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CONTENTS

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I ss u e 1 7 s p r in g

In the News

Honouring Rubi AR

Working Equitation World Champions

The Thinking Rider Thomas Ritter

Facebook Photo Competition

2014 International Festival of the Lusitano - Tribute to "Oxidado" the legendary Lusitano

Gran Hostil Jenny Rolfe

Flying Friesians

Working Equitation - What is it ?

The Baroque Horse Breeds

Training Tips for Gymnastic Dressage Camille and Gabrielle Dareau

Lateral Movements Dr. Thomas Ritter

Mane Care

Feeding Myths Exposed

Frozen Semen & Embryo Transfer with Embriovet

Q&A Your Questions Answered

Piroplasmosis - What is it ?

Feeding the Broodmare

Selecting a Friesian Stallion for your Mare

Turning Dreams into Reality

Australian Stallions at Stud

Feeding Myths

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must confess I am really loving Working Equitation (WE) at the moment! I've always thought it looked like cracking good fun but never thought too much more as I've always been a dressage girl. Having said that, the more I look into WE and understand it in greater detail I come to see that it really a very technical sport and it requires a great deal of skill, and yeah, it's still cracking fun at the same time. orking Equitation can often be regarded as ‘dressage on steroids’ and it’s not hard to find that an amusing analogy. To learn more I decided to do an article on “What Is WE?”, and like many, I had a rough idea of what it was, however I did not understand it like I do with dressage. As with eventing we always tend to think of the x-country phase and this is the same for WE in the way people always think it being about the speed trail. I hope this article can help to inform and introduce you to this wonderful sport! Here at BH we will include more of WE in each issue and show you the other pleasures of this sport!

very now and then we get the delight of witnessing amazing horses teamed with talented riders, in the 2012 London Olympics this was a first for many to watch Gonçalo Carvalho and Rubi go further and achieve more than any other Lusitano. Earlier this year, it was announce that Rubi would be retired from competition dressage. Here at BH we have been really honoured to have had so many wonderful articles on the pair and have been very privileged of late to be allowed to photography Rubi running free in his paddock. We would like to say a very big thank you to both Gonçalo and Christine for allowing us to do this and for talking so frankly with us about their remarkable and inspiring Rubi. or those of you who don't know the team behind BH I can tell you that it is a small group of people from around the world who are very dedicated to the Baroque breed and are continually working extremely hard to bring you fantastic educational articles, interviews and news from around the world. I am very proud of this team as they truly try

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Now adding another great investment is BATUTA, a grand prix Lusitano mare from the breeder Coudelaria Herdade das Figueiras,that will be ridden by the Olympic rider Gonçalo Carvalho. Gonçalo Carvalho will take the reins of these excellent quality Lusitanos. We look forward to seeing lots of this new team in the future. We wish them the best. Photo by Cátia Castro

Genta Fan Ferwalde (Stb ster) owned by Nicole Murphie and Gregg Clough

In the News

After the great acquisition of the Lusitano stallion ZAIRE (licensed stallion for the Dressage discipline) in 2013 by ISHI.

ANZFHS/KFPS NEWS The Queensland Friesian Horse Society has successfully held its second State Show at the Queensland State Equestrian Centre. A large number of Friesians competed in dressage, ridden classes and led classes. The show had an impressive superior champion in Genta Fan Ferwalde (Stb ster) owned by Nicole Murphie and Gregg Clough. The show was well organised and is expected to be held once every two years. The ANZFHS will be represented in the breed village and participate in displays at Equitana Melbourne this year. Equitana is held from 20-23 November at the Melbourne Showgrounds. The 2015 keuring Tour (inspection and classification) planning is in full swing. The tour will be held from 15 March till 1 April and will start in New Zealand this time. It will be conducted on 8 different locations, both New Zealand North and South Island and all states of Australia except Northern Territory. The keuring tour is held every second year and is conducted by two appointed judges from the KFPS in the Netherlands. The tour is open to the public and locations will be listed on our website ANZFHS.org.au in the near future.

CDN3* at the Riding School of Huelva On the 2nd and 3rd of August the Riding School of Huelva held the CDN3* and CDNM ANCCE & PSCJ Cup. A great competition with a field of very talented horse and riders. Daniel Martin Dockx rode Vaquero HGF (by Cuatrero IV out of Encina HGF) to win the PSG and Intermediate I, scoring 68.202% and 71.009%. Second place also went to Daniel riding Oxide with 67.281%. Australian rider Anthony Pelling also had a very successful competition riding the horses of Candua Stud. In the PSG Anthony placed third on the 8yo mare Saqueadora (by Urdidor VII out of Icara V) with 66.09%. He was fourth in the PSG and Intermediate I on Urdidor XVI (by Bronco XVI out of Urdidora II) with 65.833% and 65.395%. He competed on another two stallions, six year old Icaro LIX and seven year old Napoleon XLV. Napoleon won both days in the seven year old level, with 66.910% in the clasica1 and 69.510% in the clasica2. Icaro also did exceptionally well, placing second on both days in the six year old level. Congratulations Anthony, what a fantastic result. Another highlight was the five year old level, won by Juan Manuel Muñoz Díaz riding Tartesio MAC (paternal brother of "Fuego de Cardenas") scoring 75.400% and 76.600%. No doubt this is just the start of a very exciting future for the talented bay, and once again the successful partnership of Miguel de Cardenas and Juan. On Saturday the Grand Prix was won by Abel Salguero Toro and Osado 04 (by Guindo VII out of Osada XV) with 65.257%. Second place on 64.486% went to Juan Jesús López Dobao riding Samaritano IX (by Botijo II out of Samaritana), and third to Maria Clerc riding Walk Alone, 63.543%. The Grand Prix Special saw a reverse of first and second with Juan and Samaritano IX winning on 65.098%, and Abel second on Osado 04 with 63.333%.

The Central Mare inspection is again held in the Drachten, the Netherlands 14-15 September. All mares and geldings with a first premie are invited to participate. The provisional kroon and model predicates can be obtained and there the overall adult and youth champion is awarded. More information can be found on KFPS.nl Anthony Pelling receiving an award.

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The Spanish Equestrian Federation selected two purebred PRE stallions to represent Spain at the 2014 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany, August 7-10. Genciano BCN and Jamaicano de Ymas III both competed in the 5 year old young horse class, representing the great qualities of the PRE horses. Genciano BCN (by Datil VII out of Genciana II) was ridden by Emmelie Scholtens, from the Netherlands. Emmelie is a three times World Champion Rider. Bred by Los Retamales SC, Genciano is owned by Agusti Elias and Annabelle Collins of Barcelona Horses based at Can Alzina. Genciano is a horse with exceptional movement, and as a result he has scored highly at the national selection shows. In the first round Genciano scored a fantastic 79% for 18th place. Though not given entry to the big final, the cut-off was 82.8%, the grey went on to place 5th in the Small Final. The judges awarded a 9.0 for his trot, 8.3 for canter to a total of 8.06. Talented young rider Juan Matute Guimón did a great job riding the beautiful chestnut Jamaicano de Ymas III (by Estanquero de Ymas out of Jamaicana IV). Jamaicano was bred by Cristina Danguillecourt and Javier Bacariza of Yeguada de Ymas. He is a horse with incredible talent for the sport, scoring an impressive 86.20% at a qualifying round in Barcelona. At just 16 years of age, Juan is the youngest to ever participate in the championships. He rode a lovely test but sadly Verden wasn’t to be their competition, scoring 67.6% - nearly 20% lower than previously awarded. Not to be disappointed Team Matute posted on their Facebook the following comment; “Thank you Jamaicano, our friend... You've travelled over seas from America, have gone 15.000 km all through Europe , have made History by braking score records for a pre horse in a dressage test with a 86%. This weekend you were tired, but still have given Juan your best in the ring. Yes, we are very proud of you, and truly thankful. We couldn't convince the judges... this time... But its ok. The road is long. We will keep working with passion and enjoying every single ride of you and Juan. Now is time to go back home and get your much deserved rest. We will pay your generosity back with tons of grass, rest, carrots, hugs and love.” We congratulate Emmelie Scholtens, Juan Matute Guimón and all connections for presenting these two quality PRE horses at this prestigious World Class competition. We have no doubt that both of these horses have a very bright future ahead.

João Victor Marcari & Oliva Signo dos Pinhais

CDI*** NICE, France. Brazil had great results at the International CDI*** in Nice on August 9 and 10. 18 year old João Victor Marcari Oliva, riding the lovely grey Signo dos Pinhais, placed 4th in the Grand Prix with 66.080%. Edneu Jose Senhorini rode the handsome stallion Xaparro do Vouga to 5th place with 65.960%. In the Grand Prix Special Edneu and Xaparro placed 2nd with 66.941%, just a small percent difference from first place. João was 3rd with 64.569%.

CDI*** in Pompadour, France At the end of June, Portuguese rider Carlos Pinto rode Soberano III (by Hostil out of Nobreza) to win the Grand Prix class with 68.460%. They followed this up with a win in the Grand Prix Special with 68.90%. Soberano is an impressive Lusitano owned by Francisco Bessa De Carvalho. Carlos and Soberano have proven a great team and are already qualified for the WEG, together with national champion Maria Caetano riding Xiripiti.

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Juan Matute Guimón & Jamaicano de Ymas III

2014 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses

Carlos Pinto & Soberano III

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Rubi AR Honouoring

by Cátia Castro

RUBI (Alter Real) the Good Hearted Lusitano Athlete RUBI, the Lusitano stallion bred from the regal Alter Real Stud, ridden and trained by Gonçalo Carvalho, owned by Christine Jacoberger, and loved by so many people worldwide. This Olympic Lusitano made an outstanding impact in the international dressage scene, reached a dressage FEI (International Equestrian Federation) ranking that no other Lusitano had reached before, and was present in the most important stages of the equestrian world. Rubi brought and continues to bring important recognition for the Lusitano breed. This year Rubi’s owner Christine Jacoberger and his rider Gonçalo Carvalho shared with the equestrian world that from now on Rubi would only be dedicated to breeding, and that they would be retiring Rubi from the dressage competition arenas.

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Rubi who touched so many hearts will be deeply missed in the dressage areana. On our visit we were delighted to witness Rubi in the best of characture and spirits : he is truly enjoying his retirment. We can only hope that seeing these photos of Rubi getting the 'wind in his tail' whilst in his paddock will give you the same happiness we felt to see him so well and playful. BH talks with Rubi’s owner Christine Jacoberger: BH: What is your assessment of all these fantastic years of Rubi’s dressage competition? CJ: Rubi achieved the best results ever for any Lusitano horse in dressage, so it is, of course, a very positive carrier achievement! And most of all, this stallion has such charisma; it is amazing how he has fans all over the world. People admire him and feel he is a very special horse. It is an honour and a pleasure for me to be able own such an exceptional horse. Rubi has already begun to leave his mark as breeding stallion with excellent progeny, very talented for dressage. He passes his paces, swing and his fantastic temperment for training to his prodgeny. Among the multi-talented Rubi’s sons are Beirāo AR (Rubi AR X Ujoia AR by Joca AR), very successful in the S.George/Inter I National tour, and Coroado AR (Rubi AR X Luxelia AR by Xaquiro CI), even one year younger, who was in Verden World Dressage Championship for young horses last year and already shows excellent results at the same level, Small Tour in international circuit of CDIs. Photo by Cátia Castro

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Every couple of days, I receive requests from people all over the world interested in buying a son of Rubi AR—and not only fans of Lusitanos, but also people simply looking for a fantastic dressage prospect. BH: For the people who are interested in acquiring Rubi’s semen for their Stud, how can they do it? CJ: People interested in purchasing Rubi’s fresh or frozen semen can contact me through our e-mail address rubi@pt.lu, so that we can find the best solution. We are cooperating with insemination centres in Portugal, France, Brazil, and USA, but we can send Rubi’s semen worldwide. BH: Rubi was the first Lusitano to have these high scores in dressage competitions; this has naturally had an enormous impact for the Lusitano breed, do you have a particular memory that you can share you with us about Rubi? CJ: One image I will always remember is the first time I saw Rubi in competition. It was at the Jockey Club SHP, where Rubi was competing at the S.George level. Rubi was training with Gonçalo before the test with trainer João Pedro Rodrigues (current First Chief Rider of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art). Rubi was very focused on his rider and work; it was a harmonious image of power and concentration. It was at that moment that I thought that he was the Lusitano horse with the qualities to hold his own against the best Warmbloods. The most outstanding moment was at the London Olympic Games 2012, just after the Grand Prix Special, when I realized that Rubi and Gonçalo were in front of such very prestigious

combinations such as Patrick Kittel with Scandic, Valentina Truppa and Eremo, and Vicky Max-Theurer and Augustin. And to realised that Gonçalo and Rubi had qualiflied for the freestyle! Personally, a strong moment with Rubi was when I picked him back from WEG 2010 in Kentucky. All the European horses came over by different planes to Liege Cargo Airport. It has to go very quickly; every container arrived from plane on rails in a long corridor, and each horse had to be collected immediately. As the seats are limited in such planes, Rubi’s beloved groom, Nuno Deveza, was not authorized to travel with him, and it was his first flight, so it was a little bit stressful. When Rubi is stressed, he stays very calm and brave; he takes on himself, nobody can see anything—but if you know him well, you will see he is uncomfortable. I will never forget Rubi’s relief when he saw me picking him up. He met me with his eyes, as if to say “thank you.” BH: Can you tell us a funny moment about Rubi? CJ: The funniest moments I remember with Rubi, are all to do with Guilherme, Gonçalo’s son. First time, it was in FIPSL in Cascais in 2010. Nuno was preparing Rubi for a show there and Guilherme who was a one-year-old baby who was there with his mother. Suddenly the baby boy grabbed Rubi’s lip with his little fingers and pinched it hard. And Rubi did not even step back! And I could swear we could see a very kind and laughing light in his eyes, saying, “it does not matter, it is a child!”

Photo {supplied} Of Christine Jacoberger collecting Rubi after WEG Kentucky air transport

The second time was one year later in the Rotterdam European Championships. Guilherme was in the stables and playing (under the supervision of adults) “Now I will clean Rubi’s box”—and he was walking in the box around Rubi and almost under Rubi. He had a broom and a shovel, but Rubi never showed any sign of irritation! Next, it was “I will give some candies to Rubi” and I had nearly a heart attack seeing the little boy putting his whole hand in Rubi’s mouth but it was, at the end, incredible and funny to see how Rubi tried to keep his mouth wide opened to be sure not to hurt Guilherme. Rubi loves children and it is also amazing how this horse always managed to have the appropriate attitude in every situation. BH interview with Rubi’s rider, Gonçalo Carvalho: BH: Remind us how you got to know Rubi.

Photo by Julia Rau

GC: Rubi is from the Alter Real Stud. He appeared in the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art to be ridden; I was working in the school then. There were two foals from the letter R to start the training. At that time all the older riders had restricted their horses (to four horses each), and there was I full of energy to learn and to show work, and I saw that with Rubi that I had a chance do it. I was given the job to start Rubi under saddle; however, because he was a little older than when we normally started horses (he arrived there in December as an almost five-year-old, as he was born in 23/02/1998). That is late for a horse to start its training, but Rubi evolved so well. At the beginning it was difficult on the balance, but very easy on character. He was and still is willing to cooperate with the rider. Rubi evolved and began to show great potential in learning and quality of gaits for competition, and João Pedro Rodrigues (now director of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art) had suggested to me that we should compete in dressage, and that’s when everything started. BH: How did you begin in dressage competition with Rubi? Did you have any prior experience as a dressage rider? GC: My taste for dressage was developed with my training with Rubi. I had no idea what dressage was, and it had never really been of interest to me. It was because of Rubi; he began to demonstrate a great potential for dressage, and that’s when it all started. Dressage is a very technical

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Rubi AR Honouoring

sport with a lot of discipline; classical riding is an art, which is based a lot on “feeling”. It was from the first moment I started to compete that I began to like and enjoy dressage.

The first international event we competed in was in Portugal in a CDI (international dressage competition). I did the “World Championship for Young Horses Verden 2004” in Verden, Germany. This was the first impact I had; it was there that I began to realize what dressage was. I did the qualification in the Iberian geographic area (Portugal and Spain). I didn’t have the least notion of what it was competing outside this area; it was completely different than I imagined. And that’s when I had more contact with the centre of Europe— that was in 2004. So far we all had done a good job in the sense of the good judges come here to Portugal and Spain to judge, but competing in Portugal and Spain is completely different than competing in central Europe. It is different in terms of pressure, environment...we were in the WEG USA in 2010, and also made a series of international events to be selected precisely for this competition. Recently we went to the CDI five-stars “World Dressage Masters” in Munich, and the CDI four-star in Wiesbaden, Germany, we also were in the CDI five-stars Doha, Al Shaqab in Qatar, Ponte de Lima, Portugal, and in the FEI European Dressage Championship in Herning, Denmark. BH: What was the best moment with Rubi? GC: The Olympics...it was one of the best moments of my life. We got the Olympic qualification early in March. Somehow we worked it all; all that could possibly be done, we did. The Grand Prix Special with Rubi was the test of my life. BH: Rubi’s beautiful and impressive piaffe is an iconic image that we all are going to remember for many years to come, What was it about him that made him excel at it? GC: Rubi has an ability, a natural aptitude to have a rhythm in all exercises, the pace he has is in his piaffe. But I think it’s the team of a horse and rider. It is clear that a rider always puts the horse in his own “frame of work”—which makes the piaffe that way—but if the horse cannot do it, he will not do it, or he’ll do it with much less quality. It has to be the two working together. BH: How do you feel about Rubi? GC: I would like if Rubi and I grew old together and with me to the end. I will never be as fond of another horse as I am of Rubi. We have a history together. My wife gets a little upset when I say he’s like a son to me, but while it’s true I have a son, Rubi is also a son to me. Nowadays, this sport is a business, but there must be

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a special bond between horse and rider. I would not want to make such a profound connection/bond like I have with Rubi with any other horse, because nowadays the horses are trained, then they are sold and we have to get used to it. That’s life. BH: Will you keep riding Rubi? How is going to be Rubi’s daily life?

RUBI’S BEST INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS : •

Best Rank : 19th place of the FEI world Dressage Ranking (ranking N°145 January 2013)

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Grand Prix : 73,660 % (Sunshine Tour 2012)

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Grand Prix Special : 74,222 % (Olympic Games London 2012)

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Grand Prix Freestyle : 78,150 % (CDI 3* Vilamoura 2012)

Photo by Julia Rau

GC: Rubi continues with his usual routine, always out twice a day from his box, once to ride and one to go to the paddock or walk. Rubi is a horse that really likes to work. We have to keep the same routine that he has been on for the past ten years so he does not get depressed. Even in this, Rubi is an exceptional horse. a

main photo and above Photo by Cátia Castro

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WORKING EQUITATION WORLD CHAMPIONS 2014 ~ Magna Racino, Austria By Cátia Castro

The World Association for Working Equitation (WAWE), with the cooperation of the Austrian Equestrian Federation and the Magna Racino Horsepark, held its IV World Championship for Working Equitation from June 5-8 in Austria. Participating countries included Germany, England, France, Italy, Colombia, Austria, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland and Portugal.

