Issue 17 | December 2017
FEI WORLD DRESSAGE CHALLENGE REPORT JONNY HILBERATH - Part one of his Masterclass
EQUITANA
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FROM THE EDITOR WELCOME TO THE ISSUE SEVENTEEN OF THE DRESSAGENZ BULLETIN
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It’s been an inspiring few weeks since Equidays with lots of balls in the air - some are still up there trapped by currents of air - some have been well caught. We’ve had Equitana in NZ for the first time. Sadly I wasn’t able to attend this time but a huge thanks to Kevin, Rod and the team for bringing the event across the Tasman and enabling our sport to be showcased at the highest level to a new audience. Thanks also to the riders and volunteers for their commitment – new venue, new event – it’s never easy. I was also very fortunate to attend an ESNZ organised Chef d’Equipe training session. The highlight of this was listening to Olympic tri athlete Hamish Carter. His candid appraisal of the difference in his own approach and performances at Sydney 2000 where he openly admitted “I freaked out” and Athens 2004 where he won four years later was truly inspirational with lots of lessons attached. Then to finish the week it was on to the Livamol FEI World Dressage Challenge in Christchurch. Canterbury weather really turned it on to set the great mood that prevailed throughout the event. It truly was a pleasure to be involved with the team that assisted Dressage NZ host the event again in the south - now a truly established biannual event on the southern calendar. The riders showed that they are really competitive in this world wide competition and we are all eagerly awaiting the final results when the 2017 Challenge concludes at the end of December. End of December? Well if that is looming I must take this opportunity to wish all readers a very happy festive season and thank everyone who has contributed to Dressage NZ and the DressageNZ Bulletin in any way during 2017. We appreciate you being part of our team. I'll leave you with a few thoughts from Hamish Carter to ponder “Sometimes the more uncomfortable you feel the closer you are to the truth. “The plan will never be perfect” “Perfect is as good as it needs to be to get the job done” “90% of performance happens prior to the day” “Practice being self sufficient – athletes need the space to make their own skilful decisions when the unexpected happens” "It’s all about delivering performance under pressure".
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JOINING THE DOTS
EQUITANA REVIEW
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
With Jonny Hilberath...
We reflect on all of the special moments...
We put all the gifts you need on one page, shop with your fingers from home!...
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GOOD SORTS REPORT
MITAVITE QUESTION OF THE MONTH
CHAMPIONS &CO
SERIES LEADERBOARDS
We look around the country at the recent championships...
Who's in the lead and who's on the way up?...
We review the event and performances...
Celebrating the people who make our sport so special...
Alternatives to Hay...
NATIONAL NEWS
THE STARS ALIGNED OVER CANTERBURY The Livamol NZL section of the FEI World Dressage Challenge is being hailed as the best ever hosted in the South Island. Brilliant sunshine, great mood, beautifully prepared venue, fabulous hardworking OC, and last but not least, great team and individual performances
L to R New Zealand team photo: Christine Lovelady (CDE), Nicola Maley (Astek Galahad), Robin Haberfield (Selector), Lauren Haig (Westford Lanciano), Helen Hughes-Keen (Selector), Maria Schwennesen (Foreign Judge- AUS), Melissa Galloway (Windermre J'Obei W), Judy Alderdice (Selector), Sue Harris (National Judge NZl), Millie Thompson (Rifesyde Prancer) Photo: NZEQUINE
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NATIONAL NEWS The stars aligned over the NEC Christchurch from the minute 42 horses and ponies were accepted at the FEI World Dressage Challenge horse inspection. The mood was positive with a mix of experience and nervous anticipation from first time participants. Great work from the stewards and the FEI vet team put everyone at ease in that phase, which can be a stressful experience. But the biggest threat, aside from a couple of wayward horses who thought they could add a bit of excitement, was looking like a bit too much Canterbury sunshine for some. The draw for start order followed in a party atmosphere at the Johnson & Couzins marquee, but first we heard the fabulous news from 2017 naming rights sponsor, Kerrin Beatson representing Livamol, that they loved being involved in this event and would continue for another year in 2018.
Robin Haberfield retiring national selector announced the NZL team who were then all presented with a Livamol team sash, vest and cap adding a true team appearance. Chef d’Equipe, Christine Lovelady’s role then began and it was her job to get the team to the line the next day with no distractions to affect performance. The team selection for the Challenge needs to take into consideration that coefficients are applied to the scores. The Intermediate I and Prix St Georges carry a coefficient of 1.2 and the Youth class 1.1, so the selectors choice to overtake the current team leaders, Kyrgyzstan (1st) and Australia (2nd) were the well performed combinations of Millie Thompson (Canterbury) Rifesyde Prancer (Youth), Nicola Maley(Canterbury) Astek Galahad and Melissa Galloway (Marlborough) Windermere J’Obei W, (both in Prix St Georges) and Lauren Haig (Canterbury), Westford Lanciano in the Intermediate I. This was probably the youngest WDC team NZL has ever selected with an average age of just 26 years, ranging from 16 to .... you can work it out! The Stable Art by Belinda best presented awards were vigilantly scored taking into account grooming, physical condition of the horse, behaviour at halt,
equipment, training of the horse for the presentation, the turn, and general behaviour throughout the inspection. The top placed Youth combination was Charlotte Thomas & Te Puke (89%) and the Senior and overall award went to Nicola Maley and Astek Galahad with a whopping 96%. So the stars began to align as the sun went down on a balmy summer evening ready for an early competition start the next day. The Exclusively Your’s Youth class of seven starters was first up, with Lucy Cochrane on her mother’s warmblood Lovely Rita (by Riverdance) setting the pace. Lucy had been upset with herself the night before drawing the dreaded number one, but advice to “make then all chase you” seemed to work and they scored 65.42% and set a good standard for the next riders. But then along came Millie Thomson and Rifesyde Prancer at number six and performed an accurate and harmonious test for 67.17% and first place. Prancer was bred by local enthusiast Brugs Nichols by Iberico from the ERP Kirkwood Sorceress. Millie has university in her sights, but will continue to be Canterbury based to continue riding. She works with a number of trainers believing she can learn something from
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them all. Millie also knows she must start planning the next stage if she is to meet her future ambitious goals and will be looking for a horse to move on to. The Youth Class was the Childrens FEI Team Test which is approx NZL level 3. It was a delight to see seven starters in this class as two years ago this division had no entries. Next up was the biggest class, the Zilco NZ Senior I class which used the Children’s FEI Individual Test, again around level 3. Fourteen riders faced the judges and when the results were posted, it was number one for Marlborough’s Diane Wallace and the six year old Donnerubin gelding KP Dexter who just has quality and potential stamped all over him. It was a very special win for Diane as she bred this horse from her good mare Danielle (Dynamit/ Miss Four/ Schweppeshire Lad) at her own Kessley Park stables. She is really excited for the future of this horse. “There was a moment at the horse inspection that gave me a bit of a scare though” she chuckles. “The vet said he wasn’t sure that he could pass him and was very happy to take him off my hands. I was
glad to find out he was just joking. He was really impressed by his quality and attitude”. Diane went on to thank her ever supportive husband Rodney who often comes along to the shows to help and also supports her goals and dreams. So where to next? “South Island Champs, Bates Nationals and Horse of the Year here we come!” This was the only the combination to crack the 70% barrier, with Rebecca Rowlands (Solo) and Bev Uttridge (Katja) fighting out the minor placings, both on 68%. It was Bev’s first WDC. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do but haven’t been quite brave enough”. So a third place was a real buzz and a reward for the bravery, as it was for fourth placegetter Nelson’s Rachel Thomas on the lovely grey mare warmblood Gurteen’s Velvet (Gryffindor/Parkridge Locomotion) Then it was on to the Hatton & Lilly Senior II – the FEI Junior test of approximately NZL level 5. Karolyn Norton had not originally nominated Larapinta Primadonna but took the opportunity when Dressage NZ called for more riders to go on the wait list.
