Sporting Horse Magazine December 2017 by SilverMane Media

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CONTENTS REGULARS 4 4 6 50 54 75

Letter from the Editor Advertisers About the Cover Rider Profile: Clare Marcus-Maloney Yvonne Bolton Horse Profile: Callaho’s Lissabon Yvonne Bolton Subscription Form

THE TEAM

Johan Blom Editor

Pieter Hugo Managing Director

Marie Chin Advertising Executive

Marguerite le Roux Senior Designer

Gasnat Jaffer Office Manager

Nikki Kellogg USA Sales Executive

LIFESTYLE 17 24 25

Equestrian Essentials Veuve Clicquot Fashion File

THIS ISSUE 8 10 20 33 40 42 46 49 62 66 72 76

2017 Mark White Nissan Equitation Super League Finals Yvonne Bolton Cell C South African Derby winner, Nicola Sime-Riley Caroline Malan Royal Feeds/Equine Online “Breast Cancer” World Cup Qualifier Verity Combrink The SA Warmblood Horse Society’s trip to the Lowveld Frances Cheboub The similarities between a sports person and an entrepreneur MJ Arkner Barry and Lorette Taylor’s Incomparable Horseback Safari In Botswana Yvonne Bolton The Annual Friesian Horse Studbook of Southern Africa National Show Marlise Botes Driving the Winner as Dutch Claim Double Gold on Final Day Luke Norman Record Three in a Row for Siobhan Records Lynda Records FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017/2018 Louis Parkes VIVA LAS VEGAS! USA’s Richard Spooner and Chatinus Claim Longines Victory Catie Staszak European Vaulting Championships For Seniors Louise Parkes

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elcome to our year-end edition of Sporting Horse Magazine. If this feels a little like déjà vu, as if this is a memory from a couple of months ago, you have to realize the speed at which this year has raced by. I hope you have many highlights and moments to look back on, come year’s end. Caroline Malan catches up with Cell-C South African Derby Winner, Nicole Sime-Riley, for her take on the Derby and more about her passion for this game, read all about it on page 10. Breed Manager for the South African Warmblood Horse Society, Frances Cheboub, shares a recent trip to the Lowveld, inspecting the breed operations in the Nelspriut and White River areas, more on their findings on page 33. Verity Combrink takes a look at the recently held World Cup Qualifier hosted by Maple Ridge Equestrian Farm in the Cradle of Humankind. As October was World Breast Cancer Month, the event was held in benefit of the Cancer Association of South Africa, read more on page 20. Yvonne Bolton profiles Clare Marcus-Maloney for this round’s Rider profile on page 50 and the ever magnificent Callaho’s Lissabon for our Horse Profile on page 54. Yvonne talks to Lorette and Barry Taylor about a recent trip to Botswana, for a horse back safari extraordinaire on page 42. I hope you have fun reading what we have put together for you.To all our readers, the team at SilverMane Media wishes you a restful festive season and safe travels. See you around the arena.

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ABOUT THE COVER “YOU CANNOT DEPEND ON YOUR MIND WHEN YOUR IMAGINATION IS OUT OF FOCUS” - MARK TWAIN This is the quote which appears on her website, and it certainly sums up Tracy Robertson’s rare ability to capture the absolute essence of her subjects. A regular face at equestrian events and auctions, this unassuming lady can be seen standing around for hours in the baking sun or below zero temperatures, lugging around her heavy equipment and patiently waiting to get the perfect shot. A true testament to her passion and great love of horses, in particular her own special Nero! This beautiful cover shoot took place in the Northern suburbs of Cape Town where Tracy is based but much of her work has been shot all around South Africa and we hear she will be travelling internationally in 2018. Our cover girls for this issue of Sporting Horse are Jessica Manig and Sonata Dakini (or Sweet Potato as she is affectionately known), a 4 year old Friesian who has just began her dressage training under the guidance of Dominique Tardin, who has returned from competing in Europe and the USA. Jessica is currently studying Sports Science and hopes to do her honours in Biokinetics, she is also a licensed animal wrangler and Potato is currently in training to learn liberty rear and lie-down cues.

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Mark White presenting the sash to Michaela Janse van Rensburg Winner of the Gauteng Junior Intermediate Championship with Judges Jenni Wyllie and Rogan Asken

2017 MARK WHITE NISSAN EQUITATION SUPER LEAGUE FINALS By Yvonne Bolton | Photos by Mark Tolmay

This exciting finale of a closely contested series was held in conjunction with the 2017 Gauteng Equitation Championships at the well managed and beautiful setting of Fourways Riding Centre on Sunday 17th September 2017.

fter 5 legs of the league, which began in March at Eaton Farm, there was still all to ride for at this show - the climax to the 2017 Mark White Nissan Super League Series. The tests themselves certainly challenged the competitors and the judges were equally on their toes to produce results and award the titles to the well deserving riders. The competitors were privileged to be judged by some of our highest ranked Equitation Judges including Elaine

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de Verneuil, Rogan Asken, Jenni Wyllie, Claudia Vrettas to name just a few. In her usual professional and polished manner Marion Clough and her Fourways Team produced superb tracks throughout the day , which called for intelligent planning on behalf of the riders and their coaches. The plentiful Nissan branding gave a festive air to the arena and the thanks of the Equitation Committee must go to James Vella for his ongoing support throughout the series.

Jenni Wyllie congratulating Olivia Rae Sorour on winning the Gauteng PR Intermediate Championship

Jessica Miller competing in the Junior Novice Equitation class

One of the highlights of these finals and indeed of the Equitation annual calendar has become the annual, renowned luncheon. Hosted by the Gauteng Equitation Committee and held in the Bohma adjoining the arena, where all the guests were treated to a magnificent spread prepared single handedly by Fiona Butcher. The piece de resistance was her signature Pavlova â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and everyone without exception ensured that they left room for dessert. This splendid luncheon is a way of the Committee thanking all the participants, officials and parents for their loyal support of Equitation through the year and also an opportunity to publicly thank our amazing sponsor, Mark White for his tremendous support and funding of this exciting series.

The renowned Equitation Luncheon under the Bohma adjoining the Rose Festival Arena at Fourways Riding Centre

Mark White Nissan has sponsored this series since 2014 for which the Gauteng Equitation Committee and the Discipline are sincerely grateful. Without the backing of such sponsors, we would not be able to hold shows of this excellent caliber and standard. We know that the entire equestrian community join us in expressing our gratitude to Mark White Nissan once again. The first leg of the series will be commencing in February 2018 and we look forward to the continued support of the riders, wishing them the best of luck for the 2018 season.

Amy Billet, Chairman of Gauteng Equitation Committee, presenting Mark White with a gift in appreciation of his magnanimous sponsorship along with Elaine de Verneuil and Marion Clough The magnificent array of Trophies on offer at this Show.

RESULTS VICTOR LUDORUM JNR OPEN PR OPEN JNR INTERMEDIATE PR INTERMEDIATE JNR NOVICE PR NOVICE JNR WELCOME PR WELCOME -

Daniella Machine Jason Slade Kiara-Tyne Van Jaarsveld Michaela Janse van Rensburg Zelya Pringle Giana Bianchi Kenza Turner Tegan Naude

ADULT INTERMEDIATE - Carly Pattern ADULT NOVICE Connie Shipp ADULT WELCOME Nadia Gouws

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Nicola clears the tricky planks on Sunny Park El Paso.

CAROLINE MALAN CATCHES UP WITH THE CELL C SOUTH AFRICAN DERBY WINNER,

NICOLA SIME-RILEY By Caroline Malan the PR Machine | Photos by Jacqui S

What do you love most about riding? The partnership between the horses and I, I love teaching horses so especially the youngsters. I am not really an outride person as I have really naughty and cheeky horses and they’re naughty out. I love the early mornings, it’s quiet and peaceful… at 5:30 anyway until my first lesson arrives at 6am. I love how each horse has their own personality and working with them to get the best out of them. I am greatful to love what I do…. How does the saying go…. If you love what you do you will never work a day in your life.

I think I have a few good traits! The fact that I work well under pressure, and I don’t stress. I also try to stay fit and strong so I keep the horses’ job easier.

What do you like least / hate about riding? The thing I don’t like is the time it takes me away from my family. The weekends are long hours at shows, and even if they come and visit me, they don’t really get to see me or catch up as I’m busy running around after my riders and my horses.

Tell us about your teaching: who are some of your top pupils (names; horses; grades). What do you love and dislike about teaching. How often do you teach? I have many people that I teach, from little novice kids to the advanced competitive riders. To name a few: Kyla Taylor rides her horse Fare Cris in the 1.30m. Hannah Van Niekerk is one of my top Pony riders and has just qualified to ride in the Beijing FEI Children’s Final at the end of the year and is in the top 16. The competition starts on 28th December 2017 and ends on the 1st January 2018 and I will be travelling with her. She won the FEI Gold tour here in South Africa and is lying #20 in the world.

What is your greatest asset in terms of being a rider?

