"GORGEOUS AUTUMN FRAMING"
AUS-Christopher Burton (GRAF LIBERTY)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC**(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 40.7pts-INTERIM: 2ND
"HELLO"
AUS-Bill Levett (HIPPOLYTE)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"BEAUTIFUL"
AUS-Kevin McNab (CLIFTON PINOT)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"POWER-PLAY"
AUS-Christopher Burton (GRAF LIBERTY)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC**(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 40.7pts-INTERIM: 2ND
"CHECK"
AUS-Christopher Burton (GRAF LIBERTY)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC**(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 40.7pts-INTERIM: 2ND
"BLACK-MAGIC"
AUS-Christopher Burton (UNDERDISCUSSION)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"STYLE"
AUS-Kevin McNab (CLIFTON PINOT)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 50.2pts-INTERIM:
"STEPPING OUT" (His flying-changes are so cute!)
AUS-Kevin McNab (CLIFTON PINOT)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 50.2pts-INTERIM:
"THATS A FACE OF CONCENTRATION AND DETERMINATION"
BEL-Jarno Debusschere (USER FRIENDLY)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC** (Thursday) DRESSAGE: 53.1pts-INTERIM: 22ND
"NICE CURVES"
BEL-Karin Donckers (FLETCHA VAN'T VERAHOF)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC** (Thursday) DRESSAGE: 43.4pts-INTERIM: 6TH
"BEING SPOILED"
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) WELCOME BRUNCH FOR MEDIA
Froi Gras
Wine
Cured Meats
Smelly Cheeses that taste oh-so-good!!!
AND - BEAUTIFUL FRENCH HOSPITALITY UNDER THE AUTUMN TREES!
"BEING SPOILED"
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) WELCOME BRUNCH FOR MEDIA
Froi Gras
Wine
Cured Meats
Smelly Cheeses that taste oh-so-good!!!
AND - BEAUTIFUL FRENCH HOSPITALITY UNDER THE AUTUMN TREES!
"BEING SPOILED"
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) WELCOME BRUNCH FOR MEDIA
Froi Gras
Wine
Cured Meats
Smelly Cheeses that taste oh-so-good!!!
AND - BEAUTIFUL FRENCH HOSPITALITY UNDER THE AUTUMN TREES!
"HMMM - STAYED AWAY FROM THE VINO - WOULD HATE MY IMAGES TO COME OUT BLURRY!!!"
"BEING SPOILED"
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) WELCOME BRUNCH FOR MEDIA
Froi Gras
Wine
Cured Meats
Smelly Cheeses that taste oh-so-good!!!
AND - BEAUTIFUL FRENCH HOSPITALITY UNDER THE AUTUMN TREES!
"SPECTATORS SPECTATING"
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"FABULOUS SHOW"
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) CCI**** DRESSAGE
"CANADIAN STAR"
CAN-Catherine Robinson (LET IT BEE)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"STUNNING"
CAN-Kathryn Robinson
(LET IT BEE) 2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 52.7pts-INTERIM: ELIMINATED DUE TO HER BIT NOT BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEI CCI**** REGULATIONS....
"PALOMINO POWER"
FRA-Margot Chabanne (MITOU DU MAS) 2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC** (Thursday) DRESSAGE: 54.7pts-INTERIM: 27TH
"WE LOVE THE MEN IN UNIFORMS"
FRA-Didier Dhennin (ENCORE UNE MEDAILLE*HN)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"TRYING TO CLOSE THEIR EYES AND WISH AWAY THAT RAIN"
FRA-Astier Nicolas (JHAKTI DU JANLIE)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"DANCING PONIES"
FRA-Victoria Sarthou (PODIUM DU RELAIS)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC** (Thursday) DRESSAGE: 54.5pts-INTERIM: 26TH
"FIRST THING THIS MORNING - JUST A TAD DARK"
FRA-Jean Teulere (WARRE VH OOIEVAARSHOF Z)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC** (Thursday) DRESSAGE: 60.2pts-INTERIM:
"WAITING"
GBR-Laura Collett (NOBLE BEST MAN)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"GORGEOUS PAIR"
GBR-Laura Collett (NOBLE BEST MAN)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"DANCING PONIES"
GBR-Ruth Edge (MISTER MACCONDY)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC**(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 42.4pts-INTERIM: =4TH
"FOCUS"
GBR-William Fox-Pitt (CHILLI MORNING)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 44.7pts-INTERIM: 1ST
"LIGHTNESS"
GBR-William Fox-Pitt (CHILLI MORNING)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 44.7pts-INTERIM: 1ST
"STUNNING MARY KING"
GBR-Mary King (IMPERIAL CAVALIER)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"NICE CURVES"
GBR-Mary King (KINGS TEMPTRESS)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 47.7pts-INTERIM: 3RD
"STYLE"
GBR-John Paul Sheffield (CADOC Z)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"COLLECTED"
GBR-Gemma Tattersall (KINGS GEM)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 63.8pts-INTERIM: 18TH
"FAMOUS VIEWERS"
GBR-Oliver Townend with NZL-Mark Todd:
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"PARTNERSHIP"
GBR-Oliver Townend (ODT SONAS ROVATIO)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"ROCKSTARS"
GER-Michael Jung (LEOPIN FST)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"ITALIAN MEN IN UNIFORM!