Photo by Cátia Castro

Portugal, which won the 2013 World Championship, took the championship this year as well, with the Portuguese Bruno Pica da Conceição and his Lusitano Trigo being the World Champion (individual). Additionally, Team Portugal won the team championship.

Coaches for the winning Team Portugal are the dressage Olympic rider Miguel Ralão Duarte; assistant coach Pedro Torres, former world and European champion of working equitation; cow trial coach João P. A. Fernandes; veterinarian Bruno Miranda; and groom Miguel Pires. 1 6.

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Presentation line up

Nuno JosĂŠ Rodrigues Avelar & BogotĂĄ

Dressage test Team France 1 8.

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Photos from the world Championships 2014 in Austria

Team France

IV WORKING EQUITATION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAGNA RACINO, AUSTRIA - 5TH TO 8TH JUNE 2014

Name

Horse

Dressage

Maneab.

Speed

Cow T.

Bruno Pica da Conceição João Duarte Rafael Nuno Avelar Miguel Fonseca

Trinco Trigo Bogota Aroma

29 26 25 27

29 27 26 25

0 0 10 12

7 14 28 21

Country

Nº

Name

Horse

Dressage

Maneab.

Speed

Cow T.

5 12 19 26

Mihai Maldea Kathrin Frankenberger Bettina Strahlhuber Mitja Hinzpeters

Candy Paradise Indian Summer Ima Bonanza Tee Dee Macchiato

16 20 19 22

22 0 22 18

0 13 16 14

15 0 9 11

1º

3 Best Results

2°

3 Best Results

Country

Nº

Name

Horse

Dressage

Maneab.

Speed

Cow T.

FR AN CE

GE RM

PO R

Nº

AN Y

Country

TU GA L

TEAMS GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

18 11 4 25

Isabel Brochet Martinez Claire Moucadel Caroline Poyet Brun Thierry Vergez

Petardo Atila Mundo Trois Communes Almoxarife

25 18 17 7

19 17 24 13

12 0 15 19

0 0 0 17

3°

Nº

Name

Horse

Dressage

Maneab.

Speed

Cow T.

15 22 1 8

Marco Tompetrini Roberto Pettorali Veronica Sensi Sara Orsetti

Grampasso Urenio di Marzaglia Shofy Peppy Snappy

13 9 12 3

12 10 14 6

0 18 21 20

8 14 13 0

ITA

Country

3 Best Results

4°

3 Best Results

268

201

183

164

On the individual classification: Portugal took the first four places, Austria the 5th place, and Germany the 6th. (list: http://www.wawe-official.com/ficheiros_artigos/individual-classification-wewc-2014(1).pdf )

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Bruno Pica da Conceição & 'Trinco'

Team France Miguel Fonseca & Aroma

João Duarte Rafael & Trigo

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The Team interview

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Cátia Castro

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2 0 1 4 World Ch a mpion BHM: Bruno, how does it feel, being the World Champion of WE with your horse Trinco? And winning the team title with your fellow country members? BPC: The truth is, when I first started this project about eight years ago, I never imagined I’d be able one day to win the highest title in WE, the World Championship! The championship, in individual terms, ends when we pass the finish line of the speed trial, and the feeling is total euphoria. They are very intense moments together with my fellow riders and of course beside my great friend Trinco. After these past days, the feeling that stays is the way the process of reaching the title was conducted. No title can be reached alone, from one day to another. I thank and attribute all merit to the Pedro Torres Team, on helping on my and Trinco's evolution and management along the years. BHM: What was the environment of the competitions? BPC: The World Championship was held in one of the most beautiful places I've ever been in lovely conditions. It was really a dignified place for a competition of this high level. The organization was successful, considered by everyone the best championship held until now. The relationship between all riders from all countries is fantastic. All the other competitors congratulated me for the title without any hard feeling whatsoever. All riders of all countries have fun when they get together in gala dinners or other occasions.

BHM: What was the competition like? BPC: The competition was as the name says, to “measure strengths” between competitors. That generates a number of feelings that we must force ourselves to manage on those days. In my opinion, the psychological factor is as important as the physical factor. The way we direct our thought to the important questions—not letting negative thoughts overtake us—is essential. The fact that we are a team helps a lot; we all want the success of each other. In the end it's a shared victory, and that's what it happened! BHM: And the close people who supported you? BPC: The Portuguese Team is made from excellent professionals. We have all been friends for some years, so the environment is always of friendship and cooperation! Our team chief organizes our days and briefs us about our daily schedule; the coaches help us in the moments before the trials... and the rest of the time we are just a pretty fun group of friends. BHM: How did you prepare yourself and Trinco for this world championship? BPC: The preparation is in two stages: first, daily with my master Pedro Torres, where we focus on the major difficulties and generally perfect all the exercises that are demanded in the three trials of the WE (dressage, maneability and speed). And in the

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two months that precede the championship, one or twice a week we make the training with all riders of the Portugal team. These practices are also helpful in determining the best four riders and horses to represent Portugal. In these practices we have the help on the dressage by the Olympian rider Miguel Ralão Duarte, and WE world champion Pedro Torres, as well as the instructor of the cattle handling, João P. A. Fernandes. BHM: Now that you are World Champion of WE, what's next? BPC: The plan for the future is to keep giving Trinco the joy of competing, and to improve each technique of the exercises. New riders and horses will become stronger and we will be there to give a “fight.” Next, I will begin a new project with another Lusitano horse. My goal to reach the same level with the new horse that I achieved with Trinco.

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Bruno Pica da Conceição & 'Trinco'

João Duarte Rafael & Trigo

Miguel Fonseca & Aroma

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BPC: WE is a discipline that gives much pleasure to practice, while it contains difficult degrees at the same level as the most demanding equestrian disciplines. I think the connection between the equestrian cultures of each country combined with the diversity of exercises that have been created, makes this discipline a real phenomenon of expansion through the world! To evolve as riders, we must search for the help of professionals in lessons/clinics, watch videos on the Web, and look around the WAWE website to know all about WE.

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BHM: What you have to say to all the people who practice WE?

Lusitano, Coudelaria Lima Duarte Stud, owned by Luis Ferreira Vicente)Olival

Nuno José Rodrigues Avelar & Bogotá

was very proud in representing my country in the discipline that I love, and that's what was the most important for me.

The trials were very good for me. My horse was the Lusitano Bogotá; he is only eight years old. This is only my third year of trials, so I have to keep working to get the second place next time (laughs).

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Lusitano, José Correia Leite Stud, owned by Herdade Pero Viegas

The facilities of Magna Racino were fabulous, and I've never imagined how a place could be so fantastic. All riders were very nice to each other, a really nice union.

For the future I'm planning on increasing the number of international clinics and will give more clinics on the Herdade Pero Viegas, where I work every day. And of course I’ll keep competing. What do I say for the people who like WE? Keep working, with passion for the horse and the discipline, and have the most fun possible!

for the maneability and speed trial was himself a champion of WE, and he is an extraordinary person. Our dressage coach is a great rider and an Olympian who gave his best to put us on a higher level. In terms of my family supporters I had people backing me up, but one of them was my main support. Our team was well assembled, and a great union was created. I used the basic training on Trigo to have him well physically prepared. To the people that practice WE, keep practicing because this sport creates great riders. And our Lusitano breed has been improving also, it's what I call a “diamond.”

Miguel Fonseca & Aroma

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Lusitano, Pedro Ferraz da Costa Stud, owned by Casa do Olival

João Duarte Rafael & Trigo

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he world Championship was great, and our Lusitanos reached a higher leadership role, taking Portugal above and beyond. I was happy to be one of the riders selected for this world championship. This world championship had quality riders. The place is extraordinary, very nice, with excellent conditions at all levels. In our team, anyone could have been champion or vice-champion. Competition was fierce. We had judges from several countries, and I believe they were the best in their respective fields. Our coaches could not be better. The one who prepared us

was very proud to represent my county, Portugal. The test in general went very well, and Portugal had never before placed four riders on the podium. We all were very well prepared, and I think this year’s was the best team ever. Also I've noticed a great evolution of the riders on the other teams. In my trial, the dressage competition went very well, I got second place. The maneability trial did not go well because while I was waiting, the bull spooked my horse. This bull had spots, and the bulls in Portugal are all in solid black. My horse got scared, refusing to pass by the bull, and that stressed my horse even more, so we finished the trial below the level of what we usually do in Portugal. On the competitions, I was fast enough but I had the bad luck of not taking the ring off the bull and knocking out the jumping stick, so I placed fourth. In the cow trial, we had a bit of bad luck, only two riders managed to take the cow out. I was the fastest of the Portuguese riders followed by Nuno Avelar, and this time the Portuguese team was placed third in the trials.. All the riders and coaches practiced good sportsmanship, and everyone was friendly and in a good mood. The place was beautiful, with good floor conditions, and the tests were well organized; the jumping environment was excellent. The speed trial is always the most exciting for the crowd, and the crowd was supporting the riders with great enthusiasm. Also the trials were being broadcast live by a Web channel. I will keep my Lusitano, Aroma, in the National Championship until the end of this month, and I'm on the lead so I hope to be National Champion this year in Portugal, but I'm also preparing to compete in more international trials this year. I'm preparing another horse for next year; his name is Zaxixe. WE is a discipline with a great development. More and more people are starting to like it here in Portugal and throughout the world. a w w w. bar o q u e hors e m ag azi nE.com

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he Prussian cavalry officer and book author Otto von Monteton wrote in 1877: “After having trained a charger for five years during my turn of duty, who ended up going so well that I have not sat on a better trained horse in ten years, I have come to the realization that if I had to train the same horse again, I would do it completely differently, because with the clarity of hindsight, you see all the detours you took temporarily. The farther one advances, the more one realizes how little one knows.” This is a sentiment that most trainers are probably familiar with,

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because the thinking rider learns from every horse and every ride. We learn by closely observing the horse’s reactions to our actions (both deliberate and involuntary), reflecting on them, drawing a conclusion, forming a “working hypothesis” on where the root of the problem lies and then testing it by implementing certain exercises and aids sequences that address the issue we have identified. As a result, the horse will either get better or worse, and our cycle of observation, diagnosis, and remedy begins anew. This way,

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we learn through trial and error (sometimes it seems mostly through error) since every horse is always trying to tell us how he needs to be ridden. The challenge lies in interpreting correctly what the horse is trying to communicate. A good example that probably every rider experiences—especially during the early phases of their education—are the moments when horses suddenly invert, especially during transitions. At first, this seems to happen for no reason at all. But the same mistake usually keeps happening under the same circumstances, or in the same spot in the arena, which provides the rider with ample opportunity for observation. The question one has to ask oneself is: What did I do to cause this? If we look closely enough, we will always find something that changed in our body. A common scenario is that the rider loses muscle tone in the abdominal and back muscles, tips forward a little bit (which pushes the horse onto the forehand), and consequently locks up in his hips and starts gripping with his hands (which blocks the horse’s back and hind legs). Once we have identified our share in the mistake that occurred, then we can start to prevent it the next time we ride the same transition or pass the same spot in the arena. Other common causes for inversion are a slight change in the tempo or the alignment of the horse’s hips and shoulders. Some horses are so sensitive to this that even if the shoulder drifts only a fraction of an inch to the side, the horse inverts.

That’s why one of the most important tasks for the rider is to pay the closest attention to his horse, every step of the way, and to think about each work session afterwards in order to identify what went well, what didn’t go well, what needs to be modified or abandoned, and what can be continued and built upon. By proceeding in this fashion, the horse becomes our teacher and allows us a deeper and more sophisticated understanding of his mind and body. Our human teachers give us the understanding of the horse’s psychology and the principles of gymnastic training—which is what dressage always should be. They also demonstrate how to deal with issues as they come up in lessons, and they teach us the practical, technical tools we need to solve problems. These tools are the correct, balanced, supple, connected, yet independent seat and orchestra of the aids, the arena patterns, the movements, and—most importantly— reflection. The ability to think has always been considered so important in training military and high school horses that Feldmarschalleutnant v.Holbein, then director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, wrote in the Directives for the School in 1898 that “the rider must not only be able to ride, but also to think, as only a thinking rider can reach his goal with the utmost consideration for the horse in a relatively short amount of time.” Through observation and reflection, we learn countless lessons, some of a technical nature, some

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psychological, and some almost spiritual. We learn as much about ourselves on this path as about our horse(s) and about dressage. As our understanding deepens, we realize that to all the different concepts, such as lightness, rein contact, straightness, balance, suppleness, impulsion, collection, etc. there is always more than meets the eye. We gain deeper and deeper insights into the complexities and the mutual interdependencies of all these aspects of training. We also begin to realize how closely connected all the muscles in the horse’s body are. If the poll or throat latch area is locked up, e.g., the horse’s back, belly muscles, and hips can’t work properly, and the horse may refuse to go forward from the leg. The horse will then only come in front of the leg after the poll has been unlocked through certain flexions, either unmounted at the halt, or mounted at the halt or in motion. These flexions used to be practiced every day by the cavalry. Conversely, a stiffness in the poll is often supported by a hind leg on the same side that is bracing against the ground, and the poll will not become supple, until the hip has become supple and mobile through certain sidestepping exercises, such as the turn on the forehand in motion, the full pass, or the shoulder-in. So, the back and hind legs cannot swing and work properly until the “gateway to the spine”—as the Old Masters called the poll— has been suppled, and the poll will not completely release until the hips are supple and moving freely. In other words, the hand can feel resistances in the hips and belly muscles, and the seat and legs can feel resistances in the poll and neck.

In my own riding, the greatest discoveries have all been the direct result of the introduction to the training system of former Spanish Riding School Chief Rider Karl Mikolka. This system contains the diagnostic and therapeutic tools to access all the muscle groups in the horse’s body. It enables the rider to find out exactly which muscles are working properly and letting the aids go through, and which ones are resisting against the aids and interrupting the energy flow. It also provides the rider with exercises that can then resolve any blockage anywhere in the horse’s body and that can close any energy leak that is opened up, e.g. by a false bend (either a longitudinal false bend behind the third neck vertebra, or a lateral false bend at the base of the neck which disconnects the neck from the shoulders). It allows the rider to proceed in a systematic, scientific way in balancing, straightening, suppling, and strengthening the horse’s body while at the same time developing his understanding of what is being asked of him.

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As a result of these observations and experiences, we learn to distinguish surface level phenomena from underlying causes and to go right to the heart of the matter, eliminating the root cause of a problem, rather than wasting time and energy on

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I often wish I could go back in time and start over with the horses I rode before I became a student of Karl Mikolka’s, because now I could avoid many of the mistakes I made back then and progress more quickly and smoothly thanks to the training methodology he taught me. a

An example that is so common that I see it every day is a horse who counterbends in corners and other turns. The reason for this is that the horse is leaning onto his inside shoulder (often caused by an unbalanced rider who is leaning to the inside himself ). This causes him to seek a fifth leg in the rider’s inside hand. It would be a cardinal mistake to try to make the horse light on the inside rein by flexing or—even worse—pulling and yanking on the inside rein. The horse cannot bend to the inside, until his weight is distributed evenly on all four legs, which means in this case that the excess weight has to be taken off the inside shoulder and to be transferred to the outside pair of legs, especially the outside hind leg. As soon as the horse’s body is vertical and the balance is established, the spine can bend. The weight transfer can be achieved by enlarging the turn from the inside leg, with a little support from the inside rein, and shifting the rider’s weight temporarily towards the outside, until the horse is balanced again.

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Luna owned by Ursula Davis.

Sharon Madere on her horse, River, performing in the Grand Gala entitled “Classical Horses Through the Ages” Costume and tack were inspired as a re-creation of the Velazquez painting of King Philip of Spain. (Photo by Kevin J. Kelley)

"Ginete" Lusitano Stallion, owned by Aurelija Pasvenskaitė.

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Article and photos by Cátia Castro

XXVI

International Festival of the

Lusitano Pure Breed

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This Festival brings together the best Lusitanos and for 3 days (June 19th to 23rd) in the facilities of Quinta da Marinha in Cascais, Portugal, host the largest international event dedicated to the Lusitano horse, with demonstrations of the versatility and functionality of the Lusitano. It is an important event gathering of worldwide breeders, riders and Lusitano enthusiasts.

his festival had the Tribute of the late Arq. Arsenio Raposo Cordeiro, one of the founders of the APSL (Portuguese Association of the Lusitano Pure Breeds), who had a great importance to the Lusitano breed; an equestrian art show with the presence of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art, Equestrian Centre of Lezíria Grande with the Master Luís Valença and his team; Carousel of Working Equitation; Dressage, Show Jumping, Working Equitation, Portuguese Equitation competitions. All exhibitions were Lusitanos. Hasa das Lezírias, from the Companhia das Lezírias Stud, was the Champion of Champions of the Festival, as well as Mare Champion of the Festival. The stallion champion was Guelo, a three-year-old, of the Dra. Michaela Kleba Stud, owned by Coudelaria Vila Viçosa Stud. The best Stud Farm was Coudelaria Santa Margarida Stud for the second consecutive year. The judges presenting the festival were Tomé Nunes, Rui Rosado, Nuno Santos Pereira, António Vicente, Bento Castelhano, Yves Manzanares, António Raul Brito Paes.

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Pedro Torres and "Oxidado"

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Tribute to

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One of the high points of the Festival was the tribute to Oxidado, the horse with the most titles achieved in Working Equitation. From the breeder João Pedro Rodrigues, Oxidado was several times World Champion and European Champion of WE. His retirement from the sport was announced. Now he will be dedicated to breeding. The show that Oxidado and his all-time rider Pedro Torres gave was absolutely fabulous. Dancers took the place of the barrels, obstacles, etc., that compose the usual WE test, and the result was a a stirring tribute that brought tears of joy and gratitude for being able to see such a wonderful horse, with such a big heart.

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Oxidado (JGR) Tribute award ceremony: from left to right - rider Pedro Torres riding Oxidado, Oxidado's breeder João Pedro Rodrigues, Oxidado's owner Isabel Évora, the artist Beatrice Bulteau who did the life size painting and at the end Oxidado's grooms Pepe and Miguel Pires.

BHM interview with João Ralão Duarte, member of APSL and the President WAWE (World Association for the Working Equitation)

Portuguese in general begin to feel pride in this horse, and they have increasingly identified themselves more with the Lusitano as part of their country.

BHM: Tell us your opinion of this 2014 Lusitano Festival.

BHM: As a President of WAWE, can you tell us about the World Championship of Working Equitation that took place recently in Magna Racino—Austria?

