A Photo Finish in Finland!! - Baltic-Nordic Championship
| Gold | NOR | 06:29:34 | Olaug Espeli Carstensen and Jubilee | | Silver | SWE | 06:29:35 | Jessica Holmberg and Ztefan | | Bronze | NOR | 06:30:28 | Ellen Suhr and Shamrac ox |
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BAHRAIN ROYAL EQUESTRIAN AND ENDURANCE FEDERATION (BREEF) PRESIDENT SHAIKH NASSER BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA HAS BECOME A NOMINEE FOR THE NEXT ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FEI AFTER HIS BIG WIN YESTERDAY IN THE 160KM BAHRAIN DUKERIES RACE. SHAIKH NASSER CAME THIRD IN MAY'S RANKING. HE CAME SECOND IN THE BRITISH DUKERIES RIDE FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR. SHAIKH NASSER WAS ALMOST A WINNER AT YESTERDAY'S EVENT BUT WAS HELD BACK WHEN HIS THE HORSESHOE OF HIS HORSE GANDA KOY FELL AT THE FIFTH STAGE. THIS CAUSED HIM A 10 MINUTE DELAY. SHAIKH NASSER, THE ROYAL TEAM CAPTAIN, EXPRESSED DELIGHT TO STAND ON THE PODIUM FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR NEXT TO HIS BROTHER SHAIKH KHALID WHO CAME THIRD. THE BIGGEST GAIN FROM THIS RACE IS THAT THE BAHRAINI TEAM, NOMINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2008 FEI WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP IN MALAYSIA, HAS COMPLETED ALL STAGES OF THE EVENT SUCCESSFULLY, HE SAID. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN PREPARING THE TEAM FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP, HE NOTED. SHAIKH NASSER DESCRIBED THE RACE AS EXCITING AND SAID THAT EACH HORSERIDER HANDLED THE RESPONSIBILITY EFFICIENTLY. BAHRAINI SUCCESS IN EUROPEAN RACES WILL CONTINUE IN COMING STAGES, HE REMARKED. SHAIKH NASSER AND SHAIKH KHALID SAID THAT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF BAHRAINI ENDURANCE WERE A RESULT OF THE SUPPORT OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING. HIS MAJESTY'S FOLLOW-UP DURING THE RACE PUSH US TOWARDS PUTTING MORE EFFORT TOWARDS CLINCHING MORE ASSETS FOR BAHRAINI SPORT IN GENERAL, AND ENDURANCE ESPECIALLY, THEY SAID. THEY VOWED TO PUT EVEN MORE EFFORT TOWARDS MORE BAHRAINI SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS. MEANWHILE, SHAIKH KHALID SAW THAT COMING THIRD IN THE RACE WAS AN ENCOURAGING START FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. ALTHOUGH HE WAS BUSY WITH HIS STUDIES, HE WAS KEEN ON CONTRIBUTING TO ACHIEVEMENTS THAT HONOUR THE NAME OF BAHRAIN AND HAD SUCCEEDED IN THAT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SHAIKH NASSER. SHAIKH KHALID EXPRESSED JOY AT THE RESULTS OF BAHRAINI JOCKEYS IN THE RACE AND AFFIRMED THAT THE COMING RESULTS WOULD BE EVEN BETTER. ROYAL TEAM JOCKEY AHMED ABDULLAH CAME FIRST IN THE 120KM PHASE OF THE BAHRAIN DUCKERIES RACE IN THE UK. THE GUIDANCE OF SHAIKH NASSER AND SHAIKH KHALID AND THE COOPERATION OF THE TEAM WERE BEHIND THE ACHIEVEMENT, HE SAID. THE RACE WAS GOOD AND EXCITING IN ALL ITS STAGES AND WAS A GOOD BEGINNING FOR THE FIRST RACE OF THE ROYAL TEAM IN BRITAIN, HE SAID. COMMENTING ON THE RESULTS OF THE TEAM IN ITS FIRST RACE IN THE UK, THE COACH AND JOCKEY AT THE TEAM SHAIKH DUAIJ BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA THAT THEY CAME AS A GOOD PREPARATION FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN MALAYSIA. THE PREPARATION PROGRAMME FOR THE TEAM WILL CONTINUE FOR THE SAKE OF ACHIEVING THE BEST RESULTS UNTIL THE MALAYSIA CHAMPIONSHIP, HE SAID. NTQ/ 25-MAY-2008 23:09
Endurancegb.co.uk26th May 2008 Winner of the Bahrain Dukeries Endurance Ride FEI 160-km in an exciting racing finish with H.H.Sh.Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and H.H.Sh.Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, was Tricia Hirst, riding Vlacq Abattarik, at a speed of 16.96kph. Jenni Gilbert on Flurrie won the 160km National class. The ride took place at the Dukeries at Thoresby Park, through the undulating forest tracks of Sherwood Forest. With thanks to the main sponsors, the Bahrain Royal Stables, the event was a wonderful showcase for Endurancegb, in front of the beautiful Thoresby House. Results are on the Dukeries website and photos are by David Saunders.