"ITA-Mattia Luciani (HORSEWARE'S PARKO)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"ITALIAN LADIES IN UNIFORM!!!"
ITA-Luisa Palli (LALIA DELLA NAVE)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"NICE MOVES - BOTH OF THEM"
JPN-Kenki Sato (CHIPPIEH)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"IF I LAY MY EARS SIDEWAYS, THE DRIPS WON'T GET IN THEM!!!
"NED-Jan Van Beek (BRIDGET)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"KIWI FLAVOUR"
NZL-Alice Montgomery (GORDON)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"LEAPING INTO ACTION"
NZL-Alice Montgomery (GORDON)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 50.7pts-INTERIM: 5TH
"FOCUS"
NZL-Andrew Nicholson (MR CRUISE CONTROL)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"STYLE"
NZL-Andrew Nicholson (NEREO)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"BEAUTIFUL"
NZL-Andrew Nicholson (MR CRUISE CONTROL)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) DRESSAGE: 45.7pts-INTERIM:2ND
"NICE PROFILE"
NZL-Jonathan Paget (CLIFTON PROMISE)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"MY FRIEND"
NZL-Caroline Powell (ONWARDS AND UPWARDS) - with Julie - he suddenly spies Mark Todd's MAJOR MILESTONE and drags Julie along to say helloooooo!!!!
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"GORGEOUS STYLE!"
NZL-Caroline Powell (ONWARDS AND UPWARDS)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"STAR-QUALITY"
NZL-Mark Todd (REGENT LAD)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC** (Thursday) DRESSAGE: 40.0pts-INTERIM: 1ST
"GEAR-CHECK"
NZL-Mark Todd (REGENT LAD)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CIC** (Thursday) DRESSAGE: 40.0pts-INTERIM: 1ST
"FABULOUS TIMING"
NZL-Mark Todd (MAJOR MILESTONE)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
"US-POWER"
USA-Bruce Davidson JR (BALLYNOE CASTLE RM)
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****(Thursday) FIRST HORSE INSPECTION
2012 FRA-Les Étoiles de Pau CCI****/CIC**
Thursday 25 October
After a tease of the past few days of BRILLIANT weather, we have been pinged back into Autumn!!!!
BUSY DAY: and by golly, she was a dark start (images to prove this!!!)
The CIC** Dressage is completed with NZL-Mark Todd (REGENT LAD) leading the way, and AUS-Christopher Burton (GRAF LIBERTY) nipping at his heels with just 0.7pts between them!!! AUS-Bill Levett (ALEXANDER NJ) is in mid-range lying 20TH - he is very happy to have been able to run in the CIC** with what was his Le Lion d'Angers horse.
The CCI**** STARS took to the runway at 11.30am, followed by the first 21 doing their Dressage this afternoon - the remaining 42 will be performing tomorrow...
Beautiful horses surround us here, and the BEAUTIFUL french - the hospitality is superb and the atmosphere is a charged-relaxed - if that makes sense!!!!
Lets look through the images and let them take you through the day...
Click on any image to view at a larger size or in a slideshow...
LIBBY LAW PHOTOGRAPHY - NZL