All Blog Posts Tagged 'FEI' (11)

Practice and muscle memory

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

January 31, 2017 / Ruth Hogan-Poulsen

What is Muscle Memory?

If you've ever worked on your posture or a set of aids for a movement on your horse, you've probably heard the words "muscle memory.” But what is this mysterious thing? Is it something real or just a part of dressage riders’ folklore? Can we do anything to make our learning more efficient, or should we be suspicious of "automatic" riding as less creative?

Discursive… Continue

Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on November 5, 2017 at 9:20pm — 1 Comment

The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

From August 23^rd through September 7^th, top equestrians and their equine partners will descend on Normandy, France to compete at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Participation in the World Equestrian Games is an accomplishment in…

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Added by Classic Equine Equipment on August 18, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments

~My Journey to Juniors - 2 Silver Medals and a Reserve National Championship!~

Well, I'm sorry to be writing this so late, but you could say I've had one crazy summer and things haven't slowed down since! My horse Verdicci (known as Chance around the barn) and I made it onto the Region 5 Junior (3rd Level) Team headed to the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) in Lexington, Kentucky held July 28th through August 1st. We also qualified for the Junior National Championships held in Gladstone, New Jersey at the United States…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on November 10, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Team Poulsen exciting news!

VERY EXCITING NEWS FROM TEAM POULSEN!

I have VERY exciting news for you! I have purchased a farm in

Wellington, Florida to be able to continue to give my clients and

horses the best possible training facility and "home away from home"… Continue

Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on August 23, 2010 at 2:39pm — 1 Comment

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - December 4, 2009

Welcome to this week’s Equine Science News blog. For the third week running the equestrian world has been talking lots about Bute and the FEI and earlier this week a shock announcement was made. Catch up on all the latest FEI news here as well as learning about grass sickness, selective breeding, neck anatomy and equine atypical myopathy.

On December 1st, the… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on December 4, 2009 at 10:05am — No Comments

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - November 27, 2009

This week the big topic of conversation in the equestrian industry has been the FEI’s decision to allow horses to compete on small amounts of Bute and other anti-inflammatory drugs. No matter where in the world you are the new regulations are being discussed, so rather than going into detail about it here, I recommend you check out the following links if you’d like to hear about some of the latest news surrounding the FEI’s decision:

Horse & Hound Online… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on November 27, 2009 at 4:12pm — No Comments

Anticipation is mounting---and we're blogging about it!

The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games invites you to follow the road to 2010—the athletes, the planning, the insider information—on the Official 2010 Games blog.

On Friday, September 11, the 2010 Games blogging will begin at http://www.2010alltechweg.blogspot.com/, with an inside look at our staff trip to the Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament.

We’ll be blogging three times a week. On Mondays, check out “In the Saddle” for an inside perspective from our staff as we profile… Continue

Added by 2010 Alltech FEI WEG on September 10, 2009 at 9:41am — No Comments

Paige Presents: This Week in Horse History - September 7th

The Week of September 7th through 13th

September 7, 1970: Jockey Willie Shoemaker earned his 6,033rd win, breaking Johnny Longden’s previous record number of 6,032 race wins. Shoemaker would go on to win 8,833 races in his lifetime, 11 of them Triple Crown races, and some of his mounts included the legendary Thoroughbreds John Henry, Forego, Northern Dancer and Spectacular Bid. Although Shoemaker suffered many of the serious injuries that afflict jockeys, he always… Continue

Added by Paige Cerulli on September 7, 2009 at 5:55pm — 2 Comments

90.750% What do you think?

I can say that this is an amazing ride. I can also say that I enjoyed watching it, and I put it in my favorites on my account at Youtube. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_FDK04vXaI (if there is no link, please copy and paste the link)

I wonder, now that we have broken through the "glass ceiling" of 90% (it wasn't that long ago that 80% was unimaginable), if we are going the way of other olympic judged events (I am thinking of ice-skating, gymnastics and diving, for… Continue

Added by Mary McGuire Smith on September 2, 2009 at 1:43pm — 3 Comments

Is there an unsung hero at YOUR barn? Vote for the FEI BEST GROOM AWARD today!

VOTE FOR OR NOMINATE YOUR BEST GROOM TODAY!

The hunt is on for the BEST GROOM.

The FEI Awards have been created to put a spotlight on the men, women, youngsters who have selflessly contributed to the progress and excellence of equestrian sport.

This is YOUR first ever opportunity to make your nominations from the categories below:

* BEST GROOM

* AGAINST ALL ODDS

* RISING STAR

* DEVELOPMENT

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Added by Sarah at HorseJobs.ca on August 26, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - July 17, 2009

Welcome to the first of many weekly posts rounding up the latest equine science news.

I’m Chloé Sharrocks, a keen scientist with an interest in all things equestrian, and every Friday I’ll be blogging about the most recent research developments in the international horse-world. I’ll be covering everything from the latest veterinary science news through to nutrition, sports psychology and even research into the… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on July 17, 2009 at 8:30am — 5 Comments