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MAGAZINE Equestrian Living

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Kingsland Winter 2013 MEET

MORGAN BARBANรงON MESTRE

Autumn 2013

CONTENT 07 RIGHT NOW WINTER COLLECTION 2013 Page 07

08 SCORES OUR RIDERS Page 08-09

10 STORY BEHIND THE SCENES Page 10-13

15 PROFILE MORGAN BARBANçON MESTRE

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16 PRODUCT INFO OUTeRWEAR

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19 KINGSLAND IN LONDON The Global Champions Tour

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© Kingsland

COLOPHON EDITOR Henriette Lunde

PHOTOS BY Gunnar Merrild Jannick Børlum Kingsland World of Showjumping

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RIGHT NOW

at KINGSLAND

‌the winter season is now in stores world wide While summer is days filled with low pace, relaxing in the sun and long days off for most people; at Kingsland summer is one of the busiest periods throughout the year.

We are now preparing the new Kingsland Winter 2013 collection. All the items are ready to be shipped out to stores world wide in August. In addition to the new arrivals we will also present the whole collection online, as well as sending adverts and catalogs to shops, magazines and distributors.

This summer we are also currently working on several new collections inhouse and we are also busy planning our next photo shoot for the catalog for Summer 2014.

We recently held our bi-annual sales meeting with our international wholesalers in our brand new head office in Norway; and we are pleased about the response for the Kingsland Summer 2014 collection.

Sales manager Mette Vester Reymert was pleased to present Belgian wholesaler Catherine Halleux with a brand new iPad Mini for her great sales results.

Harrods and Kingsland also collaborated on a shop in shop at the Longines Global Champions Tour in London this spring. The show was a great success and we are very pleased to see Kingsland presented as well as it is with Harrods.

The new Kingsland Dressage collection is soon on its way out to shops and we are very excited about the new colours presented.

Have you ever wondered what goes on during a Kingsland photo shoot? You can read more about our Winter 2013 shoots later on in the magazine, and please follow our social media channels for more behind the scenes. We post to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube daily.

Enjoy the magazine!

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O U R R IDERS AN UPDATE

Great result for Kingsland rider Johan Gulliksen in the Under 25 Master Class at Hickstead in June; he ended 4th on Baby Guinness!

In Fontainebleau Kingsland rider Angelica Augustsson was 6th in the Grand Prix on S.I.E.C. Livello and 9th in the 1.40 class on Fraeulein Wunder S, while Gregory Wathelet and Riesling du Monselet ended 5th in the 1.45 class. Congrats to all on super results!

Kingsland rider Marcus Ehning had another good day in Rotterdam and ended 13th on Cornado NRW in the Grand Prix as well as being 9th on Funky Fred in the accumulator class! Well done!

Super result for Kingsland rider Geir Gulliksen who won the 1.50 class at Hickstead on Saturday riding Vennoot! Geir’s daughter Victoria was also placed on Urval.

In Fontainebleau Kingsland-rider Gregory Wathelet took home the 1.45 class on Riesling du Monselet.

In Rotterdam Kingsland-rider Judy-Ann Melchior was placed in both the 1.50 class on Aragon Z and in the 1.45 class on Levisto Z. Congratulations to Kingsland Dressage rider Alexandra Andresen with a great effort in the Nordic Championship winning the gold both individually and as part of the Norwegian team.

Kingsland Dressage rider Andreas Helgstrand and the five year old stallion Floricello 1219 won the preliminary class in Falsterbo in july.

The Kingsland riders did good on the opening day in Falsterbo; Marcus Ehning was 7th in the 1.50 Grand Prix qualifieron Copin van de Broy and 9th in the 1.45 class on Campbel, while Angelica Augustsson was 11th on Ullrichequine’s Candy Man. Well done to both!

Congratulations to Kingsland Dressage rider Andreas Helgstrand on the win in Falsterbo, Sweden, with the stallion Floricello 1219.

Kingsland rider Marcus Ehning was on the winning German Nations Cup in Falsterbo on Plot Blue! Congratulations!

