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The Grand Prix Longines of La Baule:
Nick Skelton and Carlo 273 overshadow the other combinations
Traditionally, the Grand Prix Longines of La Baule brings the Jumping International de France to a close. The public made the right decision by arriving early to ensure that they could take advantage of every moment of this exceptional sporting occasion.
The 49 rider and horse combinations that took part in the class all had the same objective: to jump clear and go through to the jump-off. The first rider in the arena, the Netherlands’ Leon Thijssen, managed to achieve this.
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The Derby of the Pays de la Loire Region:
Denis Lynch and Night Train dominate the class
Fifteen rider and horses combinations were entered in the Derby of the Pays de la Loire Region, a class which is always spectacular and emblematic of the Jumping International de France of La Baule. This year was no exception to the rule.
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Precautionary measures taken in La Baule
Equine Influenza (EI) is a virus commonly found throughout the world. Often it exists without causing any symptoms of disease. If ever signs of disease do occur it usually does so within 3 days of contact. The FEI Veterinary Regulations require that all horses are strictly vaccinated.
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Additional precautionary measures taken in La Baule
The La Baule Organising Committee Veterinary Advisors and the FEI have been constantly monitoring horses at the French event following a confirmed case of Equine Influenza in a horse that was competing in Le Touquet (FRA) last weekend.
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The FEI Nations Cup: suspense right to the very end with Belgium
The FEI Nations Cup provided spectators with a wonderful show at the Stade François André in La Baule. Belgium and the Netherlands battled it out to the extent that both nations had to take part in a jump-off to decide which one would be the winner.
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FEI Nations Cup 2012 - La Baule Course Walk
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The line-up of the FEI Nations Cup has been revealed
Yesterday the French Equestrian Federation decided to apply the maximal precautionary measures to avoid any risk of contamination by equine influenza and modified the line-up of its team competing in the FEI Nations Cup. This decision raised questions among the foreign Chefs d'Equipes (Switzerland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Belgium).
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FEI Nations Cup: starting order
The first highlight of the International Jumping of France will be held tomorrow with the first leg of the FEI Nations Cup series.
The starting order of the participating nations is traditionally announced after a draw organized the day before the competition. It was done today at 12:15 pm by John Roche, Director of the show jumping (Fédération Equestre Internationale), and Rémi Cléro, Président of Jumping International de France.
The starting order will be the following:
1 – SWITZERLAND
2 – IRELAND
3 – GREAT BRITAIN
4 – THE NETHERLANDS
5 – SWEDEN
6 – GERMANY
7 – BELGIUM
8 – FRANCE
The course walk for the two-round competition will start at 1:00 pm, followed by the traditional Parade of the Nations. The first horse will enter the arena at 2:00 pm.
The composition of each team will be communicated after the last class of today.
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The French team: Henk Nooren is confident
Although he has had to review his strategy due the suspected flu epidemic, Henk Nooren, the National Selector, has a serene attitude to this first stage of the FEI Nations Cup which will take place on Friday 11th May (at 2.05 pm) at the Jumping International de France of La Baule.
This team competition represents a life-size test, three months before the London Olympics, where France, the Team Vice-World and Vice-European Champion, will be one of the favourites.
This year Kevin Staut, Michel Robert and Patrice Delaveau will not feature in the team in La Baule. "Silvana and Ornella Mail competed in the World Cup Final, so they are resting", explained Henk Nooren. "Kevin should have ridden Zeta de Hus, which is now at Michel Robert’s yard. The horses that he is riding here still need to take part in a few competitions before participating in a Nations Cup. As for Zeta, she is out of action for the moment.”
As for the last minute changes concerning the line-up of the French team, the National Selector said," We didn’t want to take any risks a few months before the Olympic Games”. "The team that will be competing on Friday in the FEI Nations Cup is a good one. Eugénie Angot, Pénélope Leprevost, Simon Delestre, Jérôme Hurel and Marc Dillasser are all very experienced. They are very talented and their horses (Old Chap Tame, Topinambour, Valentino, Ohm de Ponthual and Obiwan de Pilière) are all on the Olympic Games – WEG long list”, concluded Henk Nooren.
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Precautionary measures have been taken at the CSIO 5* de France
An outbreak of equine influenza has been detected in two stud farms in Normandy by the RESPE (Réseau d’Epidémio-Surveillance en Pathologie Equine – Network for Equine Epidemiological and Pathological Surveillance).
A horse belonging to one of these farms competed in the CSI in Le Touquet last week, where it developed the beginning of a fever, the initial symptom of flu. Thus the horse left the competition to return to its stables last Friday.
Several horses (27 in total) which competed in Le Touquet are present this week at the Jumping International de France of La Baule (CSIO 5*). Although the risk of flu spreading is minimal (as all the horses are vaccinated), nevertheless it is possible. This is why the Veterinary Commission of the CSIO 5* de France has decided to take the standard precautionary measures. The horses present in Le Touquet last week have been grouped together in the same stables, so that they can be followed more easily; all the horses competing in the classes of the CSIO 5* de France of La Baule will have their temperature taken every morning and evening. If a horse developed the beginning of a fever, it would immediately be isolated and excluded from the competition.
As for the French competitors, despite the slight risks of an epidemic announced, Pascal Dubois, the National Technical Director of the FFE (French Equestrian Federation) and Henk Nooren, the FFE national selector have decided to apply the maximal precautionary measures in this Olympic year. Therefore, four of the French team’s horses initially entered in Friday’s FEI Nations Cup will not compete: Mylord Carthago*HN (Pénélope Leprevost), Lord de Theize (Olivier Guillon), Nippon d’Elle (Roger-Yves Bost) and Napoli du Ry (Simon Delestre).
