Conference noted::equitation

    
    	I turned it on yesterday at one, as per TV Guide, and got
    	`great wrecks' or something like that. What happened???

	Hi,

	I thought I read in the Chronicle that the Essex, Radnor and Fair
	Hill 3 day events were being televised during the months of
	December and January on Sports Channel, but I can't seem to find any
	listings in the TV Week (from the Boston Globe Sunday paper) for them.

	Does anyone know if and when these are being televised? If you have
	listings, could someone please post them here?

	Thank you in advance!

	Linda

	Essex and Radnor were on tv (SportsChannel) this past Saturday and I
	think Fair Hill is coming up sometime. 

	The T.V. Guide carries a more comprehensive description than the
	Boston Globe... 

   
  I was over at a friends house last weekend, watching a tape of Radnor,
  and I noticed that they offered tapes of 5 1991 events for sale. So I
  wrote the details down:

  VHS video tapes $24.95 each event, or $99.95 for all 5 tapes.
  Events available:
	Millbrook Prelim
	Fair Hill CCI
	Radnor 3-Day
	Checkmate CCI
	Essex 3-Day
  
  USEV Productions
  Box 575
  Bedford Park, IL 60499
  408-548-7722
  

    Last night (Wednesday, 25th) turned to Sports Channel on Tv @ 7:59,
    I say the ending credits for a Horse Competition that I would have
    surely loved to have seen.   It doesn't appear that this program will
    be repeated.  There is so little Equestrian coverage that I hate to
    miss a single one....
    
    Did anyone out there  in horsey land  tape last nights program...
    If so,  may I borrow it?
    
    Do we have a subject file for informing noters about up and coming
    televised events?
    
    Thanks, 
    
    Ed

    where can i find this info in the tv guide... mine doesnt seem to 
    go into detail.
    can anyone post any upcoming shows on a regualr basis??
    i always miss them :*(
    
    
    
    wemndy o'
    

    
    	If you look in the begining of the TV guide, they list all of
    	the sports events for the week. That is the only place you'll
    	find this info and as we all know there's never very much of it...
    

    Next week is "hog heaven" for equine sports on TV! In addition to the 
    Olympic 3-day event coverage on NBC and Pay-Per View TV, Sports Channel
    is having 2 showjumping tournaments from Spruce Meadows as well as a
    couple CCI level 3-day events from earlier this year. 
    
    The Spruce Meadows coverage includes the Queen Elizabeth II class which
    is similar to the Hempstead Derby.
    
    I caught the coverage of Checkmate CCI last night on Sports
    Channel/America and it was pretty good. It will be on most of the
    regional Sports Channel stations next week. The other CCI that I can
    recall is Essex.
    
    I also noticed coverage of an event in Dublin, Ireland but I can't
    recall what it was for sure. I HOPE it's the Irish National Horse Show
    because that's great stuff.
    
    Check your local listings for your favorite stuff.

    That reminds me. If you're as disappointed with the amount and quality 
    of equine programming on TV, especially network TV, I've got bad news!
    
    There was an editorial in The Chronicle a few weeks back. It seems the
    editor had been to a talk given by somebody knowledgeable in TV. The
    short version of the talk is:
    
    Don't expect anything to change in the near future. The networks can't 
    and/or won't take the financial risk for equine coverage. The cable 
    companies can only afford to broadcast equine events because they are 
    heavily funded by coprporations. That means that we'll get to see what
    Budweiser, Volvo, Shell, Rolex, Crown Royal and other corporations
    think will sell their products. It also means that the overage will
    look like one long commercial for the sponsoring corporation.
    
    There are a few independent producers who make programs like the
    Checkmate CCI coverage or the Spruce Meadows weekly magazine format
    show about showjumping. These independents peddle their stuff to various 
    cable companies but most of the stuff on cable is done by the network
    and heavily funded by corporations.
    

    re .13
    
    When is the even from Dublin -- I didn't see it in my local listings. 
    But, all I had was the listing from the newspaper, since my cable
    company *again* neglected to send it to me.  (Too bad there's no
    competition for cable; I'd dump this company immediately!)
    
    -ellie

    I checked my Satellite TV Week and it says that it is the Royal Dublin
    Horse Show that will be on TV this Saturday, Aug 1. The Nations Cup 
    competition will be 7-8 PM Eastern with the Grand Prix aired from 
    8-9 PM Eastern. That I'm sure of. I'm not as sure of the channel but I'm 
    pretty sure that it was on PRIME network and its affiliates. NESN
    sometimes shows PRIME events so if you get NESN you can check their
    listings for that time.
    
    This isn't a tout for satellite dishes but a friend of mine who lives
    in Cambridge says that he pays over $120 a year to get ESPN through his
    cable company. I pay $26.50 for ESPN on satellite. I also pay $55
    dollars a year to get 3 network stations, an independent and a PBS
    station; $8.50 per year each for PRIME, Discovery and A&E. All of
    which I am told are cheaper than cable prices. The Sports Channels are
    free at the moment. That $100+ a year that we save over cable prices
    goes a long way towards justifying the expense of a satellite. Of
    course, we can't get cable out in the boonies anyway so it's a moot
    point!

    Last night, I got the Satellite TV Week for next week. It says that
    NESN will be showing The Royal Dublin Nations Cup on Sunday at 4PM
    Eastern.

    
    re .16:  Hmmm, I live in Cambridge and pay $19 per month for 50
    channels including ESPN, 3 PBS channels, and enough home shopping to
    choke a horse.  Still, not enough riding events or commentators who can
    pronounce Norman Della Joio's name correctly (not that I can spell it
    correctly, either).
    						monty
    

    You spelled it right!(I think!) Maybe my friend was confused. He might 
    pay $19 per month for everything and only watch ESPN...Come to think of it 
    that sounds like him! Who knows?
    