A huge congrats to Kingsland rider Angelica Augustsson who won the three star Grand Prix in Münster on Mic Mac du Tillard!

Congrats to Kingsland rider Leopold van Asten, who was 4th in the Youngster Tour in Ascona both Friday and Saturday riding VDL Groep Alexia Z. He was also 5th in the 1.45 class on VDL Groep Quinthago Z.

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Kingsland rider Marcus Ehning was on the German Nations Cup team that won at Hickstead– producing a double clear on Plot Blue! Huge congrats to Marcus and his team!

A huge congrats to Kingsland rider Guy Williams who won the 1.45 class at Hickstead on Bijou van de Vijfheide, and then ended second in the 1.50 class on Depardieu van T Kiezelhof! Kingsland rider Marcus Ehning was also in the ribbons – he ended 5th in the 1.50 class on Copin van de Broy.

Our riders were in the ribbons as well; at the CSI3* show in Ommen Angelica Augustsson was 5th in the youngster class on Ullrichequine’s Bartani, while Geir Gulliksen and Vennott ended 3rd in the 1.35 class in Kapellen. Well done to both!

Congrats to Kingsland rider Guy Williams - second in the speed class at Hickstead on Saturday on Bijouvan de Vijfheid!

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Big congrats to Kingsland rider Gregory Wathelet who took home the Prix Clinique de Loeche-les-Bains on Riesling du Monselet at the CSI3* event in Crans Montana, and then ended 6th in the Prix des 6 Communes.

Kingsland rider Marcus Ehning was second in the Longines King George V Gold Cup on Copin van de Broy. Congratulations!

Congrats to Kingsland rider Victoria Gulliksen; 5th in the 1.35 class in Kapellen on Billy Buttercup. In the 1.40 class her father Geir ended 7th on Vennoot, and he was also placed in the Grand Prix on Edesa S Bandjan.

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PHOTO-SHOOT 1.

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The Kingsland photo shoots are popular with our riders, photographers, models and stylists.

We are presenting our new catalog these days and we wanted to show you some of our behind the scenes photos. To be able to give you a great catalogue with such beautiful pictures requires lots of planning, and just as important, we take the photos almost half a year in advance of releasing each catalogue.

For the Winter 2013 catalog we travelled to Zangersheide and Judy Ann Melchior in Belgium, and to the fantastic ski resort Hemsedal in Norway. The photo shoot days are long and lots of hard work, but also a lot of fun for everyone involved!

3- Battling the conditions. A small blizzard made its way to Zangersheide for our photo shoot. Photographer Gunnar and assistant Kristoffer have to get creative to avoid the snow. Daphne and Henriette from Kingsland in charge of accessories and making sure the clothes fit right on our model for the shoot, Livia.

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1 – Photographer Gunnar trying to get riders Camilla, Tony, Angelica and Leopold to sit and stand correct for the photo.

2 – Once a horselover – always a horselover. Henriette from Kingsland cuddling with one of the beautiful horses of Zangersheide.

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4 – Judy Ann and her beautiful horse “As Cold as Ice Z” in the stable being photographed by Gunnar.The whole crew is “on duty” keeping an eye on the setting.

It´s all about the angle. Photographer Gunnar gives everything for the best result while Judy Ann is arranging the horses for the shoot.

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5 – Tony, Angelica and Camilla with a dog we were lucky to get to borrow.

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6 – Judy Ann on her star, Levisto 7 – The pocket detail getting documented in front of the hotel Kastel Pietesheim 8.

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8/9 – Make-up artist Stefania D´agostino busy getting Camilla and Livia ready in the busy prep-room.

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10 – Hotel Kasteel Pietersheim 10 – Angelica showing the great products from our Kingsland Basic theme

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PHOTO-SHOOT

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Editorial shoot in Hemsedal 1 – Model Faye gives everything for the photo shoot in a thin dress and Kingsland show jacket in the freezing cold weather in the Norwegian mountains.

2 – Good thing we had a nice warm car to heat up our model.

