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Equestrian Professional.com - The Horse Business Site Equestrian Professional.com - The Horse Business Site  Selection Procedures for the 2012 Olympic Games Now Available hold_ tease c  Is Your Equestrian Business Getting Optimal Results from Social Media? Are you hurting your equestrian industry business? If you are not using social media and using it well, the answer is probably - YES. Every day more and more equestrian industry businesses are using social media to communicate with current and potential customers. The equestrian marketplace is getting noisier and more competitive by the minute. In the meantime, there are a limited number of social media relationships that customers can realistically maintain.  THE NARG TOP 25 of 2011 -- SEE WHO'S BEST IN SHOW Year Two: The NARG Top 25 Shows in North America Wellington, FL -- January 31, 2012 -- Following the overwhelmingly positive response to our 2010 Top 25 report, NARG's host of volunteers once again invested hundreds of hours to numerically evaluate 50 of the top horse shows in North America. The 2011 results are an interesting mix of events -- including a couple of Canadian champions, a promising new beginning for The National Horse Show, several new discoveries and two most improved shows. Canada claimed the top two spots this year. The highest marks once again go to Spruce Meadows, a venue that continues to exemplify our aspirations for great sport in North America. The number two title this year goes to a Canadian discovery, Thunderbird Show Park. Both venues are tremendous places to compete and show jumpers should seriously consider adding these solid examples of top tournaments to their summer schedule.  Equestrian Professional's 2012 Horse Business Seminar Schedule Equestrian Professional's Monthly Horse Business Seminars help horse professionals grow healthier, more profitable businesses and support them in achieving their equestrian career goals. Horse professionals' businesses are incredibly diverse. Not only are there a wide array of breeds and disciplines but the very structure of each business can differ greatly depending on the horse professional's area of expertise and target market. For example, a professional rider's business model differs greatly from a breeding farm's business model. Similarly, a riding school whose target market is  Steffen Peters Sets New Grand Prix Record at World Dressage Masters Palm Beach Wellington, FL (January 27, 2012) - American Steffen Peters took a step toward defending his 2011 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach title by winning the WDM Palm Beach N?rnberger Grand Prix test with a record-shattering score of 81.383%. Not only is that a personal best result in a CDI Grand Prix for Peters and Akiko Yamazaki's 14 year old KWPN gelding, it is also the highest score ever attained in a WDM Palm Beach Grand Prix.   FEI WORLD CUP™ VAULTING COMES TO THRILLING CLIMAX IN BORDEAUX The first full FEI World Cup™ Vaulting season will culminate in a hotly contested Final in Bordeaux (FRA) this weekend (4-5 February), when the sport’s top male and female vaulters will compete to secure the World Cup title.   The series has been hard fought with 10 male and 10 female vaulters competing in five qualifiers in Kiel (GER), Munich (GER), Salzburg (AUT), Paris (FRA) and Leipzig (GER).   Position:  50  PREVIEW FEI WORLD CUP™ DRIVING FINAL 2011/2012 PREVIEW FEI WORLD CUP™ DRIVING FINAL 2011/2012 Lausanne (SUI), 31 January 2012 Position:  50  ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2011/2012 - ROUND 10, ZURICH KUTSCHER AND OBOLENSKY ARE IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN AT ZURICH by Louise Parkes Position:  50  THE ROLEX ONE TO WATCH - JANUARY 2012 The Rolex One to Watch for January 2012 is jointly awarded to René Tebbel (GER) and Shalva Gachechiladze (GEO). The pair both jumped from number 304 to 238 during December – a move up the Rolex Rankings of 66 places. Based in Emsbüren, Germany, 42-year-old René Tebbel had a very successful young riding career, winning gold at the German Junior Championships in 1986 and again at the European Junior Championships the following year. Position:  50  SPORTS FORUM TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF EQUESTRIAN SPORT The 2012 Sports Forum, which will be held in Lausanne (SUI) from 30 April to 2 May, offers a unique opportunity to discuss issues related to the future of equestrian sport. The Forum is open to the National Federations and all FEI stakeholders, including members of the media. Delegates will hear detailed presentations on proposed rule changes for Jumping, Eventing, Endurance and Veterinary matters. Position:  50  ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2011/2012 - ROUND 9, LEIPZIG AHLMANN TAKES THE WIN AT LEIPZIG, BUT ECKERMANN STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT by Louise Parkes Defending champion, Germany’s Christian Ahlmann, returned to the scene of his 2010/2011 triumph to win the ninth qualifying round of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2011/2012 series at Leipzig, Germany this afternoon. Position:  50  FEI WORLD CUP™ DRIVING ROUND 7- LEIPZIG (GER) CHARDON STEALS THE SHOW IN LEIPZIG by Cindy Timmer IJsbrand Chardon (NED) won the seventh leg of the FEI World Cup™ Driving 2011/2012 in front of a super enthusiastic crowd in Leipzig, Germany this afternoon. Wild card driver Chardon stayed ahead of runner-up Tomas Eriksson (SWE) and second wild card driver Christoph Sandmann (GER), who placed third. With these results, Tomas Eriksson and Zoltan Lazar (HUN), who finished fourth, have secured their starting tickets for the Final in Bordeaux, France in two weeks’ time. Position:  50  REEM ACRA FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE 2011/2012 - ROUND 7, AMSTERDAM CORNELISSEN AND PARZIVAL DO THE DOUBLE IN AMSTERDAM by Louise Parkes Position:  50  FEI TV THIS WEEKEND FEI TV, the official FEI video platform, will be LIVE on Saturday, 21 January, and Sunday, 22 January, from the seventh leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage in Amsterdam (NED) and the ninth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping in Leipzig (GER).  The Grand Prix Freestyle-to-Music from the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage will be LIVE at 12.25 CET on Saturday. Position:  50  FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE - ASIA/PACIFIC AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN LEAGUE UPDATES SANNA BOOKS HER TICKET TO DEN BOSCH WHILE LOIKA LEADS CENTRAL EUROPEAN SERIES by Louise Parkes Position:  50 USEF News Latest Equestrian News Stories Brought To You by United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.  UPDATED: Information Regarding Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) and Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) As of 11:00 PM EST on June 1, cases of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) have been confirmed in nine states and in Canada. Please use the state veterinarian in your state as a resource for ...  USEF's High School Equestrian Athlete Program Kicks Off Third Year Lexington, KY - The USEF High School Equestrian Athlete program is officially underway for the 2011-2012 school year! Students are encouraged to sign up now to count their summer practice and competit...  This Week in International Disciplines - June 1 Dressage Dressage preparations for the Pan American Games continued as Prix St Georges and Intermediaire I competition took place at CDIs across the country. Jan Ebeling swept the small tour at CDI Fl...  Updated Report on Barn Fire at Boyd Martin's Barn West Grove, PA -At 12:30am on Tuesday May 31, 2011, a fire destroyed the barn Boyd Martin rented from Phillip Dutton Eventing at True Prospect Farm. There were 11 horses in the barn at the time of the...  U.S. Second in Young Rider Nations Cup at CSIOY Reims Reims, France - The USEF European Young Rider Tour continued its successful trip through Europe with another second-place finish in the Nations Cup at CSIOY Reims. Runners-up in Belgium the previous w... United States Dressage Federation NewsWire The latest headlines and articles from USDF.  Ravel Repeats World Dressage Masters Palm Beach Win  Lyle Leads U.S. Sweep of Grand Prix Special at 2012 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach  USEF Dressage Kicks off 2012 with USET/USEF pre-Olympic Games Clinics and USEF Developing Dressage Clinic  Five Americans Headline World Dressage Masters Palm Beach  USDF Approves US Dressage Finals st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Lexington, KY (January 24, 2012) – The United ... USEA - What's New Latest Official News from the United States Eventing Association.  Missing Omnibus Events Now Added Due to a technical problem with the USEA's Omnibus several events were missing from the Calendar, Omnibus, and Results section. Please note that the following events are running this year and the detailed information has now been added to the site.  