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January 2012

Horse & Hound report on showjumpers being moved to foreign riders ahead of the deadline for Olympic transfers.

Horse & Hound 12th January 2012

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January 2012

The Telegraph report on Sultan being moved to the Saudi Equestrian Team in time for the Olympics.

The Telegraph Newspaper 06.01.2012

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Sultan Sun 05.01.2012

January 2012

The Sun report on Sultan being moved to the Saudi Equestrian Team although they are inaccurate in saying he was sold. A massive and unexpected blow for us and for British Showjumping.

The Sun Newspaper 05.01.2012

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September 2011

Horse and Hound report on CSIO 5* Gijon where Bruce and Sultan were 2nd in the Grand Prix and jumped double clear in the Nations Cup to help Team GB finish 2nd.

Horse and Hound 15th September 2011.

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September 2011

British Showjumping Website report on the Gijon Nations Cup and Grand Prix. Bruce and Sultan jumped double clear in the Nations Cup, with Team GB finishing 2nd. Bruce and Sultan then came 2nd in the Grand Prix.

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September 2011

Horse and Hound 1st September article on Sultan V.

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Lisbon  NC May 2011

May 2011

British Showjumping Website report on the Lisbon Nations Cup team which Bruce and Sultan were part of. Team GB came 3rd. Bruce & Sultan were then 3rd in the Lisbon GP.

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Lummen NC May 2011

May 2011

British Showjumping Website report on the Lummen Nations Cup team which Bruce and Sultan were part of.

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Preparing the Young Horse

April 2011

Preparing the Young Horse.

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My aim for 2011 - to be European Champion

April 2011

My aim for 2011 - to be European Champion.

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Nations Cup Selection April 2011

April 2011

Bruce and Sultan V are selected to be part of the British Team at the 5* Nations Cup in Lummen, Belgium. This takes place on Friday 29th April.

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Performance of the Month March 2011

March 2011

Sultan V, Old Lodge & Bruce Menzies win British Showjumping's Performance of the Month for March 2011. This is in recognition of their 2nd place in the €100,000 Invitational Grand Prix at the Spanish Sunshine Tour.

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Bruce Menzies Tour in Vejer de la Frontera

17th February 2011

When we arrive after 4 days' driving, we set up our camp and get organised making it home from home for the next 5 weeks of jumping. We've got horses for the age classes as well as the small and big tours. All the horses travelled very well so fingers crossed that they will jump their best.

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Bruce Menzies Tour in Vejer de la Frontera

14th February 2011

We leave for the Spanish Sunshine Tour in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain with 8 horses and a fully loaded lorry and caravan!

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Training clinic

JANUARY 2011

Bruce holds a training clinic for local riders to improve their flatwork and showjumping skills.

Please contact us if you are interested in lessons or attending a training day.

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Eclips HOYS

OCTOBER 2010

Eclips van Erpekom, (Darco stallion) is 5th in the HOYS 6 year old Championships.

Eclips is out of the same dam as Utah van Erpekom and jumped two fantastic rounds to come 5th in this prestigious young horse final.

Semen from Eclips is available, please contact us for more details.

 

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BS Sept Performance award

SEPTEMBER 2010

Old Lodge, Sultan and Bruce receive British Showjumping's

"September Performance Award"

Bruce Menzies and Sultan V's superb victory in the Cushionbed National Championship class has been voted "Performance of the Month" for September.

British Showjumping website 2010

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SJ interview sept 2010

SEPTEMBER 2010

Bruce is interviewed in BRITISH SHOWJUMPING magazine.

See the interview for "Jessie's Journal" and also reports from the Young Horse Championships at Addington and Scope Festival.

British Showjumping September / October 2010

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SEPTEMBER 2010

Scope Festival of Showjumping, Stafford.

Horse and Hound report on Sultan and Bruce winning the Grand Prix to become National Champions and also coming 2nd in the Gentlemans Championship.

Horse and Hound 9th September 2010

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SEPTEMBER 2010

British Young Horse Championships at Addington Manor.

Horse and Hound report on Sultan and Bruce winning the 8 year old final.

Horse and Hound 2nd September 2010

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Sultan Addington 8yr olds

AUGUST 2010

British Young Horse Championships at Addington Manor.

Bruce and Sultan WIN the 8 year old final and become British 8 Year Old Champions in the first year that the class has been run.

 

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6TH MAY 2010

Our foal is born on the day of the General Election. We call him Cameron after the new Prime Minister.

He is a colt by Cardento. The dam (pictured) is by a son of Voltaire out of a Burgraaf mother. Let's hope he'll be a good one!

 

 

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MAY 2010

Bruce and Sultan WIN the 7&8 year old HOYS qualifier at Addington Manor.

"Bruce Menzies and reigning Horse & Hound Foxhunter champion Sultan V were the fastest of three double clears to take the top Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) ticket in the first of two seven- and eight- year-old handicap qualifiers."

Horse and Hound 13th May 2010

 

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MARCH / APRIL 2010

The horses are brilliant in Portugal!

Results include:

Tina = placings in the 1.30m and 1.35m; Sultan = 4th and 7th in the Big Grand Prix; Utah = 3rd and 5th in Small GP; Commander = 2nd in 6 yr olds; Eclips = 4th in 6 yr olds; Tonto = 8th in 6 yr olds.

 

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MARCH / APRIL 2010

We set off for Vilamoura in Portugal with 6 horses for a 4 week showjumping tour.

 

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FEBRUARY 2010

Bruce and Sultan qualify at Arena UK for the B & C Final at the Royal International Horse Show, Hickstead.

Horse and Hound 11th March 2010

 

 

Bruce Menzies on BSJA show dates

JANUARY 2010

Bruce Menzies is on the front cover of the BSJA monthly Show Dates Magazine.

