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The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials Box Office opens on Tuesday 1 May. There will be significant savings for those purchasing tickets in advance for this famous international sporting event, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Situated in the magnificent parkland of Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (30 August – 2 September 2012) follows closely on the heels of the London 2012 Olympic Games. It is anticipated that many of the British Olympic team will bring their reserve horses to the Event – hopefully with a few medals!
So whether it’s the excitement of the competition with a prize fund of over £200,000 and the accolade of winning the coveted Land Rover Perpetual Challenge Trophy or the famous shopping village with new exhibits, the Event provides activities and displays to appeal to all the family.
For information and bookings visit www.burghley-horse.co.uk.
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The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2011 had a great winner, fantastic weather and record crowds. Re-live the highlights here in our special round up. Visit: http://www.youtube.com/burghleyhorsetrials
Members of the Endurance World Class Start and Potential squad (WCSPS) enjoyed a very successful trip to the FEI 2*, 120km Endurance ride at Mont le Soie in Belgium on the 29th April. Of the six WCSPS members selected for the trip to Belgium, four finished in the top ten.
Caroline Cowley and Summer Mistral took 4th place, Alison House with Aberllwyd Briar Rose was just behind in 5th. Rebecca Kinnarney and Seren Capella took 6th place and Jane Greatorex and Trust Me Too came 7th.
This result means that all four of these riders are now qualified to compete at the Elite level of FEI 3*, 160km.
Endurance GB, Chair of International, Emma Miller said, “I am delighted with the performance of the WCSPS in Belgium. They have achieved brilliant placings and gained valuable international experience, I am thrilled for them. The goal of the WCSPS squad is to ensure we have up and coming riders who are qualified to compete at Elite level”.
Several Young Riders also made the trip to Mont le Soie. Carri-Ann Dark took 5th place in the FEI 3* 160km ride and in the Young Riders FEI 2* 120km, Louise Rich took 9th place and Kate Atkinson finished in 11th.
For more information visit www.endurancegb.co.uk, find us on facebook www.facebook.com/EnduranceGB or follow @EnduranceGB on Twitter
Equestrian Vision, the leading producer and distributor of equestrian DVDs in the UK is pleased to announce the release of two exciting new titles Getting to Greenwich double DVD and the British Dressage National Convention on DVD. Produced for Horse & Country TV these varied titles provide some fascinating viewing for all ages and cater for a wide range of tastes.
Getting to Greenwich
Horse & Country TV’s acclaimed series takes you behind the scenes to meet eight potential Olympic and Paralympic equestrians on this fascinating double DVD. Each episode explores the hopes and dreams of a contender for Team GB as they strive to achieve the once in a lifetime dream of competing in the Olympics on home turf.
Disc One – Eventing, Piggy French . Para-dressage, Sophie Wells . Showjumping, Guy Williams. Dressage, Charlotte Dujardin.
Disc 2 – Eventing, William Fox-Pitt. Para-dressage, Debbie Criddle. Showjumping, Peter Charles. Dressage, Laura Bechtolsheimer.
Approximately 180 minutes Duration, RRP £21.99.
The first foal has been born at Hilkens Stud! ‘Hilkens Süsse Biene’ (means ‘sweet bee’) was born at 10 pm on April 7th.
She is a buckskin filly by multichampion Nemax, out of Sweet Cream K by FS Champion de Luxe – Alexander – Caid AA.
Like her older full siblings, she’s a wonderful type and no doubt she’ll move just as well!
In 2008 Nemax was the Sire of the Hanoverian Champion and Reserve Champion Filly, plus serveral colt finalists. He has a fantastic record in Dressage and Jumping with numerous wins at local, state and National Championships in Germany. When he graded he received a 9 for his free jumping and a 9 for his trot, with an overal mark of 8.6 which was the highest score of the day.
Please visit website for more information on the mare Sweet Cream! The pictures were taken when she was about 16 hours old. Already she has a great, friendly attitude! Like all the foals at the Stud Hilken she’s for sale! Please contact Sabine Meiners at www.gestuet-hilken.de
Champion Pony Stallion Nemax by Niveau out of Edda Eleisa by Nico The Champ.
The Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta is about to start a week full of hippological highlights. There will not only be an exclusive auction collection but the very first saddle licensing in Germany will also be held and the suspense is growing from day to day.
The Oldenburg licensing and auction week begins on Wednesday, March 28th with the 27th Vechta Show Jumping Championships for former auction horses. Starting at 1:00 p.m., former auction horses will demonstrate their quality on the course in tests for young show jumpers and there will be an advanced (S) level test as well. As of 5:00 p.m., there will be a special presentation of select auction horses.