A few more late withdrawals meant they got a start and went on to win by 2% from Rebecca Rowlands and Southwell Rendevous. Primadonna is a lovely type of mare, by Sir Donnerhall/ Larapinta Dutch Tulip, imported from Australia. Rebecca had to be content with being twice the bridesmaid. Julie Fraser and Arnage Rumba were another combination pulled in off the wait list to be rewarded with third. But for a course error, sponsor of the Youth class, Anna Gale, could have been fourth, just 1% basically covering 4th – 9th places. The team pressure started to gather in Syncroflex Prix St Georges class. Diane Wallace was the first up on her eight year old Prestige VDL gelding Profile, followed by Anna Terrell on Caithness Masquerade. Diane formerly produced this mare to Grand Prix level and now at seventeen years of age, she proving to be a wonderful schoolmistress for Anna ending up in fourth place behind Diane & Profile who were third The team riders didn’t let the pressure affect their focus. Melissa Galloway came out firing to deliver a winning score of 68.22% on Windermere J”Obei W, and Nicola Maley on Astek Galahad in second on 65.33%. Both these horses are young in Prix St Georges terms so are ones to watch for the future. The selectors’ picks are looking good with two wins and a second so far but what can Lauren Haig do in the Livamol Intermediate I. Well she wasn’t to be outdone by her team mates and she also notched up a win on Westford Lanciano (by Landioso) with 66.32% in the Livamol sponsored Int I. A special moment for her as was ten years to the day back in 2007 that she won the Children’s Preliminary Class on her pony Christmas Edition at the same show. Sophie Griffith and Frangelico F who have been successful in FEI young rider classes at Prix St Georges made the move
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Lynda Clark (Dressage Chair) thanks Mel van der Pol Photo: NZEQUINE
up to Int I moving into second place on 63.62%, with Gael Kofoed (Il Divo) and Joy White (Gammon KS) completing the small field of four. At the prizegiving Maria Schwennsen complimented the riders on the improvement she noted in the overall standard since she judged the competition in Christchurch four years ago. TEAM RESULTS The national selectors were clearly on form with their choice of team, and all credit to them for the huge amount of background work they do during the year and the knowledge and expertise they bring to the role. They judge from one end of the country to the other at all levels of events and are very cognisant of performances at all levels. At the end of the event we knew it was going to be a close call, but as the running team rankings are not published by the FEI until the end of the challenge year, we dared not get too excited on the day until we checked and double checked and came up with NZL as the provisional leader – it doesn’t get much closer than this. This result is still to be validated by the FEI and now we wait until the final results in the New Year. NZL: 239.840 Kyrgyzstan 239.53 Australia 239.131 Thirty two countries have now competed in the 2017 FEI World Dressage Challenge. The Chinese Taipei Challenge is the 10th December, and this nation has always been strongly
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competitive in the challenge working hard to develop the sport through importing quality horses and trainers. Other nations listed to compete are CHN, CZE, INA, MAS and MAW THANKS Although the stars seemed to align and shine, the success of any event is dependent on so many sectors. Behind the scenes, the support crew of Chef d’Equipe Christine Lovelady, the amazing admin team led by Mel van der Pol, the super stewards team led by Rachel McCallum, Kerrin Beatson from naming rights sponsors Livamol, class sponsors Zilco, Syncroflex, Hatton & Lilly and Exclusively Yours, Stable Art by Belinda, Johnson & Couzins Hire, the Southern Trust, the selectors, and of course Steve Irwin the NEC caretaker who went the extra mile for us with arena preparation, all need to be applauded for contributing to the event, each with their own type of expertise.
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MASTERCLASS
JOINING THE DOTS WITH JONNY HILBERATH Article by Jess Roberts Photos by Libby Law
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MASTERCLASS
The masterclass was a two-hour long insight into the kind, simple and sympathetic training methods of the world-renowned Jonny Hilberath. He has trained and competed many horses to Grand Prix, but now spends much of his time as a sought-after trainer, with his most recent success being coach to the gold-medal-winning German team at the Rio Olympics. This was his first ever visit to NZ. The Masterclass consisted of eight sessions, starting with a L2/3 combination right up to Grand Prix. Hilberath’s depth of knowledge was obvious, and his quiet manner and gentle humour put the riders at ease. This, balanced with careful discipline and attention to the basics, brought some great results and was a delight to watch.
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This is Part one of a three part series featuring the Equitak Excel Masterclass RIDER ONE: GRACE FARRELL AND VOLLRATH LUIGI Young rider Grace and her gorgeous 8-year-old Lessing gelding are on the 2017 Talent ID squad and have been competing at L3 this season. After warming up, Hilberath asks Grace to start with sitting trot and begin some lateral work. Initially Luigi is a little sticky when he comes around to the centreline and starts the leg yield. “It’s important when you turn your horse through the corner and onto the centreline that you have a safe balance,” observes Hilberath. “To bend the horse enough means simply that [I can see] the inside eyeball of the horse. That means he is bent enough. It’s important that you get a smooth turn without any irritation in the balance or rhythm of the horse.” Grace rides the movement once more. “Better, much better,” he praises. “Also the transition into your leg yield was much more ‘safe’.
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Grace Farrell & Jonny after her lesson were all smiles. Photo: provided
"...to ride the horse straight, sounds very simple and very easy but it’s not, it’s rather difficult."
That is something that you can take home – that the horse has to learn now for the next weeks and months to go a bit more easily from your leg. He’s sometimes a little bit slow and a little bit tense. If the horse gets a little bit behind your aids, just react a bit more through your seat. Also you may take the horse a little bit up in front so he doesn’t get too much weight on your hands or his shoulder, and get him thinking a little bit more forward by himself. Because the more the horse presses down on our hands, it works like a handbrake,” he explains. “The horse gets simply slower, and for sure that we don’t want.
because then you have a little ‘hold’ or help from the rails. And you can feel there that he gets a little lower on your hand, you just pick the hand up – don’t be shy! Much better!” The session finishes with an extended trot across the diagonal. “Try to make the horse different by the position of the neck. Then you ride forward into the extension. Can you feel there? First of all, the horse stays safer in his rhythm and because there was not so much weight on the front, his shoulders got more free so the horse got so much more expression. Grace, that was great to work with you! Let him stretch out.”
“From the first grade up to Grand Prix we want to produce energy and elasticity so we need to take care, it’s the job of us, the rider, we need to take care that the horse can go in balance. It’s our job.” Hilberath asks Grace to ride more forward. “He’s a little slow. Good! Lift him a little and lighten your hands – that’s good. You can see the ears go forward and it’s a bit more positive and fresh. Very nice, Grace. It’s a different dynamic now. Well done.” He then asks the pair to demonstrate some travers. “This is a preparation for the half passes later on. Like the horses learn in shoulder in or leg yield to go lateral, but also with flexion in the direction in which they move. And it’s a very good help when you start doing this down the long side
While they’re cooling off, Hilberath talks about the value of riding on the inside track. “I school my young horses from the beginning to go straight between my aids, and forward. And that is what I practice everyday, because straightness, to ride the horse straight, sounds very simple and very easy but it’s not, it’s rather difficult. So riding on the wall or the kickboard is sometimes in a way lying to yourself, because you can say ‘oh my horse goes straight’ but you can’t ride it straight. So you test it very well when you go on the inside track, or the quarter line of the arena and test whether you are able to ride completely straightforward.”