Horseandhound.co.ukH&H news desk 24 May, 2008 Endurance horse Hero, who helped Britain win a gold medal at the 1990 World Equestrian Games, died on 2 May, aged 30, at his retirement home in Ash, Kent. He had been looked after for the past 10 years by Kay and Alan Anstey. Joy Barling Loyla partnered the 15.1hh palomino in most of his career successes. The pair picked up a gold award at the 25th anniversary Golden Horseshoe Ride at Exford and represented England three times in the Home International, as well as winning numerous other rides including the Red Dragon and Breamore.
SHAIKH Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa's horse Kheopsy Du Pilat was awarded 'Best Condition' trophy after Bahrain Dukeries Ride held at Thoresby Park near Nottingham, in the UK. Having finished third in the main race which was over 160km, the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation first vice-president made a strong comeback to international competitions and came close towards taking the title. Shaikh Khalid was congratulated on this award by Breef president and captain of the team Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa who came second overall in this challenging FEI race which was a qualifier for this year's World Championship to be held in Malaysia in November. Shaikh Khalid expressed delight for taking part in this annual championship which was their first of many races as part of their training camp in Europe to prepare for the World Championship. The 160km race, sponsored by the Bahrain Royal Stables, consisted of six stages, starting with 40km for the first stage, 30km for the second and third besides 20km for the fourth, fifth and sixth stages. The event also featured other distances including a 120km race which was won by Bahraini rider Ahmed Abdulla after a fierce battle with top riders from the UAE, UK and Europe. The other Bahrainis who took part in the race were Shaikh Talal, the Bahrain Athletics Association president, Yousif Taher, Jaffer Mirza and Abdulrahman Al Saad who were either eliminated or had to quit during the race stages. Gulf Daily News
 Images and Results for the first day of the 2008 Owyhee Fandango are available! The first day's events included a 50 mile AERC endurance ride as well as a 25 mile AERC Limited Distance ride. Day 2 will feature a 100 mile AERC ride, as well as a 100 mile FEI CEI*** race and also include the Region 4 AHA 100 mile championship event. [More stories and images!]
Gulf-daily-news.com - Full Story22 May 2008 BAHRAIN's Royal Endurance Team arrived in the UK yesterday prior to their participation in the Endurance Championships for the Kingdom of Bahrain Cup scheduled for Saturday near Nottingham. The team will be led by Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation president Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and features the participation of Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, captain of Al Khaldiya Stable which is under the umbrella of the Royal Team. This prestigious event, featuring 160km and 120km races, will be the second consecutive appearance for the Bahraini team with Shaikh Nasser coming second overall in last year's championship. Shaikh Nasser said the championships is one of several events in Europe which the team is looking forward to enter as part of their preparations for the upcoming World Cup to be hosted by Malaysia this year in November. Confidence "Taking part in these races will give our riders more experience and confidence ahead of the World Cup. The team members have showed performed well during the national championships and now its time to prove themselves on a higher level," said Shaikh Nasser. "We have been keen to allow all team riders to make this trip and take part in such races which will lift their morale as they prepare to compete with top riders from Europe," he said. "Our main aim is to take part in 160km races as many as possible as we are hear up for the Malaysian race. Everyone here is determined to put up a good show in this race and continue our serious training ahead of the World Cup." On his part, team manager Dr Khalid Ahmed Hassan said the team decided to start their preparations early this season for the World Cup. He said the team will be split into two squads with the first taking part in the 160km race while the second will be participating in the 120km event. Dr Khalid has arranged the shipment of the team horses from France. The horses are expected to reach the UK today.
Mudgee Guardian - Full StoryBY DON MAHONEY 22/05/2008 8:26:00 AM Local rider Mette Sutton took all before her when she had the best overall time at the Cooyal ride on Sunday. Sutton and “Tuldar The Magician”, who were in the middleweight division, finished the 80 kilometre course in four hours and 15 minutes on a day when 72.7 per cent of competitors were able to complete the main ride. For Sutton it was her first win on the popular Cooyal course on a day when underfoot conditions were described as excellent. It was also the first time that a local rider is believed to have been the overall ride winner at Cooyal. More...
