tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135187034531096342024-03-14T10:47:42.940-04:00WEG CentralWEG Central/World Equestrian Games Central is a publication of Equimage® Media Services and is a collection of articles, information, and photography covering the world of International Equestrian Sport. WEG Central offers the who, what, when, where, why and how of some of the world's premier equestrian competitions. All WEG Central original content and website images are copyrighted ©2006-2011 by Nan Rawlins and Equimage® Media Services unless otherwise stated. All rights reserved.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger947125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-90163632229042187222012-11-25T22:57:00.002-05:002012-11-25T22:57:30.061-05:00Eventing: Adelaide: HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire make history in Adelaide - By Anna Sharpley
Craig Barrett wins second leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ in Adelaide with Sandhills Brillaire and takes home the HSBC Training Bursary as the highest placed rider never to have previously completed a 4* event. (Jenny Barnes/FEI)
Lausanne (SUI), 25 November 2012
HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire make history in Adelaide
By Anna Sharpley
New Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-51065535527762424022012-11-25T14:15:00.000-05:002012-11-25T14:15:33.792-05:00Jumping: Australia: Sydney: GCTHistoric victory for equestrian’s Tops-Alexander
25 November 2012
Historic victory for equestrian’s Tops-Alexander
Australian Show Jumper Edwina Tops-Alexander has notched up a historic victory overnight, winning the Global Champions Tour (GCT) championship for a second consecutive year.
The 38 year old, who grew up in Sydney and now resides in Europe, has led the 2012 season from the outset and was one of only two riders in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-83928344158636138412012-11-25T13:51:00.002-05:002012-11-25T13:51:55.465-05:00Eventing: Adelaide: Barrett bags his first CCI4* HSBC FEI Classics in Adelaide
Barrett bags his first CCI4* HSBC FEI Classics in Adelaide
Craig Barrett has taken out the 2012 CCI4* HSBC FEI Classics Australian International Three Day Event in front of sell-out crowd at Adelaide’s Victoria Park.
Please find this information attached as a press release. Image: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire. Photo credit: ESJ Photo
This is Barrett’s first win at thisUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-20247706595517788492012-11-24T09:21:00.000-05:002012-11-24T09:21:51.165-05:00Eventing: Adelaide: Australian International: Craig Barrett on the verge of winning his first Adelaide CCI4*
24 November 2012
Craig Barrett on the verge of winning his first Adelaide CCI4*
New South Wales rider Craig Barrett has emerged as the new leader of the Australian International CCI4* after a difficult cross country course caused a number of combinations to prematurely end their campaign for this year’s title.
Image: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire. Photo credit: Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-4426980551035519482012-11-24T09:09:00.001-05:002012-11-24T09:10:46.128-05:00Eventing: Adelaide: HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire claim Cross Country lead in Adelaide
HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire claim Cross Country lead in Adelaide
By Anna Sharpley
Craig Barrett, leader after the challenging Cross Country phase of the HSBC FEI Classics™ in Adelaide, and riding in his first 4* competition, said he was both “absolutely thrilled” and “disappointed” after today’s action: “Sandhills Brillaire went beautifully and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-85341830825329187462012-11-23T09:16:00.000-05:002012-11-23T09:16:53.749-05:00Eventing: Adelaide: Rose takes the early lead in the Adelaide CCI4*
23 November 2012
Rose takes the early lead in the Adelaide CCI4*
Beijing silver medallist Shane Rose has taken an early lead in the Adelaide International CCI4* which started Thursday at the Adelaide Parklands.
Please disregard the image sent through with the initial press release.
Image caption: Shane Rose and APH Moritz at the 2012 Adelaide International Three Day Event. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-60401337193959098702012-11-23T09:14:00.003-05:002012-11-23T09:14:35.509-05:00Eventing: HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Shane Rose and APH Moritz take the lead after Dressage in Adelaide - By Anna Sharpley
Shane Rose and APH Moritz “have a good day at the office”, taking the lead after Dressage at the HSBC FEI Classics™ in Adelaide (Jenny Barnes/FEI)
Lausanne (SUI), 23 November 2012
HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Shane Rose and APH Moritz take the lead after Dressage in Adelaide - By Anna Sharpley
Beijing Team Silver medallist, Shane Rose had a good day at the office today in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-52626076925814014482012-10-28T17:33:00.000-04:002012-10-28T17:33:58.655-04:00Driving: FEI: Boyd Exell starts in top form in Hannover
FEI PRESS RELEASE
Photo Caption: Boyd Exel (AUS) was in top form in Hannover (GER) where he won the first leg of the FEI World Cup™ Driving’s 12th season ©Rinaldo de Craen/FEI.
