Jump-off is a new section with the fastest lines, and the quickest turns. It's about the explosiveness of the jump-off. Winning and losing. And what goes on in-between.
Sausage Sickness
Congratulations to a certain KL-based single expat instructress who is said to be unexpectedly expecting. She is also said to be suffering from morning sickness. Which in Jump-Off's opinion must be quite a relief. After all, we wouldn't want her moody all day, every day. Just the mornings, jah?
Thoroughbreds
A certain Turf Club in East Malaysia decided to start an equestrian centre. Having only thoroughbred racehorses there, they decided to buy some nice, safe, experienced and well-schooled horses. They went to the effort and considerable cost of finding them overseas, importing and quarantining them. And where did these nice, safe, schoolmasters come from? They were the poor half-starved thoroughbred ex-racehorses that had been doing pony rides on Batu Feringghi Beach, Penang!
Model Dressage
Related to Jump-Off by a dressage judge: A great looking model rode in a dressage test in Malaysia. She went up to the judges after the competition to protest her marks. She seriously thought she should have won because she was "the best looking rider in the competition."
Out of sight
The Equestrian Federation of Singapore submitted a NIL application to the Singapore Olympic Council for participation of riders in the Busan Asian Games. Perhaps they can be excused as no one in Singapore jumps more than 1.10m while the Asian Games will be 1.40 m. Easy to forget about Peter Abisheganaden since he is KL-based, despite his buying a new horse just for these Asian Games and going to train and compete in France this year. Out of sight is out of mind.
More From the Land of the Blind…
The Hon. Secretary of a national equestrian federation of a South East Asian country that we shall not name, recently sent an e-mail to one of their national riders asking if the Asian Games this year will also have dressage and eventing in addition to jumping. And if there is really no division between men and women in equestrian events.
There's just so much to learn about this sport…
To read previous editions of Jump-Off, click on the date link: 14th June 2002
Thanks to all contributors to this edition of Jump-Off. You know who you are. If you have a story that you think should be in Jump-Off, send an e-mail to jump-off @equestrian.com.my