By Mark Dowie Published: 20/05/2008 Angus endurance horse rider John Thomson has successfully completed his 200-mile, east-to-west journey – raising about £2,000 for Ninewells Hospital’s acute stroke unit in Dundee. Mr Thomson and his mount, pure-bred Arabian Prince Omar, arrived at Ardnamurchan lighthouse, the UK mainland’s most westerly point, at midday on Friday. Mr Thomson, 57, of Parklea, Park Road, Brechin, left from Scurdie Ness lighthouse, near Montrose, on Thursday, May 8. He plotted a route which had never before been attempted on horseback. He decided to embark on the journey after suffering a stroke two years ago. He took up horse-riding as part of his rehabilitation at the Dundee unit. He became so enthusiastic about the sport that he trained in endurance riding. He is now a member of the Scottish Endurance Riding Club. Mr Thomson’s intention to complete the journey by Thursday last week foundered when Omar cast a shoe while crossing Rannoch Moor. “It was thanks to Neil Chalmers, the Blairgowrie-based farrier, that we managed to get Omar re-shod,” he said. “Neil raced up the A9 to meet us in the early morning at the Killiecrankie Visitor Centre car park, after we had backtracked the 45 miles from the middle of Rannoch Moor where we had managed to remove the damaged shoe.” Mr Thomson’s route, which passed through some of the country’s most spectacular scenery, took him via Killin, Tyndrum and back across the moor to the West Highland Way. One other incident caused a delay, when Omar slipped while crossing a wooden bridge on the West Highland Way. The animal’s injury required attention from a vet at Fort William before he could continue. After spending the night at Kinlochleven, Mr Thomson crossed on to the Ardnamurchan peninsula on Thursday and made his way to the lighthouse via single-track roads. Although Mr Thomson trained and planned over 12 months for the trip, the journey proved to be physically demanding for horse and rider over sometimes challenging terrain. After spending up to eight hours a day in the saddle, Mr Thomson said it is a challenge he does not intend to undertake again soon. “It was an experience and the weather and scenery were fantastic, but I won’t be repeating it, although I have thought about taking Omar to California next year to compete in the Tevis Cup, which is 100 miles in 24 hours.” Although the exact amount raised for Ninewells has yet to be finalised, Mr Thomson expected the total to be about £2,000. The Press and Journal
 Assissi, ItalyAssisi (Pg) This year’s edition of the Assisi Endurance Lifestyle will run from June 11th to 15th. The rich programme of this unique equestrian event is intended to promote the concepts of environment and our relation to it, as implied by its name. Riders from all over the world will be converging on Assisi to compete in the 160-kilometre long endurance ride around the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site of Mount Subasio. The hub of the Assisi Endurance Lifestyle 2008 will be the Hospitality Village, covering an area of roughly 30,000 square metres between Assisi and Santa Maria degli Angeli. The Village will host athletes and a number of events. Among the events that have been scheduled for this year’s edition there is an international forum on Tourism and Opportunity, focussing on the business opportunities between Umbria, Dubai and the Gulf States. Shows and entertainment featuring leading performing artists have also been scheduled. Info: 075 5288245, Fax 075 5287189, e-mail info@sistemaeventi.it.
 5 May 2008 Pierazade du Vialaret, the first foal of the cloned stallion Pieraz-Cryozootech-Stallion, has been born in France from the mare Dziupla. The mare and foal are owned by Audrey Genieys of Le Vialaret in Campagnac, France. "The story begins in April 2007," says Audrey, "when we decided to have a foal of the double world champion. We tried with 3 mares, but only Dziupla worked. Then, it was a normal pregnancy, nothing else to do. The birth was the 5th of May at a quarter past midnight. Everything was OK, the foal was lively and magnificent, filled well." Pieraz-Cryozootech-Stallion was born in 2005 in Italy, and now stands at stud in France. He was cloned from the gray gelding Pieraz, winner of the World Endurance Championship in 1994 at The Hague with Valerie Kanavy, and the World Endurance Championship in Fort Riley in 1996 Valerie's daughter Danielle Kanavy. In total Pieraz won 12 160-km races. Dziupla is a granddaughter of Probat, the leading progenitor of the Comet line in Poland, and major sire of champions in Poland, Scandinavia and the USA. Dziupla has produced Djedda du Vialaret and Devine du Vialaret, both qualified endurance horses on a top 10 at 119 km, and both owned by Audrey Genieys.
