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Reserve
Your Olympic Videos Today!
 Summer
Olympics 2004
Athens,
Greece
Get all the Olympic Equestrian action
on DVD or VHS tape. Happy Horse Tack and Saddle Shop expects to have the
Olympic collection by November 10th, 2004. Reserve your copy today
by contacting genny at
happyhorsetack.com
. Please specify if you would like to reserve Three-Day Eventing, Dressage
or Showjumping and if you prefer VHS or DVD.
Three-Day Eventing was the first event
to begin during the 2004 Olympic games. This was also the first time the
games featured a modified event course and line-up. Fences on course were
constructed with a new state of the art breakaway system. Course designer,
Albino
Garbari, did a fantastic job and produced a beautiful course that
incorporated Greek history, landscapes and exceptional jump construction.
The individual results of the
Three-Day Event competition are:
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Medal
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Rider
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Horse
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Country
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Overall
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Gold
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Leslie
Law
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Shear
L’Eau
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Great
Britain
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44.40
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Silver
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Kim
Severson
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Winsome
Adante
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United
States
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45.20
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Bronze
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Pippa
Funnell
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Primmore’s
Pride
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Great
Britain
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46.60
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The team results of the Three-Day
Event competition are:
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Medal
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Country
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Overall
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Gold
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France
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140.40
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Silver
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Great Britain
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143.00
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Bronze
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United States
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145.60
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The second event to begin in Athens
was Dressage. The dressage competition consists of three tests performed
by each horse and rider combination. These tests are scored individually,
but collectively they count towards the rider’s and team’s overall
point standings. The three tests performed are a Grand Prix, a Grand Prix
Special and Grand Prix Freestyle.
The individual results of the Dressage competition are:
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Medal
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Rider
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Horse
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Country
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Gold
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Anky Van Grunsven
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Salinero
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Nederland
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Silver
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Ulla Salzgeber
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Rusty
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Germany
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Bronze
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Beatriz Ferrer-Salat
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Beauvalais
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Spain
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The team results
of the Dressage competition are:
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Medal
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Country
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Total
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Gold
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Germany
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74.653
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Silver
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Spain
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72.917
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Bronze
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United States
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71.500
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Last, but certainly not least, the Showjumping was the
final event to begin during the 2004 summer games. After three rounds of
qualifying some horse and rider teams advanced to the final two rounds and
fought it out for the top three medal spots. Clear Rounds were hard to
find on this very big, technical and beautiful course designed by Olaf
Petersen. Penalties reached way up into the mid-sixties for some entries
when the three qualifying rounds were totaled together. The individual
results of the Showjumping competition are:
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Medal
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Rider
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Horse
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Country
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Gold
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Cian O’Connor
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Waterford Crystal
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Ireland
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Silver
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Rodrigo Pessoa
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Baloubet Du Rouet
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Brazil
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Bronze
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Chris Kappler
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Royal Kaliber
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United States
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The team results for the Showjumping
competition are:
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Medal
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Country
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Gold
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Germany
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Silver
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Sweden
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Bronze
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United States
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In four years the
Summer Olympics will return! The next stop for the Summer Olympics is
Beijing, China. Until then you can watch your copy of the Equestrian
Events that took place in Athens! Contact Happy Horse to reserve your copy
on DVD or VHS. Each discipline will be released on November 10th, so
reserve your copy now to avoid missing out! Quantities are limited!
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Weatherbeeta
Freestyle Has Arrived!
| Weatherbeeta has done it again! WB
conducted in-depth research into the natural movement of horses,
which led to a revolutionary new design that provides freedom of
movement and all over protection.. Designed in response to requests
from horse owners worldwide, Weatherbeeta recognized the need for a
horse's increased flexibility and greater freedom of movement in the
shoulder area and around the front legs. A new advancement in seam
taping technology is featured with the Freestyle system, which
allows a contour fit while remaining waterproof! |
Cupped Shoulder Dart
The unique cupped dart truly frees a
horse's chest and shoulders. The sewn in dart is independently
structured, creating a small pocket of room at the chest that skims
the horse's body perfectly allowing full and fluid movement. This
also alleviates restriction and rubbing.
