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TRM NEWS –
Winter 2006 TRM RENEWS SPONSORSHIP OF NATIONAL INTERMEDIAIRE II CHAMPIONSHIP
Confirming
ongoing support for the TRM Intermediaire II Championship that was won in
2006 by Jodie Lister and Nicky, TRM’s Vice President North America,
Northern Europe We
are looking forward to developing the new contacts we’ve made and
enhancing recognition of the TRM brand and product range amongst even more
dressage owners, trainers and competitors.” TRM “TRAINER OF THE QUARTER” For
the second time in 2006 a horse from the Brian Meehan stable gave the trainer
a success on one of the sports’ elite days, when Red Rocks landed the
John Deere Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs of In
the race itself Frankie Dettori gave a faultless tactical ride to Red Rocks,
who looked trained to the minute. In
itself this was a notable feat for a horse that had run six times since
it’s appearance in April, including four competitive Group
contests. The
mile and a half event was run at a faster pace than many anticipated, the
winning time being less than one second off the course record. The
race contained two European classic winners, and the leading US trained hope Red
Rocks’ 2007 campaign will be aimed around challenges at the Sheema
Classic on Dubai World Cup day in March, and a repeat bid in the
Breeders’ Cup Turf. TRM HEADS WEST
Reining
originated from the moves that cattle horses adopt when on the job. It was first recognized as a sport in 1949
by the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), the world’s largest
equestrian organization currently counting more than 320,000 members and some
four million horses. Reining
as a sport is designed to show the athletic ability of ranch type horse in
the confines of a show arena.
Contestants are required to run one of ten approved patterns divided
into seven or eight manoeuvres, including small slow circles, large fast circles,
flying lead changes, 360 degree spins done in place and the exciting sliding
stops that are the hallmark of the reining horse as demonstrated by Roberto
Massignan above. Reining
was approved as an
The
trotting filly Vanessa Boko, who was reared on TRM’s Calphormin, has
broken the World Record for 2 year olds.
Adverse weather conditions did not prevent the filly from winning the
race in a record time of 1.14.8 minutes over a distance of 1640 meters.
Vanessa
Boko was bred by the well known Dutch breeder John Bootsman. Mr.Bootsman the owner of Boko Stables is a
leading figure in the world of trotting and lives on his large breeding farm
outside Boko
stables were highly successful at the Elite sales auction in |
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