A fantastic win for Laura and her talented horse, Mistral Horjis (Alf), in the Grand Prix Freestyle at Olympia, Wednesday 14 December, means that she carries the full 20 points forward into the next leg of the Reem Acra FEI Dressage World Cup.

Last year, Laura Bechtolsheimer, Albion's sponsored rider, thrilled dressage fans atOlympia Horse Show, London, where she won the Grand Prix with 82.94% and broke the British record in the process.

Her huge success in 2010 meant that all eyes were on Laura and Alf this year, where the competition was tougher than ever before!

After a sensational Dressage Masterclass, sponsored by Albion Saddlemakers, with her young horse, Polar Bear, or Teddy as he is more informally called (who is a colossal 17.3hh!), Laura continued to dominate the evening at Olympia on Wednesday.

Laura and Alf stole the show, taking the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W title and smashed her previous record. Laura is the first British rider to ever win this title!

British competitors reigned supreme, being placed in 1st, 2dn, 3rd and 4th positions, before a sold-out crowd with an electric atmosphere, but Laura's incredible score of 83.96% made her and Alf the clear winners.

The combination's Freestyle was spectacular to watch: the familar 'Shadows' music is perfectly suited to the powerful chestnut, showing off his exceptional piaffe steps and passage-piaffe-passage transitions, which scored (an almost unimaginable!) 9.5 from two judges. It's wonderful to see Alf going so well and continuing to better himself.

With such a foot-perfect routine, Laura proved why she is currently ranked World Number Two!

Our congratulations go to Laura and Alf and the Bechtolsheimer Team.

Dressage superstar and Albion's sponsored rider, Laura Bechtolsheimer, will be competing in the Reem Acra FEI Dressage World Cup Qualifier at Olympia (13-19 December), as well as sharing her wealth of knowledge with dressage enthusiasts with an evening masterclass, sponsored by Albion.

Last year, Laura and her powerful chestnut ride, Mistral Horjis (Alf), were the first British winners of the World Cup Qualifier at Olympia, despite tough competition, including Edward Gal. With an astounding score of 82.94%, the duo surpassed their personal best and smashed the British Grand Prix Record.

Following an impressive dressage year, with huge success at the European and National Championships, 2011, Laura is returning to Olympia next week to fight for the title once again. We wish laura all the best at the show and will post regular updates of her progress throughout.

Laura's Dressage Masterclass, sponsored by Albion Saddlemakers, will take place Wednesday 14 December at the prestigious show and is set to be a dressage "must-see"!

After many dressage demonstrations and masterclasses, the most recent taking place at Your Horse Live 2011, Laura has proved to be not only an incredibly talented rider, but also an empathetic and effective trainer. A firm believer in getting the basics right, Laura's Masterclass will help any budding dressage star, from Prelim to Grand Prix.

Click the link to watch live action from Olympia.

For your chance to WIN an Albion Sporting Dimacci Bracelet, worth over £100, please click here.

GOOD LUCK!!

The lucky winner will be announced on Monday 19th December 2011.

Albion Saddlemakers would like to invite you to a very special event this November...

In between demonstrations in the main arena, International Dressage Superstar, Laura Bechtolsheimer, will be signing autographs at the Albion Sporting stand (Albion's exciting NEW division, specialising in luxury leather accessories!), Stand No. 302, Your Horse Live 2011, Saturday 12 November.

If you want to come along, simply click on one of the following links, to either Private Message Albion on Facebook, or to fill out the Contact Page on the Albion website. Please title your message Laura B: Your Horse Live and include your mobile number so that Albion can text you on the day with relevant updates and the specific time Laura will be at the stand.

Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to interact with one of the top dressage riders in the world!

The Albion Team look forward to seeing you there!

After the second round of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Qualifier in Lyon last weekend (27-29 October 2011), Hans Peter Minderhoud currently lies in a very strong position in the rankings.

