Lord of Arabia WON the Hickstead B and C qualifier at the weekend and is now heading to the International Arena at Hickstead. Well done.
*BRICKFIELD BOY RETIRES*
posted : 09 January 2012
BRICKFIELD BOY RETIRES Brickfield Boy, named after our then stud in Newmarket, has been a fantastic horse to own. He has been consistent throughout his whole career from young horses classes onto a Young Rider Team and then in the very top national and international shows. He is now showing his age and has retired this weekend to Old Lodge Stud to keep the up and coming youngstock in order.
When Brickfield Boy featured on the front cover of the BSJA magazine in January 2009 it really brought home what an amazing horse he is. He has proved himself to be one of the most outstanding and consistent horses in show jumping with wins in International speed classes to International Grand Prix.
2008 was Brickfield Boy’s debut in Senior International sport and his results were excellent including winning the opening and closing classes at Olympia. In fact he jumped in 4 classes at Olympia that year winning two speed classes, 2nd in the 1.50m class and 9th in the 1.60m Grand Prix! 1st 1.40 Speed and handiness ***** CSI Olympia 1st 1.50 Against the clock ***** CSI Olympia 1st 1.40 Speed and handiness ***** CSIO Hickstead 1st 1.40 Speed and handiness ***** CSIO Hickstead 1st 1.50 Two phases *** CSI Windsor 1st 1.40 Two phases *** CSI Maubeuge 2nd 1.50 Against the clock ***** CSI Olympia 2nd 1.60 Accumulator *** CSI Windsor 2nd Knock-out **** CSI Birmingham 5th 1.50 Against the clock *** CSI Maubeuge 8th 1.55 Mixed comp. *** CSI Birmingham 9th 1.60 Mixed comp. ***** CSI Olympia
Further to this in 2008 we had an amazing year in top class BSJA National shows too. Brickfield Boy WON at Surrey County Show, 1st Patchetts Grand Prix, 1st Addington Grand Prix, 1st Castle Ashby Grand Prix, 1st Gents and WON the Grand Prix qualifier at the Festival of Show Jumping and had numerous placings in Area Trials, Renault Series and in the big classes at Kent County, Suffolk County, Oxfordshire Area Show, Devon County, Anglesey County, Shrewsbury Flower Show, Thame Show and a fantastic 2nd place in the Chester Invitational at Chester Racecourse! From 1st January to 31st December 2008 Brickfield Boy was ranked 25th on the BSJA rankings.
2009 Proved to be another exceptional year for this outstanding horse. On the National Circuit he was a consistent winner at the highest level - he lead the BSJA Stairways Series (1.50m) for most of the Summer and ended the season in 3rd place. This series was designed to identify top class national talent with Nations Cup potential. At the top National Level Brickfield Boy WON the Oxford Area Trial and WON the Devon County 1.50m Grand Prix, came 2nd in the Blue Chip Grand Prix, 2nd Addington Grand Prix, 2nd South of England 1.50m and the Norfolk 1.50m, plus numerous other placings at this level and wins in 1.40m.
On the International Circuit in 2009 Brickfield Boy continued to show his fantastic versatility and scope with a WIN in the 1.50m at the Royal International Horse Show Hickstead (5*) against Olympic and Super League horses as well as WINNING the 1.45m two phase at the British Open with numerous other placings to his name including a very credible 8th place in the Hickstead Derby Trial with just 4 faults (1.60m).
Right from the start we knew he was special. He WON numerous five year old classes in the UK and abroad, he went on to WIN the HICKSTEAD 1.30m as a six year old. At seven he turned GRADE A, WON numerous age classes including the 7 Year Championship at the Festival of Show Jumping, jumped in the Newcomer and Foxhunter finals at HORSE of the YEAR SHOW and ended the year representing BRITAIN at the WORLD BREEDING CHAMPIONSHIPS at LANAKEN. The following year he was selected to represent Britain on Young Rider Teams at WIERDEN and COMPIEGNE as well as WINNING the Young Riders at the CITY OF CHESTER and Rowallan.
For 2010 Brickfield Boy continued to be one of the front runners of the Old Lodge Stud winning at Royal Windsor and second in the South Of England Grand Prix and Welsh Masters Grand Prix and numerous placings abroad.
Although he was starting to show his age Brickfield Boy still bravely fought on in 2011 to win a class in Arezzo, win the £1000 class at the Great Yorkshire, win at the Royal International Horse Show, 2nd 1.50m Suffolk County, 2nd Henley AT and 3rd in the Oxfordshire IT plus numerous other placings.
Our thanks go to the staff at Old Lodge for raising him from a foal to Mennell Watson who produced him, Georgie Crumley for his Young Rider Years and finally to Geoff Luckett for winning so many classes with him.
Personally I am lucky enough to claim to be the first person to jump him. Having easily popped a cross pole my steering went a little off course and he thought the next jump was the big square bale in front of us which he ballooned over. Sadly for my pride I didn’t quite make it. After this he was wisely sent to a proper rider!
Corrina Duncan 9th January 2012 Old Lodge Stud 39 Lancaster Mews LONDON W2 3QF
Tel; 07415 132461 info@oldlodge.co.uk
*SULTAN V*
posted : 04 January 2012
OLD LODGE’s Home-bred superstar Sultan V Established in 1997, with a group of well bred broodmares, Old Lodge had the idea of breeding show jumping horses. Now in 2012, Old Lodge Stud is one of the most successful show jumping studs in Britain. It is recognized in the UK and abroad as breeding and producing horses which have the attributes to succeed in top level sport. One of the top horses owned by Old Lodge is Sultan V (Irco Mena x Voltaire x Ahorn) born in 2002, who is a once in a lifetime horse and to have bred him makes him even more special. In 2009 Sultan V took a big step rising to the spotlight, being selected to represent Britain at the World Breeding Championships in Lanaken where he was placed. He went on to finish the year by doing the double at the Horse of the Year Show by winning the Horse and Hound prestigious Foxhunter Final as well as the Grade C Championship. In 2010 Sultan V developed into one of the most talked about horses as he started jumping in Grand Prix classes, where he went on to be crowned as the British National Champion at Scope with an unforgettable triple clear rounds. The following year he was selected to jump on the British Nations Cup Team at Lummen, Falsterbo, Lisbon, and Gijon under the saddle of British rider Bruce Menzies. In 2011 the Saudi equestrian show jumping team secured its place in the 2012 London Olympics during the Group F qualifications (Africa and Middle East Region). Since their qualification the Saudi team has been on the lookout for outstanding horses to be able to compete in the Olympics. Sultan V was a hot candidate for that; hence, he goes to Wisbeq in Belgium to be part of the Saudi team. Old Lodge will maintain its support to the British Show jumping industry whether it’s by breeding horses constantly or by providing horses for talented riders. The stud has promising horses coming along with different top riders in England and will continue to support riders in the UK. Many thanks goes to all the people who worked very hard in bringing him up and special thanks to his trainer Bruce Menzies who did a magnificent job in producing him to this level. Old Lodge would also like to thank the British Show Jumping Association for the support that was given to Sultan V during his years in the United Kingdom. Hopefully Old Lodge will have an upcoming star who will participate with the British team in the 2016 Olympics. Once again many thanks to the Old Lodge management, trainers, veterinary and remaining team staff. This is an exceptional horse we are very proud of.
*2 NEW LICENSED STALLIONS*
posted : 12 December 2011
Homebred Daloub (Goodtimes) and Millfield Darin (purchased as a foal) have been licensed for breeding. Both are 3 and will be out jumping in 2012. Well done.
*2 NEW STALLIONS FOR OLD LODGE*
posted : 05 December 2011
Two Old Lodge stallions have passed their stallion grading - Millfield Darin (Berlin x Lux) and Homebred Daloub (Goodtimes x Burgraaff). Both are being backed in preparation for jumping in 2012.
*LUIKKA AT ROLEX WORLD CUP*
posted : 23 November 2011
Luikka jumps an excellent round for 4 faults in the Stuttgard Rolex World Cup 2011.
*URGAGAN AND KENZO 1ST AND 2ND*
posted : 14 November 2011
Well done to Uragan and Kenzo who were 1st and 2nd in the Hand 1.20m Grand Prix.
*LITTLE LEFANIE 2ND IN WINTER GRAND PRIX AT AINTREE*
posted : 07 November 2011
Well done.
*LUIKKA TO VIENNA*
posted : 02 November 2011
Luikka is heading off to Vienna and then Stuttgart for the World Cup....how exciting.
*NEW CONTACT NUMBER 07415 132461*
posted : 02 November 2011
Please use the new contact number 07415 132461 or the office number is 0207 706 8610.
*ABEER GRADE B*
posted : 31 October 2011
Lovely homebred Abeer is now Grade B. This horse has qualified for HOYS 4 times so far in her career and we look forward to seeing her there in International Classes next year!
*OLD LODGE STUD RANKED 8TH ON BS OWNER RANKING*
posted : 31 October 2011
The results of our lovely horses means that Old Lodge Stud is now ranked 8th on the Owner Rankings for winnings at 1.30m and above. Sultan V is ranked as the 7th best horse in the UK! Fantastic results for all.
*HICKSTEAD TOMORROW*
posted : 07 September 2011
Yipee
*VIDEO OF LUIKKA*
posted : 07 September 2011
A little video of new horse Luikka - good luck to her and Shane in the Calgory Nations Cup.
*SULTAN IS THE BEST AT GIJON*
posted : 07 September 2011
Sultan proved himself with the big boys at the weekend - he was one of only 3 horses to jump a double clear which helped Britain secure Silver medal in the 5* Nations Cup at Gijon. He then went on to jump to clear round in the 125,00euro Grand Prix to come a fantastic 2nd. Big pat for all.
