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Join Jesse at Badminton 2025 for XC course-walk

June 24, 2021/in Announcements /by jessecampbelleventing

Join Jesse at Badminton for a cross-country course walk and help raise funds for the Georgie Campbell Foundation (GCF) to further their invaluable support to grassroots and young riders and their work developing eventing through raising safety standards across all levels of cross-country competition

 

 

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The NZ Team 

A proud showing from our riders and their incredible horses in Tokyo this week. We’re looking forward to seeing what they achieve in the future…
Team Eventing – 5th place
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Day 3

New Zealand’s eventers have placed fifth in the teams’ event at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games, with the British continuing their unassailable march to gold. However, it wasn’t all their way in the individual where Julia Krajewski (GER) and Amande de B’Neville snatched victory and the gold medal from Brit Tom McEwen (GBR) and Toledo De Kerser who took silver and Andrew Hoy (AUS) with Vassily De Lassos taking the Bronze medal.

Once the team competition ended, the top 25 combinations came back to jump off for individual honours, with all three progressing. Jonelle Price and Grovine de Reve were the best in 11th place, Jesse Campbell aboard Diachello 22nd and Tim Price and Vitali in 24th. In the teams’ event, Great Britain led from the front, to finish on 86.3 penalty points. Australia added a single rail to their tally to finish the event on 100.2 with the French adding a smidgen for a 101.5 result. Germany claimed fourth on 114.2 and New Zealand fifth on 116.4,

In the team competition, Jesse and Diachello were first out.

NZL-Jesse Campbell rides Diachello during the Eventing Jumping Team Final and Individual Qualifier (MEDAL). Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Monday 2 August 2021. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

Jesse was very pleased with how Diachello had jumped in the team competition. “We really were there and we had a shot but unfortunately we left it in the other team’s hands and it wasn’t to be. We did our best – we did everything we could to be in the hunt and we will take a lot from this. I am really pleased with how it all went and I have loved my time at my first Olympic Games.”

Tim Price said his young horse Vitali had a huge future ahead of him. “He is just a baby,” said Tim. “It is disappointing. He is just a young horse and the Olympic Games brings out all sorts of weird and wonderous things. When you look at Great Britain, who won today, they did an amazing job on horses who are through and through championship horses. “

And Tim is excited for the future with Vitali. “He is a great little horse. I have the world of faith in him for the future. I still believe he was the right horse to bring – we almost pulled it off. It was just little margins, especially in the first round which is what we were here for – the team. That is where you want to put your best effort and if I hadn’t made that mistake down that line the whole round could have been quite different. At least it didn’t cost us a medal so I can rest a little easy that I didn’t let people down to that extent but it is still very disappointing.”

NZL-Tim Price rides Vitali during the Eventing Jumping Team Final and Individual Qualifier (MEDAL). Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Monday 2 August 2021. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

Tim had plenty of praise for his younger teammate Jesse Campbell, who he said had shone all week. “It feels we are generating some exciting new blood in the game,” he said. “The culture within the team has been amazing and we are already talking about the world championships next year. It is only three years to Paris . . . we feel we can get some momentum out of this.”

Olympic chef d’equipe Graeme Thom said the Brits had come into Tokyo as a “team stacked with a powerhouse of riders and horses”. “We felt we would be in the melee for the next podium spots (behind the British) ,” he said. “We performed exactly as planned through the first two phases and we were ready for great competition today but unfortunately our momentum waned and misfortune cost us.”

The team will debrief and plan for the next championship event. “We will move forward with every expectation of a successful World Equestrian Games in 2022 with a strong connection to Paris 2024,” he said.

CLICK HERE FOR FINAL RESULTS

HORSE DETAILS:
Vitali owed by owned by Joe and Alex Giannamore and Tim Price
Grovine de Reve owned by Therese Miller and Jonelle Price
Diachello owned by Kent Gardner and Jesse Campbell

By Diana Dobson – HP Media Liaison

Day 2. Cross-Country

Kiwis Chasing Podium Position in Tokyo

NZL-Tim Price rides Vitali during the Eventing Cross Country Team and Individual. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Sunday 1 August 2021. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

New Zealand is still in the hunt for an Olympic eventing medal after an eventful day of cross country at Sea Forest in Tokyo.

