal. On the final day of the Paralympic Equestrian competition, Wentz put forward his best freestyle test in his career. As the crowd began to wave in congratulations Jonathan looked up to the crowd, gave NTEC Richter Scale a pat, and conducted the crowd to cheer and applaud for what his horse had done for him. He was proud of their performance and the journey that got them to London. On Jonathan’s last interview after the Games he thanked his coach, his team, his family, and generously showed his gratitude to the 18 year-old horse that helped him accomplish his dream. He looked forward to heading back to the U.S. back to college and was ready to start preparing for the 2014 World Equestrian Games.

The United States Equestrian Federation has posted both the 2012 Horse of the Year and 2012 Equestrian of the Year nominations. To vote for the Horse of The Year please go to the website http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/hoty/ and enter your e-mail. To vote for Equestrian of the Year you have to go to http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/eoty/ and enter your USEF member identification number. There are multiple athletes both four-legged and two that have out performed their peers in 2012. Jonathan Wentz and NTEC Richter Scale were the number one performing equestrian among Show Jumping, Eventing, Dressage, and Para-Dressage at the Olympic and Paralympic level. It was with great sadness the Wentz family announced the death of their son and athlete Jonathan Wentz only 15 days after the Paralympics. The equestrian community has lost a true athlete and a friend.

To vote for the Horse of the Year please go to: http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/hoty/

To vote for Equestrian of the Year please go to: http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/eoty/

Please vote by January 7, 2013.

If you would like to read more about Jonathan Wentz and the U.S. Para-Equestrian Team’s performances please go to: http://uspea.org/category/recent-uspea-press-news/

To view Jonathan’s speech at Southern Methodist University please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsRxkeVDaQ&noredirect=1

Photo Courtesy of USPEA by Lindsay McCall