Many of my pony riders are now riding as juniors on new horses

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Nicola calms a winning El Paso with his fabulous groom Musa. Issue 33 SPORTING HORSE

Nicola & Sunny Park Stables Crispin.

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Nicola Sime-Riley with coach Gonda Betrix.

and are just starting to establish themselves in the 1:20’s. I have quite a few Adult riders and Laurin Maclaren, who is a very busy SAA long haul pilot jumping in the 1:35’s when she can fit it in with her busy schedule. My son Aiden has just been awarded colours by Rynfield Primary School for the past two years for riding at SANESA. I love the teaching as I get great satisfaction from making great riders. What don’t I like? The hours spent away from my kids, and not being able to run around with them. Gonda Betrix has been my coach since I was 19 and has coached me from a novice rider to the rider of today, not just on one horse, but on 3 horses – Sharp Colt a fiery thoroughbred, Fulvic Connoisseur and Sunny Park El Paso.The latter have been in the top 10 for the past 5 or 6 years.

Nicola embraces her greatest supporter, husband Jason Riley.

ride in the early mornings. My mom is the pillar to the business, she has her hands on the books and finances and so much more all the time and I’m very grateful to her for all she does. I also have a great team that help work my horses when I can’t, as well as a great domestic “Envy” who helps with the kids even when they’re flooding the house!

Tell us about Sunny Park Stables. Sunny Park Stables has been running for a good few years. I originally started teaching at Copperfields Stables, Sue Bride gave me an amazing opportunity (as well as waitressing at little Nero’s in Boksburg, and working part time at British Airways Cargo Centre thanks to Linda James). At Copperfields I had 2 school ponies that I started with, and I moved a few years later with a few clients and horses to Perrywood Stables, owned by What are the 2 or 3 key points you teach your pupils? Nicky Perry. From there we built up a great business, Nicky did I try to teach the pupils to get onto a good tempo and try to the stabling and I did the lessons. In 2003 I managed to get a maintain it. Not to stress, to go out and enjoy, why do we do this bond and buy my plot where I started up Sunny Park Stables. sport?? Because we love it. It’s a busy place with a great fun, chilled vibe, everyone gets on with it and we have a lovely bunch of clients. I start riding 5;30 If you weren’t a successful rider, what would you be doing in terms of am in the mornings and lessons begin from 6am with some your profession / to earn an income? kids coming before school to fit in their riding with all their I would still teach, I’m good at getting the kids going and they love it. other extra mural activities. My mom Jan must get most of the credit, she spends hours in the office slogging through the books, Tell us about your support system: how do you manage motherhood, invoicing and sorting out grooms and the day to day running of riding, teaching and being a wife and businesswoman? the yard. She’s on top of the grooms and managers all the time, I am very fortunate to have an amazing support structure. I have keeping the place ship shape. an amazing husband who supports me no matter what, he takes the kids to school every morning thus giving me time to teach and Tell us about both your first rounds at the derby? Issue 33 SPORTING HORSE

Fulvic Connoisseur jumped his heart out for his owner Nicola.

Elpaso was just jumping out of his socks, and I gave him every possible chance of jumping a clear round. Con was just as amazing, I let him down and over-steadied at the water jump trying to set him up perfectly, in the process messing it up. He likes to put a foot on the tape, last year he jumped a clear round but a heel on the tape of the water. So with that in my mind I ended up stuffing it up totally and landing in the water then too slow and far off the wall adding a stride and having a brick out of the wall. He jumped his heart out. Tell us about your jumpoff I had nothing to lose, I gave it my all and went for it, as fast as I could trying to keep it together!

relax and enjoy it. It’s just such a blessing to be in the arena and these majestic animals allowing us to tell them what to do and jump the enormous jumps that we ask them to. I just love it, love the riding, jumping, being at one with my horses. What did you do with both your horses the day before derby (eg outride/ lunge / flatwork) – and why does that specific thing work for each horse? I gave them both a light work, El I put down the bank and over a plank as I hadn’t practiced it with him, being so sick before the show I was man down in bed for 10 days before the show… What goals have you set yourself for 2018? I get asked that question often, I just live to ride and jump in the ring, it’s the most incredible thing in the world for me.

What did winning feel like? It’s unbelievable, something that every rider only dreams about. Well my dream came true, thanks to my great partner who was What’s the biggest lesson riding has taught you? on his best form on the day. Riding is a great leveller and humbling sport, it keeps me with both feet on the ground, one day you’re on top and the next What did you do the day after and the week after you won? you’re eating dirt. Just when you think you’ve ‘got it’ something Haha, no rest for the wicked… back to the hustle and bustle of else crops up and levels you again. It teaches people life lessons, day to day life… back to riding and teaching on the Tuesday. I how to win graciously and lose with dignity. had a lovely surprise party after I’d finished teaching, which my sister organized and all the clients chipped in and bought me a If both your horses could hear / understand you, what would you lovely Pandora sparkly bracelet, cakes and champagne… Kids like to tell them? running around, jumping jumps and having a jol. They’re my champions and I am very grateful and thankful for all they do for me, and I love them both… they will stay and retire Were you nervous on Derby day or not? with me until the very end. My special boys xxx To tell you the truth I was quite relaxed on Derby day… “it’s In closing I would like to thank my sponsors Fulvic Heath & P just another show” as Connoisseur told me years ago, so I try to Bloch: Stubben for all their support. 16

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From left: The FEI Foreign Judge Ana Jordao, Natalie Ledgerwood (Equine-Online) Barry Taylor, Nicole Horwood, Jonathan Clarke and Renita de Beer (Royal Feeds)

By Verity Combrink | Photos by T&B Images

ROYAL FEEDS/EQUINE ONLINE “BREAST CANCER” WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

HOSTED BY MAPLE RIDGE EQUESTRIAN FARM South African sports lovers experienced their equestrian heroes in action in this year’s series of FEI World Cup Show Jumping Qualifiers. The final leg in the series was held at the immaculate Maple Ridge Equestrian Farm in The Cradle of Humankind from 25 to 29 October 2017. As promised, it delivered a spectacular show jumping event from the top riders around the country.

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Ride for CANSA Class for U25 year old riders

he FEI World Cup™ is a series of international show jumping events hosted by 15 leagues, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South East and Central Asia, China, North and South America, South Africa, the Middle East, Caucasia and Central and Western Europe.

throughout the show for most of the events, and beautiful new jumps.

Riders gather points over a 12 month period and stand a chance to compete in the ultimate final, the Longines FEI World Cup™ Final, where they can walk home with the title world’s greatest showjumper. For the 2016/2017 season a total of 108 qualifying events were hosted and 18 nations and 38 athletes competed at the final held in Omaha.

Two important international officials are required by FEI standards to be present at such events namely, Marco Behrens the German FEI 3*, Course Designer who was responsible for the wonderful courses that our riders were challenged with, and Ana Jordao the FEI 3* Judge from Portugal overseeing the overall administration of the event. It was a great privilege and pleasure hosting them at Maple Ridge Equestrian Farm.

Hosted by Verity Combrink and her team, this is one of only a handful of international show jumping competitions in South Africa.The venue was beautifully turned out and the arena was an absolute dream, with wonderful sponsorships

Martin Collins did a complete makeover of the fantastic Ecotrack Arena - This all weather surface proved how important it is to have such a surface to achieve the high standard of jumping. Modern day events are 90% judged on the surface that our top horses need to compete on.

The event was taken to the next level in partnership with CANSA. The theme for this WCQ was a fundraiser for

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Winner of the Equipage 1.50 Riders Grand Prix Prize being handed over by the foreign judge Ana Jordao to Nicole Horwood and Mark White Nissan Capital Don Cumarco

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Handing over of cheque to CANSA. From left to right: Selma Morrison, Verity Combrink, Lorette Knowles-Taylor and Ester Pretorius from the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA)

breast Cancer as October is the World breast cancer month – it was incredible to see how the top South African riders pulled together to make this event an absolute success. A gala evening was hosted at the beautiful Usambara venue on the Friday night. The food was superb and we were entertained by live music – Ashlinn Grey, Howie Combrink and Amore Vittone. Fantastic memorabilia from South African greats was auctioned off. The absolute highlight of the auction was a whopping R25, 000-00 reached for the famous Gonda Betrix framed photo of all her horses she won South African Derbies on, with her sash she won at the Rothmans Derby in 1976, and her book which is completely out of print and went for R10, 000-00. Then last but not least Highveld Horse Care Unit donated a Pink Harry the Horse for the CANSA cause – Pinky for CANSA raised a tremendous amount of R20,000-00. Over and above The WCQ – a SPECIAL class was introduced for riders U25.This class was called The Martin Collins Ride for CANSA – all riders were sponsored with the pink golf shirts they competed in for generous prize money! Amazingly our three winners donated their winnings to

the Breast Cancer Fund.What a fantastic gesture by these youngsters! 1st Place Tamara Rueda riding JK Sporthorses Baly 2. 2nd Place Zahn-Wanda Bosman riding Illiano. 3rd Place Thomas Triggol riding Callaho Faith. In total the whole event raised R207,000-00 which exceeded all expectations. A very emotional Ester Pretorius from the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) accepted the cheques presented at the final prize giving of this event. The climax of the show was the Final World Cup Class for 2017 jointly sponsored by Royal Feeds and Equine Online. The results were as follows: 1st Place Nicole Horwood riding Mark White Nissan’s Capital Hitoshi. 2nd Place Jonathan Clarke riding Data Sciences Hummer Van Het Bevrijdthof. 3rd Place Barry John Taylor riding Herciro Van’t Kiezelhof. Congratulations and thank you to all that competed at this event and a very big thank you to all the sponsors that made this event possible.