The competition was extremely tough, with the likes of Salzgeber, Werth and Gal delivering immaculate tests. Minderhoud, however, also produced two exceptionally elegant tests, performed before an audience of 6000.

In the Grand Prix on Thursday (27 October), Minderhoud, riding Withney van't Genthof, an incredibly skilled, 11 year old, Belgian Warmblood stallion, came in 7th place, with a fantastic score of 69.40%, easily qualifying for the Kur.

In the Grand Prix Freestyle, late on Friday evening (28 October), Minderhoud was well in the lead at the half-way-point, having scored a first-class 74.1%. By the end of the competition, Minderhoud had risen two places from the previous day, finishing 5th and gained a much-deserved 12 points.

After such a successful weekend in Lyon for the Dutch rider, Minderhoud now stands in 3rd position in the FEI World Cup rankings with 32 points, only 3 points behind the current leader!

Congratulations to Hans Peter! The Albion Team wish him all the best with the remainder FEI World Cup Qualifiers.

As the British Eventing Rankings were released for the 2011 season, two of Albion's sponsored riders excelled.

For the second year running, the eventing-legend, William Fox-Pitt has come 2nd in the rankings, with an astonishing 2103 points. Fox-Pitt has had a fantastic season, especially with his ride Oslo, a rising star! This season, the duo came 3rd at Chatsworth CIC***, 1st at Tattersalls CCI***, 1st at Blenheim CIC*** 8/9y.o. and 1st at Pau CCI****, Oslo's first 4* competition.

This year, Fox-Pitt has become the first rider to win five different 4* events, having won Burghley six times (1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011), Badmington (2004), Kentucky (2010), Luhmuehlen (2008) and, most recently, Pau (2011).

The highest placed young rider on the list (for the second year running) was Tom McEwen, an incredibly talented up-and-coming star.

Making his CCI4* debut at Burghley this year, Tom has risen 21 places in the BE Rankings from last year, finishing in an impressive 26th place. Overall, this means that McEwen has retained his title of U21 rider with the most BE points, earning 379 points in total during the 2011 eventing season.

The Albion team are very proud of both riders and we wait with baited breath for the 2012 eventing season to begin!

Emile Faurie, Albion's sponsored dressage star, had a victorious weekend at the CDI*** Biarritz, France (20-23 October 2011), riding Elmegardens Marquis (Max), a talented 12 year old, bay gelding, owned by Mrs Joanne Vaughan.

Not only was Faurie the top-placed British rider at the competition, but he came a very close 2nd in the Grand Prix on Friday, with a score of 69.38%. On Saturday, the duo surpassed themselves and were the clear winners of the Special with a spectacular 70.07%!

Congratulations to Emile and Max for their achievements at Biarritz!

Albion's sponsored rider dominated the global dressage scene last weekend, with a magnificent win for Hans-Peter Minderhoud at Odense CDI-W, Denmark.

the World Cup Dressage season got off to a flying start at Odense, 21-23 October 2011. In the 27th season of World Cup Dressage, Minderhoud reigned supreme at this first qualifier out of nine, which saw nine nations battling for points.

Finishing 3rd in the Grand Prix (Saturday) with I.P.S. Tango (a talented, but relatively inexperienced, 11 year old, KWPN stallion), the Dutch rider easily qualified for the Freestyle on the following day, with an impressive score of 71.34%.

In the Grand Prix Freestyle (Sunday), Minderhoud and Tango rose to the occasion, scoring an astounding 79.3%. The duo took the top-spot, carrying the maximum 20 points forward into the next Qualifier.

Albion wishes Hans-Peter and Tango the very best of luck! We will be keenly following the combination's success in the forthcoming months, as they firmly fix their sights on the Final in the Netherlands, 18-22 April 2012.

Albion's sponsored rider, William Fox-Pitt, was victorious at the CCI**** in Pau yesterday afternoon with one of his three rides, Oslo.

Fox-Pitt, three times World Number One and eight times British Number One, had a triumphant weekend with Oslo, finishing on an impressive dressage score of 44.2 to take the title.

