USA: North American Young Riders Endurance Ride (NAYRER) on July 29

July 14 2010

Held in conjunction with the North American Junior/Young Riders
Championships, the North American Young Riders Endurance Ride (NAYRER) will be help in
Shaker Village - Harrodsburg, Kentucky, on July 29th.

The NAJYRC is the premier equestrian competition in North America for junior and young riders, age 14-21. Young equestrians come from the United States, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean Islands to vie for team and individual FEI medals in the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of show jumping, dressage, eventing and the World Equestrian Games discipline of reining. The competition is run under rules of the FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale), the international governing body for equestrian sport, and is the only FEI championship held annually on this continent.

Entries for the NAYRER Endurance ride are due July 17, 2010

For more information and entry forms, see http://www.nayrer.org/

For a short bio of some of the riders, see
http://www.endurance.net/international/USA/2010KYYR/

Spain: New Individuals Named for the World Endurance Championship

El Raid Blog - Gabriel Gamiz

The Royal Spanish Equestrian Federation, has given an extension of the list of horses for the World Equestrian Games and then transcribe the expansion:

"National coach Raid, Quico Yebra, has extended the provisional list of shortlisted for the World Equestrian Games Juma with 50% horse and rider usual, Jon Ander Martin, according to their scores on the National Ranking. According to therefore, screening of horses is now as follows:
Nobby
SANCKOC
Chevereto
DUNA
VOLVO
TB OLIB
OTEL.LO
FOG
ENIA
RHOF
GOBI
JUMA 50%
As reported previously, the final selection will be based on the results of tests of medical, veterinary and physical ordered by the coach, with dates to be agreed with the heads of each horse and published on this website.
Regardless of those trials, and in order to advance the implementation of specific demands Organizing Committee and the U.S. administration for import of horses in the USA, responsible for each of the horses that are included in this statement should contact the Veterinary Team, Josep Ayats via email Equine clinicamobilequina@clinicamobilequina.com Mòbil declines.
Any other information about the World Championship on Raid can be obtained by sending an email to raid.consultas @ rfhe.com "

WEG organizers lower ticket prices

Kentucky.com - Full Article

Wednesday, Jul. 14, 2010

By Linda B. Blackford - lblackford@herald-leader.com

Organizers of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are lowering ticket prices in an attempt to sell more of them.

Starting Thursday, a special promotion will offer a 30 percent savings on tickets to many of the early phases of the competitions. The special offer will run through Labor Day weekend and end on Sept. 6.

The Games will be held from Sept. 25-Oct. 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park.

So far, about 260,000 tickets have been sold, far below the once-anticipated 600,000. Organizers have said the economy is mostly to blame for more people not buying tickets priced over $100 for some events. Tickets to many event finals have been selling well, officials said.

The new prices include a discount on the one day of endurance riding, from $45 to $25 per ticket...

Read more here:
http://www.kentucky.com/2010/07/14/1348648/weg-organizers-lower-ticket-prices.html

Great Britain: Mohammed wins British Endurance

UAEInteract.com

14/07/2010

Euston Park (UK) - Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum yesterday won the endurance horserace, held in Euston Park in the United Kingdom.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince, and H.H. Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. The race, run for 166 kilometres and competed by 25 riders from different Arab countries, Europe, United State and Australia, was held in preparation for the World Endurance Championship, to be held in the U.S. State of Kentucky between 22 and 28 September.
Emirates News Agency, WAM

China: Bayanbulak Swan Lake Equestrian Endurance Race Held in Xinjiang

Big5.cri.cn - Full Article

12 July 2010

The second Bayanbulak Swan Lake Equestrian Endurance Race was held Saturday at the Bayanbulak Grassland in Xinjiang's Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture. Horse riders from different areas in and outside China have taken part in the race. Adopting the international rules for the first time, this race pays more attention to the welfare of the horses. Zhao Jianfu has the details.

Reporter:
More than 100 horsemen from all over China including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Beijing, Xinjiang and other provinces as well as from Singapore have competed in the Bayanbulak Swan Lake Equestrian Endurance Race.

Xu Jingling, a rider from Singapore, tells us his feelings about the race.

"I took part in a similar endurance race last year in Inner Mongolia, that was more for experience. This time I'm trying to do better, but mostly is for fun. I think it's a good idea to adopt the international standards, because one of the main principles of the international standards is the condition and welfare of the horse, so I think it's very important they take the approach."

Although it's the second endurance race held in the area, it is the first time the standards of the Federation Equestre Internationale, or FEI, has been adopted in Xinjiang, and the second such race with international rules in China following the event which took place last year in Inner Mongolia. The whole 80 kilometer race is separated into four stages, and the condition of the horses is tested between them. The horses take breaks between the stages so as to guarantee they won't get hurt. If the physical condition of a horse does not meet the standards, it will not continue the race.

Man Zhenwei, chief judge of the endurance race, talks about the importance of adopting the international rules of equestrian endurance racing in China...

Listen, and read more here:
http://big5.cri.cn/gate/big5/english.cri.cn/7146/2010/07/12/2561s582391.htm

The Namibian WEG Team - The Long Road from Africa

Horsesdaily.com - Full Article

Sunday, 11 July 2010 13:17
Pamela Burton, Burton Graphics & Photojournalism

Three Namibian girls gain qualifications to ride for the Namibian Endurance team on US horses at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. “It’s an awesome feeling,” said 19 year old, Anna Wucher. “We're happy to finally get to say we're going to the WEG and not if, when, and maybe! We are all very excited and hope we do well there, too!”
The three girls have been working and training at Darolyn Butler’s Cypress Trails Ranch in South Texas near Houston. Kordula Voigts, 24, was the first to arrive. “Dulie is an excellent rider, but had no previous endurance experience before she started riding with me in April of 2008,” said Butler. “She's a brilliant horsewoman and perhaps the most compassionate, yet effective trainer I've ever known. She's turned three different, almost man-eater horses completely around. Duli is also unbelievable help in organizing the training schedule, the packing up on the trips and generally very pleasant to be around. The other ladies have only been here four months, but they are equally as nice and I'm growing to love these ‘lil gals too.”

“I grew up on a stud farm for warmbloods used for jumping and dressage,” said Kordula, aka Duli...

Read more here:
http://www.horsesdaily.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2120:the-namibian-weg-team-the-long-road-from-africa&Itemid=1537

Canada: Thompson rider wins bronze at equine event

Tompsoncitizen.net - Full Article

July 7,2010

By Ian Graham
sports@thompsoncitizen.net

Jessica Mannes of Thompson was one of three riders to represent the province as a member of the endurance horse riding team at the 2010 Canadian Endurance Championship held in New Lowell, Ont. July 1, winning a bronze medal with her teammates.

Mannes, riding Justess, along with Prue Critchley of Hamiota riding Fort William +/- and Aime St. Vincent of Ste. Anne riding in the Limelight, were third in the 50 mile endurance event, representing the Distance Riders of Manitoba (DRM), the province's endurance riding organization.

"We are so proud of our team taking the bronze medal at the championship, and to do so after traveling so far to get to the event is remarkable " said Myna Cryderman, DRM president...

Read more here:
http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/article/20100707/THOMPSON0201/307079991/-1/THOMPSON/thompson-rider-wins-bronze-at-equine-event