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Nicolle – Spooks navy Change Your Collar sequin dressage tails, white SSG soft touch gloves, Spooks white dressage Ricarda breeches.

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(Above) Liam – KEP Cromo T with black polish inserts and the Animo Ikko competition jacket. (Far Left) Kiara – KEP Cromo T polo peak with blue velvet inserts, Spooks navy Change Your Collar show jacket with a pink collar, Spooks white Nadia show shirt, Spooks white Valerie breeches and DeNiro long boots. Sasha – KASK Dogma light helmet, Spooks black Change Your Collar show jacket with a blue collar, Spooks white Nadia show shirt, Spooks white Ricarda breeches and Animo Zacon long boots. (Left) Laurence – Animo Ambros shirt,Animo Hore belt,Animo Mark denim breeches and Animo Zacon long boots. Simon – Animo Ambros shirt, Animo Mark denim breeches and DeNiro long boots. Liam - Animo Amaiﬁ shirt, Animo Mark denim breeches and DeNiro long boots.

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Shari â&#x20AC;&#x201C; KEP Cromo T customized helmet, Animo Lora competition jacket,Animo Nallo breeches and DeNiro long boots. Laurence â&#x20AC;&#x201C; KEP Cromo T customized helmet,Animo Irto competition jacket, Animo Milstreet breeches and Animo Zacon long boots.

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(Right) Kiara – KASK Dogma light helmet,Animo Baciron shirt,Animo Nuvolet breeches, DeNiro long boots and the Animo H1 VA belt. Sasha – KASK Dogma light helmet,Animo Bosti shirt,Animo Nix denim breeches,Animo Zacon long boots and the Animo H1 VA belt. (Left Below) Kiara – KASK Dogma light helmet,Animo Baciron shirt, Animo Liara competition jacket,Animo Nuvolet breeches and DeNiro long boots. Leona – KEP Cromo T polo peak with black polish inserts, Animo Dexy shirt,Animo Lud competition jacket, Animo Notli breeches and DeNiro long boots. Shari – KEP Cromo T customised helmet,Animo Liara competition jacket,Animo Nallo breeches and DeNiro long boots (Right Below) ) Shari – Animo Besh shirt. Ari – Horseware Ireland Amigo leather halter. (Right Far Below) Leona – Animo FruFru shirt,Animo H1 VA belt, Animo Nide breeches and DeNiro long boots. Kiara – Animo FruFru shirt,Animo H1 VA belt,Animo Nik denim breeches and DeNiro long boots. Shari - Animo FruFru shirt,Animo H1 VA belt,Animo Nalo breeches and DeNiro long boots.

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DOM PÉRIGNON X TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA In one of this year’s most anticipated collaborations, Dom Pérignon and Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka have come together in a collaboration that unveils a distinct facet of Dom Pérignon Vintage 2009. Tokujin Yoshioka’s expression of Dom Pérignon Vintage 2009 – the luminosity of the year that is the soul of the champagne – is embodied in an artistic object, and on the shield of the end-of-year festive season coffret and bottle. Yoshioka’s crystal Prism installation, produced to order by Baccarat – the oldest and greatest crystal manufacturer – and available only via Dom Pérignon Private Sales, the artist has paid homage to the singular nature of Dom Pérignon 2009. Tokujin Yoshioka reinterprets the Maison’s emblematic shield as a force emerging from the dark glass of the bottle: its vibrating energy and shimmering iridescence generate a dimensional, hologrammatic presence. The artist explains that when tasting Dom Pérignon Vintage 2009, he felt the champagne as being the memory of light. In this powerful rendering, the shield evokes the sensory experience of tasting Dom Pérignon Vintage 2009 in all its light, its colors and emotion. This new interpretation of the shield is reprised on the coffret along with the artist’s signature. “Dom Pérignon empowers artists to reimagine its iconic codes through the lens of our personal aesthetic. For me it has been an inspiring and exhilarating experience,” says Tokujin Yoshioka.

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Dom Pérignon by Tokujin Yoshioka is available from: R 2 099.95 Stockists: Norman Goodfellows, Ultra and Makro.

White Waters Ondine. Bred by Kraai Kamﬀer, owned by Shannon Son. By Beach Haven on Track out of a Thoroughbred mare

By Frances Cheboub Breed Manager SAWHS | Photos by Elzabet Mahomed

THE SA WARMBLOOD HORSE SOCIETY’S

TRIP TO THE LOWVELD FOR INSPECTIONS Our three National Inspectors, Sheryl Pote, Karin Koep and Ryan Andrew left Gauteng on Tuesday 14 November to inspect in Nelspruit and White River for the ﬁrst time in many years.

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White Waters On Clouds of Time, owned by Elzabet Mahomed.

oming into Nelspruit we turned off the main road and went to Mataffin Stables situated in the rich citrus, mango and litchi orchards of the Hall and Sons Estates. Mataffin holds a lot of the main shows in the area and we received a warm welcome from Elzabet Mahomed co-owner of Wöhlstand Warmblood Stud, who was our organiser for the two-day visit. We started with a lovely mare of good size, Swazi Lizkhar Lady Luck (Land Earl/ Aurelius) owned by Colleen Smit. She was followed by a younger mare Vanquish, one of the few foals by Sue Cullen’s dressage stallion Vainquer (Proset/ Metaal) owned by Shari Oberholzer, that showed potential in her paces. After we finished seeing horses there, we ended the day at Wöhlstand Stud set amongst the area’s characteristic batholithic hills. Alana van der Walt showed us a selection of her horses, amongst them we saw a good-looking mare Brandenburg Carvella, from well-known old breeding lines Canello/ Bahadur xx. Then their home bred Wöhlstand Lucy Lin, is a good stamp of mare, sired by the SAW licensed stallion Regal Lagos, owned by Swazi Lizkhar stud in Swaziland. The following day we spent in White River at to Kraai Kamffer’s property, Nottinghill Equestrian Estate. A lot of the mares we saw were by Kraai’s resident stallion Beach Haven On Track (Ondol V/ Wunderbar) that is licensed with the SAWHS. It was a super opportunity to see his offspring and they are showing good jumping potential. This stallion combines well with our older warmblood type mares. Particularly nice was the dark bay

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mare White Waters On Clouds of Time out of a Clarinius mare owned by Elzabet Mahomed. She is a tall mare with good paces. White Waters On Angels Call owned by Robin Manktelow, has a thoroughbred dam by Red Ryder xx (Raise a Native xx) and is a modern, quick, reactive type. We saw other mares too, such as an elegant Holstein mare Curichella (Caretino/ Chello I) owned by Chris Kruger, who showed her innate talent by jumping right out of the arena when her loose movement was being assessed! The locally bred SAW mare Sunset (Pohlands Wasabi/ Optimum vd Wellington) owned by Marina Groenewald, received a good score. This mare works through her body and has a well-constructed hind quarter. We also had the honour of seeing one of the old Katanga Stud mares, Katanga Quit Sometimes who carries Quito du Baussy blood in her second generation. It is always with some emotion that we see historic mares like this. Claudia Someville had vision with her Katanga Stud. In the early 1990’s she and Gerrie du Toit of Alzu Stud were in the forefront of using frozen semen. Between the two of them the French stallions Quito du Baussy, Quidam de Revel, Narcos, I love you and the Voltaire were introduced and proved a major boost of new blood into the SAW herd. Alzu Quinsey was one of these horses. Following spectacular storms overnight we woke to a clear humid day and went to see the last horses before our return to Gauteng. We first saw a young black colt called Saratoga San Francisco Senergy (Sandro Hit) out of an Olympic Ferro mare, owned by Jandalise Venter and beautifully presented and handled by her. Then we saw a lovely bay mare Troytown Bordeaux (Beau Veneur/ Delgado) whose dame Mossandi Diadam had jumped Open classes with Johnathan Clark, and she herself had competed

Imported Holstein mare Carichella by Caretino out Chello I, owned by Chris Kruger

Troytown Bordeaux by Beau Veneur out of Mossandi Diadem by Delgado, owned by Donnie and Anneke Englebrecht.

Vanquish SAW by Sue Cullen’s dressage stallion Vainqueur (Proset/ Metal) out of a throughbred mare, owned by Shari Oberholtzer

Wöhlstand A kind of Magic as shown at Nottinghill Equestrian Estate. He is out of the inspected mare Wöhlstand Lucy Lin.