Although tight at the top, the duo demonstrated their ability, jumping a crucial clear round in the showjumping, the final phase of the three-day-event, on Sunday afternoon.

From a start list of sixty-seven competitors worldwide, Fox-Pitt not only took the title, but also came in 3rd place on Lionheart, with a score of 50.7, and 25th with Macchiato.

Congratulations to William and his team!

Albion's sponsored rider, European gold medallist and world no 2 Laura Bechtolsheimer has become supreme national champion for the third time.

Laura and 16 year old gelding Andretti H (Aarking x Cerrin) were crowned 2011 Dressage Deluxe National Champions for the second year running on a score of 76.80%. In a close fought battle, Laura finally clinched the title with an impressive technical freestyle, which included tricky one-handed, one and two time changes, “It was going so well, I decided to throw in a bit of show-boating!” Laura explained

Performing to their tried and tested, up-beat reggae soundtrack, Laura and Andretti H entertained the crowds and impressed the judges. “It was great fun today,” Laura told British Dressage. “I had a great time and I’m glad other people enjoyed it.”

Despite her recent European gold medal success, Laura is never one to rest on her laurels and always has one eye on London 2012, “To come back here as champion one year down the line, I was more nervous to keep my place. There’s pressure in front of a home crowd, you want to perform your best. We mustn’t be complacent about keeping the horses fit and well for next year. To be national champion of a country that is the current European gold medallist is brilliant!”

Wrexham-based para rider Natalie Povey, 22 returned home with a national title under her belt. Riding Westpoint First Lady, her own 12-year-old British-bred bay mare, she scored 68.55% to head the KBIS Para Equestrian Dressage Grade IB Championships.

“I was so pleased with her, she kept a good rhythm and a consistent contact", said Natalie who grinned all weekend. "She can live up to her stable name ‘Fizz’ but she rose to the occasion and was really calm. We’ve been together since 2008 now and this time has allowed us to build a good partnership."
 

William Fox-Pitt had two very successful rides at Blenheim Palace International, including winning the title of CIC3* class for 8/9 year old horses riding 9 year old Oslo, owned by the Fox-Pitt Eventing Partnership, with 43.50 penalties.  William also came 3^rd riding Lionheart with 49.10 penalties.   

William Fox-Pitt wins record sixth Burghley!

William earned a standing ovation at the Landrover Burghley Horse Trials, 2 - 4 Septmeber 2011 as he made history by winning a sixth Burghley title riding 11-year-old ex-racehorse Parklane Hawk. William kept his cool to ride clear cross-country on Saturday which secured his overnight lead.

Sunday's show-jumping brought with it typical British weather which created very difficult ground conditions for the competitors.  With incessant heavy rain making the going heavy, William's second ride Neuf des Coeurs struggled to clear the fences and had three poles down.

Catherine Witt's New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred Parklane Hawk, 'Parker', gave a spectacular clear round in his first four star debut.  Parker was admired by fellow competitors as Andrew Nicholson commented "William's horse jumped immaculately and won" and admitted he had been beaten by an outstanding performance. 

William on Parker: "I can't believe it. He was superb. The conditions went against him. He's still a bit green in the show-jumping but he's a phenomenal horse and I'm so lucky to have him to ride".

Parker is one of William's big hopes for next year! Definitely a combination to watch over the coming months and a strong contention for the London 2012 Olympics.

British Young Rider team medalist Tom McEwen performed well to finish 19th in his Burghley four star debut riding Dry Old Party. Tom commented "It's a pity about the Jumping, but the cross-country was a great day".

Tom was the youngest competitor on the start list and won the prize for the highest placed British first-timer and the HSBC training bursary worth $1,000- a fantastic achievement. Well done Tom.

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Click here for videos of William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk in all three phases.

The HSBC FEI Classics™ continued with the European Eventing Championships at Luhmühlen in Germany, 25-28 August 2011.