 Usef.org Release: May 13 2008 By Joanie Morris Lexington, KY - After an extensive search, the USEF has named three-time World Endurance Champion and 1990 AHSA/Hertz Equestrian of the Year, Becky Hart, as Chef d'Equipe for the U.S. Endurance riders. An Endurance veteran, Hart was inducted into the American Endurance Ride Conference Hall of Fame in 1992 and is also a Centered Riding instructor. "It is an exciting time for the US Endurance team," said Hart about her new role. "We are developing new strategies to strengthen our performance and have some very strong horse and rider combinations. Some of our riders have a great deal of experience in international competition. Others, emerging through the ranks, bring enthusiasm and dedication to the team concept." The first task for Hart is to prepare horse/rider combinations for the 2008 World Endurance Championship to be held in Terengganu, Malaysia in November 6 -9, 2008. Hart will serve as Chef d'Equipe through the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in 2010. For more information about the sport of Endurance, please contact USEF Director of Endurance, Vonita Bowers at vbowers @ usef.org.
Malaysia is set to host the 2008 FEI World Endurance Championship in Terengganu, November 6-9. The Malaysia WEC Website has been updated, including an Organizing Committee page for Federations, Registrations and general informationA brief account of the WEC in Malaysia: His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Dipertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan (King of Malaysia), an endurance riding enthusiast himself, went to France in 2005 with the Equestrian Association of Malaysia (EAM) to bid for the FEI World Endurance Championship to be held in Malaysia. Despite bidding against other better established endurance nations, Malaysia was conditionally granted the opportunity to host the FEI World Endurance Championship 2008. Following this sanction, two trial events were arranged to evaluate the feasibility of holding the World Championship in a country of a tropical climate for the first time ever. The first trial was held in 2006 for Malaysian horses and the second in 2007 for international horses. The precondition for the trials was a minimum completion rate of 40%. In 2006 and 2007, encouraging completion rates of 56% and 67% were achieved for each respective year. The 2008 World Championship promises to be an exciting and competitive event. Many esteemed international Endurance riders will be competing in the WEC in Terengganu this year along with top Malaysian Riders. Some of the expected participating Countries are; 1. Argentina 2. Australia 3. Bahrain 4. Belgium 5. Brazil 6. Canada 7. Chile 8. Colombia 9. Czech Republic 10. Denmark 11. France 12. Great Britain 13. Greece 14. Guatemala 15. Holland 16. Hungary 17. Italy 18. Japan 19. Kazakhstan 20. Kuwait 21. Luxemburg 22. Malaysia 23. New Zealand 24. Norway 25. Oman 26. Poland 27. Portugal 28. Qatar 29. Russia 30. Saudi Arabia 31. Spain 32. Sweden 33. United Arab Emirates (UAE) 34. Uruguay 35. USA
| Rank | Rider Name | NF | Points | | 1 | BIN HUZAIM Abdulla Thani | UAE | 624 | | 2 | SUBOSE Mohd Ahmed Ali Al | UAE | 614 | | 3 | AL KHALIFA HH Sh Nasser Bin Hamad | BRN | 582 | | 4 | MAHMOOD Raed | BRN | 573 | | 5 | AL MUHAIRI Thani Mohd | UAE | 549 | | 6 | AL MUHAIRI Ali Mohammed | UAE | 543 | | 7 | AL TAHER Yousif Ali | BHR | 534 | | 8 | ALHAZZA Ahmed Abdulla | BHR | 509 | | 9 | MOHD AL DOSERI Ghazi | BHR | 503 | | 10 | AL MAKTOUM Sh Rashid Dalmook | UAE | 483 | | 11 | BLOUSHI Omair Husain Abdulla Al | UAE | 462 | | 12 | SUBOSE Mohd Rashed Saeed Khamis Al | UAE | 459 | | 13 | AL AHBABI Hamad Mohd | UAE | 438 | | 13 | KHAN Mohd Aslam Hidayat | UAE | 438 | | 15 | DHAHI Dhahi Abdulla Khamis Al | UAE | 429 | | 16 | PUNTI DACHS Jaume | ESP | 421 | | 17 | HIGGINS Alison | NZL | 394 | | 18 | SUBOSE Ahmed Salem Ali Sultan Al | UAE | 384 | | 19 | HAMMADI Yousif Abdullah Al | UAE | 372 | | 20 | SMITH Kayleigh | UAE | 360 | | 21 | AL QASIMI Sh. Abdullah bin Faisal | UAE | 357 | | 22 | BIN GHADAYER Salem Rashed | UAE | 336 | | 23 | BURGER Gerda Petronella | UAE | 335 | | 24 | AL KHALIFA HH Sh Khalid Bin Hamad | BRN | 318 | | 24 | AJTABI Yahya Sughayer Kanoon Al | UAE | 318 | | 24 | AL HASSAN Mohammed Abdul Aziz | BRN | 318 | | 24 | GOACHET Julien | FRA | 318 | | 28 | AL MAKTOUM Juma Dalmook | UAE | 309 | | 29 | JACQUET Geraldine | UAE | 306 | | 30 | RAPOSO Joao | POR | 294 | | 31 | AL NUAIMI Buti Ali Saif Ali | UAE | 291 | | 31 | AL MARRI Ali Ghanim | UAE | 291 | | 33 | SABRI Majed Mohd Salman Al | UAE | 282 | | 34 | AL SAAD ABDULRAHMAN MOHAMMED | BRN | 268 | | 35 | BUCKLEY Allison Jane | GBR | 267 | | 36 | ALVAREZ PONTON Maria | ESP | 264 | | 36 | HAQUE Iqbal Karim Ikramul | UAE | 264 | | 38 | ALZAED AbdulRahman Mohammed | BRN | 261 | | 39 | INDA Bheru Singh | UAE | 255 | | 40 | PERON Karine | FRA | 253 | | 41 | AL BUZIRI Abdulla Essa Mohd Ali | UAE | 246 | | 42 | AL BUZIRI Abdulla Essa Mohd Ali | UAE | 240 |
![]() Endurancegb.co.uk - Story by Chris5th May 2008 Chris and Taquillero have just competed at Mont le Soie in Belgium against competitors from other European countries. Chris has sent this report.... News update from Christine Yeoman: Just got back from Mont Le Soie in Belgium having done a 120km race and won it. Taquillero many of you will know was my Aachen horse two years ago has also won the Cirencester 160km FEI race and competed with me now for several years last year had a quiet year after coming 5th at Sangatte and winning best condition then had a leg injury a little later in the year which we gave him plenty of time off for. He has come back this year full of himself... More...
 by Leonard Liesens On appréhendait le temps même si les prévisions météo nous annonçait une alternance de nuages et d'éclaircies. Finalement les cieux se sont montrés cléments et la compétition a pu se dérouler dans des conditions idéales. L'organisation mise en place par Pierre Arnould et son équipe a bien fonctionné. Trois équipes nationales (France, Italie, Belgique) en compétition, ce n'est pas mal mais dommage que les voisins allemands et hollandais n'aient pas daigné présenter une équipe. Une prochaine fois peut-être... Everyone was anxious about the weather, even if the belgian forecasts were on favourable for the week-end. Even if it rained just a few minutes before the initial trotting, the day after (on friday) was perfect for the sport of endurance. The organization worked well under the leadership of Pierre Arnould. There were three team competing for the CEIO (France, Italy, Belgium), which is not bad even if the organizers were expecting the visit of the neighbouring countries from Germany and The netherlands. Next year, maybe... [More ...]Ride ReportRide Photos by Caroll Gatelier / Léo Liesens
Efanational.comA report on the Upper Murray Challenge by Linda Tanian, Monday, 14 April 2008 Brook Sample and Meg Wade are the first riders from Australia to qualify for the 2008 Endurance World Championships to be held in Malaysia in November. The first of three FEI rides schedule for Victoria this year was conducted on the weekend of 05 - 06 April at Walwa near the NSW border. The CEI 2 * 80km event was run on Saturday with the main event, the CEI 3* 160km event, run on Sunday. Both events were small in number but the competition was strong, particularly in the 3* event. This was one of the qualifying rides for the World Championships for Endurance, which are to be held in Malaysia in November 2008. The qualification criteria for this event has been strengthened ahead of concerns about the ride being run in a tropical climate. Rider and horse combinations must successfully complete 2 x 160km events in a time of less than 13 hours and 20 minutes in the 24 months preceding the World Championships with one of those completions in the twelve month period prior to the event. EI has affected, as it has for all horse sports, the preparations of combinations who are wanting to be considered for selection for the World Championships. More...
Julian Johansen and his Arab gelding CF Samuel won the two-day 80km class at the Golden Horseshoe Ride. (Julian Johansen) CreditonCourier....
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Congratulations to Tricia Hirst riding Vlacq Abattarik, who won the FEI 160km in an exciting racing finish with H.H.Sh.Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and H.H.Sh.Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, at a speed of 16.96kph. Congratulations too to Jenni Gilbert on Flurrie who won the 160km National class.