JRD: I think the festival went well. The weather did not help—today it was raining—but the crowd was good and lots of people came. The pace of the schedule in the future needs to improve, but the model and movements/gaits classes have always had this problem of not being able to set the timing. Still, I think it went well. The classes of functionality like Dressage, Portuguese Equitation, Working Equitation, Show Jumping—all these competitions were very positive, it showed the versatility of the Lusitano horse. The festival was a success and the audience joined us. The Lusitano horse is meeting the goals that the APSL wanted to fulfil, which is to see the Lusitano horse as a product associated to Portugal. The

JRD: I’m one of the coordinators of the WE in Portugal, and also President of the World Federation. I am proud of the quality represented in that event. All countries showed evolution in their competition. Portugal also had evolved more, and it’s fantastic as the Portuguese are increasingly serving as an example. The WE is for all horses. The Lusitano has proven that it is good, and its versatility also fits there. A few years after the inception of the World Championship, ten countries have been participated successfully. We were able to do it in Magna Racino while and beside a CSI 4 stars (Show Jumping International

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Photo 01. Dressage - Duate Nogueira & Beirão ( Alter Real Stud)

highest title in the Festival, the Champion of Champions of the Festival 2014.

Photo 02. Dressage Manuel Tavares Veiga & Ben-Hur da Broa (MV)

Photo 04. GUELO, a 3 y.o. stallion, from Coudelaria Dra. Michaela Kleba Stud, and owned by Coudelaria Vila Viçosa Stud, won the title of Champion Stallion of the Festival.

Photos 03. HASA das Lezírias, from the Companhia das Lezírias Stud and owner, this 2 y.o. mare won the title of Champion Mares and the

Photo right. Tribute to Arq. Arsénio Cordeiro with mare and foal from his stud Photo above. Working Equitation Carousel 3 2.

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Photo: Tribute to Arq. Arsénio Cordeiro with stallion from his stud

Competition) with prizes of 800,000 euros. The competition is of a high standard as are the stakes. WE could do the speed test in the middle of the Magna Racino track. At the gala dinner all raved about the WE as did Magna Racino. At the press conference the WE was the sole topic of discussion with 28 accredited journalists from all over Europe. It seems to me that the WE, once doubted, is being recognized worldwide as a serious discipline. We can count on it to promote and assist in the marketing of horses in the coming years. BHM: When will we have the pleasure of seeing WE in the World Equestrian Games? JRD: WAWE is working in this direction and this can only happen with the support of countries and their federations. The FEI will only accept WE as a FEI discipline when the WE’s federation countries are being supporting WE. As president of WAWE I have being trying to make this happen and maybe we will succeed through the European Federations. It is a hard job and we will have to wait and see. I know because I was part of Horseball, which began in 1989 and at the time we had many difficulties. I do think in a few years WE will be present at the WEG. BHM: What is needed for the countries federations to organise this? JRD: As with all disciplines, they will only begin to accept the WE as a discipline when it is proven. In Portugal it was the same; when we first started we had to show that it is a serious discipline with rules for them to begin to accept. Portugal is one of the most advanced countries in WE and yet we are still working on improving to a better discipline. In some countries the traditional barriers are higher and harder to break and recognition takes longer. It is a job that takes time and patience.

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Photo below and bottom right. Portuguese School of Equestrian Art - Paulo Sergio & Quejovem (Alter Real Stud) in long reings. Portugese typical bridle and plaited ribbons.

BHM: What about Working Equitation in Australia? JRD: Australia is new to WE and are having trouble getting set up with WAWE. We are available to help any country that would like to be part of the sport. Australia, like the USA, haven’t got together as one group. While they don’t have this WAWE are too far away and we cannot sign with one to the detriment of another. I will visit Australia soon and will take advantage of this trip to meet with people to reach a mutual consensus. Baroque Horse Magazine would like to thank João Ralão Duarte for taking the time to talk to us. a Contacts: APSL: www.cavalo-lusitano.com WAWE President: João Ralão Duarte joaoralao@wawe-official.com Phone: +351 213541684/88

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By Jenny Rolfe

GRAN HOSTIL - the EARLY DAYS

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y association with Gran Hostil really began many years before he was born. This may seem strange but it began when I was training in Portugal with my stallion Delfin. We were at the yard of Dr Guilherme Borba and I was invited to watch him riding his highly talented Lusitano stallion HOSTIL. Dr Borba then remarked how similar Hostil was to my own stallion, Delfin, both being highly sensitive yet highly talented. I think this was to sow the seed to one day have my own son of Hostil. Then two years ago I saw photographs of Gran Hostil as a foal. He was bred by Jose Filipe Guerreiro Santos and I asked if he was for sale. Filipe informed me that he intended to keep him. I did not give up and a year later I asked him yet again and Filipe changed his mind so we made arrangements to travel over to Portugal amidst the trauma of moving house ! I was not to be disappointed. I met my colt, stunning with a most amazing nature and his movement was both balanced and elegant. We gained a connection quickly in the liberty work as I tried a little breath-energy work with him.

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At first I was unsure what to do as he didn’t seem to settle much

GRAN HOSTIL COMES HOME. A few weeks ago, Gran Hostil arrived with us, here in UK and as soon as he arrived he was literally climbing up the walls of the stable. His anxiety was create by his journey from Portugal as it took over a week to arrive here. He was just three years of age a week after he joined us. At first I was unsure what to do as he didn’t seem to settle much at all he was very anxious and so was I !! He had spent his growing years with a small herd of colts and had only recently been separated from them. Now he felt in an environment totally alien to him. This was a time for me to really take on board my experience and teaching, as I have found awareness of our core breathing can help to control our emotions and calm the horse. Gran Hostil is stabled alongside my other stallions, Delfin and Maestu (Spanish Pre) and Vi Habil (Lusitano) and all take part in my clinics and workshops. Each time we moved a stallion he again reared up trying to scramble over the stable!. My instinct was to go into his stable and work with breath - energy and body language although I felt hesitant as there was not too much space for us both! The thought of liberty in the school was daunting with stallions very close by with more energy to wind him up than relax him. I decided to walk into Hostil’s stable and back him up, thus gaining his full attention. I moved and herded him around then I would stand and sigh deeply (I needed to!!) I spent over half an hour herding him, directing him, gaining his focus, I was very focused myself! When I felt his mood had changed from high stress to lower attentive listening energy I sighed deeply and stood WITH him. This was the turning point as after this encounter, his mood gentled, he did however, rear up about three times when we moved the other horses around as I think he was anxious about any potential separation again. Slowly he became more calm in the stable and began observing his new surroundings. I decided to spend

as much time as I could just being in the yard so I became more familiar to him.

LOOSE WORK- building our relationship. Over the coming days I took Hostil into the school to try and gain a greater connection at liberty to help him gain more security. We were learning to understand and trust eachother building our bond for the future . Each day, I begin in the school by encouraging him with high ‘fun energy’ to walk, trot then canter around, letting off steam working all around the school. Them after a few minutes I calm the energy and try to connect with him by lowering my energy and steady core breathing. He responds very quickly and seeks a connection, often too soon! I respond by instigating more forward movement in trot as he works around the whole of the school still with his attention on me. I try to influence his mood by lowering my shoulders and head so he begins to mirror this by lowering and relaxing through his own neck and head. The ultimate connection between us, is to maintain a forward walk, gaining Hostil’s total attention. It is far easier for him to take a look around and begin to ignore me in walk. So I am pleased when the connection seems strong enough to keep his focus whilst walking calmly around the school, on both reins. Initially he responded more easily on the right rein but over a few days this changed and he became equal with his reactions on both left and right circles. This liberty work asking for a deeper connection, appears to help Hostil gain confidence and he is becoming far more settled with us, as each day passes. I am observing how he responds and how much of my energy will gain his attention. Hostil begins to reveal to us much more of his amazing, interactive and intelligent nature! Let me give you an idea of the way he has begun to communicate with me. One afternoon, I had fed hay,

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of the stable. His anxiety was create by his journey from Portugal as it took over a

of the stable. His anxiety was create by his journey from Portugal as it took over a as usual, but he stood at the stable door and just stared at me, not attempting to touch his food. I felt rather puzzled but then the vibes came across! This was the first day I had not picked him grass from the field as I have been bringing in regular feeds for him to get used to the grass before we turn him out to graze! So I went off in the pouring rain to bring back a huge bunch of grass. Ahh!! that was it! His head down and he began munching happily the hay and grass ! I think he is quite pleased with my progress- in training.

PROGRESS WITH TROTTING POLES. I decided to introduce a trotting pole into the school with Hostil and this created some interest. Firstly, I encouraged Hostil to go over and take a look which he did then he began to try and push it around a little. I then walked over it myself several times before herding him with my breath energy on a circle- to include the pole. I allowed him to slow and lower his head to take a look then he stepped over - well his front feet were one side with the pole in the middle! This was a good start as he looked quite relaxed. Then I asked for a trot on the circle and as he approached the pole I gave a deeper energising exhalation as I thought he might slow and stop. This gentled and encouraged him to trot on over. He stretched nicely though his topline, to continue the circle! I feel that mentally, a young horse, can only cope with short, yet important lessons. So I do not continue working all the time, but rather we had short stints, then I would take a deep sigh and walk away, leaving him to browse and explore. Then he always walks back to me a relaxed friendly young horse. Whilst Hostil was still in the school, he decided to walk close to Habil’s stable, so I stood in between them and yawned, immediately Habil gave huge yawns and Hostil sighed deeply, we were a lovely relaxed little herd together. WE are now able to walk the stallion past his stable and sometimes he doesn’t even lift his head to say hello. He is growing more confident and secure as each day goes by.

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LOOSE WORK- THE KEY TO COMMUNICATION So let us take a look at the value of including some liberty work at every level of training. For me the key to communication begins with work at liberty so here are a few of the benefits for both horses and riders.

LOOSE WORK – ADVANTAGES FOR THE TRAINER 1.

Time to learn more of the natural herd language.

Develop self awareness of personal body language and breathing to enhance every communication with the horse.

An opportunity to acquire skills of leadership and demonstrate the power of intention.

A time to observe the horse – his mood and way of moving.

Learn to work with the personality of the horse- gain more understanding of his individual ‘horse language’

An opportunity to gain the attention of the horse this pattern of learning and communication will then be reflected in work under saddle – hence confrontation is minimized.

To connect with the horse through core breathing – to be enhanced by riding.

LOOSE WORK- ADVANTAGES FOR THE HORSE 1.

An effective and natural method of warming up.

An opportunity to let off steam with no tack, his natural exuberance can be unleashed without restriction - he is allowed to be a horse.

A chance to communicate with the rider in a very natural way for him.

To acknowledge the trainer/rider as the herd leader.

Opportunity to connect with the trainer whilst enjoying freedom in movement.

Learning how to move in good natural balance

Helps to build the correct muscles to support the extra weight when carrying a rider.

Learning to work with steady core breathing, the key to balance and harmony for both horse and rider.

Understanding how to release excess tension with a deep sigh. This will enable further work to continue through a spine that is mobilised and a rib cage that is not contracted.

BUILDING BLOCKS TOWARDS HARMONY When you first ride your horse, do you wait for him to respond to your breath energy and thoughts of your mind or do you anticipate having to use strong aids of leg and hand, before you gain any response? Have you built a relationship where your horse is listening for changes in your energy and breathing and prepared to move from a breath? The horse is highly aware of the energy waves created by our thoughts, emotions and our breathing. This power can transform our communication as riders and trainers. If we understand how receptive the horse can be, at such a deep level, we can become much more influential within the relationship. All living creatures are linked by the energy field with radiates around them. So if we can tune into this energy it becomes a potent form of communication.

I have learnt these following lessons, whilst working with horses: 1.

The horse will be very sensitive to our thought energy waves.

He will immediately be aware of our emotions including those of confidence or fear.

He will tune into our body language and detect any tension held in our body.

He will be totally receptive to our breathing whether it is shallow and tense or more rhythmic core-breathing.

He will read accurately our power of intention

The horse is looking for a leader who is calm, self aware and confident.

PROGRESS My relationship with Gran Hostil is growing - based on these principles of working at liberty becoming very aware of subtle changes and gaining a response to my breath-energy. We will talk about how you can gain more awareness and connection, in much more depth, following in Gran Hostilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoofprints, in my next article. a

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Flying Friesians International Equine Air Travel

Article and photos by Allison Sable

Being in love with baroque breeds that originate from faraway lands always stirs up the thought of importing. With that comes flying your horses. I had the privilege to experience it firsthand while flying with my horses from Australia to the United States. There is a lot of paperwork through the government agencies that needs to be processed before, during, and after flight. Because there are different regulations for each exporting and importing country as well as guidelines set by the air transport authorities in regards to animals, I will just focus on the actual flight portion of our trip. Horses usually fly on a cargo container that would transport boxes for shipping companies. On arrival at the airport cargo loading area the horses stay in the road transport vehicle till the cargo holding boxes are ready for them. They are like a

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fibreglass three-horse straight load trailer with no wheels. There are full-wall dividers between the horses from shoulder to tail. Each wall can adjust by about one-inch increments to accommodate a fat or skinny horse within the three-horse space. If only two horses were in the stall, each would get half the box; otherwise there are three spots for three horses. There is a half-wall at the chest of the horses to keep them more stable. The head area is open from floor to ceiling so the horse can put its head down or up. The front areas near the horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

head are used to store extra hay and jugs of water in order to water the horses in flight. This front space a passageway the groom uses to come through and water and feed the horses or tend to issues in flight. If you have to divide the heads to keep stallions from sniffing mares or horses fighting then one can be put in. My horses knew each other so that was not necessary. The floors are bedded with shavings to absorb urine and manure. Each horse also has a hay net full of hay. All of the above present issues with import/export quarantine in regards to biosecurity. The solution to this is that the entire three-horse box has a “plastic bag” around the bottom, so no liquids or debris can get out of the box while in transit. The horse air boxes are transported around the airport much like luggage carts are pulled around. The only difference is that the stalls are on a rolling ball system on the transport vehicles that makes it easy enough to move three full-size horses with only two adults pushing it. To load the horses on the elevated boxes there is a small ramp built specially for horses. It was much easier going up that ramp than it was any trailer ramp that I have seen. After driving across the tarmac it was time to get the horse from ground level to the belly of the plane. We pulled the horse boxes alongside of this massive elevator that was also equipped with the rolling ball

... the flight is much easier on them than driving down the road in a trailer or float ...

system. All it took was two people to push the three horses off the ground transportation cart onto the elevator. To save me having to walk up the long flight of stairs, they had me in the box with the horses. We were lifted up to the belly level, rolled across into the plane and not an ounce of stress from the horses. They didn’t even perk up from their food to see what was going on. But with that being said, the walls were solid so they couldn’t have seen anything, anyway. The plane was also equipped with the rolling system and anchors to lock the boxes in place. The plane that we were on could hold two horse boxes next to each other from side to side and too many from nose to tail to count. They say most planes can take about 40-50 horses depending on the plane. We only had 13 traveling so there was plenty of room for cargo as well. The boxes are locked in place for the whole flight. For takeoff and landing, all persons needed to be in the main cabin. On our particular flight the people rode upstairs in a properly equipped people cabin. w w w. bar o q u e hors e m ag azi nE.com

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water the horses every four hours and add feed as needed to keep them constantly with food in front of them. The horses were very content standing there even thought it was a very long flight for them. Our nearly six-month-old foal was the happiest of them all. There are pilots and no flight crew so we were responsible for our own food preparation. There were six seats and two sleeping cabins in the upstairs area with one bathroom in the kitchen area and room for four pilots. The takeoff and landing are the only times the horses really felt much movement, so the flight is much easier on them than driving down the road in a trailer or float that turns and stops and weaves and hit holes the whole trip. Even turbulence was easy for them to manage with the walls and chest bars holding them up. The temperature of the plane could easily be managed for them and was comfortably kept at 15c for them not to get over heated. During the flight when we went down to the belly of the plane to check on the animals we would have to take oxygen tanks along just in case something happened to the pressure in the plane. We would

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Unloading was similar to loading except that import quarantine managed the entire process to assure that all debris and livestock were removed from the plane, contained, and put directly into the quarantine area for decontamination and inspection. The horses were off loaded into the quarantine area, walked through a disinfecting bath, had their temperatures checked, and then were held for the allocated amount of time while the appropriate tests were run. Each country has a varying list of tests needed that also depends on where the horses come from. It was a much longer hold time with many more tests going into Australia than it was going into the United States. In some photos you may see that we had dog crates in with the horses and gear boxes. It is very rare to have mixed species on the same flight and is not usually allowed. However, the AU to US dog requirements are so minimal, and as the animals involved were all under one owner who was accompanying the animals, it was deemed not to affect the import quarantine of the horses. The airlines still required the appropriate canine containers to be used and then they were put into the spot where the horse would have stayed. a

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Flying A Horse Across International Borders Can Be a Daunting Task – but it can be made easy.

recent times, international airfreight of horses has become a regular occurrence among the equestrian, sport, breeding and racing industries. These industries operate on a truly global scale and crossing international boundaries is a specialised service requiring the need for safety, reliability, procedural knowledge and personal care.

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The process can be daunting for those horse owners requiring a relocation of their pet, competition horse, their precious broodmare or prized racehorse. Obviously, there is a lot to consider. The process of quarantine, the vaccination and blood test requirements, customs clearances, logistics, safety, the flight and above all else, the specialised care provided while your horses is being imported or exported. Equine International Airfreight is located in Sydney, Australia, and is a specialised Australian import and export horse airfreight service provider specialising in the relocation of horses around the world. They provide a complete door-to-door service and take care of all of the processes, paperwork and protocols needed to ensure the efficient transportation of your horse. Whilst it is impossible to provide the answers to all individual needs in this short editorial, we have attempted to provide some information in relation to the general processes required to move a horse across international boundaries:

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Quarantine: Quarantine is one of the major bureaucratic hurdles when transporting any animal across international borders. The quarantine regulations vary from country to country, and will determine what pre-export quarantine (if any) is needed, depending on your horse’s final destination. During Pre-Export Quarantine (PEQ) you horse will be in isolation, perhaps on its own or with other horses travelling to the same destination. Some countries will require horses to complete a Post-Arrival period of quarantine (PAQ) once the horse reaches its destination before being released to its owner. Bloodtesting & Vaccinations: Health certification varies from country to country. The type of vaccinations and/or specific blood testing required will vary depending on where your horses is located and where its final destination is. In any event, most countries will have specific requirements which must be met to enable health certification and export permits. Customs Clearance: Customs obligations and the requirements for both imports and exports differ greatly between countries. Owners wishing to transport horses should be aware that depending upon the destination and circumstances of each shipment, there are also VAT (UK & Europe) and/or GST (Australia, New Zealand & Canada) implications to consider. The Aircraft: The aircraft used to transport horses varies between airlines, but is normally a dedicated freighter without general paying passengers on board. The main deck may consist of multiple types of freight.

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Air Stalls: Prior to the flight your horse will be loaded into an Air Stall, which ensures horses are safely contained whilst on the aircraft. Nonslip ramps ensure smooth and safe loading of your horses. The stall is well-ventilated, has plenty of head room and can accommodate three large horses. Its internal, full height partitions can be adjusted to vary the width of the stall. The Air Stalls vary slightly, depending on the make and model of the aircraft. However, their dimensions are generally fixed at: • Length 294cm • Width 234cm • Height 232cm Once inside the aircraft, the horses are in an air-conditioned environment. The flying groom monitors the well-being of your horse and provides feed and water as the animal requires.