While the Brits are in a class of their own at the top of both the team and individual leaderboards, there is some heated competition for silver and bronze, with New Zealand sitting in fourth place on 104 penalty points, with Australia in second on 96.2 and France in third on 97.1.

Oliver Townend (GBR) and Ballaghmor Class lead the individual stakes too on 23.6, with Julia Krajewski (GER) aboard Amande de B’Neville on 25.6, Laura Collett (GBR) with London 52 on 25.8 and Tim Price on Vitali sitting on 26.8.

Derek di Grazia’s cross country course lived up to the hype with just seven combinations coming home clear and inside time. The course had been shortened to 7.45 minutes due to the heat, which was a crucial factor for many, with a number nursing home very tired horses. The new format of just three riders and no drop scores put the pressure on all to make it home safely, however, there were two retirements and 10 eliminations on course. It was a beautifully presented and very compact cross country.

Olympic chef d’equipe Graeme Thom said it had been a good day for the Kiwis. “We jumped all three horses clear with a little bit of extra time on one but still stuck to the plan,” he said.

“We are still in the hunt, in fourth place. The trepidation around Derek’s course was well-founded. He produced a fantastic day of sport and true competition. We take our hats off to the Brits for being so strong, but everybody else is in a real battle for silver and bronze and hopefully things will go our way tomorrow.”

Graeme heaped praise on the support team who had been working tirelessly over the past 24 hours and he was proud too of the riders who had stepped up and done exactly what was asked of them.

NZL-Tim Price rides Vitali during the Eventing Cross Country Team and Individual. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Sunday 1 August 2021. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

World no.2 Tim Price said it was a full on cross country, and particularly for his young horse Vitali. “It felt fast and furious with lots of big jobs just around the corner,” he said. “It hits them in the face which is always a little bit of a risk for a young horse because they come up the hill and even though you have warmed up over some fences, it sort of dawns on them that this is actually a cross country day – not another training day – and it looks like it is a pretty serious day at the office so they have to absorb all that in two minutes before you start.”

But Vitali had coped extremely well and Tim said he couldn’t have been prouder. The combination added just 1.2 time penalties to their dressage score, to finish the day on 26.8.

“Out here you just had to keep squeezing because with 7.45 minutes, you haven’t got time to give them an easy couple of minutes. I had to ask quite a lot of a young horse in the first couple of minutes it felt like. He coped with it remarkably well – that is why I had the faith in him and the confidence in him too. He is an athlete . . . it is his athleticism that keeps coming to the fore.”

The much talked about and anticipated heat continued to be a big factor at the Games but Tim said it had been amazingly managed by all the teams as well as at the facilities at the equestrian centre.

Anchor Tim said all the Kiwi horses had pulled up well and he praised teammate Jesse Campbell who he said had nursed Diachello home “beautifully”. “He showed a true masterclass on how to bring a tired horse home and safely – these horses should all recover well in the night and we just want them to come out and jump well tomorrow.”

His plan was to “go and have a good jump for the team”. “Anything on top would be an absolute bonus.”

NZL-Jonelle Price rides Grovine de Reve during the Eventing Cross Country Team and Individual. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Sunday 1 August 2021. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

Jonelle felt Grovine de Reve had given her a lovely ride en route to a clear round with just two penalty points added to the score to finish in 12th place on 32.7. “He is quite experienced now. I have had him for two years. We have formed a really good partnership over that time,” she said.

“He perhaps wasn’t the fastest horse when I first got him but he has done nothing but improve and while I thought we weren’t going to be the fastest of the day I was hoping we would be close or thereabouts. I would have liked to have been five seconds faster but I am happy with that.”

She had team orders to take the long route at the coffin but says she would have had happily “popped through”. “There is so much at stake now with three on a team and it is all about consistency as we showed in the dressage. If we can have three rounds like that today, then hopefully we will be there or thereabouts still.” Jonelle felt the course had ridden as the team had expected.

NZL-Jesse Campbell rides Diachello during the Eventing Cross Country Team and Individual. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Sunday 1 August 2021. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

Jesse was grateful he had done plenty of gym training in the build-up to the Games as he needed “every bit of stamina” to get his horse home. “It is a lot hotter than we have encountered in the days leading up to this. It is really hot out there. It is tough.”