Albion's sponsored rider William Fox-Pitt earned individual 7th as well as team bronze. 

The combination scored 42.70 after the dressage and went clear in the cross-country despite a somewhat sticky run.  William defied gravity at the water jump and the head dive didn't seem to faze Cool Mountain, even with water in his ears, as the pair continued to finish inside the time.  One down in the show-jumping secured team bronze. 

The event definitely made for exciting viewing.

The FEI HSBC Classics™ action now moves to the Landrover Burghley Horse Trials (1-4 September) then finally, France (12-16 October) as Fox-Pitt and King fight it out for the valuable first prize.

A historic victory for Team GBR as the quartet win the first British gold medal at the FEI European Dressage Championships in Rotterdam, 17-21 August 2011.

The team's final score of 238.678 set a new European record, a full 12 points ahead of the Germans who won silver and the Netherlands bronze.

Albion's sponsored riders Laura Bechtolsheimer, Emile Faurie and Hans Peter Minderhoud gave spectacular performances throughout the competition.

Emile and Elmegardens Marquis set the tone on day one of the team Grand Prix with an impressive score of 70.426%. The combination went on to finish in 21st place in the Grand Prix Special.

As well as team gold, Laura B and Mistral Hojris claimed individual bronze in the Grand Prix Special, took 4th place in the Grand Prix Kur to Music on an excellent score of 83.018%, and finished 5th in the Grand Prix.

"He was very flighty in there and too bothered by the noise which pushed him over the edge. I felt like a small blonde girl on a big ginger horse, rather than the harmonious picture we usually go for!" joked Laura. "Still I don't think I can be too upset, this is still fairly indescribable."

Hans Peter and Nadine (representing the Netherlands) scored 76.589% in the Grand Prix Kur to Music to earn them 11th place.  The pair went on to finish 14th in the Grand Prix Special and 15th in the Grand Prix.

Albion thoroughly enjoyed meeting our existing Dutch customers and welcoming many new friends from around the world onto the stand in the shopping village.

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Albion's sponsored rider William Fox-Pitt and Before Time won their first CCI* on a fantastic score of 38.10 after successfully going clear in both the cross-country and show jumping at Blair Castle International in Scotland, 18-21 August.

William's success continued with Parklane Hawk finishing 2nd and Bay My Hero placed 6th in the CIC***.

The European Young Riders Eventing Championship also took place at Blair, reaching an exciting climax yesterday with the British team winning gold.

Albion's sponsored rider & Young Rider team member Tom McEwen and Private Rudolf earned individual 4th after going clear in the cross-country and accruing only 4 faults in the show jumping. 

"I'm very, very happy!" said Tom. "This was a great result for the team and we're especially delighted to have secured the result for Gill Watston - this year's chef d'equipe - who has helped us so much."

The team scored 169.2 points, nearly nine points ahead of Ireland in second place and Germany in third, making it six team golds out of the last seven years.

Massive congratulations to both William and Tom for their excellent performances over the weekend.

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Albion's sponsored rider Hannah Esberger-Shepherd enjoys huge success at Frys Yorkshire, 9-11 August 2011...

Hannah won the Elementary with Welkom last Wednesday and continued to stay on top form winning the Advanced Medium Open riding Vanita the following day.

Hannah also came 4th with Rubin II in the Prix St George.

Fantastic result. Well done Hannah.

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Albion's sponsored rider and British Young Rider hopeful, Tom McEwen, continues to perform well...

Tom and 8yo Suspicion, produced an excellent dressage test, scoring 33.2. The combination went on to go clear in the show jumping and cross-country phase with only 6.4 time penalties, earning them 2nd place overall.

Following a squad training camp at Addington Manor (13-14 August) twelve British riders, including Tom, were selected to defend their sixth successive team gold medal at the 2011 Young Rider European Championships which is to be held at Blair Castle in Scotland from the 18-21 August.

Watch this space...