Old Lodge have just purchased two new International Showjumping mares to jump and then to boost our breeding herd of the future. These are Luikka who with Shane Breen will be jumping on the Irish Nations Cup Team and Bagatelle who will be jumping with Geoff Luckett. Bagatelle jumped at Hickstead this week including a 5th place in the 1.35m Open.
*JOHN WHITAKER AND TINA FLETCHER JOIN TEAM OLD LODGE*
posted : 26 July 2011
John and Tina have been sent 2 new horses to compete for Old Lodge. John has jumped clear today at Hickstead and Tina came 6th at Wales and West yesterday so have both had a good start with us.
*LITTLE LEFANIE 2ND IN BOLSWORTH GP*
posted : 15 June 2011
Little Lafanie jumped a class round to come 2nd in the Bolsworth Grand Prix, beaten by Argento...a day for small horses. Well done all.
*SULTAN HAS A GREAT WEEKEND.*
posted : 01 June 2011
Sultan came 3rd in the Lisbon CSIO 4* Grand Prix and was a integral part of the British Team to come 3rd in the Nations Cup.
*DUAL HICKSTEAD CHAMPIONS ARE PARENTS*
posted : 27 May 2011
Little Miss and Super Trooper had a future Hickstead Champion on Monday - a little filly - surely a Little Trooper for the future...
*LISBON CSI0*****
posted : 27 May 2011
Horses going well - Rastelle has just come 7th in the 1.40m speed class and Sultan came 8th yesterday in the 1.45m Grand Prix....Nations Cup at 6pm.....Good Luck Team GB
*OLD LODGE TO SPONSOR AT HICKSTEAD ROYAL INTERNATIONAL SHOW*
posted : 12 May 2011
Old Lodge will be sponsoring 8 classes at the Royal International Horse Show (26th July to 31st July 2011). This will include classes from 1.25m to 1.35m and the Young Breeding Horse Championship which has a final in the International Arena on the Friday.
*RASTELLIE JOINS OLD LODGE*
posted : 12 May 2011
International Show Jumper Rastellie has join the Old Lodge team as a support horse for Sultan V with Bruce Menzies. His first big show for Old Lodge will be Lisbon on the 26th to the 30th May.
*OLD LODGE HAVE A NEW INTERNATIONAL SHOWJUMPER*
posted : 12 May 2011
Our new horse -
*SULTAN TO BE THE MASCOT FOR ERIDGE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED.*
posted : 04 May 2011
Sultan who made his Nations Cup debut at the weekend in Lummen, has been asked to be the mascot for the Eridge Riding for the disabled. Details on this wonderful charity can be found at www.eridgerda.org.uk
*SULTAN TO BE THE MASCOT FOR ERIDGE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED.*
posted : 04 May 2011
Sultan who made his Nations Cup debut at the weekend in Lummen, has been asked to be the mascot for the Eridge Riding for the disabled. Details on this wonderful charity can be found at www.eridgerda.org.uk
*PERFORMANCE OF THE MONTH AWARD - MARCH 2011*
posted : 19 April 2011
Old Lodge have been awarded performance of the Month Award by British Showjumping for Sultan's amazing result in the 2011 Sunshine Tour Invitiational Grand Prix. Congratulations to all.
*SULTAN GOING TO LUMMEN NATIONS CUP*
posted : 12 April 2011
Sultan has been selected to represent Britain at the Lummen Nations Cup.....www.lummen-horses.be This is such fantastic news. Good Luck and Congratulations to all.
*EXCELLENT INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND*
posted : 28 March 2011
Super Trooper came 4th in the Grand Prix, Spain, Brickfield BOY and Little Lefanie both WON classes in Arezzo and Sultan came 2nd in the 4* Grand Prix Final.....Fantastic horses brought home 25,000euro...
*ESTRELLA JUMPING WELL*
posted : 21 March 2011
Estrella was 4th in the accumulator and 2nd in the ladies this week on the Sunshine Tour.
*HORSES FOR SALE*
posted : 21 March 2011
There are a number of new horses on the for sale list but if there is someothing you like and it is not on the list please ask as all of our horses are potentially for sale.
*NORA WINS 6 YEAR OLDS*
posted : 14 March 2011
Nora has won the 6 year old championship on the Sunshine Tour. JAwaher came 2nd in the ladies, Sultan was placed in the Grand Prix, Estrella was 4th in the speed class....another good weekend.
*FAHAD WINS COMPOTA 6 YEAR OLD CHAMPIONSHIP*
posted : 10 March 2011
Fahad added another title to his growing list of achievements today when winning the Comporta 6 year Olds. Well done to Shane and Fahad.
*INTERNATIONAL SHOWS GOING WELL*
posted : 07 March 2011
The horses abroad are still going very well...The award this week goes to Jawaher as in 6 classes she has not had a fence down and has been placed in all off them....not bad at CSI 3Star level. Fifi has brough home money in the 5 year olds, Nora has continued her excellent form with a 4th and 8th in the 6 year olds, Fahad has a 4th in the Comporta 6 Year Olds. Other horses in CSI classes have also won prizemoney incuding Super Trooper de Ness, Estrella D V, and Sultan V. Also of note are two horses bred by Old Lodge - Tina and Najed - who no longer are owned by us but have also won CSI prizemoney. Congratulations to all.
*HORSES ABROAD GOING VERY WELL*
posted : 28 February 2011
Our first week at Comporta, a show we have not attended before, has been a great success...Shane Breen and Fahad have been placed 1st, 1st and 3rd in the 6 year old classes. However Nick Charles and Nora have continued this in Spain on the Sunshine Tour with a 1st, 3rd and 2nd. Jawaher has continued in the honest form and has jumped clear all week on the Gold Tour taking prizemoney in every class she has jumped in. Sultan and Estrella have also been placed in the Gold Tour and although Super Trooper did not make any money in his step up to the big Grand Prix due to a green mistake in the combination he is showing to have the talent to be right up there with a bit more experience. Well done all.
*FIAGARO HAS COMPLETED HIS NEWCOMER DOUBLE CLEARS*
posted : 21 February 2011
Figaro has completed his Newcomer Double Clears in preparation for his second rounds this year.
*NEW SEASON STARTING WELL*
posted : 14 February 2011
Today Sultan, Moonbeam, Fifi are heading off to Spain, Super Trooper, Nora, Jawaher and Estrella are heading off this week. Fahad is off to Comporta and Brickfield Boy and Little Lefanie went to their first show yesterday jumping DC in preparation for Arezzo. Saber and Kerim have been sold. Sebastian is on trial. Tiffany has been retired. Abdul WON a foxhunter.
*ABDUL AZIZ WON A FOXHUNTER AT CROFTON MANOR THIS WEEK*
posted : 07 February 2011
Well done
*NEW YEAR AND A GOOD START*
posted : 25 January 2011
All the horses who have been to a show this week have been placed in the top three, which shows they are coming back from their break fresh and keen. This includes Tiffany (Geoff Luckett), Faize and Abdul (Steven Franks), Zalza and Figaro (Nicole Pavitt). A good start.
*ABDUL AZIZ ON EQUINE PATHWAY*
posted : 25 January 2011
Abdul Aziz by Diamant de Semilly x Twilight has now also been asked onto the Equine Pathway and joins stablemates Jawaher, Sultan, Super Trooper, Abeer and Leen. Plus others which have been bred by Old Lodge and now sold.
*SUPER TROOPER DE NESS*
posted : 02 December 2010
Super Trooper de Ness's stud fee for 2011 will be £600 per mare.
*NORA QUALIFIED BLUE CHIP*
posted : 15 November 2010
and Jawaher came 4th in the Area Championship
*BRITISH SHOWJUMPING PERFORMANCE AWARD.*
posted : 11 October 2010
For the second time in less than 12 months Old Lodge, Sultan and Bruce Menzies have been awarded the prestigious British Showjumping Performace Award (September 2010). Please see http://www.britishshowjumping.co.uk/media-international-performance-award.cfm for more details. Well done to the whole team.
*SUPER TROOPER DE NESS HOYS CHAMPION, AGAIN!!!*
posted : 11 October 2010
Super Trooper de Ness WINS the HOYS Grade C Championship back for Old Lodge - His stablemate Sultan won it in 2009 - What a star and on the same day that his sire WON Individual Gold at the World Equestrian Games. Thanks you to all the Old Lodge team.
*HOYS 7&8 CHAMPIONSHIP*
posted : 07 October 2010
Super Trooper and Sultan both jumped a fantastic double clear last night and came a very good 3rd and 5th. Abeer also jumped really well.
*BRITISH SHOWJUMPING MAGAZINE*
posted : 23 September 2010
Thank you for all the lovely pictures of our horses and comments in the recent issue.
*LEEN AND FINAL STRIKE AT ARENA UK*
posted : 23 September 2010
Our new horse Leen and Final Strike have come equal first in the 5 Year Olds and have now qualified for the final.
*ESTRELLA COMES 2ND IN HENLEY AREA TRIAL.*
posted : 13 September 2010
Estrella put in another stirling round at the Henley Show to take 2nd place in the Area Trial....her next show will be Royal Berkshire Show, Newbury on Saturday for the Area Trial.
*SULTAN WINS SCOPE GRAND PRIX*
posted : 09 September 2010
Sultan is now the British Showjumping Grand Prix Champion to add to a Second in the Gents Championship and the British 8 Year Old Champion from his last 4 outings!!
*ZALZA AND FIGARO*
posted : 06 September 2010
Equal first yesterday in the Felbridge 5&6 Year Old Championship. Well done.
*WORLD BREEDING CHAMPIONSHIPS*
posted : 02 September 2010
Abdul Aziz, Faize and Abeer have been selected, based on performace, to represent Old Lodge Stud and British Breeding at the World Breeding Championships in Lanaken. Congratulations.
