THE SPANISH RIDING SCHOOL TOUR OF THE UK 2006

WE WERE THERE AND WHAT A GREAT SUCCESS

Firstly, we would like to thank The Spanish Riding School and IMG for allowing us to be on the SRS UK Tour. It was a great success and we hope all of our membes who attended enjoyed it too. It was a hectic six weeks as not only did we have the two weeks of the performances, but also the build up and break down which we have only just completed. We would like to thank everyone for all their assistance and especially Chairman John Goddard-Fenwick for all his guidance, driving from place to place and setting up of the stands. Lyn Moran for all her work before, during and after the event and for being present every day throughout the Tour. Special thanks too to Mr and Mrs Ash for helping to man the stand at Wembley every evening despite the gruelling journey to and from Wembley due to the nightly adverse traffic conditions. Thanks to Fiona Hardy for her invaluable help on the Friday. Special thanks to Mrs Yeomans who travelled over 200 miles to help man the stand every evening at the NEC and whose sense of humour sure was infectious.

It was great to see so many of you, both old aquaintances and new ones.

Everyone agreed the performances were superb and worth the five year wait. The Wembley Performance was marred on the Friday by the horrendous traffic holdups which meant many of our members missed part of the specially arranged clinic but at least all of you were present for the main programme which was heralded by a stunning display by the Metropolitan Police Display Team. At both venues they received standing ovations and at the NEC on the Sunday matinee performance, surely no one was left seated. We were chatting to a couple of the riders afterwards and mentioned that it must be unusual to be so well received by every member of the public. 'Yes' said one of them. 'It makes a nice change to having a certain section of the public bolting away from us and a certain section of the rest wary of us!'. So well done to the Mets. It was a great display.

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SOUVENIRS

We have a selection of souvenirs available from the Tour, So if you missed it, or could not get near our stand, contact us for a list and availability. We have a couple of North Light Levading Lipizzaners left at £65 including postage and packing. We have a few stunning black mounted prints of a white Lipizzaner coming out of the dark at £35 including PP. There is also a beautiful mounted print straight from the original of a Lipizzaner in Capriole. It is breathtaking. Price is £20 inc PP.

STORY OF THE LIPIZZANER

by Lyn Moran

This is a comprehensive history of the Lipizzaner from it's beginnings right up to the present time. This is the only publication available in the UK that has been checked by an expert from the Lipizzan International Federation for it's historical accuracy. It has been given their blessing as a correct and factual account of this most noble of breeds. Lyn Moran, the Author, is considered to be one of the UK's experts on the Lipizzaner and she is available on 0870 908 908 0 for help and advice or for a general chat about the breed.

Why not order your copy of this great guide now. It is only £3.50 including PP and all proceeds go to help the Association in it's important work

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UK TOUR

OF THE SPANISH RIDING SCHOOL OF VIENNA

WE WILL BE THERE

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE A STAND AT BOTH VENUES WHERE WE WILL BE PROMOTING THE BREED AND OUR ORGANISATION.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OUR MEMBERS AT WEMBLEY AND THE NEC. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO ANY OF YOU AT LENGTH DURING OUR BUSY PERIODS BUT DO COME AND SEE US AFTER THE PERFORMANCE.

 

Many of you have taken advantage of our offer of tickets for the pre-performance clinic on the Thursday and Friday at both Wembley and the NEC. If you have not booked tickets and want to do so, scroll down the page where you will find booking details for both venues. If anyone has any questions, please do contact us on 0870 908 908 0

 

 

The Spanish Riding School of Vienna returns to the UK

Five years after their last sold-out tour, the Spanish Riding School of Vienna return to the UK in November 2006 to amaze audiences with their emotionally charged equine ballet.

This is a unique chance to see the elegant riders and beautiful white Lipizzaner stallions perform classical dressage at the highest level and in its purest form. From the mirror like symmetry of the Pas de Deux to the spectacular leaps of the Courbette and the Capriole, this thrilling performance represents the epitome of harmony between horse and rider.

Founded in 1572 The Spanish Riding School of Vienna is the oldest Riding School in the world and is regarded as the pinnacle of the classical art of riding, with skills and traditions dating back to Ancient Greece.

Tickets are selling quickly so book now to avoid disappointment!

Secure your tickets now to see this true wonder of the equestrian world.

Wembley Arena
16th, 17th, 18th at 8pm and 19th Nov at 3pm

NEC Arena
23rd, 24th, 25th at 8pm & 26th Nov 2006 at 3pm

BOOK now online at:
www.spanishridingschool.com

Tickets are also available for all performances from:

Wembley Box Office:
0870 060 0870

NEC Arena:
0870 909 4133

Ticketmaster:
0870 400 0604
0870 520 4020 (group bookings)

See Tickets:
0870 166 0427 /
0870 890 0107 (group bookings)

 

 

PASSPORTS

We are presently issuing passports for all Lipizzaner and part bred Lipizzaner horses. If your Lipizzaner is registered with us, it may be eligible for a free passport. Please contact the Office to see if you qualify.