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at 1m35. This mare was a great example of using proven competition mare lines as a secure base to start breeding with. She is owned by Donnie & Anneke Engelbrecht. Donnie is a vet used in the area by many of the breeders so it was super to visit their well laid out horse property. We ended the day with a record breaking stallion licensing. Sean Eggersglusz had been wanting us to see his stallion for some time and we had not been able to get to see him. So this was the day he brought out Spurwing Nile Bossanova (Mossandi Damascus/ Nile Guard xx), a 22 year stallion which he rode superbly in medium level movements before our riding judge, Karen Koep sat on him too. Despite his age and some hoof issues which had been excellently handled by his farrier owner, this horse was modern in his stamp. Long legged, with a beautiful top line, he had also been performance tested in eventing and was now doing dressage in his later years. Our rather surprised judges watched carefully and were delighted to be able to pass the stallion for a full license.This was a super note to end on.

Swazi Liskhar Lucky Lady SAW (Land Earl/ Aurelius) owned by Colleen Smit.

Spurwing Nile Bossanova, owned by Sean Eggersglusz received a Full License.

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The Lowveld has always been an area with dedicated horse owners as this is difficult country to keep horses healthy. We were happy to see that warmblood breeders were enthusiastic to know more about the breed and how breeding is evolving. The hospitality they extended us was wonderful and we wish them the best with their future stud mares and stallions.

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Diane & Rose

By MJ Arkner co-founder of The IEA Elite

THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN A SPORTS PERSON AND AN ENTREPRENEUR

ead any article on either subject and you will hear, it takes grit and determination. Self confidence is a must. Patience during the hard times and never giving up. Of course there are other factors as well, such as handling oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nerve, performing under pressure, having spectators watch and critique your every move. The ability to adapt to situations, quick thinking and making decisions in a split second. Most importantly taking calculated risks. We at the IEA Elite are of the opinion that horse riding and entrepreneurship require all of these qualities for success. That is why we have introduced both into our daily activities. We all want the same things for our children, we want them

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to grow into productive, well rounded individuals who will lead happy successful lives. Back to basics, in this world of fast growing technology where do our growing children fit in? Do we want to develop them into cyber warriors or should we take a step back to basics before they are required to navigate the super fast cyber highways? I clearly remember my mother telling me that I did not come with a hand book and she was doing the best she knew how. Today there are a million and one hand books on how to rear children. We have gone from no choice to way too much from which to choose. We are of the opinion that a strong well rounded foundation remains the key to success. Throughout the ages there has

been a unique synergy between horse and man. Horse riding has been dubbed the sport of kings. Horses have also been used in therapy with much success, chiefly to help people to overcome difficulties, behavioural and social. They are often used in corporate team building to highlight just how important leadership skills are and how communication and team work can reach a successful outcome.

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Researchers have found that horses can buckle under exactly the same kinds of stresses that affect humans: learning difficult new tasks, boring day-to-day routines, poor relationships, negative reinforcement, insufficient rewards, and troublesome bosses (trainers). How many people remember being told at school “you won’t have a calculator everywhere you go, therefore you have to know your times tables off by heart”. Well not only do we have a calculator, we also have a telephone and a camera, we have access to the biggest library in the world, yet our teaching techniques remain the same. Not at The IEA Elite. Our Academy has tuition hours from 8:00am to 5:00pm, giving us plenty of time to add extra-curricular activities such as equine studies, horse riding, vegetable gardening, dance class, ladies and gentlemen club, earth child environmental club, maths club as well as public speaking.

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By Yvonne Bolton

BARRY AND LORETTE TAYLOR’S INCOMPARABLE HORSEBACK SAFARI IN BOTSWANA WITH FRIENDS

RAW Botswana – a camp in Northern Botswana located on the banks of the Selinda Spillway, was the destination for showjumpers Barry and Lorette and their friends, Nick Skelton and Laura Kraut, Dave and Karen McPherson who were out from the UK, Mike and Michaela Griffith and Billy and Hazel Nairn.

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aving enjoyed a stay at the Nissan Lodge at Welgevonden two years previously, they had all decided that a horseback safari in Botswana would be another ideal excursion to experience together. The organizing and logistics had taken Lorette longer than expected to complete, but finally they had all flown on a commercial flight to Maun, followed by a flight on a small aircraft to the Motswiri’s adjacent airstrip. RAW offers horseback safaris, walking trails, boating, mekoro canoeing, fishing and game drive experiences in one of the country’s most exquisite wildlife areas. It is a small, environmentally sustainable camp on 120 000 acres with 5 tented suites overlooking the Selinda Spillway. Lorette tells us that their days began at 5.00am with breakfast in the communal building and a talk on day one on safety procedures for the riders. This included what to do when coming upon a predator and how it was essential not to over-react - the lead guide would give hand signals to the riders on how to change direction calmly and efficiently. The rides lasted for about 4 hours and included galloping

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through the swamps and cantering with herds of buffalo – such an awesome way to spend the time, especially for the UK contingent of the party, and definitely something to add to one’s bucket list. Lunch was served around 11.30am followed by an entertainment or rest period, to avoid the midday heat. Then another highlight came in the late afternoons when they were treated to some amazing game drives, culminating in a different surprise every day – either sunset viewing with sundowners, or a high tea - they were spoilt on every occasion. It was a once in a lifetime experience which allowed them to recharge their batteries doing what they love most- being on the back of a horse! Motswiri Camp keeps about 24 horses in total, who are mainly Boerperd crosses and rotated all the time. The Taylors and their party were amazed at the magnificent condition the horses were in and that vets are flown in from Maun when necessary. For the non-riders there were masses of alternative ways in which to enjoy the camp, either viewing the game from the mekoro canoes or on walking trails supervised by their excellent and knowledgeable guides. In the afternoons there was also a walking ride for the novices, if they so wished.

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Right: Dressage Supreme Champion: Hilton van Adelprag, Rider and Owner Anrdi du Plessis Left: Dressage Reserve Supreme Champion: Loes van Doorndraai, Rider Lisa-Sue Hoffman, Owner M Botes, Doorndraai Friesian Stud

THE ANNUAL FRIESIAN HORSE STUDBOOK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA NATIONAL SHOW 4-7 OCTOBER 2017

Photos by Media 4| By Marlise Botes

The annual Friesian Horse Studbook of Southern Africa National Show was held from 4 – 7 October 2017 at the Parys Afridome. Horses from all over South Africa took part in the prestigious showcase presided over by international KFPS inspectors Haike vd Meulen and Ester Reen. In 2019 Haike will have been a KFPS inspector for 50 years, which will be a first for any KFPS Inspector.

hat made the 2017 FPSSA National Show special was the large number of Crown and Star mares at the show. There were also more geldings than any other year and the Mares and Stallions Under Saddle were both very big classes. A very big highlight was when the young locally bred mare Natalie van Doorndraai (Nypcke fan ‘e Visscherwei Stb Pref x Tjalf 443 ‘Sport’) became the Senior Supreme In Hand Champion for the show. The FPSSA National Show is still the 48

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premier event to see the best Friesian Breeding Stock and Sport horses available in South Africa. The title sponsor for the event was Junior Jack Transport and we would also like to thank all our other sponsors that made the event possible. The Friesian breed is going from strength to strength in South Africa, with unique and special bloodlines as well as exceptional temperament. For more information on the FPSSA and KFPS registered horses go to our website at www. fpssa.co.za.

Supreme Senior Champion In Hand: Natalie van Doorndraai, Owner M Botes, Doorndraai Friesian Stud

Supreme Champion Under Saddle: Bart van de Brink, Rider Calet de Vos, Owner S vd Berg, Selco Friesian Stud

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Reserve Supreme Champion Senior In Hand: Nero van Stal Klein Heide, Owner Aveleda Friesian Stud

Single Harness Reserve Supreme Champion, Maggie van Doorndraai, Driver Ilse Dijkstra, Owner Peu Bezuidenhout, Doorspring Friesian Stud Reserve Supreme Champion Under Saddle, Kelvin fan Stal Bellefleur, Rider L Maritz, Owner G Stoltz, Henson Friesian Stud

Single Harness Supreme Champion: Lorima Yenske, Driver Jan Hendrik, Owner Aveleda Friesian Stud

Supreme Junior Champion In Hand: Tom van Aveleda, Owner Aveleda Friesian Stud

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MARCUS-MALONEY By Yvonne Bolton | Photos by Jaco Wiid

