The EA Equisterian Issue 9

Nanyuki Show: Rachel Robley on Muffin wins the Open Event

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Polo • Horseracing • Dressage • Showjumping • Showing

Oct-Dec 2015

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South Africa's quartet Buster Mckenzie, Selby Williamson, Mike Osborn and Russel Watson excite fans at the Kenya Open International Polo tournament.

SAMSUNG GALAXY REIGNS How David Mwikwa became a top jockey

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CONTENTS

EDITORS NOTE

Maintain high discipline in racing

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DOWNMEMORYLANE

My Life in the Bush

The early days at Colcheccio Ranch

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FEI DRESSAGE

Samsung Galaxy are the Nairobi Open champions FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING

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SIDEFEATURE

French cavalry-charge at first Longines leg in Oslo

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How young Amani Nzomo wowed polo enthusiasts at the kenya International Tournament.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

FEI to establish working group to review dressage training methods

NANYUKI SHOW

Another resounding success at the Nanyuki Show

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FEI CLASSICS™

Michael Jung strikes out in front at Pau FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPINGHarrie

Smolders claims top honours at the Washington International horse show

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FEI CLASSICS™ USA’s number one Beezie Madden clinches $150,000 win at the Del Mar International

COVER STORY

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Gal makes it a Reem Acra double at Odense

CELEBRITYPROFILE

How I became a top jockey

PUNDA 35 MAMA Diseases most

common in horses and other domestic animals

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and golf are related

he incident that took place at the Jockey Club of Kenya on October 25 was most unfortunate. Five trainers refused to present their horses for racing because they were allegedly refused membership of the Jockey Club of Kenya. Another reason given was that they demanded that prize money be increased from the current Sh25,000 to Sh100,000 in line with the cost of maintaining horses.

According to the JCK Chief Executive Officer, Mr David Davies, some trainers sent a request to the Board on October 19 asking to be considered for membership of the club ‘on a waiver of entrance and subscription fees for five years.’ They requested that they get a response from the Board by 23rd October, said Mr Davies.

Davies also explained that on 23rd October, the Board informed the said trainers that their request would be discussed on 9th November at the next scheduled Board meeting. Apparently, the five trainers felt they did not get sufficient response from the Board to their request and therefore withdrew their horses from the race. The said trainers, among them, Nunu Nur, Onemus Mutua, Jacob Lokorian and Joe Karari, are household names in local racing. The EA Equestrian wishes to urge for sobriety in finding a lasting solution to a problem like this, which is unprecedented in local racing scene. Racing is a sport of high esteem, a sport of kings, where reasoning and gentility supersedes every other consideration. Where good manners is guarded jealously. For it to have degenerated to a point of boycotting races was as unfortunate as it was a big shame. If this can happen in racing, then the ripple effect to other ‘lesser’ sports will be overwhelming.

It must not be allowed to happen again. Not in racing, folks.

EQUESTRIAN ROUND-UP

Nissan Dominate EFG Tournament

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olo lovers were treated to fast paced action at the recently concluded EFG 4-8 Goal Tournament at The Manyatta Polo club in Gilgil on the october 16-18 weekend.

Four teams vied for this hotly contested high goal tournament , namely EFG ( Uday Kalan, Archie Voorspuy, Philip Arungah, Hrishi Madhvani ), JW Seagon ( Mbu Ngugi. Izzy Parsons, Stutti Miller, Kimoi Moi ) , Nissan Kenya (Craig Millar, Gordy Millar, Henry Limb, Harry Griffiths) and Samsung Galaxy (Jamie Murray, Tiva Gross, Joss craig, Nikki Barlow).

After three days of fast and furious polo, Nissan Kenya emerged the overall winners having bagged the most victories over the weekend.

The subsidiary also featured four teams and was eventually won by the Magadi Team of Megan Griffiths, Ben and a Tom Stonewigg and Harry Stichbury. Polo action continues this weekend at the Manyatta Polo Club.

Picture shows Gordy Millar, Henry Limb and Harry Griffiths of Nissan Kenya waiting to receive the ball at the line out.

Text by Ashe Ahluwalia Photo courtesy of Kiran Ahluwalia

When five trainers almost brought racing to standstill Well, Ngong racing began its season quite early in tepid fashion, then sojourned for a month. Nothing mindblowing occurred until October 25 when five local trainers decided to disrupt proceedings with a boycott. Their amazing reason was none other than that they wanted to become members of the Jockey Club, after nine minutes of holding a license! You have to laugh, because, one of the 'trainer's' has not even produced a winner as yet. It actually causes a mockery intheir own hemisphere, as no-where in the world would such a situation arise. Their grievance is petty to the extreme.

Consequently, others reaped rewards, especially in the first three races when only three and two runners were competing. Spectators were obviously disgruntled, but it gave them something to talk about, far from the mundane.

On 19th, October some trainers sent a request to the Board asking to be considered for membership of the club on a waiver of entrance and subscription fees for 5 years. They requested that they get a response from the Board by 23rd. October.

On 23rd October, The Board informed the said trainers that their request will be discussed on 9th November at the next scheduled Board Meeting.

Apparently the 5 trainers in question felt they did not get sufficient response from the Board to their request and therefor withdrew their horses from yesterdays racing.

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Olympic champion Guerdat cleared of wrongdoing after horses fail dope tests

By Nick Butler

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wiss showjumpers Alessandra Bichsel and London 2012 Olympic champion Steve Guerdat have been cleared of any wrongdoing by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) after doping failures by their horses were attributed to poppy seed contamination.

Samples taken from two of Guerdat's horses during competitions in France in May tested positive for morphine, a controlled medication, and a similar banned substance called Codeine, while one also showed evidence of a second illegal product, Oripavine. The first

of these was Nino des Buissonnets, the mount on which he won his Olympic title.

Bichsel's horse Charivari KG also tested positive for the same three substances that month, with both riders having used the same feed supplier. The duo were provisionally suspended on July 20, but their bans were lifted a week later, with the FEI admitting there was a high chance of unintentional contamination.

All the horses did serve two month bans, but, with those now complete, the governing body have ruled that there will be no further sanctions beyond the automatic disqualification of the horses’ results at the events where

they tested positive.

Following independent laboratory tests, the FEI accepts how the failures were caused by contaminated poppy seeds.

"Both these athletes and the Swiss National Federation have worked in full cooperation with the FEI to secure these landmark agreements," said FEI secretary general Sabrina Zeender.

"It’s good to know that since the beginning of this year the FEI processes can facilitate such settlements so that athletes are able to clear their names when contamination is involved.

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EQUESTRIAN ROUND-UP

In Memoriam: Lloyd Landkamer (USA), 1955-2015 Lloyd Landkamer (USA), FEI Dressage Steward and discipline manager for Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2010 in Kentucky (USA), has died at the age of 60. He passed away peacefully at his home, Brandywine Farm in Minnesota on 25 September, after a long and courageous battle against cancer.

Landkamer, who started his career as a show secretary before going on to become a show manager and sport horse breeder, became an FEI 2* Dressage Steward at the beginning of 2009 and was promoted to 3* level in 2012.

He was Event Director at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), the United Stakes Equestrian Federation (USEF) Festival of Champions, and USEF Young Horse Championships, as well as working as a volunteer at numerous events.

He was a member of the USEF Dressage Committee, and member of the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Executive Board, and was named USDF Volunteer of the Year in 2002. As a USEF and FEI official, he served as a USEF Steward, USEF Technical Delegate and FEI Chief Dressage Steward.

Most recently Landkamer was show manager for the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington (USA). He was the recipient of the USDF Show Secretary of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year. At the 2015 NAJYRC, Landkamer was awarded the Howard B. Simpson High Five Trophy, awarded annually to the volunteer who best embodies Simpson's spirit of volunteering.

Landkamer became an FEI Steward for the Dressage competitions at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington a decade ago and then became show manager when the schedule was expanded into the 12-week Global Dressage Festival, including seven international events.

Uruguayan Endurance horse tests positive to prohibited substance The FEI has imposed a provisional suspension on a Uruguayan Endurance rider whose horse has tested positive for a prohibited substance.

Samples taken at a CEI2* event in Trinidad (URU) on 8 August 2015 from the horse LG Muneerah (FEI ID 104TQ89/URU), ridden by Fernanda Villar (URU) to win the 120-kilometre competition, have returned positive for the banned substance Guanabenz, a sedative with analgesic effect.

The athlete has been provisionally suspended from the day of notification (29 September 2015).

Additionally the horse has been provisionally suspended for two months.

The athlete and the horse owner/s have the opportunity for a preliminary hearing before the FEI Tribunal to request the lifting of the provisional suspensions.

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Collett, Jung take Young Horse Eventing gold at Le Lion

By Louise Parkes

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erman superstar, Michael Jung, steered Fischerincantas to victory in the 6-year-old division while Great Britain’s Laura Collett clinched the 7-year-old title with Mr Bass at the FEI World Breeding Federation Eventing Championships for Young Horses 2015 at Le Lion d’Angers, France at the weekend.

These Championships have been staged annually since 1992, and the 30th edition of the French fixture at the lovely Haras National at l‘Isle de Briand once again highlighted new and exciting talent in both age categories, and attracted a total of 103 horses representing a wide range of studbooks. The two new champions were both Holsteiners, while the KWPN and ISH studbooks filled silver and bronze 6 The E.A. Equestrian

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Laura Collett

in the 6-year-olds and the AA and Trekehener registers did likewise in the 7-year-old division. The ISH Studbook claimed the overall Studbook title with a score of 151 points ahead of the German Holsteiner in second on 153 and the Dutch KWPN a close third on

Michael Jung

153.2 when the results of both age categories were analysed.

The Ground Jury for the 6-year-olds consisted of Great Britain’s Sandy Philips, Pascal Laurencon from France and South Africa’s Lesley Mawhinney, and, from the field of 34 starters, they

placed Germany’s Ingrid Klimke and the grey Holsteiner mare Weisse Duene (Clarimo/Esprit V/Romino) in pole position on a score of 38.6 after dressage.

Jung and Fischerincantas (Ibisco/Ressina/Coriano) however were just 0.5 points behind in second place followed by the Selle Francais gelding Vingt Vingt (Rubins des Bruyeres SF/Chana du Gwern SF/Robin des Pres), ridden by Frenchman Stanislas de Zuchowicz, in third on 44.1.

Dutch rider, Merel Blom, was next in line with the KWPN The Quizmaster (Albaran XX/Zarah Maro/Casco) followed by Poland’s Kamil Rajnert and the BRAND mare, Libertina, in fifth, Sweden’s Christoffer Forsberg and the Oldenburg gelding, Quinn, in sixth and the ISH gelding SRS Adventure, ridden by Ireland’s Sophie Richards, in seventh spot.

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FEI DRESSAGE

The Netherlands’ Edward Gal won the first leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Western European League at Odense in Denmark for the second year in a row. (FEI/Sanne Kolind)

Gal makes it a Reem Acra double at Odense

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utch star, Edward Gal, made it a backto-back double when coming out on top at the opening leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2015/2016 Western European League at Odense in Denmark today. Last season he rode to victory at this event with the gelding Glock’s Undercover, but this time around he triumphed with the stallion Glock’s Voice, pinning the host country’s Anna Kasprzak and Donnperignon into runner-up spot and Agnete Kirk Thinggaard and Jojo AZ into third.