*SULTAN 2ND IN GENTS CHAMPIONSHIP AT SCOPE*
posted : 02 September 2010
Sultan jumped a cracking round to come 2nd by a split of a second in the Midland Masters Gents Championship at Scope last night. We were so very proud of him and the way he is taking on such good older horses. Abeer, who is only 7, took home a very credible 9th place in the Ladies Championship and today Little Lefanie came an impressive 2nd in the Grand Prix Qualifier. Elsewhere Abdul Aziz and Faize recorded a 2nd and 3rd in a Foxhunter class.
*SULTAN BRITISH 8 YEAR OLD CHAMPION*
posted : 24 August 2010
Sultan bred by Old Lodge and ridden by Bruce Menzies WON the British 8 Year Old Championship yesterday - an amazing win beating John Whitaker and Argento by 0.3 of a second in a huge jump off....the last upright in the first round being 1.57m!! Jawaher was 9th. Bob Ellis built such a big track many horses were pulled out after the course walk....British Team Manager Rob Hoekstra was most impressed and described the course as the same as a significant International (CSI) Grand Prix. Old Lodge also own the reigning HOYS 7&8 Year Old Champion (Super Trooper de Ness). Other horses did very well with Fahad (Vigo d'asouilles x Parco) WON the Star of the Future and Saber, Joharrah and Final Strike also in the top 6. Showtime (Stakkato) was 4th in the 4 Year Old Championship, Faize (Oberon du Moulin) was 2nd and Abdul Aziz (Diamant de Semilly) was 7th in the 6 year old Championship, Fahad was 10th in the 5 Year Old Championship, Abeer (Concorde) was 11th in the 7 Year Old Championship. In all Old Lodge collected 14 WINS and 11 placings - a fantastic result at the national championships.
*EXCELLENT WEEKEND*
posted : 15 August 2010
Estrella WON the 1.40m at Bicester and Finmere show, with Super Trooper coming 3rd, Figaro won the 5 year olds and Zalza won the 6 year olds. Next show the British Young Horse Championships...
*SUPER TROOPER DE NESS WINS WINTER B AND C CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 AGAIN*
posted : 04 August 2010
For a second year in a row Super Trooper de Ness has WON the Russells Catering Winter B and C Championship at Hickstead. We also had a very credible 3rd place by Sultan and 5th by Jawaher.....all having jumped double clears. In fact Hickstead was another good show for Old Lodge horses..Super Trooper, Abeer, Jawaher also had futher WINS...Nora, Sorraya, Bramati had seconds,and numerous other places were had .... more details to follow.
*JAWAHER*
posted : 05 July 2010
WON the area Novice Championship....well done.
*UPDATE JULY 5TH 2010*
posted : 05 July 2010
Lots has happened recently - Super Trooper came 2nd in the Hickstead Grade B Championship and his stable mate Jawaher came 5th. We had 3 horses in the 5 Year Old Championship with the stallion Figaro coming 2nd, homebred Nora (by Najed) coming 4th and Fahad coming 6th. Tifffany WON at County level and had a 2nd at Chester International, Zalza had a good 2nd at Hickstead, and Showtime jumped really well (please see youtube), Brickfield Boys is on form and Sultan has been placed 2nd in 3* International Grand Prix. We have had lots of foals.
*SOUTH OF ENGLAND SHOW - LIVE UPDATE*
posted : 10 June 2010
Super Trooper de Ness has just WON the HOYS Grade C qualifier and Little Lefanie has come 2nd in the Area Trial.
*ABEER QUALIFIES FOR A 3RD CLASS AT HOYS IN LESS THAN 10 DAYS!!!!*
posted : 07 June 2010
WOW the amazing Abeer has just done a HOYS hattrick!!! She has just qualified Foxhunter Final, on Friday she qualified HOYS 7&8 year old final and last weekend she qualified Grade C final.....what an amazing homebred mare.
*ABEER ON FLYING FORM*
posted : 05 June 2010
Abeer has just qualified for her second HOYS final in less than a week. She WON the HOYS 7&8 Year qualifier yesterday at Towerlands to add to her Grade C HOYS qualifying WIN at Herts County. Other horses also going well with Brickfield Boy and Little Lefanie both winning at Suffolk Show and Jawaher a 2nd at Bath and West.
*GREAT DAY AT HERTS COUNTY SHOW*
posted : 01 June 2010
Old Lodge had a fabulous day at Herts County Show with Abeer and Jawaher coming 1st and 3rd in the HOYS Grade C qualifier (see their rounds on our video section). Super Trooper came 4th in the Accumulator which included a 1.55m of planks and Sutlan jumped in his first International Area Trial and came 3rd which was an excellent result for this amazing young horse. Estrella also jumped well with just one down in the AIT.
*SPONSOR THE BRITISH YOUNG HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS*
posted : 24 May 2010
Old Lodge are going to sponsor all the prizemoney in this years 5 Year Old Classes and 8 Year Old Classes at the British Young Horse Championship.
*CATCH UP*
posted : 24 May 2010
Things have been going well for Old Lodge in the last week. Jawaher stepped up to her first County Show (Kent) with a 4th in the accumulator and placed in the 1.40m, as was Super Trooper despite not being able to do the jump off as he lost a shoe in the first round and the farrier could not be found! Brickfield Boy WON the Windsor A and B, Hussah 1st in the 1.20m, Zalza equal 1st and Triple clear in the HOYS 6 Year Old Qualifier, Sorraya 2nd and more beautiful foals have been arriving.
*CHEAP HORSES FOR SALE*
posted : 20 May 2010
Please see horses for sale section.
*BRICKFIELD BOY WINS AT ROYAL WINDSOR HORSE SHOW*
posted : 17 May 2010
Brickfield Boy Wins at Royal Windsor Horse Show
*SULTAN TO HOYS 2010*
posted : 10 May 2010
Sultan WON the HOYS 7&8 year old qualifier at Addington this week so will be off to join Super Trooper de Ness at the final at Horse of the Year Show 2010. Sultan is now also Grade A.
*FIGARO CHILLED THIS WEEK ONLY*
posted : 10 May 2010
Figaro Van de Bosrand – Sandro Boy x Inge (Fleuri du Manoir - Ibrahim) For this week only we can offer chilled semen from Figaro while he is having semen frozen.
He is a BWP (Belgium) stallion licensed for breeding with the AES and passed the criteria for British Showjumping. He was a joint 4 Year Old Champion last year at the Addington Young Horse Championships and was placed joint 1st twice last week in the 5 Year Olds at the Welsh Masters.
He has a top class international show jumping pedigree. Fully vetted and free from disease.
£250 no foal no fee (plus delivery).
07980 623 569.
*ESTRELLA HAS A FANTASTIC WEEK AT THE WELSH MASTERS*
posted : 26 April 2010
Estrella had an excellent week at the Welsh Masters with Winning the Ladies Qualifier and two good placings in the Grand Prix.
*SUPER TROOPER TO HOYS 2010*
posted : 26 April 2010
Super Trooper qualified for the 7&8 Year Old Final at Horse of the Year Show at the Welsh Masters. He jumped in superb style and will now be able to defend his title. Abeer was the highest placed 7 Year Old in the class with a superb double clear.
Tiffany and Little Lefanie have been winning in Arezzo and Brickfield Boy has been placed. Sultan is also doing well in Villamora with a number of placings including 2nd in the small grand prix.
*GOOD DAY AT CROFTON MANOR.*
posted : 07 April 2010
Sorraya 1st 1.35m, Faize 1st 1.15m and 2nd in Foxhunter, Abdul Aziz 2nd in 1.15m and 3rd in the Foxhunter.
*OLD LODGE RECOGNISED AT BSJA BALL*
posted : 07 April 2010
Thank you to everyone who contributed to Old Lodge winning the British Showjumping Breeders Award last night for our achievements in 2009. It is a huge team effort and the crowning glory on a fantastic last two years.
*OLD LODGE TO AREZZO*
posted : 16 March 2010
Brickfield Boy, Little Lefanie, Valblanc van het Panishof and Tiffany are off to Arezzo and should arrive their today. This will be Tiffany's first CSI show and we are very excited for her.
*SUPER TROOPER ON FACEBOOK*
posted : 15 March 2010
Old Lodge Stallion Super Trooper de Ness can now be found on Facebook - become a fan.
*LITTLE MISS WINS IN FRANCE*
posted : 15 March 2010
Little Miss rounded up an excellent week in France at her first CSI show with a 4th, then 3rd and WINNING the Grand Prix Final in Sunday.
*FIRST FOAL OF THE SEASON*
posted : 08 March 2010
our first foal of 2010 has arrived - a dark bay colt which is a full brother to Brickfield Boy - a product of embryo transfer so very exciting news. Mare and foal all well.
*SULTAN QUALIFIES FOR WINTER B&C CHAMPIONSHIP*
posted : 01 March 2010
Sultan jumped a superb double clear in a tough Winter B and C qualifier for the International ring at the RIHS, Hickstead to come second. This was his second show back following a Winter break. He will join stablemates Jawaher and Super Trooper in the Final.
*LITTLE MISS COMES 6TH IN HER FIRST INTERNATIONAL CLASS (CSI)*
posted : 26 February 2010
Well done Lucy
*FREE DELIVERY TO SUPER TROOPER MARES AT MILLFIELD STUD*
posted : 23 February 2010
We will be storing frozen semen from Super Trooper at Millfield Stud in Yorkshire so if you send your mare here to be AI'ed you will not have to pay for delivery saving you £120.
*LITTLE MISS OFF TO VILLENUVE LOUBET, FRANCE*
posted : 23 February 2010
Lucy Bunn has now been given the ride on Little Miss and they both set off to Villenuve Loubet in France for their first CSI show together. Little Miss has until last week been ridden with great success by Nicole Pavitt - they had a great partnership including WINNING the Hickstead Young Riders in 2009. Little Miss has only moved rider because Nicole is now out of Young Riders and we would like Little Miss to have one last chance in the Hickstead Young Riders before going to stud....could she win it for a 4th time as a 12 year old? Thank you to the Pavitts for looking after her so well and handing her over to Lucy in peak condition.
