Bahrain: Shaikh Nasser qualifies for world event

ROYAL Bahrain Endurance Team leader Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa qualified for the World Championship finals in Dubai next year after completing the Florca Endurance Horseride Race last night in France.

Riding Snow River, Shaikh Nasser completed his third 160-km race after earlier taking part in the Bahrain and UK races covering similar distances, while other team members Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Hamad Al Meraisi and Khalid Al Ruwaie, were unable to complete the race.

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FRA: 2004 Florac Results

Leonard Liesens
www.endurance-belgium.com


First place went to Issane El Fawsett ridden by Stephanie Arnal, once again a son of the legendary stallion Persik.

A good level of participation this year for the famous race of Florac(France).

An innovative initiative of the organizers : inviting some of the best French and foreigners at their ride, taking at their charge the registration fees and the accommodation and meals for the rider and his crew. 25 riders were invited, including 16 foreigners from Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland.
This year the date of the race was moved from September to the first Saturday of July to avoid some interference with the Championships that are traditionally held in September.

Once again, the talented Alize de Lap, with Yves Preveiraud was not able to cross the finish line at the first place. Alize was second this year, fourth the year before, 6th in 2002, 2nd in 2000, 3rd in 1999!



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BEL: 2004 Belgium National Championship

Leonard Liesens
Endurnace-Belgium.com


The 2004 Belgian National Championship was won by Jacques Boulanger, riding Shannon, an arab-trotter. The L'Ardenaise - CEI ****/***/**/* event was held 27 June at Harre Belgium.

The Harre course is a very very difficult race, taking place in the hilliest part of Belgium, in the south, in the region of the Francorchamps F1 Grand Prix. This is also the region where the famous ?Battle of Ardennes? took place at the end of the WWII.


The course presents an unending up and down with an average altitude difference of 400 meters each cycle.


The Belgian Enduance squad continues is preparations for the upcoming 2004 World Endurance Championships in Dubia next January.

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34th Annual Ride and Tie Championship

Pamela Burton
EndurancWorld.net



Challenging, upbeat, and inspiring describe the Ride & Tie Championship held the weekend of June 26th , north of the Northern California coastal town of Ft. Bragg. This area is not easy to get to. Once there, the main road is Pacific Coast Highway, 101, which dashes up and down ravines, barrels around hairpin curves that give a roller coaster view of seaside cliffs and ocean, and under mini forests that all but block the sun. The road, which is often dangerously obscured by fog, is bordered with lupine, sweet pea and tall grasses that even in the drought of summer still bring color to the wind swept land.

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GBR: Newmarket - France wins team title/UAE Finishes 1-2

Newmarket
06.28.04




Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (9:08:51), astride Falene De La Drome, won the Newmarket Endurance Ride held at Newmarket in England yesterday over a distance of 160km with Mubarak bin Shafya (9:08:52), riding Danny Boy, finishing second and third was Cile Demiro Jacbaquat (9:20:45) of France.

France captured team gold with host Great Britian capturing silver. The Royal Bahrain endurance team captured bronze.

Forty riders representing eight countries - UK, France, the UAE, Jordan, Qatar, Italy, Ireland and Bahrain - competed in the Newmarket race.




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USA: 2004 Ride and Tie World Champions

Pamela Burton
EnduranceWorld.net
06.20.04

Majic Sirocco, riden by Jim Howard from Applegate, CA. and Dennis Rinde of Davenport, CA. win the 34th Ride & Tie World Championship in a time of 4 hrs 1 min. The team bested a field of 27 teams throughout the world competing in the Mendiceno

USA: Geronimo's Warrior - First Spanish Mustang with 10,000 AERC Miles

Karen Chaton
06.25.04

Geronimo's Warrior became the first spanish mustang to achieve 10,000 competative miles in AERC sanctioned events.

Riden by owner Don Funk, Geronimo is currently completing the 2004 XP event which is traversing the old pony express trail from Cold Springs Nevada to Rush Creek Ranch in Nebraska. This legacy continues on down the trail.