3 – Model Faye in Kingsland show shirt and parka mixed with other brands at one of our beautiful locations.

6 – The results from this photo shoot are amazing 7 – Model Faye is given some challenges on how to get in position for the next shot.

8 – The snow can´t stop us, photographer Gunnar always gives his best.

4/5 – Stylist Hedda and make-up artist AG enjoying their day of work with Kingsland.

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1 – One of the amazing shots from our story part of the Winter 2013 catalog.

2 – Blue eye. The Norwegian Dole horse.

3 – The amazing team at Hemsedal Horse was great and helped us out all day.

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4 – In the stables at Hemsedal Horse.

Happy horses waiting to get outside.

5/6 – We brought the horses out in the snow to play to get the best possible photos.

7 – Lots of mane. The Norwegian Dole horse has the most beautiful thick manes.

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M o R GA N

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What is your motivation to keep on training and what do you emphasize the most in the day-to-day training?

Tell us a little about your background, where you grew up, when you started riding and how the equestrian sport has influenced your childhood and youth.

I started riding at a young age, both my parents rode in their youth, my mother in dressage and my father did a little of everything but especially 3 day eventing. I first started riding ponies, both jumping and dressage. At that time I was training in Spain until the age of 14 years old where I moved to Germany with Cornelia Endres, that is when I started dressage seriously. In 2007, I participated at the Eu-CH-P in Freudenberg and finished 12th in the big final. I quickly moved to Juniors, training with Jan Bemmelmans and Jan Nivelle, I qualified for EU-CH-J in 2008,2009,2010.

My best year was 2010 with my super horse Dankeschön. In 2010, we bought my superstar Painted Black and moved to Erp, The Netherlands with Anky Van Grunsven. I learned a lot from Anky. I moved to Holland to live permanently in April 2011, to prepare fully for the 2012 Olympic Games and taking a gap year

from school. The equestrian sport has had a lot of influence on my childhood since I was living in Switzerland but riding in Germany and then Holland. I was studying at the International school of Geneva and preparing for the IB. It taught me how to get organized, my parents rule was no good grades meant no horses therefore I had to manage my studies and my horses. To do a high sport level and top studies takes a lot of time, energy and straight thinking. It’s also a lot of sacrifices for both my parents and myself, with a lot of travelling and again organization. But the best part is that I always had the support of my family because my little sister is riding as well so we are always together. Having friends was hard since I was always gone, but the true ones are still here and are supporting me. Now I have started University again and I am managing sports and studies. Everything I have learned along the way helps me, not only in the organization but also in my every day to day life, my way of acting, my way of studying, to know how to divide my time and to know where my priorities are.

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I love riding my horses everyday, seeing them progress is a big motivation for me. I give myself a plan in my day-to-day training to keep on moving forward. I try to keep my horses happy and willing to work. Its important for me to have a good and strong basis. When basics are good then the exercises are easier to do. In my day-to-day training exercises are not really important, they are a priority when a show is coming up. For the rest it’s just fun for them and me. A happy horse is the golden rule in our stable.

Tell us a little about your current top horse, what does a normal day for him or her look like?

Painted Black is my current top horse, we call him PB. He is a beautiful little black stallion of 16 years old, from Gribaldi x Ferro. He is the sweetest and would give me his heart. He is caring, gentle, funny and very smart. Only thing is that we have to watch out when food comes, then he turns into a monster. A normal day for PB, is a good brush time before a 30 minutes hand walk in the morning. He is the first to go on the list since he likes the extra attention. After the rider he gets a good shower and once dried up we put him back in the stall. About an hour later he gets 30 minutes of magnetic blanket and the spa. In the afternoon if the sun is shining he goes out and can enjoy the fresh green grass at the yard followed by a little walk. In the evening he is last to go out again with a 30-minute hand walk before the night bandages go on. He is very spoiled and gets carrots all day long especially when my mom is in the stables.

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Who is your current trainer and what influence does he or she have in your career?

Andreas Helgstrand is my current trainer, I started training with him in June. I am extremely happy at Helstrand Dressage, the atmosphere is great! Andreas is very supportive and precise in his teaching.

