29 februari 2016
Successful FEI Officials Course in Stow on the Wold
Afgelopen weekend namens zo'n 50 juryleden, parcoursbouwers en technisch afgevaardigden uit 7 landen deel aan de FEI cursussen in Stow-on-the-Wold. Nederland was vertegenwoordigd door level 3 jurylid Jaap Boom en Hans Gribnau, die een tweedaagse cursus gaf aan de rekenkamer.Philip Bateman (GBR), overall co-ordinator and trainer of the technical delegates, invited Anne Marie Turbe (FRA) to enlighten the judges and Christian Iseli (AUT) to inform the course designers. Friday afternoon started with the Official FEI introduction and a joint session for all FEI participants to prepare for the main start to the Clinic. Saturday began with a short welcome and reminders about event officials’ respective responsibilities and duties followed by a discussion on the rule amendments for 2016 after which the groups split up and began their respective clinics.
Anne Marie Turbe, despite a heavy cold, impressed the judges with her approach, looking for good basic training of the horse. Judging on the continent places greater emphasis on the horse’s way of going and correctness of paces than it does in Great Britain, it was noted. Naturally, a better understanding of what is required and a closer match of judges’ marking will help British drivers at every level.
Christian Iseli, a former international four-in-hand driver and a trainer for over 40 years, now works with the Chile driving squad for over half the year. He believes it is important for a course designer to have driving experience. He emphasised the importance of teamwork among all the officials at an event and re-visited the basics of cones course design. He discussed obstacles, materials and ideas very knowledgeably, describing a South American robust plastic pipe, used for irrigation, which comes in many colours and is ideal for making horse-friendly obstacles. All completed a FEI exam and designed a cones course. He encouraged teamwork in a group exercise, designing a cones course by committee, on the second day, and this produced an interestingly testing result.
James Broome arrived on Sunday morning with a pair of horses, one appearing in public for the first time. They performed in the indoor arena for the judges and then everyone moved outdoors to the cones course. James’ horses didn’t put a foot wrong and he drove a very technical course neatly and accurately. His next round went terribly badly and the judges eliminated him several times as he pulled stunts like taking the wrong course, reining back half-way through a pair of cones, putting his whip down and theatrically looking at his watch, all to make sure they were paying attention and knew the rules.
After lunch, FEI officials and BC officials received their respective diplomas, there was a joint meeting of all attendees, a few questions and answers of the instructors and Philip Bateman drew the clinic to a close. Everyone travelled homewards, a little older and a little wiser, and better prepared for the coming season.
Fiona Powell
Philip Bateman took the technical delegates through some intensive training, starting with a passing in test and, at the end, a passing out test. Sunday morning, after discussion on cones, all wrapped up warmly and inspected the cones course, resulting in some interesting comments and measurements.
Unicorn host Sydney Smith was pleased to welcome the conference participants back again and Fran More produced an elegant three-course supper which was enjoyed on Saturday evening. The social and networking aspect of the weekend is a key point, when new friends are made and working relationships are forged. Everyone there could make a contribution and join in discussions based on their own experiences.
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Anne Marie Turbe, despite a heavy cold, impressed the judges with her approach, looking for good basic training of the horse. Judging on the continent places greater emphasis on the horse’s way of going and correctness of paces than it does in Great Britain, it was noted. Naturally, a better understanding of what is required and a closer match of judges’ marking will help British drivers at every level.
Christian Iseli, a former international four-in-hand driver and a trainer for over 40 years, now works with the Chile driving squad for over half the year. He believes it is important for a course designer to have driving experience. He emphasised the importance of teamwork among all the officials at an event and re-visited the basics of cones course design. He discussed obstacles, materials and ideas very knowledgeably, describing a South American robust plastic pipe, used for irrigation, which comes in many colours and is ideal for making horse-friendly obstacles. All completed a FEI exam and designed a cones course. He encouraged teamwork in a group exercise, designing a cones course by committee, on the second day, and this produced an interestingly testing result.
James Broome arrived on Sunday morning with a pair of horses, one appearing in public for the first time. They performed in the indoor arena for the judges and then everyone moved outdoors to the cones course. James’ horses didn’t put a foot wrong and he drove a very technical course neatly and accurately. His next round went terribly badly and the judges eliminated him several times as he pulled stunts like taking the wrong course, reining back half-way through a pair of cones, putting his whip down and theatrically looking at his watch, all to make sure they were paying attention and knew the rules.
After lunch, FEI officials and BC officials received their respective diplomas, there was a joint meeting of all attendees, a few questions and answers of the instructors and Philip Bateman drew the clinic to a close. Everyone travelled homewards, a little older and a little wiser, and better prepared for the coming season.
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Fiona Powell
Philip Bateman took the technical delegates through some intensive training, starting with a passing in test and, at the end, a passing out test. Sunday morning, after discussion on cones, all wrapped up warmly and inspected the cones course, resulting in some interesting comments and measurements.
