US Equestrian Announces Team for 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship for Seniors

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Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent the U.S. at the 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship for Seniors. The competition will take place on Sept. 5-8, 2024, in Monpazier, France. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Lisanne Dorion and team vet Dr. Olivia Rudolphi with team leader Nicole Zerbee.

The following athletes will represent the U.S. Endurance Team and are listed in alphabetical order.

• Holly Corcoran (Stroudsburg, Pa.) and Lorienn (Syndicat x Lothlorienn), her own 2012 Arabian mare
• Jessica DiCamillo (Angel Fire, N.M.) and I Remember September (Ramses Majestic x Victoria Stone), her own 2009 half-Arabian gelding
• Jeremy Reynolds (Dunnellon, Fla.) and Treasured Moments (DA Adios +/ x Hidden Treasure, a 2010 Arabian mare owned by Heather and Jeremy Reynolds
• Alex Shampoe (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Promissin Gold (ZT Raashaqa x Hals Metourmaline), a 2013 Arabian mare owned by Valerie Kanavy
• Cheryl Van Deusen (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) and JG General (Kings Ransomm x TF Narissa), her own 2012 Arabian gelding

The following combinations are alternates for the U.S. Endurance Team and listed in ranked order:

• Cheryl Van Deusen (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) and Madjule (Madjani x MV Bonnie Z), a 2015 Arabian mare owned by Jose Ortega
• Alex Shampoe (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Southern Justice, a 2012 Arabian gelding owned by Dessia Miller and Valerie Kanavy
• Karen Binns-Dicamillo (Las Cruces N.M.) and RGS Azrak Bandos (Aranas HF x Once Upona Tyme), her own 2011 Arabian gelding
• Meg Sleeper (Frenchtown, N.J.) and Sapphire N Gold (Belesemo Magic x CAL Flaming Emit), her own 2012 Arabian mare
• Kelsey Russell (Williston, Fla.) and Juno Im Gold (Flash Goldon x LM Parys), a 2015 Half-Arabian gelding owned by Valerie Kanavy
• Heidi Perreault (Hillsborough, N.C.) and Favailas Marechal (Ultimatum Mirbel x Formosa My Pride), a 2015 Arabian gelding owned by Marilyn Lemoine Pesce and Denis Pesce
• Holly Corcoran (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) and Poete (Bandjo De Falgas x Poetikka), her own 2007 Arabian gelding

Competition Information

The 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship will begin on Thursday, Sept. 5, with the opening ceremony in the city center of Monpazier, followed by the first vet inspection on Friday, Sept. 6. The CEI3* 160km ride will take place on Saturday, Sept. 7, beginning at 5:30 a.m. (Sept. 6 at 11:30 p.m. ET) and awards will be presented on Sunday, Sept. 8.

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New Zealand: Sights set on World Equestrian Games

ODT.co.nz - Full Article

10 July 2024
By Alice Scott

Nenthorn Valley farmer Susie Latta has unfinished business representing New Zealand in endurance riding, and she’s set herself a goal to get it done.

She feels she owes it to herself, her supportive community, her son Cody and late son Dion.

Mrs Latta got into endurance riding more than 30 years ago. "I had a young horse that was too green for eventing. It just needed something where it could run and that’s when I discovered endurance..."

Read more here:
https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/rural-life-other/sights-set-world-equestrian-games

Slovakia’s Endurance Superhero

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08 July 2024
Words by Stacey Stearns

Champion Dominika Malikova Kleinova explains the appeal of her chosen discipline...

A bay mare named Molta easily cantered over the finish line, winning the gold medal at the 2023 FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses in Padise, Estonia. Molta is owned and ridden by Dominika Malikova Kleinova of Slovakia, an Endurance superhero among us.

Dominika rides and trains the 12 horses in her stables, starting and training her own young horses. She also has a career outside horses and is raising her three-year-old son with her husband. Dominika, 33, extolls the virtues of hard work and perseverance in making her Endurance dreams a reality.

“Last year we achieved a result that was always just my dream,” she said. “We achieved it with our dedicated work in a little stable without any golden facilities. I hope it gives hope to anybody out there who needs to keep a strong will...”