What were your younger years like and did you ride from an early age? I was born in the mining town of Kitwe in Zambia in 1968 to my parents Gerry and Monica Marcus. In 1969, when I was 10 months old, my mother and father decided to relocate to South Africa. My parents settled in the small town of Carletonville and we lived there for 36 years. It was here that my mother started her very successful livery yard and riding school called Windrush Stables, after the river that flows through the surrounding villages where mother grew up in England. My pram around the stables while mother was teaching and riding was a Thelwell type pony called “Tiddlywinks”. My nanny used to lead me around on this honest and delightful pony in between my naps. It was from here that my love for ponies, horses and riding became apparent. I certainly never had the smartest of ponies when I was young and was taught on my mother’s safe and reliable school ponies. This gave me so much confidence. Do you have any fond memories of ponies that were special to you and what were the highlights of those years in the children’s classes? My earliest and fondest memories were two ponies, Honeybee and Luna, which I rode at small shows until I was 8 years old. Both of these ponies were again school ponies and by the age of 8 I had ridden Luna at open shows at the old THS (Transvaal Horse Society) show grounds which were then held in front of the Lipizzaner stables. My mother and father decided only then to buy me my first show pony and that was Forsythe Valiant Viva. Valiant Viva was a 14.2 Show Hunter Type pony and was too big for me at that stage, so a dear friend of our family by the name of Pauline Martin sold my parents Forsythe Valiant Activity who was a brilliant Show Pony and school master. At the age of 11 my parents bought Coromandel Dun Lochaire. Dun Lochaire was a spectacular strawberry roan Show Pony, but oh my word, COULD HE BUCK!! It really taught me how to sit the most intense of bucks. Of course in those days if I fell off, mum would pick me up, dust me off and leg me back up, only to be bucked off AGAIN no doubt. The highlights in these years were winning numerous Hunter Pony Championships and Show Pony Championships, winning the Pony Showing Derby on Viva - twice, winning the overall Supreme with Viva and Reserve Supreme Ridden at the Interbreed Performance Show on Activity the first year that this show was introduced, and then of course winning the overall Valiant Trophy for the Supreme Pony at Rand Show under Sue Hoffman (nee Carter). This was thee Pony Championship to win at Rand Show in those days. But in between all of this, we enjoyed small jumping, equitation and showing shows, and at home riding around 360 52

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hectares of our blue gum plantation and hacking out on the lands of many of the local farmers. Have you always specialized in the Showing Discipline or have you competed in any of the other disciplines? Yes, Showing has always been a particular favourite of mine, but I loved the Dressage Discipline. I also did Carriage Driving with a delightful Sec A pony called Bevic Rusty Magic. A very bad carriage driving accident ended my hopes of doing Dressage to a very high level, as I broke my coccyx in 3 places. I also did Equitation and Jumping on Viva and Activity. I was never the bravest of riders in the jumping arena, but I was happy to go round a track of 1.10m on a very reliable pony called Cyndon Honeybee whom belonged to a very close friend. She gave me loads of confidence in the jumping arena. The bravest thing I ever managed was jumping Tumbling Dice in the Junior Complete Horse Derby held in those days at the Inanda Club in Sandton, and ended up 3rd having closed my eyes over many of the largest oxers I had ever seen!!! I believe your mother, Moncia Marcus, was originally from the ‘then’ Northern Rhodesia – was she involved in the equestrian fraternity there before relocating to South Africa? My mother Monica Marcus was born near Oxford in England in 1932 where she was closely associated with horses all her life. She participated in Showing, Fox Hunting with the Old Berks and the then South Oxford and was an active member of the BHS Pony Club. At the age of 18 she moved to Kenya where she married Murray Armour and lived there for 8 years. After leaving Kenya she moved to Northern Rhodesia and started the very first Pony Club in that country, and one of her first members of that pony club were Lester and Denny Sanders. Other names from those years that stand out in mother’s memory are those of Monty Swan, the Rixon Family, Garnet Richards and his family. Garnet had a 10 year old daughter named Claire who was an active and fearless rider in the jumping arena, and my mother always said that if she were ever to have a daughter she would call her Clare. This eventually came to pass and guess what, Claire Webb and I are very firm friends. Not only was mother involved with the pony club in that country, but she also Show Jumped for Northern Rhodesia in an International competition against South Africa. One of the members of the South African Team was Bill Johnson. Mother was made Sports Woman of the Year and achieved the highest Show Jumping accolade – “The Golden Spurs”. Her horse Light Wool was also a very successful show horse and together they won numerous showing titles. In her travels back to the UK for her annual holiday mother wrote and qualified as a BHS Instructor.

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Clare and Forsythe Valiant Activity - Childrens Showing Derby - Working Hunter 1979

Shareef Fra Diavolo at Junior Dressage Champs Cape Town 1986

Clare aged 1 yr on Tiddlywinks

Clare aged 7 on Luna

Tumbling Dice - Winner of the Supreme Show Horse at Junior Derby with judges Claire Webb and Bill Johnson

Winner of the Supreme Ridden HOYS and Supreme at Autumn Gold Cup

Clare and Forsythe Valiant Viva Winning the Valiant Trophy at Rand Show in 1982 with judge Sue Hoffman - nee Carter

Clare and Forsythe Valiant Viva - Champion Show Hunter Pony Rand Show 1978

What was her ﬁrst equestrian venture here in SA – whereabouts did she move to originally and is she still in the same area? Her first equestrian venture was opening Windrush Stables on a piece of land just outside Carletonville. Over the years this grew to us having 360 hectares of land around us. With hard work, love and dedication, the stable yard and riding school grew in size and together with the Rotary Club numerous shows were organised in the vicinity. Not only did her pupils excel in every discipline, but mother herself competed in Hack, Hunter, Riding Horse,Working Hunter and Side Saddle classes with Buckingham and Duftwolke, she was also a highly successful Carriage Driver with Henry and Lilla Etan. In 1979 mother formed part of the prestigious Foundation Phase of Instructors in SA. In 2006 we relocated to the University town of Potchefstroom where we bought 30 Hectors of grazing ground and built and started Windrush Equestrian.

Holyoake winner of HOYS for 4 consecutive years

young Thoroughbred Hack type gelding called Cape Money that I bought with part of a legacy from my grandfather. Our very good family friend Gregory Goss sold him to us. This young horse was multi-disciplined and taught me how to ride young and sensitive horses and set me up very well when I was to move into the big world of Adults. I also had the talented THB gelding,Tumbling Dice, who was leased to us for 18 months. Together we won the Junior Showing Derby (which I won riding Side Saddle in the Supreme Championship). Bill Johnston was the judge of this class. In those days the working horses and show horses came into the same supreme and were judged as one class.

At present you are Showing the renowned Callaho Stallion, Lissabon - what other breeds of horses have you shown over the years? Over the years I have had the privilege to show a number of breeds - from Warmblood,Thoroughbred, Part Bred Welsh, Part When you progressed to the Junior category, tell us about your Bred Arab, Purebred Arabs and Nooitgedacht horses. Callaho Lissabon is an incredibly special horse and probably the most ﬁrst horses? At the age of 12 my parents bought me my first Junior horse. He beautiful horse I have seen. He has an unbelievably kind and was a very beautiful 15.2hh black Anglo Arab gelding that Graham generous temperament and has a ride that you would want to sit Goodwin from the “Willowsway Stud” had shown at a couple of on all day. Coupled with this, his conformation is quite outstanding. novice showing shows. His name was Shareef Fra Diavolo. He He is the real package. I recall the day so well when Ian offered was bred by Mrs Esslinger, mother of the renowned Show Jumper this magnificent horse to me to ride. He really does make you and co-owner of the Burlington stable yard, Anne Marie Esslinger. feel so special when up on his back. I also am very fortunate With me he formed part of the Junior Transvaal Dressage Team in to have another THB show horse called Thatchers Way. He is a 1986 in Cape Town and won an enormous amount in the show young horse that I brought on myself and has won the Supreme arena and was Anglo Arab Ridden Horse of the Year for 5 years Ridden Horse of the Year for the past two years. in succession. It was after the 1986 Junior Dressage Champs in Durbanville, Cape Town that I said to my parents that I could Have you ever become involved as an Ofﬁcial of the Showing no longer pursue with my Dressage career due to my broken Discipline? my coccyx. I was 17 years old then. I also had a very lovely Yes I have. 19 years ago I wrote my Showing Judges Exam. My 54

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Cloudagh Shaw’s “By the Book” - Winner of HOYS Supreme Ridden 4 consecutive years

Rowan Bold and Blue - Winner HOYS Ridden, Rand Show Ridden and Dunhill Derby Ridden - 1996

father had passed away just a few short weeks before I had to sit and write my theory exam. After passing these exams we moved onto the Ridden exam at Phaeton Park where we were met by our examiners Charlotte Stubbs, Sue Carter, Vee Laros, Shirley Sadleir to mention but a few. These knowledgeable individuals were my role models while I was a child and junior rider, and having to stand in front of them in each phase was an experience I shall never forget. I learnt so much from each and every one of them on that day and have never forgotten the advice and the encouragement that they gave me during and after this exam. I carry this with me every time I step into an arena to judge, and am proud to say that I sit on the National Showing Judges Panel for Ride Judges. I have met so many people from all walks of life and have made lifelong friends on my travels around the country while judging, and all of them share the same passion – the horse.

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called forward as the overall winner aboard this spectacular horse. Another highlight was when she won Supreme Ridden Horse of the Year with her pony Vintage Dimple Haig in 2010. And now, my young THB show horse Thatchers Way who has won the Overall Supreme Ridden Horse for the past two years 2016, 2017, and then of course when Callaho Lissabon won the Supreme Breed Horse of the Year in 2017 and the Supreme Show Horse at the Derby in 2017. I can truly say that I have been blessed by having some outstanding horses and ponies to show through my life.