“Up to about five minutes, the ride was exactly how I planned it,” he said. “We all knew we would be down on time but would have some galloping stretches. I nearly got onto my five minute marker and then the heat just hit my horse and we went from full tank to not much.
With the three in the team it was really important to finish. I just had to nurse him as best I could to get home and keep the jumping as could as I could.”

He had always planned to take the long option at the coffin but said his focus was to give Diachello as much support as possible. “It wasn’t the prettiest round that I wanted to have but I just had to get the job done.” Jesse added 14.4 time penalties to his score for a final tally of 44.5 in 27th spot.

Defending Olympic champ Michael Jung (GER) and Chipmunk FRH picked up a surprising 11 penalties for a pin which dropped them individually from first to 10th and the team from second to sixth.

Tomorrow’s second horse inspection could be very interesting, given the challenge today presented them all.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL RESULTS

By Diana Dobson – HP Media Liaison
Photos by Libby Law/ESNZ

Day 1. Dressage

Tokyo Olympics: Jesse Campbell impresses on debut as Kiwi equestrians start solidly July30 2021

Jesse Campbell, riding Diachello, put on a composed performance on Olympic debut.

Kiwi equestrian Jesse Campbell has impressed on Olympic debut, as New Zealand’s eventing campaign began in solid style in Tokyo.

The 31-year-old, aboard Diachello, showed no signs of big-stage nerves, putting on a composed performance in the rain during the second session of the dressage phase on Friday night.

Campbell, the world No 97, is very much the junior of the Kiwi team, led by husband and wife Tim Price (world No 2) and Joelle Price (world No 7), but looms as the key member if New Zealand are to find success at these Games.

Jonelle Price and Grovine De Reve got New Zealand’s equestrian campaign underway in Tokyo.

And after he even managed to slightly upstage Jonelle Price on the opening day, it bodes well for the England-based Kiwi team, who are out for redemption in Tokyo, following their fourth-placed heartbreak in Rio five years ago.

New Zealand has a rich eventing history, with all 10 of the country’s Olympic equestrian medals, dating back to 1984, coming in that discipline. However, a first-ever gold is still being hunted in the team event (one silver, three bronze), which is run concurrently with the individual competition.

This is the first time since 2004, and just the second since 1984, that the Kiwis are riding without the legendary Sir Mark Todd – whose gold in Los Angeles came before Campbell was even born.

The debutant cut a quite chuffed figure at the end of his dressage test, though his face quickly turned to dismay when looking at the scoreboard. Turns out there were still scores coming in from the three judges. In the end, his 30.10 was good enough to put him in 11th spot of the 42 riders to have competed on day one, with another 21 to go on Saturday.

Earlier, in the first session, Jonelle Price, on Grovine De Reve, also produced a decent showing, scoring 30.70, which leaves her in 13th.

In what is a new and shorter Olympic dressage test, of just under four minutes per rider, there were some unexpectedly high penalty points scored, with four going over the 40-mark, all in the first session.

The night session produced some lower totals, though none were good enough to knock world No 1 Oliver Townend off top spot. He leads the pack on 23.60, and with team-mate Laura Collett in fourth, on 25.80, Great Britain are in great shape.

New Zealand sit sixth in the team stakes, and Tim Price will get his campaign underway at 1.38pm (NZ time) on Saturday.

The cross-country round follows on Sunday, before the jumping (team final and individual qualifier, then individual final) on Monday.

“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything” – Vincent Van Gogh

 

 

                  

 

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In turbulent times Winston Churchill said ….

August 19, 2020/in Announcements /by jessecampbelleventing

“There’s something about the outside of a horse that’s good for the inside of a man.”

Throughout the uncertainty & distress facing the consequences of the Covid19 pandemic on the world, our team of beautiful horses & their owners, plus our team of hardworking,  staff, sponsors and health professionals – have been inspirational in their resilience, unity and caring.

Thank you for your kindness & support.

 

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2020 – a brilliant start to the year!

February 8, 2020/in Announcements /by jessecampbelleventing
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2019 – A Magical Beginning

March 13, 2019/in Announcements /by jessecampbelleventing

Georgie Strang said “Yes!”

It’s an exciting season for Jesse and Georgie. Their  team is based at Jesse’s Woodland Farm Stables. They will both be competing horses at 5Star, with team horses stepping up to 4Star, plus a world class team of young horses making their mark this season.

