Eligibility

New web stream for better availability

Round up of May and coming in June

1. Show Report 23rd / 24th May
2. Kingswood to run Amateur second round in September
3. British Dressage Show Award
4. BSJA Schedule updates and outlook
5. BSJA data protection - why we need your details
6. Unaffiliated clear round cancelled.
7. iPhone web app launches
8. BT Open Zone arrives at Kingswood
9. Twitter and Facebook!

Show reports for May 2009

• Saturday 23 / Sunday 24 May 2009

Kingswood to run BSJA Amateur second round in September

We are looking forward to the National amateur 90 cms Second Round to be held on the 27th September. The weather will dictate if this show is to be the last of the outdoor, or first of the indoor season. Time will tell!

This class - in accordance with all BSJA qualifiers now will be pre-entry and drawn order as will the warm up class. Online entries will be open shortly for this show as we finalise the schedule

British Dressage Show Award 2009

We are delighted to announce that Kingswood has received a British Dressage show centre award - which was presented at the AGM on 6th June.

More information will follow in a news article.

Thanks to all the competitors and judges who supported us.

BSJA Schedule Updates

Based on client feedback we have made a couple of modifications to our summer show schedules.

• All first classes of the day will be Single Phase with immediate effect
• The schedule for 20th June has been changed - please review this.

Remaining qualifiers of the summer season as follows

BSJA competitors - we need your details

Due to a change in the data protection policy at the BSJA headoffice, we are no longer able to obtain your details from them.

This will no doubt make communication rather difficult and so we are appealing to you all to register on the internet and update all your details.

This way we can provide you with current information on what is happening at Kingswood.

Unaffiliated clear round cancelled

Due to time contstraints on our evening unaffiliated events, and the need to run the Shires qualifiers, we will be cancelling clear round at Summer events with immediate effect.

An updated schedule may be found at http://www.kingswoodec.com/news/templates/?a=157&z=47

iPhone web app launches

Kingswood has once again lead the UK equestrian market, with a dedicated iPhone web app site.

Currently showing schedules, dates, directions and contact information, this provides all the iPhone user needs at fast speeds over GSM and 3G networks.

Development will continue, eventually offering online entry through the phone.

Results and news items will be the next phase to launch.

Read the full article at : http://www.kingswoodec.com/news/templates/?a=168&z=10

BT Open Zone arrives in the cafe

For users of 02 mobile phones and also those requiring access to the internet through lap tops and other phones we have launched BT Open Zone in out cafe.

This service is easy to set up and many users of other services will find it free to access.

More information is available in the cafe

Twitter and Facebook

You may well have noticed the introduction of both Twitter and Facebook onto the main page of the web site.

Twitter is particularly useful as it allows us to post short notices. If you are a member of Twitter - or indeed why not sign up - this will feed our notices directly to you.

Hopefully we will keep this useful and not too regular so as to bombard you with information.

The facebook site is now finished and we aim to make more use of this in the coming months.

Negro

The 13-year old black Dutch warmblood stallion Negro is by Ferro out of keur mare Fewrie (by Variant x Gondelier). Under owner Anne van Olst, he won the KWPN Stallion Competition in 2000 and 2001 and was the best performing Dutch horse at the 2001 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany. A severe injury abruptly ended the short sport career of this stallion.

Mother Line

Mother of Amazing, the Keur mare Pedigree by Hamlet

Seasons highlights and developments

1. New Andrews Bowen outdoor arena
2. New outdoor warm up arena
3. Additional features in the cafe
4. New BSJA schedules
5. Shires All Horse unaffiliated qualifiers throughout the summer and final (Oct 09)
6. KBIS Insurance British Novice Regional Final
7. Pet Plan Area Festival - Sept 09
8. Website developments, including online show jumping entry and a new computer system

New Andrew Bowen outdoor arena

Finished in the nick of time for our 3rd April Shearwater day, we have a lovely new riding surface for the summer.

Based on tried and tested technology, this will provide Kingswood with excellent going for the next 10+ years.

We would like to thank the Andrews Bowen team for such an excellent job - from discussion to completing in less than 4 weeks!

New outdoor warm up for show jumping

Answering the requests of show jumping riders (for the past 6 years!) we have refurbished the other outdoor arena, which is now to be used for warming up at BSJA and UASJ competitions.

The surface is direct from the main outdoor arena and will provide an ideal warming up solution.

An all weather drive links the two outdoor arena, with grass standing for horse and rider to watch the show.

Additional features in the cafe

During the summer, we will finally be implementing the Arena TV project - allowing viewing of the main arena from the cafe on the big screen.

