Newsletter -  February 2007 

 

Welcome to the newsletter of the British Equestrian Federation

Leading British Equestrianism

  •  Windsor Selected to host 2009 Championships Windsor Castle

Windsor has been selected to host the European Jumping and Dressage Championships in the Royal Windsor Horse Show grounds in 2009. This is the first senior combined continental championships ever to be held and will bring together two of the three equestrian Olympic disciplines, three years before London 2012. It is expected that the world's top names will appear in both disciplines and the event will be a major celebration of horsesport. See here for full news story.     

 

  •  FEI President visits Pony Club Centre and ILPH Headquarters  

FEI President at Pony Club CentreFEI President, HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein visited Somerby Equestrian Centre, Leicestershire and the International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) headquarters, Norfolk on Saturday, 24th  February. Somerby Equestrian Centre runs one of many Pony Club Centre Membership programmes, designed for children who do not own their own pony but would like to become involved in Pony Club activities and do so through their local riding school.  The scheme was instigated in 1998 and in 2005 received substantial funding from Sport England as part of a joint initiative with the British Equestrian Federation to improve participation. During her visit Princess Haya also visited the ILPH Headquarters in Norfolk.  During a tour of the facilities at Hall Farm the party had the opportunity to meet horses currently undergoing rehabilitation and find out more about the work of the ILPH both in the UK and overseas. See here for full news from both visits.

 

 

  • UK Coaching Certificate – frequently asked questions now online

All member bodies of the British Equestrian Federation have worked together to produce a United Kingdom Coaching Certificate (UKCC) in Equestrian Sport. The UKCC is a UK wide, 5 level framework for endorsing qualifications, providing a framework for coaches working at all levels and in all environments. The UKCC will ensure that equestrian coaches are delivering safe, high quality, rider centred coaching. Ultimately this will lead to success by helping to raise performance standards and increase enjoyment of riding ensuring that the UK becomes recognised as a world leader in coach development. Further information is now available on the BEF website, including frequently asked questions and a list of discipline specific contacts.

 

  • LTAD BrochureLong Term Athlete Development (LTAD) document now available

 

The BEF has created a LTAD programme as a central reference point for coaches, parents, facilities managers, competition organisers and all members of the federation. It details how equestrian athletes can improve their performance whether in a competitive or leisure environment. It identifies pathways to aid the development of riders, drivers and vaulters. A PDF of the document can now be downloaded from the BEF website or copies can be requested from the BEF office.

 

 

  • British Breeding 2007 dates announced

 

Just a quick reminder - new dates for the 2007 British Breeding programmes are now available on our website.  

  •  Spinal Research to hold equine demo days

 

Saddle Up LogoCharity Spinal Research is delighted to announce their Saddle Up 7 Campaign. Moving into its seventh year and to mark this fantastic achievement, Spinal Research have organised a series of exciting lecture demonstrations to be held at various Equestrian Colleges around the UK.  Leading international riders will be heading up the demonstrations and will display their own methods for training both horses and riders.  For more information, including dates and locations, see the Spinal Research website.  

  •  
  • BEF speaks to industry

 

The expertise and advice of the BEF is being increasingly called on to speak and present at forums and events around the country. Recently we have given presentations on drug free sport and on how to manage and retain a board of voluntary directors. The National Equine Forum, sponsored by the BEF, takes place in March and will also include speakers from the BEF.  

  •  London 2012 seeks equestrian competition manager

 

The London 2012 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games is seeking a Competition Manager for Olympic and Paralympic equestrianism. The London Games organising committee, who will plan and stage the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, are looking to recruit 29 Competition managers across different sports. The competition manager will be responsible for the planning, organisation, management and conduct of their relevant competition at the Games. Full details and a job description are available on the London 2012 website, the closing date is the 16th March 2007.   

  • World Para Dressage Championships – plans well underway!

 

With only 138 days to go until the World Para Dressage Championships plans are well underway at Hartpury College, Gloucestershire where the event will be held from the 18th – 22nd July 2007. See the Hartpury College website for more information.

  • BEF seeks new images

We are in the process of updating our photo library. We always need good pictures for our presentations, website and brochures and are interested in pictures from all equestrian activities, be it sport or recreation. Do you think you’ve taken photo we could use? If so please email it to info@bef.co.uk – the best ones will be featured in ‘picture of the week’ on our website.

  • Horse and Country TV launch on Sky on Thursday 1st March

 

Horse & Country will be broadcasting on Sky 6 hours a week from today. The channel has secured three two hour time slots three days a week on channel 219 (Solent TV). The first broadcast will take place on Thursday at 16.00. Repeats of the programming will take place on Saturdays at 18.30 and Sundays at 07.00. The days and time will be repeated with new programming every week. The first weeks schedule of programmes will include; Zara – ‘A Natural Born Winner’; Farming Sunday; Parelli Natural Horsemanship and A British Gem – a natural history programme.

  • Spring Clean for BEF Website

 

The BEF website will be undergoing a ‘spring clean’ during March to ensure it is up to date and reorganise the structure to make new content easier to find. While we undertake this work there will be minor disruption to the site and some content may be unavailable for very short time periods, please bear with us while this essential work takes place – we apologise for any inconvenience. If you cannot find the information you need, please email info@bef.co.uk   

World Class News

The 2007  World Class Programme is now well underway for both the Performance and the Development programmes in. 

 

The Eventing Performance riders met in the Cotswolds for their first squad session of the year earlier this month. Jumping sessions with Kenneth Clawson and Dressage with Tracey Robinson were complimented by access to Team Physiotherapist, Andy Thomas and Team Vet Jenny Hall. Home visits are ongoing for the Dressage riders and the Performance Para Dressage riders are due to meet for their first session of the year in early March. 

 

The Development Programme, with several changes to the squads this year,  is also well underway. The first squad sessions of the year took place in February with the Start and Potential Eventing squads attending separate sessions. The Dressage riders met together for their session where international dressage judge, Wim Earnes from the Netherlands was invited over to coach the riders. The Para Dressage squad met for a sports science and medicine day where the riders worked on reflection skills with the sports psychologist and were given a variety of presentations and workshops. The Show Jumpers first session is scheduled for March. 

 

The Equine Pathway is also gathering a head of steam, with squad sessions and "home visits" being undertaken during January and February. 

 

For news in full from the development squad sessions and news of how the riders have been performing early in the season see here.

 

News from Member Bodies

For the latest news from the member bodies, click here:

 

British Dressage

British Eventing

British Show Jumping Association

British Equestrian Vaulting

British Horse Driving Trials Association

British Reining

Endurance GB

British Horse Society

The Pony Club

Association of British Riding Schools

Scottish Equestrian Association

Riding for the Disabled Association

 

 

Associate Member Bodies

 

British Equestrian Trade Association

British Horseball Association 

Mounted Games Association of GB

UK Polocrosse Association

 

 

Useful Websites

 

www.london2012.org/en - All the latest news on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

www.uksport.gov.uk - UK Sport, gives an overview of elite sports development

www.sportengland.org - Sport England, encouraging people to get involved in sport  

www.sportscoachuk.org - Sports Coach UK

www.ukcoachingcertificate.org - UK Coaching Certificate 

 

Forthcoming equestrian events - UK events over the next 6 months are listed here.

 

The BEF newsletter is issued by Anna Greenway, Communications & Marketing Manager, BEF, 02476 698877. If you no longer wish to receive it, or would like it to go to a different address, please contact anna.greenway@bef.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This email has been scanned by Netintelligence
http://www.netintelligence.com/email

 

--
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.5/706 - Release Date: 28/02/2007 16:09