    On the other hand, I called a satellite programming service this week
    to see about getiing The MIdwest Sports CHannel from Minnesota because
    they were having a 3 day CCI that nobody else was carrying and they
    wanted $8 PER MONTH for that one channel(Needless to say I didn't get
    it!) So, who know's about comparative shopping? 
    
    I just subscribe to the sports channels that have lots of horse stuff.
    That way I can tape whatever the have and watch it when I'm not riding,
    cleaning stalls or here at the office.
    
    John

    We recently got a sample copy of a horse magazine in the mail. One of the
    best things in it was a Budweiser ad with a TV schedule of 1993 Grand Prix 
    showjumping events on ESPN. All these events are sponsored by Bud so there 
    may be others on ESPN sponsored by somebody else. Anyway, I thought it 
    was worth passing on. So here it is:
    
    Show date	Event					Broadcast date(ET)
    Apr 3	American Invitational(FL)         	Sat Apr 17 3:30-5 PM
    __________|________________________________________|__________________
    June 3	Grand Prix of Devon(PA)			Sat June 12 12-1 PM
    __________|________________________________________|__________________
    June 6	Oaks Classic(CA)			Sun June 20 1-2 PM
    __________|________________________________________|__________________
    June 13	Upperville Jumping Classic(VA)		Sat June 26 1-2 PM
    __________|________________________________________|__________________
    July 25	US Open Jumping Champsionship(OH)	Sat Aug 7 1-2 PM
    __________|________________________________________|__________________
    Aug 15	Grand Prix of Indianapolis(IN)		Sat Aug 21 12-1 PM
    __________|________________________________________|__________________
    Sep 19	American Gold Cup(PA)			Sun Oct 24 1-2:30 PM
    __________|________________________________________|__________________
    Oct 30	Grand Prix De Penn National(PA)		Sun Nov 7 1-2 PM
    __________|________________________________________|__________________
    Nov 28	AGA Finals(NJ)				TBA
    __________|________________________________________|__________________

    Prime Sports Network(NESN, PRIME, PTN, HTS, etc) will be broadcasting
    the Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase this weekend. They plan a 90 minute
    broadcast which will include the Virginia Gold Cup(one of the top 2
    timber races in the US) and 2 other races from the same day of 'chasing.
    Last year's event was wonderful! We don't get very much 'chasing on TV
    in the US. Just this, the British Grand National and the Breeder's Cup 
    Steeplechase(if we're lucky! our local NBC affiliate didn't broadcast 
    the BC Steeplechase 2 years ago!). If you get Sports Channel NY or NE, 
    you might get some steeplechase races from Saratoga too but that's it!
    The Virginia Gold Cup broadcast is scheduled for 3 PM-4:30 PM Eastern
    on Saturday so it'll be over in time for the KY Derby.
    
    Speaking of the KY Derby, PBS is again broadcasting a series of
    pre-race shows on the build up to the race. It's called "Dawn at the
    Downs" and airs daily this week. My schedule shows it live at 7 AM
    (Eastern) with a taped replay at 8 PM Eastern. Check you local listings
    though. Last year, our local station had the replay at 11 PM.
    
    The April 9 issue of The Chronicle of the Horse claims that "Coming
    Soon to a TV Network(to be named) Near You" includes a new equestrian 
    series. It's supposed to be a weekly show hosted by Karen Stives(3 day
    eventer; Team Gold and Individual Silver at '84 Olympics). It's
    supposed to include up-close coverage of major competitions, interviews
    with outstanding riders, features on top horses, etc. The show is
    endorsed by USET which, along with a 3 day rider as host and a 3 day
    rider as co-producer, suggests that the show's orientation will be
    towards Olympic disciplines. Hope they include more 3 day and dressage
    than we usually get. By comparison, there's a lot of Grand Prix 
    showjumping on ESPN and SportsChannel(and Canadian Networks if you can
    get 'em). Not counting the Olympics, I've only seen 2 dressage
    competitions and half a dozen 3 day events on TV in the past 3 years.

    Last night, we got the TV guide for next week. It says that ESPN is
    broadcasting a 1 hour show on the Burghley 3 day Event on Wedsnesday
    July 14, 1993. The broadcast time is 1 PM Eastern(10 AM Pacific) so
    you'll have to set your VCR before you come to work!

I was watching TV the other nite and I believe Channel 11 (NH Public TV) 
advertised that they would show highlights of the 1993 Lexington Horse
Trails Wednesday (7/28) from 8:30 - 9:30 pm.  Can anyone confirm this?


diane

    Don't know about NH PBS station but we got next week's satellite tv
    guide last night. It lists the Lexington 3 Day several times (mostly on
    Prime network affiliates which would be NESN in New England). I'll
    double check because I *think* it may also have been listed as showing 
    on PBS. 
    
    BTW, next week is "busy" with horse events. In addition to the
    Lexington 3 Day, there were several other competitions. Full report
    tomorrow as I can't recall details right now.
    
    Doesn't Channel 11 send out a monthly listing magazine to its members?
    I'm sure that would have their schedule details for the whole month.

    I checked my tv listings for next week and the other station that was
    showing KY 3 Day was SportsChannel Pacific(i.e. San Francisco). It's
    showing on Tues Aug 3 on Prime Sports Network affiliates(e.g. NESN,
    KBL, HSE, HTS, PRMN, PRMW, PRNW, SPTS, SUN, etc) and SportsChannel
    Pacific on Tues Aug 3 at 4 PM *EASTERN* time; 3 PM Central; 2 PM
    Mountain and 1 PM Pacific. 
    
    KY 3 Day will repeat on Saturday at 2:30 Eastern. I think that EMPIRE,
    another Prime affiliate picks it up then too. Some other affiliates are 
    broadcasting individual repeats in addition to the repeat by the block,
    so check you local listing if you can't catch one of the 2 I mentioned.
    