On the lighter side when you have time off from your hectic equestrian schedule, what other pursuits do you enjoy? Most of my time is taken up here at the yard, and as we all know that when you are given the task of caring for 35 horses, 6 dogs, 25 chickens, 7 grooms and giving lessons there is not Give us an insight into your most memorable achievements much time for oneself. I love being around my horses and over the last few years? love being at the yard. In the mornings when I ride my mother, There have been so many memorable achievements over the who is now 85 years old, comes over and advises and criticises years, but there are a number that stand out for me. Perhaps my work and this keeps me well up to form. It is while I am Holyoake winning the Supreme Ridden Horse of the Year for 4 out there that I find my inner peace, and I call this place “My consecutive years 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993. Silvern Gleam, piece of Heaven”. I very seldom go away on holiday, but try the first ever Purebred Arabian ever to have won the overall to give myself 5 days a year at the coast, and when I am there I Supreme Ridden Horse of the Year 2001 and in the same year read loads of books on the beach under a very large umbrella. winning the first Autumn Gold Cup Supreme. Rowan Bold and Mother and I occasionally go back to our family home in the Blue, the first horse to have ever won what is known here in Cotswold in England. I can honestly say that I feel that my South Africa as the Showing Triple Crown – Supreme Ridden life is complete. I have a mother who has shown me the Show Horse of the Year, Supreme Ridden Show Horse at Rand true meaning of love, support and encouragement, and still Show, and the Supreme Ridden Show Horse at the Dunhill travels to shows to watch me with her “beady eye”. I have two Derby - all in the year of 1996. With Cloudagh Shaw’s, By the beautiful children who fill my life with so much joy. So when Book, we won the overall Supreme Ridden Horse of the Year you put this into one bundle why would I want to leave or go in 2011, 2013, 2014, and in 2012 my daughter Alexandra was away from this place I call home! Issue 33 SPORTING HORSE

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CALLAHO’S LISSABON By Yvonne Bolton / Photos by Tracy Robertson, Jaco Wiid and T&B Images

When did Ian Callender-Easby, owner of the renowned Callaho Stud, first become interested in Lissabon? Ian was contacted by Callaho’s talent scout in Germany in November 2007 when it was but a rumour that Lissabon might be for sale. Ian immediately dispatched Jaco Fourie to Germany to view the horse and if necessary negotiate the price. Jaco got Tracy Davids (who happened to be doing a 6 month stint in Germany with Lars Nieburg at the time) to test the horse. Both were smitten. Although he was pricey (as a strikingly beautiful young stallion, already successful in the 1.50m classes, and with an excellent history as a sire), fortunately Ian had just sold the dressage sire and stallion Wenckstern for the approximately equivalent price and could apply this money to the purchase on 31 January 2008. Had he seen videos of the stallion prior to travelling to Germany to view Lissabon and was his first sight of the stallion at an auction? Ian had only seen videos of him jumping in competition before buying him, in addition to the feedback from Jaco and Tracy. Ian’s first sight of him was at OR Tambo Airport when he came off the container. Ian recalls: “I was absolutely blown away and then realized that we may indeed have a very special horse.”

What was Lissabon’s early history and where was he bred and produced? Lissabon was bred by Erwin Hayen in Hatten, Germany on the 30 May 1999. After his approval, he won both sections of his stallion performance test in Oldenburg. He flaunted his exemplary talent for both dressage and jumping on the occasion of the 30-day test in Münster-Handorf in 2002, where he was the undisputed winner in a group of strong competitors. From the age of four to six he had numerous wins and placings in novice, elementary and intermediate tests for young jumpers. He was trained effectively until 2005 by Heinrich Döwe and won 8 out of his 9 classes for young riding horses as a 4 year old, including winning the prestigious Damhus Cup twice, and scoring an ideal score up to 9.0 in intermediate level tests for young jumpers. He crossed over to the stable of Johannes Ehning and won several qualifiers for the Bundeschampionat for German show jumpers. After he participated twice successfully at the Bundeschampionat for show jumpers, he was placed with the best in advanced class when he was seven years old and received outstanding scores of up to 9.3 for style.

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Give us a little insight into his achievements prior to landing in South Africa? During 2006/2007 he continued his stellar career with Jens Baackman, crowning 2007 with a victory in Vechta in the youngster tour (1.50m) Tell us a little about his impeccable bloodline and other progeny of his sire? Lissabon’s sire, Lordanos, is regarded as one of the greatest sires in the world. He has produced a very large number of incredibly successful offspring, including nearly 50 licensed sons and scores of champions at all levels. His daughter, Perina I, was the 2003 Reserve Champion Mare at the Holstein Elite Broodmare Show in Elmshorn and Lara Croft was the 2008 Champion Mare of the OS Verband. His son Lumos won the Bundeschampionat in the six year old class for show jumpers in 2004. In 2006, Lordanos’ licensed son Lex Lugar became Vice Bundeschampion. Laokoon won an international jumping contest in Oldenburg and took the 2006 Weser-Ems Champion title with Hendrik Sosath. His licensed son, Lord Lohengrin, ranks very high among the Hanoverian jumpers and his son Will West Charly has placed in international eventing competitions. He is without doubt a very talented jumper, but what sort of temperament does Lissabon possess? It is without a doubt that Lissabon does show extraordinary stallion traits. His natural presence and self-carriage is typical of a stallion, but he is by nature very willing and well behaved, and he has impeccable manners. This is passed on to all

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his progeny, but depending on the mare used, some can be rather sensitive to ride. Basic work on the ground with all of his offspring has never been problematic and not one to date can be said to be untrainable. His first crop of foals at Callaho confirmed our belief that he would be a very special sire of Warmbloods. These have gone on to bear witness to our belief in him. When was the decision made to allow Clare Marcus Maloney to show Lissabon – how has he adapted to the Showing Discipline and what memorable achievements has he accomplished in this discipline? This decision was made in February 2016, at the culmination of a very successful show jumping career which included successfully competing in two SA Derbies and winning the Presidents Cup Trophy in 2015 ridden by the very experienced Mandy Johnstone who had brought him on in an exceptional manner throughout his jumping career. During the course of his showjumping career in South Africa, Lissabon was consistently in the tickets both in the 1.40m and 1.50m classes. 1.40m Mini Derby 2nd Maple Ridge WCQ 3rd Shongweni WCQ 4th Presidents Cup 1st He jumped the SA Derby twice, being the 2nd highest qualifier the first time and finished tie 6th. Ian and Vanessa felt that it would be a waste to put him out

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to pasture waiting for each breeding season, and decided instead to afford him the opportunity of competing in toplevel Showing classes. It was felt that while the Showing would be a little less physically demanding, it would be the ideal stage to demonstrate Lissabon’s near-perfect discipline, rideability, correctness and conformation. Needless to say, he very quickly made it to the top and has more than proven his worth. In his first year in the show ring he won the title of Horse Of The Year Show Supreme Breed Champion, and he also won the title of Supreme Champion Derby Show Horse at the Cell C Derby.

gaskins combined with a compact body and a deep girth, and the well-defined hind quarter makes the engine room sound enough for any obstacle. His broad, intelligent forehead with a powerful jowl balanced by a refined mouth, allows the simplest of snaffle bitting for competition. Small ears and the wall eye may be misleading to the passer-by but his honest look and his soft touch is anything but mean or belligerent. He has the most striking colouring which is regularly stamped onto his progeny: the Lissabon blaze is legendary!

All top horses have some quirks – what are Lissabon’s and what is he like around the yard? How important is conformation to Ian and would he make a Lissabon has a fairly strange, aloof nature in the yard. Nothing purchase solely on bloodlines or do a number of factors come fazes him at all. You will never find him screaming or kicking into play? doors. He will stand and quietly watch the other stallions making As with any good horseman, Ian considers a number of fools of themselves as he goes about his paddock. He does not factors when purchasing stallions. According to Ian, first bite or force himself into your space. Leading him is a pleasure he looks at the pedigree, and secondly he studies the with no rearing, pulling or dancing around, and going to and performance history of the dam-line. If this passes muster, from the phantom as well as the collection itself is done at a then he will he look at the third factor, i.e. the horse and his gentleman’s pace. He does not fight the handlers or charge at or her own phenotype. Fourthly, as a breeder, the breeding mares or the phantom but generally takes his time and quietly history of the horse could play an overriding role and lastly, gets the job done. Although not allowed at the stud, he could and probably most importantly in the absence of a breeding very well be presented daily for all tasks in a halter. history, the observable sporting characteristics would be taken into account. The ridden version is just as chilled but don’t go to sleep up top because the odd playful buck might just catch you. Lissabon himself has superb conformation from top to toe. He Lissabon is far from cold under saddle. His willingness to has sensible, weight-bearing feet, with a medium length solid work with a natural forwardness means one does not have cannon bone, his overall conformation is well put together to force any of the gaits. His schooling is immaculate and he and balanced and he stands four square. He sports strong is always ready to please his rider.