*ABEER WINS AGAIN*
posted : 22 February 2010
Abeer WON and therefore qualified for the Blue Chip B and C Championship. In fact we had a very good week with the horses which Horse and Hound profiled as 'the ones to watch'. Zalza came 2nd in his foxhunter with Abdul Aziz coming 3rd. Tiffany jumped to secure full marks in the Accumulator (Joker 1.50m) at Solihul Premier Show. The other horse - Figaro - as one to watch did not go to a show but he will be out this week.
*OLD LODGE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS*
posted : 22 February 2010
9 am – 4.30 pm Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
West Kington Stud and Willesley Equine Clinic will be presenting a one-day seminar covering all aspects of equine breeding, including the latest techniques and developments. The seminar is aimed at anyone involved with or interested in equine breeding and is being kindly sponsored by EV Veterinary Products, Countrywide Farmers and Dechra Veterinary Products.
Top level speakers from the world of equine breeding include:
Richard Meade OBE – Triple Olympic Eventing Gold Medallist and Chairman of the British Horse Foundation, who will chairing the seminar; Lynne Crowden – British Warmblood breeder and producer of dressage horses; Non-Executive Director of the National Equine Database (NED); Carole Mortimer – Freelance journalist and Horse & Hound columnist; Chris Shepherd MRCVS – Senior Partner of Willesley Equine Clinic, stud/AI vet and equine frozen semen specialist; Katherine Hemson MRCVS – Willesley Equine Clinic Stud Vet, with special interest in mare fertility and foal health; Martin Boyle MRCVS – Pioneering Consultant Vet internationally renowned for his research and work on equine frozen semen; Emma Tomlinson MRCVS – Founder and Director of Beaufort Embryo Transfer Centre; Tessa Clarke – Stud Manager of West Kington Stud and Stallion Centre; Susan Carden – Equine semen collection specialist and AI Technician; Louise Jones BSc MSc R.Nutr – Dodson & Horrell Equine Nutritionist, whose wide experience includes many scientific research projects related to the breeding industry.
*GOOD DAY AT ROYAL LEISURE*
posted : 11 February 2010
Hussah WON with Vig second in the 1.15m and Abeer WON the Foxhunter. Well done.
*THANK YOU TO HORSE AND HOUND*
posted : 11 February 2010
Old Lodge would like to thank Jennifer Donald from Horse and Hound for the lovely article about them in this weeks Horse and Hound. We love the photo of Super Troopers first two UK foals.
*THANK YOU TO HORSE AND HOUND*
posted : 11 February 2010
Old Lodge would like to thank Jennifer Donald from Horse and Hound for the lovely article about them in this weeks Horse and Hound. We love the photo of Super Troopers first two UK foals.
*VALBLANC BACK IN TOP FORM*
posted : 04 February 2010
Valblanc van het Panishof was in top form at the weekend after his winter break. He won the British Open Grand Prix Qualifier (1.55m).
*SUPER TROOPER ON FRONT COVER OF BRITISH SHOWJUMPING*
posted : 25 January 2010
Super Trooper de Ness had graced the front cover of the British Show Jumping Magazine - we had the first and last cover of 2009 as Brickfield Boy was on the first cover of the year. Sultan was recently on the front cover of the show catalogue.
*BSJA AWARD*
posted : 09 November 2009
We are pleased to announce that the BSJA has awarded us the British Showjumping Owner of the month for October 2009.
This is due to the superb performances at the Horse of the Year Show from Sultan and Super Trooper de Ness.
We would like to express our thanks to all the Old Lodge Team and in particular to Bruce Menzies and Nicky Boulter and their great achievements.
*ABDUL AZIZ - QUALIFIED FOR HICKSTEAD*
posted : 23 October 2009
Abdul Aziz qualified for the main ring at Hickstead in 2010 and we are looking forward to watching the progress of this horse over the coming months.
*SORRAYA - WINNER OF BSJA AWARD*
posted : 23 October 2009
We are pleased to announce that Sorraya has been awarded the winner of the British Bred Mare Service Award by the BSJA.
*SULTAN WINS GRADE C FINAL HOYS*
posted : 14 October 2009
Another fantastic achievement by our lovely home bred Sultan at Hoys Gradge C Final on 11 October 2009. It was another great competition and our Sultan showed us what an exciting horse he is by winning again. We are looking forward to an existing time ahead with this horse. Watch this space!!
*SULTAN WINS FOXHUNTER FINAL AT HOYS*
posted : 09 October 2009
A fantastic evening at HOYS last night gave us an exciting win. Sultan won the Foxhunter Final in an impressive style and had us all on the edge of our seats. Sultan is an exeptional horse with an exciting future ahead of him.
*SUPER TROOPER WINS 7 & 8 YEAR OLD FINAL AT HOYS*
posted : 08 October 2009
An amazing and exciting performance by our black stallion, Super Trooper de Ness, who won the 7 & 8 year final at HOYS last night.
*HOYS 7 OCTOBER - 11 OCTOBER 2009*
posted : 08 October 2009
We are excited that Old Lodge have a number of our horses at Hoys this week.
Super Trooper will be in 7 & 8 year Final on 07/10/2009, ridden by Nicky Boulter.
Sultan will be in Foxhunter final on 08/10/2009 ridden by Bruce Menzies.
Mohammed will be in 6 year Final on 10/10/2009, ridden by Bruce Menzies.
Super Trooper, Jawaher and Sultan will all by competing in Grade C Final on 11/10/09.
*SUPER TROOPER QUALIFIES FOR HICKSTEAD*
posted : 08 October 2009
We are pleased to confirm that Super Trooper De ness won his qualifier for Hickstead at Solihull on 02/10/2009.
*FIGARO VAN DE BOSSRAND *
posted : 08 October 2009
has gone to stud this week so we shall soon be able to sell semen for this fantastic stallion
*BRITISH YOUNGHORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS *
posted : 12 August 2009
Figaro van de Bossrand WON the non-British bred 4 Year Old Championship and was licensed as a stallion by the AES and BSJA.
Renkum Bridger came 2nd in the British Bred 4 Year Old Championship.
Zalza WON the non- British bred 5 Year Old Championship with a fantastic, speedy double clear. This lovely horse WON the 4 Year Old Championship in 2008 so quite an achievement.
Faise WON the British bred 5 Year Old Championship which gave Old Lodge a ‘Breeder Award’ and a bonus on top of the prize money of £2,000. He also won a Breeder Award and the 4 Year Old Championship in 2008.
Abdul Aziz performed very well and came 5th in the British Bred 5 Year Old Championship, WON a Breeders Award for Old Lodge and showed himself to be a very interesting horse for the future.
Bent Al Riyadh did not get placed but did get into the final which is a significant achievement in itself.
In the 6 Year Old British Bred Championship Hussah came a very credible 7th (Breeders Award) and Abeer retained her 10th place position as she was in the 5 Year Old Championship in 2008. She also WON a Breeders Award for Old Lodge. Mohammed also qualified for the final.
The Old Lodge horses in the 7 Year Old Championship showed their scope and ability by all making the Final with Sultan jumping with the greatest of ease throughout the week. His only pole down all week was in the jump off of the final and resulted in a Breeders Award and 10th place.
Bramati Z who was at only his 3rd show since this time last year jumped very well to achieve a 9th place in the class for horses of his age and one year older which have been bought through the Brightwells Auction. A class he can jump in again next year.
Statistically the results are an improvement on last year. There is always room for improvement but overall the results are excellent especially when you consider we were represented in all the Championships we could jump in (6 in all) and we WON 50% of them and were placed in the top 10 in 100% including a 2nd, 7th and 2 x 10th places.
Well done Team Old Lodge!
*SUPER TROOPER WINS 7&8 YEAR OLD HOYS QUALIFIER*
posted : 02 August 2009
Super Trooper de Ness picked up his second HOYS ticket in a week by qualifying for the 7 and 8 year old Championship with a WIN at Bicester and Finmere Show despite being only 7. This is to add to the Grade C ticket he picked up this week at Hampshire and New Forest Show. Super Trooper will now go to the British Young Horse Championships at Addington this coming week.
*NEW VIDEOS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED*
posted : 29 July 2009
Please go to our video section to see lots of new videos from the Royal International Horse Show
*VALBLANC WINS THE ACCUMULATOR AT NEW FOREST AND HAMPSHIRE SHOW*
posted : 29 July 2009
Another great result today!
*SUPER TROOPER QUALIFIES FOR HOYS*
posted : 28 July 2009
The stunning black stallion Super Trooper de Ness will be returning to Horse of the Year Show in October after qualifying for the Grade C Championship today at The New Forest Show.
*MORE SUCCESS AT RIHS*
posted : 27 July 2009
Another great day for us at Hickstead. In the Bunn Leisure Salver (1.50m) Valblanc was one of only 4 horses to jump clear in the first round and after the jump off was placed 3rd. Little Lefanie also jumped a fantastic clear to come 3rd too in the Sky Sports Speed Classic (1.45m) a class WON last year by Brickfield Boy. Luck was not with us in the Old Lodge Queen Elizabeth II Cup as Brickfield Boy had the last fence down but still managed to bring us some prizemoney home in 8th place.
