Katja Weimann takes two Exhibition Eventing podium positions

Katja Weimann finished first and third in Friday's Exhibition Eventing Class at the Royal Melbourne Show.

Seumas Marwood  and Wild Oats separated Katja's two mounts BP Gallantry and BP Flamboyant.

The top four riders have automatically qualified for the Exhibition Eventing Equestrian Grand Final which will be held at EQUITANA, Melbourne November 15-18.  

The top six standings from the event are as follows:

1 Katja Weimann BP GALLANTRY

2 Seumas Marwood WILD OATS

3 Katja Weimann BP FLAMBOYANT           

4 Robert Palm KOKO BLACK     

5 Chris Height BLACKALL PARK DARTAGNAN   

6 Jayne Hanson BROOKFIELD SABRE       

27 September 2012

Royal Melbourne Show Hosts Final Exhibition Eventing Qualifier

The Royal Melbourne Show will play host to the second and final Equestrian Grand Final Exhibition Eventing qualifying event.

Riders are sure to be on song as they aim to secure an automatic start at the Equestrian Grand Final which is this year to be held at EQUITANA Melbourne from November 15-18.

The top four riders from Friday’s Exhibition Eventing Qualifier will gain automatic entry to the Grand Final. 15 combinations are set to compete in the event which will start with all riders completing a Dressage test. Combinations then take to the Jumping course which will be contained within the main arena and consist of both cross country and show jumps. The course must be completed against the clock.

After he won the first of this year’s two qualifying events, Olympian Shane Rose is one rider who will be among the list of starters in November’s Final.

Victorian based rider Seumus Marwood was the winner of the 2011 Melbourne Qualifying event and returns to Melbourne Royal in 2012 aiming to book a berth in the Final.

“We’ve been working on our Dressage and Show Jumping and are aiming to be at the Equestrian Grand Final. We want to give Shane a run for his money,” Seumus said.

“I think the concept is great, while it certainly won’t replace the sport’s traditional format it gives the general public who might not have an interest in Eventing a glimpse of what it’s all about,” he added

Equestrian Life will live stream both phases starting at 1pm AEST (Dresssage) and again at 6pm AEST (Jumping). Visit the Equestrian Life website for more information. http://www.equestrianlife.com.au/pages/Live-TV

Thursday, 27 September 2012

The Royal Melbourne Show will play host to the last of this year's Equestrian Grand Final Jumping and Exhibition Eventing qualifying events.

Riders from both disciplines are sure to be on song as they aim to secure an automatic start at the Equestrian Grand Final which will be held at EQUITANA Melbourne from November 15-18.

The top four riders from Friday’s Exhibition Eventing Qualifier will gain automatic entry to the Grand Final. 15 combinations are set to compete in the event which will start with all riders completing a Dressage test. Combinations then take to the Jumping course which will be contained within the main arena and consist of both cross country and show jumps. The course must be completed against the clock.

After he won the first of this year’s two qualifying events, Olympian Shane Rose is one rider who will be among the list of starters in November’s Final.  

Victorian based rider Seumus Marwood was the winner of the 2011 Melbourne Qualifying event and returns to Melbourne Royal in 2012 aiming to book a berth in the Final.

“We’ve been working on our Dressage and Show Jumping and are aiming to be at the Equestrian Grand Final. We want to give Shane a run for his money,” Seumus said.

“I think the concept is great, while it certainly won’t replace the sport’s traditional format it gives the general public who might not have an interest in Eventing a glimpse of what it’s all about,” he added

Fresh from their outing at last weekend’s Australian Show Jumping Championships, top Jumping combinations will be in action on Tuesday in the Melbourne leg of the Australian FEI World Cup Qualifying Series. This League is also serving as the Qualification Series of the Equestrian Grand Final and the top 15 riders following the Melbourne event will automatically qualify for November’s Grand Final.      

Series leader Evie Buller and other leading riders including Clem Smith, David Dobson, Jamie Kermond and Tim Clarke have all entered and will be out to snatch a win.

Equestrian Life will live stream both events at the following times:

Exhibition Eventing:

Dressage - 1pm AEST

Jumping - 6pm AEST

Melbourne World Cup Qualifier: Sunday 30 September 5pm