Australia: 2009 Tom Quilty Gold Cup 160km Endurance National Championship

Victoria, Australia
September 21, 2009

Report from Jennifer Green

In a thrilling finish, brothers Brook and Matthew Sample from Queensland, crossed the finish line in a tied finish to claim victory in Australia's premier 160km Endurance event. Brook, riding Tuldar Saladin and Matthew, riding Brookleigh Ricardo jointly claimed the famous Tom Quilty Gold Cup in a riding time of 9 hours, 50 minutes and 12 seconds. Kristie Taprell, riding Castlebar Concorde took 3rd position in a time of 9 hours, 55 minutes and 12 seconds. All three riders were members of the Australian contingent of riders contesting the World Endurance Championships in Terrengganu, Malaysia, last year.

Internationally renowned endurance rider and multiple Quilty winner, Meg Wade, recovering from a serious fall earlier in the year, assisted with the presentation of the gold cup in an emotional hand over ceremony. Meg has vowed to be riding again as soon as her rehabilition programme allows her too.

The event was based at the impressive Tonimbuk Equestrian Centre south east of Melbourne and the course traversed 5 loops of various lengths in and around the majestic bush land areas of the Bunyip State Forest. The course was described as a true championship course with undulating hills in all phases.

Riders from all Australian states shared the course with riders from overseas nations including USA and Japan and many commented on the professionalism of the event, the high standards of horsemanship and horse management and the pure enjoyment of riding through beautiful Australian bush land.

Event Director, Lissy Verity, could not have been more pleased with the way the event progressed and was overjoyed that the riders and their crews expressed how much they had enjoyed their experience at this year’s Quilty.

Further results by division:

Heavy Weight: (91kg and over)
1st Brodie Freeman Cedar Ridge Magnetic 11.17.10 BC
2nd Stephen Gray Kasbah Kid 11. 51.38
3rd Maurice Gray Chazar Fire N’ Ice 12.33.40
4th Paul Legronne Johroy Custom Made 14.29.30
5th Alwyn Torenbeek Dalgangle 15.03.52

Middle Weight (73kg and under 91kg)
=1st Brook Sample Tuldar Saladin 9.50.12
=1st Matthew Sample Brookleigh Riardo 9.50.12 BC
3rd Kristie Taprell Castlebar Concorde 9.55.08
4th Jodie Patterson Celebration 10.38.26
5th Leigh Ann Sample Brookleigh Scarlett 10.39.16

Light Weight (Under 73kg)
1st Angela Hawkes Crysari 10.41.44 BC
2nd Elodie La Labourier Castlebar Moonlight 10.54.46
3rd Irene Adams Takoi Watermark 11.21.45
4th Wendy Chambers KaiHai Stirling Shakeira 11.32.42
5th Rebecca Miller Aqarius Park Chantilly Lace 12.07.38

Junior (under 18 years)
1st Shannon Hill Judah of Glendhu 12.05.15 BC
2ndJessyca Dakin Allira Park Wings of Fire 12.07.38
3rd James Green Hirstglem Maybe 12.30.39
4th Lainie Zischke Glenwan Sprite 12.48.41
=5th Harlee McCarthy Hirstglen Conquistador 13.26.38
=5th Jasmine Shields Porcelain Doll 13.26.38



Complete Results

Endurance rider alludes to suspicious practices in UAE

HorseandHound.co.uk
Abigail Butcher, H&H news editor
20 September, 2009

An endurance rider, who was last week banned from competing for 10 months and fined CHF3,000 (£1,745) after his horse tested positive for testosterone, has alluded to suspicious behind-the-scenes activity in endurance racing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Danjera Kadhir, ridden by Rashed Mohd Al Seyegh, was sampled by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) at the CEI JY* 119km in Abu Dhabi on 7 February.

Levels of testosterone found in the horse constituted a doping offence. Following the positive result, the horse's groom at the See Al Salam Stable in Dubai was dismissed, and left the country at the end of March.

In his defence, 19-year-old Al Seyegh said that he had, as an amateur rider, relied on the "reputation, skill and care of the trainer and the stable itself that his horse was competing free of prohibited substances".

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New Zealand: 2009 Trans Tasman Team Named

NZEquestrian.org.nz

18/09/2009 12:29:22 p.m.

Endurance NZ is please to announce the selected 2009 Trans Tasman Teams who will compete against Australia at Ruahine on the 21st and 22nd. Congratulations to all combinations and we wish them well when they take on the Aussies!