 A 2,3,4 for William Fox-Pitt at Gatcombe...

Albion's sponsored riders William Fox-Pitt and Tom McEwen dominated the Advanced section at the Fesitival of British Eventing which took place at Gatcombe, 5-7 August 2011.

William and Macchiato produced one of the best dressage scores of the day, with only one down in the show-jumping, the pair went on to finish the cross-country phase with a mere 7.2 time faults which earned them 2nd place overall.

William's second ride, Gaucho, followed in 3rd position on 44.00- only 0.50 points between them. Neuf Des Coeurs produced another excellent dressage score of 33.4 and went clear in the show jumping to land them in 4th.

William and Bay My Hero finished in 8th position in the Intermediate on an excellent score of 40.10.

Tom and Dry Old Party took 3rd in the Advanced section A having gone clear in the show jumping and cross-country phase with only 8 time penalties. William came 14th with Avoca Alibi on 54.30.

Both riders enjoyed a very successful weekend, earning them valuable points and mileage in preparation for London 2012. Congratulations to both William and Tom.

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Brits on Top Form...

Three cheers for the GBR Eventing team who won gold in the CIC3* and the Dressage team who finished 2nd in the Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany (13-17th July 2011).

Six of Albion's sponsored riders took part in the event, producing wonderful performances which exceeded all expectations.

In the Eventing:

William Fox-Pitt finished clear in both the cross-country and show jumping earning him an Individual 3rd.

Albion's sponsored riders dominated the Dressage leaderboard:

Hans Peter Minderhoud won the Grand Prix Kur to Music CDI riding Nadine, closely followed by Laura Bechtolsheimer and Andretti H in 2nd place on a score of 74.975 and Anabel Balkenhol in 4th position with Rubins Royal.

Hans Peter and Vivaldi finished 4th in both the Prix St Georges and Intermediaire I.  Hans Peter continued with his success to claim 3rd place with Nadine in the Grand Prix CDI with Laura B and Andretti H hot on his heels in 4th position with a mere 0.447 difference between them.  Not far behind was Beli Balkenhol lying in 7th position with Rubins Royal.

Laura B and Mistral Hojris claimed 2nd place in the Grand Prix CDIO on an impressive score of 80.596.  The combination continued to stay on top form, finishing 4th in both the Grand Prix Special CDIO and the Grand Prix Kur to Music CDIO. 

Hans Peter and Tango came 11th with a score of 74.075 in the Grand Prix Kur to Music CDIO and 12th in both the Grand Prix CDIO and Grand Prix Special CDIO. 

Guenter Seidel and UII gained 17th position in the Grand Prix CDIO and finished 19th in the Grand Prix Special CDIO.

Emile Faurie and Elmegardens Marquis performed well, scoring 70.725 in the Grand Prix Kur to Music CDIO to land them in 14th.  The pair also claimed 14th position in the Grand Prix Special CDIO and were placed 27th in the Grand Prix CDIO. 

Massive congratulations to all of our sponsored riders. 

Click here to see the full list of results.

Albion's sponsored rider, and triple world silver medalist, Laura Bechtolsheimer storms ahead of Matthias Rath and Totilas riding Mistral Hojris to finish on an impressive score of 78.76% winning the grand prix at Wiesbaden CD4*.

Laura continued with her high quality performance with Andretti H and came runner-up in the grand prix kuer.

Congratulations Laura.

Image courtesy of British Dressage, issue 5.

Have a look at the July issue of Horse and Rider to find out more on 'The key to consistency' as Albion's sponsored rider and top dressage rider / trainer Emile Faurie reveals his secerets to successful competing and how to 'turn any horse into a show-ring superstar'...

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Massive congratulations - the boys done good! Three of Albion's sponsored riders... Tom McEwen, William Fox-Pitt and Harry Humfrey, succeeded at Barbury.

Tom and William dominated their sections at Barbury International with Tom winning the Novice class on Rehy USA with an impressive score of 28.50, closely followed by William riding Before Time in 3rd position on a score of 33.50. 