It wasn’t the easiest of victories however, as Glock’s Voice showed some tense moments during his winning test. “He felt better today, but he was still a bit nervous”, said the 45-yearold rider who includes the 2010

FEI World Cup™ Dressage title amongst his many achievements.

“He felt good at the start, but he got edgy as we went along. However it was better than the Grand Prix. It was his first indoor show, so all things considered it was a good result”, the Dutchman said this evening.

FAR FROM CERTAIN The outcome was far from certain after Kasprzak won yesterday’s Grand Prix on a mark of 73.860. Gal was a close second on 73.380 while his fellow-countryman, Hans Peter Minderhoud, lined up third with Glock’s Romanov on 73.320.

Sweden’s rising star, 28-year-old Emilie Nyrerod, filled fourth spot with Miata ahead of Kirk Thinggard in fifth. Perhaps the biggest turnaround in terms of finishing spots today was that of Ireland’s Judy Reynolds, who rocketed up from 12th of the 20 starters in the Grand Prix to

fill fifth place at the end of the Freestyle.

The 33-year-old Germanbased Irish athlete was holding the lead on her score of 74.425 at the halfway stage of the competition. Her 13-year-old brown gelding has been showing everimproving form as the pair have climbed up to 54th in the world rankings over the past year, and this was the first major show for Vancouver K since they just missed out on Olympic qualification at the FEI European Championships in Aachen in August.

Reynolds remains determined to make the cut to Rio through any other possible route, and has planned a consistent campaign of the Reem Acra series over the coming months.

She was deeply disappointed with yesterday’s Grand Prix performance, and worked hard to turn that around. “The arena is very atmospheric and I was caught unawares when he backed

off going into the corners. I was much better prepared for that reaction today”, she explained after posting a mark of 74.425.

LEAD OVERTAKEN Her lead was overtaken by Nyrerod who was third into the arena after the break. The Swede has been making a significant impact this summer, earning high praise for her contribution to her country’s victory in their home leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage series at Falsterbo in July, before making another big impression at the Europeans in Aachen. Her score of 74.800 today moved her out in front until Kasprzak seriously raised the bar with a mark of 77.100. However the Danish rider knew her result left the door open for Gal. >>>> Continued on page 13

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COVERSTORY

Samsung East Africa Vice President and COO Robert Ngeru hands over the trophy to Samsung Galaxy team, who won the kenya International Cup

Samsung Galaxy are the Nairobi Open champions South Africa's quartet Buster Mckenzie, Selby Williamson, Mike Osborn and Russel Watson excite fans at the Kenya Open International Polo tournament, as Kenyan farmer Jammie Murray clinches an MVP performance in the 10-14 goal event and Chloe Spoerry in the 5-7 tourney.

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airobi is still tantalized by the just-concluded Kenya International Polo Championships that rocked the east African nation's capital for two successive weekends in the month of September.

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The high-octane 5-7 and 10-14 goal tournaments held at the Nairobi Polo Club (NPC) and sponsored by Samsung Galaxy arguably lived up to their billing owing to the caliber of international players they attracted.

Teams, as in the past events, had a leeway to fly in world-class players they could afford and manage and this gave local fans an opportunity to watch and interact with

their favourite international polo stars.

Among those who stepped again to play polo on Kenyan soil included South African veterans six-goaler Buster McKenzie, five goaler Selby Williamson, Mike Osborn who is seeded fourth, Russel Watson (fifth seed) and Kenyan international and Mount Kenya large scale farmer Jammie Murray whose handicap is 4.5.

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Mckenzie, who runs a polo tourism business in South Africa and features for his home town team Plettenberg Bay, was the revered choice for Samurai who went out gun blazing in search of the Kenya International Polo title they last won in 2013.

The father of three did not disappoint as he raked in crucial goals that saw Samurai end the 5-7 goal tournament runners-up and 10-14 contest in third place.

“Mckenzie was definitely a good catch. He is a machine on pitch," quipped Samurai captain and patron Raphael Nzomo during the tournaments.

Mckenzie has been a force to reckon with in polo scene for over 30 years. He has an interest in the training of polo horses if he is not playing.

“We needed to have beaten Samsung with a difference of two goals to lift the 10-14 goal trophy. That was hard luck on our side. We will live to fight another day,” noted Mckenzie after he starred for Samurai in the opening tournament he netted over ten goals.

Nzomo, who facilitated Mckenzie’s return trip to the country, allowed Mckenzie to take charge of Samurai in 5-7 contest as he (Rafael) took part in the championship as an umpire before donning his jersey in the 1014 contest.

“Our team had a strong base. We prepared and trained well. I decided to take part as an umpire in the first tournament in order to give chance to our new players who were dying to make a debut in the Kenya International Championship. I believe my teammates Jonathan and Rowena Stichbury, and Kaila Millar had the capacity to aid Mckenzie as we ended the tournament as runners up,” noted Nzomo.

Royal Salute proved money was a nonissue on their side as they were able to jet in two international hard hitters – Williamson and Osborn, who helped them achieve fourth place in the 5-7 and runners-up position in the 10-14 goal tournaments.

Osborne has a polo playing career that has stretched since 1989 to date and is spread across England, Pakistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe and India.

Watson, who so far has played 104 internationals test matches spread over a period of 25 years, was the pearl for Peroni that had another local hard hitter Mike du Toit. Their efforts saw Peroni end the 5-7 goal tournament in third place before settling at the tail end in the 10-14 contest.

Murray was able to successfully lead sponsors Samsung to lift both tournaments following his tactical runs and skilful shots that saw him find the opponent’s goal line at ease.

His great contribution for the winners saw him take the Most Valuable Player award home in the 10-14 goal tournaments while Chloe Spoerry was voted as MVP in the 5-7 goal tournament.

The experienced Murray has played polo in England, Thailand, Australia, South Africa and Zambia and has represented Team Kenya in Barbados, Zimbabwe and Zambia international meets.

Everyone was in unison that the Best Playing Ponies were owned by Phillip Arungah and were ridden by Osborn in the 5-7

tournament, while the 10-14 goal hero was Blue owned by Gordy Millar.

Dormans emerged the Subsidiary Cup winners after cruising over Brown Cheese and Naked Pizza in both 5-7 and 10-14 contests which were played on round robin encounter.

But the greatest sensation of the tournaments was 10-year-old Amani Nzomo who instantly became the talk of the championships.

Amani was able to rescue his side Dormans to lift both tournaments and his most memorable moments was when he notched a last minute brace, against seasoned and veteran players, to help trailing Dormans register a win against hard fighting Browns Cheese.

The first days of both tournaments were marked by low turn-outs as the opening matches both fell on Fridays when polo fans are still engaged in duties from where they get their daily bread.

The fans were able to turn up in full force on Saturdays and Sundays to watch the swashbuckling matches while cheering their favourite players as they wielded their mallet head on at both sides of the pitch.

The lush green and expansive pitch that can accommodate 11 football grounds was well watered for the tournaments with or-

ganizers filling the cracks on the ground and other opening with special and rich manure soil transported all the way from Mt. Longonot.

“This soil not only helps the ground to be firm and lush but also prevents the horses from destroying their hooves. If a horse breaks a hoof then it is as good as gone as it will be costly feeding it yet it can’t help to play the game. The owner has no other option but to destroy it as it will be a liability,” said Nzomo, while adding patches of the rich Mt. Longonot soil in one of the cracks on the ground.

The highly-contested matches were not free without accidents, though not of a serious scale.

Perhaps the Kenyan football fraternity should borrow a leaf to learn how the polo fraternity values its players.

At some point, the an ambulance in waiting could be seen criss-crossing the pitch to attend to any player that had even the slightest brush with their ponies just show how the medical attendants at the venue are competent and up to the task.

During intervals, especially during second chukka of the last matches of main cup played on Sunday, fans were given opportunity to step on the grounds on main pitch to help re-carpet the bumps of earth uncovered by the hooves of the ponies.

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Naked Pizza's Tim Chesire in action against Samsung Galaxy at the Kenya International Polo championship at Ngong Racecourse; RIGHT: Craig Millar of Samurai in action during the Samsung Galaxy Kenya International Cup.

Fans, too, had a good time. They lacked no brand as whiskies and beverages like peroni, millar, red and white and sweet and dry wines were available depending on one’s brand of choice.

The tournaments also marked the return of a section of old fans quite notable with the main stand including SuperSport representative and polo number one fan Farida Limo, who has missed better part of action this year on maternity.

“It’s good to be back. Polo is rocking,” noted Limo who was accompanied by a bevy of beautiful friends.

This tournaments were also unique in the sense that the NPC and the Kenya Polo Association teamed up to support the forthcoming Redcross Society golden jubilee anniversary.

“We have decided to partner with the Kenya Red Cross this season. We want to appreciate their continued efforts and service to the people of Kenya.

“The proceeds collected from the entrance fees and tailgating in both tournaments will be channeled to the Kenya Red Cross kitty in support of disaster management, to provide water and sanitation, improve education, provide health services and improve food security among other activities across the country,” noted NPC captain Vishal Somaia.

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5-7 GOAL TOURNAMENT (SEPTEMBER 18-20) Points and Standings 1. Overall Winners Samsung 5p 2. Runners Up Samurai 4p 3. Third: Peroni 3P 4. Fourth: R.Salute 0 5. Subsidiary Cup winners: Dormans 6 points Results 1. Samsung 5

2. Samsung 9

3. Samsung 2 4. Samurai 6.5 5. Samurai 6.5 6. Peroni 5

Samurai 2.5 Royal Salute 3 Peroni 2 Peroni 5 Royal Salute 5 Royal Salute 3

10-14 GOAL TOURNAMENT (SEPTEMBER 25-27) Points and standings Overall winners: Samsung 4P points and 18 goals Runners Up: Royal Salute 4 points and 19 goals Third Place: Samurai 4 points and 16 goals Fourth Place: Peroni No point.

Subsidiary Cup winners: Dormans 6 points Results 1. Samurai 5 2. Samsung 8 3. Royal Salute 4.5 4. Royal Salute 9 5. Samurai 11 6. Samsung 6

Samsung 4 Royal Salute 6 Samurai 3 Peroni 6 Peroni 6 Peroni 4

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1. A horse is rushed for first aid during the Kenya Open International at Jamhuri Park.

2. Samsung Galaxy team that won the Samsung Galaxy Kenya Open.

3. The Royal Salute team that participated at the event.

4. Mr and Mrs Phillip Arungah and other polo enthusiasts during the Kenya Open.

5. Mrs Arungah, who was voted the most elegantlydressed lady during the tournament, savours her prize.

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD IN AN EQUESTRIAN TOURNEY

Dominic Grammaticas of Royal Salute was unfortunate to trip during the Kenya International tournament at the Jamhuri Park (September 18-20, 25-27, 2015)

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Leprevost leads French cavalrycharge at first Longines leg in Oslo In a thrilling 15-horse jump-off, the 35-year-old rider and her fabulous 10-year-old mare pinned her French counterparts, Simon Delestre and Patrice Delaveau, into second and third places

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rench riders ran rampant at the opening leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2015/2016 Western European League in Oslo, Norway today where Penelope Leprevost came out on top with Flora de Mariposa. In a thrilling 15-horse jump-off, the 35-year-old rider and her fabulous 10-year-old mare pinned her French counterparts, Simon Delestre and Patrice Delaveau, into second and third places, while Kevin Staut also carried the French flag into fifth spot behind Germany’s Marcus Ehning.