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Working Equitation What is it ? BY. Danielle Skerman

o some, Working Equitation (WE) is a very foreign term and they have never heard of it before. To others, it is quickly becoming the next hot sport to do with your horse. WE has also been referred to as 'Dressage on Steroids'. It can be seen to be a bit like eventing in that it has several phases, or trials as they are called, and the scores from each phase are accumulated for a final result. After having a look around I found this great explanation with the Working Equitation International Association of the USA (WEIAUSA) www.weiausa.com The discipline of Working Equitation (WE) was created with the objective of enhancing the equestrian techniques developed in countries whose riders use horses in different aspects of ranch and fieldwork. The aim is not only to preserve and perpetuate each countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s type of equitation, but also their various traditions, the dress, and tack comprising each nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique cultural equestrian heritage. Working Equitation, therefore, provides an opportunity for the simultaneous comparison of sporting and cultural considerations. Working Equitation was pioneered by four countries: Portugal, Spain, France and Italy, with the first International competition being held in 1996. In 2004,

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the World Association for Working Equitation (WAWE) was established to govern the sport. Since that time, the sport has continued to grow. It is now well established in Europe and gaining popularity in the Americas. WAWE rules are used for all international competitions, but each individual country has its own rules for domestic competitions. TRIALS There are four trials, or tests, that make up a Working Equitation competition. The first three, Dressage, Ease of Handling, and Speed, are required for both individual and team competitions. The fourth trial, Cow Trial, is included for team competitions. It is mandatory at national championship competitions and encouraged at all other competitions when facilities allow. Each of the trials is described in greater detail in the sections below. Dressage Prescribed dressage tests are ridden at each level. Each movement is given a numerical score, and collective marks are given for impulsion, compliance, calmness, riderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position, etc. The dressage tests are designed to both test the horse and rider as well as to serve as an aid in training. The movements at each successive level build upon movements of the previous levels and coincide with the type and difficulty of movements expected in the Ease of Handling and Speed trials at the corresponding levels.

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The four trials or stages to the international level of Working Equitation.

PHOTO 1. DRESSAGE - Rider Bruno Pica Conceicao PHOTO 2. TRIAL- Rider Bruno Pica Conceicao PHOTO 3. SPEED - Rider Joao Duarte Rafa PHOTO 4. COW Rider - Joao Duarte Rafa

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Ease of Handling Obstacles are set up to simulate the difficulties encountered by a horse and rider in the field. Obstacles are numbered and are ridden in order. The goal of this trial is to negotiate the obstacles with accuracy, ease, and smoothness. Speed The obstacles utilized in the Ease of Handling trial are ridden at speed with no emphasis on style. Individual scores are based on elapsed time through the obstacles with time penalties added for mishandled obstacles. This trial is designed to test the rider’s coordination and capacity for anticipation in addition to the horse’s qualities of submission, speed, attention, and finesse. Cow Trial This trial tests the ability of a horse and rider to work, individually and as a team, with cattle. The test is performed with a team of 3 or 4 riders. The objective is for each rider to individually sort, cut, and herd a pre-selected cow from the herd and then as a team put it in a designated pen. As a timed event, there are time penalties for course errors. So, now we have an idea of how it’s done, next we’ll look at how it works. I’ve taken this information from the WAWE rules. If you need a more in-depth look please visit their website, http://wawe-official.com/we-rule

Judging of the 4 Trials Dressage Trial

Rules and Regulations One hand only – All of the above trials must be completed with only one hand holding the reins. Competitors will be disqualified if their free hand brushes the rein in front of the other or provides any form of assistance. Any adjustment to the reins using the free hand must be a momentary action. Competitors can be either TEAM or INDIVIDUAL. Team Championship: Each competing country submits a team of four riders, selected nationally and representing the traditional equitation of the country in question. No country may submit more than one team. ALL 4 trials must be completed. Individual Championship: an individual classification based on the performance of competitors in the first three trials (Dressage, Ease of Handling and Speed). Individual results are achieved/collected by competitors apart of a National Team and wearing the traditional Working Equitation costume of the respective country. Riding Costume: Competitors participating in the championships must perform in the traditional Working Equitation costume of the respective country Saddlery/Equipment: Horses participating in the championships must be outfitted in the traditional manner of the respective country.

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Evaluated by five judges in a 20 m. x 40 m arena. The Dressage Trial comprises 18 compulsory exercises, plus four overall classifications. The sequence of the exercises can’t be changed during the dressage performance (The sequence of the exercises is defined in the test, with no change in the order of the movements or exercises being permitted). [Essentially this means that the rider must perform certain exercises in the order instructed at their own way, very similar to the KUR (dressage to music ) in competition dressage] The maximum time for performing this trial will be seven minutes with a chronometer (timer) in full view of the competitors. The trial time will begin from the salute and terminates with the salute. The combination’s harmony and coherence are elements to be considered by the judges. Riders must guide their mount solely by one hand during the whole of the presentation. Competitors may use the other hand to shorten or lengthen the reins, but may not, under penalty of disqualification, use their free hand to guide their mount. Horses will always remain at a halt when riders salute the jury. Women riders will salute the jury with a slight nod and a sweep of the free arm, and male riders will doff their cap using the hand that is not guiding the mount. During the dressage and attitude test is not allowed the use of bands or shinguards. Each competitor chooses music to accompany the sequence of their performance, which will be scored in the artistic mark.

Scoring of the Dressage All exercises will be classified from 0 to 10, in accordance with the following scale

• Stroking the horse or touching the horse’s neck in front of the reins--five penalty points in the final average up to a maximum of two. Riders will be disqualified if stroking or touching the horse three times. • Falling from the horse is a cause of elimination. • Three errors during the course are a cause of elimination.

• Excellent

• Very good

• Good

• Reasonably good

• Satisfactory

• Reasonable

• Insufficient

• Poor to Middling

• Bad

• Very bad

• Failure to perform the exercise

• Course errors—five penalty points for each fault in the final average up to a maximum of two. Riders committing three faults will be disqualified.

EASE OF HANDLING TRIAL (MANEABILITY) The objective of this trial is to evidence both rider’s and horse’s capacity to tranquilly, precisely, stylishly and regularly perform any obstacles representing difficulties which could be encountered in the field or which could evidence the empathy existing between the horse/rider combination. Riding Arena The riding arena for the ease of handling trial comprises a rectangle with minimum dimensions of 70 m. x 30 m. Maximum Length of Trial. If the organizing committee defines a maximum length of time allowed for the trial, it will be calculated on the basis of the speed of the working canter for the distance to be covered plus the time required to perform the obstacles along the course. Obstacles The term obstacle signifies a difficulty to be surmounted

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by the rider. The course route should be set up in such a manner as to allow the exercises to be performed by riders using their left or right hands to hold the reins. The description of the obstacles to be used in the Ease of Handling and Speed Trials as well as the manner of performing them shall be described in the test description. All obstacles are marked by red and white flags (red on the right and white on the left). In order for an obstacle to be successfully performed, a rider must: •

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The obstacles are numbered in the respective order in which they are to be performed with the number on the right-hand side of the entrance flags. Obstacles should be chosen from the following list: 1. Figure eight between drums

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2. Wooden bridge 3. Slalom between parallel posts 4. Jumping over bales of straw 5. Pen 6. Slalom between posts in a straight line 7. Drums 8. Gate (Doorway) 9. Bell at end of corridor 10. Earthenware jug 11. Backing up in “L” or a figure eight between posts

Rider: • Position in saddle • Ease of movements; stability • Use of aids • Exclusive use of one hand (left or right) The classification scale is the same as that used for the dressage trial.

12. Side-stepping (lateral work) over a log 13. Removing a pole (goad) from a drum 14. Placing a pole (goad) in a drum 15. Using a pole to skewering a ring 16. Riding through a water-filled ditch 17. Bank 18. Switching a glass from the tip of a pole (goad) to another. Assessment: The trial is assessed on the basis of the assessment of Appendix Three which is similar to the Dressage Trial. As in the Dressage Trial, the protocol contains an overall score element. Reference should, however, be made to several general aspects: Horse: • Regularity of movements • Quality of cantering starts • Submission to aids • Collection • Harmony of movement

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SPEED TRIAL The speed trial has been designed to evidence the rider’s capacities of coordination and anticipation and the horse’s qualities of submission, speed, attention and finesse. The obstacles should be performed as quickly as possible without any concern for style or movement. Each trial shall comprise a minimum no. of fifteen obstacles. The trial involves some or all of the obstacles used in the ease of handling trial. The trial classification is based on the time taken by competitors to complete the course plus time penalties for faults. In all competitions it is necessary to record the time with a chronograph with electronic cells, including a display screen which can be seen by the Judges, riders, and public. Riding Arena: The trial’s riding arena should contain the same obstacles as those described in the Ease of Handling trial, although the same sequence is not obligatory. Time Penalties for Obstacles: Obstacle faults committed in this trial are penalised in seconds. You can be penalised for faults with performing an obstacle. Stroking the horse or touching it on the neck in front of the reins will entail a five-second penalty on the final time up to a maximum of two penalties. Riders will be disqualified if stroking or touching the horse three times.

Working Equitation

The trial consists of a task, comprising a maximum of four and a minimum of three riders from the same team who work together to cut four pre-selected cows from a herd located in a special containment zone, one at a time, in accordance with the established order defined by the jury (one per rider) and herding them into a demarcated zone which is separate from the rest of the herd. The four team members will perform their tasks individually with each rider cutting one cow. The other three members of the team will help to maintain the herd in the containment zone in each attempt but may not overstep the line of the zone demarcating the action of fellow team members. Each team’s cows will be duly identified with a view to avoiding any doubts. The trial will only be completed when the cut cow is in the demarcated area and the rest are in the containment zone. The time limit for cutting a cow will be three minutes. After this period has elapsed, competitors will be disqualified and no points awarded. Riding Arena: The cow trial riding arena will comprise a rectangle with a minimum size of 80 m. x 30 m. Classification/Scoring: Riders are classified on the basis of the time taken to complete the trial plus any penalties for committing faults. The Cow Trial classification will be based on the points total awarded to the team riders. Only the three best results achieved by team riders will count for the Team Classification. Penalties for Faults Committed in Cow Cutting: Aten-second penalty will be given whenever a cow (other than the one being cut) oversteps the containment zone line. A ten-second penalty will be also be given whenever one of the riders other than the one doing the test (helper) oversteps the demarcation line of the respective intervention. Any cow abandoning the herd ahead of time, must be led back to the containment zone.

The underlying principle behind the award of points is as follows: each competitor receives 1 point for his/her participation plus another point for each rider preceding them in the classification. Accordingly, in 20 competitors, the points will be: 1st

21 points

11th

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2nd

19 points

12th

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3rd

18 points

13th

8 points

4th

17 points

14th

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5th

16 points

15th

6 points

6th

15 points

16th

5 points

7th

14 points

17th

4 points

8th

13 points

18th

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9th

12 points

19th

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10th

11 points

20th

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SPEED TRIAL 1 COW TRIAL 1 SCORING The classification/scoring is obtained by totalling up the number of individual points awarded to the three best riders in each country’s team, in each of the four championship trials. The country team with the highest total number of points will be declared the winner. Hopefully this has helped you get an idea of what WE is all about. For more information, please visit WAWE’s official website. In the following issues of BHM we shall bring you more information and educational articles on WE. We hope you’ll enjoy it. a

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Baroque Horse BREE D S

The inspiration for Baroque Horse Magazine comes directly from the many beautiful breeds that fall under the umbrella of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Baroqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Our goal is to provide articles of interest, news and just about anything to do with the different breeds. By Ruby Goodsell

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ere at Baroque Horse Magazine we are often asked “what exactly is a ‘Baroque’ horse?”. It is not a breed itself, but rather a term used to describe a group of horse breeds descended from, and retaining, the distinctive characteristics of a particular type of horse that rose to prominence in Europe during the Baroque era. To better understand the origin of these breeds it is interesting to first look at a general history of this period in time. The Baroque era was one of opulence. Historically the term ‘Baroque’ refers to the art, architecture, literature, dance and music of Europe that began to evolve around the 16th century and the end of the Renaissance. The artistic style of this period was thought to be one that used exaggerate motion and clear easily interpreted detail to create drama, tension, exuberance and grandeur. This time saw a renewal of the art of equitation, the partnership of horse and man was a subject of society. The work of Xenophon, a noted Greek historian and author of equitation, was rediscovered and widely studied. Horses in artwork was more popular than ever before; depicted with flowing manes and tails, with rounded hind quarters and of always of noble appearance. Often the horses were painted in battle scenes performing the haute ecole’ airs above the ground. The term ‘Baroque Horse’ is used when describing the type of agile but strong-boded descendants of horses of this era, including those of knights and European royalty. The type is characterized by powerful hindquarters, a muscular, arched neck, a straight or slightly convex profile, and usually a full, thick mane and tail. Specific ancestors include the Neapolitan horse, and the Iberian horse of Barb ancestry, known in the Middle Ages as the Spanish Jennet.

The breeds of horses that are recognized under the Baroque ‘umbrella’ include: •

PRE (Spanish)

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Lusitano

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Lipizzan / Lipizzaner

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Friesian

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Frederiksoborg

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Kladruber

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Knapstupper

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Menorquin

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Murgese

Not Traditionally, but we also include •

Mangalarga Marchador

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Paso

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Mustang (Spanish)

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Warlander (Friesian/PRE)

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Part breds of any of the above breeds

We have done up a great world map to show the country of origin of these breeds. There is no official ruling as to what is and what isn’t considered Baroque, and often we will put in a few ‘wild cards’ that we feel display the similar characteristics. While each breed is completely unique, with centuries of their own history and bloodlines, one thing that they all have in common is their great beauty in both looks and character. Often described as the horse of fairy tales, they are a popular subject for both photographers and film directors. Not only beautiful to look at, they are an incredibly functional group of horses. The movement is graceful and expressive, and the disposition is one of great spirit, yet very gentle. These breeds are popular with many of todays professional and amateur riders. It is often said that when you own or ride a Baroque horse, you are addicted for life! Interesting trivia: • The word “Baroque” is derived from the Portuguese “barroco”, which means, “oddly shaped pearl”. a w w w. bar o q u e hors e m ag azi nE.com

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Breed Origions Where in the World ?

Country: PORTUGAL Breed: LUSITANO

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Country: Denmark Breed: Knabstrupper & Frederiksborger

Country: Netherlands Breed: Friesian

Country: Czech republic Breed: Kladruber

Country: Spain / Austria Breed: Lipizzan

Country: Italy Breed: Murgese

Country: Spain

Breed: MenorquĂn

Breed: pura raza espanola

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Gymnast ic Dressage T r a i n i n g T i p s for By Camille and Gabrielle Dareau

hese dressage training tips from Happy Horse Training will help you to achieve what is so exquisite about real dressage: true engagement without force or trickery, that unifies you and your horse in freedom and balance. They are about helping you to get a better connection with your horse both gymnastically and in your training rapport. Our concept of dressage is founded on the gymnastic phenomenon of postural engagement. This is a specific biomechanics dynamic connecting horse and rider that creates balance and stability within a free flow of movement. It is a sad fact that many dressage riders never experience this wonderful state, led away from feeling-based riding by the preoccupations of precision and control. If the feeling and connection with your horse is what inspires you, however, once you have felt the power, harmony and freedom of postural engagement, you will probably never want anything else from your riding!      Dressage Training Tips for the Riding Position In good dressage, all corrections start with the rider. Here are some basic but essential ways you can start to find the right position to connect with your horse in a way that promotes engagement. Seat Connection Tips

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Walking your horse on a loose rein. Focus on your seat’s interaction with the movement, breaking it down in your mind: can you feel your lower back stretch with every stride, being pulled into the movement, or is there more emphasis on a moment of compression (hollowing) in your lower back?

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If you don’t feel your lower back stretch, roll back on your seat bones, dropping your tailbone until you can feel the movement pulling your seat under and stretching your lumbar back every stride. Now you are connecting with the forwards phase of the hind-leg action, which supports transmission of energy from the haunches forwards through the horse’s body.

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Now see if you can support into the part of each stride when your seat naturally tucks: when your abdomen draws in briefly and your seat bones are pulled forwards and under (this is also when your horse is tucking his/her pelvis) by engaging your abdominal as if you were doing a sit-up. Imagine you are trying to make your horse linger a little longer in this moment.

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The other phase of the stride, in-between each tuck moment, is when the horse is stretching out each hind-leg and is more likely to hollow. This is when your lower back is also likely to hollow, at the same time as your abdomen naturally pushes forwards and stretches. Use your engaged abdominal to resist this rocking forwards of your pelvis and opening of your abdomen. Feel the tug of each hind-leg pulling against your toned stomach muscles.

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If you can achieve this interactive connection between your seat and the horse’s movement, you should start to notice that your horse slows down and wants to stretch his head and neck down, raising his back (make sure you are not blocking the horse with the rein contact!). These tips for the seat are actually the foundation of how the rider can use their seat to initiate postural engagement in the horse, but you will need to keep re-applying them and, over time, studying the effects on your horse, in order to understand their significance. Although it may seem very different and even unbalanced at first, if you stick to this way of sitting, eventually you will gain enough postural strength to begin to channel and re-balance the horse’s movement with your seat, and achieve consistent engagement. This is not about creating what is conventionally thought of as an elegant, ‘upright’ dressage position, because this way of sitting is incapable of connecting fully with the horse’s movement in order to channel it into balance and promote optimal transmission of energy.   Leg Position Tips

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One of the hardest things about getting the right riding position is that the nature of human anatomy means that the correct seat (tucked under as described above) works against the correct leg, stretched back enveloping the horse’s rib cage. Eventually, supple hip joints make it possible to have both, but in the meantime follow these rules:

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In sitting trot and canter prioritise your tucked, adhesive seat position; don’t worry about your legs going forwards until your seat is strong in this position.

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In rising trot, prioritise your leg position. Work on stretching your thigh back under you, and sinking your lower leg back and down. To develop the stretch in your hip joint and develop your balance (and help that of the horse), try to keep your upper body back as much as you can without it pulling your leg forwards, stretching your hip joints and tucking your pelvis into the rise (photo).

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In walk you can try to work on both seat and leg more simultaneously; see how much you can sculpt your leg under you while maintaining the seat connection described above.

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Make sure your stirrups are not too long to assist you in developing the correct leg—if you hang your leg loose, the base of the stirrup iron should hang no lower than the level of your ankle bone.

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Try to develop your leg aiding in a forwards direction—stroking the horse’s sides from back to front while stretching the heel down, instead of pulling your heels up and back with each leg aid.

These tips for the riding position may seem basic, but they form the foundation of the correct position and its interaction with the horse. Many riders sacrifice the correctly tucked and connected seat for a ‘good’ leg position, because the leg is more visible; they then sit with a fork seat perched against the horse’s movement. Acquiring both a good leg AND seat is the work of years of persistent effort and diligent correction, but it is well worth it in the end.   A full guide to developing the rider position that promotes postural engagement in the horse, and balanced movement without constraint, is given in the ebook by Gabrielle Dareau, The Gymnastic Rider.