FOR ALL LIPIZZANER HORSES

 

BRITISH EQUINE EVENT
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd November
RASE ~ Stoneleigh Park ~ Warwickshire.

We will be there.   
We will have our traditional Society Shop Window at this year’s famous Equine Event.
The Equine Event is perhaps the UK’s largest shop window for the Horse World and is well worth a visit if you have never been. If you have been you no doubt will want to return.
It is an ideal opportunity for you to stock up on all your ‘horsey’ products for the winter months. There is so much to do and see at the Event that one day is hardly enough to get round all of the stalls, events, lectures and so on.
Most of the important breeds societies are represented at the Equine Event and the sight of all those magnificent major breeds together under one roof is a rare one not to be missed. As one show secretary said recently – ‘If you are a major equestrian body and are not represented at this major event, the public may well ask - Why Not’.
SO – we will be there and we will have a souvenir section,  plenty of beautiful photographs and a video.

In addition to our Breed Stand at the show there will be a ‘live Lipizzaner’ on display for the two days for the public to have a rare opportunity to see and interact with.
See you there.
 

OBITUARY ~ Dr. Herta Saphier
It is with great sadness and a huge sense of loss that the Lipizzaner National Stud Book Association of Great Britain reports the death last Wednesday, 22nd May, of our Treasurer Dr. Herta Saphier. She passed away peacefully at her home near Chepstow after a short illness, with her family by her side.
Herta Saphier was a breeder of fine Lipizzaner horses, and up to the time of her death she still owned and bred quality animals. Over the years she had several of her own stallions. A number of our members are the fortunate owners of Lipizzaners bred by her, and as a consequence knew her personally.
Herta Saphier was familiar to most of us as our Treasurer. She was a founder of our organisation in 1986 when we were known as the British Lipizzaner Horse Society. She was Treasurer from the very first day of our inauguration, and the only Treasurer we have known. She will be sadly missed for that in itself, but her contributions first of all to the ‘Society’ and then to the ‘Stud Book Association’ go much further.
Whenever there was any function, such as our Breed Show, we all knew that we could depend on Herta Saphier’s fullest support with the organisation, and that she would be there ‘on-the-day’ to help in every way she could with the administration and smooth running of the event. When, as a Member Country, we were asked by the Lipizzan International Federation to host their Annual Symposium in 1992, Herta Saphier was again conspicuous for her help in organising this major event over 3 days at Burley in Hampshire, which was attended by delegates from all over the world.
For all our other major activities, such as exhibitions, and visits by The Spanish Riding School of Vienna to Wembley and the NEC, we always knew that again Herta would be there giving her help and full support, often standing for long hours behind a counter promoting the Lipizzaner in Great Britain and selling Society Souvenirs. Only last December, Herta together with her son Peter, spent the whole day behind the Society Stand at Wembley talking to the public about her beloved breed in that courteous manner she had, and which we loved her for. Afterwards she worked until late in the evening helping to pack away the society souvenirs - a day’s work which would daunt people half her age.
Herta’s zest for life was infectious, and no-one could remain miserable for long in her company. She wouldn’t let them! She was a stickler for doing things correctly and immediately. Not for her the ‘I’ll do it later’ syndrome. Her age did not prevent her from getting on with life - she celebrated her 80th birthday last November - and recently she travelled up to her beloved Scotland for a reunion with her medical peers at St Andrews University
She was kind and trusting, and her love for her animals extended to all living creatures. She was a very successful dog owner and breeder, and in her latter years she bred fine examples of her beloved dachshunds and Pyrenean mountain dogs. She loved her dogs, and many a time we had to share the settee with various canines draped in positions of luxurious abandon.
In the early stages of the war in Yugoslavia, our Society became greatly involved in aid for the Lipizzan Horses in war-torn Croatia, where many of these fine Horses were slain by the Serbians as symbols of the Croatian heritage, and where one stud in particular, at Lipic, had been completely destroyed. Not only did Herta Saphier spend hours and hours of dedicated work dealing with the tedious task of counting and meticulously recording the vast number of contributions we received, but she also put in hours of strenuous work promoting the appeal. On one particular day she was host to an ITV camera crew at her home in Chepstow, following which she, and her Lipizzaners, were seen by countless thousands of viewers on TV, resulting in even more money being raised for the Lipizzaners in Croatia. At around the same time she arranged her own Horse Show in Chepstow which raised yet more money, and persuaded other local shows to contribute some of their profits to the rescue fund.
All of this fine work, needless to say, was entirely voluntary and unpaid, and was given on top of her tremendous task of managing the accounts for the Society and dealing with all the subscriptions and registration fees, as well as day-to-day expenses and the handling and accounting of money for various promotional offers. All of which, again, was voluntary and unpaid, and all of which was given because of Herta’s love of the Lipizzaner Horse and her loyalty to our Breed Society. For all the hours of work she spent on behalf of the Lipizzaner Horses in Great Britain and the members of our organisation who owned them, and for all she did for the unfortunate Lipizzaners in Croatia, and the friendship and loyalty she gave us all, we are truly very grateful.
We cannot imagine things without her. It just has not sunk in that we will not be able to seek her advice or just pass the time of day with her. We know we will miss her tremendously, not just as our Treasurer, but also to many of us as a dear friend. Our heartfelt sympathies go to all the members of her family on their sad loss of this truly remarkable lady. She was one of a kind. There will never be another. Goodbye Herta and thank you for just being you.

TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE
 
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LIPIZZANER OWNERS

THE LIPIZZANER NATIONAL STUD BOOK ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN HEARTILY WELCOMES THE DECISION BY DEFRA TO ISSUE PASSPORTS TO ALL EQUINES.

THIS WILL ENABLE THE WELFARE IDENTIFICATION OF HORSES & PONIES IN THE UK TO BE MORE CAREFULLY CONTROLLED, AND IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FULL HISTORY OF THE INDIVIDUAL HORSE INCLUDING ITS MEDICAL HISTORY TO ALL INTERESTED PEOPLE. THIS WILL BE INVALUABLE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS AND VETERINARY SURGEONS WHO MAY BE INVOLVED IN THE HEALTH CARE OF THE INDIVIDUAL HORSE OR PONY, AND FOR THE OWNER IT IS A NEAT AND CONVENIENT WAY TO HAVE ALL THE USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HORSE IN ONE HANDY DOCUMENT.

THE LIPIZZANER NATIONAL STUD BOOK ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN HAS ALREADY PREPARED PASSPORTS FOR ALL HORSES REGISTERED WITH IT, INCLUDING PART BREDS, AND MANY MEMBERS WILL ALREADY HAVE THEIR PASSPORTS. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE FORERUNNERS IN THIS REGARD, AND OUR PASSPORTS ACTUALLY CONTAIN THE NEW INFORMATION REQUIRED BY DEFRA AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE THE PASSPORT FOR YOUR LIPIZZANER, OR PART BRED LIPIZZANER,  PLEASE E-MAIL US AT PASSPORTS@LIPIZZANER.ORG.UK AND WE WILL SEND YOU OUT THE FORMS REQUIRED TO FINALISE YOUR HORSE'S VERY OWN PASSPORT. REMEMBER, THIS IS NOW SOON TO BE A LEGAL REQUIREMENT, DON'T LEAVE IT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED BY THE BRITISH EQUINE FEDERATION TO GIVE ASSISTANCE TO THEIR PASSPORT LEGISLATION PLANNING COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS BEEN FORMED AT THE REQUEST OF DEFRA, AND WE WILL, AMONG OTHER THINGS BE SUPPLYING THEM WITH SAMPLES OF OUR PASSPORTS.

TO VIEW THE PAGE RELATING TO THIS ISSUE FROM THE DEFRA WEB SITE - PLEASE CLICK HERE
 
ASOKA CLASSICAL STUD
278, Leigh Road ~ Worsley ~ Manchester.
are pleased to announce:
Two Clinics in November
1.    Clicker Training Clinic – 11th November
2.    Classical Riding Demonstration 18th November

CLICKER TRAINING CLINIC, 11th November:
The clicker is a unique training method and is based on behavioural science and proven to have amazing results. Clicker training is widely used on marine mammals and dogs and it is now time for the horse world to take note.
We will be covering the following subjects:
1.   Stable manners/basic schooling
2.   Schooling problems using classical methods
3.   Free lunging/liberty work
4.   Liberty display to music
(NB – A free informative leaflet will be given to everyone attending the clinic).

CLASSICAL RIDING DEMONSTRATION, 18th November:
Learn how to ride in harmony with your horse, learn to use your weight correctly to improve schooling difficulties. The stud are looking for two people to help with the demonstrations. If you are interested in booking a lesson for the demonstration please ring – we will be looking for two areas to improve, one for each lesson.

CLICKER TRAINING CLINIC
– Admission £10
CLASSICAL RIDING DEMONSTRATION – Admission £10
Or book both for £18.
 
