Gestion ends Sponsorship of Gestion Dressage Team and Anky
Gestion Stock Brokers have announced to end their sponsorship of Anky van Grunsven and the Gestion Dressage Team. Gestion CEO Ad Strating has decided not to renew the contract after the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Gestion was not only head sponsor of Anky van Grunsven, but also financially supported Arjen Teeuwissen, Ellen Bontje and Imke Bartels. Furthermore, Gestion invested money in new dressage horses. However, after eight years of being the pumping financial heart of the Dutch dressage sport, they call it quit.

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end of the year Astrology report for your horse
Capricorn (December 22 – January 20). You can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, although the many current demands on your time and energy mean that you have little time to pause and catch your breath. Your real challenge over the coming month is to be clear and honest yet tactful in your dealings with others. Your other challenge is to stay positive so that you can see the wonderful opportunities opening up around you.
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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL CHALLENGE ACCUMULATORS TO DECEMBER 2003

With results from 15 qualifying shows now recorded, the National Dressage Challenge Accumulators have reached an exciting stage. The newly imported Holsteiner stallion Landioso has a clear lead in the Equine Herbals Grand Prix. Ridden by Raglan's Jody Hartstone, he has amassed 19pts from three starts ahead of Bill Noble's Vincent St James and Kallista Field's Julius each with one win from one start on the circuit. Fresh from her disappointment of withdrawing Julius from Olympic contention, Kallista has bounced right back into lead in the Vetpro Advanced section on another talented young Jaguar horse, Jasper. The pair have recorded three wins and a second from four starts and hold a six point lead from World Challenge Advanced winner, Franzi van Bruggen and the imported Swiss horse Cavour.
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Anky van Grunsven goes to World Cup in Mechelen

Anky van Grunsven goes to World Cup in Mechelen
Anky will go to the World Cup Qualifiers in Mechelen, Belgium, which takes place next week. She will ride Gestion Salinero there. Unfortunately she can't ride Ictenos in the Small Tour, because he injured himself when jumped out the lorry two weeks ago. His recovery goes well.
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USDF Announces Regional Director and Council and Committee Chair Positions

USDF Announces Regional Director and Council and Committee Chair Positions


The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) annual convention is an important time for USDF members to help shape the future of the organization and the sport of dressage in America. The USDF Board of Governors (BOG) and all regions, councils, and committees held open meetings throughout the week of December 2-7, 2003, at the convention in Dallas, TX. These meetings enabled USDF members to help make important decisions affecting the organization, express their opinions, and catch up on developments in the dressage world and the USDF. During the 2003 BOG meeting, delegates elected directors of the even-numbered USDF regions to serve three-year terms that will begin January 1, 2004. Incumbent regional directors Sue Hughes (MI), Linda Landers (MO), and Fern Feldman (CT) ran unopposed and were elected by acclamation as directors of Regions 2, 4, and 8, respectively. Incumbent Gaye McCabe (OR) and Peter Rothschild (WA) sought the Region 6 director position, with McCabe winning the election.
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World's Oldest Art Uncovered in Germany includes sculpture of horse

World's Oldest Art Uncovered in Germany includes sculpture of horse

Archeologists working on a dig in the southern German province of Swabia have unearthed what they claim to be the oldest statue in the history of art. The three little figurines carved from mammoth bone were discovered in a cave in Southern Germany, and are so intricate in their design that archeologists believe they could change our understanding of the imaginative power of early man's mind. The artifacts date back between 30,000 and 33,000 years, to a time when some of modern humans' earliest relatives populated the European continent ... the figures depicting a lion-man, a water bird and a horse are the oldest examples of human art ever found.

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NZ qualifies for Olympic dressage competition

NZ qualifies for Olympic dressage competition

New Zealand has been confirmed as having won a dressage place in next year's Athens Olympics, Dressage New Zealand said today. Confirmation came from the international body for equestrian sport, FEI.
In October, Clevedon's Louisa Hill and her mount, Gabana, were the top-scoring local combination at New Zealand's qualifying event in Auckland. However, Hill had an anxious wait to see if her mark of 66.25 per cent was enough to get her country a place in Athens out of group G. India withdrew from the group, leaving China's Lina Lui as the only rider to challenge Hill. Lui competed at an event in Stuttgart, in Germany, but was reported to have been given a mark of 46.8 per cent by the same judge who had assessed Hill.
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Williams happy to miss friend Tustain

Williams happy to miss friend Tustain

PARALYMPIC GAMES hopeful Louise Williams is grateful she won't be competing against her fellow Welsh rider Nicola Tustain in Athens next summer.Tustain has been an inspiration to 17-year-old Williams in her own equestrian exploits, but the St Asaph schoolgirl has expressed her delight the two will not meet in Paralympic Games competition next September...This year, she has won two golds at the British Dressage Open Championships to gain selection for the British International Invitation Event where she struck gold against several Sydney Paralympians.

