Farewell to top dressage stallion
International dressage stallion and top sire Ferro died last week after a severe attack of colic that led to a stomach rupture. The international dressage world is in shock following the untimely death of top KWPN stallion Ferro, just weeks after he took part in an official retirement ceremony at the 2005 KWPN Stallion Licensing in 's Hertogenbosch. The 18-year-old stallion was at home in the Netherlands when he suffered an acute attack of colic. He was attended by a vet before being transported to a specialist veterinary clinic at Kesteren, where his stomach ruptured, leaving vets unable to save him.

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Del Mar National Horse Show Celebrates 60th Anniversary
The Del Mar National Horse Show celebrates its 60th Anniversary in 2005. Nationally renown for its world-class level of competition, excitement, pageantry and picturesque location, the 60th Annual Del Mar National Horse Show takes place April 21 to May 8, 2005 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Equestrian Center. The 60th Annual Del Mar National is one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious annual horse show in the United States, attracting hundreds of North America’s finest horses and riders. The three week-long horse show offers more than $325,000 in prize money in Western, dressage, and hunter/jumper competition. In celebration of the diamond anniversary, the show has increased the prize money for its premier grand prix, the $100,000 HBO Grand Prix of Del Mar, an AGA event which will take place on Saturday, May 7.
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Horse owners question inspections
A routine brand inspection turned into a crisis when a brand inspector stopped Todd and Jacque Werner off Highway 395 north of Minden. The Werners were moving their horse from a pasture along Foothill Road to their Johnson Lane home when the inspector's flashing lights came up in the rearview mirror. Those lights, the noise from the trailer passing over the rumble strip and the precarious tilt of the trailer as the Werners pulled over panicked the horse and he kicked his way out, then bounded toward oncoming traffic, Todd Werner said. Jacque Werner was able to grab his lead rope, but said the horse was very agitated.
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Find out more about the recent Shirley Rector clinic at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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FEI TASK FORCE ON MEDICATION AND DOPING
The FEI Task Force on Medication and Doping Chaired by Mr Sven Holmberg (SWE) held it second meeting in Paris on 2 February. The Task Force began by reviewing the many meeting that had taken place with members and various interested parties such as the International Jumping Riders Club, FEI Groups I and II and the Swedish Trotting Association. The task force heard submissions from Dr Andrew Higgins (GBR) Chairman of the FEI Medication Sub Committee and Dr Yves Bonnaire (FRA) Director of the FEI Central Lab on the current procedures for medication control and future possibilities, including the establishment of withdrawal times for a specific group of Equine Medications.
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Horse bites man; man files suit against owners
An Augusta man who stopped by a roadside pasture to feed carrots to a stallion is suing two Palermo stable owners because the horse bit off part of his ear. Paul Knickle claims Dusty and Pamela Haskell should have known their stallion was dangerous and kept him away from a public road, according to a lawsuit filed on Knickle's behalf in Kennebec County Superior Court.
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Wellington Dressage- Four Days of Dressage's Finest
Marco Bernal on Farewell, Photo by Phelps Photo.
Wellington Dressage, the first of the three major dressage shows at the Winter Equestrian Festival, drew to a close today with the musical freestyle competitions and a special awards ceremony hosted in the Internationale Arena. Leading the musical freestyle winners, was show super star, Ashley Holzer. Holzer won the $2000 FEI Grand Prix Freestyle aboard her dynamic Dutch stallion, Imperioso with a score of 71.583% ...
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Anti-doping classes run by BEF
Primarily for those intending to compete under FEI Rules, but open to competitors from any discipline that would like to attend. The adoption of the World Anti Doping Code has increased the necessity for all competing under FEI Rules to fully understand Doping Regulations (equine and human). Ignorance is no defence and a positive test is likely to result in a ban.
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FEI BCM World Dressage Riders Rankings
Anky Van Grunsven (NED) leads the FEI BCM World Dressage Riders Rankings with an unchanged score of 79.498 points, almost 3 points ahead of her runner-up Debbie McDonald (USA), at 76.734. There are no less than 6 nationalities represented in the World Top Ten of the discipline.The most impressive move within the Top Ten is the jump of Edward Gal (NED), who grabbed the 4th place thanks to his victory at the FEI World Cup Dressage qualifier in Amsterdam, where he won the Grand Prix with 74.041% and the Kür with 81.6% on Lingh. He was only 10th at the end of 2004.,,
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Horse handedness could lead to safer bets
... whether a horse is right or left "handed" may be the key to beating the bookies' odds. Horse trainers and riders often say their animals perform better when running, turning or jumping in a particular direction. But whether these preferences were the result of training and experience or an innate, underlying penchant for one side or the other wasn't known. So Jack Murphy and his colleagues at the University of Limerick in Ireland decided to measure how 40 unschooled sport horses, destined for show jumping or dressage, performed on a series of tests. The researchers watched which leg they stepped forward with, which direction they chose to detour around an obstacle or roll over in a bed of hay.
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See pictures from the DRESSAGE SOCIAL CLUB MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2005 at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Dressage not just for the wealthy
When the air gets cold and the ground hardens, that's when Maryal Barnett's schedule is full. The dressage judge spends every weekend away from her Michigan home this time of year, and recently weathered the Northeast blizzard in an indoor horse ring at Centerline Stables in Ossining giving lessons as snow swirled outside the windows. "The appeal is, it's a little more of a mental sport," Barnett said. "You're asking the horse to respond to a lot of different aids." In dressage, a rider directs a horse to move in a very precise manner. Figure eights are just the beginning; try getting a horse to sidestep in a circle while always facing the center. It was easy to see why Barnett's skills were in demand. Her resume is as impressive as you can find in the sport, and she is quick and personable. Lisa Pierson, Centerline's head trainer, rode a stallion named Gallant and her session with Barnett was more conversation than instruction...
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Find out more about dressage lesson costs at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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