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https://www.fei.org/stories/sport/endurance/slovakia-dominika-malikova-kleinova-profile-2024

Australia: Quilty coming back in 2026

NoosaToday.com.au - Full Article

06/07/24
Erle Levey

The premier event on the Australian endurance horse-riding calendar is to return to Queensland in 2026.

Stirlings Crossing Equestrian Club at Imbil will again host the Tom Quilty Gold Cup – the third time in seven years – which serves as further recognition of the sport’s growth in the Gympie region.

The event will be held in South Australia in October this year, and Tasmania in 2025.

It is hosted on a rotational basis among the Australian states with Stirlings Crossing having previously stepped up in 2023 when Victoria was unable to host the event.

Stirlings Crossing also hosted the 2019 Tom Quilty as Queensland’s preferred venue at that time...

Read more here:
https://noosatoday.com.au/news/06-07-2024/quilty-coming-back/

Australia: A big step forward

NoosaToday.com.au - Full Article

30/06/2024
ERLE LEVEY

The Gympie-South Burnett Region is making a name for itself in endurance riding. ERLE LEVEY takes a look at the latest events and the impact it is having on the community as well as the horse-riding fraternity.

“It was a technical track but there were so many smiling faces among the volunteers to help us on the course.’’

Endurance horse riding in the Gympie-South Burnett region is taking a big step forward this season with new events being added to the calendar as well as hosting the state championships.

The Biggenden Endurance Ride at the weekend provided competitors with the chance to improve both their stamina and that of their horses.

Yet it also showed what country towns are capable of in hosting such events, and a reminder of the importance the support of people and businesses in the community provide.

It underlines how the charm of our towns and the beauty of the Australian bush provide the basis for such events that capture the imagination.

First Wondai and now Kilkivan have been added to the 2024 calendar. Both are in September and follow the Queensland State Championships to be held at Widgee in July.

The events provide for a lead-up to the 2024 Tom Quilty Gold Cup to be held in South Australia...

Read more here:
https://noosatoday.com.au/news/30-06-2024/a-big-step-forward/

Woodville rider Lucy Allomes enjoys success with NZ team in Australasia endurance event

NZHerald.co.nz - Full Article

By Leanne Warr
25 Jun, 2024

When Lucy Allomes found out that an endurance event in Australia was going to include a New Zealand team, she thought it would be good experience for her.

Her team claimed third place overall in the Australasia Regional Endurance championship, held in Queensland.

She says she had to apply to join the team and found out she had been chosen at the end of April.

Having to fundraise to pay for her trip over to Queensland was a bit of a struggle, as she was also at Lincoln University, where she is studying Agricultural Science.

The Woodville resident, who began participating in endurance riding in 2017, left Christchurch for Australia at the end of May, travelling to Inglewood in Queensland for the competition...

Read more here:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/tararua-news/woodville-rider-lucy-allomes-enjoys-success-with-nz-team-in-australasia-endurance-event/VACZ34MWLBFO5J5H423BEEOWEM/

Oman: Five riders from Royal Cavalry qualify for World Endurance Cup France 2024

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23 June 2024
By: Times News Service

Muscat: Five riders from the Royal Cavalry have qualified for the World Endurance Cup France 2024. They will represent the Sultanate of Oman at the upcoming World Cup.

Hussein bin Ali Al Farsi, riding the Royal Cavalry's horse 'Fanshdouh', excelled in the French "Compiegne" race which was organised by the International Equestrian Federation for a distance of 140 km, with the participation of male and female knights from various countries of the world.

Last April, Hussein Al-Farsi, on horseback, 'Fenshdouh', passed the stages of the French “Saumur” race, which was organised by the International Equestrian Federation, for a distance of 160 km.

He also qualified for the World Endurance Cup, which will be held in September in France.

Those who have qualified for the World Endurance Cup in France 2024 are: Mahmoud bin Marhoon Al-Fawri, riding the horse “Dalila”, Hisham bin Saleh Al-Farsi, riding the horse “Balxima”, and the jockey Ahmed bin Salem Al-Hamdani, riding the horse “Kasba” and the knight Saleh bin Salem Al-Balushi, riding the horse “Stik”...

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https://timesofoman.com/article/147011-five-riders-from-royal-cavalry-qualify-for-world-endurance-cup-france-2024