Three-Time World Champion Named as Chef d’Equipe for the U.S. Endurance Squad

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.

2008 FEI World Endurance Championship

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 information

A 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

FEI Endurance Rankings - May 12 2008

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

Belgium: Taquillero and Chris Yeoman 1st in 120 km

Endurancegb.co.uk - Story by Chris
5th 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...


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Belgium: Mont Le Soie CEIO 2008

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...

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Ride Photos by Caroll Gatelier / Léo Liesens

Australia: Endurance riders qualify for 2008 WEC

Efanational.com

A 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.

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Australia: Endurance riders flock to Cooyal

Mudgee.yourguide.com.au

9 May 2008

Mudgee Endurance Riders will be holding their annual endurance ride at Cooyal on May 17 and 18.

The venue at Cooyal Hall has proved very popular over the last five years and pre-nominations are being well received.

The team of volunteers consisting of the Cooyal Progress Association, Cooks Gap and Cooyal Bushfire Brigade ensures that everything runs smoothly in the canteen and at the three checkpoints out on the track.

The course is the same as last year and is very suitable for novice horses with no heavy climbs.

The main 80 kilometre ride will commence at 6am from the Cooyal Hall and riders will then travel along Cooyal Lane, private property and Ironbarks Lane Kains Flat, then White Cedars Road and up the fire trail to Botobolar. They then return to base through Kains Flat and back through paddocks.

The second leg takes the same course to Kains Flat, then does a loop up Kains Flat Road and private property to Botobolar Road, returning along Kains Flat to the third checkpoint and again through the paddocks back to base.

Motorists are advised that many horses will be out on local roads on Sunday May 18, between 6am and 4pm.

Local riders who plan to enter the 40 kilometre training ride are reminded that entry forms are available at Husbands Saddlery. Time is running out so don’t leave nominating to the last minute. For further information phone Pat Dickinson.

At recent endurance rides, local competitors who were successful at Tooraweenah in pair were Bernice King, Hayden Fisher and Paddy Smith who finished first heavyweight and fittest horse in the division.

At Bendemeer on May 4, Bernice King, Kate Pilley and Hayden Fisher were all successful. At Oberon in April, Mette Sutton was equal first across the line.

The club would like to thank John Prince, Phillip Kenn and Roy Tuck-Lee for allowing access through their properties.

The club has also received generous sponsorship and would like to thank Mid-Western Regional Council, Macquarie Valley Juices, Mudgee Vet Hospital, Tony Reeves, Glenyce Cook and Husband’s Saddlery.