Endurance racer's latest venture comes up short

Endurance racer's latest venture comes up short
Michael Shinabery/Staff Writer
Aug 12, 2004, 09:30 am

With 40 miles of the 100-mile race behind them, Richard Frazier anticipated riding his white Arabian stallion Hindi Shahab across the finish line. And maybe, as in several past horse-and-rider events, they?d be leaders of the pack.
But that hope wasn?t to be.
After high-altitude training in Otero County?s Sacramento Mountains to prepare for the Tevis Cup in Lake Tahoe, Calif., Frazier and his white Arabian stallion withdrew after an injury.
?We had finished the most difficult section of the race, which was the climb of 8,750 feet over Emigrant Pass, and had crossed the 20 miles of humid bogs through a National Wilderness area,? Frazier said. ?I thought we were in great shape as the metabolic part of the vet(erinarian) check showed the stallion?s vital signs perfect with no stress.?

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Intercontinental Newsletter - Aug 10

In this letter you?ll find comments concerning

§ Individual Qualification Criteria for Championships/ CEI**** rides

§ Nations Qualification Criteria for Senior World Championships

§ Individual Qualification Criteria for Championships/ CEI**** rides

§ Nations Qualification Criteria for Senior World Championships


The FEI asked for the views of the National Endurance Federations on each of the above mentioned items by the 31st July 2004.

As some of the Federations communicated/ discussed this matter between them, I had the opportunity to read several proposals. I got the feeling that the FEI Endurance Committee will have some difficulties to find a consensus because of the wide variety of ideas and wishes.

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A race that endures

A race that endures -
244 riders, 100 miles, 24 hours -- after 50 runs, the Tevis ride remains the ultimate test of horse and human

Dawn bleached shadows off the Sierra's granite bones as horses in the Tevis Cup Ride trotted from the forest and into Squaw Valley. Once on an open cat road, they cantered, tails raised, manes flying, muscles rippling in sleek haunches, and romped uphill to High Camp.

Many wilderness miles away to the west awaited a finish line, in the foothill town of Auburn.


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Shaikh Daij, Al Muresi clinch spots

Shaikh Daij, Al Muresi clinch spots

A SUPERB ride by Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa of Al Taleeya Stable and Hamad Al Muresi of the Royal Endurance Team earned them spots in the World Championship in January next year in the UAE after finishing the 160-km Hilton Herbs Alfred's Tower endurance festival at the National Trust Stourhead Estate in Warminster, Wiltshire.

Khalid Al Rouwaei, who also completed his second 160-km race on Najib Du Bernoud, will need to finish one more race to qualify for the World Championship.



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Couple completes horse-riding contest

Couple completes horse-riding contest
By Colbert Levy, Daily Press Staff

Saturday, August 7, 2004

At 5:15 a.m. last Saturday, Ken and Betty Wolgram of Craig set out on horseback to conquer 100 miles of trails over the Sierra Nevada mountains.

23 hours and 55 minutes later, just five minutes before the deadline, Ken crossed the finish line. Betty came in 50 minutes later.


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Shaikh Daij is on track for UAE race

Shaikh Daij is on track for UAE race

SHAIKH Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa from Al Taleeya Stable is on course for a spot in the World Endurance Horseride Championship in January next year in the UAE after completing the fifth stage of the 160-km Hilton Herbs Alfred's Tower endurance festival at the National Trust Stourhead Estate in Warminster, Wiltshire, England.


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Italian Endurance Nation's Cup - CEIO Gubbio

Italian Nation's Cup CEIO in Gubbio Perugia, Italy - September 17.

Offering 160/120/90 km rides.
Interested USA riders can contact:
Lynn Lopez in USEF Athletes Services - 908-234-0848.

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CEIO*** 2004: La Baule, Newmarket and Gubbio

As Show Jumping has the CSIO so Endurance now has the CEIO - the Official International Endurance Contest. This important format for events, which in the world of Show Jumping is limited to the official teams of the various national federations who compete in the famous Cup of the Nations, is extended for Endurance to include individual competitors who are given a final ranking.
After the European, World and Olympic Championships, this is the next most important event format, for which each country may establish a single CSIO or CEIO which takes the name of the country concerned (French, British, Italian CSIO or CEIO and so on)
After the first CEIO event in the history of Endurance, which took place at La Baule in 2003, this year Endurance has for the first time a fixture list with a circuit of three Official International Competitions.
The first of these took place in La Baule on 8th May 2004, the second in Newmarket (GB) on the 27th June and the final will be held in Gubbio ( Italy ) on 18th September .

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