    The Oakbrook Grand Prix showjumping will be on SportsChannel New
    England and Chicago on Mon Aug 2 at 4 PM local times. For those in the
    Chicago area, it's also showing on Sunday at noon and Monday at 5 AM
    
    
    Next Saturday(Aug 7), ESPN will air the junior showjumping
    championships.
    
    There was also a listing for the Grand Prix of Chicago on one of the
    PRIME affiliates for sometime next week but I can't remember which
    station or the day, so check your local listings. 

    Did anybody find out if there was any Lexington coverage on PBS?
    
    I saw the Prime Sports Network coverage and was disappointed in some
    ways. First of all, they spent as much time doing touristy propaganda
    for the state of Kentucky as they did covering the event. Secondly, the
    dressage phase coverage consisted of a montage of 3 second clips of a
    number of unidentified rider/horse pairs. Thirdly, the coverage of the 
    XC phase of endurance was limited to the last half dozen or so
    obstacles. 
    
    On the plus side, it was fairly well done. They didn't get into the 
    sensationalized coverage of falls for which NBC has such a penchant.
    The footage was well shot. The commentary was reasonably good. They 
    did some educational bits for those who aren't familiar with 3day
    by having the male commentator ask the female expert commentator questions 
    that might come to the mind of the uninitiated.
    
    John

Yes, here in New England, the NH PBS station ran an hour or
an hour and half covering the Rolex event pretty well.  I
was pleasantly surprised.  I suppose my expectations were low,
considering the poor quality of hte commentary, etc, on the 
Olympic coverage.  This coverage and commentary was MUCH better.

I may have missed some of it, but I recorded most of it. They
had two decent commentators, lots of clips of competitor's 
statements about their dressage test, or the x-c course, etc,
and some clips of the vet, the course designer, etc.  All in all,
I was really pleased, and when they posted the phone number to
call in for comments for the local station, I called in to tell
them I was happy with it.  

They did a lot of editing to keep the action going.  They showed
most of the top competitors' dressage tests first, going from one
to the next quickly, and occasionally showing the competitor being
interviewed in one of the corners on top of the rest of picture.
Then they showed quite a few competitors going x-c, but they
didn't show every fence-- still, they probably had good shots of
more than half of the course.  They were complete enough to be 
able to tell us when (once) someone had gotten a refusal in a segment
that wasn't filmed, and they told us this before she finished the
course.

They even showed when an interesting competitor after x-c didn't pass 
the vet check! (I won't spoil it by telling you who, for those who
haven't seen it yet) Never having been to a real 3-day, I was delighted
to see this, even if it was just to show the judges watching him being
trotted out and back (it was a little hard for me to judge his 
movement from the camera angle), and then all shaking their heads,
conferring and making the call.

Same for stadium as for dressage-- but I wasn't 'keeping score',
so I don't know how consistent they were about who was being covered.
My only little nit about the whole thing (I'm sure someone else will
come up with a few!) was that they showed the winner (gee, does anyone
not know that yet? one might guess!) with the Rolex
for something like a full minute, being photographed and smiling.  
I'd have given the ceremony about 30 seconds, and then showed 
competitors cooling out their horses or something. But then, I'm
not in the sports-coverage business, huh?

--carrie

    re .26 and .27
    
    KCET (PBS station in Kentucky) has covered the Rolex Three Day Event at
    the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington for several years (>5) now. They
    seem to have got the hang of covering eventing although they do change
    the format slightly from year to year. The commentators tend to be
    different each year but generally include a known eventer. It will
    depend on your local PBS station as to when of if the programme is
    shown. As noted in the last reply New Hampshire Public Television
    (Channel 11) showed it twice last week. I have it all on tape.

    Thanks! I'll look for it on PBS. I knew that Kentucky PBS had been
    covering it for a while. In fact, all the eventing footage Prime used
    was shot by KCET! They just spliced in their commentators and the
    touristy stuff. 
    
    John

    Oops, forgot to tell all you showjumping fans that SportsChannel was
    carrying the Nations Cup from the Spruce Meadows Masters tournament 
    this past weekend. It was 3 hours of live simulcast coverage provided 
    by the Candian Broadcasting Company(CBC)which covers the major Spruce 
    Meadows tournaments(but not every event at each one...)
    
    However, all is not lost! SportsChannel America and Home Team Sports are
    rebroadcasting the 3 hours this Weds. Check your local listings. The
    regional SC affiliates may or may not be carrying the repeat.
    
    CBC will be covering more events from the Masters tournament this weekend 
    but I don't know whether or not SC will be simulcasting it. 
    
    John

    More on Spruce Meadows Masters  coverage:
    
    Saturday 9/18 CBC(i.e. Candian Broadcasting) 4 PM Eastern
    	Du Mauriers International - 2 hours
    
    Tuesday  9/21 SportsChannel America
    	8 PM Eastern Pepsi Challenge (1 Hour) (SportsChannel New England on
    						Thursday)
    	9 PM Eastern Canadian Airlines  Challenge (1 Hour) (SportsChannel
    						New England on Weds)
    	10 PM Eastern Amoco Cup  (1 Hour) (SportsChannel New England on
    						Weds)
    	There are various repeats and broadcasts on regional SportsChannels
    	thoughout the week so check your local listings
    
    Saturday 9/25 CBC(i.e. Candian Broadcasting) 3:30 PM Eastern
    	Pars Course de Chasse - 2 hours

    Also next week SportsChannel America will be broadcasting
    the Nations Cup from the Dublin Royal Horse Show.
    
    Sunday 9/19 10 PM Eastern SportsChannel America  
    with repeats and regional affilate broadcasts at various *different* 
    times. So, check your listings!

