HJN Content posted for April, 2006

Ian Roberts Highest Placed Canadian At Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event

Ian Roberts of Port Perry, ON, was Canada’s top placed competitor at the CCI**** Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event held April 26-30 in Lexington, KY. Competitors from around the globe gathered to contest the only three-day event in the western hemisphere to be held at the four-star level. Following three phases of competition - dressage, cross-country and show jumping, Roberts placed 23rd overall. (Read on…)

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Hoy, Hoy, Hoy…

Rolex 2006 will be memorable in many ways. The record crowd of nearly 10,000 (a 15-year high) that filled the Horse Park during the past four days, the perfect weather, and the fact that Andrew Hoy (AUS) moved up 16 places to win this year’s CCI****. (Read on…)

Australia’s Andrew Hoy Comes From “Down Under” to Take the 2006 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Farnam

Rails fell like raindrops during the final day of the 2006 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Farnam at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, on Sunday, April 30. The performances were as unpredictable as the weather, which opened the door for Australia’s Andrew Hoy and his Master Monarch to prove they were indeed the masters of the three-day CCI**** grueling showdown. (Read on…)

EHNING AND SANDRO BOY REIGN SUPREME……

In a rare show of emotion Germany’s Marcus threw his arms around Sandro Boy’s neck and punched the air in delight after claiming the FEI World Cup Jumping trophy for the second time in his career at the Putra Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. (Read on…)

2006 FEI General Assembly - Special Update, day 4

The FEI General Assembly continued today with the meetings of the Geographical Groups with the FEI Bureau. One of the important issues identified yesterday in the individual Group meetings concerned the FEI Equine Anti-Doping and Medication Control Rules that had been approved by the FEI Bureau at their meeting in Bahrain in November 2005. (Read on…)

Ehning takes Word Cup. Engle is highest American in 11th Place

Course Designer Frank Rothenberger has built a course that befits a World Cup Final. There are two fences of 1.60 m. The treble comes early at No 5, going triple bar – one stride – vertical – two long strides - Oxer, then three short strides to the Masjid Jamek vertical at 1.60 m. (Read on…)

Becky Holder (USA) and Courageous Comet Lead the Pack After Cross-Country Phase at the 2006 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Farnam

It was a big and challenging course that greeted the 59 horse-and-rider combinations going into Saturday’s grueling cross-country phase at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Farnam. And while many Kentuckians’ minds were on next weekend’s Kentucky Derby and the “most exciting two minutes in sports,” the eventing world and tens of thousands of visitors to the nation’s horse center in Lexington jammed the expansive cross-country course. (Read on…)

2006 FEI General Assembly - Special Update, day 3

The third day of the FEI General Assembly was the day of the Geographical Group meetings. The 134 National Federations affiliated to the FEI are divided into nine geographical Groups in order to coordinate activities and facilitate communication. The Groups convened to discuss topics of common interest which will be presented tomorrow to the FEI Bureau. (Read on…)

At the FEI World Cup 2006, Kent Farrington and Madison win the KL Grand Prix

The KL Grand Prix presented by MAS Kargo attracts a world class field on the Saturday night of the Kuala Lumpur World Cup Final show.

Young Charlotte Morse of Hong Kong gets them started. Riding the beautiful Westfalian stallion Lanceretto (Lancer x Grannus), she rides a fantastic round. Only the Terengganu Boat fence with the water tray beneath comes down for 4 penalties in a time of 77.39 secs. (Read on…)

Acclaimed Del Mar National Horse Show Concludes with Hunter/Jumper Week, May 2 - 7

The 61st annual Del Mar National Horse Show, one of the most prestigious horse shows in the nation, wraps up its third and final week with Hunter/Jumper Week, Tuesday through Sunday, May 2–7. (Read on…)

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