Dressage Training Tips For Training Technique    Work On The Ground •

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Put your horse on the lunge with only a cavesson—no bridle, saddle or side-reins. Are you able to initiate a fairly consistent longitudinal stretch (when the horse drops his head almost to the ground, at the same time as lifting his back) in walk, trot and canter? Can you maintain a steady contact in the lungeline? If your horse doesn’t stretch, or falls in on the circle, you need to work on bending, alignment and balance. You should be able to feel right though the horse’s body to the hind legs via the contact in the lunge-line.

These tips for gymnastic lunging and inhand work give some useful pointers, but for a comprehensive guide to lungeing and other work on the ground look at Camille Dareau’s ebook How To Train A Horse Without Force. A unique, profound guide to the foundations for training, it shows you not only how to build a relationship with your horse based on mutual trust, but also how to establish the right gymnastic development as the basis for training the horse in postural engagement.     Training Tips for Work Under Saddle   Releasing the Outside Rein •

Lunging in the same way as above, see in trot how slowly you can get your horse to maintain the trot without breaking into walk, or falling in on the circle. This encourages the horse to use his postural muscles to carry himself instead of rushing, and he will be much more likely to stretch longitudinally.

When working on any bending work - such as circles, shoulder-in and so on experiment with releasing your outside rein contact, i.e. pushing your outside hand forward in a sustained full yield, or simply letting out the rein.  How does your horse react? If he falls either in or out on the bend, raises his head, or rushes forwards, these are signs that you have been containing sheer forces with your outside rein. The outside rein is very commonly used to hide many evils. Riders are often taught that this ‘supporting’ with the outside rein is a necessity to balance the horse. In fact, this balancing can only be genuinely accomplished with your leg, weight and posture.

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Working in hand, still with the cavesson, position yourself at your horse’s girth and walk him in a small circle. With one hand holding the line near his head, place your other fist on the widest part of his belly, and ask him to move sideways away from you by applying gentle, steady pressure, while bringing his head towards you slightly to maintain the bend. Does your horse yield away from the pressure fairly easily, or does he resist? This tells you how well he will yield to your leg under saddle.

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If your horse falls in, you need to use more inside leg to get him yielding his rib cage around it. Your weight is probably being pushed to the outside also (look at the position of the saddle and your seat on the horse’s spine).

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- If you can’t create angle in your shoulder-in without holding the outside rein, then you need to develop more postural strength to turn the horse’s ribcage. - If you can’t get enough bend or sideways yielding without the outside rein than you need to establish more inside leg aiding and yielding response from the horse. In all cases, it is vital that you don’t allow your weight to be pushed to the outside by the horse’s rib cage rotation, which is naturally accentuated in an outwards direction during bending.   Rest Periods

as if you’re trying to wrap it around the quarters. Again, make sure you and the saddle are centrally positioned in relation to the horse’s spine and not being rolled to the outside by the rib cage rotation (or, more rarely, dropped too much to the inside).   •

If your horse is genuinely balanced from your leg and posture, releasing the outside rein should only result in an increased softening onto the bend and into the inside rein, with no loss of balance or direction.

It is especially useful to do the exercise in the above dressage training tip in shoulder-in: can you keep your horse yielding sideways in a straight line without holding him there with your outside rein, softening nicely into your inside rein? This is the true verification of a correct shoulder-in—in itself a wonderful tool for generating straightness and engagement.

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Make sure you give your horse frequent enough rests during a schooling session. The horse can only make constructive progress in training on a basis of both physical and mental relaxation, so any tension due to fatigue is to be avoided. A rest period means giving the rein out fully to the buckle, so that the horse can stretch his neck down and rest the muscles. This should be done every 5 to 10 minutes of schooling, maximum, with a good few minutes interval of loose walking on both reins.

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If your horse is not relaxed enough for you to feel confident in letting the reins out like this, then there may well be issues related to lifestyle or physical/emotional health that need to be addressed.

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How your horse reacts when you give the reins out like this is a very good indication of the quality of your work beforehand. When a horse has been working in engagement, with a good longitudinal flexion, he will naturally drop his head right down in a full stretch when you let the reins out, striding out in a big relaxed walk. If you feel you need to ‘play’ with the reins, or lower and spread your hands to encourage the horse to drop his head (something unfortunately seen in the loose/ extended walk even at top-level competitive dressage), then your horse probably wasn’t working with a correct longitudinal stretch when he was on the contact beforehand.

We hope these dressage training tips towards work in engagement and without tension are useful to you and your horse. Remember that real, gymnastic dressage is about riding from the inside-out. Always prioritise your feeling of what’s right—what feels good in terms of balance and connection—over external appearances or actions, such as your horse’s precision in performing figures and movements, or his response to signals. The real beauty of our connection with the horse in dressage is not about conditioned responses, it lies within the physical union of balanced motion, which liberates mind, body and spirit. a

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L at e ral A General Introduction

his article contains a general overview over the topic of lateral movements. In the following several articles I will discuss the individual movements, shoulder-in, haunchesin, half pass, as well as the counter movements counter-shoulder-in and renvers in detail.

“Lateral movements” is the term that is used to designate exercises in which the horse moves not only forward, but also more or less sideways. They are introduced after the horse has learned to bend and turn on a single track and should be viewed as variations on the general theme of the basic gaits, not as separate, unrelated “tricks”. Lateral movements are developed within the walk, trot, or canter by moving either the horse’s shoulders or his hips off to one side of the track that is being followed, while bending his spine, and engaging the hind leg underneath the body mass that has to cross over as a consequence of the oblique angle of the horse’s body to the ridden track. This leads us to the general hierarchy of priorities that must be observed in practicing lateral work. A pure, high quality walk, trot, or canter must be established before the lateral movement is started.

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This quality gait has to be ridden on accurate arena patterns. Only when the horse is going in a good quality gait and along precise arena patterns, the lateral movements can be added on top of this foundation. The quality of the gait (regularity of rhythm, tempo and stride length, lightness, evenness and steadiness of the rein contact, balance, alignment of the horse’s hips and shoulders, bend, suppleness, impulsion, and collection) as well as the accuracy of the arena pattern must never be sacrificed when riding lateral movements. Otherwise the exercise loses all its gymnastic value and becomes detrimental not only to the horse’s development, but also to his soundness, since an unbalanced, crooked horse is stiff and braced which makes the gait jarring and increases the wear and tear on the horse’s joints considerably.

Why lateral work?

Well-ridden lateral movements are elegant, graceful and beautiful to watch (and fun to ride), which is why they are included in exhibitions and competition tests. However, they were not invented as an end in themselves, but as a gymnastic means to an end. They fall under the topic of bending the horse in motion, which begins with simple curved arena patterns, such as circles, corners, serpentines, and turns on a single track. On these curved lines,

“Lateral movements are intended to increase the flexion of an individual hind leg by weighting it separately. They are exercises that make it necessary for the horse to step more underneath the load with one hind leg and to bend it. By temporarily placing more of the weight of horse and rider onto this hind leg, the haunches become stronger and more flexible.”

G.v.Dreyhausen (Grundzüge der Reitkunst, 1951, 70, translation: TR).

the horse’s spine has to bend so as to form a segment of the arc of the pattern that is being ridden. As the next level of difficulty in bending in motion, lateral movements are introduced to the horse as soon as he has mastered bending his spine along curved lines on a single track. Lateral movements have always played a key role in the training of the dressage horse, because they help the rider to develop the horse’s natural gaits by isolating a specific hind leg and engaging it, suppling it, and bending it underneath the combined body mass of horse and rider, which will then in turn improve the suppleness of the back, the neck, and the poll. Gustav Steinbrecht, on whose book “Das Gymnasium des Pferdes” (1884) the German training system of the 20th century was based, made the concept of bending the horse in motion one of the central themes of his training method. Steinbrecht explains (p.128f.): “The spine finds one of its main supports in the hind legs; the resistance which the horse poses against lateral flexion of its body is thus usually to be found in the hind legs. If the horse bends correctly in the spine on a circle it bends the inside hind leg. An increased bend in the individual hind leg is conceivable only on a curved track and with the horse bent accordingly. Bending the spine is therefore the only means for primarily working the individual hind leg. It must unconditionally precede the uniform bending of both legs. This work on the inside hind leg by letting the horse carry itself in a bent position begins on one track on a circle and on other bent lines. From this then develops the shoulder-in with its various gradations which must be so well established that the remaining exercises on two tracks evolve correctly from it.”

Lateral movements can be used to improve the horse in many ways: •

They improve the horse’s agility and manoeuvrability.

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They improve the horse’s attentiveness and responsiveness to the aids.

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They improve the horse’s suppleness.

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They improve the horse’s balance.

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They improve the horse’s straightness.

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They allow the rider to engage and bend each hind leg individually.

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They unlock the horse’s hips due to the crossing and engaging of either the inside or the outside hind leg.

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They unlock the horse’s abdominal muscles due to the required lateral bend of the horse’s spine.

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They strengthen the muscles on the inside and outside of the hind legs and front legs.

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They increase the horse’s shoulder freedom as a result of the increased engagement and flexion of the haunches (i.e. collection).

Categories Lateral Movements can be categorized along the lines of two main parameters, which combine to yield four distinct lateral movements. Exercises in which the haunches remain on the track, while the shoulders are

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moved to the inside: shoulder-in and renvers. Exercises in which the shoulders remain on the track, while the haunches are moved to the inside: countershoulder-in and haunches-in. Exercises in which the inside legs cross over the outside legs, and the horse is bending away from the direction of travel: shoulder-in and counter-shoulderin. Exercises in which the outside legs cross over the inside legs, and the horse is bending towards the direction of travel: haunches-in, renvers, half pass. The settings of both parameters, angle and bend, are a matter of degree, not of “all or nothing”. The combination of the two basic settings of both parameters yields four basic lateral movements: Shoulder-in (sometimes referred to as plié), in which the shoulders are moved onto the second track, towards the inside of the arena. The horse is bending to the inside, away from the direction of travel. The inside legs have to cross in front of the outside legs. Counter-Shoulder-in (some people call it “Shoulderout”). This is the so-called counter movement to the shoulder-in. The horse’s haunches are on the second track, while his shoulders are closer to the wall. He is still bending away from the direction of travel, but due to his body alignment the bend is now towards the outside of the arena. Haunches-in, in which the shoulders are on the first track, next to the wall, while the haunches are moved onto the second track, closer to the centre of the arena. The horse is bending towards the inside of the arena, in the direction of travel, so that it is the outside legs that have to cross in front of the inside legs. Renvers (some people call it “Haunches-out”), the counter movement to haunches-in. The haunches are closer to the wall, the shoulders are on the inside track, while the horse is bending towards the outside of the arena. His outside legs are crossing in front of the inside legs. We see from the description above that each lateral movement has two aspects in common with its counter movement, while differing in one other aspect. Conversely, each lateral movement shares one feature in common with its complementary movement, while differing in two other aspects. These commonalities and differences make combinations of lateral movements especially interesting to ride and gymnastically as well as mentally effective. The reason is that when changing from one exercise to the next one feature remains the same, whereas the other two have to change. In other cases, two features remain the same, while the third one is changed. Shoulder-in and counter-shoulder-in share in common that the horse is bending away from the direction of

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travel and that his inside legs have to cross. The difference is that in the shoulder-in the haunches are on the outside track and the shoulders are on the inside track, whereas in the counter-shoulder-in the shoulders have the outside track, while the haunches are on the inside track. Shoulder-in and haunches-in share in common that the horse is bending towards the inside of the arena. They differ in that in the shoulder-in the haunches have the outside track, while the shoulders have the inside track. In the haunchesin, by comparison, the shoulders have the outside track, while the haunches are on the outside. Another difference is that in the shoulder-in the horse is bending away from the direction of travel, i.e. his inside legs have to cross over the outside ones, whereas in the haunches-in, it is the other way around. The horse bends into the direction of travel in the haunches-in, and the outside legs have to cross in front of the inside ones. Shoulder-in and renvers share the relative position of hips and shoulders. In both movements, the horse’s haunches are on the outside track, while the shoulders are on the inside track. They differ, however, in the direction of the bend. In the shoulder-in the horse is bending away from the direction of travel, so that his inside legs have to cross, whereas in the renvers the horse bends into the direction of travel, so that the outside pair of legs has to cross. Haunches-in and renvers have in common that the horse bends into the direction of travel, with the outside legs crossing. The difference is that in the haunches-in the hindquarters are on the inside track, while the shoulders are on the outside. In the renvers, the opposite is the case: The haunches are on the outside, while the shoulders are on the inside track. Haunches-in and counter-shoulder-in also share the relative position of hips and shoulders. In both movements, the horse’s shoulders are on the outside track, while the hips are on an inside track. The difference is again the direction of the bend. In the haunches-in, the horse is bending into the direction

of travel (outside legs are crossing), whereas in the counter-shoulder-in the horse is bending away from the direction of travel (inside legs are crossing). Counter-shoulder-in and renvers share the bend towards the outside of the arena, which we refer to as “counterbending”, and these two exercises are therefore called “counter movements”. They differ in both the relative position of hips and haunches, and the direction of the bend in relation to the direction of travel. In the counter-shoulder-in the shoulders have the outside track, while the haunches are on the inside track, and the horse is bending away from the direction of travel, so that the inside legs are crossing. In the renvers the haunches have the outside track and the horse is bending into the direction of travel, so that the outside legs are crossing. All of these lateral movements can be ridden on straight lines as well as on curved lines and through corners. The half pass is a variation on the general haunches-in theme. It is ridden on the diagonals of the arena. What sets it apart from the simple haunches-in is that it has become customary to ride the half pass with a larger angle of the horse’s body to the line of travel (the diagonal) than the haunches-in. In the showring, the horse’s body is close to parallel to the long side of the arena during the half pass, whereas at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, that is not allowed, as this angle is considered to be too steep. In terms of the training progression, bending away from the direction of travel is easier for the horse than bending into the direction of travel, which means that the shoulder-in and counter-shoulder-in will precede the haunches-in, renvers, and half pass

in the horse’s training. To sum up, the lateral movements are intended to improve the quality of the horse’s gaits, which means that the walk, trot, or canter on a single track along the short side that immediately follows the shoulder-in, counter-shoulder-in, haunches-in, or renvers on the long side, or the half pass on the diagonal should be of a better quality than the walk, trot, or canter the horse was showing on the short side before the lateral movement. If the basic gait does not improve in terms of balance, straightness, suppleness, rein contact, cadence, impulsion, and collection, then the rider probably made a mistake in the execution of the lateral movement. This article serves as a brief systematic overview of the gymnastic purpose of lateral movements. In the following issues, I will explain each one of these movements in greater detail, including the aids necessary and the most common mistakes that tend to occur in the execution of the movement. It is easy to get carried away in practicing lateral movements, but even the most beneficial exercise will eventually show negative side effects, if it is practiced too often or for too long. That is why I want to conclude this article with a warning by the Prussian captain and squadron leader of the 4th cuirassier regiment Friedrich v.Krane (Die Dressur des Reitpferdes, 1856, 228, translation: TR) that we all should remember when riding and training: “It must be mentioned that the lateral movements and turns must not accumulate so much that the freshness of the gait suffers in the walk and the trot. Therefore, movements on a straight line without a lateral position must always be inserted from time to time.” a

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M ane & T ail Carc a by Danielle Skerman and Ruby Goodsell

One of the things we love most about having a baroque breed is our long mane and full tails. Mane and tail care is often a hot topic and especially how to combat the dreaded rug rubbing. Here are some top tips and tricks that just might help you!

Every horse is different. Not every horse has the genetics of a thick, full mane. Like humans, the texture and strength of hair varies. Some will have curly, strong and fast growing manes while others may be very fine and delicate. Recognising what type of hair your horse has will play an important factor in how you care for it—from the choice of rugs to plaiting/braiding or leaving it loose.

Prevent breakage. Hair shedding is normal, but what you want to avoid is breakage as the result of brittle and unhealthy hair. Daily attention to the diet and a good grooming routine are key.

Clean clean clean. Keeping your rugs, mane and tail clean is a big factor. Dirt is your enemy because it causes friction, which causes knotting, matting and itchiness! Keep in mind that while it is essential to keep the 7 0.

mane and tail clean, don’t overdo it. Once a week is often sufficient for washing and re-plaiting a long mane. You don’t want to strip the hair of the natural oils that act as a conditioner.

Choose the right shampoo. Keep in mind that horses do have different pH levels, and although a little more expensive, those specifically designed shampoos and conditioners really do help in promoting the horse’s natural oils. A medicated shampoo is great for horses that might struggle with the itch. Be sure to massage well into the roots and ensure that the mane is rinsed thoroughly—residual shampoo will cause skin irritation.

Washing the mane takes time. The wash bay should be an enjoyable place, especially for a horse with a long mane that requires the extra time. They will get bored easily, so if

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possible break it up a little and find a routine that works for your horse. Often I will unplait in the stables or as they have a pick of grass. Then in the wash bay I spend the time cleansing the mane: making it enjoyable by massaging the roots. Don’t let your horse’s body get cold in between washes—keep a rug over the hindquarters, especially on a chilly day. Then when all is washed and rinsed, if the sun’s out maybe hang a hay net or take them for another hand walk while the mane dries before re-plaiting.

Treatments and de-tanglers are great but don’t overdo it. There are many good products on the market for de-tangling and conditioning, but use sparingly. Often all you need is a very small amount for the full mane, forelock and tail. Avoid the roots and dock, as you don’t want to clog the pores of the skin. Find a product that keeps the hair conditioned without being excessively oily or too drying.

Plaiting/Braiding. This is one we all see a lot. It is only useful when maintained regularly and the mane is kept clean. No point just plaiting/braiding a dirty mane, as it won’t help. The individual plaits/braids should be alternated each time they are redone, with the number and width of plaits/braids depending on the horse. Firm but not tight is the key to good plaits/braids, leaving it a little looser at the top of the crest. Also, avoid plaiting the mane when it is wet as it can lead to breakage. The hair should be relatively dry, and a light spritzing with water will help when to minimize the fly-aways.

Airing the skin. Believe it or not, if you air the scalp of the mane and tail it can help in thickening of the mane. I have no idea how or why this works, but it can. This has particularly been used for feather growth. Separating the feathers into ponytails seems to help some.

Never brush or comb a dirty mane or tail. You are guaranteed to slowly thin out the mane and tail by breaking it over a period of time. Perhaps you won’t see the damage the first, second or third time but you will be sure to down

the track. When you do comb through a well-conditioned, clean mane use a human hair brush/comb with strong bristles that are widely separated. Knots should be gently detangled with your fingers.

.Trim the ends. We are our horse’s personal hairdressers. Just like our hair, those long straggly ends need to be regularly trimmed to prevent split ends. Tails often look much thicker when trimmed to an appropriate length, and also stop the horses standing on it after rolling.

Long manes do not suit every horse. Often a pulled or trimmed mane will complement the overall conformation of some horses better than a long, thin, sparse mane.