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2004 FEI dressage test order

2004 FEI dressage test order

















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FEI WORLD CUP DRESSAGE,CDI-W Maastricht, Netherlands

FEI WORLD CUP DRESSAGE,CDI-W Maastricht, Netherlands, 11-14th December 2003

Germany's Heike Kemmer cemented her lead in the FEI World Cup Western European dressage league table with a close fought victory in Maastricht. Less than one point separated Kemmer and Bonaparte, a now nine-year-old Hannoverian gelding found by her father Joachim as a foal, from local heroine Anky van Grunsven riding Gestion Salinero. This was the Olympic champion van Grunsven's first international grand prix competition in a year where most of her time has been spent recovering from a serious thigh fracture sustained in a training accident at home. With Isabell Werth, Kemmer's team mate on the gold-medal winning German European squad, in third place on her young talent Satchmo, the top three riders performed at a very high level on exciting young horses.
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Results for CDI Milan, Italy December 19-21, 2003

Results for CDI Milan, Italy December 19-21, 2003
Prix St Georges
1. Valentina Truppa - Don Rico - 68,000% (Italy)
2. Laura Conz - Le Havre - 66,700 (Italy)

Intermediaire I
1. Valentina Truppa - Don Rico - 75,840% (Italy)
2. Laura Conz - Le Havre - 69,170% (Italy)

Grand Prix
1. Birgit Plage - Sappalot - 66,750% (Switzerland)
2. Kamilla Dupont - Reveille - 64,375% (USA)

Grand Prix Freestyle
1. Birgit Plage - Sappalot - 70,610% (Switzerland)
2. Anna Merveldt Stefens - Hera - 67,990% (Ireland)

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USDF Region 5 competitions for 2004

USDF Region 5 competitions for 2004
CARA Harvest Dressage Show
Training through Grand Prix
10/15/2003 - 10/17/2003
Chandler, AZ Sue Plasman
 
ADA Fall Festival 2003
Training through Grand Prix
10/25/2003 - 10/26/2003
Scottsdale, AZ Jay Chabucos
 
Fall Festival & Futurity Show
Intro through 4th
11/9/2003 - 11/9/2003
Scottsdale, AZ Jay Chabucos
 
Tucson Dressage Club Fall Festival
Intro through Grand Prix
11/15/2003 - 11/16/2003
Tucson, AZ Jay Chabucos
 
Saguaro Classic Arabian Horse Show     
Training through 4th
12/6/2003 - 12/7/2003
Scottsdale, AZ Mary Canida
 
SAAHA Open Breed Dressage
Intro through Grand Prix
1/23/2004 - 1/25/2004
Tucson, AZ Jay Chabucos
 
49th Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show
Intro through 4th
2/13/2004 - 2/17/2004
Scottsdale, AZ Jay Chabucos
 
CARA Champagne Show
Training through Grand Prix
3/5/2004 - 3/7/2004
Chandler, AZ
Prize List Dorie Vlatten-Schmitz

CARA Sport Horse & Hunter Breed
DSHB through DSHB
3/13/2004 - 3/14/2004
Chandler, AZ Dorie Vlatten-Schmitz
 
ADA Spring Celebration 2004
Training through Grand Prix
4/3/2004 - 4/4/2004
Scottsdale, AZ Jay Chabucos
 
Amigos de Dressage I
Intro through Grand Prix
4/24/2004 - 4/24/2004
Sunland Park, NM Lorraine Williams

Amigos de Dressage II
Intro through Grand Prix
4/25/2004 - 4/25/2004
Sunland Park, NM Lorraine Williams

Columbine Dressage I
Training through 4th
5/1/2004 - 5/2/2004
Littleton, CO Kate Engel
 
Dressage in the 4 Corners
Intro through Grand Prix
5/1/2004 - 5/2/2004
Farmington, NM Hugh Towsley
 
