EFA Youth Development Jumping Squad selection series

 

As part of the selection process for the National Youth Development Squad a two competition selection series was conducted in each State between 01 July and 20 December 2008.  The riders have been ranked according to their performance and the leading twelve riders are listed below.

In principle, the National Young Rider Jumping Squad will comprise up to 20 riders; however, this may vary from time to time. The squad will be selected based on general and competition criteria as below.

It is intended the selection of the Squad will comprise of:

1          The current Australian Young Rider Champion

2          Eligible Young Riders selected on the National Senior Squad

3          Up to 12 riders selected under the Competition Criteria

4          6 riders selected under the General Criteria (see below).

General Criteria

Given that at any stage of the competition criteria riders may for any reason not be able to participate, each State may nominate an additional rider for consideration by the National Jumping Selection Panel.

It is intended that the respective State Jumping Selection Panels will nominate an eligible rider it considers a worthy member of the Squad.

Members of this squad are, in principle, talented individuals who are identified as riders who produce consistent levels of performance and achievements in Jumping classes of 1.30m and better.  The development of these riders will ensure they are able to move to senior competition with a professional and guided background. 

source EFA National

In total 112 riders took part in the selection competitions. 

The squad will be announced on the 26 January 2009

 

Australian Youth Olympics 13th - 18th Jan 2009

 

In a little  over 2 months from now the 2009 Australian Youth Olympics will be held in Sydney. The nations invited are: Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oceania, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Chinese Taipei and the USA.

 

Show Jumping will be contested by the following countries with all riders using loan horses.

Australia, Great Britain, The USA, Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand.

Thistle Hill Fleetwood (Mac) will be one of the 30 loan horses needed for the Show Jumping competition.  Mac will start his journey shortly by joining Paula Hamood at Kilcoy Queensland, for some intense training before traveling to Sydney New South Wales with Paula’s daughter Olivia, who is one of the 4 Australian Show Jumping team members and grooms, Cassie Honour and Emily Slade (Macs groom)

So keep watching and read about the journey of a little Australian Stockhorse on his road to the (Youth) Olympics.

Tickets for the Opening Ceremony Wednesday 14 January 6.30pm
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Adults $25
Students & Conc. $18 
Family $70 (2 ad, 2 ch) 

www.ticketmaster.com.au or call 1300 883 622

Tickets for the Opening Ceremony on the 14/01/09 can be bought after the 7/11/08 at Ticketmaster

 

Below is a schedule for the 2009 Australian Youth Olympics

Qld Grand Prix Horse of the Year

 

30/07/08
Two weeks ago saw both Round 5 and Round 6 of the Qld Grand Prix Horse of the Year Series held. Round 5 was the Qld Country A & B Championships at Cairns Show.

The winner was Robert Goodwin of Warwick on Early Times. This puts them into the runner up position for the Newcomer Division which is still lead by Billy Raymont’s Stardom. Round 6 was the Gatton Show Grand Prix which was won by local rider Clem Smith & Dark Ages. In second place was Randlab Caponne ridden by Paula Hamood of Kilcoy making a great return to the showjumping arena after having her fourth child.

Dark Ages and Farmer Jacob now share the lead in the Horse of the Year Series. This week will see the Queensland’s FEI World Cup Rounds being run at Toowoomba, the Ekka and then onto Caboolture.
source EFAQ
Click on image for larger view.

Horses in pink denote that they are Newcomer’s for the 2008 Series.
Leaderboard updated by S Smith on the 28th July 2008.

Qld State Championships 25 - 28 July 2008

PRESS RELEASE - Friday program CANCELLED! 

Please be advised that the Showjumping Committee has made the tough decision to move the program indoors for this weekend’s State Championships.  The main arena is still water logged, and with the World Cup show next weekend, it is better to preserve the footing as much as possible.  Saturday is likely to run into the night, but not many other options are available now…

The prizemoney has been pooled into the two remaining classes for each section.  The State Champion will still be decided from the results from both classes.

Any enquiries can be directed to Alison Ford on 0419646737.

Saturday 26th - 7.30am Start

1. 1.20m  Two Phase  (approx 40 entries)
2. 1.30m Two Phase (approx 40 entries)
3. 1.40m Two Phase (approx 20 entries)
4. Junior Two Phase (approx 50 entries)
5. Young Rider Two Phase (approx 20 entries)
6. 1.10m Two Phase (approx 90 entries)

Sunday 27th 7.30am Start

No top 25 qualifiers, all eligible horses may start in the final.