*FRIDAY AT THE ROYAL INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW*
posted : 24 July 2009
Despite the horrid weather and withdrawing many of our horses Old Lodge still achieved an excellent 1st place from homebred grade C Sultan in the Grade B and C Futurity Stakes today. This star of the future who has already qualified for HOYS Grade C and Foxhunter Finals this year, and WON the Grade C Championship at the Hickstead Derby meeting never fails to impress. Super Trooper came a credible 8th in the Young Breeding Horse Championship in the International Arena, a class he is young enough to contest in 2010. Mohammed jumped a lovely double clear in the Intermediate Stakes. Tomorrow sees Old Lodge jumping 4 horses in the International Classes and looks forward to an exciting day.
*RIHS UPDATE - MORE WINS FOR TEAM OLD LODGE*
posted : 24 July 2009
After the amazing day we had yesterday Team Old Lodge continued to dominate the National and International Classes at Hickstead. All our horses got into their jump offs with only 2 failing to jump a double clear and one of these was still placed! The day started with Little Lefanie being placed 4th of 52 in the Royal International Vase (1.45m). Estrella also jumped in this class - her first International - and showed great ability for the future. Super Trooper de Ness came 6th in the Old Lodge Young Breeding Horse Championship despite being a year younger than most of the competitors and has qualified for the final in the International Arena tomorrow. Sorraya was 6th in the 1.35m from over 70 starters. We dominated the Novice Stakes with 1st Zalza, 3rd Bent Al Riyadh, 5th Faize and 7th from Sabre. Abdul Aziz was also double clear and Vigeunerin jumping in her 3rd ever class also jumped a double clear. However our best two results we saved for last with Little Miss WINNING the Young Riders again - she has jumped 3 times at this meeting and achieved 2 WINS and a second - and Brickfield Boy who WON the Bunn Leisure Trophy 1.50m Grand Prix. After winning two speed classes at this International 5 star meeting last year we have moved him up to the 'big' class where he performed with outstanding ease, abilty and skill. CONGRATULATIONS TEAM OLD LODGE for your fantastic results.
*RIHS WINS FOR SUPER TROOPER DE NESS, LITTLE MISS AND ABEER*
posted : 22 July 2009
What an amazing day for Old Lodge Horses at Hickstead. Little Miss (homebred) WON the British Young Riders Championship for a 3rd time running!!! She was the only clear round! Super Trooper de Ness WON the Kingsmill B and C Championship. There were only two double clears, the second of which was another of our horses - Estrella de V - and then to crown the day a further homebred, Abeer, WON the Foxhunter from over 70 starters. Sultan and Sorraya (also hombreds) also both jumped a double clear in the 1.30m (still waiting for placings), Zalza came 2nd in the Novice and Abdul Aziz (homebred) also jumped a double clear and just waiting for his placing to be confirmed. Viengeurin also jumped a double clear in the 1.05m as she did yesterday. This is her first show so we are very pleased with her too. Yesterday we also had some excellent results including Bent al Riyadh 5th, Sabre 7th, Little Miss 2nd, Hussah 2nd, and numerous other doubel clears. Tomorrow is the start of the International Classes where we have 4 horses representing the stud, as well as 18 horses jumping for Old Lodge in the National Classes.
*ROYAL INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW*
posted : 20 July 2009
Hickstead show starts tomorrow and we have lots of horses jumping, 5 horses already qualified for the National Championships and 4 in the International Classes where Estrella will be making her debute. If you are interested in purchasing any of our horses please call 07980 623 569.
*GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW UPDATE*
posted : 16 July 2009
We moved up a place from yesterdays qualifier to come a very credible 3rd in our first attempt jumping the huge 'Cock of the North' Grand Prix. Only 3 double clears were jumped, Valblanc being the first horse to achieve this...congratulations to William Funnell for his win. We will be back next year to do better!!!
*GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW*
posted : 15 July 2009
Valblanc van het Panishof had a great 4th place in the two phase today. One of only 4 double clears he has now qualified for a chance to compete in the Cock of the North tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
*AREA 46 SHOW UPDATE*
posted : 06 July 2009
Hussah WON the Foxhunter and Abeer also had an excellent show with a 3rd in the B and C and then WINNING the Intermediate Championship.
*SORRAYA (FOR SALE) COMES 4TH IN 1.40M AT SUSSEX AREA SHOW*
posted : 06 July 2009
Sorraya (for sale) comes 4th in 1.40m at Sussex Area Show
*BRICKFIELD BOY LEADING INTERNATIONAL STAIRWAYS SERIES*
posted : 06 July 2009
Brickfield Boy came 2nd at Norfolk County Show in the new BSJA International Stairways (1.50m) class which means he is now leading the series by 10 points. He had previously WON and come 2nd in this class.
*MAJOR SUCCESS AT HICKSTEAD DERBY*
posted : 06 July 2009
Old Lodge Stud had a fantastic week at the Hickstead Derby. Little Lefanie WON TWO International Classes, Brickfield Boy was placed in the Derby Trial, Estrella WON the Grade B qualifier, we had numerous horses in the 5 and 6 year Old Championships and Sultan jumped a spectacular double clear to WIN the Grade C Championship with Jawaher in 4th place. This is the second time we have WON this class as Loulou de Villiers won it for us a few years ago.
*SUPER TROOPER DOING WELL AT STUD*
posted : 09 June 2009
A quick update for those people who have asked about Super Trooper's fertility. In 2008 he got all the mares sent to him in foal and so far in 2009 he has got all his mares on the first covering except one mare who threw quite a lot of fluid and we are waiting for the results of her second covering. Obviously there are a number of mare who we are waiting to be checked but these results so far are excellent.
*ZALZA WINS AGAIN*
posted : 09 June 2009
5 Year Old Zalza (by Corland) won his Newcomer class yesterday and our new young stallion Figaro came 2nd in his class. Figaro is not available at stud this year but bookings can be taken for 2010.
*SUPER TROOPER IS A FATHER!*
posted : 08 June 2009
Super Trooper's first UK foal arrived at the weekend. A stunning colt belonging to Carolyn Murdoch......photos to be on site soon. Fahad also became a father twice over with two foals arriving one belonging to Old Lodge and another for a client.
*LIANTA - HAS SECOND FOAL DUE FOR 2010*
posted : 08 June 2009
Lianta - the dam of Brickfield Boy and Sultan - has been visiting Holland and Belgium this year to take part in an embryo transfer programme. We are now very excited to report that we have a foal by Indoctro and another by Chellano Z due for 2010. We now have to decide what to cover her by next!
*SUTLAN WINS HOYS FOXHUNTER QUALIFIER*
posted : 08 June 2009
Our lovely homebred Sultan WON the Foxhunter qualifier at Wales on Friday and is now heading to the Horse of the Year Show in two classes as he has already qualified Grade C. He jumped a superb triple clear - only one other horse achieved this - to secure his place. Super Trooper also jumped very well in this class to come 6th and Hussah also jumped very well in the Newcomer 2nd round to come 5th as the fastest 4 faulter in the third round.
*SORRAYA (FOR SALE) JUMPS IN 1.45M AT SURREY COUNTY*
posted : 25 May 2009
Sorraya jumped in the 1.45m speed stakes at Surrey County Show today. Early to go she set a fantastic pace with a very tight turn to the second last resulting in one of the fastest rounds of the day but a pole down. Sorraya would make a top class young riders horse...if she is not sold in the next month she will jump in the Hickstead Speed Derby.
*ESTRELLA DE VILLA FRANCA COMES 5TH IN AREA TRIAL*
posted : 25 May 2009
Our lovely mare Estrella came 5th today in the Surrey County Area Trial (1.50m) and was an excellent start to her step up to this higher level. Yesterday she also WON the 1.30m and came 4th in the 1.40m at Windsor Park. Our aim for her this summer is to jump at the highest national level including the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Hickstead and some International shows/Nations Cups.
*OLD LODGE ARE GOING TO HOYS........*
posted : 25 May 2009
Sultan and Jawaher have qualified for the Horse of the Year Show Grade C final. This is a very exciting start to their 7 year old careers.
*SORRAYA (FOR SALE) WINS AGAIN*
posted : 22 May 2009
Sorraya won the 1.25m at Vicerage farm and came 2nd in the 1.30m. Yesterday she came 3rd in the 1.30m. This is a superb horse for sale and an opportunity to buy a real winner. See video for a copy of her round.
*BRICKFIELD BOY WINS FIRST OF THE INTERNATIONAL STAIRWAY COMPETITIONS*
posted : 22 May 2009
Brickfield Boy and his foot perfect round has WON the first of the International Stairway Series at Devon County Show today. As stated on the BSJA website it is set up to 'enable selectors with a clear picture of competitors with the ability to represent Great Britian on the International Stage'. 'The course will be built to 1.50m to a specific requirement'.
*OLD LODGE SPONSOR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP AT HICKSTEAD*
posted : 22 May 2009
Old Lodge have just agreed to sponsor the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Royal Internation Horse Show, Hickstead in 2009, and have in fact signed a contract to sponsor in 2010 as well. The Queen Elizabeth Cup will take place on Saturday 25th July and coinsides with Ladies Day.
*OLD LODGE RANKED 15TH ON BSJA RANKING*
posted : 20 May 2009
Old Lodge are now ranked 15th on the BSJA owner rankings which is very exciting as this is our highest ranking to date. Congratulations and well done Team Old Lodge.
*VALBLANC VAN HET PANISHOF WINS THE ALLTECH WINDSOR GRAND PRIX*
posted : 20 May 2009
Valblanc van het Panishof ended our week at Windsor by WINNING the Windsor Grandprix which was a wonderful result for us having only recently purchased this horse. Old Lodge won the most important Novice Class (Super Trooper and the Walwyn) and the most important 'big' class so were are very happy!!!
*BSJA MAGAZINE MAY - JUNE 2009*
posted : 18 May 2009
It is lovely to see Old Lodge featured so strongly in this new issue of the BSJA magazine. Our horses can be found on pages 13, 20, 28, 45 and 59.