I happened to catch the Nations Cup portion of the Dublin Horse Show on
SportsSouth (which I think is our version of SportsChannel).  It was
the one where the American team was Michael Matz, DD Matz, Anne Kurzinski
and Leslie Lenahan.  Leslie's clear round won it for the Americans.

I happened to notice that Digital was a sponsor with a large add
visable from one line of the jumps and the logo was posted with each
score.  Good for us!

Also, can anyone out there tell me what happened to the Greg Best/Gem Twist
combination?  I noticed that now Leslie is riding Gem Twist and you never
see Greg at all.  Just curious.......

Jan

    Greg Best hurt his shoulder in a fall (can't remember exactly when) and
    will not be able to ride for a year, so Leslie got the mount on Gem
    Twist.  We saw on TV the first competition that Leslie rode Gem Twist in 
    and Greg was there with his arm/shoulder all bandaged up and in a
    sling.  I think this was towards the end of last year because they
    wanted to keep Gem Twist competing as he was the leading jumper at that
    time.  From that timing, it appears that it may not be too long before
    Greg is able to ride again.
    
    						Jan

    Best injured his shoulder last year and has been out of action since
    then. Leapin' Leslie took over riding Gem Twist in late summer or early
    autumn of 1992 and has been riding him since.
    
    Personally, I think Gem Twist goes quieter and better for Lenahan. He 
    swishes his tail and bucks a *LOT* less for her. He still shows lots 
    of exuberance though!

Thanks so much for the update.  I was wondering what happened to Greg and
hoped he wasn't out of the picture for good.

I agree that the horse seemed to go better for Leslie, but I still hope
to see Greg Best ride him again.  

Also, I noticed that George Lindeman, Jr. has been showing up in more
and more of the European and Canadian shows.  Is he totally out of the
American shows because of the accusations of abuse? 

Thanks,

Jan

    According to commentary on Canadian TV, Lindemann has been showing in
    Europe from late Spring until the Masters Tournament at Spruce Meadows.
    At one point, the Spruce Meadows commentators said that he had been 
    booed so much in the US because of the allegations that he had killed 
    horses for insurance money that he decided to spend the season in Europe. 
    This served 2 purposes: 1) He took less personal abuse and 2) he gained
    valuable experience in international level competitions.
    
    Interestingly enough, he came back with a new string of horses many of
    which already had international experience. One of the most notable is
    "Genesis" which had been ridden by Tina Cassan last year as a member of
    the British team in several Nations Cup events. Genesis has all the
    power and talent in the world. If he can't make a rider out of
    Lindemann, no horse can!

    Any endurance riders out there?
    
    According to our latest TV listings, there's a broadcast on PRIME
    Sports network next week of a championship endurance event. Prime
    Sports affiliates include SportSouth(SPTS), New England 
    Sports Network(NESN), Home Team Sports(HTS) which is the D.C. area I
    think, Prime Sports Northwest, Prime Ticket(PTN) in CA, etc
    
    So, if you're interested, you might want to check your local listings.
    Right now, I can't even remember what day it's supposed to be on.
    If I remember, I'll check our listing and see if I can give you a
    starting place.

    3 day events are infrequently seen on TV. However, there are TWO being
    aired this week. 
    
    One is scheduled for tomorrow(Wednesday Dec 1 1993) on ESPN at 
    2 p.m. Eastern Time, Blenheim Horse Trials (I wonder what they were
    accused of doing! ;-)
    
    I'm not familiar with that particular event so I'm not sure how recent
    it is. My listing says that it's the 1992 competition but that could be
    a misprint.
    
    The other is on SportsChannel and/or Prime Sports Network. The TV show
    is called "Event at the Downs" and it's listed at various times/dates
    this week and next. You'll have to check your local listings.
    
    This is an event from New Mexico. We watched the show last year and
    it was an hour of decent coverage. 

    
    	The "Event at the Downs" was wonderful...!! (What we saw, anyway).
    
    	Last fall I 'happened' to see an ad in a local horse paper that
    there was a 3 day event in Santa Fe (only 50 minutes from us) so Jud
    and I packed a lunch and headed up.  Turned out to be a VERY well
    organized and attended event.  Held at "The Downs" (a racing facility)
    outside the city, they *REALLY* did it up.  This was apparently one of
    the last in a series of "Young Riders Competition" that had taken place
    on the West Coast and was open for riders under 20 years of age.  They
    were incredible - and obvious candidates being watched for more serious
    competition (the Olympics?).  Soo  there were about 20 of these riders
    competing and then another 60+ horses competing at the different
    levels.
    
    The cross country course was tough and long... We only went on Sunday
    so we didn't see the dressage and stadium jumping.. but these riders
    were clearly first rate.  Bet it will be worth watching!
    
    Now.. If I only lived in a place where they had cable.. I thought where
    we lived in Maine was the only place that didn't..
    
    oh well.  Enjoy the rides, and the sights, it is a pretty area.
    
    smiles - holly
    

    Re; .39
    
    The Blenheim Horse Trials is a CCI*** and this year had many
    international riders taking part. Blenheim Palace is the home of the
    Duke of Marlborough, birth place of Sir Winston Churchill and is quite
    a good location for a three day event. Located about ten miles north of
    Oxford, about an hour's drive from DEC Park in Reading.
    
    In the interval between European DECUS and the European Electronic Mail
    Association Meeting I was in the U.K. and went to all four days of the
    "Audi Blenheim International Horse Trials" as it is formally called.
    Most of the big name riders were there including Mark Todd, Matt Ryan,
    Bruce Davidson, Ian Stark, Ginny Leng, Karen O'Connor (Lende), Marina
    Loheit (German champion). Unlike previous years, the weather was fine
    for all four days including cross country day (when it historically
    pours with rain). The cross country course includes a particularly good
    water complex which only gave a few riders, including Missy Rasenhousen
    (sp?), problems.
    