Tucson Dressage Club
"Beat the Heat"
Intro through Grand Prix
5/8/2004 - 5/9/2004
Tucson, AZ Jay Chabucos
 
Grand Valley Dressage Spring Show I
Intro through Grand Prix
5/14/2004 - 5/14/2004
Grand Junction, CO Candace Rickerd

Grand Junction Dressage Society Spring Show II
Intro through Grand Prix
5/15/2004 - 5/16/2004
Grand Junction, CO Candace Rickerd

Dressage at the Peak
Training through Grand Prix
5/22/2004 - 5/23/2004
Colorado Springs, CO Heather Petersen
 
High Prairie I
Training through Grand Prix
6/4/2004 - 6/4/2004
Parker, CO Glenda McElroy

Creekside Dressage  
Intro through Grand Prix
6/5/2004 - 6/6/2004
Huntley, MT Barbara Ramlow
 
Dalwhinnie Dressage Show I
Intro through Grand Prix
6/5/2004 - 6/5/2004
Ridgway, CO Carol Patzau

High Prairie II
Training through Grand Prix
6/5/2004 - 6/6/2004
Parker, CO Glenda McElroy

Dalwhinnie Dressage Show II
Intro through Grand Prix
6/6/2004 - 6/6/2004
Ridgway, CO Carol Patzau

NCDA Rocky Mountain Dressage Classic
Training through Grand Prix
6/12/2004 - 6/13/2004
Cheyenne, WY Jane Donnelly

Columbine Dressage II
Training through Grand Prix
6/19/2004 - 6/20/2004
Littleton, CO Kate Engel
 
Tri State Summer Dressage
Intro through Grand Prix
6/26/2004 - 6/27/2004
Riverton, WY Lynnden Denhardt
 
ADA Escape to Flagstaff 2004
Training through DSHB
7/2/2004 - 7/2/2004
Flagstaff, AZ Jay Chabucos
 
Dressage in the Plains I
Intro through 4th
7/2/2004 - 7/2/2004
Peyton, CO Camille Griffin
 
ADA Fun in Flagstaff 2004
Training through Grand Prix
7/3/2004 - 7/4/2004
Flagstaff, AZ Jay Chabucos
 
Dressage in the Plains II
Intro through Grand Prix
7/3/2004 - 7/4/2004
Peyton, CO Camille Griffin

Dalwhinnie Dressage Show III
Intro through Grand Prix
7/10/2004 - 7/10/2004
Ridgway, CO Carol Patzau

Dalwhinnie Dressage Show IV
Intro through Grand Prix
7/11/2004 - 7/11/2004
Ridgway, CO Carol Patzau
 
Dressage in the Rockies I
Training through Grand Prix
8/6/2004 - 8/6/2004
Parker, CO Glenda McElroy
 
Cheyenne Dressage & Hunt Club Open Dressage Show
Intro through Grand Prix
8/7/2004 - 8/8/2004
Cheyene, WY Susan Rocha

Dressage in the Rockies II
Training through Grand Prix
8/7/2004 - 8/7/2004
Parker, CO Glenda McElroy
 
Utah Dressage Society Annual Show I
Training through Grand Prix
8/21/2004 - 8/21/2004
Sandy, UT Eva-Maria Adolphi
 
Utah Dressage Society Annual Show II
Training through Grand Prix
8/22/2004 - 8/22/2004
Sandy, UT Eva-Maria Adolphi
 
GVDS Western Slope Championship & Open Show
Intro through Grand Prix
9/4/2004 - 9/5/2004
Grand Junction, CO Candace Rickerd
 
Rocky Mountain Dressage Society Championship Show
Intro through Grand Prix
9/23/2004 - 9/26/2004
Parker, CO

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New Mexico Dressage Association 2004 Show Schedule

New Mexico Dressage Association 2004 Show Schedule
Dances with Horses I February 28-29 NM Fairgrounds
Dances with Horses II May 22-23 NM Fairgrounds
Fiesta de Dressage July 3-4 NM Fairgrounds
Harvest Fling September 4-5 Santa Fe Horse Park
Championship & Open Show October 16-17 NM Fairgrounds

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USDF recognized competitions

USDF recognized competitions
Currently Processing Membership Applications:
Received in the office on: December 14, 2003
(New memberships and membership renewals are processed based on the order in which they are received into the Lexington office.)
Currently Processing Competition Results:
For competition dates: November 26, 2003
(Competition results are generally processed in date order. Some shows may take longer due to extenuating circumstances.)
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