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By Luke Norman

FEI WORLD CUP™

DRIVING THE WINNER AS DUTCH CLAIM DOUBLE GOLD ON FINAL DAY OF EXTRAORDINARY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Theo TIMMERMAN

n one of the closest finishes in recent history, the Netherlands narrowly held off a resurgent German trio and a fighting Belgian challenge to claim their fourth successive European team gold after a captivating final day of competition on the final day of the Longines FEI European Championships in Gothenburg (SWE). Driven on by their irrepressible individual gold medallist IJsbrand Chardon, the Dutch just about maintained their air of invincibility, but they certainly had to work for it. Spurred on by consultant trainer and world number one Boyd Exell (AUS), the Germans came hard at the men in orange through the cones test, but with both individual bronze medallist Christoph Sandmann and Georg von Stein picking up late time penalties, they fell just short.

With all three Dutch drivers finishing inside the top six individual positions, the Netherlands took team honours with a total of 299.73 to the Germans’ 308.94. “We fought hard for this, nine points is not a lot.They were very close.” Team gold medallist Koos de Ronde (NED). Compatriot Chardon was quick to add: “Boyd is very clever, he certainly made their team better.” The Belgians showed their emerging strength, claiming team bronze after holding off a spirited last-day challenge from the French team, for whom Anthony Horde went double clear, one of six individual drivers to achieve the feat. “Team Belgium is ready to challenge now, individual silver

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medallist Edouard Simonet said after finishing less than two points behind Chardon’s winning score of 150.37. “We will work on our dressage to get even better with Glenn (Geerts) and Dries (Degrieck) and with the marathon we need to get a more consistent performance and then we will be really close to the Dutch and the Germans.” Geerts, who at 28 years old is the elder statesman of the team, stressed the “huge boost” a first Championship medal will give to the sport in Belgium, after they finished on 320.04, just over 13 penalties clear of the French. Ultimately, however, no-one could quite steal the limelight from Chardon. Fresh from revelling in the “rock concert crowd” of marathon day, the 55-year-old thrived in front of a full house at the Heden Arena.

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“For me it helps. The bigger the pressure the better. The horses were so good it was easy in the end.” Double Dutch gold medallist IJsbrand Chardon Indeed the Dutchman was clear enough of the rest of the field to let out a yelp of delight and start his celebrations at the last obstacle, even though he knocked off a ball. “I was too happy, I’m sorry!” he laughed. Closest challenger Simonet reflected on a dilemma facing many top young sportsmen. “It’s good but there’s a little disappointment, I did a little mistake on the marathon. But I’m only 27 and the future is in front of me. I have many Championships to try and get the gold.”

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A further point back, Germany’s Sandmann praised the virtues of working with world champion Exell while acknowledging the relationship cannot last.

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“Boyd is so professional, so thorough, everything is 1000%. We hope to keep him but next time we have the World Equestrian Games and then we will be fighting each other,” he said ruefully. As a contented crowd poured out of the Heden Arena, it was left to Exell, the biggest name in the sport, to deliver a final verdict on an extraordinary Longines FEI European Championships. “Yesterday was a stonking crowd, it was like a rock concert out there and a full house,” said the Australian. “The nice thing was that driving looked like the most popular of all the equestrian disciplines.”

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RECORD 3 IN A ROW SUCCESSIVE WINS FOR SIOBHAN RECORDS AT THE CELL C OPEN DRESSAGE DERBY By Lynda Records | Photos by Jacqui S Photography

The open dressage derby is one of a kind and tests the ridersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; horsemanship like no other dressage competition does. The class started with 18 competitors and two qualifying rounds over the first two days of Cell C Open Dressage Derby. Scores over the two days were added together and the 3 riders with the highest overall scores over the qualifying rounds qualified to ride in the 2017 Cell C Open Dressage Derby.

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n the evening before the “big class” the 3 competitors were handed a dressage test which they had to ride the next day. This was a completely new test so until then unseen by the competitors and as they only got the test late afternoon, there was no time to practice. On the day of the event each competitor rides this new test in front of 3 judges.The judges do not sit near each other nor are they allowed to discuss marks. The 3 scores of the riders are added up and percentages given. Now the difficult part comes that tests the riders true ability and his sensitivity and “feel” for a horse. Rider 1 rides the horse of rider 2 and rider 2 rides the horse of rider 3 and rider 3 rides the horse of rider 1.They are not allowed to change saddles and the only altering they can do is adjust the length of the stirrup leathers. When rider 1 gets onto rider 2’s horse or the “strange horse” they are timed for 3 minutes maximum and during this time the rider has to “get the feel” of the new horse then proceed to the arena and ride the test in front of the same 3 judges. Now have you ever borrowed a friend’s car or even got a new car and you pop the clutch, switch windscreen wipers on when you meant to indicate, not sure which side you put petrol in or even how to open the bonnet? You just need time to adjust to this new car! So our riders at Cell C Open Dressage Derby have 3 minutes to adjust to this horse. Does the horse get tense if you have spurs on? Is he so soft in mouth that you have to have the

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lightest of contacts? And what about the horse? You have one rider at 50 kg and another rider at 85 kg so the horse feels a huge difference in weight. Each rider has a different type of saddle so you have that to adjust to as well. There are so many variables that make this the quintessential dressage competition of the year, and not for the faint hearted. The top 3, Siobhan Records on Royal Darco, Patrick Brown on Yellowood and Adriaan van Wyk on Flaneur were impressive with all 3 of them getting decent marks on each other’s horse. It was a nail biting finish with the commentator not announcing the results of the last round. The winning rider was announced, much to the delight of the crowds, as Siobhan Records. The winning horse, (that is the horse which gave all 3 competitors the best score) was announced as Siobhan Record’s ride Royal Darco, owned by Saddle Fitting Specialists. This was a double whammy and we haven’t seen a horse and rider combination takes this title for over a decade. This competition is one of a kind and a truer test of horsemanship you just don’t get. The great thing was that all 3 riders had wonderful camaraderie and it was a competition that could have gone either way. Siobhan was awarded the winners sash and medal for this prestigious award in the main arena at Kyalami Park to the applause of the delighted audience who stood and clapped for this diminutive rider who showed size doesn’t actually count!

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FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE 2017/2018 WERTH AND WEIHEGOLD HEAD HOME-SIDE WHITEWASH AT STUTTGART By Louise Parkes Isabell Werth (GER) Presentation

Second win in a row for defending series champion as German riders claim five of top six places; runner-up Dorothee Schneider rockets up to fourth on league table

ith style, panache and the greatest of ease, defending series champions Isabell Werth (48) and her wonderful 12-yearold mare Weihegold cruised to victory at the third leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017/2018 Western European League on home ground in Stuttgart, Germany. And in a feast of fabulous performances it was fellow-countrywomen Dorothee Schneider (Sammy Davis Jr.) and Helen Langehanenberg (Damsey FRH) who slotted into second and third places.

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Helen Langehanenberg (GER)

Sweden’s Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven (Paridon Magi) finished fourth, but only fractionally ahead of Germany’s Fabienne Lutkemeier (Fabregaz) and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (Zaire-E) in fifth and sixth spots.There was nothing fractional about Werth’s win however, her score of 87.575 percent leaving her well ahead of Schneider who posted 82.805. And it was a particularly satisfying result for the phenomenal athlete who this year alone claimed her third FEI World Cup™ Dressage title along with triple-gold at the FEI European Championships in Gothenburg (SWE).

tempis was all mine!” Werth admitted, but it was still nothing short of spectacular. Taking “the full risk” in Dressage terms means chasing down marks by challenging the horse to produce each movement to the maximum, although when it doesn’t come off it can prove expensive. The fluency of Werth’s work with Weihegold was so exquisite however that even an error couldn’t prevent their absolute supremacy.

“Weihe has had such a great year, and after Gothenburg we gave her a long break but we thought it would be lovely to bring her to Stuttgart for the home crowd to see her and it was really nice. She’s only been working lightly for the last few weeks so we didn’t take the full risk like we did in Aachen or Gothenburg this summer, but I’m very happy with how she went, it was a great day!”, she said.

Schneider’s 11-year-old stallion Sammy Davis Jr. continues to impress in his first season at Grand Prix level and this pair posted some massive artistic scores, while Langehanenberg’s 15-year-old stallion Damsey FRH produced breath-taking extended trot on his way to earning a score of 79.615 for third place. “He was super-fresh but really happy to be out competing and really keen to perform. He really came to life in his test and it’s great for an older horse like him to be still enjoying competition so much!”, said the 2013 FEI World Cup™ Dressage champion.

The Freestyle test wasn’t perfect, “the mistake in the two-

Werth doesn’t earn points in the Western European League

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Isabell Werth (GER)

series and only has to line out twice with whichever horse she chooses to defend her title at the 2018 Final in Paris, France next April. She has three to choose from, Don Johnson taking runner-up spot at the opening qualifier in Herning, Denmark before Emilio came out on top in Lyon and then Weihegold followed suit. She’s spoiled for choice, and her next outing will be at the sixth leg in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in January. Before that however the rest of those chasing down a muchcoveted place at the Final will be battling it out in round four at Salzburg (AUT) and the fifth qualifier at London Olympia (GBR) in December. Sweden’s Patrik Kittel continues to top the league table by a considerable margin ahead of Switzerland’s Marcela Krinke Susmelj in second place, Spain’s Morgan Barbancon Mestre in third and Germany’s Dorothee Schneider who has moved up from 13th to fourth spot thanks to her runner-up finish.