He found my weak points straight away and is giving me great help. I am very eager to continue to work with him, we make a good team. Not only my trainer has an influence on my career but my family as well, for all the support and advice they give me, without them I would be nothing. I thank my parents for giving me the opportunity to have the best horses.

Your best memory from a competition is?

The most amazing memory for me was to enter the 2012 London Olympic ring at the age of 19. I can’t describe the feeling, “the stress killed the stress”. The Grand-Prix was my best ride with PB and I came out of the arena crying of joy. I will never forget the partnership I had with my horse, he gave me everything nor the warm atmosphere of the public.

How do you feel about the Kingsland clothes? What do you like the best about the brand?

I just love every bit of it. From the riding pants to the sweaters, they are great.

The cut always fits, colours are bright, but always in a very stylish way. The casual wear is also super. I find it easy to wear not only in the stables but also in town. I find the brand very classy and with superb quality. The clothes always look good and there is a lot to choose from!! And the people at Kingsland are great, friendly, fun and helpful!

Any advice to young riders training to become better?

Set yourself a (reasonable) goal, work for it. Don’t get angry if you don’t improve every day. Grant every improvement and take mistakes as lessons and try to learn

from them. Mistakes are there to learn from, if you do not make mistakes you can’t improve. Nobody is perfect. Try to learn as much as you can from everyone, everybody has a tip that may help you one day. Most important keep your head up and never give up.

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Goals for the next the years?

My main goals are to be able to qualify for the World Cup finals, WEG 2014, EC Aachen 2015 and of course my dream would be to participate with my little sister Alexandra (also starting her senior career at the age of 18) at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic games.

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OUTERWEAR

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Winter 2013

This winter collection is full of great outerwear for the season. We have something for everyone, from the basic padded jackets to the most luxurious coats in shiny finish with artificial fur trimmings.

BASIC

This winter collection is divided into different themes with matching patches for each theme.

The Kingsland Basic is must-have items, suitable for every situation. The Basic theme is filled with the classic Kingsland colours like navy, black and brown.

The Kingsland Romantic is our feminine and delicate theme with lots of crystals, dreamy pink and blue and of course shiny fabrics.

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PREPPY

The Kingsland Nostalgia is moving back in time and we rediscover the look that all Kingsland users love.

Nostalgia

The Kingsland Preppy consists of fancy training and casual wear. With the clean and clear colours this theme appeals to the sporty and modern equestrian.

Sweet Teen The Kingsland Sweet Teen is the new way of thinking qualities. This theme offers lovely padded jackets, soft fleece and beautiful accecories.

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Old School The Kingsland Old School presents the British country style in a modern and stylish way. Exclusive materials and traditional patterns represents everything the equestrian lifestyle is about.

FLAG

The Kingsland Flag theme celebrates America. With flags and clear red, white and blue this line is preppy, sporty and classic.

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HARRODS

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& KINGSLAND

AT THE LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR IN LONDON

In June the Longines Global Champions Tour (GCT) made the third stop of the season, at the Olympic park from 2012 in London.

Kingsland is proud to have the prestigious department store Harrods as one of our British retailers. When Harrods and the Kingsland wholesalers in England decided to have a shop at the GCT it was natural for us to travel to London to be part of the event.

The Longines GCT has become one of the biggest events in the equestrian world and draws thousands of spectators in every location. London was no exception and the crowds seemed pleased with both the show and the shopping at the Olympic park.

The Kingsland shop in shop with Harrods is the first of it´s kind. No other brand has been featured like Kingsland together with Harrods before.

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It is exciting for us to see the Harrods/

Kingsland shop so well placed on the show grounds and it is very important to be part of events like this

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Metter Vester Reymert, Sales Manager for Kingsland

The Kingsland shop was busy from the event opened Thursday and all through the weekend.

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We feel like we have displayed Kingsland

well during this show and that we have been able to show that Kingsland is retailed by Harrods in London

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Kristin Faureng, Marketing Manager

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