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Amy Sage and RM All About Me
RIDER TWO: AMY SAGE AND RM ALL ABOUT ME University student Amy Sage, from Whitford, and RM All About Me (by Anamour) won the L6 and the AMS Pony and Young Rider Performance Award at the U25 Championships this year. “When I spoke with Amy before about what she’d like to do or work with, she said she’d like to have a bit more cadence and expression in her trot work,” Hilberath says, “especially in her half passes. And that is to understand: the horse has a very nice regular trot, the little… what should I say, problem? If you see it like that, is the construction [conformation of the horse]. If you remember Grace’s horse, he was really nicely constructed. When he just stood still he had his neck really uphill and was very well balanced. This horse is a little longer in the back, the neck is a little lower – by nature – so she is a little constricted in her shoulder. So that is what we try to compensate for as a rider, with our training,” he reminds the audience, before turning to
Amy. “So what you will do Amy, is not to ride full half passes, you will ride a few steps of half pass and then you will change it to a shoulder-in. And you will use the shoulder-in to get the neck a little bit more up. So try a few metres of half pass, then a few metres shoulderin, then again a few meters of half pass. Better! Better!” he encourages. “Now you can just make a few more transitions so that the horse has to react a little more. If we get the horse a bit more sensitive then we get a bit more attention [from her]. Very good, well done. This is a very, very good exercise. Just walk and pat her, Amy. “I do this exercise a lot at home, because it gets the horse very elastic in the back and in the contact, and also it gets the horse in a way alert and sensitive on your aids and seat. And in time this produces a nice elasticity in the work. So don’t think of just long and full half passes, if you want to get better quality half passes. There are different ways to get a change in the quality of self carriage.” Hilberath moves on: “Now to canter. Let’s start
with travers down the long side. You can try along the short side to get the front of the horse a little bit more up, and get your seat and upper body a little bit back, so that you can sort of open the front of your horse. Yes there! Excellent. So that’s a good example,” he notes, addressing the audience, “if we talk about correcting the neck, it’s not to do with just pulling on the horses mouth and neck, it’s also to do with our upper body. Basically you collect yourself with your horse – together. You can do the same exercise [we just did] in canter, when you feel she gets too heavy in the shoulder – go shoulder fore and then back to half pass. You want your horse to carry herself a little bit more consistently upright.” He then asks Amy to do a flying change to the outside, and to ride in a circle around him in counter canter. “Counter canter is a very good tool to get the back side of the horse a little bit more under the body. The horse has to give in more to be able to do counter canter on a bended line, which is what I want to achieve. I don’t want the rider to get
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get energy and this kind of power, in control. The worst thing you can do, all of you, is to fight with the horse, and fight with that power and energy. What you have to do is, to understand how you can make the horse work with his energy. And that’s a very simple example there with [Amy and All About Me in the] counter canter because you could see first of all how the body changed, the shape of the body, but also how the head and the mind of the horse changed, you can almost see on her face how she was thinking and how the horse in a way was communicating with the rider. And that’s the point, you know.” Hilberath asks Amy to halt so he can demonstrate what he means, and how to do it, when he says to bring the horse’s head up. “This horse by nature is a little more flatly constructed, so you try as a rider to explain to the horse what you want. For example when the horse gets a little bit tense and sort of hides her neck, I would try to get her out of that. So, just take your arms up a little bit, once, show the horse a
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new level. That’s it,” he observes, as All About Me raises her head and neck slightly, “and you can see there is a hanging rein, Amy has no pressure on her arms or her hands, that is basically what we like to have when we train horses. Totally light and good flow in the rein. “We just have to set goals to ourselves when we ride. Not like ‘oh today I’m going to do three tempi’s and one tempi’s’ but a goal for the quality of the ride. Therefore it’s not enough that the horse does this exercise on the circle, it’s the way the horse does it,” Jonny notes, as they go back to the travers exercise. “That’s better, Amy. With not so much effort, uh? It’s rather simple. Just dare to do it. You can see the horse is fresh and positive and light off the leg. So you can play with making the circle smaller. But keep it simple.” He then asks her to change the rein across the diagonal and show her three time changes. “The flying changes are extremely straight, and in a very good tempo and very good rhythm. It’s all very well. But! Again to get really top points, the horse
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L to R: Kevin Hansen, Wendi Williamson, Grace Farrell, Sheena Ross, Carolyn McCree, Johnny Hiberath, Victoria Wall, Andrea Bank, Nikkita Osborne, Chanel Flyger, Definitive Events Director Rod Lockwood
“If we talk about correcting the neck, it’s not to do with just pulling on the horses mouth and neck, it’s also to do with our upper body. Basically you collect yourself with your horse – together..."
could carry herself a little bit more naturally uphill. That’s what I meant about quality – it was good that she did the changes, and there was no mistakes, but it could have been a bit more quality,” he reiterates. “And I think that’s what every rider has to have in his mind, not to ride and to ride and to ride and nothing change – set goals to yourself. Think ‘I want, today, maybe I don’t do tempi’s but changes generally, the canter generally, has to be better.’ You can see the mare backs off a little bit too much, she goes into herself a little bit much. You also answer that with a little bit more neck up – and don’t use too much leg. Amy, just let your leg hang a little bit. If you get the neck a little bit more up, the back releases. It’s a little bit like a door opening, I see it like that. If the horse is over-tense and locks himself in, if you manage to open the front, the
door opens again and the flow starts to go again, naturally. She can ride more or less without leg now,” he points out to the audience. “Let her stretch out, let the reins go a little bit through your fingers,” he says, wrapping up their session. “That is also important – the horses, when they work almost a little bit against nature because of their construction, the horse has to feel comfortable with their whole body and having the rider on top and getting used to doing the work – I do this [stretching] a lot. In my warm-up, and in between my work, and at the end. It builds strength and muscles and balance and self-confidence.” Next month we will feature: Chanel Flyger and Hot Chocolate MH & Nikita Osborne and Alacatraz
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EQUITANA NZ OPEN Article by Julie Malcolm
The crowd had to wait to see Steiny dance, but dance he surely did... The late running of the nail-biting showjumping meant that the start time For the ATEED Dressage Freestyle to music kept getting pushed back with the first rider eventually in the arena 35 minutes late at 9.35pm and consequently some disruption to warm up routines for the riders in the first group. The big screen announced the first rider as Brett Parberry – causing a few titters amongst the crowd as Jody clearly isn’t Parbs! But these few glitches didn’t diminish from the spectacle of 7 fabulous freestyles and a trans-Tasman showdown. The Australian team comprised Rozzie Ryan on the Plenty Family’s 12 year old Bay mare Adonie in her second season of Grand Prix, and Brett Parberry riding Bill Millar’s Raukura Satori MH after he was unable to bring Weltmeiser DP. For New Zealand the team combinations were John Thompson and JHT Antonello hot off their win at Equidays and Julie Brougham and Vom Feinstein back home after a winning campaign to Australia. Jody Hartstone and Ali Baba threw down the gauntlet with a nicely choreographed programme to fitting Latin American music with Iberian tones. This is a new freestyle for Jody and the Lusitano stallion and the lines were interesting with tempi changes on curves, a super passage/piaffe tour and passage half passes being the highlights. The double pirouettes would perhaps have been better as singles at this stage but the tempi changes between the pirouettes were solid. A little tension was evident at the start but the big bay stallion settled into the routine to post a solid 67%.
Next in was Abbie Deken and KH Ambrose recently back from a trip to Australia and aiming to build on their promising start to the season. Unfortunately it wasn’t their night with Ambrose looking a little flat at times and making a mistake coming out of one of his pirouettes but was quickly rescued with great riding from Abbie who got him connected to produce clean, straight tempis. The crowd loved the music and the walk was clear and marching – so lovely to see at this level. Third rider in was Wendi Williamson and Déjà vu – oozing power and suspension as they prepared for their test. The halt at the start was tenuous but the passage-piaffe tour to open is an eye-popper and the music gives the crowd goose-bumps. DJs signature extensions were a little conservative and some tension in the walk, but the choreography is super with some high degree of difficulty in the linked movements and transitions and so much power and lift which had the audience spell bound – especially those for whom this was a first taste of dressage! A couple of small errors cost them a percent or two but they surpassed the magical 70% and set the bar for those to come after the break. Rozzie Ryann was the first of the Aussies and she meant business! Adonie is a light footed mare showing off some flowing, ground covering extensions, sweeping half passes and coping very well with the indoor atmosphere. Losses of balance in the changes, passage/piaffe and pirouettes were evident but were interspersed with some super steps, showing that this mare has potential to post a great score when she consistently
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finds the lift in the shoulder. Her score 66.46. Next in was Julie and Vom Feinstein (Steiny) who produced a polished routine to their now familiar Irish themed freestyle that has scored so well in Aachen and Australasia. Steiny lived up to his reputation as Mr Twinkle Toes and danced his way through the routine and never once backed off or looked sticky much to Julie’s delight. One pirouette was a little large but the next two were super small and the halt at the end was perfect from where I was sitting! Julie left the arena on the buckle with a relaxed Steiny and the widest grin on her face and the biggest cheer from the audience (measured by the decibel counter keeping tabs on the audience appreciation level!). The score of 72.46 put them in the lead individually and the NZ team into first! Brett Parberry had quite a task – he had a big score to haul in and was riding a horse he had only sat on for the first time mid week! Brett wrapped his long legs around his catch ride and got a super tune from the gelding producing a harmonious test using his own music and choreography which seemed to suit well. A little tension in the walk and slightly large pirouettes were balanced with clean and straight tempis and solid passage/piaffe. There was big audience appreciation for a super ride and a great score of 69.33% With NZ looking good on the back of Julie’s score it was up to the last rider of the night John Thompson and JHT Antonello (AJ) to cement a win for the team and to try and overhaul Julie. AJ and John entered with bravado and meant business. Their freestyle opens
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with the Haka – very fitting! The first centre-line is full of difficulty –haltcanter- pirouette (unfortunately a little sticky behind) into big, straight 1 tempis. A couple of small glitches were evident in the routine: pirouettes losing rhythm, a wee break out of passage and a spook at the car in the corner of the arena but there is a lot of power, the passage and piaffe had great highlights and the changes and half passes were all expressive, flowing and clean and well supported by the music. The score is
over 70% but not enough to catch Julie and just shy of Wendi to slot into third. The New Zealand team riders finish in the top 3 with scores over 70%, while the Australians Brett Parberry are in 4th place (and oh so close to the 70%) and Rozzie Ryan in 7th. The Trans Tasman trophy is won by NZ (combining the points from placings in both the jumping and dressage) and the individual ATEED Freestyle dressage crown belongs to Julie Brougham and Vom Feinstein. During the presentation
Julie announced that this will be the last time she performs her Australasian record holding freestyle. So look out for a whole new routine and music for the Pacific League World Cup Final and WEG campaign!
