Dreams come true at Ricochet Ridge

Ricochet Ridge Ranch is more than just horses, it is an experience of the Mendocino Coast for locals and visitors.


Lari (Hilary) Shea is a small, athletic, 50-something businesswoman and owner of the Ricochet Ridge Ranch in Cleone. Shea's journey from a childhood love of horses to owner of one of the most successful horse tour companies in the country has been long, at times arduous, but ultimately rewarding.

Lari Shea, owner of Ricochet Ridge Ranch in Cleone sits astride her purebred Arabian stallion, Spirit, at Ten Mile beach.

Mendocino Beacon: The Complete Story

USA: Fort Howes CEI*** Results

The 8th Annual Fort Howes Endurance Ride results are available. Heather Reynolds on Aleclipse finished the course in 10:07 and received the Best Condition award for the event. Jan Worthington on the enduring Brown R' Timmy captured second in 10:40, with Carolyn Hock on GT Sando finishing third.

The Fort Howes Venue will be the host of the 2005 AERC National Championship event as well next year. Preparations are underway!

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Utah: Matt Parker to Cross Desert on a Horse With No Name

MOAB, UT (PRWEB)
June 14, 2004

Horseman Continues Unprecedented Cross-country Journey

MOAB, UT (PRWEB) June 14, 2004 -- Horseman Matt Parker embarked today for the desert city of Moab, Utah, continuing the second leg of his journey across the United States on horseback.

Upon completion of his trip, Matt will become the first person on horseback to finish the 5,000 miles of the American Discovery Trail (ADT). The ADT is the only coast-to-coast non-motorized route across the country.

Resuming his expedition, along the ADT and on his new steed - a Missouri Fox Trotter - Matt has elected to replace his previous Racking horse, Smokey, with a horse that is well suited to endure the physical demands of the trip.


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[I wonder if he'll run into the Duck on the trek east?? - jat]

Australia: Peak Crossing CEI*** Gets Underway

The HH The President of the UAE Australian Championship 2004
The Great South East Endurance Rider's Club Inc. - Peak Crossing Qld
160km FEI *** and AERA 11th , 12th and 13th June 04

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Competitors from 5 countries and host Australia anticipate the start of the Peaks Crossing Ride in Queensland. The Great South East Endurance RIder's Club provides the venue for the the ride which will have both FEI and AERA divisions.

Vet in and weigh-in will happen today.

GENERAL INFORMATION

DEFINITE SCHEDULE

Ride Coverage

Starters List

Brazil: 2004 Avare Complete Results

Dear Friends,

complete results of 2ª Copa Avaré de Enduro Equestre

The winner of FEI 1* 68,10 km Junior is a 10 years old boy: Pedro Paulo Lahud and he conquered Best Condition too. His birthday was on May 27th.
A great gift for him!

Cidinha Franzão
cidinha@endurancebrasil.com.br
(5511) 3081-4146

(The Complete Results are in Microsoft Excel Format)
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Fort Howes CEI*** - Ashland Montana

EnduranceWorld
06.09.2004



This week-end international endurance events will occur on 4 contentents as the national teams for the up-coming World Endurance Champions continue to be formed. Italy, Spain, South Africa, Australia, and the United States provide venues for CEI*** events.

EnduranceWorld.net will provide focus on the USEF National Endurance Team as they attend their second training event of the 2004 ride season. These training sessions provide the 10 Team members the opportunity to demonstrate their competetive and team abilities in
head-to-head competition.

The HH President of the UAE Austrailian Challenge 160 will take place first (on Saturday), then Costa Volpino in Italy, Ripoll in Spain, and Sladanha in South Africa. On Sunday, Fort Howes will be run. The 50 mile event will be held on Saturday at Fort Howes, following the schedule which will be used next year when Fort Howes will provide the venue for the AERC National Championship Event. This allows entrants to compete in both distances (on either the same or different horses). Many riders, especially those traveling long distances will be in both the 50 on Saturday and the 100 on Sunday.

This will be the 8th year that Fort Howes has been run. It has continued to draw a broader set of competitors during each of the previous outings. This year, there are 40+ entrants in the 100 mile event. The weather is predicted to be cool (@70F/21C). There are
thunder storms predicted, and the rain can come hard-and-fast when the skys open in Montana.

Ride Managers Bill and Jan Stevens will be hosting one of the greatest endurance get-togethers this side of the missouri.

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The Mercury: The whisper is: have horse sense, will travel [09jun04]

Tasmania
By TANZI LEWIS
09jun04
A BIT of horse whispering, massaging and manipulation is taking equine therapist Ken Green places.

Mr Green, of Moriarty, in Tasmania's North-West, has been invited to Hokkaido, Japan, to look after three horses entered in the 100km Japanese National Endurance championships in September. The invitation came from Japanese endurance rider Masafumi Tenaka, who travels the world to compete in endurance riding competitions.

Mr Green said. "I feel really privileged to be invited to Japan to look after the horses of Mr Tenaka and zoo veterinarian, Dr Misuko Masui. It's a great opportunity. While I'm in Japan I'll also be talking to the Japanese Jockey Club about equine therapy and doing seminars and demonstrations.

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