The French team competing will be made up of the following rider and horse combinations:
- Eugénie Angot with Old Chap Tame
- Simon Delestre with Valentino
- Marc Dilasser with Obiwan de Pilière
- Jérôme Hurel with Ohm de Ponthual
- Pénélope Leprevost with Topinambour
Graeme Cooke, FEI Veterinary Director : “The FEI was contacted earlier this week by the veterinary advisors to the La Baule Organising Committee is satisfied that all appropriate measures have been taken at the event. FEI Veterinary Regulations require a clinical examination of all horses entering FEI events as part of a strict biosecurity policy. The Veterinary Regulations also require that all horses competing in FEI events are vaccinated against EI within the previous six months. During any FEI event the level of veterinary supervision is very high and any horse which shows any indication of infectious disease will be isolated or, if necessary, removed from the event.”
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CSIO 5* de France : 62 riders, 170 horses, 17 nations
Three months away from the Olympic Games, several world stars of Show Jumping will be gathered from May 10 to May 13 at the Jumping International de France de La Baule. The program features: 9 classes ranked 5 stars for a total prize money of 550 000 euros ($715 000).
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The Jumping International of France announces two nominations
The Board of the Société de Promotion des Concours Hippiques de La Baule met Saturday, March
3rd to elect the new representatives of the Jumping International de France.
Named Vice-president of the Jumping at the end of last January, Rémi Cléro took officially the
Chair of the famous international event.
The businessman who is also the Chairman of Pacific Création, the international subsidiary of
Korean Cosmetics Group Amore Pacific.
Pierre Sastre, President of Atlantia, was named Vice-president of the Jumping International de
France next to Marie-Claude Maligne, in charge of Sports for the City of La Baule.
A faithful employee of René Pasquier for 6 years, Nadia Poirier became the director of the event.
She will continue to rely on employees Fleur Leroyer and Celia Langlais, and on some 100
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La Baule CSIO 5*: On the way to the Olympics 2012
Three months away from the London 2012 Olympics (August 2012), many riders will be dreaming of Olympic Gold... Considering the roaster for the new 2012 edition of the Jumping International of France, chances of finding the successor to Canadian rider Eric Lamaze, Gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with his famous Hickstead is more than probable.
Looking for the ideal team at the eve of the Olympics, National selectors and coaches are going to use the Jumping International of La Baule, first outdoors competition of the season to test their best riders.
Over 4 days with a program similar to the Olympic Games format, the Jumping International of France is the crossroad for all London bound teams.
Pascal Dubois, National Technical Director (FFE): "Because it is the only CSIO 5* in France, we have to honor our nation with a most experienced team in La Baule. The program for the top ten rider-horse couples in France amongst which the Olympic team will be chosen is set. According to the results obtained in La Baule, we will recompose a team which will participate to the Rome CSIO 5*, to St Gall and to Rotterdam. The FEI Nations Cup circuit is the format which comes the closest to the Olympic Games, requiring both performance but also a good team cohesion. Evidently, we are going to be very attentive to each rider's performance."
The FEI Nations Cup Circuit, also calls "Top League" will be a decisive step toward not only the French but also the other nations teams. All are fine tuning their preparation before London.
As a circuit exclusively reserved to the elite, only the top 8 nations in the world are engaged in the 2012 edition, based on their 2011 results: Germany, The Netherlands, Great-Britain, Ireland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Sweden.
The competition amongst these teams will take place over eight venues (including La Baule) in the following eight countries: La Baule, 10-13 May (FRA) / Rome, 24-27 May (ITA) / St Gallen, 31 May- 03 June (SWI) / Rotterdam, 20-24 June (NED) / Aachen, 03-08 July (GER) / Fasterbo, 12-15 July (SWE) / Hickstead, 19-22 July (GBR) / Dublin, 15-19 August (IRL).
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IN MEMORIAM: RENE PASQUIER (FRA)
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René Pasquier, who served as President of the Organising Committee for the popular CSIO in La Baule (FRA) for the last 25 years, passed away yesterday (16 February).
La Baule, which celebrated 50 years of international Jumping in 2010, traditionally hosts the first leg of the FEI Nations Cup Top League, one of the FEI™ flagship series. Ren" Pasquier was the driving force behind the show and it was his vision and drive that made La Baule into one of the most popular events on the international calendar. "René Pasquier was a truly wonderful man who dedicated himself tirelessly to making La Baule the iconic event it is today, where the world's best Jumping riders convene for the first CSIO of the outdoor season," said FEI President HRH Princess Haya. "He will be sorely missed by FEI staff members who have worked closely with him over the years. "The FEI will also be forever indebted to René, whose passion has showed no bounds for this fabulous world-class setting where the great Jumping champions make their mark." The FEI expresses its sincere condolences to René Pasquier's wife Catherine and his children, to the La Baule Organising Committee and the French equestrian community.
The funeral of René Pasquier will be held at the église Notre-Dame de La Baule on 22 February at 15.00.
FEI PRESS RELEASE Lausanne (SUI), 17 February 2012
Photo caption: René Pasquier (FRA), President of the Organising Committee for the popular CSIO in La Baule, has passed away at the age of 71. Image: PSV Jean Morel.
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The world's best couples will compete in La Baule from May 10th - 13th over 4 days of top-level show jumping.
Exceptional moments in horse sports are guaranteed during the first major outdoor jumping of the season.
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