Friday, January 21, 2011

Hunters: Wellington: WEF: Sheila Motley Rides Lansing to the Championship in the Adult Amateur 3'3" Hunters

Sheila Motley and Lansing were the Amateur Adult 3'3" Hunter champions during the second week of the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Photo © Sportfot, Official Sport Photographer of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, www.sportfot.com.
For Immediate Release
Brooke Bidgood for Equestrian Sport Productions

Wellington, FL - January 21, 2011 - The Rost Arena got to an early start this morning with the many hunter divisions it saw today. The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, which runs through April 3, awarded another of its championships today, this time in the Adult Amateur 3'3" Hunters to Sheila Motley aboard Lansing.

Jumping, WEF, Wellington: Brianne Goutal and Mon Gamin's Longstanding Partnership Helps Them Win $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge

Brianne Goutal and Mon Gamin won the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge during the second week of the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Photo © Sportfot, Official Sport Photographer of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, www.sportfot.com.

For Immediate Release
Jennifer Wood for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.

Wellington, FL - January 21, 2011 - After showing together for nine years, the partnership between Brianne Goutal (New York, NY) and her pinto Mon Gamin makes winning easy. They sped to the top of the class in today's $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge.

Dressage: Amsterdam: REEM ACRA SERIES RE-COMMENCES IN AMSTERDAM TOMORROW - Cornelissen favourite after victory in today's Grand Prix

REEM ACRA FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE 2010/2011 - PREVIEW ROUND 7
Amsterdam (NED), 21 January 2011

FEI TV - Watch all the action LIVE from Amsterdam and enjoy highlights, interviews and archive footage at www.feitv.org

The Netherlands' Adelinde Cornelissen looks set to take the seventh leg of the 2010/2011 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage season by storm when the series re-commences on her home turf in Amsterdam tomorrow after partnering the fabulous 14 year old gelding Jerich Parzival to a clear-cut victory in today's Grand Prix at the Dutch fixture.  Cornellisen had an advantage of more than four percentage points over runner-up Patrick Kittel riding Watermill Scandic for Sweden, and all five judges - Holland's Mrs. E. Mouw and Mr. W. Ernes, Mr J.M. Roudier from France, Belgium's Mr. J. van Daele and Great Britain's Mr. S. Clarke - put her in No. 1 spot.

FEI: Jumping: FEI COURSE ATTRACTS RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS


FEI PRESS RELEASE
Lausanne (SUI), 21 January 2011
 
The new FEI Education System for Jumping Officials will be the key feature of an official FEI Refresher Course for Jumping Judges which will be held on 29 January 2011 in Zurich, venue of the ninth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™. A record number of participants - 160 FEI Officials from 45 countries on five continents - have confirmed their attendance. The Course, directed by FEI Jumping Committee Chairman Sven Holmberg and International Show Jumping Officials Club (ISJC) President Stephan Ellenbruch, will also include updates on FEI legal and veterinary matters. A Seminar for Jumping Stewards and Course Designers will also be held in Zurich.

The general assembly of the ISJC will take place on the same day at the invitation of the Swiss Equestrian Federation and the organising committee of Mercedes-CSI Zurich.

The complete programme of the day is available on this link.


Jumping: USEF: Modifications to the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List & Protocols for U.S. Riders Wishing to Compete Abroad

Effective January 1, 2011
From the USEF Show Jumping Department
Gladstone, NJ - The following modifications have been made to the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List in italics and are effective January 1, 2011.

Placing Points for Multiple Horses: Currently only a rider's designated Ranking List horse receives Placing Points. All horses will now receive Placing Points, but the rider will only receive the Placing Points from his designated Ranking List horse. 
Determining Second Classes: The Ranking List Guidelines state that, except for CSIO's, a maximum of two classes will count for the Ranking List. There are many instances when there are more than two classes that meet the criteria to count. To clarify which classes should be used, the following language in italics has been added:
If there are three or more classes which meet the criteria for classes to count, the following additional criteria will be used to determine the classes to count:

1. If one class is a Grand Prix qualifier and one class is not, then the Grand Prix qualifier will be the class to count.
2. If both classes are Grand Prix qualifiers, then the Grand Prix qualifier that occurs first during the event will be the class to count.
3. If neither classes are Grand Prix qualifiers:
     a. The class with the highest fence height will be the class to count.   
     b. If they are equal in height; the Jump Off class will be the class to count.
     c. If both or neither classes are Jump Off classes; the class that occurs first during the event and meets the criteria to count will be the class to count.

Riders are encouraged to review the modifications to the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List here http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsdisciplines/discipline/alljumping/sjInfo.aspx.
Modifications to Protocols for U.S. Riders Wishing to Compete Abroad

The following modifications have been made to the protocols for U.S. Show Jumping riders wishing to compete abroad in italics and are effective January 1, 2011:

Minimum Criteria to Compete Abroad:  Be ranked as follows on the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List as published five weeks before the event in question (Only U.S. Riders will be taken into consideration when determining a rider's ranking on the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List):
For CSIO5*s and CSI5*s, riders must be ranked 1st to 25th;
For CSIO4*s and CSI4*s, riders must be ranked 1st to 40th;
For CSIO3*s, CSI3*s, and CSI-Ws, riders must be ranked 1st to 50th 75th;
For CSIO2*s and CSI2*s, riders must be ranked 1st to 75th 100th;
For a CSIO*s or CSI*s, the rider and horse need not be ranked on the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping RankingList, but must have placed 1st through 10th in an open class offering US$25,000, CAN$25,000, or 20,000 Euro or more in prize money within the 12 month period prior to the event.

Waivers: Exception: Riders wishing to compete in Canadian and Mexican CSIs and CSIOs will not need a waiver. 
Riders are encouraged to review the modifications to the protocols for U.S. Show Jumping riders wishing to compete abroad here http://www.usef.org/documents/highPerformance/showJumping/ProtocolsForCompetingAbroad.pdf.
ENDS

Jumping: New Zealand: Larsen Sawmilling Championships Preview

0/01/2011 10:03:37 a.m.

New Zealand's best showjumping combinations are heading to Gisborne this weekend for the 2011 Larsen Sawmilling Equestrian Championships.

Centrepiece of the three star three day show, which starts on Friday, is the seventh round of the New Zealand World Cup qualifying series. For the past four years Gisborne has played host to the final of this prestigious series but this year that will be held in Tauranga in early February.
New Zealand World Equestrian Games representatives Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) and Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) are both entered in the Sunday afternoon class.