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Latest News & Competitions
Congratulations to BEN and ROBIN HOOD
on their $100,000 3rd place in the CN international Grand Prix
at Spruce Meadows 2009, Canada
FALCON EQUINE FEEDS CHARITY RAFFLE
We are holding a raffle at Hickstead this week which will be drawn on our Stand no 85 on Sunday at 2pm. All profits from the raffle will be donated to our chosen corporate charity DREAMS COME TRUE.
Dreams Come True is a national charity which makes the dreams of terminally or seriously ill children become a reality. The only limit to a dream is a child's imagination.
The prizes for the raffle are as follows;
£200 worth of Falcon Equine Feed
£100 worth of Falcon Supplements
A Falcon Team Jacket
Runners Up 20x1kg Garlic Granules
Tickets are £1 each
Our aim for the show is to raise enough money for Jamie.
Jamie is an 11-year-old boy, who has Down’s Syndrome, Autism and severe learning difficulties. He has requested a specially modified trike, to which Dreams Come True will be contributing £850.
Please help us to help the Children realise their dreams
CONGRATULATIONS to LAURA RENWICK and LIMELIGHT DE BREVE
for winning
THE QUEEN ELIZABETH 11 CUP
DFS DERBY - HICKSTEAD - Results
CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL THE RIDERS AT HICKSTEAD WHO USE FALCON PRODUCTS inc:
Nicole and Louise Pavitt, Mark Dorgan and the following;
The DFS Derby
= 4 Tina Fletcher - Promised Land
= 4 Ben Maher - Quainton Quirifino Z
=4 Robert Smith - Vangelis S
= 8 Shane Breen - Dorada and Mullaghdrin Gold Rain
Shane Breen
1st in The Camardo Speed Derby Qualifier with Royal Concorde
1st The Bunn Leisure Derby Tankard with Dorada
2nd in The Bunn Leisure Derby Trial with Dorada
2nd in The Barnsby FTS British Six year Old with Cos I Can
3rd in The Bunn Leisure Speed Derby with Royal Concorde
Shane Breen - Wins 2 classes on first day at Hickstead 2009
Shane started the Hickstead meeting in great style by winning the Bunn Leisure Derby Tankard by 0.5 seconds on DORADO. He also took the Speed Derby qualifier on ROYAL CONCORDE, and the Grade C class on CAMBLIN. We look forward to following his progress this week. Shane will be signing postcards on our stand at Hickstead, everyone is welcome to come and meet him.
Our new sponsored Rider Laura Renwick wins British Open speed stakes on Limelight de Breve.
Laura Renwick on her super speedy mare Limelight de Breve won the British Speed Stakes with a strong line up of competitors. British leading lady Laura set the unbeatable time of 55.99 seconds early on in the competition. Robert Smith and Columbia 11 competed the course in 59.27 to gain third place. Robert also took a well deserved 3rd place in the British Open Championship with a perfect round on an in form Vangelis S.
BEN 7th in WORLD CUP Final DEBUT
Ben Maher and Robin Hood were a fantastic seventh on their World Cup debut, a result Ben described as "quite acceptable."
Robin Hood's clear in the final round was fabulous and he gave the troublesome triple bar at least two feet. Having the first and last fences down in earlier rounds meant that the penalties are carried forward.
"These were silly mistakes I might have got away with somewhere else, but I was always go to have difficulty in the speed leg and you have to be pleased to have gone this well against combinations with five or more years more experience than me," said Ben.
Robin Hood will now be rested before starting his campaign for selection for the European championships this Summer.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Enright of Lewes !!!
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Enright, Racehorse Trainers of Lewes who have won our £50 Christmas prize draw 2008 !!
Many thanks to all that took part, we will run another competition soon.
Ben and AKOSIE DU WONDERLAND win in Spruce Meadows
Akosie Du Wonderland, Miss Alison Lewis's lovely bay mare, won the BP Cup at the prestigious Spruce meadows Masters in Canada on 6th September. Akosie also finished 4th in the Suncor Energy Cup the same week.
Ben travelled from Beijing to Canada to meet up with two of his other horses and picked up some good prize money on Robin Hood and Akosie.
AMAZING OLYMPIC DEBUT FOR BEN AND ROLETTE IN BEIJING
Ben and Rolette jumped some superb clear rounds amongst the best in the world in beijing, the last round Ben described as "It was one round too many for her," said Maher. "She jumped the first round fantastic but in warm-up I just sensed she didn't really feel she wanted to go again.
Although disappointing for Ben the whole experiance has proved the undoubted talent and ability of the combination of Ben and Rolette, they have a great future ahead of them.
We are really proud of their achievments to date and look forward to following their progress and supporting them all the way to LONDON 2012 !!
GOOD START FOR BEN AND ROLETTE IN BEJING
Ben Maher and Rolette produced an excellent clear, picking up a single time fault.
