New Members of TEAM MITAVITE~!

We would like to extend our warm welcome to Ahmad Imtaz Amir Hamzah from Perak Turf Club and Amanda Sivaraj from Selangor Turf Club, our latest member for TEAM MITAVITE.

Both of our new riders started riding in their early years at the age of 6. Ahmad Imtaz, now 21 years old, currently working as an instructor in Perak Turf Club, while 17 years old Amanda Sivaraj just finishing her highschool.

Congratulations on making it on board with the rest of the team. We believe Imtaz and Amanda will be a role model for other young Malaysians and would actively promotes Mitavite.

Mitavite Clinic by ANDERS GULSTAD

The first Mitavite Clinic for 2009 was held on the 24th - 26th March at Selangor Turf Club Equestrian Centre by Anders Gulstad.

"Anders Gulstad is educated as a professional trainer from the Danish Riding Association. He has since then been active as a professional rider and trainer in Norway and Denmark.

Anders runs his own training centre in Jutland,Denmark where horses are educated up to high level dressage and jumping.

Anders gives jumping and dressage clinics at his training centre Stald Gulstad in addition to clinics in Norway,Denmark and Holland.

He is competing at Grand Prix level in showjumping and teaches students from pony riders to Grand Prix level in jumping as well as dressage. "

Mitavite Clinic starts from 7am-11am for the morning session and 4pm-6pm for the afternoon session.We had 13 riders including 4 Team Mitavite riders participated in the 3 days clinic.

Participants are :-

. Mia Johansson

. Annika Johansson

. Bee Yan Ee

. Amanda Sivaraj

. Raja Alysa Zafira Raja Azlan Shah

. Nur Alia Nazri

. Cindy Cosset

. Shane Landsberger

. Ady Sebli

. Melanie Carter ( Team Mitavite Asia )

. Ong Wan Ming ( Team Mitavite Asia )

. Hazrin Abdullah ( Team Mitavite Asia )

. Mayazura ( Team Mitavite Asia )

There were 7 groups altogether and each groups ( private lessons,group of 2 riders and group of 3 riders ) get their lesson's slot according to the schedule that was prepared by STCEC.
Before Anders starts his lesson,he will ask each riders about their horses and their problems and studied them.

We get positive feedbacks from all riders & here are some of the comments from the riders...

"Anders is very approachable and lot of fun too and we all love him for that especially the knowledge that he has given to us....priceless ! "....

"we want him back in KL soon"..

"please arrange for him to come back..."

The clinic which was planned for 3 days has to be extended to one more day due to few requests for private lessons from the participants.

Overall,it was a successfull clinic and the riders hope to see Anders back in Malaysia for more clinics.
THANKS ANDERS!!! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN KL .....

Ong Wan Ming

" I have been riding since I was 9 years old.I started off with Pony Club Games,then proceeded on to dressage,jumping,eventually eventing and even carriage driving/horse driving trials. When I was in college,I took a year off riding but the passion for horses pulled me back into the game. Currently, I am a coach at the Selangor Turf Club Equestrian Centre and also in charge of the Ex-Racehorse Rehabilitation Programme-the only one of its kind in Malaysia.After qualifying as the youngest level 1 coach in Malaysia in 2001,I then spent 7 months in the UK training and obtained the Preliminary Carriage Driving Certificate. This year has been a hugely successful one for me with one of my "Track to Hack" horses,Timbertop.With consistent training with my coach , Sandra Baljeu,we were winning Preliminary and Novice classes as well as having a successful end to the year with Harry Porter,my jumping horse "

Qabil Ambak Bin Dato' Sri Hj. Mahamad Fathil

Qabil Ambak, 28 year's old born in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.He completed his High School education in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur.He is the National Rider for Malaysia in Equestrian sport since 1995 and is currently based in Malaysia and often goes to Europe to train and compete professionally under Dutch Team Showjumping rider Wim Schroder at the Eurocommerce stables in Lochem,The Netherlands.

Awards :

2001

BEST MALE ATHLETE AWARD of the 21st South East Asian Games- presented by former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed for SEA Organizing committee.

OLYMPIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2001- presented by DYMM Sultan Terengganu,Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin for the Olympic Council of Malaysia ( OCM )

RIDER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2001 for Showjumping and Dressage-presented by the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the Equestrian Association of Malaysia ( EAM )

2002

RIDER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2002 for Showjumping - presented by the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the Equestrian Association of Malaysia ( EAM )

2003
KLGP BEST SEA & ASIAN RIDER AWARD 2003 - presented by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia,Tun Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed for Asia Promote.

2004
KLGP BEST MALAYSIAN & SEA RIDER AWARD 2004-presented by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed for Asia Promote.

BEST ASIAN RIDER AWARD 2004 -presented by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed for the President of the Asian Equestrian Federation

Mr. Douk-Kee AHN

2006
RIDER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2006 for Dressage-presented by the King of Malaysia HRH Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di Pertuan Agong Tuanku Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin for the Equestrian Association of Malaysia ( EAM )