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NATIONAL NEWS
Julie Brougham and Vom Feinsten put their best foot forward at Equitana. Photo: Stephen Mowbray
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Julie Brougham gave notice that she and Steiny were back firing in the Friday night Freestyle and proved unbeatable with another 70% score in Sunday’s Kubota Grand Prix
For our top riders it was wonderful to have another event on the calendar that could provide an international-type atmosphere to expose their horses to. Brougham scored over 70% in both classes with the irrepressible ‘Steiny’, the pair bringing a wealth of experience to the ring after their European and Olympic campaign last year. The assistant coach for the German dressage team (who won gold at Rio), Jonny Hilberath, was at Equitana to present his Masterclass and said he loves
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this combination, having seen them competing in Europe. “I think Julie has a mega-horse,” he affirms. “He has such a nice positive thing [going] and the combination is also so attractive. He does the movements very well and I think if Julie… she looks to me sometimes a bit shy when she rides. She has no reason to hide anything - she could show off a little bit more! Then we will see a star.” John Thompson had his work cut out in the Grand Prix after JHT
NATIONAL NEWS Antonello came into the arena with his eyes on stalks, but managed to safely redirect his extra energy before the bell rang, putting 69.5 on the board for second place. Wendi Williamson and Dejavu MH were third (68.9), followed by Jody Hartstone and Abbie Deken respectively, both with consistent performances. Sixth went to Rozzie Ryan and Adonie, their 65.13 not reflecting their very correct and beautiful test due to a couple of expensive ‘moments’, such as the very willing Adonie breaking into canter at the beginning of their trot extensions. Jonny Hilberath thought all the horses had great qualities. “I did think the Grand Prix today was better than the freestyles. The quality of the performances was better, more or less for all the horses. For sure, it’s a rather small group of horse and rider combinations, but I can see the team for [WEG] next year for sure.”
Official Results:
ATEED GRAND PRIX FREESTYLE 1 Julie Brougham - Vom Feinsten (72.46) 2 Wendi Williamson - Dejavu MH (70.38) 3 John Thompson - JHT Antonello (70.29) 4 Brett Parbery - Raukura Satori MH (69.33) 5 Jody Hartstone - Ali Baba (67.04) 6 Abbie Deken - KH Ambrose (66.79) 7 Rozzie Ryan - Adonie (66.46)
KUBOTA GRAND PRIX 1 Julie Brougham - Vom Feinsten (70.63) 2 John Thompson - JHT Antonello (69.50 3 Wendi Williamson - Dejavu MH (68.90) 4 Jody Hartstone - Ali Baba (67.10) 5 Abbie Deken - KH Ambrose (65.77) 6 Rozzie Ryan - Adonie (65.13)
BRETT PARBERY ON HIS RAUKURA SATORI MH CATCH RIDE:
Amazingly, Brett Parbery only had four short rides to get to know Raukura Satori MH before his test, coming fourth on a super score of 69.33. Parbery had originally planned to bring his own horse, DP Weltmieser, but the gelding pulled up a little stiff and sore after the Australian National Championships (where they were crowned 2017 Australian Grand Prix Champions) the fortnight before. “He was just a little bit not himself, so I decided to give him a rest,” said Parbery. “I didn’t want to risk anything; to put him on a plane just two weeks later and ask him to compete was a bit much to ask of him.” So Equitana contacted Bill Millar to enquire whether he’d possibly be interested in loaning his horse, “and Bill thankfully, to his credit, didn’t block the idea and went along for the ride,” Parbery says, “and I’ve gotten to meet Bill through the process which has been really fun, I’ve really enjoyed it.” He said although he does things a bit differently, it was to the credit of ‘Robert’ and Bill’s training that the horse was so willing to let Parbery ask him some different things. “That can only be done if the horse has had good, solid training. And Bill has trained the horse to be really confident in what he’s doing, and really be willing to put in some effort. I couldn’t have asked for better,” he acknowledges. “Whilst I had some… some of those four rides I couldn’t really work the changes out, and Bill was laughing and I was laughing – what else can you
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
“This was a personal-best score with Emilio and I’m so happy because he worked so well, he was really relaxed but with so much power that he gave me goosebumps!” - Isabell Werth (GER)
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FEI WORLD CUP NEWS The German superstar and reigning series champion pinned Spain’s FerrerSalat into runner-up spot; third-placed Swede, Patrik Kittel, holds strong lead on Western European League table Where sport meets entertainment that’s where you find the world’s best Dressage riders and those two planets collided to explosive effect at the second leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017/2018 Western European League in Lyon, France where reigning champion, Germany’s Isabell Werth (47), came out on top. In a competition that built to a thrilling climax it was Spain’s Beatriz Ferrer-Salat who finished second ahead of Sweden’s Patrik Kittel in third while Werth’s compatriot, Dorothee Schneider, lined up fourth. Werth had to settle for runner-up spot with Don Johnson at the first leg in Denmark two weeks ago, but in Lyon, partnering the 11-year-old gelding Emilio, she threw down an unbeatable mark of 86.115 percent when fifth-last to go of 15 starters from eight different countries. From the moment they danced into the arena the German duo had the audience completely spellbound. To a gloriously classical musical score they demonstrated dramatic changes of rhythm and pace, and it was captivating from the very start to the perfect final
halt. It was no surprise when they were awarded three artistic scores over 90 percent including 92.800 from Judge at E, Vincenzo Truppa from Italy. All five members of the Ground Jury were in agreement as they put them in pole position, and as they left the arena the spectators rose to their feet to salute the lady whose medal-winning record in equestrian sport is second to none. But the excitement was far from over. Ferrer-Salat’s Delgado put 82.630 on the board as the four-time Olympian and 2015 European silver medallist showed that her 16-year-old horse is coming right back on form after the injury-break that followed the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. And then Kittel set the arena alight with one of his trademark electrifying rides. This ultimate showman and his Olympic partner, the 13-year-old mare Deja, simply swung to the funky sounds of Stevie Wonder, all but willing the crowd to sing and clap to the strains of “Isn’t she lovely”, because Deja most certainly is. The wait for the judges marks was a tense one, but 81.555 wouldn’t threaten Werth’s domination and when fellow-German Dorothee Schneider and the elegant Sammy Davis Jr posted 80.315 for fourth place it was a done deal. Werth was delighted with Emilio today. “He has become so much more
confident, even in the warm-up he was focused and concentrated, he’s becoming more professional and improving all the time” she said. And now she plans to bring out her top ride, the brilliant mare Weihegold who helped her take the 2017 FEI World Cup™ Dressage title last March and triple-gold at the Longines FEI European Championships this summer, to the next leg of the Western European League which will take place on home turf in Stuttgart, Germany in two weeks’ time. Following that she will compete in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in January and she intends to campaign all three of her horses ahead of the series Final in Paris, France next April even though she is automatically qualified as defending champion. Kittel meanwhile is sitting pretty at the top of the league table going into the next round with 54 points, a whopping 23 points ahead of secondplaced Marcela Krinke Susmelj from Switzerland who finished seventh today with Smeyers Molberg. “I’m over the moon about being so far ahead!” Kittel said this evening. “And my goal is definitely Paris - it’s going to be awesome!” he added.
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GOOD SORTS REPORT
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GOOD SORTS REPORT WAIKATO’S CHRISTINE HARTSTONE AWARDED KIWI BANK LOCAL HERO REGIONAL MEDAL
often at her own expense for Equestrian Sport. In her nomination, Christine was considered to be, selfless, generous, friendly, incredibly experienced and is always giving 100%.
Dressage NZ congratulates Christine Hartstone and are proud to have her on our team.
Thanks Christine for all you do for Dressage and the wider equestrian community.
Christine’s contribution to equestrian sport spans the entire spectrum from grassroots level to the international stage across several disciplines.
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SUE LUCAS AWARDED MARLBOROUGH JUDGE OF THE YEAR Marlborough Dressage was delighted to award their area 2018 Judge of the Year trophy to Sue Lucas. The trophy was donated by Ann Crawford in 2009 to recognise the huge contribution made by judges in the region. Ann was a Marlborough and West Coast area List 2 judge for 38 years. (21 years in Marlborough). Sue has been a rider and huge supporter of dressage for a number of years. Since selling her saddlery business she has continued to make a huge contribution to Marlborough Dressage and has given many hours to her judging commitments. “Sue’s receipt of this award has been very popular amongst all our riders who recognise it as being very much deserved” said Sharon Inwood, Marlborough area secretary.