.A rub-free environment. Ok, this one I don’t do, purely because I like my horses to have trees, and trees make the best scratching poles! However, the point is do your best to keep the horses away from anything that can catch the tail or mane and pull it out.

Nutrition - Feed from the inside out. There is lots of great minearls and supplements that can be fed to aid in hair growth and strength.

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add extra weight to the roots, neck and muscular/skeletal structure of the horse. Often they restrict the natural freedom of movement—keep in mind there is no better fly swatter than a tail!

Naked days! There is nothing better for the soul of the horse than to simply let them be a horse! So at any opportunity, when weather permits, take off the rugs and let them roll and play and scratch their companion horse. The horses really do appreciate it!

Foal from Casa Cadaval named Imã, photo Cátia Castro

Rugs & rug rubbing

A good rug is an investment. We can’t emphasis this point enough. A well-designed and well-fitted rug is the first step in avoiding unnecessary rug rubs. When buying a rug do the research, talk with other Baroque horse owners and find a rug that provides that extra room for that cresty neck!

Don’t overheat your horses. When they heat up they sweat and that gets itchy! So lighter warmth on neck rugs is often a great help. Overheating your horse can cause them to scratch, both the bum and the neck. So try to remember that they don’t feel the cold like we do, breed pending, however most are not cold at that stage when you think you need a jumper or jacket.

Avoid combos that move too much or sit on the base of the neck. Rug combos that are separate can cause not only rubbing up and down as the horse raises and lowers his head but as the combo slips from side to side which really doesn’t help. Combos that are seamless also don’t always help! They can often put more rubbing on the base of the neck. Using bibs on horses can help too. It’s the satin lining that helps prevent the rubbing.

If you can go with out a neck rug, do! As mentioned above, an ill-fitting combo rug can be a nightmare. The less on the neck, the better, as the added weight can irritate the hair along the crest. If you do find yourself needing to use a neck rug, then ensure it has a satin lining to prevent rubbing.

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Use mane and tail bags/wraps with caution. There is a clever and useful range of bags and wraps designed to keep the mane and tail clean and protected from getting mud, burs and twigs caught. However, be aware that they do

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Tradition & discipline The countries of origin for many of the baroque breeds have their own traditions for presenting the horses at show and competitions. In future issues we will cover the breed standard and requirements for showing in greater detail; however, here is an interesting tidbit for you. Spain & Portugal: In Spain and Portugal it is traditional for the foals and yearlings to have the mane, tail and forelock shaved off completely. The mane is shaped carefully to enhance the foal’s neck structure to the best advantage. From the start of their second year, colts are allowed to start growing their full mane and tail. Fillies grow out their forelocks, but maintain a cut and shaped mane. The top of the tail is kept shaved, and the lower tail hair is encouraged to grow thick and full. This tradition is practical in promoting easy care, cleanliness and good hygiene for the breeding mares that often live out in the countryside in large herd groups. a

TESTIMONIAL “I had tried many insecticidal products, herbal and rugging 24/7 but nothing seemed to quite be enough. Rugging was the most effective but the bugs would still bite where the rug didn’t cover i.e chest, under belly, either side of tail flap and around the eyes. Miss was so bad with itch, I couldn’t even ride her of an afternoon because she would stand there and kick at her belly and shake her head continuously. She would even go to the extent of lying down and scratching her belly. The itch was driving us both insane. When I started her on QI EASE I rugged her up and soothed her already irritated sores with Shapleys M-T-G. I couldn’t believe my eyes, within 1 week she had hair growing back. The before photo was taken in February 2013. Just 1 week after starting QI Ease I was amazed by the amount of hair regrowth and how much Miss had eased up with her itch. I have continued to use this product and it has had amazing results. Lil Miss is now happy and I haven’t seen her scratching or kicking her belly at it at all. I am proud to say this is the first summer that I have been through with Miss that she hasn’t destroyed rugs and been a mess with itch. She now has a beautiful mane and tail (which she has never had) and I can ride her til all hours of the afternoon without her worrying about the biting bugs. I just want to say a massive thank you for QI EASE, you have really changed our lives and made us both so very happy and I would recommend your amazing product to anyone. The pictures really speak for themselves. Picture of Miss at the Gympie Show as taken in May 2013. She doesn’t even look like a horse that ever suffered from Queensland Itch. If you have a horse suffering with itch, please try QI EASE, help your horse to be happy again like mine is.” -Lauren Clark

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FEEDING MYTHS

Article by: Luisa Wood

ne hundred years ago, most people would not have dreamed that horses would be drinking electrolyte-tinged water, devouring rations spiked with beet pulp, corn oil, and animal fat, or scarfing down sundry supplements. For most horses, even the ones that earned their keep by ploughing the family fields, transporting the town physician from house to house, or carrying the leisure class from one societal function to the next, a steady diet of hay or pasture and perhaps some oats or corn kept them in adequate body condition. With the advent of the automobile and the transition of the horse from the ranks of necessity to the ranks of recreation, horses were asked

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to perform more athletic endeavours. The need to jump higher, gallop faster, and trot further became paramount to equestrians, and research in equine nutrition escalated as the level of competitiveness rose. As research refined nutrient requirements, scientists sought ways to efficiently deliver maximal nutrients. In recent years, researchers have turned to new feedstuffs in an effort to find magic fuels. Despite continued efforts, there is reliance upon the time-honoured feeding methods of years ago. Whether horsemen are feeding long-adored or newfangled feedstuffs, lore surrounds some of the offerings. Unravelling the mysteries and fallacies of common feed ingredients is not as difficult as one may believe.

but fibre can be introduced into the diet in more efficient ways. Any type of hay, for instance, contains significantly more fibre than wheat bran. So, are there any benefits to feeding bran mashes? A bran mash adds liquid to the diet and may therefore improve hydration status in horses that have reduced water intake due to cold weather or that refuse to drink water from an unfamiliar source. But this is only a short-term remedy to reduced fluid consumption, and measures to increase voluntary water ingestion should be made.

Oats:

While wheat bran mashes have been a staple in some stables for many years, rice bran has become a popular feedstuff amongst the avalanche of new-age feeds. Rice bran is rich in fat. In fact, rice bran is typically 20% fat, and as fat levels increase, caloric density of the diet escalates.

Oats are a favourite feed among horses and horsemen alike. In preference tests, horses consistently choose oats over many other feeds, including cracked or whole corn, lucerne hay, wheat, barley, rye, and soybean meal. Oats are used extensively in the creation of commercially prepared feeds, with some containing over 30% oats. Much of their popularity as a feed for horses may be due to habit as much as tradition. Ask any non-horseman what horses eat and invariably oats and hay, and maybe grass, will come up. Peace of mind may also induce owners to feed oats as they are the safest of all cereal grains for horses, being relatively high in fibre and low in digestible energy. Some horsemen believe oats must be crimped, rolled, or otherwise processed to be of maximal nutritional value to horses. This is erroneous and a particularly unfortunate mistruth because horsemen typically pay more for processed oats. Yes, it’s true that aged horses with poor teeth may derive more nutrients from processed oats, but the majority of the equine population can extract a similar level of nutrition from whole as from crimped oats.

Therefore, rice bran is energy dense and may be the perfect feed for the horse that requires large amounts of dietary energy, such as lactating mares or heavily worked performance horses. The addition of rice bran to the diet can actually decrease the amount of grain being fed because of its high-energy content. Some concern regarding the high levels of phosphorus found naturally in rice bran has been voiced since the popularity of the feedstuff skyrocketed. Rice bran is high in phosphorus (1.2%) and low in calcium (0.1%), and this extreme difference may skew the calcium to phosphorus ratio of the diet. Excessive phosphorus in the diet inhibits calcium absorption. When calcium is not derived from the diet, it is leached from the bone, and connective tissue is used as a filler, causing the bones to enlarge. The most obvious effect of excessive dietary phosphorus is malformation of the facial bones or “big head.” Interestingly, this syndrome was once known as miller’s disease because overfeeding of bran was implicated as the cause decades ago.

Bran:

Bran is the seed coat or outer layer of a cereal grain. For many years, the primary use of bran was in bran mashes, and recipes for these concoctions abound. The two primary ingredients in a typical bran mash are wheat bran and hot water, with other ingredients added based on the preferences of horses or the imagination of the caretaker. Through the ages, bran mashes have been touted as effective laxatives, but this has been refuted by scientific trials, which have shown no increase in fecal water content or associated softening of stool. Further, bran mashes also do not prevent colic. Some horsemen believe that bran will increase the fibrous component of the diet. Bran does contain fibre,

Oil:

Corn oil and other vegetable oils (such as soy, safflower, canola, etc.) are commonly used as supplements due to their significant caloric content and their high digestibility. They are useful additives for increasing the energy density of rations.

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However, as a safeguard against colic, vegetable oils are not effective. Digestibility of vegetable oils is high (close to 90%) and usually oils are digested before they ever reach the hindgut. This feeding myth is likely related to the fact that mineral oil is often given to relieve impactions in horses with colic. However, mineral oil is completely indigestible and serves only to lubricate the gastrointestinal tract in an attempt to dislodge an obstructive mass.

efficient, leaving the beet pulp almost sugarless. Ten pounds of beet pulp supplies approximately the same amount of sugar as a few apples, so the notion that beet pulp is superabundant in sugar is simple hogwash.

Horse owners often feed garlic to horses in powdered or crushed form, in amounts ranging from 15 to 60 grams per day.

Pelleted feeds: Beet Pulp:

Beet pulp often gets a bad rap among horsemen, despite several nutritional benefits. Beet pulp is an incredible source of dietary fibre. Horses depend on fibre as an energy source. In particular, horses asked to perform over long periods of time benefit from high levels of dietary fibre. Despite its usefulness in the diets of many horses, much lore surrounds beet pulp. One of the most popular myths regarding beet pulp is the need to soak it prior to feeding. While there is no harm in soaking beet pulp before it is fed, it is not necessary. Some horse owners believe that, due to its absorptive capacity, beet pulp will swell once it encounters liquids in the stomach, causing the stomach to rupture. This is unfounded and easily negated. The holding capacity of the stomach is under hormonal direction. As the stomach walls expand, the hormone motilin stimulates the emptying of the stomach into the small intestine, so there is little chance of the stomach perforating. Contrary to popular opinion, beet pulp doesn’t make horses choke, and it doesn’t contribute too much sugar to the diet. Beet pulp is a by-product of the sugar beet industry. Table sugar is created by the extraction of simple sugars from sugar beets. Modern mechanisms used to extract the sucrose from sugar beets are extremely

Many horse owners believe that pelleted feeds have less nutritional content than raw grains or textured feeds, due to being ‘processed’. Some even think that pellets are merely made of left over feed ingredients or ‘floor sweepings’! This could not be further from the truth, as respectable feed manufacturers have strict quality control measures in place. What is often not understood is that ‘processing’ in equine feed manufacturing is carried out to make the feeds more digestible and beneficial for the horse. Pelleted horse feed products begin with essentially the same ingredients that go into textured feed. The grains are dried and finely ground, breaking up the seed coatings and kernels. Like cracking or crimping or rolling of grains, this process exposes more surface area, a benefit for horses that don’t chew well. The grains are thoroughly mixed with other ingredients such as vitamins, minerals, and salt and are then sent to the conditioner, a chamber in which steam is introduced to add moisture and heat. The hot, moist mash is then fed into the pelleting mill where it is forced through dies. The dies can be adjusted to process various mash formulations and produce pellets of different diameters. After passing through the pelleting mill, the newly formed pellets are then cooled and dried ready for packaging. With the same ingredients, pelleted or textured feeds offer horses very similar nutritional benefits. Pelleted feeds have some advantages including easier handling in cold weather, less tendency to mould in hot weather, and better digestibility because the grains are slightly cooked by the steam. Because they are not sticky, the pellets don’t leave as much residue in bins and stall feeders.

Garlic:

While many horse owners swear by adding garlic to their horses’ diets, research into its effects in the equine body is lacking.

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The perceived benefits of feeding garlic to horses include alleged antiseptic and antibiotic properties, appetite and immune boosting, improvement of respiratory problems, natural fly repellent and wormer, and aid to ulcers and coughs. Many of these claims have not been investigated scientifically.

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Without evidence of its benefits, care should be taken with feeding garlic to horses, as too much can be potentially toxic, causing a condition called Heinz body anaemia (irreversible damage to haemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying pigment in red blood cells). Garlic, onions, and chives contain a chemical called N-propyl disulfide, also known as allicin. This chemical is toxic to horses, cattle, and dogs. When ingested, it can damage the redblood cells by depleting them of phosphate dehydrogenase, the function of which is to protect the cell from natural oxidative damage. When levels of phosphate dehydrogenase get too low, the haemoglobin in red blood cell is vulnerable to oxidative damage; when this occurs, haemoglobin oxidizes and precipitates in the cell, forming Heinz bodies. The spleen will begin destroying these mutated cells and if significant amounts of garlic or onions are fed over time, the horse can become anaemic. Anaemia is a condition in which the blood is deficient in red cells, haemoglobin, or total volume. Signs of anemia in horses may include poor performance, lack of energy, weakness, lethargy, loss of appetite, and depression. Anaemia can also be subclinical. In one study performed at the University of Guelph, researchers found that feeding more than 100 grams of garlic daily to horses resulted in hematologic and biochemical indications of Heinz body anaemia. While there has been no scientific research on the dangers of feeding smaller amounts of garlic to horses, the similar lack of research supporting its use should inspire horse owners to be cautious when considering adding garlic to their horses’ diets. Feeding horses properly is not difficult. Reliance upon an educated horseman, a veterinarian, or an equine nutritionist is paramount if a feeding management question arises. This is particularly true when confronted with an old wives’ tale. a For questions on the above material or further dietary advice for your horse, contact KER at advice@ker.com or on 1800 772198.

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fter their traditional summer break, the Lipizzaner stallions and the riders of the Spanish Riding School start the autumn season with a performance on August 16th, 2014. THE LIPIZZANERS are Europe’s oldest horse breed. These intelligent and lively horses are bred from Spanish, Italian and Arab bloodlines. With their classic physique and grace they are ideally suited for the representative style of the High School of Classical Horsemanship. Witness the result of years of training of horse and rider in more than 70 classical performances a year in the dignified setting of the Baroque Winter Riding School—from the

young, boisterous stallion to the fully trained School Stallion, who enchants the audience with his performance in the School Quadrille, in the Schools on and above the Ground and on the Long Rein. The lighting concept, which was realized by the renowned multimedia artist André Heller, emphasises the unique Baroque architecture of the Winter Riding School and subsequently turns the performance into an even more memorable experience. FOR TICKET SALE AND MORE INFORMATION please refer to www.srs.at/en/repertoire/programme/performances

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Frozen Semen & Embryo Transfer Article and Photos by Cátia Castro

Nowadays a breeder who has a stud and who wants to have good quality product must think about having good veterinary support. Different techniques of reproduction such as embryos transfer in mares or frozen semen that can be shipped worldwide can make a difference and contribute to more genetic variety in the breeds.

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Most of the mares at clinic are to be inseminated with frozen semen. We have to carefully follow up every four hours near ovulation to check the precise time of ovulation/insemination. To carry out this process in the house of the client is difficult and time consuming.

Miguel Bliebernicht is the director and veterinarian of “Embriovet,” a Portuguese Veterinary Clinic that is dedicated to equine reproduction. BHM visited his clinic and found out that Dr. Miguel and Dr. Inês, besides being excellent veterinarians and scientists, are fun people to be with.

BHM: You have received some very well know stallions here at Embriovet, can you tell us about them?

Let's find out more about their state of the art breeding techniques... BHM: How did Embriovet Clinic get started? Dr. Miguel: In 2007, I was Invited by Dr. Teresa Schonborn-Wiesentheid, from Casa Cadaval Stud, to start a clinic here in her stud farm in order to have careful breeding. Little by little we started to receive more mares from other studs. The first were mares imported from Brazil. Then we started to have more and more work. One of the important thing that almost happened to the clinic was to be invited to start a PhD, which I never finished (laughs). But this gave me the opportunity to visit seminars, talk to people involved in the scientific area and gain state of the art reproduction knowledge. Our aim of the clinic is to be continually updated, getting the theory to the

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field practice, and put our knowledge to good use with our clients and their animals. In 2009, Dr. Inês came to work with me, and since then we have made a remarkable team.

Dr. Miguel: I think one horse who deserves special note, not because of his undoubtable sport history background, but because of the importance it had in the development in our clinic, was Baloubet du Rouet (three-time world champion; individual gold medal in the Athens 2004 Olympics; team's bronze medal in the 2000 Sidney Olympics). But other important horses we were pleased to receive were Rubi (AR), Escorial (SRB), Hostil (GUB), Zaire (PP), Rico (JB), Bemme-quer, Embuçado (SS), El-Rei Sernadinha, and others.

BHM: What does Embriovet clinic do?

BHM: Do you go abroad to give assistance in breeding?

Dr. Inês: Embriovet is dedicated mostly to the reproduction area. We are one of the few equine semen collection centres approved in Portugal. We collect semen to be frozen and exported worldwide. We perform insemination of both fresh and frozen semen, as well as embryo transfers, reproductive pathologies, and foalings.

Dr. Miguel: Two years ago we were invited to form a team and partnership with the Pole du Reproduction du Haras de la Gesse. We now have a remarkable team there that is able to offer the same quality service we have here in Portugal. We have also been having

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some visitors/interns/veterinarians from other countries who like to see what we do/how we work and then send their stallions/mares to us. That kind of trust/ relationship has been very pleasant and gives us strength to improve. BHM: There are many protocols to send frozen semen. To which countries can you export? Which countries did you export to already? Dr. Miguel: We are prepared to serve all countries. When a client contacts us, the first thing he has to know is which kind of countries he would like to export to. There are many international demands and protocols involving the frozen semen, so we have to fill the requirements and check the protocols. We have shipped all over Europe, United States, Canada, México, Brazil and many others.

BHM: And what type of work you do with the mares? Dr. Inês: most of the mares we have here are to be inseminated with frozen semen or to undergo embryo transfer. Some have reproductive pathologies, and they haven’t been able to get pregnant for some reason. Dr. Miguel: In equine reproduction the key of success is 95% time-consuming labour. Only 5% is technique. With stallions for fresh semen, insemination can be done in the client's home. We collect or demand the semen and inseminate the mare here/or in its home. We try to move the stallions’ owners to do the collections in our clinic. In our clinic we have an arena that allows them to warm up the muscles and tendons in the horses before the jumping, the collection room is prepared with adherent floor. We take all precautions to prevent injuries. We take great care with all the horses. Sport horses are entrusted to us, so our structure is designed to prevent injury and trauma. It's normal the stallions buck or jump if we have no warmup first (such as lunging in the arena), so we don’t take unnecessary risks. BHM: Is the usual reproduction of a stallion with a mare less secure than that done by artificial insemination?

Photos 1. Mare with foals 2. Microscope with fluorescence 3. Filling and sealing sperm straws machine 4. Computer semen analisis 5. Semen close up

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>> Photos above: Facilities Boxes/stables, Collection facilities, Dummy and round yard.