William came 3rd with Fernhill Highlight in section C of the CIC** on an excellent score of 46.50, while Tom was placed 4th with Private Rudolf in section B.  

Tom was also placed 13th with Dry Old Party in the INROR class and 17th with Up In The Air in Novice section G.

William had two very successful rides in the CIC*** with Cool Mountain placed 5th and Navigator in at 11th.

Tom had no time to waste as he speedily made his way to Tweseldown for his last ride of the weekend on Suspicion to finish in the top 10. 

Harry scored a fantastic 36.50 on Kool Takenda to land him in 4th in the Open at Tweseldown, while his second ride Shanbally Delight came 8th in the BE90.

Well done.

Click here for full results of Barbury.

Click here for full results of Tweseldown.

The British Equestrian Federation has announced the British Team to compete at Aachen next week.

Two of Albion's sponsored riders Laura Bechtolsheimer and Emile Faurie will be representing Great Britain.

Laura will be riding Mistral Hojris (Danish Warmblood gelding by Michellino) and Emile will be taking Elmegardens Marquis (also by Michellino).

We wish them both the very best of luck.

Albion's sponsored rider and British Dressage star Laura Bechtolsheimer watched on as fellow GBR Team-mates competed in the grand surroundings of Greenwich Park.

"The Olympics are a great opportunity for us to give people a better idea of what the equestrian world is like", commented Laura who went on to say "We (Britain) have our strongest team ever and it's our best chance of standing on that podium".

Laura speaks fondly of her ride Mistral Hojris, also known as "Alf", who she describes as "very big and very orange" and who has "a lot of personality and always wants to perform well".  Good characteristics for an olympian contender in the build-up to London 2012.

Watch this space.

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After an exhilerating three days at the Olympic Test CIC** Event in Greenwich, Albion's sponsored rider William Fox-Pitt finished on a score of 60.50 which landed him in the top 10.

William and Gaucho performed well, with only 5 time penalties in the cross-country phase which "rode well... a bit like a BMX track" for which you need "a good athletic obedient horse", commented William. 

The combination went on to finish with 8 faults in the show jumping.

Click here for a full list of results.

Congratulations to Albion's sponsored rider William for his great success in winning all 3 senior classes at Tattersalls International Horse Trials which took place in May.

The British Squad to attend the two-star Olympic test event has been announced.

Albion sponsored rider William Fox-Pitt has been confirmed to represent Team GBR at the event which will take place at Greenwich Park in under two weeks time.

Albion would like to wish William every success at the forthcoming event.

The U.S. Dressage Team for CHIO Aachen 2011 was announced today.

Albion's sponsored rider Guenter Seidel (Cardiff, CA) will be riding Dick and Jane Brown's 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood UII, by Jazz x.

Albion would like to wish Guenter every success in the forthcoming event which takes place from the 8th - 17th July 2011.

Click here to view full team.

Congratulations to Emile Faurie and Elmegardens Marquis who produced an excellent test in the Grand Prix Special on a score of 69.660% at Fritzens CDI4*, Austria.

The combination went on to finish 3rd on a score of 73.479% in the Grand Prix Special.

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A fantastic weekend for Albion's sponsored riders William Fox-Pitt and Tom McEwen at Salperton Park.

William finished 17th in Section C with Neuf des Coeurs on a score of 50.40.

Tom had three great rides, placed 3rd with Rehy USA in Section H, Suspicion performed well finishing 6th in Section K and Up In The Air came 27th in Section I.

Well done to both Tom and William.

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It has been announced that the Dutch Aachen Team is to include Albion sponsored rider Hans Peter Minderhoud who will be riding Tango (by Jazz x Contango),

CDIO Aachen, which takes place from the 8th - 17th July 2011, has been coined the 'mini-olympics' so should make for an exciting event.

Albion would like to wish Hans Peter every success.

Click here to view the full team.