ROYAL ASCOT - 29th & 30th September

Where will you be able to see us on 29 th & 30th September?
Well, we will be at Royal Ascot no less. There is going to be a spectacular weekend of racing and family entertainment together with the ‘Discover Racing Equine Parade’ on the famous Ascot Racecourse.
We are honoured to have been asked to this prestigious event and we are pleased to announce that Andrea Knapman’s Lipizzaner horse Durcas will be showing off our breed for the weekend. He will be handled by owner and Society Member Andrea who is schooling Durcas for the dressage ring and is herself no stranger to the show ring. Andrea is a keen horsewoman and is often seen with Durcas as ambassadors for the breed and the Society at functions around the UK.
They will be ‘on parade’ in the Silver Ring at 3.15pm where Andrea promises a superb turnout to do us proud.
From around 3.30pm she and her Lipizzaner will be in the Display Stable/Paddock where members of the public will be able to meet Durcas and ask questions about our beautiful breed.
The Parade and Display is taking place on both Saturday and Sunday and promises to be an entertaining and interesting event for the whole family. Hope to see you there.
We will post a report on the event in the near future.
 
UNDERRIVER HORSE SHOW - Hildenborough, Kent

SUNDAY 9th SEPTEMBER  (NEW VENUE)
We have just been informed of the new venue for the above show.
As a reminder, there are classes for Lipizzaners in Ring 7. The 1st class commences at 10.am with Lipizzaner Condition & Turnout In-hand. 
This class is open to any age.
At 11.30.am there is a ridden class for Lipizzaners in Ring 7.
Entry fees are £3.50 per turnout.
The above classes are kindly sponsored by Sarah Owlett.

For an entry form, please contact the Secretary Miss Owlett on 01732 838716.
Thanks to Andrea our Publicity Co-ordinator for information on the above show.
 
CLASSICAL TRAINER & RIDER TO HOLD 
ON-LINE CLINIC FOR MEMBERS.
We are pleased to announce that  Miss Claire Groom, formerly a senior rider with the Lipizzaners of South Africa, is now available via  our website toanswer training questions put to her by members of the Lipizzaner National Stud Book Association of Great Britain.  Questions and answers will be posted for all visitors to see and learn from.
This Questions and Answers service is only available to members of the society .  Please address questions to classicalclinic@lipizzaner.org.uk
Miss Groom has an impeccable Classical Dressage background, having been a
Senior Rider with the Lipizzaners of South Africa, the only team of performing Lipizzaner stallions, outside of Vienna to be recognised and supported by the Spanish Riding School.
Miss Groom has herself been trained by such eminent horsemen as Erster
Oberbereiter Ignaz Lauscha, Oberbereiter Hubert Eichinger and Bereiter Andreas Hausberger - from the Spanish Riding School.
Just as in Vienna, in South Africa it takes many years for a trainee rider to qualify as a Rider, and ride in public performances. She has ridden Pas De Deux, Side saddle, and the School Quadrille, presented a stallion in the Long Rein, and is experienced in Work in Hand, airs above the ground.
Now back in England, Miss Groom is available to answer training queries of any sort, and will answer from a Classical Dressage perspective.
She is currently training her own young Lipizzaner stallion, from Piber, and has lessons when she can with Herr Egon von Neindorff, at his Reitinstitut in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Please take the opportunity to put your questions to Claire as it is a rare privilege  to have someone so highly qualified,  ready, willing, and able to help and guide you through such a critical period of your horse's education.
That critical period lasts all your horse's working life.  It is rarely too late to improve general dressage education which is so vital in establishing trust and rapport between horse and rider and thus making your horse a safe and enjoyable ride.  
Remember - A PROPERLY EDUCATED HORSE IS A SAFER HORSE. 
For those of you who wish to train in the classical manner this is a rare privilege indeed, and for those members who just wish to ride safely and enjoy their horses,  this is  an opportunity  to take advice from an exceptional rider and trainer willing to help you from the novice stages to the very top of the tree.
We look forward to reading your questions and Claire's advice.  We are all ready to learn.
If any visitor wishes to avail themselves of this rare opportunity, we have special joining rates,  Please e-mail us on training@lipizzaner.org.uk for details.
 
Portrait Of A Lipizzaner.

The well known artist Joanne Barringer has authorised us to sell copies of her beautiful water-colour of a Lipizzaner at a special price of £10.00 per mounted copy plus post & packaging of £2
The print is 10 x 7 inches approx. and is a limited edition of 1000.
Joanne has made a special study of the Lipizzaner in action and has spent time not only observing her own beautiful Lipizzaner but has also observed those at the Famous Spanish riding school of Vienna. She has taken dressage lessons from none other than Spanish riding Chief Rider Herr Arthur Kottas and she is a British Horse Society Examiner.
Her spare time is spent producing beautiful paintings which have been exhibited at many important Lipizzaner functions. She is an accomplished rider and another of her talents lies in the driving world where she has been responsible for producing many Lipizzaner pairs and several teams. She has also produced what is reputed to be the country's smallest driving team of ponies known as the Weenie Widgets. These little wonders are now resident at Cilyblaidd Manor and are to be seen on the show circuit during the summer months. Joanne has also been responsible for breeding several Lipizzaner show winners - - A talented lady indeed.