A super-star start-list guaranteed a great day of sport. A total of 39 horse-and-rider combinations from 21 nations were in action, and as Show Director, Morten Aasen, said this evening “when the entries were coming in, we had 16 of the top 20 riders in the Longines rankings, so it was like a dream come true! Having such a great line-up was like having a European Championship here - but it turned into a French Championship in the end!”

All the hallmarks

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bination of a double of oxers followed by a vertical stretched them all the way. One of the bogeys of the class however was the narrow, but wide, oxer at fence two which put paid to many chances, while the triple bar at fence eight produced some moments of high drama.

Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann almost parted company with Cantinero when the pair paddled through the poles here, and, with just five horses left to go, World No 1, Great Britain’s Scott Brash also ran into trouble when meeting this on a wrong stride with Hello Sanctos. Despite concerns about just how tough it might be during the coursewalk however, “the course turned out easier than we expected” according to Leprevost.

First clear

Ireland’s Billy Twomey led the way into the jump-off with the veteran Tinka’s Serenade who collected 12 faults, and it was Ehning who produced the first clear when fourth

“In the first round we had just one small error when we were too long at the triple bar, I wasn’t happy with that”.

Penelope Leprevost FRA (1st)

Result: 1, Flora de Mariposa (Penelope Leprevost) FRA 0/0 43.01; 2, Qlassic Bois Margot (Simon Delestre) FRA 0/0 43.36; 3, Lacrimoso 3 HDC (Patrice Delaveau) FRA 0/0 43.48; 4, Comme Il Faut (Marcus Ehning) GER 0/0 44.08; 5, Reveue de Hurtebise HDC (Kevin Staut) FRA 0/0 44.50; 6, VDL Groep Arera C (Maikel van der Vleuten) NED 0/0 49.17; 7, Clooney (Martin Fuchs) SUI 0/0 54.02; 8, Don VHP Z (Harrie Smolders) NED 0/4 44.07; 9, Rokfeller

de Pleville Bois Margot (Eduardo Alvarez Aznar) ESP 0/4 45.87; 10, Embassy ll (Hans-Dieter Dreher) GER 0/4 46.23; 11, VDL Zirocco Blue NOP (Jur Vrieling) NED 0/4 48.02; 12, Nino des Buissonnets (Steve Guerdat) SUI 0/4 50.34; 13, Vienna Olympic (Shk. Ali Bin Khalid Al Thani) QAT 0/4 55.09; 14, Utamaro d’Escuassines (Joe Clee) GBR 0/8 49.87; 15, Tinka’s Serenade (Billy Twomey) IRL 0/12.

Facts and Figures:

Standings:

Oslo in Norway presented the first leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2015/2015 Western European League.

39 horse-and-rider combinations from 21 nations competed.

French riders filled the top three, and four of the top five places.

The winning rider was 35-year-old Penelope Leprevost from France riding the 10-year-old mare Flora de Mariposa.

This is the 38th season of FEI World Cup™ Jumping.

The Western European League consists of 11 legs, the next taking place in Helsinki, Finland next weekend.

The Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2015/2016 Final will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden from 23 to 28 March 2016.

7 double-clear rounds in today’s first qualifying leg in Oslo.

Course designer was Germany’s Frank Rothenberger.

A total of 15 horse-and-rider combinations qualified for the second-round jump-off against the clock.

Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2015/2016 Western European League leaderboard - after Round 1 at Oslo (NOR): 1. Penelope Leprevost FRA 20 2. Simon Delestre FRA 17 3. Patrice Delaveau FRA 15 4. Marcus Ehning GER 13 5. Kevin Staut FRA 12 6. Maikel van der Vleuten NED 11 7. Martin Fuchs SUI 10 8. Harrie Smolders NED 9 9. Eduardo Alvarez Aznar ESP 8 10. Hans-Dieter Dreher GER 7 11. Jur Vrieling NED 6 12. Steve Guerdat SUI 5 13. Joe Clee GBR 4 14. Billy Twomey IRL 3 15. Max Kuhner AUT 2

FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING to run with Comme Il Faut. Once the French got going however it was all about them, Delestre scorching home with the stallion Qlassic Bois Margot in 43.38 seconds to really put it up to the rest of the field, and his fellow-countryman, Delaveau, only 0.12 seconds slower to slot into temporary second place.

Try as they would, none of the rest could touch Delestre’s targettime until Leprevost set sail. She had a clear plan, and she stuck to it. “In the jump-off, most of the other riders took an inside line (around fence 13) to the double, but I went outside because I didn’t want to break the rhythm for Flora, who is anyway always fast - I think maybe that’s what made the difference” she explained.

The decision paid off handsomely, with the clock showing just 43.01 seconds, an advantage of 0.37 seconds over her French rival, as she galloped through the timers.

A good surprise

“To win today was a good surprise!” Leprevost said afterwards. “It was the first indoor of the season for Flora, she is a super mare but I didn’t know if she would be perfect indoors just yet, but she was very good”. She now plans to compete in both the

third Western European League leg on home turf in Lyon, France in two weeks’ time and at the fourth leg in Verona, Italy at the beginning of November.

Delestre wasn’t unhappy about having to settle for runner-up spot today. “I gave it all to the very last fence, and I could do no more. My horse has a big stride so I decided to take the inside line in the jump-off, and even if I had it all to do again I would do the same!” he said. Talking about the battle that ensued between himself and his fellow French riders, he pointed out that while they have a good team spirit, there was no love lost in trying to collect those all-important maximum qualifying points for the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final which will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden next March.

“We are a good team and we like to help each other - it’s a great pleasure to compete together. But we have three fast horses, and when it comes to the jump-off we like to play the game!”, he said.

The Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2015/2016 Western European League now moves on to Helsinki, Finland on Sunday 25 October.

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Gal makes it a Reem Acra double at Odense “It wasn’t quite our day today. He (Donnperignon) was really good yesterday, but today he didn’t have the same feeling in the warm-up. We started well, but there were a couple of misunderstandings and it made him tight, which came out in the piaffe. I need to improve my choreography, I know that”, Kasprzak said.

When Kirk Thinggaard posted 76.250 with the lovely Jojo AZ who always makes his job look like a whole lot of fun, only Gal was left to threaten Kasprzak’s advantage, and in the end the Dutchman did it despite some difficult moments during the test.

“The atmosphere in the stands got to horse, and he

wasn’t as smooth as he can be.

Sometimes he reacts weirdly, but you know sometimes the weird horses are the good ones!” he pointed at the postcompetition press conference. “With performances like that, sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose” he added, having clinched victory with a mark of 78.800.

For further information on the first leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2015/2016 Western European League series check out website http://jbkhorseshows.

The second leg of the series will take place in Lyon, France on Friday 30 October 2015.

Result: 1, Glock’s Voice (Edward Gal) NED 78.00; 2, Donnperignon (Anna Kazkprzak) DEN 77.100; 3, Jojo AZ (Agnete Kirk Thinggaard) DEN 76.250; 4, Miata (Emilie Nyrerod) SWE 74.800; 5, Vancouver K (Judy Reynolds) IRL 74.425; 6, Glock’s Romanov (Hans Peter Minderhoud) NED 74.350; 7, Blue Hors Hotline (Daniel Bachmann Andersen) DEN 73.750; 8, Batuta (Goncalo Carvalho) POR 73.000; 9, Di Lapponia T (Paulinda Friberg) SWE 72.200; 10, Radetzky (Marjan van der Jagt) NED 71.175; 11, Daintree 3 (Kathleen Keller) GER 70.800; 12, Fabienne (Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein) DEN 69.925; 13, NOHS Daijoubo (Severo Jesus Jurado Lopez) ESP 69.475; 14, Rainbow Dancer 4 (Anne Lene Holmen) NOR 68.550; 15, Zircoon Spring Flower (Jennie Larsson) SWE 62.700.

Facts and Figures: Odense in Denmark staged the opening leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2015/2016 Western European League today.

The series consists of nine legs, leading to the Reem Acra 2016 Final in Gothenburg, Sweden next March.

The Ground Jury for today’s competition was: At C, Hans-Christian Matthiesen; At H, Mariette Sanders Van Gansewin; At B, Raphael Saleh; At M, Isobel Wessels: At E, Susanne Baarup.

The Netherlands’ Edward Gal won the competition for the second year in a row. In 2014 he topped the line-up with Glock’s Undercover, this time around he claimed the honours with Glock’s Voice.

Runner-up today was Denmark’s Anna Kasprzak and Donnperignon who won yesterday’s Grand Prix in which Gal and Glock’s Voice finished second.

The winning horse, Glock’s Voice, is a 13-year-old stallion by de Niro.

The winning score was 78.800 percent.

Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dres-

sage 2015/2016 leaderboard: standings after Round 1 of the Western European League at Odense (DEN):

1. Inna Logutenkova UKR 30 2. Alexandre Ayache FRA 20 2. Marcela Krinke Susmejl SUI 20 2. Ellen Schulten-Baumer GER 20 2. Edward Gal NED 20 6. Jennie Larsson SWE 19 7. Matthias Bouten GER 17 7. Anna Kasprzak DEN 17 9. Ester Soldi ITA 15 9. Anna von Wendt FIN 15 9. Martin Christensen DEN 15 9. Agnete Kirk Thinggaard DEN 15

'We had a record crowd this year with over 36,000 spectators, and the majority of those in last few days. We are really pleased with how it has gone this year.

- Bo Kristoffersen, JBK Horseshows Organiser

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SIDEFEATURE

Precocious and multitalented How young Amani Nzomo wowed polo enthusiasts at the kenya International Tournament.

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here is no doubt that young Amani Nzomo is a future polo champion. This is quite evident in the way he holds his mallet, rides his ponies and finds the back of opponent goal line with ease.

Just to prove that this young lad is a continental champion in the waiting, Nzomo recently caused a stir during the Samsung Galaxy Kenya International Polo Championship where he twice helped his team, Dormans, clinched both the 5-7 and 10-14 goal tournaments held at the Nairobi Polo Club.

The most memorable moment for this last born in a family of five during the tournaments that ran for two weekends in September was when he rescued Dormans with a last minute brace to win the encounter, which they were trailing, 8-6.5 against hard fighting Browns Cheese.

“That was the best day of my life; I have never experienced this phenomenon in my life. I can’t believe I scored while playing against seasoned and international stars,” he says.

When asked what makes him stand out from his peers who are also mad about polo, Nzomo, 10, says he does everything that puts him on course to be a polo champion.

“I wake up very early in the morning to train my father’s horses and attend all the polo classes as scheduled by my Zimbabwean coach Smart Kuusawa.”

“I have been handling horses since I was five and I get better with time. Apparently, my relations with the animals have improved of late, thanks to my dedicated coach Kuusawa,”he notes.

Nzomo says on a typical day he wakes up very early in the morning to accompany Kuusawa to the adjacent Ngong forest where they drill the horses in the morning dew-climbing them on hills and descents to make the animals strong and stable.

The horses are taken for a second schedule at midday where they are taught how to play the game.

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mallet the horse should automatically know that we are going back and so should make an about-turn ,” he says.

The year six student at Brookhouse School in Nairobi says he is literally on fire since teaming up with Kuusawa who has trained him for two months now.

“My game has improved, from the way I hold my mallet, take the shots and ride my horses, I can feel it. You know when you are fit you feel it within you,” he says.

Nzomo does not hide his passion for polo and openly admits that he is interested in attending a polo school in either South Africa or England.