Correctly Positioned Freedom Gusset
The gussets have been repositioned to the
front of the legs rather than on the sides. This allows the horse's
legs to move fluidly, opening and closing the gusset naturally in
conjunction with the unique cupped dart creating maximum freedom in
the chest and shoulder area. |
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Weatherstop Full Wrap
Tail Flap
The Weatherstop tail flap is considerably wider to offer
maximum all over protection against the elements, this unique 2
piece design naturally harnesses the wind, using its force to wrap
and tuck the fabric around the tail when the horse turns its back to
the weather and does not restrict tail movement. The Weatherstop
tail flap also acts as a stabilizer, preventing the rug from
slipping and providing greater shape around the horses quarters. |
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| Weatherbeeta offers the new Freestyle
System in all blanket models. Stop by the Happy Horse and have a
staff member show you the new features of this system.
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Equine Astrology
 Libra 22 September - 24 October
This month we celebrate the astrology of the Libra!
Libra's are an Air sign and are ruled by the planet Venus. Equines of the
Libra persuasion tend to be well mannered and intelligent. They enjoy the
companionship between horse and master and are also very compatible with
other air signs and with fire signs. Libras crave balance, beauty, and
harmony and they achieve this through relationships with others. Besides
being an excellent companion, Libras are also very goal oriented and they
enjoy using strategy to get the job done. These horses tend to excel in
dressage, driving, side-saddle or any other discipline that strategy is
important. Isolation is the Libra's worst dread. A lonely Libra is a very
sorry character, so he needs to be in a home that is shared with another
pony, horse or donkey. Friendship really will make a difference in his
ability to thrive. Since the Libra is an air sign he would much rather be
out in the open then cooped up inside the barn. The Libra's favorite
activity would be any experience he can share with his master. He is the
perfect partner for anyone who understands his sensitive nature and who
treats him with the kindness and consideration he deserves. A natural
'gentlemen', this horse can charm the birds out of the trees. His innate
good manners will enable you to take him anywhere. Everyone will love
him!
Next month Equine Astrology will feature Scorpio!
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Product Review
Barn
Welcome to the Product Review Barn! Every month we will
feature two products that will be accompanied by a consumer review. At the
Happy Horse we all have our favorite products and we sure do like to talk
about them! The P.R Barn is a place where we can showcase these items. Any
item that is featured in the Barn will be offered online at a SALE PRICE! If
you find a product that you like e-mail emily
at happyhorsetack.com
for the online sale information. Life has never been so good!
Scoring System:
Every rider's must have
An excellent equestrian product
Could come in handy
Takes up precious trunk space
Ursa Wagon
Retail price: $599.00
Amerigo Saddle Company
Retail Price:
starting at $2800.00
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Happy
Horse Bit Policy Change
Due to the recent concerns regarding VS and the contagious
nature of this disease, we are no longer accepting any returns on bits,
effective October 3rd, 2004. We realize the inconvenience of this policy
change, but we feel that the safety of our horses comes first.
We will continue to offer our Bit Rental Service which
includes all Myler bits and hackamores and some select trial bits if you
have concerns about sizing. These bits are sanitized before and after they
are used. Please ask our staff for more information. Again, we apologize for
any inconvenience.
All Bits Are Non-Returnable!
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Odds
& Ends
Happy Horse Trivia Contest
Every month we will ask our readers an equine
related trivia question. Some may be easy and others may require a
touch of research. Either way the winner will receive a wonderful
prize from the Happy Horse! Please e-mail trivia answers to genny
at happyhorsetack.com
October Trivia Question:
How
many Grand Nationals were won by the famous Red Rum?
September's Trivia Answer and Winner:
"Old Billy" is the oldest recorded horse in history. He was
62 years old when he expired in 1863. "Old Billy" worked as
a cart horse for the majority of his life in the streets of London.
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"Support
Group"
Artist: Michelle Grant
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Riding: The art of keeping a horse between you and the
ground.
~ Anonymous
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Check Out This Link!!!
Fall Sales Show
November 13th 2004
Fort Lupton, CO
www.ColoradoHorseSales.com
Follow the link for more information
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The Happy Horse Staff would like to
wish everyone a fun and safe Halloween!  
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