Dr. Miguel: The insemination is not more than a “hygienic covering.” We can add some antibiotics to the extenders to avoid contaminations; it’s an injury saver; we can book more mares to a stallion, and finally, it isn’t geography-dependent. If we collect a stallion on a mare instead of in the “dummy” we have much more risk: sanitary (stallion-mare-stallion), trauma injuries (mare and stallions), kicks, torsion (mare movement), and to all the people in the immediate area. When the stallion goes to the dummy, we are only concerned with the horse and we have all our attention on him, when it's done by the “normal” way we are concerned with the mare, the stallion, and the handlers. Dr. Inês: We try to have always a mare in heat only to tease the youngest stallion. In our experience, using a stallion with a normal libido, after two or three times we can dispense with the teaser mare. During the breeding season it’s easy to find a mare in heat.

There are many studies that show that the best time to frozen semen is in the winter time...

BHM: When is the breeding season? Dra. Inês: Here in Portugal the breeding season is from February to July, but our clients bring mares here from January to August. Dr. Miguel: We have another vet/breeding clinic in France, at Haras La Gesse Stud; I'm there about eight days per month and the breeding season is from April till September. In order to distribute the work throughout the year, here in Portugal, we receive the stallions from August to late January, and to have a void season of stallions or mares. There are many studies that show that the best time to frozen semen is in the winter time, from October to January, in Europe. Why? Studies say that if we take care and protect the semen from the cold shock, it is a time when there is less seminal plasma, and therefore the quality of the semen is better to be frozen; considering the sports carrier, it is also the time that they have fewer competitions, so it’s the better time to be at the clinic. This way, we have work distributed all through the year and we can focus on the mares or the stallions as necessary. Dr. Inês: The stallions are welcome here over a period of time to collect semen, and we freeze it. In a different time period,

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BHM: What is the temperature to freeze the semen? Dr. Miguel: It’s -196ºC. We freeze in containers with liquid nitrogen. On the other hand when we collect, dilute, thaw for analysis, or inseminate, everything is preheated to 37ºC to avoid “cold shock” so the semen does not lose quality. BHM: In the mares, do you perform embryo transfers? Dr. Inês: We have mares for embryo transfers and mares as “surrogates.” Lusitano mares are restricted by the APSL (Lusitano Pure Breed Association)—each mare can only give three embryos per year. BHM: Why three? Dr. Miguel: To be honest I don’t know if it was based on any study…but I presume it could be the normal average rate of embryo recovery/transfer during the breeding season. There are mares who could give us about ten embryos per year, others we have to “chase” them all year to get embryos—and sometimes they don't have any. For example, the famous Lusitano mare Oxalis Meia Lua (which was in the 2008 Beijing Olympics with rider Miguel Ralão) gave us three embryos (stud book limitation) in a month and a half, and she could give more, but it also has to do with the decision of the owner/breeder. Some other breeds are free, you can take as many embryos as you can.

fresh semen, the collection of embryos, and genetic advances, these are multiplicative tools that allow, in my opinion, to increase the genetic variety, and avoid a genetic constraint. Genetic variability, if well-used, should be promoted as it will give us the chance to have better and healthier horses. BHM: Can you explain us the structure of the equine semen and embryo? Dr. Miguel: The spermatozoa is the male haploid cell (only n chromosome) formed by the head where there is genetic material. In the top of the head there the place call acrosome, full of enzymes responsible for fusion/penetration of the membrane of female oocyte/ovum (n chromosome). The middle part of the sperm, is full of “batteries” or mitochondria, responsible for the energy of the cell, and then we have the tail that helps the spermatozoa to find his way to the uterine tube and penetrate the oocyte. If there’s fertilization and chromosomes hybridization (2n chromosomes) the embryo starts to multiply and will reach the uterus around the fifth day. After that, in normal cases around the eighth day, we can perform a uterine flush and transfer the embryo to another mare. a

>> Photos: • Container with straws at -196°C • Part of BSE (Breeding soundness evaluation) - Testicular ecographie • Handling the stallion Dexeno (JGR)

we have here the mares to receive the semen.

Contact: Dr. Miguel Bliebernicht miguel@embriovet.pt www.embriovet.pt

This reproductive technology—frozen/

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mare that I would like to put in foal. She

has been under saddle for just over a year and is going very well. I have been told that it is better for a mare to have a foal while they are younger. I am unsure about this as I have also heard this breed is very slow to mature Should I wait until she is older? - Jess, WA

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I have a 5yo Friesian

Deciding to breed with your mare is a big commitment, and as a responsible horse owner it is important to do the research and seek professional advice where appropriate. If you have made an informed decision to breed, the goal always is to have a healthy mare and foal throughout the pregnancy and foaling down. Friesianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, like many Baroque breeds, take a little longer to mature. Typically they will continue to grow and develop up to five or seven years of age. Generally mares are first bred between 3 and 4 years of age. However, this needs to be an individual assessment as each horse matures differently. It is a good idea to have your mare inspected by you veterinarian prior to breeding. This is important to ensure that the mare is sufficiently mature, healthy and capable of carrying a pregnancy to term. Breeding could be an ideal interlude between basic training and serious dressage training. For a young mare, having a foal can have distinct benefits; many seem to mature with foaling and caring for a foal. On page 88 we have a feature on selecting a Friesian stallion. There is a lot to consider, but it is a very exciting possibility. Welcoming a healthy, beautiful foal into the world is very special indeed.

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gets dandruff in his mane and tail. His

coat is very dull and the skin is dry and flaky, especially around the elbows. He lives out 24/7 but doesn’t grow a very thick coat so I make sure he is warmly rugged. I always follow a good worming program, and other wise he appears quite healthy. What could be causing this? - Samantha, NSW.

GROOMING

In winter my PRE

The condition of a horse’s coat is a reflection of their general level of health. An unhealthy coat or skin condition is a telling sign that something isn’t quite up A. The condition of a horse’s coat is a reflection of their general level of health. An unhealthy coat or skin condition is a telling sign that something isn’t quite up to scratch health-wise. You mentioned that you follow a regular worming and parasite prevention program. This is great news as often a poor coat is the first sign of an infestation. Dandruff and flaky skin can also be caused by lice, mites or insect bite allergies. It can also indicate your horse may be suffering from Gastric Ulcers. It is important to work with your veterinarian to find the underlying cause. Once diagnosed you can develop a management plan that may help to resolve the problem. A complete, well-balanced diet for the age and activity level of the horse is essential for good health. Talking to a nutritionist may be helpful as a dull, dry coat can be caused by a dietary deficiency. As your horse lives out 24/7 the quality and availability of the grass is often compromised in the colder or dryer months. It is important to ensure that he is getting adequate roughage and fibre. Other very important dietary components that play a roll in a healthy coat include trace minerals, vitamins and omega 3 & 6 essential fatty acids. Grooming your horse regularly is going to distribute the natural oils through the coat, and also remove the dead hair and skin flakes. Find a shampoo that works for your horse, but don’t wash him too often as this will strip too many of those oils. Always make sure he is completely dry before putting on the rugs - if it is a cold day use a cooling rug underneath. Pay particular attention to the troublesome spots such has the elbows and point of hips. Cleanliness with brushes, saddle blankets and rugs is also very important.

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that is very girthy. She often

tries to bite and even kick me. I don’t know why she has developed this habit? - Rebecca, QLD.

TRAINING

I have a 5yo mare

There are a number of reasons why horses develop issues when being saddled and girthed. Often it is a sign of discomfort or pain. Work with your veterinarian and a knowledgeable trainer to find out what is causing you mare’s girthy behaviour. Possible causes could include: An incorrectly fitted saddle. The saddle should be balanced, and the right width and length for your horse. If you are unsure if your saddle fits, seek advice from a qualified saddle fitter. There is often unseen damage, such as a twisted or broken tree, that could be causing discomfort. It is also very important that the girth is in good condition and doesn’t create any pressure points. Gastric Ulcers or discomfort in the hind-gut. Consult your veterinarian to rule out any internal issues that may be causing your horse pain. Muscle soreness along the back, shoulders or around the barrel. Does your horse show discomfort when being groomed? Perhaps there is a underlying issue that is causing pain. A massage/remedial therapist can check your horse for soreness that may be saddle related. Be careful not to ‘over’ girth. Horses are very sensitive animals. We need to show them a great deal of respect and consideration when handling them. Always adjust a girth slowly, never tighten it up too quickly. Be sure to stroke/scratch around the girth area before you put it in place. A good habit is to check and readjust your girth at least three times before mounting - this way you avoid over girthing which upsets many horses. Got a question you’d like to ask, email editor@baroquehorse.com.au with your questions !

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Piroplasmosis Compiled by

Ruby Goodsell

What is Equine Piroplasmosis (EP)? •

Equine Piroplasmosis is a blood-borne parasitic disease

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It is caused by the protozoan parasites Babesia caballi and Theileria equi

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The disease can affect horses, ponies, mules, donkeys and zebras

Where is EP? •

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For some horses the disease can be fatal, while others may be asymptomatic lifelong carriers

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Many equines in the countries where EP is endemic carry some level of Piroplasmosis in the blood

Clinical signs include: The clinical signs are often variable and nonspecific.

The parasites that cause EP are endemic (native) in many tropical and subtropical regions including parts of Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Asia and Europe

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Fever

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Anaemia

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Jaundice

Australia, New Zealand, England, Canada, Ireland, Iceland, Japan, and the United States are not considered to be endemic areas. Cases of EP have, however, appeared sporadically in some of these countries.

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Loss of appetite

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Severe depression

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Weight loss

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Mild colic

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Immobility and reluctance to move

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Rapid or shallow breathing

How is it transmitted and what are the symptoms? •

It is primarily transmitted to horses by ticks

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Poor hygienic practices can spread the disease between horses (re-using needles, syringes or other blood-contaminated instruments)

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Infected mares, including carrier mares, can pass the disease to their foals

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Once infected it can take from between 7 to 30 days for equines to show signs of illness

International travel and control measures Equine Piroplasmosis places major constraints on the international movement of equines. Legal transportation and following proper biosecurity measures are necessary to prevent the spread of EP between endemic and non-endemic countries. •

Blood tests are required when importing a horse into an EPrestricted country

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The general terminology used when a horse has been tested is piro-positive or piro-negative

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A horse can travel anywhere in Europe without having to have EP testing

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It is crucial to prevent contact between horses and ticks

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Be sure to always follow good hygienic practices

Equine Piroplasmosis is a nationally notifiable disease in nonendemic countries. More information on EP is available on the World Animal Health Information Database website. If you have any concerns about your horse’s health you should contact a veterinarian immediately. Reference: • • • •

http://nahis.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/ http://www.oie.int/ http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/equine_piroplasmosis.pdf http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/equine-

piroplasmosis/fact-sheet/eng/1329793934685/1329794024705

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Broodmare

Feedingthe

Nutrition for Different Stages

Article by: Luisa Wood

alanced nutrition is vital to successful management of broodmares and the production of athletically sound horses. By understanding the mare’s nutrient needs during the stages of pregnancy or lactation, an appropriate and cost-effective feeding program can be designed. Stage one is early pregnancy, from conception through the first seven months of gestation. Both dry mares and pregnant mares without foals at foot are in this nutritional category. Stage two is the last trimester of pregnancy, which is from seven months of pregnancy to foaling. Stage three is lactation, which generally lasts for five to six months after the foal is born. The most common mistakes in each stage of pregnancy and lactation are feeding too much energy during early pregnancy, supplying insufficient trace minerals in late pregnancy, and underfeeding energy and protein during lactation. The breeder should aim to meet nutrient requirements while maintaining the mare in optimum condition throughout the year by monitoring body condition and weight. This is called “straight line nutrition” and is the best way of ensuring correct development and growth of the foal and the nutritional health of the mare. Mares should always be kept in good body condition, so the amount of supplementary feed will depend on the available pasture as well as the individual’s caloric needs. A suitable pasture

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for broodmares contains a mixture of grasses and legumes. If pasture is insufficient, additional hay will be required to meet the broodmare’s increasing requirement for forage. All horses require at least 1.5% of their body weight in forage daily; however, due to such high energy requirements, lactating broodmares can consume up to 5% of their body weight in pasture and hay every day. For a heaviertype draft mare this could mean up to 40kgs! Lucerne and legume species are ideal to include in broodmare’s diets, especially during lactation, as they are a great source of protein and calcium. It is always important to feed each mare according to her individual requirements, which will change according to her stage of pregnancy. Be aware of differences in caloric requirements (or differences in efficiency) between breeds and different metabolic types, and make condition scoring of the mares a routine management task. Diets should be altered in response to the slightest noticeable changes with the aim of always keeping the mare in a desirable body condition. In early pregnancy, the most common mistake made regarding the mare’s nutrition is overfeeding. Because a broodmare’s body-weight doesn’t increase until five months gestation, her energy and nutritional requirements do not change from maintenance until this time. Therefore, the mare can be easily maintained on a diet consisting of mainly forage and either a low calorie balancer pellet, for good doers, or a complete breeding feed. For overweight mares requiring very few calories, KERx

culture in a convenient low dose pellet designed to be fed at around 1kg daily.

In early pregnancy the most common mistake made regarding the mare’s nutrition is overfeeding Gold Pellet is ideal for this stage of pregnancy. Gold Pellet is a convenient low-calorie supplement that provides all required amino acids, vitamins and trace minerals in a convenient 120g dose. Trace minerals and quality protein are arguably the most important part of the broodmare’s diet in third trimester. As she enters the seventh month of gestation, energy requirements increase by around 15% and protein requirements increase significantly also. At this stage foetal nutrient requirements exceed the broodmare’s maintenance requirements, meaning increases in dietary trace minerals are necessary. The most important trace minerals for foetal development are zinc, manganese, iron and copper. These four minerals are required to be stored in the foetal liver during third trimester to compensate for decreased levels available to the foal in the mare’s milk once it is born. Suitable diets for broodmares in third trimester include forage and the correct levels of a correct breeding feed, or a suitable balancer pellet for good doers. Balancer pellets are also great for combining with additional energy sources such as oats if necessary. KER All-Phase is an ideal balancer pellet for broodmares in third trimester, as it is a scientifically formulated, fully fortified feed balancer pellet. It is low in starch and contains a unique combination of essential amino acids, vitamins, organic minerals, antioxidants and yeast

Contrasting to early pregnancy where many broodmares are overfed, the biggest feeding faux pas for the lactating mare is underfeeding. Once the foal has arrived the broodmare will produce milk at a rate of 3% of her body weight daily, and if energy and protein requirements aren’t met, weight loss can occur rapidly. In this situation it is common for the mare to lose condition, muscle and coat quality due to milk production, while the foal is looking a million dollars! Some easykeeping mares on good pasture will maintain weight on a balancer alone; however, many will require additional energy in the form of a straight grain or a fat source. Complete feeds formulated for breeding horses are also ideal for the lactating mare and Barastoc Breed N Grow is a convenient pellet that will provide all the mare requires nutritionally when fed at the correct levels. Breed N Grow contains high quality protein and essential amino acids as well as enhanced levels of macro and trace minerals. For a low starch option, KER Low GI Cube is a great slow release energy breeding feed. Low GI Cube is a low starch, fully fortified low glycaemic feed. The low levels of starch and high levels of fat and digestible fibre as an alternate energy source result in KER Low GI Cube producing a lower glycaemic response and therefore reducing the risk of digestive conditions. When supplementary feeding is performed, each mare should have her own feed bin, well separated to prevent dominant mares from injuring or intimidating the others out of their feed. The leading or timid mare may have to be removed from the paddock if dominant behaviour is causing any mare to receive inadequate nutrition. The number one goal of broodmare nutrition is to meet energy needs while ensuring the mare’s protein, vitamin and mineral needs are appropriate for her stage of pregnancy or lactation. While the range of products on the market may make broodmare feeding seem overwhelming and confusing, Kentucky Equine Research nutrition advisors are here to help. Contact KER at advice@ker.com or on 1800772198 for advice on a diet that suits your broodmare and provides all that is required for optimum health and foetal development. a

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Selecting a

Friesian Stallion for your

Mare

Article by Hans Maes Photos by Nadeen Davis

is a challenging activity – selecting the right stallion for your mare. When choosing a stallion it is not just important to use the best-quality stallion or use a stallion you “like” but it is even more important to make the correct combinations. The ANZFHS and KFPS strive to make as many breeding data on its stallions available as possible.

What are important factors in making a decision as to which stallion you will breed your mare? There are a number of factors that you need to consider. They are your breeding goal, your budget, the inbreeding % to a specific stallion, and the strong and weak points of your mare and whether she is carrier of some of the genes that produces “faulty” foals. Let’s have a look at all those factors.

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Determine your breeding goals first. First a breeder needs to determine what the goal of the breeding is. Examples of this may be: •

A modern, sporty, athletic Friesian for dressage competition

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A harness type for show driving or a horse for combined driving

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A more classical, or Baroque type Friesian

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A wonderful, reliable pleasure horse that can be in the paddock for months and then gets saddled for a ride

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To produce a breeding mare or stallion

Especially if you are a breeder, quality is one of the most important factors and breeding a studbook mare to a studbook stallion comes closest the breeding goals of the KFPS.

likely obtain chilled semen. This will enhance the chances of the mare getting pregnant. While with frozen you usually get enough straws for up to three inseminations, chilled semen can be collected at any time. You are also more likely to get a LFG from the stallion owner while this is not the case with most studbook stallions. With some studbook stallions however you can request additional straws or receive a refund for the service fee part of the costs. What are the differences between an approved studbook stallion and a foalbook stallion with a breeding permit? •

A studbook stallion is has been through a rigorous selection process, consisting of 4 steps:

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First round of selection (normally in the Netherlands or the USA). Followed by skeletal x-rays and semen quality tests.

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Two subsequent rounds of selection during the stallion keuring/show in January in Friesland each year.

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Central (performance) tests (70 days) in autumn each year for the young stallions (from approximately 3 ½ year old), or in spring for the older stallions. If passed a stallion will be admitted to the studbook and be awarded a provisional license with a breeding limit.

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Progeny performance testing over 3 generations. Offspring will be selected and has to undergo a performance test (ABFP).

Progeny of a studbook stallion and studbook mare are admitted to the studbook as adults if they pass the selection process at a keuring. Progeny of a studbook stallion and a B-book I mare will be eligible for the B-book I register. For all rules see article about books and registers under menu item “breeding rules”. Note: A studbook stallion is recognisable by a 3 digit number after the name, eg. Jasper 366, Beart 411. The name and sequence number is given to them by the studbook once they are approved for entry into the studbook. For a foalbook stallion to be issued with a breeding permit, the following conditions have to be met: •

Must be a “ster” stallion of very good quality (eg, scoring high for racial type and movement), and must

Costs would be another factor to consider. If you are breeding to a studbook stallions, that means importing frozen semen yourself or through a third party. It is costly and has a higher risk of failure and your expenses might dramatically increase because of that. Which stallion to select? One of the choices you have to make is between selecting an approved studbook stallion or a foalbook stallion with a breeding permit. If you own a main studbook mare, you would like to have the foal into the main studbook too and therefore you need to breed to a studbook stallion. The alternative is to breed to a foalbook stallion (who is also in the main book) with a breeding permit. This is “the next best thing” to a studbook stallion, as they would have come close to be selected as studbook stallion. The advantage is that the stallion is in the country and you can most

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be registered in the Main Book foalbook section. •

Preferably having passed one or two rounds of the stallion selection as a minimum.