*CREDIT CRUNCH OFFER*
posted : 18 May 2009
Old Lodge are offering 1/2 price coverings to the stallions Najed, Loulou de Villiers and Fahad. All have excellent quality frozen semen which will now be available for £250 no foal free return. For more details please call 07980 623 569
Today Super Trooper de Ness won the famous Walwyn Novice Jumping Championship at Royal Windsor Horse Show. Earlier in the day he came 2nd in the Foxhunter and is now out of Foxhunter classes. The top 12 horses from the two foxhunter classes (about 120 horses) were then invited to competed in the Walwyn. A number of horses jumped clear in the first round and in the jump off but Super Trooper posted the quickest time to win. To quote the commentator 'this is a class which many famous horses have won in the past and gone on to jump in Nations Cups' !!
*ANOTHER GOOD WEEK FOR OLD LODGE*
posted : 11 May 2009
Little Lefanie came 3rd in the 1.40m Grand Prix at Addington, Estrella came 3rd in Newark and Notts Accumulator, Super Trooper jumped a double clear in the HOYS Grade C qualifier, Saber had a 3rd in the Discovery and 2nd in the Newcomers and Abeer was equal 1st in the 5 and 6 year olds.
*VIOLA (FOR SALE) WINS TWO CLASSES YESTERDAY*
posted : 29 April 2009
Viola who is for sale WON the Royal Leisure 1.15m and Foxhunter class yesterday. Loose jumping champion of Holland she is a very good looking stylish scopey mare (see gallery for photos)fit and winning......
*ESTRELLA AT WINDSOR PARK*
posted : 29 April 2009
Estrella WON the 1.30m and 1.40m at Windsor Park on Sunday. A improvement on her win in the 1.30m and 2nd in 1.40m the week before! Not a bad start to her outdoor season! Her first foal, now 5, is for sale - please see Faisal.
*BRICKFIELD BOY WINS FIRST INTERNATIONAL CLASS OF THE 2009 BRITISH OPEN*
posted : 18 April 2009
Brickfield Boy WON the Delta Sec two phase which was the opening International Class at the British Open on Thursday. Little Lefanie had a good round in the 1.50m and our new horse Valblanc van het Panishof jumped the 1.60m British Open for 4 faults. A great start to the show. Yesterday Brickfield Boy had a really unlucky touch in the 1.50m Speed with a time quick enough to Win but that pole gave us the 9th place as the fastest 4 faults. Today we have Valblanc and Little Lefanie jumping. Fingers crossed!
*EASTER A GOOD WEEK FOR OLD LODGE*
posted : 18 April 2009
We had a great Easter week with our young horses - Estrella coming 1st in the 1.30m and 2nd in the 1.40m, Zalza WON his Newcomers, Bent came 2nd in the Discovery, Sultan 2nd in the Foxhunter, Mohammed and Tareef came 2nd and 3rd in the 1.15 open and Super Trooper came 6th in the 1.30m
*BRITISH OPEN 2009*
posted : 06 April 2009
Brickfield Boy and Little Lefanie will be representing Old Lodge Stud (Rising Star Investments) at the British Open this week. It is so exciting to have a home bred and a horse we bought as a foal jumping for us at this prestigious 4 star International show. Good Luck!
*BLUE CHIP CHAMPIONSHIPS*
posted : 06 April 2009
We had a great time at the Blue Chip Championships, just missing out on a sash with two second places by fractions of a second. Hussah came 2nd in her class and Brickfield Boy in the Grnad Prix. Jawaher also came a credible 4th in the Power Championship.
*BRICKFIELD BOY COMES 2ND IN ADDINGTON GRAND PRIX*
posted : 30 March 2009
Brickfield Boy came second in the Grand prix at Addington at the weekend and Little Lefanie came second in the 1.40m.
*SUPER TROOPER AT STALLION PARADE ON SATURDAY.*
posted : 10 March 2009
Super Trooper de Ness will be at Arena UK stallion parade on Saturday 14th March. Please come and see him in this parade. He has also been invited to parade on the Friday at Badminton Horse Trials...more details to follow.
*LITTLE LEFANIE 3RD IN BELGIUM AT INTERNATIONAL SHOW*
posted : 10 March 2009
Clear in a speed class Little Lefanie continues to add to her International winnings.
*SUPER TROOPER WIN FIRST SHOW BACK AFTER WINTER BREAK*
posted : 03 March 2009
Super Trooper WON the Foxhunter at Patchetts yesterday. This is his first show since his well earned Winter holiday. Clever boy!
*ADDINGTON YOUNG HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS 4TH TO 7TH AUGUST 2009*
posted : 02 March 2009
Old Lodge have agreed to sponsor the 2009 British Young Horse Championships at Addington. They are providing a total of £15,000 worth of prizemoney for the 6 Year Old and 7 Year Old Qualifiers and Championships. The 6 Year Old will be split into two classes, those British Bred and those non British. 'It is really exciting that the selection for the 2009 World Breed Championships for Young Horses at Lanaken, Belgium will take place at the 2009 British Young Horse Championships. We are very pleased to be supporting the British Breeding Industry' Comments Corrina Duncan for Old Lodge. The 2008 Championships were a real success for the Old Lodge Stud with numerous wins for their horses including Faize who won the four year old British Final, which they were sponsoring. Faize is by the International Sire Oberon du Moulin out of their Grade A mare Killavil Cruise by Cruising.
*1ST AND 2ND IN 1.40M AT ARENA UK*
posted : 02 March 2009
Brickfield Boy and Little Lefanie came first (£800) and second (£640) in the 1.40m at Arena UK on Friday with less than a second between them.
*MOHAMMED ON EQUINE PATHWAY*
posted : 09 February 2009
Homebred Mohammed has been invited onto the BEF Equine Pathway. A further credit to the Old Lodge breeding programme.
*SUPER TROOPER GRADED SHB (GB) STALLION*
posted : 09 February 2009
Super Trooper de Ness, our stunning black stallion has now been accepted as a Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britian graded stallion. This is in additions to be fully approved with the sBs and AES.
*TEAM OLD LODGE*
posted : 02 February 2009
It is with great excitement that we received our copy of the official BSJA show jumping magazine to find a picture of Brickfield Boy on the front cover. The BSJA owner rankings put Old Lodge in 16th position to the end of 2008 and the BSJA magazine have been very supportative of our success in this latest issue. However not all our team was mentioned so to ensure they know how valuable they are we would like to add a mention; WILL PLUNKETT - Will backs and breaks the majority of our youngsters and produces a number of horses for us. His role is the foundation for the future of the horses. NICK CHARLES - Nick competes and has produced a number of horses for us is also the support network for Nicky Boulter. We also have numerous mares and younstock framed out and these are looked after by Brickfield Stud, Neston Park, Peggs Farm and Susie Sayers.
*MOHAMMED QUALIFIES FOR WINTER NOVICE FINAL*
posted : 02 February 2009
An excellent triple clear by Mohammed to come 2nd on Saturday at Addington means he has secured his place in the Winter Novice Final at RIHS Hickstead 2009. This homebred will be joining another Old Lodge homebred, Hussah, who had already qualified and will be following a family tradition as his elder brother (Sultan) competed in this class in 2008.
*BRICKFIELD BOY LEADING HORSE AT OLYMPIA*
posted : 23 December 2008
Brickfield Boy's amazing win last night in the Speed Stakes, by over 3 seconds, was the finest display of trust a horse could ever have in his rider. Geoff and Brickfield Boy cut corners and jumped angles that no normal partnership could ever imagine would be possible. This gave Brickfield Boy his second win of Olympia, as well as a 2nd (by only 0.23second) and we think that this makes him leading horse of the show! In fact he only jumped in one other class which was the 1.60m Grand Prix on Sunday night and just rubbed the last fence. Old Lodge horses have only ever jumped 8 classes at Olympia in total with 3 WINS, 1 Second and a fourth......has anyone ever achieved such results before. This is an absolute credit to a British Based Stud and Team Old Lodge who does so much to help and support show jumping in the UK.
*HOME BRED HUSSAH ON EQUINE PATHWAY*
posted : 20 December 2008
5 Year Old Hussah has been invited on the Equine Pathway.
*OLYMPIA RESULTS - 2ND AND 3RD TODAY*
posted : 20 December 2008
On our second day of jumping the Old Lodge horses had another excellent day. Little Lefanie came 3rd in her class with the fences much bigger than she is with 1.70m spreads! Brickfield Boy was drawn 2nd in the 1.50m speed class and set another cracking pace....all was well till the second last rider snatched victory by 0.23 seconds! However a 1st, 2nd and 3rd from 4 classes at Olympia is an excellent result. In fact we have only jumped here once before when Little Lafanie WON the Young Riders!
*SUPER TROOPER LIFE APPROVED SBS (BELGIUM) STALLION.*
posted : 19 December 2008
Super Trooper de Ness has been life approved for breeding by the SBS studbook in Belgium. In recognition of this we are offering 5 x 1/2 price coverings to the first 5 mares with Belgium passports who would like a covering from him for 2009......that makes his studfee £250!!!!!
*BRICKFIELD BOY WIN OPEN CLASS AT OLYMPIA*
posted : 19 December 2008
What an amazing horse....Brickfield Boy wins the 1.50m opening class at Olympia...see his round on www.olympiahorseshow.com : Little Lafanie jumps in the first 5* Grand Prix (1.60m) and is a star!
*TIFFANY WINS B AND C QUALIFIER FOR RIHS*
posted : 17 December 2008
Tiffany will join Super Trooper and Estrella in the International Arena at RIHS, Hickstead, after winning her qualifier. She was one of only 2 double clears and one of the fastest jump off times.
*SUPER TROOPER INVITED ONTO THE EQUINE PATHWAY*
posted : 17 December 2008
Super Trooper de Ness has been invited onto the Equine Pathway where he joins the Old Lodge homebred Sultan. Both these horses have actually already completed the 2009 criteria for them!
