Looking back on the past year, we thank you who have helped shape up and grow the Horse community in Thailand and the South East Asia together. We wish you a very joyful holiday season and a new year filled with peace and prosperity.
Looking back over the past year, here we selected the 10 best highlights of 2011 just to wrap up for the year end. We wish you all the most wonderful year in 2012 and very much look forward to the upcoming season when Thai riders start to rise more and more in international scene! Good luck everyone & remember to Work Hard!!
Galloping along the beach. Photo courtesy of Thitaporn Sukpracha/Rutzz Sukchai.
Endurance riders are ready to run! Photo courtesy of Thitaporn Sukpracha/Rutzz Sukchai.
The Endurance CEI* riders (80 km) against the back drop of Hua Hin beach in front of Dusit Thani Huahin Resorts in Prachuab Kirikhan. Photo courtesy of Thitaporn Sukpracha/Rutzz Sukchai.
Promton Kingwan won the B.Grimm Derby Show Jumping 105 cm on his latest horse Val 3.Photo courtesy of HorseMove Thailand.
Supanut Wannakool and Daecha at the water jump; Judgebox at the far back. Photo courtesy of HorseMove Thailand.
Paul Weier is the Head Course Designer of this Derby Show Jumping. Paul along with Col. Fuangvich Aniruth-Deva firstly invented and co-designed this Derby course at Thai Polo Club Pattaya in 2008. Photo courtesy of HorseMove Thailand.
Hans Staub is back again for coaching the Thai National Team. This time, he also provide a Dressage Clinic for any interesting riders. The clinic sponsored by TRUE and Thailand equestrian Federation. Photo courtesy of HorseMove Thailand.
Pakjira Thongpakdi riding Lord Lester. Photo courtesy of Nicole Grunwell.
Discussion & Evaluation after the Clinic. Photo courtesy of Nicole Grunwell.
Group Captain Veerayuth Didyasarin (middle), Vice President of Royal Aeronautic Sports Association of Thailand & Representative of the Air Sea Land Games 2011, presented the trophies and ribbons to riders who competed in Dressage competition. Photo courtesy of Phakin Chirachinda.
The Winners of King's Cup Thailand Equestrian Championships 2011; (left to right) Pakinee Pantapa for Dressage, Montakant Nuanmanee for Showjumping, Namchai Jantakad for Eventing, and Harald Link, the President of TEF. Photo courtesy of Phakin Chirachinda.
Matthew Namchok Jantakad took over the highlight fence in Cross Country at Thai Polo. See XC Photos here. Photo courtesy of Pal Prinksakul.
Akkara Konglapamnuay and Celine 80 won 2 out of 3 qualifiers at the FEI South East Asian World Cup League in Malaysia. The league includes 3 qualifying round at 3Q Classics, Malaysian Open and Merdeka Masters.Photo courtesy of Mary Kate Hassett.
Akkara Konglapamnuay on Celine 80. Photo courtesy of Daniel Chen.
Andrew Hoy National Coach and the team before Cross Country phase. When we are united together, we surely can build a strong team! Photo courtesy of Namchok Jantakad.
Thailand Eventing Team - Winner of the GOLD medal in Equestrian for SEA Games 2011; (left to right) Supap Khaw-Ngam, Weerapat Pitakanonda, Namchok Jantakad, Thanaporn Chavatanont. Photo courtesy of HorseMove Thailand.
Another GOLD and SILVER for Thailand Eventing Individuals; (left to right) Anto Binarto (INA), Promton Kingwan (THA), Supap Khaw-Ngam (THA). Photo courtesy of HorseMove Thailand.
Khun Chaipat Vongvichit (middle) the owner of Chomview Horse Riding Club taking photo with Khun Harald Link (left) President of Thailand Equestrian Federation and Col. Fuangvich Aniruth-Deva (right) the Secretary General.
Ice Promton and Val 3 ran the Eventing Preliminary class. The pair took Gold medal from Eventing Individual competition from Indonesian SEA Games 2011 in November.
Plai Nattaporn on Independent won the Eventing Intro class.
Lily Mae taking her very first Eventing show on Wendy in Eventing Intro.
Class 13 Show Jumping 50-70cm. (Team) 1. Nashon Lulla Total Time 121.41/ Total Points 132 Nattanid Tossmartvorakul/ Shakira Marvin Navaraj / Maxi Kanyapat Tokamoltham / Vamber พีระยา คล้ายสังข์ / Dimond
2. Power Puff Total Time 128.88/ Total Points 132 Sunsanee Thaicharoen/ Narathorn Jidapa Samattiyadeekul/ อำพล นภัสสร แก้วคำ/ Febby ศรินพร อภิบาลรัตน์/ Thunder
3. Spirit & Horse Lover Total Time 131.27/ Total Points 132 ธานินทร์ พิชัยกาล/ Pinnp Apichai Kamonkarn/ Bippo Thanachock Burthong/ Kelecyn Empror Chonnikarn Siyano/ Hand Cock