"That's one out of the way," he said. "She was jumping a little high in the warm-up, and I was a bit worried that she was almost jumping too well. She's an unbelievable horse, and I wouldn't swap her."
“The travelling, settling and working in the heat is something that she has become so accustomed to that it has been a good preparation ground for Hong Kong.” Ben
SHANE BREEN - Wins Queen Elizabeth II Cup at RIHS
Congratulations to Shane for winning the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Royal International Horse Show today 26th July. Shane set a chalenge for the following 3 riders with a well calculated clear on His own Carmena Z
Olympic selection for TEAM FALCON Riders
"We are delighted to congratulate all the riders and horses who are associated with and use the FALCON range who are representing Great Britain in the 2008 Olympics. We wish them all the very best and look forward to supporting them all the way in Beijing."
Paul and Sarah Ainsworth
Jane Gregory and Greenlands Farm Ltd's Lucky Star picked for the Olympics!!
“I am in a state of shock! My goal this year has been to improve my riding and my training; we’ve been enjoying our international success so much and never dared to hope we would be in contention for an Olympic team position. I have ridden Lucky Star since he was 4 years old, he is an extraordinary horse and we are both preparing to give this all we’ve got.”
Jane Gregory 
Ben Maher and Mr Daniel Paul's Rolette picked for the Olympics!!
“It hasn’t quite sunk in yet. I can’t quite believe that I’m going! Ten months ago my horse Rolette was jumping 1.40m National classes and I was having the worst year ever, however when she won the Maastricht and Mechelen Grand Prix’s at the end of last year I knew I had a good horse. She’s going from strength to strength and I believe her best is yet to come. To ride at the Olympic Games is everyone’s dream – I feel incredibly lucky.”
Ben Maher
Ben and Rolette win Mechelen Grand Prix
Ben Maher and Rolette finished 2007 on a high note with a massive win in Belgium. The pair won the large and very tricky Grand Prix class in Mechelen’s CSI 5* competition in Belgium on 29th December 2007.
The CSI 5* event at the end of 2007 was a great show for Ben, on the Thursday Ben won the 1.35m on Rolette and Pablo won the 1.35m. Then on the Friday Rolette finished third in the 1.45m and Pablo seventh in the Six Bar, but this all built towards the great win in the International Grand Prix class on the Saturday night on Mr Paul’s wonderfully consistent mare, Rolette.
Mr Springfield back to brilliant best at Olympia Horse Show
Penny Richardson, H&H reporter
20 December, 2007
Mr Springfield, the horse Robert Smith rode into fourth place at the 2004 Olympics, made a triumphant return to competition in the Bic Accumulator on Olympia's third afternoon.
After competing in Athens, Jimmy McCloskey's Irish-bred gelding travelled to the Calgary Masters, but then suffered an injury that kept him out of competition for three years. This was his first victory since he returned to competition in October.
"And he feels as good as — if not better than — ever before," said Robert, who finished well clear of Austria's Julia Kayser (HBC Dancing Queen) and German star Marcus Ehning on For Fun.
See full Horse and Hound Report
Robert Smith Wins Olympia’s Opener
Robert Smith from Shrewley, Warwickshire has won the evening’s opening speed stakes at Olympia, The London International Horse Show.
Robert riding his own fifteen year old grey gelding Kalusha sped to victory, clocking up the fastest clear round to beat The Netherland’s Leon Thijssen into second place. Germany’s Marcus Ehning riding For Fun took third spot.
Olympia – The London International Horse Show
Radway All Talk National Champion of Champions ponies (UK) 2007.
Congratulations to Emily Lacy as the pair claims the Patrons Cup. Long term Falcon customers the Lacy family are this week celebrating their win. see full Horse and Hound report click here.
Robert Smith On Form With Falcon
Robert Smith is one of the latest top riders to officially endorse our feed products. As one of the leading names in British and international show jumping, Robert has been feeding all his horses a variety of feeds from the range for some months and has been delighted with the results.
The two times British Open Champion and 2004 Olympic rider says:
"We have noticed a difference in our horses' performance and general condition since we introduced them to a diet of feeds from Falcon Equine earlier this year. We have horses with a variety of different nutritional requirements. The fact the feeds are so well balanced in terms of nutrients makes our feed regime much easier, yet very effective. We no longer need to add lots of different supplements to their rations because they are getting the nourishment from the feed. The feeds are natural, are of consistently high quality and delivered fresh too." Robert Smith.
"We are delighted that more riders from all disciplines are feeding their horses Falcon Equine products, and are pleased to have the support from names at the top of the sport." Paul Ainsworth MD Falcon Equine Feeds.
Falcon newly appointed official Bedding supplier to the All England Jumping Course Hickstead.
June 2007, www.hickstead.co.uk