    I took about four hours of video tape. The TV crews mostly covered cross
    country and stadium jumping, having only one camera for dressage. It
    was a very closely contested horse trials with less than five points
    (one rail down) separating the top four riders coming into stadium
    jumping. The TV folk will have to screw up badly not to make it an
    interesting show.

    re: .39
    
    It was the 1992 Blenheim Audi International Horse Trials shown on ESPN
    yesterday. I will have to wait until I come back from Fall DECUS in
    San Francisco to watch all of the tape.

    It sure was! I wonder why ESPN couldn't have got a tape of the 1993
    Blenheim? Oh well, it was worth watching even though it was over a year
    old!
    
    Re The Event at The Downs....
    
    I hope Holly's note didn't mislead anybody into thinking it's just a
    bunch of teenagers competing at that event. While there were young
    riders this year and last, it's not restricted to youngsters. There
    were some national names there(e.g. Mike Huber who is president of
    USCTA and certainly not under 20) and it is an advanced level event.
    

    
    	Good point of clarity John... thanks.  In fact, when I read the
    	program and looked at the divisions there were another 80 riders
    	competing at the other levels (from training to advanced)...
    
    	excellent place/excellent competition/should be excellent watching!
    
    	smiles - h
    

Did anyone tape 1993 Fair Hill when it was on a couple 
of weeks ago? If so, is there any chance that I could
borrow the tape? I missed taping it (drat.)

Thanks!
Linda

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DELNI::MCCROSSAN

The April edition of Prime Sports Network's Horseworld features showjumping 
with the $250,000 Grand Prix of the Desert. The jump-off is really exciting.
There are several other showjumping events on TV in the next couple weeks.
I'll mention those too. All shows are 1 hour unless otherwise specified.
If you haven't seen Horseworld yet, here's where/when you can catch it(All 
times are Eastern unless specified as Pacific):

Tues 19th 3 PM NESN;  Midnight(9 PM Pacific) PTN
Weds 20th 5 AM KBL, MSG, PRNW, PASS, PSMW, PRMN, SC/Ohio, SC/PA, SUN
          5 PM MSG, PTN, PRNW, PSMW, PRMN, SC/Ohio
Fri  22nd 1 AM SPTS(10 PM Thurs Pacific time); 10:30 PM Pacific time PTN 

Sun  24th 8 PM PSMW, PRMN, SC/Ohio
Tues 26th 9 PM PRNW
Thur 28th 1 PM KBL, MSG, PRNW, PASS, PSMW, PRMN, PTN, SC/Ohio, SC/PA, SUN
          5 PM HSE
Fri  29th 9 AM KBL, MSG, PRNW, PASS, PSMW, PRMN, PTN, SC/Ohio, SC/PA, SUN

Other showjumping in the next 2 weeks includes:

Grand Prix of Palm Beach:
Tues 19th 9 PM NSPT
Weds 20th 3 PM SC/NY
Thur 21st 9 AM SC/NY; 4 PM SC/PA

American Invitational: Sat 30th 12 PM ESPN

World Cup Finals: Sat 30th 4 PM Canadian Broadcasting Corp.(CBC) 2 Hours

Sports stations legend:

Home Sports Entertainment (HSE)
Home Team Sports (HTS)
KBL Sports Network (KBL)
Madison Square Garden Network (MSG)
New England Sports Network (NESN)
PASS Sports (PASS)
Prime Sports Network (PRMN)
Prime Sports Midwest (PRMW)
Prime Sports Northwest (PRNW)
Prime Ticket Sports Network (PTN)
SportsSouth (SPTS)
Sunshine Network (SUN)

NSPT = NEWSPORT formerly SportsChannel America
SC/Ohio = SportsChannel Ohio
SC/PA = SportsChannel Pennsylvania/Philly
SC/NY = SportsChannel New York

John

There are some interesting horse programs over the next week or so. Here's
what I know about:

Showjumping tournaments 

	1. Spruce Meadows: June 4 and 5 on CBC at 1 PM Pacific time
		(4 PM Eastern time, you figure out the others! ;-)
	2. Crown Royal Las Colinas: June 6 on HSE at 5 PM Pacific(8 PM ET)
		and SPTS at 9 PM Pacific(12 AM/Midnight June 7 ET)
	3. Devon Grand Prix: June 11 on ESPN at 9 AM Pacific(12 PM/Noon ET)

Horseworld: June 7 at 5 AM Pacific(8 AM ET) and 10 AM Pacific(1 PM ET) on
		PRMN, NESN, MSG, KBL, HTS, HSE, SPTS, SUN, SC/OH
	    June 10 at 6 AM Pacific(9 AM ET) same channels
	    June 8 at 10 PM(June 9 1 AM ET) on PRNW
	    June 9 10 AM(1 PM ET) on HSE

Racing:
	June 11 9:30 AM Pacific(12:30 PM ET) on ABC Wide World of Sports 
		For Kids: A Day At The Races
	June 11 12:30 PM Pacific(3:30 PM ET) on ESPN Belmont Special
	June 11 1:30 PM Pacific(4:30 PM ET) on ABC Wide World of Sports:
		The Belmont Stakes

Sports stations:

Canadian Broadcasting Corp.(CBC) 

Home Sports Entertainment (HSE)
Home Team Sports (HTS)
KBL Sports Network (KBL)
Madison Square Garden Network (MSG)
New England Sports Network (NESN)
PASS Sports (PASS)
Prime Sports Network (PRMN)
Prime Sports Midwest (PRMW)
Prime Sports Northwest (PRNW)
Prime Ticket Sports Network (PTN)
SportsSouth (SPTS)
Sunshine Network (SUN)

NSPT = NEWSPORT formerly SportsChannel America
SC/OH = SportsChannel Ohio
SC/PA = SportsChannel Pennsylvania/Philly
SC/NY = SportsChannel New York

John

    Did anyone happen to tape the 1994 Rolex Kentucky 3 Day Event that was
    shown on channel 11 (PBS from Durham, NH) last night (Tuesday the
    12th)?
    