*SUPER TROOPER AND HUSSAH QUALIFY FOR HICKSTEAD*
posted : 24 November 2008
Super Trooper has qualified for the B and C Championship at the Royal International Horse Show with stable mates Jawaher coming 3rd and Little Miss coming 5th. Hussah put in a fantastic turn of foot to WIN the Winter Novice Qualifier which was an excellent result after her 3rd place at Patchetts.
*ESTRELLA WINS HICKSTEAD QUALIFIER*
posted : 27 October 2008
For the third year in a row Estrella has qualified for the B and C Championship in the International Arena at the RIHS....well done.
*SORRAYA A TOP KWPN MARE*
posted : 27 October 2008
The KWPN have now credited Sorraya with thier highest level title for show jumping mares - sport springen. This is a fabulous achivement and is given to KWPN horses who show consistence in 1.30m plus competitions.
*BRICKFIELD BOY 4TH AT AINTREE*
posted : 21 October 2008
Brickfield Boy jumped into 4th place in the 3 round Grand Prix. We also had a 2nd and 4th in the Grand Prix qualifier.
*20TH OCTOBER WINS AT PATCHETS*
posted : 21 October 2008
Super Trooper WINS the B and C at Patchets and we have a 3rd place with Estrella. Jawaher also came 2nd in the Foxhunter and Sorraya won the 1.30m. Not a bad day!
*OLD LODGE HIGHEST RANKED STUD ON BSJA RANKING*
posted : 21 October 2008
Old Lodge are now 26th on the BSJA owner ranking which makes us the highest placed stud!
*SORRAYA WINS AGAIN AND AGAIN*
posted : 21 October 2008
Sorraya won the 1.30m at Patchetts yesterday and the week before she won the £500 breeding voucher at the BSJA Mare and Stallion Show
*2ND AND 3RD IN NEWCOMER FINAL AT HOYS*
posted : 13 October 2008
Super Trooper came second and Sultan came 3rd in the Newcomer final at HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW.....how exciting AND what an achievement. Sultan also won an extra £1,000 for being the highest placed British Bred Horse (bred by Old Lodge). Tiffany, who was second favourite, had an annoying fence in the Foxhunter final. Little Lefanie jumped some amazing round in her first indoor International Show and Brickfield Boy brought us home some prizemoney. His clear in the first round of the 1.55m grand prix must be his toughest track to date. This outstanding speed horse is a star!
*ESTRELLA DE V*
posted : 28 September 2008
Wins 2 B and C classes at Towerlands.....Excellent
*SORRAYA IS GRADE A*
posted : 18 September 2008
Our homebred mare Sorraya by Drosselklang out of Matina (Wellington) was placed 2nd in yesterdays 1.30m at Patchetts and then went on to WIN the 1.35m. This wilol make her Grade A. Another homebred, Twilight, came 2nd in the 1.35m.
Sorraya has been a super mare for us and the first foal from Matina. She has been a really consistent winner of classes and will continue to jump through the winter before we retire her to stud in the spring. Sorraya has WON over £4,500 including being the top placed British 5 Year Old on the Sunshine Tour and overall 3rd to move on to jumping in the Winter B and C Championship final and most recently jumping in the Old Lodge British Young Breeding Horse Championship Final in the International Arena at Hickstead. Her dam is expecting a foal in 2009 by our stallion Super Trooper. Her other foals include Vamoose who came 5th in the British 6 Year Old Championship at Addington this year and Noaf who can be found on our for sale page.
*NEWS FROM WORLD BREEDING CHAMPIONSHIPS, LANAKEN*
posted : 18 September 2008
Hussah, who is representing British breeding, jumped double clear in the 5 year olds today at Lanaken to take equal FIRST place.
*SORRYA IS GRADE A*
posted : 18 September 2008
Our homebred mare Sorraya by Drosselklang out of Matina (Wellington) was placed 2nd in yesterdays 1.30m at Patchetts and then went on to WIN the 1.35m. Another homebred, Twilight, came 2nd in the 1.35m. Sorraya has been a super mare for us and the first foal from Matina. She has been a really consistent winner of classes and will continue to jump through the winter before we retire her to stud in the spring. Her dam is expecting a foal in 2009 by our stallion Super Trooper. Her other foals include Vamoose who came 5th in the British 6 Year Old Championship at Addington this year and Noaf who can be found on our for sale page.
*PYECOMBE TODAY*
posted : 31 August 2008
Zalza was double clear and 3rd in the Discovery but Hussah (who has been selected, and is going to Lanaken for the World Breeding Championships to represent Britain) WON the Newcomers.
*SCOPE FESTIVAL*
posted : 31 August 2008
Little Lefanie came second in the Grand Prix final at Scope last night and Brickfield Boy (who WON the qualifier and WON he gents) came 4th. A fantastic double clear jumped by both off them. An excellent result.
*INVITATION TO COMPETE AT LANAKEN*
posted : 28 August 2008
Hussah and Sultan have been invited to compete at the World Breeding Championships at Lanaken.
*WINS AT SCOPE*
posted : 28 August 2008
Brickfield Boy has just taken FIRST place in the Grand Prix Qualifier (£1,500) and WON the Gents Grand Prix (£1,000). Little Lafanie was also placed in the Grand Prix Qualifier so they will both be competing on Saturday night. See Little Lafanie in this weeks Horse and Hound winning the Area Trial at Shrewsbury Flower Show.
*BRITISH YOUNG HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008*
posted : 22 August 2008
The results from the British Young Horse Championships for Old Lodge bred and produced horses was outstanding.
The four year old results were amazing with Bramati Z, Cheers Charisma and Zalza WINNING every class that they competed in including equal FIRST in the non British Bred Championship. They achieved this without a single fence knocked down over the whole show. Faize WON two out of three classes including the British Bred Championship and Adbul Aziz WON one class and came 4th in the Championship. Although Saber did not qualify for the Championship he did WIN the Consolation. Old Lodge were the sponsor of these classes so it was great to see our horses doing so well.
On Thursday we had the Equimat Brightwells Stars of the Future Challenge. Old Lodge horses gave a demonstration on how a team of horses can be so well prepared with an outstanding 1st (Viola) 2nd (Super Trooper) and 3rd (Jawaher) in this class.
The Five Year Old British Bred Championship was over a very tough track of 1.25m. A real step up for our horses which they coped with very well. Hussah was placed 3rd in the Championship only 0.62 of a second behind the first horse. Abeer (who had WON the qualifier) but took 10th place as the fastest horse with one fence down in the jump off.
Jawaher must be recognised for her continued consistency. She jumped clear every day at Hickstead and then came FIRST in both of the 6 Year Old Qualifiers and jumped double clear to come 3rd in Equimat Brightwells Star of the Future Challenge (beaten by Super Trooper and Viola!) and then 10th place in the 6 Year Old Non British Bred Championship. Super Trooper, who also WON his qualifier, just rubbed a fence off in the Championship.
In the British Bred 6 Year Olds we achieved a super FIRST place from Sultan in the Qualifier but the Championship was not his day, however Vamoose stepped up to this 1.35m Championship and jumped the best we have ever seen from her to take 5th place – the fastest horse with one fence down.
Old Lodge were presented with 5 awards from the British Show Jumping Association for the achievements of their homebred horses (Vamoose, Abeer, Hussah, Faize and Abdul Aziz). We also were given bonus prize money for the amazing number of double clears our horses jumped (Faize, Cheers Charisma, Bramati Z and Zalaz) and a further bonus for the 4 year old horses which were purchased through a Brightwells Auction and then jumped clear in their final (Cheers Charisma, Bramati Z and Zalza).
There were 517 horses competing of which 18 belong to Old Lodge. There were 7 Classes with 2 Preliminary Rounds, Consolation and Championship and one class which was a straight Championship. Old Lodge took home 17 x FIRSTS, 1 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 5th and 2 x 10th. The results speak for themselves on the amount of work, effort and especially the quality of the horses which Old Lodge own.
*LITTLE LEFANIE WIN AREA TRIAL AT SHREWSBURY FLOWERSHOW.*
posted : 21 August 2008
Little Lefanie was one of only four clears in the Area Trial at Shrewsbury and went on to win.
*BRITISH MASTERS INVITATIONAL AT CHESTER*
posted : 01 August 2008
Brickfield Boy comes 2nd in the new exciting class. He won all his 'races' and was just pipped in the final jump off.
*BRICKFIELD BOY IS CROWNED SPEED HORSE OF THE YEAR*
posted : 01 August 2008
Brickfield Boy wins the title of Speed Horse of the Year at the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead. He was without a doubt the most consistent horse of the show with two International Wins and a 3rd place from only three classes. He never even touched a pole. As quotes on sky sports..'Brickfield Boy has always done what has been asked of him. Each time I ask more he always delivers' Geoff Luckett.
*LITTLE LEFANIE 2ND IN RIHS ACCUMULATOR*
posted : 01 August 2008
Little Lefanie made her debute in senior International Show Jumping with a very impressive 2nd place in the 1.60m Accumulator at the Royal International Horse Show (CSI 5*). It is so exciting when a horse you have bred achieves such a level of success. Old Lodge can now truely boast of breeding and producing top level competition horses.
*TIFFANY AND TWILIGHT QUALIFY FOR BREEDING HORSE CHAMPIONSHIP*
posted : 24 July 2008
Tiffany WON the Old Lodge Breeding Horse Qualifier today at the Royal International Horse Show. So both her and team mate Twilight (6th) will jump in the final tomorrow in the International Arena. RIHS is going very well for Old Lodge to date we have had a WIN for Abeer and a WIN for Super Trooper De Ness in the Novice Stakes. Jawaher has had 2 seconds and a 3rd. Super Trooper came a very creditable 3rd in the Winter Novice final in the main arena. Little Miss came 6th in the 1.35m. Aneed, Hussah, Sultan and Abeer have all had good placings too. But a special mention must go to Brickfield Boy who had a fantastic 3rd place in the International Two Phase class where there were over 40 starters.