“I know South African hard hitter Buster Mckenzie has a nice polo school which I would not hesitate My game has to attend. My dream is to be improved, from the way I the best polo player not only in hold my mallet, take the Kenya but in Africa.”

He would also love to play shots and ride my horses, polo internationally in South AfI can feel it. You know rica, England, Argentina, Barbados when you are fit you feel or Australia.

His father Rafael has already given it within you him a clean bill of health and says his last born will be free for international polo in another two years.

“To prepare him for the great task ahead I allow him to go for serious training with his coach three times in a week and I hope when he turns 13 or 14 years he will be able to proceed for the international contests,” says Rafael.

Apart from Polo, Nzomo is also a force to reckon with in rugby, football and in the Go-Kart motorsport competition.

He was recently the star attraction for Ligi Ndogo’s U-11 football team at the Gothia Cup in Germany where he scored a brace in Kenya’s 7-1 demolition of the hosts.

Multi-talented Nzomo is also the 2012 Go-Kart champion in the 50cc category he won during the Rift Valley Motor Sports Club competition in Nakuru.He also features for the Brookhouse School rugby team where he plays the scrum half position.

Another resounding success at the Nanyuki Show

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The Open Event was won predictably by Rachel Robley on Muffin. It was very sad that Louisa Vittone, with Lots and Lots, who were lying second, were unable to finish the event, after Louisa had a fall from Duncan, injuring her leg, in the Intermediate event. The only other runner, Anita Mills Stanley with Mugeni, came second.

By Rose Caldwell It is always difficult to write about one’s own show, especially when one is part of the committee, however, judging by the number of lovely letters and comments from people attending the show, I can safely say that it was a resounding success, enjoyed by competitors and spectators alike.

As it takes place in the holidays, it is always a great show for the young and there were enough of them to be able to hold Young Rider Classes.

Although the going was hard due to the lack of rain, the horses all coped well and only one horse had to be spun at the vet check.

Bryn and Tara Llewelyn started the building of the cross country course in May. Nanyuki club is not an easy place for building a cross country course, having no natu-

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ral features and all the fences needing to be dismantled and removed each year. So a lot of work and a lot of imagination needed to build an interesting course with sufficient challenges. They succeeded extremely well and the faults incurred , were evenly spread.

The course was, as always, beautifully built and designed and with Tara’s artistic talent and attention to detail, each fence was a picture.

Clare and Charlie Hewitt Stubbs built the show jumping courses in the main arena and as always Clare’s courses rode well and were challenging enough without being too problematical and the classes were well filled.

James Cullen and yours truly built the easier courses in Ring 2 with the object being to encourage novice riders and horses and get them going, which I think we succeeded in doing!

The Dressage was judged by our usual

stalwarts, Debbie Boyd Moss and Val Frost and we were lucky to have a visiting Judge from England, Jane Tizzard, who gave a clinic before the show and her expertise was greatly appreciated by all who took part in it.

She was also an asset to our camp evenings!

The Open Event was won predictably by Rachel Robley on Muffin. It was very sad that Louisa Vittone, with Lots and Lots, who were lying second, were unable to finish the event, after Louisa had a fall from Duncan, injuring her leg, in the Intermediate event. The only other runner, Anita Mills Stanley with Mugeni, came second.

The Intermediate Event was won by Monica Campori on Warren, having held onto her comfortable lead after the Dressage.

The Novice Event was won by Millie Seagon on Field Marshall and Pre Novice by Aisha Gross on Ndala. This was Ndala’s first show and he had only been jumping for two

months so very commendable!

The Juvenile Open went to Ellie Jones Perrot on Sultan, the Juvenile Intermediate to William Tozer on Mona Lisa and the Juvenile Novice to Georgie Perrot Jones on Sadiki.

The Young Rider Novice went to Georgie Perrot Jones on Dhoruba and Young Rider PreNovice to Millie Tozer on Special Forces.

The Show Jumping was of a high standard especially for the big event, The Mount Kenya Championship. The previous night, at the auction, buyers went mad and horses were bought for record amounts, which of course all added to the excitement on the day! The event was a real cliff hanger with five horses coming through to the jump off against the clock. This was eventually won by Gemma Boyd Moss on Cossack Dancer, who had been inadvertently ‘bought’ at the auction by her father, whose bid had been mistakenly noted and he lacked the courage to reverse it. Suffice to say he ended up a very happy man!

From the smiles on their faces, the youth found the Nanyuki Show thoroughly enjoyable.

EXCELLENT SHOPPING Elizabeth Warner on Shackleton was a very worthy reserve and they gave it their all with a wonderful round.

Nanyuki Show is host to many other a ctivities. An excellent flower show was laid on by the local Horticultural society and the craft fair was fully booked, offering some excellent

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Special Awards: Adult Victor Ludorum : Rachel Robley on Muffin Pony Victor Ludorum: Ellie Perrot Jones on Sultan Dressage Victor Ludorum: Karen Grant on Bombadier (hopefully making up for her being dumped twice on the cross country!)

Hard Luck Trophy : Louisa Vittone Best Locally bred Horse: Ndala belonging to the Llewelyns Frances Drake Trophy for Best Cross Country: Elizabeth Warner and Shackleton

>>>>> shopping opportunities for one and all.

Terrier racing is always a favorite and the Dog Show organized by Sarah Fernandes was hilarious with a motley selection of dogs taking part!

Joost Kappe provided music during the entire event and ran the very popular disco on Saturday night, which followed the sweep stake, carrying on into the early hours.

As always, the camp site was loud and cheerful with plenty of wine consumed as we put the world to rights each evening!

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The Jimmy Caldwell Memorial Trophy was presented by the committee in memory of my husband Jimmy, for the most improved young rider, which went to Holly Roberts. Her delighted face was a joy to see!

So ended another Nanyuki Show, which has been going since the early fifties. Everyone had great fun and with thanks to our loyal sponsors, a substantial amount of money was raised which will be donated to our local charities, who are, as ever, in dire need of support.

FEI CLASSICS™

Michael Jung strikes out in front at Pau Michael Jung (GER) gets off to a good start at Les 4 Etoiles de Pau, first leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016 season, where he is in first and second place after Dressage (pictured here with Halunke FBW). (Trevor Holt/FEI)

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ichael Jung (GER) gave a masterclass in Cross Country riding at Les 4 Etoiles de Pau (FRA), opening leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016, and remains in first and second places on Halunke FBW and fischerRocana FST. However, tomorrow’s Jumping phase promises to be a thriller as he does not have a Jumping fence in hand over CCI4* first-timer Emily King (GBR), who is still in third place on Brookleigh, or France’s Astier Nicolas, fourth on Piaf de B’neville.

The top 10 has changed little after Dressage with 28 clear rounds from the 47 Cross Country starters, 15 of them inside the optimum time.

Pierre Michelet’s track was shorter by 24 seconds than last year and the time allowed of 11 minutes 38 seconds proved easily achievable on the good footing; several riders enjoyed the luxury of being able to take the long option at the last complex at fence 27 and still finish comfortably inside the time.

Jung’s first round on fischerRocana FST was sheer poetry; the Olympic and triple European champion rides the mare with the lightest of contact and has an extraordinary eye for distances, flying the fences spectacu-

larly with hardly a pull on the reins.

He had to work a bit harder on Halunke FBW; the white-faced black gelding had some time off after winning the European title in 2013 and is a heavier type to steer, but although his name means “rascal”, the 11-year-old proved perfectly well-mannered at his first CCI4* and finished just one second over the optimum time.

Emily King’s performance was also a joy to watch, as the teenager, visibly concentrating hard on the job in hand, maintained a perfect rhythm throughout and took all the direct routes to finish six seconds inside the optimum time.

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Michael Jung (GER) gave a masterclass in Cross Country at Les 4 Etoiles de Pau (FRA), opening leg of the FEI Classics™ 2015/2016, today and remains in first and second places on Halunke FBW and fischerRocana FST (pictured). (Trevor Holt/FEI)

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Michael Jung has another perfect day She will find herself under severe pressure tomorrow, but the 19-year-old has spent time training with British Olympic gold medalist Ben Maher and is well capable of a good performance in the Jumping arena.

“I’m so pleased, I’ve never had such a good round on the horse, so it was great timing for it to happen here,” said a delighted King. “My plan was to keep attacking on a forward stride and he listened to me all the way and felt so happy. The Jumping is probably our weakest phase, but I will just have to keep Ben’s words ringing in my ear!”

Neither King nor Astier Nicolas have a Jumping fence in hand over Tim Price (NZL), who had a typically smooth round on Wesko to remain in fifth place. Popular French rider Karim Florent Loughouag incurred just two time penalties on the stallion Entebbe de Hus, allowing Tim Lips (NED) on Concrex Bayro and Paul Tapner (AUS) on Indian Mill to rise a place each to sixth and seventh respectively.

American rider Jennie Brannigan, ninth after Dressage, was eliminated for a dramatic

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horse fall with Cambalda at the racecourse hedge (fence 15). Her departure allowed Bill Levett (AUS) to move up a place to ninth on Shannondale Titan and last year’s runners-up, Andreas Dibowski and FRH Butts Avedon, to come up into the top 10.

Pathfinder Sarah Bullimore (GBR) set the tone for a good day with a double clear on Valentino V, and she is now in 12th place behind Sir Mark Todd, who produced a masterful round on NZB Campino, 11th.

However, Bullimore’s day deteriorated with a frustrating run-out on Reve de Rouet at 27b, a brush fence on an acute turn, and she was stopped on course and eliminated after Lilly Corinne got the flag between her front legs on the narrow “bunch of grapes”, fence 21.

Lucy Wiegersma (GBR) had the day’s strangest misfortune. She was going well on Mr Chunky when jumping too far to the left into the final water complex at 24; the gelding, unable to make the sharp right-hand turn in time to the bounce up over a fish-shaped

fence, took off over the boundary railings and fell in the much deeper water on the other side, leaving Wiegersma wading in chest-high water.

To find out what happens tomorrow, tune into FEI TV at 14.30 local time for what promises to be a thrilling Jumping finale.

Results after Cross Country 1 Michael Jung/Halunke FBW (GER) 34.5 + 0.4 = 34.9 penalties 2 Michael Jung/fischerRocana FST (GER) 35.4 + 0 = 35.4 3 Emily King/Brookleigh (GBR) 38.3 + 0 = 38.3 4 Astier Nicolas/Piaf d’B’neville (FRA) 38.5 + 0 = 38.5 5 Tim Price/Wesko (NZL) 40.0 + 0 = 40.0 6 Tim Lips/Concrex Bayro (NED) 40.9 + 0 = 40.9 7 Indian Mill/Paul Tapner (AUS) 42.3 + 0 = 42.3 8 Karim Florent Laghouag/Entebbe de Hus (FRA) 40.6 + 2 = 42.6 9 Bill Levett/Shannondale Titan (AUS) 42.9 + 0 = 42.9 10 Andreas Dibowski/FRH Butts Avedon 42.9 + 0 = 42.9

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FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING

Harrie Smolders claims top honours at the Washington International horse show

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I think it’s super important for us to be a part of the League.

Washington has such a huge history in the sport and been a World Cup qualifier for a number of years and with the League consolidating this year, it was super important to us to maintain that status. We couldn’t be happier to be part of the Longines World Cup™ Jumping North American League.

Victoria Lowell, WIHS President:

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he Netherlands’ Harrie Smolders expertly navigated two challenging courses to win the $125,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Qualifier at the CSI4* Washington International Horse Show. In his third visit to the historic competition, the Dutch rider etched his name into the President’s Cup for a second time, having won the headlining class in 2006.

