Italy: Results of Nakheel Cuore Verde 120km

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Italy: Nakheel sponsors prestigious Cuore Verde Endurance Cup

Nakheel, the Middle East region's premier property developer, has announced that it is the official sponsor of the prestigious 'Cuore Verde Endurance Cup' to be held in Perugia, Italy on July 16, 2005.

The Cup is part of a three day event including a Grand Gala that opened the event on the 14th July, and the "Go to Dubai" conference on 15th July to promote Dubai as an investment destination.

The events was opened by the Endurance Grand Gala on July 14th, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence, and was attended by over 500 VIPs including executives of top Umbria and Italian companies, and politicians.

The history of the race dates back to 1989 and the 'Nakheel Cuore Verde Endurance Cup 2005' is the country's biggest endurance race of the half-season. There will be around a 100 horses running in the Cup. The UAE team will be represented by Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman Nakheel, who will be riding a horse from Sheikh Mohammed's stable. The race is split into four phases and tracks a distance totalling 120km. The first three phases will be sponsored by one of Nakheel's premier projects (The Palm, The World, and Dubai Waterfront), with the final phase sponsored by Nakheel Corporate.

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Tevis: Getting Ready for the Ride

By: Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer
Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:19 AM PDT


(Photo:
Diane Craft, from Monument, Colo., brushes her Arabian horse, Moon, Saturday at the Gold Country Fairgrounds, preparing for the Tevis Cup. Photo by Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal )

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories leading up to the 51st annual Tevis Cup ride, which begins Saturday.

One of the toughest endurance tests of man and horse on the planet, the 100-mile Tevis Cup ride, is ready to run from Robie Park, near Truckee, to Auburn on Saturday.


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Northern Ireland: Sports Council Backs Rider

Nineteen-year-old Philip Giles, from Donaghadee, Co Down, is one of the latest talented young riders to receive financial backing from the Northern Ireland Sports Council, writes a correspondent.

Philip, a member of the Irish Young Riders Endurance Squad is currently on the long list and hoping to compete for Ireland at the Young Rider World Championships in Bahrain in December 2005.

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Canada: Enduring the Golden Ears trail

By Sabrina Abdul
Jul 13 2005
Dave Hodgens says his passion for horses stems back to when he was five years old.
He can still recall the days he spent sitting in front of his TV watching old westerns and becoming fascinated with the lifestyle of cowboys.
Shows like Lone Ranger really got me interested in horses," Hodgens said. Watching him ride off into the sunset on his horse - it was the little things like that, which stimulated me to build the relationship I have with horses today."

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FESTIVAL MONDIAL D?ENDURANCE: Compiegne abandons it's sponsor-Al Wrsan, Abu Dhabi

Intercontinental NewsLetter: NEWS & MESSAGES 03/05

Important Press Release:

FESTIVAL MONDIAL D?ENDURANCE
Compiègne - France
24, 25, 26, 27 et 28 août 2005
CHAMPIONNAT FEI D?EUROPE OPEN D?ENDURANCE ? CEI****
FEI European Open Endurance Championship ? CEI****
MONDIAL DES 7 ET 8 ANS ? CEI**
7 & 8 years old ride ? CEI**

Communiqué de presse n° 3, le 11 juillet 2005
COMPIEGNE ABANDONS ITS SPONSOR :WARSAN STABLES - ABU DHABI

The organising committee of the Festival Mondial d?Endurance de Compiegne which will host the forthcoming FEI Open European Endurance Championships and the ?Mondial d?Endurance of 7 & 8 year old horses? this August abandons its sponsor, Warsan Stables from Abu Dhabi (UAE). This partnership has been signed last October for this international event.

The OC abandoned this partnership for transparency and fairness vis-à-vis the world of equestrian sports that it wished to see respected. Indeed, a competitor from Warsan Stables was subject to proceedings last January following a case of doping at the FEI Endurance World Championships in Dubai (UAE). The FEI Judicial Committee had dismissed the positive medication case.

Barbara Lissarague and the Fédération Française d?Equitation (the French Equestrian Federation), has appealed the decision of the FEI Judicial Committee to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Barbara Lissarague (FRA) finished second in the Championship.

We strongly support our rider Barbara and the Fédération Française d?Equitation to win the case and Barbara, declared as official winner. This is inevitable in the best interest of the sport.

Due to increased awareness :

- by the case of doping in equestrian sports at the last Olympic games in Athens (revealed in the fall and judged throughout last winter and spring) ;

- and more recently in France, once again in the world of racing, where an investigation for doping is still underway, the Compiegne organising committee wished to free itself from all possible future criticism.

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South Africa: Saldanha CEI***/**/*

WP Endurance Union
SALDANHA FEI 100 MILER
AL TALIA CHALLENGE
CEI*** CEI** CEI*

6 August 2005

Sponsored by Al Talia stables in Bahrain the WP Endurance Union will be presenting the only FEI 100 mile ride in the Western Province on 6 August 2005 at the Saldanha Military Academy stables. Shorter distances (60km/80km/120km) will also be presented.

This is an internationally recognized ride and will earn riders points for the international ranking list. Entries close 28 July 2005

For further information contact::
Koos de Villiers:
021 976 2971 (h)
082 822 8523 (cell)
gillese@mweb.co.za

Eben Eksteen:
072 593 6367 (cell)
bahama@telkomsa.net