Thursday, December 06, 2012

Australia: Alan’s Arabian mare clocks up 5000km endurance riding

Cowracommunitynews.com - Full Article

COWRA Arabian horse breeders Alan and Mark Lindsay have completed the Sassafras 80km endurance ride at Braidwood, with Alan’s home-bred mare Kintamani Charisma reaching a milestone of more than 5000km in successful rides.

The mare is now 19 years young and looking a picture, relishing in her work, says Alan.
She started the year well with a good 80km at Oberon, but in April suffered a severe hoof injury at a ride on the Southern Highlands and it was feared she would never compete again, leaving her short of the big 5000 by just 2km.

Time and care saw her return to work in October, ready to compete again at weekend...

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http://cowracommunitynews.com/viewnews.php?newsid=2379&id=2

Great Britain: Horses and runners compete in cross-country challenge

BBC.com - Full Article October 18 2025 Jonathan Holmes • Quantock Hills Two horses have beaten around 100 runners in a 23 mile (37km) ra...