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FEI NEWS
The 2017 FEI General Assembly in Montevideo, Uruguay, has voted in favour to the Dressage Judging Working Group's proposal to remove three of the four collective marks on dressage score sheets as of 2018. Recommendation from the (FEI) Dressage Judges Working Group In their official proposal report published in August 2017, the DJWG stated that: With the possible exception of the Rider/Aids mark, the DJWG feels that the collective marks are already taken into account in the movement scores. The switch of emphasis from a movement mark - based on exactly what the judge sees at the moment of execution - to a collective note that is designed to summarize the entire test, does not aid the judge’s focus. Statistical analyses of the collective marks in tests from 2017 and in
ANDREW GARDNER APPOINTED TO FEI DRESSAGE COMMITTEE Great Britain’s Andrew Gardner, 5* FEI judge, replaced Maribel Alonso de Quinzanos (MEX), on the FEI Dressage Committee when her term expired recently. The FEI Bureau made the appointment at their November meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay. He joins the six strong committee of Frank Kemperman (NED) who is also the chair, Luis Lucio (ESP), Anna Paprocka Campanella (ITA) Klaus Roeser (GER) and George Williams(USA) Andrew began judging in 2009. He was on the ground jury at the World Cup Final in Omaha in April and the 2015 European Championships. He is a former director of British Dressage and chairman of British Dressage Judges. He has also worked on Britain’s lottery-funded World Class Performance selection program.
particular from the 2017 World Cup Finals in Omaha have proven that the top scoring, big names riders get an extra score boost from the judges in their collective marks. "While technical and collective scores are quite correlated, the riders at the top of the ranking do typically receive an extra boost from the collective marks. We also observe that even in some high level events the ranking of the technical marks is effectively overruled by that of the collective marks," the report stated, based on analyses by FEI statistician David Stickland. By removing three of four collectives, judges will get less opportunity to influence the overall score at the end of the score sheet. The DJWG also saw a time advantage in removing the collectives: "The completion of the collective marks also takes time between starters and, particularly for televised events, a small gain in overall competition time can be expected if collective marks are no
BECAUSE SHE'S WERTH IT! Isabell Werth (GER) one of equestrian sports most decorated champions, has once again stolen the show, receiving the Best Athlete Award at the ninth edition of the FEI Awards Gala 2017 presented by Longines at the KIBON Avanza in Montevideo (URU). The German superstar (48) was unable to attend the ceremony but spoke to guests via video message, and Soenke Lauterbach, Secretary General of the German Federation received the award on her behalf.
longer used." FEI General Assembly Votes in Favour of Removing Three Collective Marks The General Assembly approved modifications to the Dressage Rules including the introduction of a Medium Tour Freestyle test and the removal of the collectives. The General Assembly voted separately on the proposed change to collective marks – the removal of marks for Paces, Impulsion and Submission and replaced with one single criteria for the Athlete's position and seat; correctness and effect of the aids. This was approved, with five National Federations voting against and two abstentions. There has been much debate about this decision now that it is been made although the reaction to the original proposal seemed largely apathetic with little apparent lobbying or campaigning. Based on the recommendation of the DJWG and the analysis, NF NZL did not vote against the proposal.
Unstoppable Isabell crowned 2017 best athlete at FEI Awards
“To receive the best athlete award is really fantastic it makes me really proud, really happy to get this support from so many people and that they’re really behind me and they respect what we have done in the last months”, Isabell Werth said. “2017 was just amazing, it was a really great year. It was all horses I have to say! Of course the highlight was Omaha with the World Cup final with Weihe, it was a fantastic freestyle!”
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LEVEL 8 OPEN CHAMPION Champion Barbara Chalmers and Rossellini
LEVEL 9 OPEN CHAMPION
Champion Soo Wells and AJK Carronade
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BACK ON TRACK PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND UP
Mandy Littlejohn and Dolce Vita RB Photo: Tui Gower
WELLINGTON CHAMPIONSHIPS YOUNG RIDER AWARD
Lilliy Jefferies and Baltic Zena K
HANOVERIAN AWARD L1 - L3 Molly Lumb and Griffindor MH
HANOVERIAN AWARD L4 & above Susan Tomlin and Dancealong
MASTERS
Susan Tomlin and Dancealong
L1 AMATEUR CHAMPION
Tylah Brown and L&P Reserve Lucy Russell and Donneroyale
L2 AMATEUR CHAMPION
Emma Wilson and Ruapapa Donnerita Reserve Jenny Clarke and Mon Bleu Ciel
L1 OPEN CHAMPION
Penny Castle and Lord Alexis Reserve Molly Lumb and Griffindor MH
L2 OPEN CHAMPION Lilliy Jefferies and Baltic Zena K Reserve Mandy Littlejohn and Dolce Vita RB
L3 OPEN CHAMPION
Tania Smith and Donnerbella II Reserve Anne Webster and Oranoa Morepork
L4 OPEN CHAMPION
Renee Etherington and BL All By Chance Reserve Louisa Ayres and Summerstone Hit
L5 OPEN CHAMPION
Vanessa Way and NSC Pronto Reserve Jacqui Thompson and Galileo
L6 OPEN CHAMPION
Vanessa Way and NRM KH Arion Reserve Carole Christensen and Vollrath Leila
L7 OPEN CHAMPION
Rosanne Rix and Lindisfarne Laureate Reserve Rochelle Speirs and Vollrath Latimer
L8 OPEN CHAMPION
Louisa Ayres and Playmate Reserve Toni Louisson and Back on Track Astute
L9 OPEN CHAMPION
Susan Tomlin and Dancealong Reserve Julie Pearson and Zinstar
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BACK ON TRACK PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND UP RESULTS
1.
OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2.
L1 OPEN CHAMPION
Wendy Butler and Sisters II Whitney H Reserve Maria Hendry and Willow Spring Jubilant
L2 OPEN CHAMPION Vivienne Young and Corundum Reserve Estrella Mooney and Glenview Caballero
L3 OPEN CHAMPION
Lorraine Ward-Smith and Fernlea Diamond Day Reserve Sarah Collins and Mardi Gras
L4 OPEN CHAMPION
Millie Thompson and Rifesyde Prancer Reserve Rebecca Rowlands and Solo 3. PHOTOS BY Matthew McKay, MGM Photography 1. Maria Hendry Willow Spring Jubilant. 2. Carol Pointon Lartego 3. Nikaela Hall Elite Expression
L5 OPEN CHAMPION
Sonya Mclachlan and Alliarna Reserve Rebecca Rowlands and Southwell Rendevouz
L6 OPEN CHAMPION
Kristen Anderson-Strang and Florin Reserve Gillian Edgar and Cordacious
L7 OPEN CHAMPION
Gillian Edgar and Cordacious Reserve Jude Nickolls and Rakaunui Embracing
L8 OPEN CHAMPION
Barbara Chalmers and Rossellini
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2.
1.
3.
GISBORNE CHAMPIONSHIPS PHOTOS BY Rebecca Williams 1. Mandy McPherson Tuahu Fenya. 2. Anna Isaac Woodlands Natasha 3. Chontelle Honor Tama Park Bradman 4. Hannah Van der Horst Moby'll Do
4.