Selection Procedures for the 2012 Olympic Games Now Available Lexington, KY - The USEF Selection Procedures for the 2012 Olympic Games are approved are now available on the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) website. The 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London, UK July 27-August 12, 2012. The links to the  Pine Top Footing and Course Update Pine Top is preparing for two big events in February, and is pleased to report that recent rains have created excellent footing. In addition, fall rains produced good permanent grass coverage on the new earthwork features that were completed in the midst  Novice and Beginner Novice Three-Day Events Policy Now Available The USEA Executive Committee has approved a policy to permit Novice Three-Day Events and Beginner Novice Three-Day Events to count for USEA National Year-end Points and Nutrena/USEA American Eventing Championships Qualifications. The procedures and polici  Tailgating Available For 2012 Jersey Fresh The Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event will be held on May 10-13, 2012 at the Horse Park of New Jersey, Allentown, New Jersey. YardandGroom Latest Equestrian Jobs (Worldwide) This lists the latest equestrian jobs posted on YardandGroom.com  Groom/ Assistant Trainee (Orange-California-United States) Help with all aspects of horse care Feeding Grooming Riding Driving Salary: $1,000 -$2,500 per month  Polo Groom (California-United States) Polo groom Salary: 2500-3200  Yard Person (Newtown-Shropshire-United Kingdom) To work on a busy yard, mucking out, sweeping leading horsess. Bedding down youngstock maintain menage washing horse boxes etc etc Salary: NEG  Working Student (Newtown-Shropshire-United Kingdom) An enthusiastic person, wth a real wish to learn. The opportunity to join a busy Event / Breeding yard. Training given but must have some experience. Sorry can t accomodate own horse. Salary: NEG  Temporary Groom (Newtown-Shropshire-United Kingdom) We are looking for a temporary groom. Immediate start until the end of march. Possibility of on going work for right person. Live in or out Salary: NEG  2012 Exchange/Internship Student- (6-12 Wks)- Available Between August & November (Onalaska-Wisconsin-United States) We have a unique opportunity for someone who wants to travel for 6-12 weeks between August and November. Our show stables allows us to provide room/board and riding for someone who wants to travel and ride/show horses. In exchange for the room, $25US food allowance and horse show expenses, we ask that the person assists us with various barn duties including daily riding. Typically our hunter (jumping) and dressage stables shows 3-4 weekends per month during show season and students often travel to shows to ride/show and coach others. We also have monthly hunter and dressage clinicians to come in and teach during non-show season months. This could lead to a full time working student position for qualified person. Our schedules are flexible, and we will also provide horses to exercise and weekly lesson opportunities with barn trainers and clinicians. Please note this would not be a full working student position. Transportation to/from the farm would also not be provided, and the cost of flight/auto is responsibility of visitor. However, we will try to coordinate pick up from Minneapolis airport if possible. Many references available, including former working students, employees and customers. Students are provided a private bedroom, shared kitchen/bathroom with 1 other, cable, wireless internet and swimming pool use (photos available). Salary: Small weekly food allowance- $25  Working Pupil - 25 Feb - 25 Apr 2012 (Chipping Norton-Oxfordshire-United Kingdom) General yard duties with quiet school horses in riding school. Opportunities to improve your riding. Full details are on our website under Supervision Scheme Salary: 0  Eventing Groom (Canyonleigh-New South Wales-Australia) All general stable duties, tacking up, cleaning gear, turning out horses for competition, some very general farm maintenance. Salary: $250 - $350  Barn Assistant (Santa Ysabel-California-United States) Private facility seeks fulltime barn assistant. Duties include caring for horses, cats, dogs, llamas, sheep, goat and cows, cleaning stalls, feeding, turn in/out and maintaining a clean and tidy environment. Not necessarily a riding job but horse experience is required. Other duties include working with the ranch foreman on other jobs around the ranch as needed. Salary and on-site housing provided. A self-motivated person with strong attention to detail and a positive attitude is essential. Salary: to be discussed  Western Trainer And Barrel Racer (Saint Martin De Seignanx-Landes-France) Looking for a Western Trainer and Barrel racer for Reining, barrel racing Training Farm, somebody with good Western Riding Knowledge. All Horses: Imported from USA. All Live in Expenses Provided. Fullboard, Nice Accomodations. WIFI Super position for somedy willing to participate at all major French Barrel Race and meet a lot of french Western Riders. 6 days a week. 1 Day off. Minimum 2 month stay. If outside Europe Travel expenses could be partially shared..after 2 months probation. Salary: 400 € and 750 € after prob.+ Accomodation Package