    I thought I was taping it while we were watching it, but I had not
    checked the VCR properly and had it set to record from the front
    jacks, not the TV input so I have an hour and a half of nothing.
    
    I had told some friends of ours that couldn't get home in time to watch
    it not to worry, I would tape it and let them borrow it (ooops). So now
    I need to get myself out of "trouble" and get a copy.
    
    Let me know if you can help.
    
    Thanks,
    Shawn

The Volvo Dressage World Cup Kuer competition is being televised this
week on sports channels around the US. It's 1 hour of fairly decent
coverage. They discuss the requirements of most of the high level
movements so just about anyone can watch it and enjoy what their seeing.

In my listings, I see the following times/stations:

Monday	1 PM Pacific(4 PM Eastern)	Prime Sports West(L.A. Area)
	4 PM Pacific(7 PM Eastern)	PASS(Detroit Area)

Tuesday	1 AM Pacific(4 AM Eastern)	SUN(Florida)
	11:30 AM Pacific(1:30 PM CENTRAL) Prime Sports South West(Texas
						and Louisiana areas)
Weds	5 AM Pacific(7 AM Central)	SportsChannel Chicago
	? PM Pacific			Prime Sports West(L.A. Area)
	(Cant read my notes here. Could be 3 PM , 8 PM or 8:30 PM Pacific)
Thurs	9 AM Pacific(12 Noon Eastern)      Prime Sports West(L.A. Area)

Sorry for the short notice. I should get scheudle listings for next week
tonight. I'll look for repeats(etc) of this broadcast next week and post
them tomorrow or Weds.

In addition to the broadcast times this week(May 15-20) for the Volvo
Dressage world Cup, I find the following listings for next week. Due to
the large number of stations, I am not posting the various times, only
Pacific time. If you're in other time zones adjust accordingly(i.e.
Eastern - add 3 hours; Central +2 hours; Mountain +1 hour). If you can't
remember which time zone you're in, look in the front of your phone
book. They usually have time zone maps in there.

Day  Date	Pacific Time	Stations

Tues May 23	2 AM 		HTS, MSG, PASS, PRMN, PSNW, PSUM, SCCH, 
				SCNE, SCOH, SPAC 

		1 PM		SCNE

		2 PM		MSG, PRMN, PSNW, PSUM, SCOH, SPAC

Thu  May 25	Noon		PSSW

Sat  May 27	12:30 PM	MSG(that's Noon thirty; not midnight 30)

Station legend

HTS  - Home Team Sports(Maryland-Virginia region)
MSG  - Madison Square Garden Network(New York - New Jersey region)
PASS - PASS Sports (Detroit area)
PRMN - Prime Sports Network
PSNW - Prime Sports Northwest 
PSSW - Prime Sports South West(Formerly Home Sports Entertainment)
PSUM - Prime Sports Upper Midwest
SCCH - SportsChannel Chicago
SCNE - SportsChannel New England
SCOH - SportsChannel Ohio
SPAC - SportsChannel Pacific(San Francisco region)

    According to TV Guide an hour long programme on the Burghley Three Day
    Event, year unspecified, will be shown on the Sports Channel New
    England at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and again at 10:00 p.m.
    tomorrow, Wednesday May 31st. The listing was under the heading "Horse
    Racing"!
    
    Burghley is the other four star CCI held every September Near Stamford
    in England. It rivals Badminton "the" four star CCI which is now held
    in May. 

    Re previous note
    
    It's the 1994 Burghley. We saw it out here a week or 2 ago. It's worth
    the time to watch it, definitely.
    
    It's likely to be on other SportsChannel and Prime Sports affiliates too.

    There's a Grand Prix showjumping class on ESPN this Saturday(9 am
    Pacific; 12 noon Eastern). I think it's from the Devon horse show but
    I can't remember for sure.

If it's summer, there must be showjumping from Spruce Meadows on TV! 
Here are the listings I know of for the next 2 weeks; with 1 
exception, they're from Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Note: NESN listings just say "Spruce Meadows Series" in my schedule 
so I'm guessing what event they'll show from what the other stations 
are showing on the same day. They may do something different...
Crown Royal Grand Prix
	Sun  June 25, 9 AM Pacific(Noon Eastern) HTS

Royal Bank World Cup(2 Hours)
	Weds June 21, 11 AM Pacific(2 PM Eastern) PSSW
	Sat  June 24, 5 PM Pacific(8 PM Eastern) NESN
	Sun  June 25, 2 AM Eastern(Sat 11PM Pacific) NESN

Smirnoff Cup(1 hour)
	Tues June 20, Noon Pacific(3 PM Eastern) PSSW
	Weds June 21, 9 PM Pacific(Midnight Eastern i.e. Thurs morning)
			SPTS
	Fri  June 23, 8 PM Pacific(11 PM Eastern) NESN
	Sat  June 24, 4 PM Pacific(7 PM Eastern) NESN
	Sun  June 25, 1 AM Eastern(Sat 10PM Pacific) NESN

Shell Derby Cup(2 hours)
	Sat  June 24, 1:30 PM Pacific(4:30 PM Eastern) CBC
			Repeated various times on Sun June 25
			This is different coverage than on the 
			sports networks and is only listed as
			1.5 hours
	Sun  June 25, Noon Pacific(3 PM Eastern) PRMN
		      5 PM Pacific(8 PM Eastern) NESN
	Mon  June 26, 7 AM Pacific(10 AM Eastern) NESN
	Tues June 27, 1 PM Pacific(4 PM Eastern) PSSW

