Wednesday, September 03, 2014

Australia: Bendigo horse riders win Granite Rock 80km endurance event

Bendigoadvertiser.com.au - Full Article

By Raelee Tuckerman
Sept. 3, 2014

TWO Bendigo horse riders and their steeds showed great stamina as they led the field home in the recent equestrian endurance competition at Lexton.

Vincent Comer and Angela Nicholls rode side-by-side to take out their divisions of the 80km Granite Rock event.

Comer - who runs the Campaspe Valley Arabians stud in Axedale - won the heavyweight title on Aloha Zabit, completing the distance in 6:28 hours.

Nicholls, who rides for Comer and was competing in only her second 80km endurance test, was victorious in the lightweight section aboard Miss Pasha...

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http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/2533865/endurance-riders-prevail/?cs=3380
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