SENIOR TEAM:

Deirdre Bartlett - Craig Royston De Luxe

Jennifer Worsfold - Aquilla Toby



Reserve: Rosemary Revell - AA Mystic Charm



JUNIOR/YOUTH TEAM:

Michael Wakeling - Delahaye Finali

Emma Mason - Tararua Mistalight


Reserve: Leanne Ireland - Alshar Blue Levi




Chef d’Equipe – Chris King

Great Britain: Chris Yeoman announces FEI ban

Endurancegb.co.uk

17th September 2009

Christine Yeoman was informed at approximately 11.00am this morning that a drug test performed on her horse Forrest at the Euston Park Ride on the 9th August was positive. As a result she has been suspended by the FEI and is now not allowed to ride in the European Championships in Assisi. Statement from Chris ....

"I was informed at approximately 11.00am this morning that a drug test performed on my horse Forrest at the Euston Park Ride on the 9th August was positive. As a result I have been suspended by the FEI and am now not allowed to ride in the European Championships in Assisi.

The substance involved is something that I have never heard of before and apparently is usually fed to pigs in order to promote growth. I can only at this stage say I am trying to find out how on earth this substance was found to be present in my horse and to state categorically that I have never knowingly fed it to my horses.

I am obviously devastated by this news and I will do everything in my power to clear my name, I have spent most of the last ten years training myself and my horses to compete and succeed at this level and now to have all of that taken away is devastating.

I would like to end by wishing the rest of the team all the success in the world in the European Championships."

Christine Yeoman

UAE: Sheikh's company, Meydan, becomes latest WEG sponsor

Bizlex.com

September 17, 2009

by Bizlex Staff

LEXINGTON, KY - Meydan Group, LLC developers the luxury Meydan Grandstand and Racecourse in Dubai, owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has signed on as presenting sponsor of the Endurance Competition during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

Sheikh Maktoum, United Arab Emirates Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai is expected to compete in the Endurance Competition which according to the World Games Foundation "will pit champions from more than 30 countries in the equestrian discipline of endurance riding, with competitors vying to complete a designated 6-loop course spanning 100 miles."

Sheikh Maktoum's wife, Princess Haya, is also the president of the FEI, governing body of the Games.

"We are extremely excited and proud to announce this sponsorship with Meydan," CEO of the World Games 2010 Foundation Jamie Link said in a press release. "This not only further illustrates their dedication to the growth of horse sport around the world but also to the global nature of the 2010 Games. We are honored to have Meydan as a partner."

The Endurance Competition, one of eight disciplines awarding a world champion during the Games, will take place on Sept. 26, 2010, the second day of the 16 day Games. The amount of the sponsorship was not announced by the Games Foundation.

Italy: Great Excitement for the European at the Gates: the First Arrivals

www.sportendurance.it

17/09/2009

Assissi:
Iniziano ad arrivare in Italia i primi atleti che dovranno cimentarsi nel CH-EU-E 4* 160 km. europeo.
La prima ad essere avvistata dagli obiettivi di Sportendurance e l'amazzone belga Muriel Guillaudeux, scovata in prossimita di Spello in Umbria.
Ad accompagnarla nell'anello di 20 km. che simula alla perfezione il duro anello rosso che le si presentera agli europei di Assisi, Gianroberto Trucchi, chiamato a presiedere la Commissione giudicante della prossima Coppa delle Regioni 2009.
Acclimantamento, sgambata di rifinutura, relax, concentrazione, questi gli ingredienti per il binomio belga in prospettiva europeo, aspettando la fuoriclasse amica Karim Boulanger ed il suo Poespass, uno dei cavalli favoriti; arrivera domenica.


Assissi:
Begin to arrive in Italy the first athletes who will compete in the CH-EU-E 4 * 160 km.

The first to be sighted by the objectives of the Amazon is Sportendurance Belgian Muriel Guillaudeux, unearth near Spello in Umbria.

To accompany her in the ring of 20 km.
Simulating to perfection the hard red ring that will be presented to the Europeans of Assisi, Gianroberto Tips, named to chair the judging commission for the next UEFA Regions 2009.

Relaxation, concentration, these are the ingredients for the combination Belgian European perspective, waiting for the champion and his friend Karim Boulanger Poespass, one of the favored horses, will arrive Sunday.