“This show suits me,” Smolders said. “I don’t know why, but the results are always good.

And for our stable, it’s been very successful this week. My student Jos Verlooy (BEL) was fourth in tonight’s class and won the Puissance on Friday night, and is the leading rider of the show. It’s a bit busy with the classes going on and telling my students all the information that I know, but it really worked out.”

Smolders drew the final position in tonight’s order of go, which allowed him the advantage of basing his strategy on the others’ performances. Only one other rider, Callan Solem (USA), rode double clear in the jump off of six horse-and-rider pairs, directly before Smolders’ turn.

“I didn’t see many go in the jump off, but I heard the results, of course,” Smolders said. “So then there was no one clear until Callan put some pressure on because she had a fantastic round. She wasn’t super fast, but she put the pressure on. I was quite pleased that she was clear

because that meant I had to go.

I had to decide. There was no other option.”

At the beginning of his final round, Smolders lost valuable time when his mount Emerald (Diamant de Semilly x Carthago) slipped in an early turn, forcing the rider to add an extra stride.

“I knew I was getting close so I tried to make the turn to the last two fences quite short,” Smolders said. “I knew I was close. To be honest, I didn’t know if it was enough.”

But luckily for the Dutch rider, it was just enough, winning the class by 11-hundredths of a second.

“I must say Callan did a super round,” Smolders said. “She put some pressure on. I was also pleased because I knew what to do. Otherwise, if there’s no one clear, you have to decide what to do, but now I had no choice but to go.”

Indoor challenge The course designed by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) challenged the 28 riders by utilizing the long and narrow arena.

“There’s not an abundance of space, and the ring is quite narrow in relation to its length,” said D’Ambrosio, who also happens to hold the show’s Puissance record that he set in 1983.

“It’s a particular type of ring, and it’s a little bit of a puzzle to get a World Cup Qualifier course in there. But for the most part, things ride fairly smooth, and we’ve had some nice competitions. I would say that it keeps me on my toes. I think it keeps the riders on their toes as well.”

Nonetheless, D’Ambrosio had predicted ahead of the class’s start that six would ride clear and into the jump off, which ultimately proved to be accurate.

“The first course was quite tough,” Smolders said. “When I walked it, I thought it was not too big, but my horse is quite scopey. The ring is quite long but not so wide, and the fences down the sides and right off the rail were quite tough for the horses.”

D’Ambrosio purposefully set a demanding course to ensure that the right horse-and-rider combinations would earn the valuable points toward qualifying for the culminating event in the spring.

“I strive to design a course that rewards the riders who are capable of going to the World Cup Final,” D’Ambrosio said.

“World Cup Qualifiers have to have a standard that is somewhat similar in consistency. It’s to prepare the horses and riders to have the accuracy to jump the dimensions. That’s an important part of my job.”

Solem gave some credit for her final round to fellow competitor McLain Ward (USA) who inspired her to ride for the first double clear in the jump off.

“I was fortunate to have the counsel of McLain,” Solem said.

“And he said, ‘Callan you have to try to win. Harrie’s going to be so fast. You have to do it.’ He encouraged me to do four in the first line, and he said, ‘You’re third a lot; try to win this class.’

I really appreciated that encouragement. Going to these shows on my own, trying to find my

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Harrie Smolders (NED) and Emerald (left), winners of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping at the Washington International Horse Show, were presented with a Longines watch by Taylor Mace, National Event Manager for Longines. (StockImageServices.com/FEI)

Facts and Figures way a little bit, and producing the horses; I’m always trying to leave them better than I found them and sometimes it’s nice for me to have a little push to say, ‘Come on, you’re good enough, go ahead and try.’ I appreciate that.”

A breakthrough year Smolders has had the ride on his flashy, 11-year-old, chestnut stallion for the past five years.

“I had him as a 6-year-old,” Smolders said. “He was always an amazing talent with great scope, technique, and rideability, but I must say this year is his biggest breakthrough. He’s very consistent in the big classes, the World Cup Qualifiers. Now that he’s 11, I feel that he has the experience in his body, and is physically able to compete at the highest level.”

The next stop for horse-and-

rider team is the National Horse Show in Lexington, Ky. for their second Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League qualifier. Then Emerald will fly back to Europe, where he’s scheduled to compete in the World Cup qualifier in Madrid in November. Smolders hopes to qualify Emerald for the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final in Gothenburg (SWE) in March.

“He’s a very spectacular horse,” Smolders said. “He’s a bit of a stallion, a bit of a character, but his talent and technique are endless. When people see him once, they normally never forget him.”

Solem is also hoping to qualify her 12-year-old gelding, VDL Wizard (Gentleman x Ahorn), for the World Cup Final.

“I’m very lucky to have him and every day that I ride him is such a pleasure,” Solem said.

“He loves this sport so much.

He’s taken to whinnying at the in gate before he goes. He really likes to do it. He had a rough start when he came as a seven-year-old. He was riddled with this and that and he didn’t really do much for the first three years. So even though he’s 12, he’s more like a ten-year-old.

He’s just getting fit and strong and ready to peak in this next year, I hope.”

“I am also going to do Kentucky next week and hopefully Toronto after that and those couple of last World Cups in Florida,” she continued. “I didn’t do the first two [World Cup qualifiers]. I had gone to Europe this summer so I thought the horses should have a little break and freshen up for the fall, so I’m a little bit behind. But if we keep doing a good job, hopefully we’ll be at the Final.”

Six horses went clear in the first round, and only the two final riders in the jump-off field were double clear in the final round.

The course designer was Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA).

The first round was contested over 12 obstacles with 15 jumping efforts. The jump-off round had eight obstacles with nine efforts. The maximum height was set at 1.60 meters.

Five nations were represented in the class: Belgium (four riders), Columbia (one rider), Ireland (three riders), the Netherlands (one rider), and Results 1. Emerald (Harrie Smolders), NED, 0 faults/39.32 seconds (JO); 2. VDL Wizard (Callan Solem), USA, 0/39.43 (JO); 3. H&M Forever D Arco ter Linden (Nicola Philippaerts), BEL, 4/38.17 (JO); 4. Sunshine (Jos Verlooy), BEL, 4/40.07 (JO); 5. Cafino (Victoria Colvin) USA, 8/38.93 (JO); 6. Emilie de Diamant A S (Jack Towell), USA, 8/41.91 (JO);

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Facts and Figures Eight horses went clear in the first round, and half of the jump-off field were double clear in the final round.

The course designer was Heiko Wahlers (GER).

The first round was contested over 13 obstacles with 16 jumping efforts. The jump-off round had seven obstacles with eight efforts. The height was set at 1.60 meters.

Nine nations were represented in the class: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, and the United States.

Results 1. Simon (Beezie Madden), USA, 0 faults/37.33 seconds (JO); 2. Lucifer V (Jack “Hardin” Towell), USA, 0/38.75 (JO); 3. Nikh Quanto (Christian Heineking), GER, 0/40.80 (JO); 4. Czardas (Kirsten Coe), USA, 0/41.83 (JO); 5. Cristallo (Richard Spooner) USA, 4/37.45 (JO); 6. Gazelle (Kent Farrington), USA, 4/38.85 (JO); 7. Darius de la Ferme Rose (Michelle Rodal), USA, 4/46.62 (JO); 8. Mark Q (Kevin Babington), IRL, 12/40.52 (JO).

7. Simba de la Roque (Conor Swail), IRL, 4/66.00 Valeska Jayne), USA, 4/66.12.

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USA’s number one Beezie Madden clinches $150,000 win at the Del Mar International

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gainst a field stacked with seasoned, international competitors, Beezie Madden (USA) reinforced her ranking as the USA’s number one Jumping athlete, and the world number two in the Longines Rankings, by riding the fastest clear in an eight-man jump off.

The stands in the indoor venue were packed as Madden strategically maneuvered 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Simon (Mr. Blue x Polydox) to the win in 37.33 seconds, over a second faster than Jack “Hardin” Towell’s 38.75-second round.

“I saw a couple of the earlier rounds, thanks to the TVs that Longines now provides in the schooling areas,” Madden said. “I planned to do seven strides up the first line, same as the others, but then to catch them on the turns later in the course.

“I actually didn’t see Hardin go, but I think my turns at least to the double combination and probably after the double combination - my horse is brilliant with that. He has a lot of practice trying to do short turns because running isn’t always his best thing.

But I have to say, he and I together are figuring that part out a little better and doing seven up the first line wouldn’t always have been in our plan, but tonight and the way he’s been going lately, I’m very comfortable doing that with him. Indoors especially, he can be really fast with the short turns.”

Madden’s plan worked accordingly, and she and her veteran mount shaved additional time with tighter turns than the rest of the field.

“Simon has been my World Cup Final horse for the last three years,” according to Madden. “He doesn’t really have any quirks except that he whinnies at the in gate every time before he goes into the ring. He’s a pleasure to deal with and to ride.”

Earlier in the year, Madden helped launch the inaugural Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League, but tonight’s event was the first of the series that she could attend, without conflicting with her international commitments. She recently returned to the United States after competing on the

country’s all-female team at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final in Barcelona in September.

“I like that the North American League has reduced the number of qualifiers and number of scores that count toward qualifying for the Final,” said Madden. “It gives more opportunities for international competition. This is the first one I’ve done in the League, but I can still get enough in to get four good scores and not really over jump my horses.”

The next qualifying class for Madden will be aboard Breitling LS (Quintero x Acord II) in Lexington, Ky. on November 1, followed by the East Coast stops in Toronto, Palm Beach, and Ocala. Madden will also compete in the CSI-5* in Thermal on November 8.

Leading the pack “It feels great to be at my current rankings,” Madden said. “It’s the highest I’ve been in the world rankings. I’m just lucky to have a string of good horses that can let me be there and a fantastic owner in Abigail Wexner. It gives me a chance.

I’m very lucky to have my whole team.”

Staying at the top is especially important this year as Madden hopes to be selected to represent the United States at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games next summer.

“We’re trying to hit the grand prix classes that are high on the list,” said Madden. “We’re not trying not to run around to a bunch of shows but trying to pick the ones that are worth the effort and trying to do well at them.”

With such high stakes on the line, Madden’s ability to focus on the task at hand while competing is both an asset and a testament for one of the country’s most decorated riders.

“Anybody who says that they never get nervous isn’t telling the truth,” according to Madden. “I get excited and anxious for sure and with some nerves.

But luckily when I get on a horse, it all goes away.”

By mid-November, Madden will have the opportunity to rest herself and her horses before returning to competitions at the beginning of January.

Crème de la crème The Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League class gave reason for many of the class’ 29 riders to schedule their first visits to the Del Mar International Horse Show in California.

The solid, 13-obstacle track designed

by Germany’s Heiko Wahlers presented multiple challenges to the horse-andrider pairs that included optional striding and a very large triple combination. One of the biggest questions, according to the riders during the course walk, was the decision between six or seven strides from a double combination to a wide oxer over a liverpool. The decision to set a really big course stemmed from the many great riders featured in the class, Wahlers said.

When the evening’s first two riders, Richard Spooner (USA) and Kent Farrington (USA), both managed faultless rounds, it was clear to the full house of spectators that the riding level was elevated to an international caliber. Kirsten Coe (USA), Michelle Rodal (USA), Kevin Babington (IRL), and Christian Heineking (GER) joined Spooner, Farrington, Towell, and Madden in the jump off. All eight riders have extensive experience competing at international level, including multiple FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final and FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping appearances amongst them.