A fantastic weekend for Albion's sponsored rider Anabel Balkenhol at the German Dressage Championships.

Anabel had two rides in the championship, Dablino and Rubins Royale.

Anabel and Dablino produced 3 super tests in the championships; Round 1 - Grand Prix they scored 76.468% finishing 4th, they then went on to finish 3rd with a score of 79.00% in Round 2 - Grand Prix Special. The combination then went on to finish the day with a bang, scoring 80.100% finishing 4th in Round 3 -Kur to Music.

Anabel also rode Rubins Royale in Round 1 - Grand Prix where they produced a great test scoring 68.426% finishing 12th.

 Well done Anabel.

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Albion's sponsored rider William Fox-Pitt and Macchiato produced a fantastic performance in Luhmuhlen over the weekend....

William and Macchiato produced a super dressage test with a score of 46.20, a clear cross country phase but unfortunately had 2 down in Show Jumping. William and Macchiato went on to finish 9th with a score of 54.20.

Well done William

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Albion's sponsored rider Laura B produced another two fabulous scores in Wiesbaden with both horses Mistral Hojris and Andretti H.

Laura and Mistral Hojris went into the Grand Prix Special with high spirits and came out with an amazing score of 80.500% just shy of victory. Two judges had Laura to win overall.....

Laura also had the Grand Prix Kur to Music with Andretti H, where they produced a brilliant test with a score of 77.925%, finishing 2nd, only 0.9% off the winning score.

Laura and both of her horses are producing great performances, we look forward to London 2012...

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Albion's sponsored rider Tom McEwen had 4 great rides at Berkshire College of Agriculture over the weekend.

Tom competed Staff Des Champs in the 5 year old class, section C where he finished 11th with a score of 34.00.

Tom then went on to ride Rehy USA, La Lux and Suspicion in the Novice class in different sections.

Rehy USA produced a fantastic round winning section E on his dressage score of 28.50. La Lux competed in section F, where he finished 2nd after producing a double clear and finishing on his dressage score of 35.50.  Tom rode Suspicion in section G producing a consistent test and a double clear round but unfortunatley picking up a few time penalties in cross country, dropping him down to 16th with a score of 49.60.

A great weekend for Tom.

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Hans Peter Minderhoud had two rides in the 2011 Dutch Dressage Championships, Johnson and Tango. Both horses produced fantastic tests throughout the championship.

Hans Peter and Tango competed in the Big Tour Championships where they finished 3rd with a score of 72.659 in Round 1 Grand Prix, they won Round 2 Grand Prix Special and finished 2nd in Round 3 Kur to Music.

Theses fantastic scores lead Hans Peter and Tango to win the 2011 Dutch Grand Prix Championships with 227.572 points, ahead of Edward Gal.

Hans Peter’s second horse Johnson competed in the Small Tour Championship and finished 4th with a score of 70.921 in Round 1 Prix St George, 2nd with a score of 74.122 in Round 2 Intermediaire I and 3rd with a score of 73.416 in Round 3 Kur to Music.

With all of these great scores Hans Peter Minderhoud and Johnson went on to finish 2nd with 218.461 points in the 2011 Dutch Small Tour Championships.

Well done Hans Peter, what a great performance.

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Albion sponsored rider Laura Bechtolsheimer was on fantastic form again in Wiesbaden with both Mistral Hojris and Andretti H.

Laura and Mistral Hojris produced a extraordinary test in the Grand Prix for Special winning with a fantastic score of 78.766%, 5% clear of 2nd place. This was a great test by Laura and Mistral Hojris.

Laura also produced a polished performance on Andretti H in the Grand Prix for Kur finishing 2nd with a score of 72.489%

We wish Laura the very best of luck for the rest of Wiesbaden.

The Emile Faurie Foundation is holding a Midsummer Garden Party on Sunday 26th June from 3pm - 7pm at Bull Farm, Glassenbury Road, Near Cranbrook, Kent.