We will also link this with a class display system showing clear rounds, current leader board etc

On a food and beverage note, we will be stocking ice creams throughout the summer and have a new smoothie making machine. More on the Gossip page

New BSJA schedule for 2009

To mark the upgrading of our outdoor arena, we will see a regular return of 1.30m competition to Kingswood. Out schedules have been very carefully thought out to manage what other shows are on in the area.

We are catering from 70 cms - 1.30m as often as possible.

British Novice Regional finals

will be held on the 24th May and would you all please note that the first two classes on this day are pre-entry.

Scope Qualifiers

Will be held as follows:

Printed schedule copies are available from the download zone at: http://www.kingswoodec.com/shows/schedule_download.asp

Shires All-Horse Qualifiers

We will be holding summer unaffiliated on the following dates:

22nd May | 19th June | 11th July | 31st July | 21st August

As part of these events we will be holding Shires All-Horse qualifiers

The final of this event will be held at Kingswood on the 18th October

We also have a microsite for this event at http://www.kingswoodec.com/shows/allhorse

KBIS Insurance British Novice Regional Finals

Will be held on the 24th May and would you all please note that the first two classes on this day are pre-entry.

BSJA now stipulate pre-entry for the first two classes. The rule is as follows:

SHOW COMMENCES 09:00 PROMPT AND NEW BSJA PRE-ENTRY RULES APPLY:
Entries for Class 1 and 2 will be accepted on the day, before 09:00 providing the pre entries for each class are less than 60. Any entries taken on the day will compete first in the drawn order. Once entries reach 60 before 09:00 on the show day the class will be closed.

Our thanks to the sponsors KBIS Insurance for providing £100 towards the prize fund. As a result of this, the £100 first prize class will be £20 and not £22 as normal for the entry fee.

Online entries will be activated for this event as soon as we have finalised the system.

PetPlan Area Festival

This event now has its own dedicated microsite. This can be found at

http://kingswoodec.com/shows/areafestival/

and will be regularly updates with news and information on the event.

We will have a camera team at this event filming - with class DVD for sale. The event will also be broadcast live on the internet.

We are also very luck to have one of the best real time photographers at this event - who will be printing pictures during the day on-site

The new web site!

Last but by no means least, this newsletter marks the launch of our new web site.

Re-designed from the ground up for better usability, we hope it will continue to develop into a very valuable resource on the centre.

A total overhaul of the online entry system now gives you better access to your records and makes the entry system compatible with the eventual launch of the show jumping module

For 2009 we are launching a dressage innovation normally reserved for the top international competition:

Live Scoring.

Marks will be displayed on the computer screens as they are given, and upon finishing the test an immediate provisional mark will be awarded!

To make the whole site more accessible we have increased the number of news feeds - meaning any update to shows etc can be feed directly into your news reader software.

A Facebook style site updates box on the main index will also let you know of any recent changes in shows, online entries and schedules added.

Class Finder

Is another new innovation. Just type in the class you want and a list of shows holding that class will be displayed.

Results Finder

offers you a quick way of finding results based on rider and/or horse. This currently is only operating for dressage entries post 2004, but we are working hard to incorporate the old show jumping results.

As always comments are very much appreciated / invited - especially any typos!

We hope you visit Kingswood over the coming summer season and see the many changes we continue to make to improve our venue

All the best

Kingswood EC

Round up of April and coming soon

1. Show Report 18th April | 19th April
2. Show Report 2nd / 3rd May
3. Show stables for May 22/23/24
4. Calling all dressage riders - help needed at Area Festivals
5. BSJA Schedule updates
6. Online entry advantage for BSJA Clients
7. Live results and class status now operating for BSJA

Show reports for April/May 2009

• Saturday 18th April
• Sunday 19th April
• Saturday and Sunday 2/3 May

Calling all dressage riders

We are looking for people to help us run the Area Festival in September. Primarily we are looking for writers and computer scorers.

If you think you can help, please complete the form below and Nicky will be in touch to talk it through with you.

Wanting an overnight stable 22/23/24 May

Please be advised that these are very limited.

The charge is £10 per night and there is no bedding provided in that cost.

You will be expected to clean the stables out before you leave. We are not charging a clean stable deposit, but if anyone is found to have not left the stable clean we will in future.

Show Schedule download : $$FILE1$$

BSJA Schedule Updates

Based on client feedback we have made a couple of modifications to our summer show schedules.

• All first classes of the day will be Single Phase with immediate effect
• The schedule for 20th June has been changed - please review this.

Online Show Entry for BSJA now active

Our online entry system is now fully integrated with BSJA show jumping classes.

As an incentive to encourage BSJA competitors to pre-enter for show jumping we will be offering FREE FIRST AID to all competitors who enter online before the day.