Atco Double Slalom(1 hour)
	Sun  June 25, 10 AM Pacific(1 PM Eastern) PRMN, SCOH
		       4 PM Pacific(7 PM Eastern) NESN
	Mon  June 26,  6 AM Pacific(9 AM Eastern) NESN
		       1 PM Pacific(4 PM Eastern) PSSW
	Weds June 28,  Noon Pacific(3 PM Eastern) PSSW
	Sat  July  1,  1:30 PM Pacific(4:30 PM Eastern) CBC
		       9 PM Pacific(11 PM Central; Midnight(sunday) 
				Eastern) PSUM

Sports stations:

Canadian Broadcasting Corp.(CBC) 

HTS  - Home Team Sports(Maryland-Virginia region)
MSG  - Madison Square Garden Network(New York - New Jersey region)
NESN - New England Sports Network
PASS - PASS Sports (Detroit area)
PRMN - Prime Sports Network
PRMW - Prime Sports Midwest
PSNW - Prime Sports Northwest(Seattle area)
PSSW - Prime Sports South West(Formerly Home Sports Entertainment)
PSUM - Prime Sports Upper Midwest
PSW  - Prime Sports West(Formerly Prime Ticket - Los Angeles Area)
SCCH - SportsChannel Chicago
SCFL - SportsChannel Florida
SCNE - SportsChannel New England
SCOH - SportsChannel Ohio
SPAC - SportsChannel Pacific(San Francisco region)
SPTS - SportsSouth(Southeastern US)
SUN  - Sunshine Network(Florida)


NSPT = NEWSPORT formerly SportsChannel America

John

    >Atco Double Slalom(1 hour)
    
    >        Weds June 28,  Noon Pacific(3 PM Eastern) PSSW
    
    Oops, that should be SCNE(SportsChannel New England)

**This seemed like the best place to put this note even though this
**is NOT on satellite.

According to the TV guide that came with the Sunday paper
Channel 11 (NH Public TV) is showing the Lexington Kentucky
Rolex 3-day event Thursday nite (7/27) from 9:00 - 10:30.  

I always enjoy watching this one even though they usually
show only 15 minutes of dressage. I hope this year they
pay half as much attention to the camera angles for dressage
as they do for the X Country phase. 

diane
                          

There are some interesting showjumping tournaments on TV over the next week 
or so. Most are from the Spruce Meadows Masters tournament held 
earlier this month. However, there is also a Nations' Cup from the 
Aachen, Germany tournament which I believe was in August. If you don't see 
your local sports station, look in your local listings and/or call the 
station. I called one sports station a while back to complain that their 
listings didn't include the horse events. They sent me a detailed listing 
of only horse shows for the next month! I'm using initials to 
indicate the various sports stations. There's a translation table 
which also shows the area they serve at the bottom. Anyway, here's what 
I know about:

Something from the Spruce Meadows tournament but the listing doesn't 
say what

		Thur Oct 5 - 2 hours
			   2 AM Pacific(5 AM Eastern)
				PSW


Spruce Meadows Canadian Airlines Challenge (1 hour):
		Tues Sep 26
                           1 PM Pacific(4 PM Eastern) 
				SCNE
		Weds Sep 27
			   2 AM Pacific(5 AM Eastern)
				MSG, PSNW, PASS, PSUM, PRMN, SCNE,
				SCOH, SPAC
		Sat Sep 30 
			   1:30 PM Pacific(4:30 PM Eastern)
				SCOH
                Tues Oct 3
			   9:30 PM Pacific(12:30 AM Eastern)
				SPTS
		Thur Oct 5
			   2 AM Pacific(5 AM Eastern)
				SCCH

Spruce Meadows Amoco Cup (length of show varies w/ channel):
		Sat Sep 30
                           1:30 PM Pacific(4:30 PM Eastern)
				CBC
		Tues Oct 3
			   10 AM Pacific(1 PM Eastern)
				EMPR, HTS, MSG, PSNW, PASS, PSUM, 
                                PRMN, SCNE, SCOH, SPAC
			   7:30 PM Pacific(10:30 PM Eastern)
				PRMN
			   8 PM Pacific(11 PM Eastern)
				SCNE
		Weds Oct 4 
			   2 AM Pacific(5 AM Eastern)
				SCCH
		Thur Oct 5
			   11 AM Pacific(2 PM Eastern)
				PSSW

Spruce Meadows Masters Nations' Cup: 3 HOURS!
		Mon Oct 2 
			   10 AM - 1 PM  Pacific(1 PM - 4 PM Eastern)
				EMPR, MSG, PSNW, PASS, PSUM, PRMN,
				SCNE, SCOH, SPAC
		Tues Oct 3 
                           4:30 PM -7:30 PM Pacific(7:30 -10:30 Eastern)
				PRMN
			   7:00 PM - 10 PM Pacific(10 PM - 1 AM Eastern)
				NESN
		Weds Oct 4 
                           6 AM - 9 AM Pacific(9 AM - Noon Eastern)
				NESN
			   10:30 AM - 1:30 PM Pacific(1:30 PM - 4:30 Eastern)
				PSSW

Aachen German Nations Cup: 2 HOURS

		Fri Oct 6
			   11 AM Pacific(2 PM Eastern)
				EMPR, HTS, MSG, PSNW, PASS, PSUM, PRMN,
				SCNE, SCOH, SCPA, SPAC
			   11 PM Pacific(2 AM Eastern)
				HTS
		Sat OCt 7
			   12 AM Midnight Pacfic(3 AM Eastern)
				SUN
			   3 PM Pacfic(6 PM Eastern)
				PASS
			   9 PM Pacfic(12 AM Midnight Sunday Eastern)
				NESN


Sports stations:

Canadian Broadcasting Corp.(CBC) - Canada but available over TV 
		antennas in some northern areas. Also available for
		free on C-band satellite dishes