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NATIONAL COMPETITION CALENDER
WHAT’S ON wDECEMBER 2017 | NORTH ISLAND 8/10
Waitemata Championships
Back on Track Premier League
Woodhill Sands
9
Dressage Taranaki Christmas Cracker
Local
Egmont A & P SG
16/17
Northland Championships
Back on Track Premier League
Barge Park SG
16/17
Taihape Xmas Championships
Back on Track Premier League
Taihape A & P SG
17
AMDG Spring Series Day 4
Local
Clevedon A & P SG
JANUARY 2018 | NORTH ISLAND 13/14
Taranaki Championships
Back on Track Premier League
Egmont A & P SG
17
Wairoa Riding Club
Local
Wairoa A & P SG
18
Wairoa A & P Society
Local
Wairoa A & P SG
19/21
NICH & AMDG Festival
Back on Track Premier League
Clevedon A & P SG
20/21
Wairarapa Championships
Back on Track Premier League
Solway SG Masterton
27/28
Waikato Festival of Dressage
Back on Track Premier League
Taupo NEC
29
Dressage Waitemata Local Day
Local
Woodhill Sands
FEBRUARY 2018 | NORTH ISLAND (** Amended date) 4
**Dressage Rotorua Anniversary Day Show Local
Riverdale SG, Ngongotaha
10
Te Puke A&P 112th Lifestyle Show
Local
SG Rd, Te Puke
11
Dressage Waitemata Local Day
Local
Woodhill Sands
11
Dressage Wellington Summer Series
Training
Trentham Memorial Park
11
Northland Dressage Fundraising
Local
Barge Park SG
15/18
Bates National Championships
Back on Track Premier League
Manfeild Park
18
Taupo Dressage Group Accumulator
Training
Taupo NEC
25
Autumn Series Day 1
Local
Clevedon A & P SG
25
Gisborne Dressage Summer Tournament
Local
Gisborne SG
25
** Warkworth Dressage Group Local Day
Local
Warkworth A&P SG
DECEMBER 2017 | SOUTH ISLAND 8/10
Southland Dressage Championships
Back on Track Premier League
Gore A & P SG
16
Nelson Christmas Cracker
Training
Rough Island Equestrian Park
17
NLEC Christmas Dressage
Training
Rangiora A & P SG
JANUARY 2018 | SOUTH ISLAND 13/14
Nelson Championships
Back on Track Premier League
Rough Island Equestrian Park
13/14
Southland DressageSummer
Local
Gore A & P SG
21
NLEC Summer Dressage
Local
Rangiora A & P SG
26/28
South Island Festival of Dressage
Back on Track Premier League
McLeans Island NEC
28
NEG Summer Series
Local
Harrs Road
FEBRUARY 2018 | SOUTH ISLAND 10/11
Otago Festival of Dressage
Local
Otago Taieri A&P SG
17/18
SCNO Summer Championship
Local
Winchester SG
18
NLEC Summer dressage
Local
Rangiora A & P SG
25
Dressage Marlborough Summer 3
Local
Marlborough Equestrian Park
25
NEG Day 2 Summer Series
Local
Harrs Road
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NATIONAL COMPETITION CALENDER
For more details of each event & venue, and contact details go to www.nzequestrian.org.nz/dressage/competition/calendar SOUTH ISLAND BACK ON TRACK PREMIER LEAGUE EVENTS 9/10 Dec
Southland
Gore SG
13/14 Jan
Nelson
Rough Island Equestrian Park
27/28 Jan
SI Championships
Christchurch NEC
NORTH ISLAND BACK ON TRACK PREMIER LEAGUE EVENTS 8/10 Dec
Waitemata
Woodhill Sands
16/17 Dec
Taihape
Taihape SG
16/17 Dec
Northland
Barge Park - Whangarei
13/14 Jan
Taranaki
Egmont SG - Hawera
19/21 Jan
AMDG Festival & NI Championships
Clevedon SG
20/21 Jan
Wairarapa
Solway SG - Masterton
27/28 Jan
Waikato Festival of Dressage
Taupo NEC
15/18 Feb
Bates National Championships CDI 3*/Y
Manfeild Park - Feilding
13/18 Mar
Horse of the Year Show CDI 3*/ Y
Hawkes Bay SG - Hastings
21/22 Apr
NZ U25 Dressage Championships
Taupo NEC
UNVEILING OF WAR HORSE MEMORIAL COMPLETE
Many of Dressage NZ's members feel honoured to have been part of this huge project led by Noeline Jeffries, President of the War Horse Board.
Noeline has been a dressage judge and her commitment to this project exemplifies her love of horses “I had the honour and privilege of being one of those selected to do the unveiling along with Major (Rtd) Simon Marriott, Richard Stowers and Ngapare Hopa of Ngati Wairere who welcomed the war horse with a Maori mihi” she said.
Grand Prix squad combination Jody Hartstone and Ali Baba contributed to this very special event. The Lusitana breed was considered one of the very first War Horses, being ridden by the Templar Knights into battle. Ali Baba took one look at the statue, froze in his tracks, stood another ten centimetres tall, stepped back a few steps, gave some sort of snort and then when Jody coaxed him a few steps nearer, decided it was a real horse and became very excited. He then did his Spanish walk away from the statue much to the delight of the people who had stayed behind to watch At the equestrian extravaganza day which followed at Claudelands, the Waikato School of Dressage riders dressed in the outfits that Johnny Rogers used to get his riders to perform in carrying lances proved hugely popular with the crowd.
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SERIES LEADERBOARDS
SERIES LEADERBOARDS SOUTH ISLAND SUPER 5 LEAGUE
DUNSTAN HORSEFEEDS LEVEL 4
Includes: BOP, SCNO, OTAGO, ASH, MARL, VETPRO LEVEL 1
Greenmoor Euphoria
Danielle Simpson
28
Rifesyde Prancer
Millie Thompson
14
D’Malia
Jane Crichton
17
Solo
Rebecca Rowlands
14
Sisters II Whitney H
Wendy Butler
14
Katja
Beverley Uttridge
12
Solitar Storm
Rilee McMeekin
14
FIBER FRESH LEVEL 5
Dell Boy LS
Helene Wylie
7
Lodestar
Seija Parkkali-Glew
13
Finntastic
Freya Smith
7
Arnage Rhumba
Julie Fraser
10
Jazzaway
Vanessa Baxter
7
Integrities Promise
Danielle Simpson
10
Lartego
Carol Pointon
7
Southwell Rendevouz
Rebecca Rowlands
10
My Kiwi Ana
Jodie Lockwood
7
Sisters II Mrs Robinson
Kaye Blundell
7
HOBSON HORSECOACHES LEVEL 6
MATTHEWS HANOVERIANS LEVEL 2
Windermere Jobei W
Melissa Galloway
10
Caithness Masquerade
Anna Terrell
8
Belvoir
Linda Cocks
17
Florin
Kristen Anderson-Strang
5
Corundum
Vivienne Young
17
Mangatarata
Angie Chaffey
3
Geppetto
Holly Merritt
12
Sisters II Mrs Robinson
Kaye Blundell
10
CUSTOM LOGISTIC LEVEL 7
HERITAGE EQUINE LEVEL 3
Cordacious
Gillian Edgar
7
Rakaunui Embracing
Jude Nickolls
6
Fernlea Diamond Day
Lorraine Ward-Smith
30
A Dellamour
Nicky Hedley
5
Black River Baroness
Cherie Pearson
10
Faemoss B.W
Sarah Wadworth
5
Te Puke
Charlotte Thomas
10
Gallivonte
Laurel Carre
7
ANDREA RAVES DRESSAGE LEVEL 8 Rossellini
Barbara Chalmers
15
Gurteens Velvet
Rachel Thomas
7
Windermere Johanson W
Melissa Galloway
5
Lavetta
Kerryn Mclean
7
Leo Dreams Of Gold
Fiona Sharp
3
Little Miss Independent
Sylvia Clark
7
Mardi Gras
Sarah Collins
7
SUPERIOR RUBBER SURFACES GRAND PRIX
Vollrath Fuerst Patrick
Tracey Heywood
7
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No Qualifying scores to date
SERIES LEADERBOARDS
SERIES LEADERBOARDS NORTH ISLAND SUPER 5 LEAGUE
HOBSON HORSECOACHES LEVEL 6
Includes: BOP, CD, WGTN, GIS, NHB VETPRO LEVEL 1
NRM KH Arion
Vanessa Way
20
Ardmore
Lucarne Dolley
14
Astek Geronimo
Kellie Hamlett
30
Vollrath Leila
Carole Christensen
12
RM Suzie Q
Debbie Barke
30
Hapsburgh PSH
Liz Hutson
10
Griffindor MH
Molly Lumb
20
CUSTOM LOGISTIC LEVEL 7
HSP Soe
Henrike Puketapu
20
Vollrath Latimer
Rochelle Speirs
21
Lindisfarne Laureate
Rosanne Rix
17
MATTHEWS HANOVERIANS LEVEL 2 Dolce Vita RB
Mandy Littlejohn
20
Alexander W
Barbara Clarke
5
Sayonara FE
Kallista Field
20
Aphrodite
Fiona Craig
5
Mon Bleu Ciel
Jenny Clarke
17
Besonders
Robyn Coupe
5
Real Flirty RE
Tracey Smith
17
Donnerubin
Jacinda Younger
5
FIS Lucifer
Christine Weal
5
HERITAGE EQUINE LEVEL 3 Rustic Challenge
Ann Wester
21
New World Frankie J
Sharlene Royal
5
Oranoa Morepork
Ann Wester
15
Ruanuku R
Angela Lloyd
5
Donnerbella II
Tania Smith
14
ANDREA RAVES FETTERMAN LEVEL 8
Stoneylea Farrah
Louisa Ayres
12
Back on Track Astute
Toni Louisson
22 12
DUNSTAN HORSEFEEDS LEVEL 4
Playmate
Louisa Ayres
Sir Oakridge SF
Emma Dickons
17
Georgio
Jacqui Thompson
8
Laila Dawn
Nicki Sunley
12
Furst Fellini
Julie Brougham
7
Summerstone Hit
Louisa Ayres
12
NRM Andreas
Vanessa Way
7
Felix Westfalia FE
Kallista Field
10
Saskatoon
Nicky Pope
7
Jax Johnson
Gaylene Lennard
10
SUPERIOR RUBBER SURFACES – GRAND PRIX
FIBER FRESH LEVEL 5
Dancealong
Susan Tomlin
15
Alamo BL
Sophie de Clifford
17
BL About Time
Penny Castle