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Be DNA checked (eg. chestnut factor, dwarfism, hydracephalus), satisfactory semen analysis and satisfactory full skeletal X-ray of all joints.

They also must have successfully completed an IBOP test or equivalent (eg. ABFP or achieved high level in sport). Additionally they must make a positive contribution to the breeding in a specific country. Depending on the status of the mare, the resulting foal will be eligible for B-book I or B-book II. The table 1, indicates what the results of different breedings are. What if I breed to a stallion without a permit? If you breed with a foalbook stallion without a permit, the resulting foal can only be admitted to the B-book II. DNA testing is required for this type of breeding at the cost of the owner. It needs two additional generations of breeding to a studbook or foalbook stallion with a permit to have the offspring back to B-book I. If you breed to a foalbook stallion without a breeding permit, the breeding results are much less predictable as you breed to a much more unknown quantity. Of course this is dependent on the breeding and performance of that particular stallion. Table 1 registration process Stallion

Main studbook

Mare Main Book

Main Book

Bb I

Bb I*

Bb II**

Bb II

Foalbook (in Main Book only) with Breeding Permit Bb I Bb I Bb II / Bb I**

Foalbook in Mainbook/ Bb I/ Bb II

Bb II Bb II Bb II

* After use of 3 Studbook stallions in the last 4 continuous generations in the motherline the progeny of the Bbook I mare are registered in the main studbook ** If the Bbook II mare is bred to a foalbook stallion with a permit, promotion to Bbook I takes place in 2 generations. Is the Bbook II mare bred to a studbook stallion, then promotion takes place in one generation.

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The other factors involved in making a decision about which stallion to use are: •

Inbreeding percentage – it is important with the Friesian Breed to keep this below 5 %. The inbreeding % can be calculated for studbook stallions on the KFPS website. Alternatively, for studbook as well as permit stallions you can e-mail the society and request a calculation to be done.

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Matching your mare to a stallion and improve on the less strong points of your mare. When your mare was admitted to the studbook, you would have received a linear score result. This will provide details about the strong and the weaker points of the mare. Selecting a stallion that would improve some of these weaker points is important. For studbook stallions you can use the breeding value indicators that are available for each stallion. For permit stallions, you can use the linear score results that you can request from the stallion owner.

The linear score form is shown in table 2. The top half are the linear scores and in the bottom the values which summarise the linear scores. The shaded area is where the scores will need to be to achieve high quality.

The mares breeding values are in the left table. As this mare has a very good score (crown), breeding to an equally good stallion is recommended. The table on the right is of a stallion with excellent breeding indicators as well

The score of the mare in the left table is of 2nd premie ster quality. The stallion selected on the right has quite a few characteristics which will improve the characteristics of this mare.

The approximate relationship between the linear score results in the upper part of the form and the breeding values are shown in table 2 below: Linear Score

Breeding Values

100

104

108

112

116

In general, the colours in the stallion values indicate whether they are unfavourable (red, to the left), favourable (blue, to the right) or optimal values (light blue). The optimal values are always closest to 100. An example is shown in figure 3 below.

The sport values of a stallion will indicate the level of talent for performance a stallion has. This will show the actual performance of a stallion during the performance tests. It will give the breeder additional information about the stallion as to its suitability for a specific sport. If the mare is a carrier of one of the two “faulty” genes, that causes dwarfism or hydrocephalus, do not pair with a stallion that is a carrier also. This increase the risk of a foal born with a fault very sharply. Information about your mare can be obtained by having a DNA test done. For stallion information, you need to discuss this with the stallion owner or the KFPS. Does the mare conceive to frozen semen? With some Friesian mares it will be difficult to achieve a pregnancy to frozen semen. Frozen semen quality has already suffered because of the freezing process and may have a progressive motility of less than 40 % compared to at least 70 % of chilled semen after 24 hours. Only experience will tell whether your mare conceives successfully with frozen. Summarising, selecting a stallion for your mare is not that simple as you want to have the best possible result. Many factors come into play and it is always important to look beyond the fact that a stallion looks impressive because he has to complement your mare in quite a few other ways. Asking for advice is a good thing and there are many sources for information available. The KFPS website through myKFPS will give a member access to all this information. The societies such as the ANZFHS and the KFPS, stallion owners and experienced breeders are always willing to give advice! a

The breeding values of your mare determine which characteristics you want to improve. If the mare is already of high quality (ster, crown, model) it is best to select a stallion with high values as well to continue the high quality of the bloodline. If the mare’s values can be improved it is recommended to aim at 3 – 5 areas for improvement. Table 4 on the left shows the values of the mare. The length of the walk is short, so you need to select a stallion that has a longer stride in the walk and has a breeding value for that characteristic of 104 or higher. The diagram on the right shows the breeding values of a stallion that has a good length in the walk.

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When do you decide in life to turn dreams into reality? By Grace Lamers

Christmas time last year, Wildcroft Friesian Horse Stud was thrilled to welcome the first Baroque Pinto stallion, FRESCO TOBIANO, to Australia.

Wildcroft is a mainly pure-bred Friesian breeding stud, and my first dream was always pure-bred Friesians. However, we always bred a few Friesian cross foals using mares with good conformation, three correct paces and sports aptitude. Producing Friesian cross foals often had me thinking about my second dream horse—Nico (dec in USA)—a black and white tobiano, baroque pinto Friesian. I thought he was magnificent and wanted to breed one just like him. (See BHM, Issue 13, for more about Nico.) While I could, of course, supply the Friesian mare myself,

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finding the ultimate warmblood pinto stallion with the desired height (over 16.3HH) and a black and white gene wasn’t easy at all. There are some lovely pinto stallions here in Australia, but none of these quite ticked all of my boxes so I shifted my search overseas. In Europe and the USA, the baroque pinto Friesian horse is quite popular with its many Friesian characteristics and the addition of the Dutch Warmblood for colour and sports aptitude. I knew that a BP stallion would be a valuable addition to our breeding program, so I made the decision to import a Baroque Pinto Friesian stallion–and the search for Fresco began. I asked a friend, Leny Haytema, who is also a horse consolidator in Holland, to keep her eye out for a stallion and to liaise with the vendor on our behalf. She found

strong, tall, Baroque type Friesian bloodline (Rypke 321 x Tjomme 329). Fresco’s sire is the legendary Grand Prix stallion Willem van Nassau (alias Bonte Willem). Bonte Willem is well known for his spectacular movements, personality and of course, all that hair. The grandsire of Fresco is Adel 357, who competed at Grand Prix level with rider Peter Mark Spahn in early 2000. Adel was one of the first Grand Prix Friesian stallions in Europe. Bonte Willem’s mother-line descends from the famous Tina D (KWPN) who was the mother of Samber, a legendary KWPN coloured stallion, but Fresco is Samber-blood-free. We hope Fresco inherited Bonte Willem’s talent and will become a Grand Prix stallion as well. For now he continues to impress us with his big, balanced three paces, as well as his suppleness and good reach. We think that Fresco’s dressage future is bright with his rider/my daughter Anouk Jacobs. Fresco is broken in to harness and saddle and has served eight Friesian mares in Holland. The foals are due in June 2014. Fresco Tobiano for me within a day and, as soon as I saw some photos and video I knew that he was the one. Leny arranged all of the necessary vet checks and semen tests for me and then got Fresco’s vaccinations up-to-date for export. On the 18th of November 2013, Fresco left for Germany, where he would stay in quarantine until the first week in December when he flew out to AQIS in Sydney. We were excited and looking forward to the day that he would arrive at Wildcroft so that we could meet him in the flesh, which we did on the 27th of December.

In October 2014 we will start his breeding season by breeding our own Baroque Pinto foals alongside our Friesians. Fresco Tobiano stands at stud for all breeds. If you are interested in using Fresco for the 2014/2015 season, please contact me at: grace@friesians.com.au or www.friesians.com.au

Wow, was he impressive! This tall boy (17 HH), with a beautiful eye underneath his long, thick forelock, looked a bit scared of this strange new world he had arrived in. He whinnied very loudly and was a little tense and nervous. I was worried at first but then I realised what a big impact a trip to the other side of the world must have on a young horse. We thought that the best thing for Fresco was to just give him time to settle in (as long as he needed), to recover from his big trip and to absorb and process the experiences he’d had over the last few months. After two months, we felt that Fresco was ready, and we started working him. At Wildcroft, we aspire to Buck Brannaman’s training methods. This was all quite new to Fresco, but he picked things up quickly and enjoyed the new way of working. He became a lot quieter and settled. He soon built a relationship with my daughter, Anouk, who discovered some tricks that he had learned in Holland—for example, to exchange a kiss for a carrot. I am happy to say that I have developed a strong and loving relationship with him now, too. I absolutely love him to bits because of his soft and friendly nature. One day I hope to ride him, as well. Fresco Tobiano was born in February 2010 at a Baroque Pinto stud in Holland. He is 62.5 per cent Friesian and 37.5 per cent Dutch Warmblood. His dam is a tall Friesian mare (16.3HH) and descends from a

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Is proud to offer the 2013 Australian National Spanish Champion AUREON LP (IMP) at stud for the 2014 breeding season

Aureon LP offers wonderful new bloodlines to breeders in this country. His sire, Limbo VI, is the son of the only elite graded stallion in Spain, Ermitano III. On his dams side Aureon LP is a grandson of the black Caliﬁcado dressage stallion Carlo-Seni.

$1600

Purebreds $800 Partbreds

Aureon LP is beautiful, sensible and functional. His movement is straight, elevated and expressive. He will be available by chilled semen only for the month of September. Following this, we will have frozen semen available.

Lusitano

For further information please phone (03) 5425 3268 or email bramerespanishhorses@yahoo.com We eagerly anticipate the arrival of his ﬁrst foals later this year. Young stock will be available for sale.

HORSE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA

THE LUSITANO HORSE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA WAS FOUNDED TO PROMOTE ALL ASPECTS OF THE LUSITANO BREED IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Help is available in a number of areas * ADVICE FOR PROSPECTIVE OWNERS ON FINDING A SUITABLE LUSITANO * INFORMATION ON PAPERS AND REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIP * LISTS OF BREEDERS INTERNATIONALLY IN PORTUGAL, BRAZIL, U.S.A, AND GREAT BRITAIN * IMPORT RESTRICTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT

LUSITANO HORSE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIASIA E-MAIL: info@lusitano.com.au PH: +61 2 4887 1042 PO Box 1857, Bowral NSW 2576 Australia

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Established in 1972 and the only Association in Australia to hold the stud books for the Purebred Spanish Andalusian, the Australian Andalusian, the Partbred Andalusian, the Hispano-Arabe and the Purebred Iberian (this registry is shared with the Lusitano Horse Association of Australia)

FOR INFORMATION ON THE BREED

Contact Andalusian Horse Association of Australasia (inc) PO Box 266, Torquay, Victoria, Australia 3228. Telephone: 61 5263 3402 Email: ahaa@iprimus.com.au www.ahaa.org.au

PICAROPM

a N o t h e r ho r Se Proudly presenting

RARE ANd bEAuTIful buCkSkIN PROgENy fOR SAlE sired by our sensational imported PRE stallions,

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MAJESTIC SPANISH HORSES ..

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Animado Azul

SPANISH STALLION REG AHAA SO1405

The Spanish Horse...

ALEGRIA

SPANISH HORSE STUD STANDING AT STUD

Available to outside mares $800 Service Fee plus Handling Fee $250

Ridden by Kings and Noblemen. The Spanish Horse has for centuries been the most sought after, painted, filmed and photographed breed. Find out what all the fuss is about...

ALEGRIA ASOMBROSO Grey, 16.1hh

AHAA SO1273, SSB 7240150302AU048 – APTO

Showing great form over jumps and a wonderful attitude to work, Animado Azul started eventing in 2013 and is confidently competing at 80cm height and progressing through the levels.

ALEGRIA VALIENTE

Competing in a range of events, from Horse Trials to Dressage and Working Equitation, A. Azul is always a gentleman, always willing to try and has a huge presence under saddle.

Black, 15.3hh

AI (frozen) only Contact Marg Anderson 0417 526 453

Animado Performance Horses Geelong Victoria Australia

AHAA SO1596, SSB 7240150602AU038 – APTO

A PO Box 272, Eaglehawk Vic 3556 M 0427 78 3344 E alegria@spanishhorsestud.com W www.spanishhorsestud.com

BREED FOR SUCCESS..... BREED WITH FROZEN AI.

Large range of frozen semen stallions available including;

Bente 412 Feitse 293 Doaitsen 420 Wimer 461 Tsjalle 454

Fabe 348 Lammert 260 Onne 376, Wobke 403 Wybren 464.

Beart 411 Tsjerk 328, Beart 411 Wylster 463

Glenis Dyason and Eildert Kingma INTERNATIONAL HORSE BREEDERS PTY LTD 50 Mills Road, Eppalock, Victoria, 3551 Australia Phone 03 5439 7251 Fax 03 5439 7547 Mob 0427 400 357 International (T) +61 3 5439 7251 (F) +61 3 5439 7547 Website: www.ihb.com.au Email: sales@ihb.com.au

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D J A N G O

It has been a fantastic opportunity for us at Tashkent Friesians to combine our two passions, the magnificent Friesian horse and the art of Dressage. We have owned our stallion Django of Chacharel (Ster, Sport) from inquisitive weanling to magnificent Grand Prix horse. Through the young horses we offer for sale we invite you to create your own story. Your destination may not be the same as ours, but whatever you path, your horse will willingly accompany you along it. We have available a selection of young Friesian purebred and Friesian Sporthorse bred horses for sale. From a mixture of bloodlines, including two Grand Prix Stallions (Django of Cacharel and Regardez Moi), Jacana TK and Permitted Stallion Hotse, Preferent and Provisional Kroon mares, NSW and Victorian Keuring Champions there will be the right one to delight you and suit your purpose. Django is also willing to assist if you wish to breed your own future champion. Please contact us if you are interested in breeding him with your own mare.

TASHKENT FRIESIANS

django@westnet.com.au 0400376106 Hunter Valley BSW www.tashkentfriesians.com w w w. bar o q u e hors e m ag az i nE.com

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The Black Pearl...

DENNISV/D SMALBEMDE

of Friesian Magnificence

Imported Pure Friesian Ster Stallion. Registered KFPS (Holland) & ANFHS (Australia & NZ) 16.2hh, 12 yrs

Teunis 332 x Roosje v/d smalbemde (Ster)

Dennis has a commanding presence, possessing light and floating movement, impressive good looks, fantastic temperament and trainability. He is a show champion who has also steamed his worth as a producer of stunning progeny, with his youngsters receiving excellent results at the 2009 ANZFHS Keurings. Now in Queensland.

SERVICE FEE: TBA Purebreds $950 Partbreds includes $300 non refundable booking fee Available for AI ONLY. Vet cost additional

Contact Sharon at Ropiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s domain Tel: 0421 795 884 Email: shazza06@me.com W STANDING AT STUD

MAGNIFICENT STALLIONS

To help you breed your sports horse of the future SFRIESIANS & BAROQUE PINTOS AGE B (IMP NL) Breeding Permit Australia 16.2 HH Friesian stallion Sire: Heinse 354 (dec) (PSG stallion in USA) SERVICE FEE: $2000 PB $1500 PP

PAULUS SYBREN FAN BOKKUM IMP NL 16.3 HH Friesian stallion sire: Ulbert 390 (PSG stallion in USA)

GRACE & TEO LAMERS Yea, Australia T +61 3 5780 2600 W www.friesians.com.au

SERVICE FEE: $1500 PB/PP

FRESCO TOBIANO (IMP NL) 17 HH Black/White Baroque Pinto Friesian/ Dutch Warmblood Sire: Willem van Nassau (Dutch GP stallion) SERVICE FEE $ 2000

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FRIESIAN HORSE STUD Breeding for Conformation Temperament & Character

HUNTINGTON

FRIESIANS

TWIN WILBERT VAN GELDER (BB1 Purebred Friesian Stallion ~ 16.1hh) Available for service by chilled semen ~ $1,100 Includes: GST First collection ready for dispatch (subsequent collections $220 plus freight) LIVE FOAL GUARANTEE

Purebred stallions Xavier and Gerbe van’t Wilbroek (imp. Belgium) at stud. Quality young stock with performance potential sired by Maiko 373 and Gerbe van’t Wilbroek AVAILABLE NOW.

‘Live the dream with a Huntington Friesian!’

Youngstock currently available for sale Payment plan available TAC Located in South West Victoria, Australia E: TwinRiversStud@bigpond.com Ph: 61 3 5565 1774 www.TwinRiversStud.com

Helping your Friesian Dream become Reality

M A R T Y N & J O - A N N E M I N N S 43 David Place Pheasants Nest NSW 2574 PH: 0246 841217 E: martyn.minns@bigpond.com W: huntingtonfriesians.com.au

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El Shanador Park

Author Angel “Tarantella” Ciesniarska http://angelhorses.co.uk

ElCaballero

Corando III “Beau”. Mahogany dappled by Stallion 159cm. Dual registered with AHAA and PRE APTO (Spanish Stud Book) for Breeding El Caballero Corando II (III) is an exceptional individual in not only the presence, looks, nobility and intelligence of the pure Spanish horse but also the temperament, movement and trainability of this breed. He has handed down

these qualities and more to his progeny. Beau has achieved very high standards in his led show career being never unplaced. Champion and Reserve Champion Awards to his credit in Spanish and Open Classes. He was awarded his Halter Roll of Merit in April 2010. We have started him lightly under saddle and he is an efficient freestyle cattle cutting horse. Photo by Catherine Jones

ElCaballero

Corando III

Stud fee $1,200 aI onLy or $1,600 live service + $150 non refundable handling fee

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El Shanador

ambrosIan rhapsody

Our aim is to breed quality Spanish, part bred and performance horses which are versatile in a number of disciplines. Our Spanish horses are most PRE Stud Book and AHAA registered. Our part bred progeny enjoy dual registration with the National buckskin Society and the Victorian Pinto Society thus competing in respective society shows and open company.

El Shanador

ambrosIan rhapsody

Rhapsody is a bay red road who oozes charisma. “El Shanador Ambrosian Rhapsody” has also held his own in the show ring form an early age with numerous placings and will hopefully achieve his Halter Roll of Merit in the 2013/14 show year. He loves attention and is an ideal size to add Andalusian finesse and movement to dressage ponies

Stud fee $1,000 aI onLy

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Pure Iberian Stallion P/SP 003 Chapelhouse CENTAURO. Dk bay/brown black, 16.2hh DOB: 19.01.07 Sire: Irreal (imp Portugal & competed at Grand Prix Dressage) Dam: La Querencia Pamperita.

$880 LFG DANIELLE PH 0404843636 DANIELLE@DIRECTSHOTS.COM.AU

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