1. 1.20m AM5
2. 1.30m AM5
3. 1.40m AM5
4. 1.10m AM5

Outdoor Arena - if weather permits

1. Junior AM5
2. Young Rider AM5
   Source EFA Qld Click Here

AUSTRALIA AGAINST THE USA, WITH A TOUCH OF MONEGASQUE PRESENCE

IT WAS AUSTRALIA AGAINST THE USA, WITH A TOUCH OF MONEGASQUE PRESENCE

27 June 2008

Edwina Alexander (AUS) and Isovlas Socrates

Guiseppe Rolli fell off his horse, Christina Liebherr’s horse went through the jump and Jean-Marc

Nicolas was eliminated, but other than that, it was just a tough course.

Again with long lines and sharp turns, Olaf Petersen wanted to get the best from the riders as a

test for the Grand Prix on Saturday.

Even the winner of the second class yesterday, Bernardo Alves (BRA), had to retire. He and his

horse Chupa Chup showed they were in Olympic form, but did not have their way.

Of the 32 starters in the second class today, it was Sheikh Ali Al Thani that had the most penalty

points. With 22 penalties on his résumé, he finished last. Again 11 combinations started in the

jump-off, which was full of riders that knew how to ride! Gerco Schröder (NED), Ludo

Philippaerts (BEL), Robert Whitaker (GBR), all of them had made it into the jump-off, but only

Edwina Alexander was fastest. Australia had beaten Beezie Madden with Onlight (Calando x

Landgraf), who represented the USA.

Winning €6.250, Edwina Alexander was very happy to go into the arena again, especially after

her second place in Cannes (although that was with Itôt du Château), she was happy to show the

form she and her horse Isovlas Socrates are in.  for more click here

Course Designing and Judging for Show Jumping

If you are interested in becoming a Course Designer or a Show Jumping Judge refer to Article 3 in the Addendum FEI Rules for Jumping. If you have any queries contact Alison Ford Secretary EFAQ Showjumping Committee Mobile 0419 646 737 Work Email: alison.ford@southbank.edu.au

FEI Rules for Jumping

E.F.A. Qld - THE RULES FOR BARASTOC YOUNG SHOW JUMPING HORSE OF THE YEAR 2008

HORSES MUST BE NO MORE THAN SIX (6) YEARS OF AGE AT THE 01/08/07 AND “D” GRADE AS FROM THE FIRST QUALIFYING SHOW BEING TOOWOOMBA ROYAL.
· Entry fees must be paid with nomination - bring your $10 with you when you walk the course!
No money = no points = no prizemoney.
· These classes will be run over 2 rounds with 1st round maximum height of 1.10m
· 1 point being gained for first round clear
· 1 point being gained for clear jump off (total of 2 pts for double clear).
· Time faults do not apply, only jumping faults.
· All Double Clear Rounds will share in a prize pool of $250.00 plus $5.00 out of every $10.00 entry,
the other $5.00 will be donated to the host show. All Double Clear Rounds will also receive a Barastoc hat.
· The points gained at each of these qualifying shows will be kept and tallied. Where at the Toowoomba
World Cup final if there is an equality of points, those horses will go into a third round jump off for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th placing’s for the Barastoc Young SJ Horse of the Year 2008.
· Prize Money is as follows 1st $1000.00 plus inscribed rug, 2nd $650.00, 3rd $450.00, 4th $250.00,
5th $200.00. Plus the top 5 place getters will share in a total of 30 bags of Barastoc feed.

Series Enquiries to Paula Hamood 07 5497 1243 or 0403 370 330
Or Carly Overton 07 5467 0567 or 0428 611 645

Training Tips for your dog or horse

Tyan Bannockbyrne CD “Tascha” doing some still shots for the Stocklands Northlakes campaign. Another page “Training Tips for Dogs and Horses” will be added to the Heymist Downs website in the near future. Keep checking back to see what tricks you can learn to do with your pet.

VIP Dog Training Centre Gold Coast
Innotek Training and Fencing Systems
Association of Pet Dog Trainers
Karen Pryor Clicker Training

Sheba and Shi Shi - Depart for Kuwait

After 6 months of training and nurturing, Sheba and Shi Shi headed off on the gruelling 34 hour flight to Kuwait City via Singapore and Dubai. They travelled with Dogtainers who did a great job. They arrived safely in Kuwait and after a quick trip to the Vet Hospital for a check up and wash they they went off to their new home with Fahad and his daughter.

Sheba and Shi Shi - Final Pre-Flight Vet checks

Sheba and Shi Shi has their final vaccinations and vet checks at the Mudgeeraba Animal Hospital before their flight to Kuwait.

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