Issue 143 - January to March 2010.

 

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Bruce Menzies in Horse Deals Magazine

DECEMBER 2009

Bruce Menzies features in Horse Deals Magazine.

When Bruce Menzies and the home-bred Sultan V added the HOYS Grade C title to their win in one of the world's most prestigious novice show jumping finals, the Horse & Hound Foxhunter, it was the culmination of a phenomenal 12 months for the Sussex-based Old Lodge Stud.

From Horse Deals Magazine Issue 105 December 2009.

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Bruce Menzies in Showjumping Magazine

NOVEMBER 2009

Bruce Menzies features in British Showjumping Magazine.

The homebred Sultan V broke records for British Breeding with a magnificent double of victories in both the Horse and Hound Foxhunter and Grade C Championships under Bruce Menzies guidance.

From British Showjumping Magazine November/December 2009

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Bruce Menzies BSJA showjumper of the month

NOVEMBER 2009

Bruce Menzies is October Showjumper of the Month.

Following his meteoric rise to fame at the 2009 Horse of the Year Show riding Old Lodge’s 7 year old grey gelding Sultan V to win both the Horse & Hound Foxhunter and HOYS Grade C classes the panel felt the Show Jumper of the Month award was well deserved.

From the BSJA website 2nd November 2009

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West Sussex Gazette write up

OCTOBER 2009

Bruce celebrates double.

A Prestigious double at the Horse of the Year Show put West Sussex rider Bruce Menzies and Sultan V firmly in the limelight at this month's event in Birmingham, giving Bruce the biggest wins of his show jumping career.

From the West Sussex Gazette 21st October 2009

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H and Hound collecting ring Jacq and Bruce

OCTOBER 2009

Bruce and Jacqueline get engaged. It's in print, so there's no going back!!

Horse and Hound 15th October 2009.

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Sultan Horse and Hound write up G Fletcher

OCTOBER 2009

Comment from Graham Fletcher, Horse and Hound

15th October 2009

One of the Best Shows Ever

I'd also single out Bruce Menzies' Foxhunter-grade C double on Sultan V. No top professional could have ridden his Foxhunter jump-off round any better.

 

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Sultan Horse and Hound write up

OCTOBER 2009

Sultan reigns in a vintage year.

An exciting British-bred seven-year-old lifts the coveted Horse & Hound Foxhunter trophy, completing a championship double and a hat-trick for owner-breeders Old Lodge.

From Horse and Hound 15th October 2009

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Sultan HOYS Grade C

OCTOBER 2009

Sultan and Bruce do the double by winning the Grade C Final at HOYS after winning the Foxhunter Final the previous Thursday. Again, last to go in the jump off they cut all the corners and jump clear to win the class.

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Sultan HOYS Foxhunter

OCTOBER 2009

Sultan V starts an amazing week at HOYS when he WINS the Horse and Hound Foxhunter Final in fantastic style. Last to go in the jump off, Bruce and Sultan jump a great clear to win the class.

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Zilando Arena UK

OCTOBER 2009

Zilando (purchased from us in 2004) wins the 5 year old Grand Prix title at Arena UK with John Whitaker. Article taken from Horse and Hound 8th October 2009.

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Sultan Lanaken

SEPTEMBER 2009

Sultan V owned by Old Lodge is 13th in the Speed Leg at the World Breeding Championshops in Lanaken.

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SEPTEMBER 2009

Mohammed II owned by Old Lodge qualified for the 6 year old Final at the Horse of the Year Show. Mohammed jumped a treble clear at Wales & the West qualifying him for the Scope Festival of Showjumping. At Scope he then qualified directly for HOYS which is in October.

 

Sultan V Scope 2009

SEPTEMBER 2009

Bruce and Sultan V are selected for the World Breeding Championships in Lanaken, Belgium. Only 4 British bred horses from each age group were selected. The Championships are from 24-27 September at Zangersheide.

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John Whitaker & Zilando Addington

AUGUST 2009

Zilando is 5th at Addington

Zilando (purchased from us in 2004) is 5th overall in the non British bred final at Addington Young Horse Championships. Ridden by John Whitaker, Zilando jumped clear all show and shared the bonus prize.

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JULY 2009

.Sultan V WINS the B&C class at RIHS

Sultan and Bruce won the B&C class in Ring 2 at the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead.

 

Bruce Wins Horse & Hound Foxhunter Second Round

JUNE 2009

Bruce Wins Horse&Hound Foxhunter Second Round

Bruce riding Old Lodge’s seven year old grey gelding Sultan V jumped three clear rounds ...

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JUNE 2009

Varo M wins the Newcomers Second Round in Wales

Varo M (purchased from us in 2005) wins the Newcomers Second Round at Wales and the West Showground with Dan Neilson.

 

 

Tough Track Requires Absolute Accuracy

JUNE 2009

Tough Track Requires Absolute Accuracy

Bruce Menzies and Daniel Neilson are now Horse of the Year Show (HOYS)-bound for the prestigious Horse & Hound foxhunter final, riding Old Lodge’s home-bred Sultan V and Attack II respectively …

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Sultan wins Grade C Final at Hickstead

JUNE 2009

Sultan V WINS Grade C Final at Hickstead

Bruce riding Old Lodge's 7 year old grey gelding won the prestigious Grade C Final in the International Arena at the Hickstead Derby Meeting.

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Treble Clear Earns Bruce Royal Ticket

FEBRUARY 2009

Treble Clear Earns Bruce Royal Ticket

Bruce booked his place at the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead with an assured qualifying display ...

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Varo M wins 6 yo final 2008

2008

Varo M Wins 6 Year Old Final

Varo M (purchased from us in 2005) wins the 6 year old final in Villeneuve Loubet with Dan Neilson.

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