10
NSC Pronto
Vanessa Way
17
I Like It
Catherine Tobin
10
Schindlers Liszt
Christine Weal
14
NRM Arawn
Vanessa Way
Craighaven Allanon
Nicola Essex
10
I Romulus
H Van der Horst
10
Wolkenstein BC
Louise Duncan
10
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SERIES LEADERBOARDS
SERIES LEADERBOARDS SOUTH ISLAND ZILCO DRESSAGE TO MUSIC SERIES LEADERS
NORTH ISLAND ZILCO DRESSAGE TO MUSIC SERIES LEADERS
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 2
Includes: BOP, SCNO, OTAGO, ASH, MARL
Includes: BOP, CD, WGTN, GIS, NHB
Belvoir
Linda Cocks
14
Mon Bleu Ciel
Jenny Clarke
22
Geppetto
Holly Merritt
12
Mackpherson
Shelagh Nolan
14
Glenview Caballero
Estrella Mooney
12
LSH Constantine
Georgia Gibbons
10
Bugsy Malone H
Helen Trotman
10
Sparkling Galaxy
J Wylie Parkinson
10
I Walk The Line
Amanda Scott-Bates
10
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 3
Donnerbella II
Tania Smith
24
Fernlea Diamond Day
Lorraine Ward-Smith
30
Oranoa Morepork
Ann Webster
21
Three Aces
Tiffany Ottley
19
Rustic Challenge
Ann Webster
21
Lavetta
Kerryn McLean
10
HPH Prospero
Lucy Russell
12
Mardi Gras
Sarah Collins
10
Starlight Delaware
Sam Fleming
12
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 4
Greenmoor Euphoria
Danielle Simpson
31
Laila Dawn
Nicki Sunley
19
Rifesyde Prancer
Millie Thompson
21
BL All By Chance
Renee Etherington
17
Solo
Rebecca Rowlands
12
Andante
Chelsea Sinnamon
14
Chocolat Noir
Amanda Waddell
10
Sir Oakridge SF
Emma Dickons
14
Fernando MH
Nicki Ford
10
LEVEL 5 Alamo BL
Sophie de Clifford
20
LEVEL 5 Southwell Rendevouz
Rebecca Rowlands
14
NSC Pronto
Vanessa Way
20
Lodestar
Seija Parkkali-Glew
12
Parkridge Donnamour
Peter Barke
14
Grandiosie
Janna Greene
10
Wolkenstein BC
Louise Duncan
14
Integrities Promise
Danielle Simpson
10
ADVANCED Lindisfarne Laureate
Rosanne Rix
21
Caithness Masquerade
Anna Terrell
12
NRM KH Arion
Vanessa Way
20
Rakaunui Embracing
Jude Nickolls
8
Ardmore
Lucarne Dolley
17
Windermere Jobei W
Melissa Galloway
7
Vollrath Latimer
Rochelle Speirs
14
Cordacious
Gillan Edgar
5
Vollrath Leila
Carole Christensen
14
Faemoss B.W
Sarah Wadworth
5
LEVEL 8
Florin
Kristen Anderson-Strang
5
Back on Track Astute
Toni Louisson
20
Gammon KS
Joy White
5
Georgio
Jacqui Thompson
12
Playmate
Louisa Ayres
12
Rossellini
Barbara Chalmers
17
NRM Andreas
Vanessa Way
7
Windermere Johanson W
Melissa Galloway
7
Saskatoon
Nicky Pope
7
Leo Dreams of Gold
Fiona Sharp
3
GRAND PRIX
ADVANCED
LEVEL 8
GRAND PRIX
Dancealong
Susan Tomlin
21
No scores to date
BL About Time
Penny Castle
14
I Like It
Catherine Tobin
10
Don Amour MH
Wendi Williamson
7
NRM Arawn
Vanessa Way
7
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SERIES LEADERBOARDS AMS SADDLERY PONY & YOUNG RIDER PERFORMANCE AWARDS With nine events completed sixteen year old Emma Dickons from Ashhurst (Central Districts) leads the chase for the AMS sponsored prize – a dressage saddle. But there is a long way to go yet in the series which sees the finale at the U25 National Championships in Taupo next April. Although riders can only count their top 5 scores in the league, their incentive is to keep competing to get better scores and get in the next bracket of points. Sir Oakridge SF
Emma Dickons
L4
30
Rifesyde Prancer
Millie Thompson
L4
23
Alpha Beta
Willa Aitken
L4
22
Baltic Zena K
Lilly Jefferies
L2
20
Tangiwai Silver Touch
Jaimie Mulholland
L1
19
Ardmore
Lucarne Dolley
L6
18
Tickle me Elmo
Jessica Horne
L2
18
Glencoe Flowergirl
Morgan Abel-Pattinson
L1
17
Moby'll Do
Hannah Van der Horst
L6
15
Solitar Storm
Rilee McMeekin
L1
15
PRESTIGE EQUESTRIAN DRESSAGE FUTURES PRIZE It’s already tight at the top of this Leaderboard for 4-10 year old horses. Last year’s winner Lorraine Ward-Smith (SCNO) knows she can still win the leaderboard, but under the rules of the competition they cannot win the saddle again so that gives the new eye catching combination of Kellie Hamlett and Astek Geronimo (Bay of Plenty) some breathing space as the series progresses. Astek Geronimo
Kellie Hamlett
30
Fernlea Diamond Day
Lorraine Ward-Smith
30
Greenmoor Euphoria
Danielle Simpson
28
Rustic Challenge
Ann Webster
21
Griffindor MH
Molly Lumb
20
Alamo BL
Sophie de Clifford
17
Belvoir
Linda Cocks
17
D Malia
Jane Crichton
17
Mon Bleu Ciel
Jenny Clarke
17
Sisters II Mrs Robinson
Kaye Blundell
17
DRESSAGE TOP TEN LEAGUES The link to the rules for the Top Ten Leagues are here. Enter the Top Ten Leagues on Equestrian Entries. This is your opportunity to compete against other riders from all over New Zealand : http://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/dressage/ competition/rules/series-rules/
FLYING HORSE MASTERS TOP TEN LEAGUE Current leaders: Canterbury’s Jane Crichton and D Malia currently have a big lead on the South Island Hi-Points Leaderboard and Waitemata’s Sean Bignell lead the North island Hi-Points. Auckland’s Jan Bott leads the newcomer Leaderboard
ALLINFLEX AMATEUR TOP TEN LEAGUE CURRENT LEADERS: Section 1 Level 1 Riders CN - C3: Carla Harcourt & Ricker Ridge Zachary Section 2 Level 2 Riders CN - C4: Vivienne Young & Corundum Section 3 Level 3 Riders CN - C5: Tania Smith & Donnerbella II Section 4 Level 4 Riders CN - C5: Dani Simpson & Greenmoor Euphoria
HORSE SPORTS PONY & YOUNG RIDER TOP TEN LEAGUE CURRENT LEADERS: Maria Hendry & Willow Spring Jubilant (L1 Ponies) Emily Hastings & Glendale Nightlight (L2 Ponies) Charlotte Thomas & Farview Free Spirit (L3&4 Ponies) Rilee McMeekin & Solitar Storm (L1 Horses) Estrella Mooney & Glenview Caballero (L2 Horses) Willa Aitken & Alpha Beta (L3 & 4 Horses)
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SEASON PREVIEW
NEW SEASON UNDERWAY BATES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 15 -18 February 2018 Join us at Manfeild for this fabulous celebration event and anniversary party following the Saturday night Musical Spectacular Entries will close Friday 19th January 2018 on www.equestrianentries.co.nz No entry will be accepted unless payment is recorded in the Dressage NZ account by Monday 22nd January. This rule will be strictly enforced for 2018. No payment reminders will be issued It is also the rider responsibility to ensure that all rider and horse regos are current until 18 February. It is recommended that these are current to at least that date at the time of entry. Riders competing in CDI***/**/Y/P should ensure their horse and rider 2018 FEI registrations and horse passports where required are also current at time of entry and have these processed in plenty of time via ESNZ office. Entries are now open on Equestrian Entries where you can also view the schedule and qualifications. International Judges include: Eddie de Wolff van Westerrode (5* NED) Elke Ebert (4* GER) Ricky McMillan (4* AUS) http://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/dressage/whats-new/news/2017/november/bates-nationals-horse-of-the-year-qualifications/
HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW Hastings 13 -18 March 2018 This event features a CDI 3* / Y plus Young dressage horse classes for 4-7 year olds for the first time. Qualifications can be viewed on the ESNZ/Dressage website http:// www.nzequestrian.org.nz/dressage/whats-new/news/2017/november/bates-nationalshorse-of-the-year-qualifications/ International Judges include: Mary Seefried and Maria Schwennesen (5*AUS) Hennning Lehrmann (4*GER) SI FESTIVAL OF FUTURE STARS NEC Christchurch 14/15 April 2018 Hosted by Dressage Canterbury – schedule to be advised NI FUTURE STARS FESTIVAL Taupo 19/22 April 2018 Incorporating the Elite Equine Young Horse Festival, the 2018 FEI World Dressage Challenge and the Equestrian Entries U25 National Dressage Championships Schedules to follow EQUESTRIAN ENTRIES NZ U25 NATIONAL DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS April 21/22 2018 - Taupo NEC Featuring the Hyland Pony Championship & Waldebago Young Rider Championship, York Corporation Inter-Island Team Challenge and the final round of the AMS Saddlery Pony & Young Rider Performance League.. No prior qualification required. Entries only on www.equestrianentries.co.nz 40 | DRESSAGENZ BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2017
