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The time schedule for the European Championships in Herning, Denmark, has been published. The showjumping will be on from Tuesday-Saturday 20-24^th of August, with a warm-up class on Monday. The first part of the championships is a speed competition that takes place on Tuesday, while the first part of the team competition takes place on Wednesday. Thursday it’s time for the second part of the team competition, and team medals will thus be handed out that same day. On Friday there will be a break from the championship, with a 1.45 class on the schedule – while the individual final takes place Saturday.

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The World Equestrian Games 2014 will be held in Normany. Once again it is Alltech that is the title sponsor of the Games. Eight disciplines will compete for World Champion titles between the 25 of August and the 7th of September. The showjumping will take place between the 1st and 7th of September.

The tickets for the Games will cost between 5 Euro and 90 Euro, but will be available at an average of 25 Euro. The budget for the WEG is 67,5 million Euro and 80% of the budget is already secured.

Enrique Gonzales with Criptonite. Photo by Anwar Contreras. The Mexican Championship took place this weekend in Balvanera, Mexico. It was Enrique Gonzalez with Criptonite that won the championship for a second year in a row. Criptonite is an eleven year old gelding by Cento x Lord Z, and is owned by Enrique Gonzalez himself together with Stal Lenssens in Belgium.

Rene Tebbel, Florian Meyer zu Hartum and Mathijs van Asten. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.The winner - Florian Meyer zu Hartum on his ride Chacciana; - “I have been riding Chacciana since April. Andreas Kreutzer rode her before. She was here in Lanaken as a five-year-old where she had the fastest time in the jump-off, but the last one down. She is very competitive, but a bit special also in the stable. She is a quite fast horse with a big stride.”

Florian on today’s course; “I think the course was ok. I mean it is the World Championship so it is supposed to be big. It started off nice and then after the water the horses got a bit strong so the last line away from the entrance was a bit difficult.”

Florian Meyer zu Hartum and Chacciana Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.The World Breeding Jumping Championship is a popular event every year, and the 7-year-old final was crowded with people as Florian Meyer zu Hartum took home the win aboard Chacciana (Chacco-Blue x Andiamo Z) . Only four combinations were clear in the first round as a lot of riders collected faults on the open water jump.

Lap of honour for Dayro Arroyave and Gangster de Longchamps. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.The final for 6-year-old horses in Lanaken was won by Dayro Arroyave from Columbia riding Gangster de Longchamps (Orlando x Sheyenne de Baugy). The course designer had put up a challenging course for the six-year-olds as fence one and two were placed away from the entrance along the all the spectators. The winning-stallion was one out of only two horses producing two clear rounds, the other one being Goya van de Begijnakker (Wandor van de Mispelaere x Palestro vd Begijnakker) ridden by Charlotte Bettendorf from Luxembourg.  Number three in the final was the Brazilian rider Marion Modolo Zanotelli aboard Carthagena 6 (Cornet Obolensky x Landor S).

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The winners. Toni Hassmann and Con Cara. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.Toni Hassmann and Con Cara (Con Air x Franklin) took home the win in the World Breeding Championship for 5-year-old horses in Lanaken today. The combination was the last one to go in the jump-off, and secured the win after a fast and clear round. The first round had 12 fences including a triple combination with a vertical, vertical, oxer which caused problems for several of the young horses. This was also the first time the 5-year-olds competed at the Ratina Z main arena as the qualifications have been held on the Alme Z arena.

Jos Verloy won the 7 year old consolation class. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.The consolation classes of the FEI World Breeding Jumping Championship took place at Zangersheide today. For the seven year old horses it was Belgium’s Jos Verloy that won aboard Farfelu de la Pomme (Vigo d'Arsouilles x Darco) with the fastest clear round in this 1.35 class stopping the clock at 58.99 seconds. Second place went to French rider Loup  Briffaut on Ravel de Pantomime  (Elan de la Cour Sf) on 60.57 seconds, while Giovanni  Consorti from Italy was third on Indor GP (Indorado x Ahorn).

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The medalists in the Belgian Championship. Photo by Jenny Abrahamsson.Jerome Guery became Belgian Champion today. The championship took place at Zangersheide, and sixteen riders participated in the final. Guery’s win came on Tic-Tac du Seigneur, a nine year old stallion by Clinton x Darco. The pair ended on an overall penalty score of 6.53, with Philippe Le Jeune right behind them on Carlino STX (Carvallo x Romino) with 6.76 penalties. The bronze went to Rik Hemeryck on Papillon Z (Perhaps x Cassini I) with 8 penalties overall.

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