“I thought (before my jump-off round) that Kent had already gone and Spooner had already gone and had a rail and knew I had Beezie behind me, but with Lucifer this year, too many times I’ve gone too fast and had the last jump down in several grand prix in Europe that I could’ve easily taken one more,” Hardin said. “My turns on him are not great, and I knew from the beginning that Beezie was definitely going to be able to go faster. And going to the last jump, I saw one less and then I thought, you know what, I’m probably going to gallop down there, knock it down, and I would’ve still been slower than Beezie.

“So I decided to take one more, and Beezie beat me. But I’ve been the bridesmaid a lot in the past couple months, so it is what it is. But having Beezie behind me, you can only do so much, and I was thrilled with my horse. He’s really improved in the past two years, and even in the past year. This was his first World Cup last year, and I hope next year that he’ll have a bright future ahead of him.”

Heineking managed a clear first round despite his horse losing a shoe after the liverpool. The pair successfully completed the remaining eleven fences and had the shoe reattached ahead of the jump off, finishing in third overall.

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FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING CELEBRITYPROFILE

How I became a top jockey In 1989, I won my first race aboard Bond Erin, owned by Charles Farrar. After that win, I continued winning in quick succession. I continued as an apprentice until 26-6-1994 when I rode Jai Durga to victory, the last event I did as an apprentice.

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avid Mwikya was a celebrity jockey for a period spanning two decades. Starting as a humble apprentice under George Alexander in a Naivasha stable, he rose through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after jockeys at the Nairobi racecourse. His success is probably epitomized by his endorsement

by British American Tobacco to market its flagship brand, Sportsman, in the 1980s.

That was how popular Mwikya was when he strode the races like a colossus.

He has since retired, as per Jockey Club of Kenya, rules, which state that one cannot be a competitive jockey after attaining age 55.

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at the M & J Stable in Karen where he is the head supervisor. Here is the interview, in his own words.

I was born in Machakos in 1957, where I grew up as a young boy with my parents.

We went to Arusha in Tanzania in 1963 with my parents who were working in the whitesowned pyrethrum in the mothers part of Tanzania. I grew up there, and started my primary school at Ol Donyo Sambu Primary, until standard six when I dropped out due to lack of school fees.

When I dropped out of school, I left Tanzania in 1973 and returned to Kenya. I went to Naivasha and met trainer George Alexander in 1974. I started training under him. He liked me as a young man. He taught me until

1980 then I left for Nairobi. Once in the city, I joined trainer/jockey Ken Coogan, who thought I could make a good jockey. He gave me my first apprentice letter in 1981. He was in the Grammaticas family.

That year, I raced for the first time aboard Mercury. I was not placed. Honestly, I did not even know the direction to take the horse. We just raced on auto-pilot.

The best I did in my first year was second aboard Telex, owned by Coogan. I left Ken Coogan in 1982 to join Patsy Sercombe as a syce apprentice. Her jockey called Frank Moby taught me a lot about racing and riding. He retired in 1984. By then I had mastered the tactics of riding, although I had not won a race. I continued with Patsy in 1985

Owners of Frou Frou, Muhoho Kenyatta and Kristina Pratt escort David Mwikya aboard the horse inside the ring at the Jockey Club of Kenya.

but left her in 1986 to join jockey/trainer Gavin Laurence.

In 1989, I won my first race aboard Bond Erin, owned by Charles Farrar. After that win, I continued winning in quick succession. I continued as an apprentice until 26-6-1994 when I rode Jai Durga to victory, the last event I did as an apprentice.

That same season, I finished with 17 wins, and was fifth overall jockey, behind Le Sercombe, Julie McCann, David Ngure, Ken Coogan. Sixth was Oliver Gray, followed by Ibrahim Wachira, Richard Kimutai, Limb Junior and Ken Obrien in that order.

The winning jockey earned Sh 1,300. I would win up to three race on a single day as was the case on 24-4-1994 when I won the Magadi Handicap aboard Heshima, Victoria Maiden aboard First Love and the Jipe Handicap aboard Sovreign Star.

I would still do all races from apprentice to the senior races.

Not many Africans owned horses then.

I can count Muhoho Kenyatta, Phillip Moi and Joe Muya.

Not even African jockeys were many. In 1993/4 season, for instance, professional jockeys were five out of 12 ( Peter Kiarie, Richard Kimutai, David Ngure, Steve Njuguna and Ngugi Wainaina). They were competing against such star jockeys like Julie Andrade, Ken Coogan, J.A, Curant, Olive Gray, Limb Junior, Ken Obrien and John Limb Snr. Permit jockeys, or apprentices, were 11, all of them indigenous Africans - Mwikya, Jeremiah Cheruiyot, G. Gitahi, Charles Hiuhu, Samwel Kariuki, K. Kiama, C Kiboi, Phillip Kinui, S Kurui, J. Ngwiri, W. Nzuki.

By then, today's star rides like Le Sercombe, Ibrahim Wachira, Pinky Mhajan, Francis Mungai, E Kiptoo and J Waruru were classified under 'permission to ride'.

I rode until recently, in fact 2014. Only this year did I retire, going by JCK rules

Krishna Behal escorting his horse Brightly Steel with David Mwikya aboard inside the ring.

David Mwikya winning a race at the Jockey Club of Kenya in 1994.

David Mwikya (second right), Sharon Garner, trainer Gavin Laurence, an official of Lion of Kenya Insurance, JCK chairman George Drew, Mary Binns, Waruru, Patsy Sercombe, Jeremiah Cheruiyot and Michael Garner.

which cap riding age at 55.

Of the races I rode, Chale Point (owned by David Ansell and trained by Gavin Laurence) remains etched in my memory to-date. I won races from 3200m Gold Cup in 1993 and the

Jockey Club Stakes. He even broke a record in the race. I also remember Air Wolf (owned by David Ansell and trained by Gavin) which gave me a lot of victories, among them Pilsner Tankard in 1990.

Winning The Kenyatta Cup back to back in 1992 and 1993 aboard Frou Frou has also remained memorable. In 1994, Francis Mungai also won the cup with Frou Frou.

I am now working M&J stable in Karen as head supervisor, leading a staff of 15. The stable is jointly owned by brothers Mark and Justin Mburu.

I am married to Joyce Ndinda and we have four children, three of them boys. They were born in 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1999.

SPORTSMAN ADVERT That was in 1993-94 when I was featured in the Sportsman commercial which was placed in billboards across the country. My trainer Gavin Laurence is the one who struck the deal.

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DOWNMEMORYLANE FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING

My Life in the Bush The early days at Colcheccio Ranch

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n 1978, my husband, Jimmy, was given the job of managing Colcheccio Ranch. (now known as Loisaba).

At that time, the ranch consisted of 60,000 acres of bush and hills, with a few thousand head of cattle grazing throughout the farm. The owner, Count Anciliotto, had built a lodge there, which was unused so this became his house, the manager’s house and the office.

In those days there were no fixed line or mobile telephone, simply an ‘over over ’ wireless, which seldom worked! We duly arrived along with our four horses, plus an assortment of dogs, cats, chickens, goats and Biggles the parrot.

After the first week there, I wondered if I would ever be tough enough to cope with this new environment. However, the wilderness, beauty and the sheer challenge of life in the bush, quickly took hold and we grew to love our life there, so much in fact that looking back, it was amongst our happiest times together.

About three weeks after we arrived there, Jimmy headed off for a few days in Nairobi leaving me in charge. He had only been gone a few hours when one of our guests ran in saying “An illegal grazer was firing poisoned arrows at us all and he has just been shot and is badly injured. Please come quickly and help..” I ran back with him to see the man, who was still alive, but only just. I considered the prospect of driving him 40 kms to Rumurutti, but realized that all those bumps would surely finish him off.

The late Jimmy Caldwell

The wilderness, beauty and the sheer challenge of life in the bush, quickly took hold and we grew to love our life there, so much in fact that looking back, it was amongst our happiest times together Rose Caldwell

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So, I left someone to look after him and keep the hyenas away and set off with a couple of farm guests to the nearest police station, two hours away, over a terrible road.

When we finally reached the station it was empty. We searched the area until they were eventually found.. in a nearby bar.

We invaded the bar, extracted the two who appeared the least inebriated and headed back to the ranch. At which point, the heavens opened and we got well and truly stuck. The two policemen remained firmly seated while we struggled to push the car out of the mud until I gave up and said: “I am really sorry, but you two gentlemen will simply have to help push or we will all be spending the night here.” With some

reluctance, they got out of the vehicle and we eventually got going. The journey took a good five hours and by the time we arrived back, the poor fellow had died. The police gave him one hefty kick to make sure, turned him over and announced. “shot in the front, self defence , no case” and thus ended my first day alone at the ranch.

We built stables for the horses, but the game had destroyed all the fences and so the horses were free to roam happily over the 60,000 acres. Generally though, they were too apprehensive to stray too far. The ground was rock hard and stony and I was in a dilemma as to how I could ever get a surface to school the horses on, let alone

Rose Caldwell at her Timau home.

jump them.

Then one day I stepped on something soft and spongey! Eureka! I had found the answer. Elephant dung!

This turned out to be the best surface I have ever used in a schooling arena. With its fibrous spongey matter, it made a perfect base and so, whenever the elephants came through the ranch, we would go dung hunting.

In later years, when Colcheccio became a lodge, we would have groups of British Army personnel out on R and R. One of my fun exercises was to put several of these young, keen men in the back of the Land Rover and say “right, today, you are going to do something you have probably

never done before and will never do again!”

When we got to the spot where the elephants had been, each man was issued with a sack and told to fill it. They would look at me in horror and say “but, what do we use to fill it??” “well, there are no spades here, so with your hands of course,” I would say! They would take a deep breath and then very gingerly start picking up the droppings and putting them into the sacks and so, after a while, I developed the most wonderful schooling arena, jumping arena and lunging area, all covered in this lovely thick padding.

I had good show jumpers and did not want to stop competing but competing from Colcheccio was tough and each journey was an adventure. I had an ancient and not

very roadworthy trailer, constructed originally from a Ford Prefect chassis.

The vehicle I used to tow it with, was a very ancient and even less roadworthy Toyota Land Cruiser. However, nothing ventured, nothing gained and off we would set allowing an extra day for those inevitable hazards. Wheels would fall off the trailer, punctures and the Toyota frequently broke down. Somehow, there was always a Good Samaritan to be found who would do a ‘Jua Kali’ job and get us back on the road again.

To get to Eldoret took at least 13 hours driving, without any untoward

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>>>> incident, so if I left at 2am I could usually hope to get there between 2 and 4pm, leaving just enough time to set up camp.

Coming home was a different story.

The Eldoret Club threw excellent parties and we would dance till the early hours. There was therefore very little sleep to be had before hitting the long road home. Once, after all the usual delays, I was still wearily trundling through the bush at 9pm when, in my extremely tired state, I saw some trees get up and cross the road in front of me. I braked hard and to my horror realized that it was not just trees but a herd of elephants so we came to a very abrupt halt and a long wait until they had wondered off.

Another memorable time, Biddy Davis and I set off for the Eldoret show, with the cook, leaving Father Davis (who had come to a peaceful place to practice his Trombone) to hold the fort with Jimmy.