Hannover (GER), 28 October 2012
Boyd Exell starts in top form in Hannover
by Cindy Timmer
Four-time FEI World Cup™ Driving Champion Boyd Exell (AUS) had an excellent start of the FEI World Cup™ Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-20589409836274864892012-10-27T19:49:00.001-04:002012-10-27T19:54:17.153-04:00HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Paget shows all his promise at Pau By Kate Green
Jonathan Paget (NZL), who was foot-perfect across country on Clifton Promise to take the lead at Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), opening leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013. (Kit Houghton/FEI)
Lausanne (SUI), 27 October 2012
HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Paget shows all his promise at Pau
By Kate Green
Jonathan Paget (NZL) rode across country with typical New Zealand verve to take a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-58579538209637490372012-10-27T19:31:00.000-04:002012-10-27T19:31:47.781-04:00TUNE IN! $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix Online at WIHS.org and On TV at NBC Sports Network!
WHAT: The $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, presented by Events DC, is a FEI World Cup Qualifier event.
WHEN: The class will run tonight, October 27, as the second class of the evening session, which begins at 7 p.m. The evening session will be livestreamed at www.wihs.org. With less than 24-hour turnaround, highlights of the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-42980743335583053162012-05-03T06:06:00.001-04:002012-05-03T06:07:11.135-04:00Endurance: FEI: ENDURANCE ROUND TABLE DEBATES PROPOSED RULE CHANGESPhoto caption (pictured from left to right): Ruth Carlson, chair of the FEI Endurance Committee; Ian Williams, FEI Director, Non-Olympic Sports; Brian Sheehan, FEI Endurance Committee member, at today’s Round Table. © Edouard Curchod/FEI
ENDURANCE ROUND TABLE DEBATES PROPOSED RULE CHANGES
The Endurance Round Table session, which shared the final morning of the FEI Sports Forum with the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-41198283399195999592012-03-06T10:56:00.005-05:002012-03-14T07:32:52.616-04:00FEI: FEI SIGNS BRIGHTON DECLARATION ON WOMEN AND SPORT
FEI President HRH Princess Haya signs the agreement for the adoption of the Brighton Declaration on Women and Sport by the FEI in the company of 1st Vice President John McEwen (right) and 2nd Vice President Pablo Mayorga (left).
FEI PRESS RELEASELausanne (SUI), 6 March 2012
FEI SIGNS BRIGHTON DECLARATION ON WOMEN AND SPORT
FEI President HRH Princess Haya, 1st Vice President John Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-8917261992280166002012-01-20T18:41:00.002-05:002012-01-20T18:44:25.011-05:00JUMPING: WEF: WELLINGTON: Keenan and Chapot Take The Top
Lillie Keenan Triumphs in USEF/Platinum Performance Show Jumping Talent Search
Laura Chapot and Valentia Take Top Prize in World Development Group 1.35m Jumpers
For Immediate ReleaseLauren Fisher and Jennifer Wood for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.
Wellington, FL - January 20, 2012 - Forty-one of the nation's top young riders showed in the USEF/Platinum Performance Show Jumping Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-7844567822702051542012-01-20T18:10:00.000-05:002012-01-20T18:10:36.504-05:00Derby Cross Tonight!<!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 0 1 312 1779 Equimage™ Media 14 4 2087 14.0 <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-54101392558794301062012-01-20T18:02:00.000-05:002012-01-20T18:02:46.574-05:00USET: Wellington: Six Live Auction Items to be Featured at USET Foundation's "An English Country Evening"
Wellington, FL - January 20, 2012 - On Friday, January 27, 2012, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation will be hosting a benefit event at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. "An English Country Evening" will feature honorary chairs NBC Today Show host Matt Lauer and his wife Annette, an avid equestrian. This year's celebratory evening will feature six Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-77233711231732401432012-01-20T17:58:00.000-05:002012-01-20T17:58:29.463-05:00PARA EQUESTRIAN: USPEA: nternational Para-Equestrian Competition Begins at Gold Coast Dressage Opener CPEDI3*
From Lindsay McCall for the USPEA
Wellington, FL -As the sun rose over the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL the Gold Coast Dressage Opener CPEDI3* commenced. Twenty-three para-equestrian dressage riders from seven countries vied for top scores under F.E.I. judges Carlos Lopes (POR), Hanneke Gerritsen (NED), and Marc Urban (BEL). For two Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-36349937174292218262012-01-20T17:45:00.000-05:002012-01-20T17:45:38.441-05:00DRESSAGE: USEF: Dressage Young Horse Training and Observation Sessions Announced for 2012
From the USEF Communications Department
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the dates and locations of two Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training Sessions for 2012. The open training sessions will be a unique opportunity for up and coming talent to have one-on-one sessions with USEF Young Horse Coach, Scott Hassler. The two-day event will Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-17442636841632993312012-01-19T15:14:00.002-05:002012-01-19T15:15:54.935-05:00Dressage: FEI: SANNA BOOKS HER TICKET TO DEN BOSCH WHILE LOIKA LEADS CENTRAL EUROPEAN SERIES - by Louise Parkes
Australia's Rachael Sanna has earned a place at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands in April following her victory, riding Jaybee Alabaster, at the Asia/Pacific FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final in Werribee, Australia last month. Photo: Derek O'Leary.
FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE - ASIA/PACIFIC AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN LEAGUE UPDATES
Lausanne (SUI), 19 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-36308722071662253702012-01-19T05:58:00.000-05:002012-01-19T05:58:01.142-05:00USEF: Phillips and Ransehousen Named 2011 USEF Coaches of the Year
From the USEF Communications Department
Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has nominated Capt. Mark Phillips and Missy Ransehousen for top coaching honors with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). With this nomination, they have been named USEF Coach and Para-Equestrian Coach of the Year.
Capt. Phillips has had a long tenure of medal Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-88372049159551453192012-01-15T05:08:00.001-05:002012-01-15T05:10:24.356-05:00Dressage: USEF: Steffen Peters Named 2011 USEF Equestrian of the Year
Steffen Peters, 2011 Equestrian of the Year, at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
From the USEF Communications Department
Cincinnati, OH - To cap off a record-setting year, dressage superstar Steffen Peters added one more record to his résumé on Saturday night at the United States Equestrian Federation's Pegasus Awards dinner. He became the first person to score Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-17355740676161412442012-01-14T23:05:00.000-05:002012-01-14T23:05:13.556-05:00REINING: ARIAT KENTUCKY REINING CUP RETURNS
Don't miss the excitement - Reining returns!The Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in April 2012 after its fantastic debut during the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event last year!
Action begins on Friday night with the only CRI3* in the world, riders will guide their horses through prescribed turns, sliding stops and flying lead changes in pursuit of $100,000 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-87403692670487221302012-01-14T23:01:00.000-05:002012-01-14T23:01:55.127-05:00WEF: Wellington: Allyson Blais and Camden Yards Top Horseware Products Adult Amateur 3'3" Hunters at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival
Allyson Blais and Camden Yards Top Horseware Products Adult Amateur 3'3" Hunters at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival
Ward Scores Again in Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Jumpers with Espalanade 7
For Immediate ReleaseLauren Fisher and Jennifer Wood for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.
Wellington, FL - January 13, 2012 - Week one of the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTIUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-18181061881745288992012-01-14T22:51:00.000-05:002012-01-14T22:51:03.974-05:00USEF: Neville Bardos and Sjoerd Named 2011 Horses of the Year by the United States Equestrian Federation - From the USEF Communications Department
Horse of the Year Neville Bardos (Photo Courtesy of USEA)
From the USEF Communications Department
Cincinnati, OH - For the first time ever, the USEF crowned two horses with its highest honor, one from an International Discipline and one from a National Discipline. Neville Bardos and Sjoerd were named 2011 Horses of the Year at tonight's USEF annual Horse of the Year Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-81292296377083725552012-01-14T22:45:00.001-05:002012-01-14T22:46:39.976-05:00Jumping: Hong Kong: Childrens Classics: VASCONCELLOS SCOOPS DOUBLE-GOLD FOR BRAZIL by Louise Parkes
Venezuela's Sarah Vasconcellos claimed Team and Individual gold riding Cornwall Chief at the FEI Children's International Classics Final 2011 in Hong Kong. Photo: FEI/Kenneth Chan.
FEI CHILDREN'S INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS FINAL 2011
Hong Kong (CHN), 14 January 2012
Brazil's Sarah Vasconcellos clinched her second gold medal of the Championships when taking the Individual title on the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613518703453109634.post-10235789747786139722012-01-11T10:32:00.000-05:002012-01-11T10:32:26.113-05:00Driving: Mechelen: FOURTH-IN-A-ROW WIN FOR BOYD EXELL by Cindy Timmer
FEI WORLD CUP™ DRIVING 2011/2012
Mechelen (BEL), 31 December 2011
FOURTH-IN-A-ROW WIN FOR BOYD EXELL by Cindy TimmerBoyd Exell proved to be of a different class again in the sixth leg of the FEI World Cup™ Driving in Mechelen, Belgium. Exell remained untouched throughout the competition and stayed far ahead of his rivals Tomas Eriksson (SWE) and IJsbrand Chardon (NED). Mechelen is Boyd’s Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0