You can enter just one class online, and the free first aid carries over for the rest of the classes on that day

This represents more than a 13% saving on a one class entry

Live BSJA results and show status

You can now watch classes live as they happen through our scoring system.

Keep track of clears, entries and remaining in the class. Keep track of the leader board on the jump off.

Watch out for exciting new updates, including class time predictor and horse/rider ranking boards.

CLARIFYING THE ENTRY PROCEDURE

The recent postal strike has highlighted the inconsistency with postal entries.

Please note that we DO NOT accept telephone entries for competitions - it is too difficult to track pieces of paper around the centre and this results in problems when competition day comes.

We prefer entries in the following order

1. Internet
2. Fax (with credit card details)
3. In Person
4. Post

Preference to entries in oversubscribed events will also be in the above order. The only absolutely guaranteed way to have an entry is online with accurate and available card details.

We hope, in this way, that everyone gets exactly what they expect from a dressage show at Kingswood.

TIMES BY TEXT

In reference to the recent problems with SMS times - the problem with messages not being delivered has now been resolved with our service provider.

Please ensure you provide us with a change of mobile number if this is necessary

Delays in sending times are due, in part, to competitors changing horses, classes, preferences etc at the last minute.

From now on, 4 days prior to the show is the absolute cut off period for anything to do with that show ie.

• No entries
• No changes
• No adding preferences

With this in mind we should be able to do your times and get them sent out within the target 3 days prior to the show.

We thank you for your co-operation and assistance in this matter.

UPDATED 24th August 2008

Horses that are currently registered with BD or horses that have been registered within the preceding 12 months will not be allowed to compete at

• Preliminary level with any BD points
• Novice level with more than 60 points
• Elementary level with more than 100 points

Should a horse be downgraded by BD, the points awarded will be accepted by Trailblazers.

Please note that these shows are run on an honour system. We can not possibly check every horse and rider, nor can we follow up anything if the names are changed.

If you have any complaint on the eligability of a horse to compete in Trailblazers, please make this known before the horse competed.

We must ask that you pay a £10 deposit at this time to cover the cost of refunding the entry if you are wrong.

BelgianStallions.com
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BritishStallions.com
£600.00

BritishWarmblood.com
£1000.00

ChilledSemen.com
£5000.00

DutchStallions.com
£3000.00

EquestrianMedia.co.uk
£2000.00

EquineEmbryo.co.uk
£3500.00

FindHorses.co.uk
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HorsePortal.co.uk
£750.00

Horses365.co.uk
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HorseSport.co.uk
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HorsesRus.com
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HorseTrek.co.uk
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KWPNStallions.com
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MareAI.co.uk
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MareAI.com
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PonyCamp.co.uk
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RidingArenas.co.uk
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SexedSemen.com
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ShowResults.co.uk
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SportPony.co.uk
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StallionsRus.co.uk
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StallionsRus.com
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TackWorld.co.uk
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TackWorld.com
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TopTack.com
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WWStallions.com
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YoungHorse.co.uk
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YourPony.com
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For more information on any of the above names, or to make an offer, please contact Robert direct on 07768 533088 or via email at robjl@ukhorses.com

To view his full pedigree, please click here

Assensio is set for a very bright future, with the leading dressage sire Gribaldi as his father and an exceptional quality Keur mother derived from Breeding Family 382

Gribaldi already has many licensed sons, including Anky van Grunsven's Painted Black. Based on the performance of Gribaldi's 7- and 8-year old offspring, the KWPN have recently proclaimed Gribaldi a Keur stallion.

In 2000 Gribaldi's first foals were evaluated at Neumünster. He was the sire of the Reserve Champion Stallion, and also of the approved stallion Distlezar, who sold after approval for $300,000 as a three year old. In the same year Gribaldi was the sire of Denmark's Champion stallion Zardin, and of the Danish approved stallion Rivaldi.

Gribaldi has numerous approved sons and daughters, passing on his extraordinary qualities to his babies.

Gribaldi has become the number one sire in Europe and he is very prepotent, producing very high caliber, uniform offspring and is in great demand. Gribaldi was the 1996 Champion of his stallion testing in Neumünster, Germany, a very coveted position.
In the year 2000 Gribaldi's first foal crop came up for evaluation at Neumünster. He was the sire of the Reserve Champion Stallion, Hofrat. He was also the sire of the approved stallion Distlezar, who sold after approval for $300,000 as a three year old! In that same year Gribaldi was also the sire of Denmark's Champion stallion Zardin, and of the Danish approved stallion Rivaldi. All from his first foal crop. Amazing!
In 2001, Gribaldi again sired the Reserve Champion Stallion, Hoftanzer and repeated his success in Denmark as well.
Gribaldi may just be the sire of the century, his bloodlines now available to you here through Rowena.
He has proven to pass on his qualities.