*TIFFANY QUALIFIES FOR HOYS*
posted : 18 July 2008
Geoff Luckett and Tiffany (who is out of the same mare as Little Lafanie) qualified at Western Lawns last night for the Horse and Hound Foxhunter Final at Horse of the Year Show. Tiffany will now head to the Royal International Horse Show to try and qualify for the Old Lodge Young Breeding Horse Championship.
*TWO WINS TODAY FOR OLD LODGE HOMEBREDS*
posted : 16 July 2008
We had just two horses competing today, Twilight (Fahad's 1/2 sister and Sorraya (see her sister in the for sale section), both ridden by Steven Franks. Twilight WON the foxhunter and Sorraya WON the 1.30m at Pachesham. Well done Steven.
*OLD LODGE SPONSOR YOUNG HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS*
posted : 16 July 2008
Old Lodge have agreed to sponsor £15,000 of prize money at the 2008 Young Horse Championships. Spokesperson Corrina Duncan explains 'this is another example of how Old Lodge does so much to help support the up and coming horses and riders in the UK with an aim to help us identify and produce to quality horses and riders for the 2012 Olympics. It compliments the £25,000 we have provided Hickstead so that the Queen Elizabeth II Cup can continue. This year it is open to our best National Riders of both sexes and gives them their only opportunity to jump a 'big' track in the International arena at Hickstead (CSI 5*)'. In addition to this Old Lodge have doubled the prizemoney for the 1.30m classes, provided the prize money and a huge silver trophy for the owner, breeder and rider of the Young Riders Championship and have developed a 'Young Horse Championship' with maximum prizemoney to help us identify the best of the 8 year old and under mares and stallions in the UK. This also has a final in the International Arena.
*LITTLE LEFANIE 2ND AT KENT COUNTY IN THE TRIAL*
posted : 15 July 2008
Another great effort by Geoff Luckett and his team of Old Lodge Horses. A 3rd and 4th in the Grand Prix on Brickfield Boy and Little Lafanie on the first day at Kent County Show was followed up by a 2nd in the Trial beaten only by this years Hickstead Derby Winner! Not bad company to be beaten by!
*TALAL BRED/SOLD BY OLD LODGE WINS INTERMEDIATE EVENTING*
posted : 15 July 2008
We bred and competed Talal until he was 7 and then sold him to go eventing. He has competed CCI and recently WON at Intermediate. He is now called Perfect Fit. Congratulations.
*GREAT WEEK FOR OLD LODGE*
posted : 07 July 2008
We have had a great week this week including Sorraya and Steven Franks taking first and second place in Wales, Little Lafanie and Geoff Luckett were 3rd in the 1.50m at The Royal Show and 4th in the Accumulator, Faize jumped in his first show with double clears in four year old classes, but the icing on the cake was not only the lovely write up in Horse and Hound regarding Brickfield Boy but his fantastic WIN of the Castle Ashby £1,500 Grand Prix. Well done Geoff and Brickfield Boy.
*OLD LODGE SPONSORSHIP*
posted : 30 June 2008
Old Lodge have agreed to sponsor a 1.30m open class at Pyecombe on Friday 1st August 2008. This will have a £400 first prize. Good Luck!
*LITTLE MISS WINS AT THE HICKSTEAD DERBY MEETING*
posted : 30 June 2008
Little Miss, by Corland, WON the Grade B qualify for the International Arena at the Hickstead Derby Meeting. Another homebred mare, Sorraya, also qualified for the final where Little Miss was our first horse home - the fastest horse but one pole down - we came a very credible 4th.
*KWPN BESTOW TOP AWARD TO OLD LODGE*
posted : 30 June 2008
Little Lafanie and Little Miss, homebred Old Lodge mares have been given the KWPN title Sport (springen) which is bestowed on the best KWPN jumping mares.
*SULTAN AND SUPER TROOPER OFF TO HOYS*
posted : 23 June 2008
Dorset Newcomer 2nd round proved to be a good show for Old Lodge. Sultan WON and Super Trooper came second to secure their tickets for HOYS Newcomer Finals. Utopia also came 5th. It was also good for us to see other horses which we have bred doing well in this class such as Sabina and Tina. Mohammed and Sultan were also well placed in their age classes.
*LITTLE LAFANIE IS BACK*
posted : 23 June 2008
Little Lafanie is now back fit and well. She jumped at Addington two weeks ago with a double clear (2nd) in the 1.15m, then the B and C (HC) and on Saturday a lovely double clear in the 1.30m at Patchetts (Sorraya, Najed and Little Miss were placed in this class). She is so fit and well that we have entered her for the Royal Show and the Old Lodge Queen Elizabeth Cup at Hickstead. Thanks for all the support we have had for her while she has been recovering.
Brickfield Boy also showed us how special he is by Winning the Patchetts Grand Prix (£1,000).
*OLD LODGE WIN AT ROYAL WINDSOR HORSE SHOW CSI *
posted : 12 May 2008
Royal Windsor Horse Show 2008 was another good week for Old Lodge. Sultan, who has been accepted on the Equine Pathway, jumped a super double clear in the Foxhunter and Brickfield Boy, who is out of the smae mare as Sultan went on to WIN the Landrover International Stakes Two Phase(1.50m)and second in the Accumulator (1.60m) where Brickfield Boy set such a pace with full marks (flying over the 1.65m of planks)that fellow competitors struggled to catch his time, never mind the clear, until a fabulous effort by second last to go Graham Lovegrove and Angel who won by 0.18 of a second! Well done.
Comment from Jane Carley Horse and Hound reporter; 'Clear rounds were few and far between in the two phase competition, won with a bold effort from and early draw by Geoff Luckett and Rising Star Investments' Brickfield Boy. With a short distance from the last fence in phase one, Geoff was quickly on to the first in the second phase. A bright orange upright in the centre of the ring invited riders to angle it tightly, and he was one of few to succeed, giving a great gallop to a large oxer to finish.'
*MAUBEURGE*
posted : 03 May 2008
BRICKFIELD BOY WINS ANOTHER 1300 EURO TODAY (SAT 3RD MAY)!
*BRICKFIELD BOY WINS AT MAUBEURGE*
posted : 02 May 2008
Brickfield Boy had a win today at the CSI*** Maubeurge with Geoff Luckett (2nd May 2008). This is his first win in an International Competition, following on from his impressive WIN at Addington last week in the £500 class and the week before he had a very impressive 2nd at the British Open CSI*****. He will jump tomorrow and Sunday at Maubeurge (www.jumpingmaubeurge.fr) before returning to the UK for his first visit to The Royal Windsor Horse Show where he will jump in the Internationl Classes. His half brother, Sultan, will also be jumping at Windsor.
*BRICKFIELD BOY AT BRITISH OPEN*
posted : 23 April 2008
Brickfield Boy jumped at the CSI**** British Open and the results of this can be watch on SKY 280!
*OLD LODGE TO SPONSOR QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP*
posted : 23 April 2008
The Queen Elizabeth II Cup, now also open to male riders and which heralds sweeping changes to the Longines Royal International Horse Show schedule, is to be sponsored by Old Lodge.
Hickstead, host to the oldest show on the British calendar since 1992, recently announced that it had agreed to a request from the FEI to change the format of this historical class. The Queen Elizabeth II Cup was presented in 1949 and has been open only to lady riders. It now becomes a prestigious national final with a prize fund of £9.000, open to the top 20 male and female riders on the BSJA International Trial List.
Riders will qualify at the country’s county shows, and as well as giving the national circuit a well-needed boost, it will give the second tier of male riders an extra opportunity to qualify for the show.
Hickstead owner Douglas Bunn said: “We are very happy that Old Lodge has seen the enormous potential of this competition in its new format and decided to add it to the formidable list of classes which have its support.”
*ROYAL INTERNATIONAL GETS NEW BREEDING HORSE CHAMPIONSHIP*
posted : 21 April 2008
Old Lodge sponsorship also boosts prize money for national classes
Old Lodge is sponsoring a new young horse championship at the Royal International Horse Show (July 25-29) as well as supporting seven 1.30m and 1.40m classes to give significant prize money increases.
The Sussex-based Old Lodge business has its sights set this year on one of its horses winning the Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
The Old Lodge Young Breeding Horse Championship for mares and stallions will have one qualifying class and a final in the International Arena. It carries prize money of £1,500, with £500 to the winner. The sponsorship also makes it possible to raise prize money in four 1.30m Open classes from £100 to the winner to £330, and in three 1.40m Opens from £100 to £400.
Old Lodge last year won the Young Riders Championship with Little Miss, ridden by Georgie Strutton, as well as the Hickstead Grade C Championship with the stallion Loulou de Villiers ridden by Nicky Boulter.
Support for the Breeding Horse Championship and 1.30m classes is for three years, while at this stage the prize money boost for the 1.40m Open classes is for 2007 only.
Hickstead director and Royal International Horse Show secretary Lizzie Bunn said: “This sponsorship by Old Lodge is really great news. The new championship will get a lot of support and help bring on future stars, while the substantial increase in prize money for the Open classes in our outside rings will be very popular.”
*ESTRELLA WINS WINTER B AND C QUALIFIER*
posted : 21 April 2008
Estrella D V's foot perfect double clear in a strongly contested Winter B and C final at Medstead, where some of the final fences were reputed to be 1.45m, means she has qualified for the final at RIHS for a second time. This was her third win in a row as she won the 1.30m here and the 1.30m at Quob in recent weeks. Nicky Boulter will now start jumping her in the bigger classes and she will no doubt turn Grade A/International shortly.