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RESULTS: 1,WEIHEGOLD OLD (ISABELL WERTH) GER 87.575; 2, SAMMY DAVIS JR. (DOROTHEE SCHNEIDER) GER 82.805; 3, DAMSEY FRH (HELEN LANGEHANENBERG) GER 79.615; 4, PARIDON MAGI (TINNEVILHELMSON SILFVEN) SWE 78,280; 5, FABREGAZ (FABIENNE LUTKEMEIER) GER 78.190; 6, ZAIRE-E (JESSICAVON BREDOW-WERNDL) GER 78.185; 7, SOHNLEIN BRILLIANT MJ (BELINDA WEINBAUER) AUT 76.950; 8, RUBINS NITE (HAYLEY WATSON-GREAVES) GBR 75.515; 9, SANTURION DE MASSA (DANIEL PINTO) POR 75.120; 10, SIR DONNERHALL LL OLD (MORGAN BARBANCON MESTRE) ESP 74.160.

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FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING VIVA LAS VEGAS! USA’S RICHARD SPOONER AND CHATINUS CLAIM LONGINES VICTORY By Catie Staszak

Richard Spooner Clock Presentation

he old adage claims that “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” but it will be hard to keep secret the talent of Richard Spooner’s (USA) new equine star, Chatinus. Spooner piloted the 10-year-old Hanoverian to the gelding’s first World Cup qualifier victory in the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Las Vegas (USA). “I’m just very optimistic for the future with this horse,” Spooner said. “It’s just absolutely blowing my mind.” Spooner defeated Alison Robitaille (USA) and Serise du Bidou to claim the top check, outpacing that duo’s time by nearly three

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seconds. First to go in a select jump-off field of three, Robitaille and her mount crossed the timers in 40.20 seconds; Spooner and Chatinus finished in 37.30 seconds. Karrie Rufer (USA) and Georgie d’Auvray EC, the only other combination to advance to the shortened track, finished in the third position. Last to go and Spooner to catch, Rufer elected to retire after her mount pulled a rail, but it was still a career-best finish for the amateur rider, who was competing in just the second World Cup qualifying competition of her career. The course designed by Oscar Soberón (MEX) made for great show jumping, as the crowd on hand was on the edge of their seats waiting for a clear round. They did not get one until 21 horse and rider pairs had competed, but they did not

Alison Robitaille

have to wait much longer for a second:The west coast audience showed their appreciation when fan favorite Spooner, 24th to go, guaranteed a jump-off. A total of 29 competitors jumped in Round 1. “I stuck with my plan. I walked the course and just did what my original plan was, and it worked out,” Spooner said. Spooner now sits atop the standings of the west coast sub league of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League with 58 points. Robitaille leads the east coast sub league standings; she has 52 points. “For me, it’s unfamiliar ground to have a horse that just kind of goes in the ring and is just like an ATM machine at this point!” Spooner said of Chatinus, whom he has only had since the summer. Chatinus also posted top five finishes in World Cup qualifiers at Sacramento (USA) and Del Mar (USA) this season.

RESULTS: 1.CHATINUS,RICHARD SPOONER (USA) 0/0 37.30 2.SERISE DU BIDOU,ALISON ROBITAILLE (USA) 0/0 40.20 3.GEORGIE D’AUVRAY EC,KARRIE RUFER (USA) 0/RET 4.BULL RUN’S FAUSTINO DETILLI,KRISTENVANDERVEEN (USA) 4 71.19 5.MILANO,MANDY PORTER (USA) 4 74.27 6.TEMBLA,KARL COOK (USA) 4 74.51 7.HILFIGERVAN DE OLMENHOEVE,EMILY MOFFITT (GBR) 4 75.23 8.KAHLUA,ANDREW KOCHER 4 76.46

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Richard Spooner Main Presentation

Richard Spooner (USA) – 1st “This horse is such a fresh mount for me that we’re still in the discovery phase. So far, I really like what I see. Paris is going to be a big challenge for every rider and every horse and rider combination as well as for me. I have a lot of boxes to check before I get there, but thus far, every box that has showed itself…we’re just kind of going down the list and making the checks.” Alison Robitaille (USA) — 2nd “It’s been a big goal of mine to qualify for World Cup Finals, and I’m feeling really good about getting some good placings the last few weeks, and I’m looking forward to April. I’m really excited about the season I’m having, especially as I set this goal for myself early, early on.” Karrie Rufer (USA) — 3rd “My horse, I got almost two years ago. He’d never jumped more than 1.45-meter [before I got him]. For me, my ﬁrst time is his ﬁrst time. Every time we go in the ring and we jump 1.50-meter or 1.60-meter, it’s just a great surprise that he keeps rising to the challenge. He takes everything with a great attitude. He loves what he does, and he has a fun time doing it.”

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By Louise Parkes

EUROPEAN VAULTING CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SENIORS:TRIPLE GOLD FOR GERMANY AND ITALY TAKE PAS DE DEUX TITLE

First ever Championship titles for German individuals Kristina Boe and Erik Oese and Italian pair Stopazzini and Lupacchini 78

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Kristina Boe

he FEI European Vaulting Championships for Seniors, hosted in Ebreichsdorf, Austria, once again showed Germany’s dominance in the sport winning three out of the four gold medals on offer, Team gold, individual female for Kristina Boe and Erik Oese winning the individual male, whilst Silvia Stopazzini and Lorenzo Lupacchini made history for Italy with the pas de deux gold. Kristina Boe put on a dominant display throughout the competition winning her first ever Championship gold medal, and a title which has evaded Germany in the senior female category for almost 10 years. Together with Winnie Schlüter and Don de la Mar, Kristina performed her freestyle interpretation of Rey from Star Wars to great applause from the crowd. Kristina, a doctor by occupation, couldn’t hide her

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Lorenzo Lupacchini; Pas de Deux senior; Silvia Stopazzini Ebreichsdorf

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disbelief as she dismounted from her near faultless 2nd round freestyle, giving her a total score of 8,398. The silver medal went to fellow German Sarah Kay who, alongside Sir Valentin 5 & lunger Dina Menke scored 8,121, proving she is firmly back at the top of the sport after returning from injury, having last medalled in 2012. Switzerland’s Nadja Büttiker won the compulsory round and, with horse Keep Cool and Monika WinklerBischofsberger, showed great creative flair throughout her freestyle and technical test to take the bronze medal on 8,090. FEI World Cup 2017 winner Anna Cavallaro (ITA) just missed out on the medals finishing 4th (7,947).

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Erik Oese fought off tough competition in the highly competitive individual male category to win another gold for Germany on 8,232. Together with his long time team of lunger Andras Bässler and Calvador 5, he lead throughout the first round and, after a tricky technical test he performed a dramatic rendition of his final freestyle to win his first ever Championship title. 2015 European Champion Jannis Drewell (GER) alongside Diabolus 3 and his mother Simone Drewell on the lunge fought back from a fall in his first round freestyle to perform an incredible technical test and final freestyle winning him the silver medal (8,148). France’s Clément Taillez won his first ever individual medal, taking bronze (8,078) on Dyronn lunged by Cedric Cottin Holzberger.

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Individual Senior male Erik Oese

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Senior Individual male Erik Oese vaulter,German chef dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;equipe Ulla Ramage and Lunger, Andras Bassler.

2017 World Cup winners Silvia Stopazzini and Lorenzo Lupacchini from Italy brought the party to the Championships as they danced the Samba on the back of Rosenstolz 99 with Laura Carnabuci on the lunge. Impressing with their intense choreography and creative flair they scored 8,840 to take the gold medal, the first time Italy has ever won an FEI pas de deux senior medal. European Champions from 2011 Theresa-Sophie Bresch and Torben Jacobs alongside Picardo 13 and Alexandra Knauf scored 8,606 for their seamless Bonnie and Clyde pas de deux earning them the silver medal. Whilst the young German pairing of Timo Gerdes and Jolina Ossenberg-Engels rectified their first round mistakes to perform an outstanding 2nd freestyle placing them 3rd (8,210) on Caram OE lunged by Claudia Doller-Ossenberg. The FEI European Championships ended in spectacular fashion with the team competition. Team Germany who were 3rd after the compulsory round with Danny Boy 25 and Patric Looser on the lunge fought back with two energetic freestyles that highlighted their incredible athleticism. The team consisting of previous individual and pas de deux medallists drew on all their experience to perform an outstanding final freestyle scoring 8,419. Team Switzerland who had held the lead following an unbelievable compulsory round narrowly missed out on the gold medal with their new horse Rayo de la Luz and Monika WinklerBishcofsberger, they finished a close 2nd on 8,407. Team Austria delighted the home crowd to win the bronze medal with Maria Lehrmann and Alessio Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Amabile (8,164).

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