The successes of Gribaldi himself and his offspring in 2002 are too many to mention. Many mares placed high at the inspections and many of them passed their IBOP tests in Drachten and Deurne, Many competed in the PAVO cup and 15 made it to the semi finals.

winner of the 4 yr old dressage horses in Belgium was Rosenprinz D (Gribaldi x Rosenkavalier), in France it was Karamel de Lauture (Gribaldi x Donbito van de Helle), and second place winner was also by Gribaldi: Ko Re Grandbois

1995 Siegerhengst Trakehner Hengtskeuring in Neumunster (D)
1996 Topper of the KWPN stallion inspection in ‘sHertogenbosch
1996 successful stallion test
1997 Winner of the 4 yr stallion competition in 'sHertogenbosch. Jury member Albert Voorn: he is a dream to ride..
1997 reserve champion PavoCup of the 4 year old dressage horses
97/98 successful in de stallion competition
1998 2nd place stallion competition
1999 winner first round AMEV/Hippo cup
1999 competition category C, winner of 2 out of 4 rounds
2001 competing under Edward Gal in Prix St George.

Ester is prolilfic producer of horse, having been the mother of no less than 6 other offspring by Gribaldi - testament to the quality of this cross.

She is designated a Keur by the KWPN based on the quality of offspring she has produced. She herself competed at Z1 level (Advanced Medium)

She is also the mother of the international Grand Prix horse Indigo

Grand mother Marionne is a Keur Pref Prestatie mare - the highest of classifications of mother in the KWPN

Breeding Family 382 is one of the oldest in the KWPN, dating back to 1913. The line is responsible for no less than 11 international competition horses within the last generation alone.

It is the producer of approved sons such as Highness and prestatie mares such as Zita and Marionne (gd of Assensio)

With an unbelievable pedigree and striking presence and colour, he is going to make a World Class dressage horse.

SOLD
 

From one of the most promising young stallions in the KWPN, out of a mare from breeding family 733, Ajout is a powerhouse with an excellent prospect as a dressage horse.

To view a full interactive pedigree, click here

Tango

Motherline - from Family 733

She is by Ferro

Olympic Ferro is the highest placed KWPN (Royal Warmblood Studbook of the Netherlands) dressage stallion in Holland. Ferro and his rider Coby van Baalen form an exquisite couple. Out of the six stallions that have been approved in the stallion selection in Ermelo (2000) two were sons of Olympic Ferro: Paddox and Pyriet. In addition the KWPN previously approved six sons of Olympic Ferro: Kennedy, Metall, Negro, Paddox, Pyriet and Osmium. One son of Ferro was approved by the NRPS: Ferrolan.

The British AES approved two sons of Olympic Ferro: Jazz Dancer and Lorenzo. This brings his total approved sons to 9 and at Den Bosch (2001) he has 9 sons competing for approval. He also has an American-bred son going into the Oldenburg approval in Germany. The offspring of Olympic Ferro do extremely well both in dressage and jumping. Olympic Ferro is the top stallion of the Netherlands and the pride of the KWPN.

For the year 2002 eleven Ferro sons were appointed for the second examination in 's-Hertogenbosch. This is the most for all father animals. In the year 2001 2 stallions from Ferro were approved by the KWPN, it were Rousseau and Rhodium.

At this moment Olympic Ferro is no.1 on the BN WORLD STALLION RANKINGS (dressage)

During the first stallion examination in Ermelo, 9 young Ferro's were sent to the second examination 2000 in 's-Hertogenbosch (1-3 feb. 2001).

With this achievement Ferro is the number one of all stallions in the Netherlands!

On May 23 at Ermelo, The Netherlands, Ferro x Roemier passed the stallion exam with an 8 for his ability to become a dressage stallion!! Friday night February 2nd 2001 was Ferro's night, crowds gathered when Ferro and his sons entered the ring in Den Bosch (the Netherlands) for a show performance. Saturday February 3rd was another Ferro day, two Ferro sons were listed in the top 10 of best new stallions! Saturday evening an auction was held. One of Ferro's sons, Rambo, was sold for 300.000,- guilders to the US based Hilltop Farm!!! Osmium performed in the finals of the stallion competition in 's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) from 1 - 3 February 2001.

In the end he turned out to be the winner, 12 points ahead of number 2. An amazing and wonderfull three days at the stallioncompetition in Den Bosch .At the moment, Olympic Ferro is the third ranked horse worldwide, but he is ranked first on the dressage world rankings!!!!