Unicorn host Sydney Smith was pleased to welcome the conference participants back again and Fran More produced an elegant three-course supper which was enjoyed on Saturday evening. The social and networking aspect of the weekend is a key point, when new friends are made and working relationships are forged. Everyone there could make a contribution and join in discussions based on their own experiences.
Anne Marie Turbe legde de nadruk op de goede basistraining van het paard. Het werd duidelijk dat het jureren in Europa meer gericht is op het goed gaan van het paard en de correctheid van de gangen dan in Groot Brittannië.
Organisator Philip Bateman nam de technisch afgevaardigden voor zijn rekening. Anne Marie Turbe spijkerde ondanks haar zware verkoudheid de juryleden bij en Christian Iseli voorzag de parcoursbouwers van informatie.
Voormalig internationaal vierspanrijder en trainer Christian Iseli werkt meer dan de helft van het jaar met het Chileense team. Het is volgens Iseli belangrijk dat een parcoursbouwer ervaring heeft met mennen. Hij legde de nadruk op het teamwork tussen alle officials op een wedstrijd en nam de basis van het ontwerpen van een vaardigheidsparcours opnieuw door. Iseli lichtte hindernissen, materialen en ideeën toe, waaronder een Zuidamerikaanse robuuste plastic buis, gebruikt voor irrigatie, dat in een groot aantal kleuren beschikbaar is en ideaal is voor paardvriendelijke hindernissen. Alle deelnemers deden een FEI examen en ontwierpen een vaardigheidsparcours. Iseli moedigde het teamwork aan in een groepsopdracht om per commissie een vaardigheidsparcours te ontwerpen, wat een interessant testresultaat opleverde.
James Broome reed op zondagmorgen zijn tweespan, waarvan er één voor het eerst in het openbaar verscheen. Nadat hij in de indoorhal dressuur reed voor de juryleden, ging het gezelschap naar buiten voor de vaardigheid. Na een feilloze eerste rit waarin James en zijn paarden niets verkeerd deden, trok de Britse menner vervolgens de trukendoos open om de kennis van de juryleden te testen.
Na de lunch ontvingen alle aanwezigen hun certificaat en trok iedereen weer huiswaarts.
Philip Bateman onderwierp de TA's na een 'passing in test' aan een intensieve training, die werd afgelsoten met een 'passing out test'. Op zondagmorgen werd het vaardigheidsparcours gemeten en verkend, wat resulteerde in interessante discussies.
Gastvrouw Sydney Smith van Unicorn Equestrian Centre in Stow-on-the Wold zorgde er voor dat iedereen goed ontvangen werd en het sociale aspect van de cursussen uitstekend georganiseerd was.
Anne Marie Turbe betonte die richtige Grundausbildung des Pferdes. Es stellte sich heraus, dass das Richten in Kontinental-Europa stärker an dem richtigen Gefahren-Sein des Pferdes und der Korrektheit der Gänge orientiert als Großbritannien.
Der frühere internationale Vierspännerfahrer und Trainer Christian Iseli arbeitet über die Hälfte des Jahres mit dem chilenischen Team zusammen. Nach Auffassung Iselis ist es wichtig, dass der Parcourschef selbst über Fahrerfahrung verfügt. Er betonte das Teamwork aller Turnierfachleute bei einem Turnier stellte die Grundlagen für den Entwurf eines Hindernisfahrparcours heraus. Iseli erläuterte Hindernisse, Materialien und Ideen, wie unter anderem ein robustes südamerikanisches Kunststoff-Bewässerungsrohr, das es in vielen Farben gibt und für pferdegerechte Hindernisse optimal anzuwenden ist. Alle Teilnehmer legten eine FEI-Prüfung ab und entwarfen einen Kegelparcours. Iseli förderte die Teamarbeit in einem Gruppenauftrag, bei dem pro Gruppe ein Hindernisparcours zu entwerfen war, was zu interessanten Ergebnissen führte.
James Broome fuhr am Sonntagvormittag seinen Zweispänner vor. Nachdem er in der Halle den Richtern eine Dressur vorgefahren hatte, begab sich die Gesellschaft für das Hindernisfahren nach draußen. Nach einer tadellosen ersten Fahrt, bei der James und seine Pferde alles perfekt machten, griff der britische Fahrer anschließend in die Trickkiste, um das Wissen der Richter auf die Probe zu stellen.
Nach dem Mittagessen erhielten alle Teilnehmer ihr Zertifikat und traten anschließend die Heimreise an.
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Philip Bateman unterzog die TDs nach einem 'Passing in Test' einem Intensivtraining, das mit einem 'Passing out Test' abgeschlossen wurde. Am Sonntagvormittag wurde der Kegelparcours eingemessen und besichtigt, was zu interessanten Diskussionen führte.
Gastgeberin Sydney Smith vom Unicorn Equestrian Centre in Stow-on-the Wold sorgte dafür, das alle Gäste gut betreut wurden und dass Verpflegung und Geselligkeit nicht zu kurz kamen.
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