Poland: Italian Team - 'The Bosana' Triumphs at Warka in Poland

www.Sportendurance.it

13/09/2009

Notizia appena giunta in redazione ci informa dell'ottima trasferta del Team Bosana in Polonia presso le strutture del Equisport di Warka.
Esperienza oltre confini degna di essere ricordata per i tre binomi azzurri e le loro assistenze che dopo un viaggio di 1700 km. hanno partecipato alla competizione riempiendo il podio!

160 km.

Diana Origgi con Pervinca della Bosana 1* posto + B.C. 16,91 km/h

Massobrio Daniele con Ninfea Baia 2* posto 16,91 km/h

120 km.

Angela Origgi con Perana Bosana 1* posto con B.C. 17,30 km/h

Abbiamo raccolto i commenti a caldo dei tre chiaramente soddisfatti.

Diana: "e stata una gara molto impegnativa, non in riferimento al terreno o ai dislivelli ma come clima e come fatica psicologica. Essendo pochi i concorrenti in gara abbiamo corso contro noi stessi facendo tutta la gara in solitaria.
Per due cavalli giovani come Pervinca e Ninfea resistere alla fatica psicologica e stato piu difficile che non cedere alla fatica fisica. Il percorso molto ripetitivo, tutto piatto ed il temporale quasi costante a rendere il fondo molto rischioso, non ci hanno certo aiutato. La gara non era facile, se pensate che il terzo e arrivato a 2h 36' e che comunque c'erano cavalieri di diverse nazioni: NED, FIN, EST, CZK mi ritengo molto soddisfatta. Comunque lo scopo della spedizione era abituare i cavalli ad una trasferta impegnativa, testarli su terreni morbidi a buone medie e farli crescere atleticamente. Direi obiettivo centrato".

Daniele: "e stata la nostra prima 160 km., mia e di Ninfea; ho mosso il mio primo passo da endurista vero supportato da una delle migliori atlete italiane, montando un'ottima cavalla, in un posto bellissimo e con l'appoggio di un team assistenza grandioso … cosa posso desiderare di piu!"

Angela: "sono felice, abbiamo scoperto una bella gara con un'organizzazione ottima e attenta ai particolari: bellissima cerimonia premiazione! La mia cavalla e stata ottima nella sua prima 120, buona media, ottimi rientri e un ultimo giro degno di nota (20,74 km/h).
Ciliegina sulla torta ha vinto la sua prima 120 a casa sua! E' infatti uno dei cavalli scelti da papa qui in Polonia e presente alla Vetrina del cavallo da endurance che organizziamo ogni anno in azienda. Quale migliore garanzia di serieta e quale migliore figura come preparatori italiani di cavalli da endurance?"

L.G.


News just reached the office informs us of the excellent travel Team Bosana in Poland to the structures of Equisport of Warka. Experience beyond borders worthy of being remembered for the three combinations blue and their assistants who after a journey of 1,700 km. participated in the competition by filling out the podium!

160 km.

Diana Origgi with the Periwinkle Bosana 1st place + BC 16.91 kilometers / h

Daniel Massobrio with Waterlily Bay 2nd place 16.91 kilometers / h

120 km.

Angela Origgi with Peran Bosana 1st place with BC 17.30 kilometers / h

We gathered the comments of the three hot clearly satisfied.

Diana: "It was a very challenging race, not in reference to the hilly terrain or climate, but as hard as psychological. Since few competitors in the race we ran against ourselves doing the entire race solo.

For two young horses as Periwinkle and Ninfea resist psychological fatigue was more difficult than giving in to physical fatigue. The trail is very repetitive, almost all flat and the storm continued to make the fund very risky, there have certainly helped. The race was not easy, if you think that the third came to 2h 36 'and that there were still riders of different nations: NED, FIN, EST, CZK, I am very satisfied. However the aim of the expedition was to accustom the horses to travel a challenging test on soft soil with good average and make them grow athletically. I would say goal-centered.

Daniel: "It was our first 160 km., Mine and Water Lily, I made my first real step enduro supported by one of the best Italian athletes, mounting a good horse in a beautiful place and with the support of a great support team ... what do I want more! "

Angela: "I am happy we found a good race with good organization and attention to detail: a beautiful award ceremony! My horse was very good in his first 120, good average, good returns and a last round of note (20 , 74 km / h).
The icing on the cake he won his first 120 at home! And in fact one of the horses chosen by Pope here in Poland and attended the Showcase of endurance horse that we organize every year in the company. What better guarantee of seriousness and what better figure as preparatory Italian horses for endurance? "

LG