HTS  - Home Team Sports(Maryland-Virginia region)
MSG  - Madison Square Garden Network(New York - New Jersey region)
PASS - PASS Sports (Detroit area)
PRMN - Prime Sports Network
PRMW - Prime Sports Midwest
PSNW - Prime Sports Northwest(Seattle area)
PSSW - Prime Sports South West(Formerly Home Sports Entertainment)
PSUM - Prime Sports Upper Midwest
PSW  - Prime Sports West(Formerly Prime Ticket - Los Angeles Area)
SCCH - SportsChannel Chicago
SCFL - SportsChannel Florida
SCNE - SportsChannel New England
SCOH - SportsChannel Ohio
SPAC - SportsChannel Pacific(San Francisco region)
SPTS - SportsSouth(Southeastern US)
SUN  - Sunshine Network(Florida)


NSPT = NEWSPORT formerly SportsChannel America

John

Hey, guess what? There are more showjumping tournaments on TV during 
the week Sun Oct 8 - Sat Oct 14. Some are from the Spruce Meadows 
Masters tournament held in September. However, there also 2 Nations 
Cup competitions from Europe. One from the Aachen, Germany 
tournament and the other from the Royal Dublin Horse Show. What's 
interesting is that the SportsChannel NY and SportsChannel 
Philadeplhia affiliates are included this time. They're the 2 
SportsChannel affiliates that show the fewest number of equstrian 
events.

As with previous posts of this sort, I'm using initials to
indicate the various sports stations. There's a translation table
which also shows the area they serve at the bottom. Anyway, here's 
what I know found in the listings:

American Gold Cup - Devon Horse Show (1 hour)
		Sun Oct  8 10 AM Pacific(1 PM Eastern) ESPN
		Fri Oct 13 11AM Pacific(2 PM Eastern) ESPN

Spruce Meadows Du Maurier International Challenge (3 hours):
		Sun Oct  8 
			   11 AM Pacific(2 PM Eastern) - PRMN, SCOH
			    6 PM Pacific(9 PM Eastern) - NESN
		Mon Oct  9
			    6 AM Pacific(9 AM Eastern) - NESN

Spruce Meadows Amoco Cup (1 hour)
		Sun Oct  8
			   Noon Pacific(3 PM Eastern) - MSG
			   1 PM Pacific(4 PM Eastern) - SCNE

Spruce Meadows Masters Pulsar International Challenge: (1 hour)
		Sun Oct 8   5 PM Pacific(8 PM Eastern) - NESN

Aachen Germany Nations Cup: 2 HOURS

		Sun Oct 8   5 PM Pacific(8 PM Eastern) - MSG

		Mon Oct  9 
			   10 AM Pacific(1 PM Eastern) 
				HTS, MSG, PSNW, PASS, PSUM, PRMN,
				SCNE, SCOH, SCPA, SPAC
			   4 PM Pacific(7 PM Eastern) - SCNY
			   9 PM Pacific(12 AM Midnight Tues Eastern) - SCCH
			  10 PM Pacific(1 AM Tues Eastern) - SUN
		Tues Oct 10 
			   12 AM (Midnight) Pacific(3 AM Eastern) - PSSW
			    8:30 AM Pacific(11:30 AM Eastern) - SCNY
			    6 PM Pacific(9 PM Eastern) - HTS
		Wed Oct 11
			   10:30 AM Pacific(1:30 PM Eastern) PSSW
			   11 AM Pacific(2 PM Eastern) SUN
			    6 PM Pacific(9 PM Eastern) - NESN
			   10 PM Pacific(1 AM Thursday Eastern) - NESN
		Thu Oct 12
			   6 AM Pacific(9  AM Eastern) - NESN
			  10 AM Pacific(1 PM Eastern) - PSSW

Dublin, Ireland Kerrygold Nations Cup: 1 hour
		Mon Oct  9 
			  Noon Pacific(3 PM Eastern)
				MSG, PSNW, PASS, PSUM, PRMN,
                                SCNE, SCOH, SCPA, SPAC
			   6 PM Pacific(9 PM Eastern) - SCNY
			   7 PM Pacific(10 PM Eastern) - PRMN
		Tues Oct 10 
			   2 AM Pacific(5 AM Eastern) - SCCH
                           10:30 AM Pacific(1:30 PM Eastern) - SCNY
                Wed Oct 11
			   Noon Pacific(3 PM Eastern) - PSW
			   8 PM Pacific(11 PM Eastern) - NESN
		Thu Oct 12
			   12 AM Midnight Pacific(3 AM Eastern) - NESN
                           8 AM Pacific(11 AM Eastern) - NESN



Sports stations:

Canadian Broadcasting Corp.(CBC) - Canada but available over TV 
		antennas in some northern areas. Also available for
		free on C-band satellite dishes

HTS  - Home Team Sports(Maryland-Virginia region)
MSG  - Madison Square Garden Network(New York - New Jersey region)
PASS - PASS Sports (Detroit area)
PRMN - Prime Sports Network
PRMW - Prime Sports Midwest
PSNW - Prime Sports Northwest(Seattle area)
PSSW - Prime Sports South West(Formerly Home Sports Entertainment)
PSUM - Prime Sports Upper Midwest
PSW  - Prime Sports West(Formerly Prime Ticket - Los Angeles Area)
SCCH - SportsChannel Chicago
SCFL - SportsChannel Florida
SCNE - SportsChannel New England
SCOH - SportsChannel Ohio
SPAC - SportsChannel Pacific(San Francisco region)
SPTS - SportsSouth(Southeastern US)
SUN  - Sunshine Network(Florida)


NSPT = NEWSPORT formerly SportsChannel America

John

    ESPN begins coverage of the Florida Grand Prix showjumping circuit
    this Sunday at 2 PM Eastern/ 11 AM Pacific.