In good form

Friday, 11 May 2012 09:27

Brent Pheiffer, Robert Boyd and Jeanne Nell of the South African team Intellibus achieved very good results at the South African National track championships. Together, they won gold in the team sprint.

They also convinced in the individual competitions: Jeanne Nell won in the disciplines 1,000-meter time trial and keirin. He also gained silver in the sprint. In the 1500 meter race, he only was beaten by his team-mate Brent Pheiffer.  Brent Pheiffer won the trophy which his father, Wayne Pheiffer, won in the year he was born, 21 years ago. Pheiffer also achieved in the discipline keirin and sprint the second rank.

At the end Boyd Roberts also finished second at the 50 km race. Roberts and Pheiffer also won silver at the team pursuit. The other CASCO athletes such as Renièll Matthysen, Shane Pheiffer, Oliver Stapleton, Maroesjka Matthee or Owen Lloyd also had great results.

 

Young and successful

Friday, 11 May 2012 09:07

Moritz Fussnegger from the Swiss PROTER-FOCUS TrackTeam - currently the best junior cyclist in Germany - won the road championship of Baden-Württemberg in the discipline sprint.

Carl Hester smashes British grand prix record

Thursday, 10 May 2012 13:05

Addington : Carl Hester broke the British dressage record by scoring a massive 83.298% to win the grand prix at Addington Manor Premier League show. He was riding the 11-year-old Metall/Inspekteur stallion Uthopia. Carl also filled second place aboard Fiona Bigwood’s Wie Weltmeyer gelding Wie Alantico scoring 73.54%.

But it was Carl’s night as he and “Uti” broke the previous British record of 82.93%, held by Laura Bechtolsheimer and Mistral Hojris since Olympia’s FEI World Cup class in 2010.

“It was just such a pleasure to be riding him again and to see him so excited to be back,” said Carl.

Utophia had to withdraw from Hagen CDI at the weekend after he lost a shoe in the field, but he was back on form, scoring highly, including his first ever 10 for piaffe.

Congratulations from Germany, too!

Photos : Carl Hester riding Uthopia  © Risto Aaltonen www.RSA-Photo.co.uk

CARL HESTER - new partner of CASCO

Thursday, 10 May 2012 12:48

We welcome Carl Hester (GB), 2-time silver & team gold medalist of the European Championships 2011 and currently 4th in the FEI Dressage World Ranking to our team!

Carl Hester devoted his life fully and completely to equestrian sports. Today, he owes his career as one of the best dressage riders of the world in no small part to his love and enthusiasm for horses.

Carl is multiple British champion and winner of numerous medals at international Championships.

Carl was raised on the tiny Channel island of Sark, the island has no cars and horses are very much part of Sark life.. It is no surprise that Carl learnt to ride at young age, though the first equine to be subjected to Carl’s skill was a donkey.

Meanwhile, Carl Hester and his wonderful horse Uthopia are one of the top favorites for a single medal at the Olympic Games in London. As early as 1992 he was the youngest British rider to ever compete in an Olympic Games. Not least because of his patience, kindness and yet firmness when dealing with horses, Carl became the absolute dressage expert he is today.

Photo: Carl Hester with Jeanette from Casco

We are thrilled to have such a joyful and great personality within our rows. A warm welcome to Carl!