A few hours after we had left, Jimmy had a call from the owner, to say that Tanzania had just closed its border with Kenya, many tourists were stuck and that he was to open the lodge and prepare for 12 tourists. There was no ways he could get hold of us to say ‘come back at once with the cook!’ Luckily for Jimmy, Robin Davis was an excellent, if somewhat ‘unusual’, cook and the two men had to cope with the 12 tourists and some of our very green staff!

Robin, though, was himself a great tourist attraction. The guests could hardly believe their eyes as he marched through the dining room during breakfast each morning, heading for the kitchen wearing a deer stalker hat, Bank Manager shorts, (so called because of all the holes in them) and sandals, whilst firmly clutching an open cookery book. He would be followed by an interesting medley of dogs and would wish the guests a cheery good morning as they looked on in astonishment.

The visit went off without too many hitches, I think mainly thanks to the two expert raconteurs. Biddy and I and the cook, meanwhile, were oblivious to all the dramas and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at the show.

I loved my years at Colcheccio, mainly because there were so many obstacles to overcome for us both. Jimmy ran the ranch and the office and entertained the guests and was a fount of all knowledge on the game drives. I was doctor, vet, caterer and general factotum. I had to deal with some horrendous injuries to people and animals, mainly caused by the wild

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TOP: Loisaba House aerial shot, ABOVE: Loisaba Elephants and a view from the verandah.

animals and with no one else around, would stitch, treat and patch them all up as best I could.

I shall end with a story on how not to deal with important guests! I was teaching at a Pony Club camp in Nanyuki one year when Jimmy asked me to meet some very important people, who could bring us some lucrative trade. They duly met up with me at Nanyuki club. I was tired, dirty and Hazel’s pony was refusing to load into the trailer. I told them the road would be fine if it didn’t rain and I gave them some basic directions, but they kept asking if it would rain. Suddenly, the pony changed its mind and shot onto the trailer, but as I bent over to fix the tail board, she lifted her tail

and covered me in very fresh, steamy horse dung. The VIPs chose that moment to voice their concerns yet again about the rain. By this time my two filthy children were rolling around, fighting each other. I challenge anyone to be at the best while festooned in fresh horse dung and I had a serious sense of humour failure. “Only God can tell you if it will rain and we are the happy family you are coming to” and off I drove.

When we got home Jimmy rushed out to ask about the VIPs and when we might be expecting them. I could only mutter “well, they seemed very worried about the road and the rain and they may well change their minds and cancel.” Which of course.. they did.

BIRTHDAYTHINGS

She thought she was going on a picnic!

Rose, Harzel and Marcus

Rose discovered the mascot was was Marcus, INSET: Rose's Birthday Cake

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es, Rose thought she would have a low key picnic with a few friends to celebrate her 80th birthday.

However, her neighbours were having none of it. Instead, Bryn and Tara hosted an 80th ‘Come to a Horse Show Party”, which was held in their beautiful home at Ol Donyo in Timau.

Guests were asked to dress for going to a horse show, including Rose – and they did just that! They came from far and wide, from all over the country and they came in their riding gear to help Rose celebrate this milestone in her life.

The biggest surprise was the appearance of

Clare, Charlie and Frosty

two figures, dressed in a donkey suit and a rabbit suit, who walked rather shyly round the edge of the crowd on the verandah at sundown.

No one was more surprised than Rose to find Macus, who had come from Uganda, and Hazel who had come from the UK, hiding behind the disguises! Both had given Rose extoadinary stories about why they could not come to her party, and Hazel had even given her a fictitious date in October when she would be coming!

The men who didn’t compete came in attire suited to a horse show, and some of the ladies appeared in beautiful hats. Anne A-D was sporting her very identifiable course builders gear, Joe Mills was in his splendid red hunting coat

and the birthday girl was in a borrowed coat and hat (Anne’s) jods and shirt (Frosty’s) and Jimmy’s boots with four pairs of socks to keep them on, and she looked exactly as we all remembered her when she was competing in her hey day!

Rose took to the floor with Bryn to open the dancing and she danced non stop until the disco closdd with her favourite Boney M tunes - not too bad for 80!! She was the last to leave the dance floor!

It will go down on record as the party of all parties. The décor was in keeping with the theme, the food was totally delicious, the music was what Rose had ordered and a fabulous time was had by all.

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FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING MAMA PUNDA NOTES

Diseases most common in horses and other domestic animals

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n this series from Mrs Rose Caldwell’s handbook ‘Mama Punda’s Veterinary Notes, we continue with diseases most common in horses and other domestic animals.

Chronic Opthalmia Symptoms Eye begins watering, becomes pale blue then bright yellow or red. Cow unable to see.

Treatment Rinse eye with dilute pot permanganate and apply an antibiotic ointment daily. Give a larger dose of cod liver oil as it is caused by lack of vitamins. Cows can recover sight if treated in time.

Ring Worm Treatment Mix 1 oz salicylic acid in 1 pint cod liver oil. Mix well and apply every third day or use Coopers ring worm ointment as directed.

Foot Rot Symptoms Lame and often swollen around coronet.

Treatment Clean thoroughly. Treat with foot rot spray, in bad cases give a course of Tetracycline about 20 cc then 10 cc for two days or Betamox.

Black Spot in cattle Symptoms Hard scrabs on teats, very painful and resulting infections leads to mastitis.

Treatment Make a salve from: Defungit or Alugan; Sulphanilamide powder; Healing oil; Gentian violet – can use purple spray.

Apply after milking until teat healed. Make sure milkers wash hands in disinfectant after each cow and be prepared for mastitis.

Diarrhoea in cattle Treatment Give 20 cc Gentamycin a.m. and repeat in the

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evening. if cows are still scouring next day, repeat. The treatment can be done 3 times if necessary. Alternatively, give 1 litre strong tea – said to be infallible.

Prolapsed Uterus Treatment Wash uterus. Wrap in a wet cloth and keep off the ground. Make animal stand with head lower than tail, sit someone on back to hold the tail up. Make the uterus slippery with soapy water and gradually push back in starting with the edges. Push to the length of an arm. Put in a tube of Multiject to reduce infection.

Mastitis Symptoms Clotted milk sometimes full of blood, quarter feels hard and meaty.

Treatment Milk out affected quarter and squirt in mastitis remedy. Continue treatment until cured. If persistent, inject with 20 cc Gentamycin for 3 days and put 5 cc Gentamycin in affected teat. Don’t use Gentamycin in teat if you have already used the ointment. If the Gentamycin doesn’t work, use 20 ml Tetracycline LA with LA mastitis ointment.

Milk Fever Symptoms Shortly after calving cow gets temperature, lies down, staggers and cannot get up. Fatal if left.

Treatment 100 ml Calciject i/v. give i/v through vein at bottom of stomach. After the first dose you can give more, up to 200 ml, by ordinary routes.

Cow should recover in half an hour. One dose is usually sufficient if given early enough.

Treatment for suspected breeding diseases 24 hours before service give an injection of LA Terramycin. Serve the cow then wait for two days and repeat the injection. If there is discharge after a further two days repeat the

injection again. If this does not work get cow washed out when she is on heat.

Bloat Remedies 1. Give vegetable oil half pint. This is very effective.

2. 50 ml washing up liquid in one litre water.

3. 100 ml water, 1 tsp washing up liquid, 1 tbsp oil, tsp bicarb and put an aspirin up the rectum.

4. 10 ml vinegar in 1 bottle water.

5. 30 ml liquid paraffin.

If all these fail use a troche or sharp knife on left (near) side, a hands width down between hip bone and last rib. In very bad cases enlarge the hole and remove the grass manually. Can out oil or bloat remedy in the hole.

Calf Pneumonia Symptoms High temperature, running nose, cough, can have noisy breathing.

Treatment Keep warm and dry and give course of antibiotics and Catosol.

Lack of phosphorous in calves Symptoms Calf eats normally and no temperature but moves very stiffly as if joints and shoulders are not working properly.

Treatment Give 2 tsp of bone meal in the milk twice daily until better.

White scour in calves Treatment Give up to 5 cc Terramycin for 3 days and also half cc vitamins A, D and E once. Treat with scour tablets. In a severe outbreak give all calves 1 tsp neo Terramycin in 3-4 oz water and half cc vitamin A, D and E injection. Don’t put new calves in infected areas. If the calf is weak, then give 5 ml Catosol.

MYVIEW

Horse racing and golf are related Let us just begin this correlation by saying most jockeys relax on the golf course, more so than any other activity. Some declare it keeps them away from temptation of eating for a few hours.

Others are pure putting junkies.

By Innocent Immaculate

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ordan Spieth isn’t retiring.

After he missed the Barclays cut, it was one of the few ways his schedule differed from American Pharoah’s.

The careers of Spieth and American Pharoah have been following parallel trajectories since 2014. They progressed, strangely together. They transcended their sports to grab attention of popular culture. Their images adorned covers of magazines, flashed across global television screens, gaining impact on even the most passive viewers. Wherever they went -- even if it was, in Spieth’s case, to hit some practice balls or, in American Pharoah’s, to take a routine gallop - large crowds of fans and media assembled.

But, their paths are about to diverge - emphasizing routine tribulations.

Spieth and American Pharoah were both ranked No. 1 in the world . After major victories that confirmed the high expectations they had engendered, they arrived at that exalted position quickly. But, didn’t share a story of overnight success, or, emerge from shadows of obscurity.

They had always dished uncommon potential, Spieth as a college competitor at Texas University, and, American Pharoah as a $300,000 buy-back from an August sale.

American Pharoah won the Del Mar Futurity by nearly five lengths at Santa Anita, and the Front Runner Stakes by more than three. Last November, Spieth won the Australian Open by six strokes, and a week later, in Isleworth, the Hero World Challenge by 10.

American Pharoah traveled to Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, bagging his seasonal debut in the Rebel Stakes. A day later, Spieth sunk a 30-foot putt on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff to catch the Valspar Championship.

Returning to Oaklawn, American Pharoah plastered the Arkansas Derby by eight lengths. It was so brazenly dominant, it proclaimed American Pharoah to be not just the Kentucky Derby favorite but a total Mega Man. Spieth completed his plastering in the Masters, tying Tiger Woods for a lowest 72-hole score in history (270), setting a record for most birdies (28).

He became only the second person since World War II to win three PGA tournaments before his 22nd birthday.

American Pharoah graced the Belmont Stakes by more than five lengths. Two weeks later, Spieth birdied at Chambers Bay in University Place - the sixth person ever to snatch both Masters and U.S. Open within twelve months.

American Pharoah added a Haskell victory to his sparkling resume, extending a streak to eight stakes races. Spieth added the John Deere Classic. After a tie for fourth in the British Open at St. Andrews and a runner-up performance in the PGA Championship, Spieth established an alltime record for best cumulative score, at 54 under par, for golf’s four major tournaments. Among a strong group of 3-year-olds, American Pharoah shone brightly. Among the greatest golfers in the world and the strongest PGA cohort in years, Spieth could rally forth.

CRACKS BEGIN TO DRIP After the PGA Championship, Spieth admitted he was tired. At one point, he reportedly gave 24 interviews in 24 hours. Everybody, it seemed, was eager to capitalize on his popularity and fame. He threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Texas Rangers ballgame, met a former president and appeared on late-night television. Almost as

popular as the young man being called America’s “wonder boy,” American Pharoah has also found the relentless spotlight glare glare, taxing, according to his trainer, Bob Baffert. The pressing crowds and constant attention were nearly as demanding as his races. The horse’s handlers must have felt it, too. Racetracks everywhere wanted their Pharoah. Baffert threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers ballgame.

