EverythingHorseUK.co.uk - Full Article
15/11/2018 ehuknews
Ballydoolagh Alfie, owned by Huddersfield-based endurance rider, Jeni Gilbert, is proof that variety is the spice of life for this 11-year-old Connemara.
Alfie is making his mark in the sport of endurance with Jeni, a former Novice Champion, Endurance GB Senior and Supreme Champion (2007, 2011) and winner of several other titles. He has now completed more than 2300km in 48 competitions in his five year endurance career – an impressive feat for a native breed in a discipline that is dominated with Arab horses.
Jeni believes that competing in endurance gives an important advantage over other horse sports. As well as improving the fitness of your horse and regularly assessing his soundness, endurance also helps to develop a horse’s confidence and manners, and gives him great experience in learning to balance and cope with different types of terrain...
Read more here:
https://everythinghorseuk.co.uk/variety-is-the-spice-of-life-for-alfie/
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Australia: Keeping it (the Quilty) in the family
NoosaTodeay.com.au - Full Article 25/05/2025 by Erle Levey It was a gallop finish for the coveted Tom Quilty 2025 Gold Cup with Queensla...

-
Inside.fei.org 17 December 2020 The FEI Board took a series of key decisions on allocation, cancellation, and reopening of bids for FEI C...
-
Inside.FEI.org 02 September 2024 Author: Mirjam van Huet A total of 145 athletes and 155 horses are currently preparing for the journe...
-
NoosaToday.com.au - Full Article 06/07/24 Erle Levey The premier event on the Australian endurance horse-riding calendar is to return to...
No comments:
Post a Comment