The afternoon consists of dressage displays, a guest appearance, an auction of promises and buffet....

Tickets cost £20.00 and children are half price. Cheques payable to The Emile Faurie Foundation and sent to: 3 South Cotts, Harley Lane, Heathfield. TN21 8AG

For more information please call 01435 866766

A great weekend for Albion's sponsored riders at Bramham International Horse Trials, with two great rides from William Fox-Pitt and a fantastic ride from Tom McEwen.

Tom McEwen and Dry Old Party produced a fabulous round in the Advance Section B finishing 7th with a score of 56.00.

William Fox-Pitt and Lionheart had a great ride together in the Advance Section A finishing 29th with a score of 79.20.

William's second ride Avoca Alibi produced a great dressage score and jumping phase in the Advanced Section C finishing 16th with a score of 76.60.

Well done to both riders and we look forward to seeing more great scores.

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Anabel Balkenhol and Rubins Royal were on top form in Hamburg over the weekend.

Anabel and Rubins Royal finished 3rd in the Grand Prix Qualifier for 2011 Hamburg Dressage Derby with a score of 71.851.

Anabel then went on to win the Grand Prix Special Qualifier for 2011 Hamburg Dressage Derby with a score of 69.708.

With these two great scores Anabel and Rubins Royal finished 2nd with 3679 points in the Hamburg Dressage Derby.

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Well done Anabel.

A fantastic weekend for Albion's sponsored rider William Fox-Pitt at Tattersalls in Ireland.

William had 4 horses in three different classes and they all produced fabulous tests.

Lady Voltaire produced a great dressage test with a score of 38.7 in the CCI *, they had a fantastic double clear round to win the class on their dressage score.

In the CCI** William had two rides, Bay My Hero and Fernhill Highlight. Bay My Hero won the class finishing on their dressage score of 41.4, this was a great ride by William and Bay My Hero. Fernhill Highlight also had a great ride, finishing 7th with a score of 51.1.

The third win for William came in the CCI *** with Oslo with a great score of 43.2.

A great weekend for William.

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Albion's sponsored rider Emile Faurie and Elmegardens Marquis produced a great performance in Lingen over the weekend.

Emile and Elmegardens Marquis finished 19th in the Grand Prix for Special with a score of 65.362.

Well done Emile.

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A fantastic weekend for Albion's sponsored rider Anabel Balkenhol in Lingen with both  Dablino and Rubins Royal.

Anabel and Dablino finished 5th with a great score of 74.872 in the Grand Prix for Special and then went on to produce another fantastic test in the Grand Prix Special finishing 5th on a score of 75.833.

Anabel also produced amazing tests with Rubins Royal finishing 2nd with a score of 70.766 in the Grand Prix for Kur and finished 2nd in the Grand Prix Kur with a great score of 74.900.

What a fabulous weekend for Anabel, we look forward to more great performances from these partnerships.

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Congratulations to Albion's sponsored rider Alice Oppenheimer and Headmore Delegate, who won the FEI Prix St George Section A at Addington with a fantastic score of 71.316%.

Well done Alice.

A fantastic weekend for Albion's sponsored rider William Fox-Pitt and five of his horses at Chatsworth International.

William had two great rides with Oslo and Lionheart, in the 3* International Advanced Section J. Olso finished 3rd on a  score of 61.20 and Lionheart finished 5th with a score of 63.20.

William also competed Gauchio in the 3* International Advanced Section K and finished 15th with a score of 80.20.

William continued his success in the Advanced Section L with Avoca Alibi who finished 16th with a score of 64.50 and in Section M with Oloa finishing 8th with a score of 57.20.

What a successful weekend for William, we look forward to seeing more great scores.

Well done William

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Congratulations to Albion's sponsored rider Tom McEwen who had a great ride at Aston - Le - Walls.

Tom and Dry Old Party finished 3rd on their fabulous dressage score 31.40 in the Open Intermediate under 21's Section K.

Well done Tom

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