And the Triple Crown winner’s jockey, Victor Espinoza, joined the cast for a Dance Reality Show.

Were they flying too close to the sun? Our ultimate point here is that Ultra Lions are limited to brief encounters with ‘sporting shelf-life.’ The greatest race-horses burst in to our cerebral zone, then a few minutes later, are diverted through matrimonial trails forcing us to wait eagerly for off-spring to possibly imitate their parents.

Lightning does strike occasionally twice, but not enough for satisfaction. Imagine how few Triple Crowners there have been since 1919! Sir Barton, Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), and American Pharoah (2015).

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FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING NEWS

Another Kenyan shimmering in broader circles

South African jumper banned by FEI following horse's failed doping test

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By Innocent Immaculate This statute took a couple of years to complete under the skilful hand of Mark Coreth, a former Blues and Royals officer.

‘What a relief,’ he said of the Queen’s approval. It is always a nervous moment for an artist as his creation is shown to the world. When a dreadful picture of the Queen’s first Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, was unveiled, he sarcastically hailed it as a ‘remarkable example of modern art’.

Frankel in bronze, already met with the approval of the wonder horse’s late trainer, Sir Henry Cecil' widow, Lady Cecil.

She had been given a sneak preview with a tear in her eye.

Frankel, now at stud in his own world, will forever face the winner’s enclosure at Ascot, his home for five of 14 wins, during

an illustriously, un-matched reality. Frankel has been conservatively valued at $120 million.

His temperament, wisdom, style, and charisma, are proportionate to paralyzing genius levels.

AFRICAN HERITAGE Get this. Mark Coreth is son of a Muthaiga Club Member, the late Maurice Coreth. Mark was brought up on the family farm in Kenyan Highlands, enjoying African wildlife to its maximum. After attending preparatory school, Mark left Kenya to join the Blues and Royals, spending time with Regimen in Europe, and, 1982 Falkland hostilities.

Upon returning to England, Mark was commissioned to make a silver sculpture of his regiment's Drum Horse "Belisarius," for the Warrant Officer's Mess.

Later, a second cast in bronze,

became Household Cavalry's wedding present to the Duke and Duchess of York.

Entirely self-taught, drawing heavily on Kenyan 'savoire faire' exposure, Mark has since used his remarkable powers to build up an international reputation for mastery of portraying animals in motion. Mark was selected from eight other artists to create Frankel's sculpture. After several visits to the stables, measuring and studying Frankel's poise, Mark drew up a range of initial sketches. Back in his studio, he was able to create an aluminium wire skeleton, covered it in clay, then boom!

Frankel came alive as a bronze in tall powerful, magnificence.

"Having a sculpture of the finest racehorse ever, unveiled by the Queen at racing's greatest venue, was quite daunting, but an incredible honor."

outh African jumper Jonathan Clarke has been provisionally suspended by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) after horse Felix Van De Mispelaere tested positive fo a banned substance following their victory at a CSI1 W event in August.

Clarke topped the standings on home soil in Polokwane, the duo's second win of the season, but has now been hit by a ban after a sample taken from the horse found traces of Minoxidil.

The substance is on the FEI prohibited list as it is a vasodilator, which causes blood vessels to dilate, which brings about an increase in blood flow.

Felix Van De Mispelaere has been suspended for two months and both the athlete and the horse owner have the opportunity to appeal the decision at an FEI tribunal to request the lifting of the respective bans, which came into effect on October 21, the date of notification. .

Liam Morgan for insidethegames.biz

Sadness of steeplechasing

By Innocent Immaculate

Champion Steeplechaser, Divine Fortune, tumbles over the 10th and final fence at Saratoga's $150,000 Turf Writers Cup.

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The 12-year-old chestnut gelding fell so badly after leading throughout for 2 miles.

As a multiple graded stakes winner, owned by William Pape and trainer Jonathan Sheppard, Divine Fortune did get up, but, had to be euthanized after it was determined he fractured a shoulder in the spill, and couldn't

be saved. Makari also had a fatal accident, same place, in 2014.

Jockey Darren Nagle escaped injury, but was totally inconsolable. Divine Fortune is the seventh fatality at the current Saratoga meeting.

Four horses died during their respective races, and another three while training.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

FEI to establish working group to review dressage training methods

By Michael Pavitt

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working group is to be established by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) to review Annex XIII of the Dressage Stewards Manual, which focuses on training methods.

The decision to create the group was made following a meeting of the FEI Dressage Committee and stakeholders in the sport at the governing body’s headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

While the exact composition of the group is yet to be established, the FEI have stated it will include representatives from the International Dressage Riders Club and the International Dressage Trainers Club, the FEI steward general, a veterinary expert and a representative of the Dressage Committee.

After the full make-up of the group is decided they will be tasked with examining training methods for dressage, with the aim that they will present their findings to the FEI Bureau for approval after a couple of months.

The meeting of the Dressage Committee was led by its chairman Frank Kemperman, while FEI

President Ingmar De Vos was also present to welcome representatives from dressage stakeholder clubs and the European Equestrian Federation.

In addition to the decision to form the working group, discussions were also held over stewarding, including the monitoring of pre-competition training techniques and judging.

“This was a very constructive meeting,” said Kemperman.

“There was a lot of solid debate and interesting proposals about stewarding and judging.

“It was very good to reach agreement on the formation of a working group to review and, if necessary, revise Annex XIII of the Dressage Stewards Manual.”

Proposals for new competition formats and issues surrounding the education, support and respect for officials were among the areas discussed at length, with the debate set to continue with another Dressage Committee meeting this week.

Following the second meeting, proposals will then be put forward at the FEI General Assembly, which is due to take place in Puerto Rico from November 10 to 13.

Starting up early

Goodnight and God Bless Veronica Scott-Mason

By Innocent Immaculate

A young child improvising a dog for a horse. Certainly thinking ahead of her times.

While remitting comfort to family and friends of Veronica Anne Scott-Mason, who passed away peacefully in Dorrigo, New South Wales, it is true that many of our younger readers will not have heard of the tall, exquisitely private lady, who left Kenya in high esteem. Veronica and her husband John, were wealthy enough to set up Hazelwood Stud at Southbrook, Towoomba, where they trained race-horses successfully.

The happy couple were avid fanatics of Ngong racing, training the very best graded thoroughbreds at their ranch in Molo. Julie McCann remembers how Veronica supported her mission as a jockey, when she starting out many years ago. Veronica also used to be an air-race competitor, and, major farmer, supplying a variety of all sorts of equine food to rural establishments.

Veronica thought nothing of hard

work. She enjoyed every minute of her life in Africa, producing winners of many denominations, from Nurseries to Classics.

Those of maturity will remember certain names like Mirror, Glass Slipper, Torvale, and, Torland, whom she shared with Kay Spiers. Those mentioned were each multiple Cup specialists.

Adjusting to life in Queensland was not instant, especially as Veronica did not totally agree with their basic methodology of training. It seemed fairly rugged and harsh, compared to greater areas like Sydney, Perth, or, Melbourne.

A ‘kwaheri’ for Veronica will be held 14 November, noon-time, at Bruce Nightingale’s Njoro Stud. Lunch and sentiments are sifting into an auction of original paintings, proceeds of which would be strictly dedicated to the Donkey Trust, and, KSPCA (Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals).

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WORLD2016 CUP™ JUMPING RIO FEI OLYMPICS

Japan pips South Africa by the narrowest of margins gone for each team, the leaderboard showed Japan out in front on a total of 197.1 but the South Africans were less than two points adrift on 195.82.

There was huge pressure on the last competitor from each side, and a great 68.420 from the final South African partnership of Nicole Smith and her 17-year-old mare, Victoria, really put it up to Japanese anchorman Masanao Takahashi.

The 33-year-old has only been partnering the experienced Fabriano for a few months now, the 16-year-old stallion previously competing at two European Championships, the London 2012 Olympic Games and the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, France with Austria’s Renate Voglsang on board. Takahashi, who was a team bronze medallist at the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar in 2006, produced progressively good results with the horse at Wiesbaden, Capelin and Verden this summer however, and yesterday their 68.600 was good enough to fill sixth place in the competition and to swing the pendulum of good fortune in his country’s direction by the tiniest of margins.

A sixth-place finish for Masanao Takahashi and Fabriano clinched a qualifying spot at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Japanese team at yesterday’s special Olympic Dressage qualifying competition staged in Perl, Germany. (FEI/ Karl Heinz Freiler)

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here was joy and heartache in equal measure at the special Olympic qualifier staged in Gestut Peterhof in Perl, Germany last month where Japan pipped South Africa by the narrowest of margins for a coveted team slot at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

In a competition that swung in favour of both sides at various stages, it seemed the result could go either way. But in the end Team Japan came out on top by just 0.06 percentage points to clinch it.

There was some compensation for the disappointed South Africans when Tanya Seymour, who produced a lovely test to finish fourth in the competition with Ramoneur, earned her country one of the two individual qualifying spots on offer, the other going to Korea when Dongseon Kim finished eighth with Bukowski.

A total of 34 athletes from 17 nations lined out in the 2* Grand Prix competition staged within the framework of the CDI4*

Dressage Gala at the charming German venue, and 21 were chasing the Olympic qualifying slots. There were only two countries in contention for the single team berth - Japan and South Africa - while competitors from Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Korea, Morocco, Palestine, Philippines, Singapore and Chinese Taipei also battled it out for the individual qualifying places. This special qualification event was open to competitors from FEI Olympic Groups F and G and to the FEI Olympic Group C countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Good start Kazuki Sado got the Japanese effort off to a good start when posting 65.180 with the 11-year-old gelding Ziroco, and when Akane Kuroki scored 66.280 with Don Luka and Shingo Hayashi earned 65.640 with Ramses der II they already had the edge.

The South Africans however were chasing them hard, a big score of 68.880 from Tanya Seymour and Ramoneur seriously boosting her side’s chances when added to Denise Hallion’s 63.220 with Wervelwind, and Katherine Berning’s 63.180 with Brisbane. With three riders

Surprised but happy Japanese Chef d’Equipe, Shinichi Terui, said afterwards, “I was surprised today but very happy we are going to Rio! The South Africans were very strong, and their last rider was particularly good, so in the end I think we are lucky!” However he commended his team for their great result. “All four riders did a very good job today. They were under a lot of pressure, and I’m really happy with how they coped with that” he pointed out.

South African Chef d’Equipe, Jenny Neill, said, “it was so tight with the marks, but I’m very pleased with our performance, our team has come so far and I am excited by how well they did today and very happy that we have qualified one individual for Rio. Hopefully we might also get another individual qualified as well. But while I’m very excited I’m also very disappointed - in the end however, it is what it is!” she added.

She said she wasn’t surprised that Tanya Seymour had produced such a strong result to finish fourth in the class that was, predictably, dominated by German riders - Uta Graf taking top spot with Lawrence followed by Stella Roth in second with Rubin Action while Hendrik Lochthowe finished third with Maggie’s US Latin.

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Our snappers were at the Kenya International Polo Tournament at the Nairobi Polo Club 1. Royal Salute marketing manager Nelson Aseka (second left) with the Royal Salute team 2. Samsung East and Central Africa General Manager Robert Ngeru 3. Samsung Team players from left Davey Evans, Mbu Ngugi, Jamie Murray and Richard Stonewig 4. Amani Nzomo makes his remarks after a remarkable performance for his team.

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