SEASON PREVIEW SUPER 5 DRESSAGE LEAGUE The 2017-18 Super 5 League comprises a points series in each island at all graded Levels 1-9 (top 5 points only to count) plus an island final at both the South Island Festival of Dressage and the Bates National Championships. National Super 5 rankings will be determined from % in each level at both these events. Tests used for Super 5 League at Premier League Events: Levels 1 to 5 - C Tests, Level 6 FEI PSG v 2017, Level 7 - FEI Intermediate I v 2017, Level 8 FEI Intermediate B v 2017, Level 9 Regional Events - FEI Intermediate II or Grand Prix 2017. South Island Festival of Dressage & Bates National Championships SRS Final - FEI Intermediate II 2017. Points table managed directly by Dressage NZ ZILCO MUSICAL FREESTYLE SERIES The crowd pleasing Zilco Musical Freestyle Series will be a feature again this season. The competition comprises two Island Series contested at Premier League Events (Top 5 scores to count). The North Island Series completes at the Horse of the Year Show and the South Island Series completes at the South Island Festival of Dressage. The series includes Levels 2 to 9 (Advanced levels 6/7 combined). Points table managed directly by Dressage NZ. Note: If events choose to split the 6/7 musicals into separate classes because of large numbers, then Leaderboard points may be awarded for each division subject to there being a minimum 15 starters in each class. If not the 5 highest % across both classes will be awarded points. ELITE EQUINE YOUNG DRESSAGE HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS The purpose of the competitions are to select the best young horse which is progressing on the correct way of training, with the potential to capably perform at International Dressage level. The Elite Equine National Young Horse Dressage Championship & Age Group Championships will be held at the Bates National Championships 15 –18 Feb 2018 at Manfeild Park. Elite Equine are also naming rights sponsors of the Young Horse Festival at Taupo NEC 19/20 April to be held in conjunction with the 2018 FEI World Dressage Challenge PRESTIGE EQUESTRIAN DRESSAGE FUTURES PRIZE The Prestige Equestrian Futures Prize will be awarded to the best performed combination competing in the Super 5 League at Premier League Events from October 2017 – February 2018 and meeting the following eligibility conditions. 4 -10 year old horses competing at Levels 1 - 7 with riders who have no grading points in Level 8 or above on any horse. The prize is a fabulous Prestige Saddle. (Riders may only win the saddle prize once) Points table managed directly by Dressage NZ AMS SADDLERY PONY & YOUNG RIDER PERFORMANCE LEAGUE AMS Saddlery Pony & Young Rider Performance League aims to increase participation at a Pony & Young Rider level and to establish a culture where these riders compete against their peers of a similar age and experience. Every Premier League Event, will run Pony and Young Rider classes at Levels 1 and 2, plus scores will be taken from Super 5 tests at Level 3 and above. The league will culminate at the U25 NZ Pony & Championships in April 2018. Competitors must be 20 years or under at 1 August 2017 to participate. AMS League winner to receive a fabulous dressage saddle prize generously sponsored by AMS Saddlery (Auckland). Points table managed directly by Dressage NZ
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NEW SEASON UNDERWAY ...Continued
FLYING HORSE MASTERS TOP TEN LEAGUE This competition is designed to promote dressage competition and participation for Masters Riders. The Flying Horse series provides an opportunity for riders to compete against peers at five different levels at all levels of events and competition regardless whether riders compete locally, regionally or nationally. The competition will be open to riders 50 years & over as at 1 January 2017 and is run in five main divisions plus special awards from 1st August 2017 until 30th April 2018. View full conditions and enter on www.equestrianentries.co.nz Entries only on www.equestrianentries.co.nz ALLINFLEX AMATEUR TOP TEN LEAGUE The AllinFlex Amateur Top Ten League id held from 1 August 2017 until 30th April 2018. The competition is open to Category CN - C5 riders aged 21yrs and over as at 1 August 2017 (C5 riders have less than 15 Level 6 or above points) Riders must be annual competitive members of the ESNZ. All participating horses must be ESNZ registered and have an annual dressage for Dressage. View full conditions and enter on www.equestrianentries.co.nz Entries only on www.equestrianentries.co.nz
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HORSE SPORTS YOUNG RIDER AMATEUR TOP TEN LEAGUE Pony & Young Riders who have earned less than 15pts points at level 5 or above, and are competing on horses or ponies up to Level 4 at 1/8/17 can compete in the Horse Sports League. All participating riders, ponies & horses must be fully ESNZ registered and horses and ponies must have an annual start for dressage. Scores from 1/8/17 until 30/4/18 will count towards the Horse Sports League. Level 1 horses & ponies must be competed by riders with less than 15 Level 3 or above points at 1/8/17, Level 2 by riders with less than 15 Level 4 or above points and Level 3 & 4 and above by riders with less than 15 points at level 5 and above as at 1/8/17. The top 10 scores in graded competitions will count. In the event of a tie, the ave Top 10 score will win. There will be rosettes for the top placed horse and top placed pony in each area, plus national champions and reserves in all six divisions. View full conditions and enter on www.equestrianentries.co.nz Entries only on www.equestrianentries.co.nz
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DRESSAGE DIRECTORY Dressage Area Group Websites and other useful links.
Equestrian Sports NZ/Dressage www.nzequestrian.org.nz/dressage www.facebook.com/DressageNZ www.facebook.com/EquestrianSportsNZ www.facebook.com/DressageNZU25Championships www.facebook.com/StableoftheStallions Dressage Bay of Islands www.sporty.co.nz/bayofislandsdressagegroup Dressage Northland www.sporty.co.nz/dressagenorthland
Dressage Central Districts www.sportsground.co.nz/dressagecentraldistricts
Dressage Waitemata www.dressagewaitemata.co.nz
Dressage Taranaki www.dressagetaranaki.co.nz
Dressage Warkworth www.warkworthdressage.webs.com
Dressage Wellington www.dressagewellington.org.nz
Dressage Auckland - Manukau www.amdg.org.nz
Dressage Horowhenua www.horowhenuadressage.com
Dressage Waikato www.dressagewaikato.co.nz
Dressage Wairarapa www.dressagewairarapa.com
Dressage Morrinsville -Te Aroha www.mtdg.co.nz
Dressage Nelson www.nelsondressage.webs.com
Dressage Gisborne www.gisbornedressage.org.nz
Dressage Marlborough www.sporty.co.nz/marlboroughdressage
Dressage Bay of Plenty www.dressagebayofplenty.co.nz
Dressage Canterbury www.canterburydressage.co.nz
Dressage Eastern Bay of Plenty www.sportsground.co.nz/ebd
Dressage Otago www.dressageotago.webs.com
Dressage Rotorua www.sporty.co.nz/dressagerotorua
Dressage Southland www.dressage-southland.com
Dressage Tauranga www.dressagetauranga.co.nz
National Equestrian Centres www.nzequestrian.org.nz
Dressage Taupo www.sporty.co.nz/taupodressagegroup
Tielcey Park Equestrian Centre www.tielceypark.co.nz (Manawatu)
Dressage Northern Hawkes Bay www.sporty.co.nz/dressagenhb
North Loburn Equestrian Centre www.nlec.co.nz (Canterbury)
Dressage Central Hawkes Bay www.sportsground.co.nz/chbdressage
Northern Equestrian Group www.freewebs.com/northerneq (Canterbury)
Dressage Southern Hawkes Bay www.sportsground.co.nz/shbdressage
Northgate Lodge www.northgatelodgeequestrian.com (Northland)
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