Congratulations and Best Wishes Georgie & Jesse

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Amsterdam & Cleveland’s Impressive 4* Debut

June 18, 2018/in Announcements, Uncategorized /by jessecampbelleventing

Delighted with Amsterdam’s 4* debut which saw him finish in the top 20, narrowly missing out on a rosette. He impressed everyone with his pleasure and pizazz in all five phases of the event. Here is is – bright as a button on the last day of his first 4* – at the final Ground Jury inspection before showjumping a superb round.

Cleveland gave Jesse a great feel over a very technical track, that saw almost half the competitors not make it through to the final phase. They were up on the time at the half way mark – the second water.  An excellent jump into the water when an unlucky catching of a bell-boot on their second stride ….and it was all over – from 1st place to wet boots.

Both Cleveland and Amsterdam arrived safely back to England, ready for their next campaign.

 

 

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Luhmuhlen CCI**** stellar dressage

June 16, 2018/in Announcements /by jessecampbelleventing

Cleveland and Amsterdam wowed the judges and crowd at their 4**** debut at the stunning German event in  Luhmuhlen. Both horses scored over 70%.

Cleveland was the star of the day scoring 79.66%, the highest mark of the competition, awarded to him from Christoph Hess the 5* German judge.

 

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Houghton International 3* Nations Cup result

May 28, 2018/in Announcements /by jessecampbelleventing

Amsterdam 2nd at  the Nations Cup Houghton International 3*Star event.

Diachello 2nd at his debut CCI 1*Star at Houghton International. Cleveland also a very impressive 3*Star run in preparation for his 4*Star debut at Luhmuhlen

I’m delighted with how all three of my beautiful horses performed in their first FEI International event for the season. Amsterdam was foot perfect through all three phases of the competition which is a pre-run for his 4*Star debut at Luhmuhlen in Germany in early June. I was delighted with his result in a highly competitive 3* Nations Cup competition.  The beautiful Diachello (below) also had an outstanding weekend.

                     

This is the first event where I have pressed a few of his many talented buttons and he responded with pizazz.

Cleveland was having his first proper run since his stone bruise. He too showed his class with a solid 76% dressage and power jumping. He had a schooling outing in preparation for his debut 4* where I deliberately incurred time penalties in both his show jumping and cross-country.

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Exciting additions to the team

September 12, 2017/in Announcements /by jessecampbelleventing

It’s been a busy  season with new members joining the team.

Shadow Fearless JB (Tetley) looks like the perfect rocking horse with his distinctive grey dapples. Within four weeks of joining the team he has stepped up to his first Novice and won.

Diachello (Danny) is a classy boy, good looking, impeccably behaved. When he gains some fitness it’s going to be exciting times.

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Badminton 2017 is Underway

May 6, 2017/in Announcements, Uncategorized /by jessecampbelleventing

Badminton 2017 is underway with Jesse and his New Zealand ex-racehorse Kaapachino accepted into the original 2017 Badminton start list of 85 athletes. Badminton is the world’s second largest sport event and is renowned for being the toughest 4Star cross-country. Eric Winter  Badminton’s 2017 newly appointed cross-country course designer and has built a cross-country course  creating a media storm, described  as the biggest and toughest Badminton course ever!

Jesse felt it was “the Badminton we have grown up knowing was in the UK”. “Now we are here and get a chance to ride it,” said the former Waikato rider. “This is why we move ourselves to the other side of the world to be amongst the best, to compete at the biggest, and to have a horse like Kappy to do it on is just a privilege.”

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Erik Duvander interview-NZ Pathways to Success

February 15, 2017/in Announcements /by jessecampbelleventing

 

Erik Duvander led the New Zealand Eventing High Performance program for ten years. In this time the New Zealand team won Olympic and World Games Medals ardour high performance squad has had consistent success at major international championships.

I was very fortunate to develop as a young rider under Erik’s leadership, and make the successful step to New Zealand’s senior high performance squad; a squad which New Zealand  based in the United Kingdom for optimum exposure to world class competition.

Erik was recently interviewed by New Zealand’s  CountryTV in a brilliant half hour discussion with Mark Leishman where Erik discussed his philosophies and the pathways to continued success for New Zealand eventing.

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