Great Britain: Endurance champion Abby, 15, to escort

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Tuesday 29 March 2011

Endurance Young Rider champion Abby Chisholm will escort eventing star Mary King in May when she takes part in the daunting 160k (100-miles) Golden Horseshoe Ride over Exmoor.

Mary, British champion a record four times and holder of an Olympic Silver medal, will be riding the first 25 miles of the course over terrain reckoned to be among the toughest in Europe.

Fifteen-years-old Abby, from Lydford on nearby Dartmoor, has competed in the Golden Horseshoe and knows Exmoor and its challenges. She had hoped to ride in the 160k class this year, but has decided to postpone it to concentrate on her studies which she hopes will lead to a place at Duchy College in Cornwall for an Equine Sports Performance course...

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Great Britain: Teenager guides Olympian Mary King in Exmoor race

A 15-year-old champion rider is set to escort Olympian Mary King around part of a 100-mile horse race in Exmoor.

Organisers have asked Abby Chisholm, from Lydford, Dartmoor, to guide her for the first 40km of the Golden Horseshoe Ride because of her experience in the event.

Miss Chisholm said: "I am over the moon that I will be able to ride with her."

The endurance challenge will be held on 16 May and is regarded as the toughest race of its kind in Europe.

Although Ms King is an experienced equestrian who has won silver and bronze eventing medals at the Olympics, endurance riding requires different skills.

Eventing is made up of three disciplines - dressage, show jumping and cross-country which test the horse's ability in areas such as speed and accuracy, as well as balance, rhythm and obedience of the horse with its rider.

Endurance riding requires physical and mental stamina for long periods of time and the ability to navigate on horseback on rough terrain, while judging the horse's speed and strength, ensuring the horse does not become exhausted.

Competitors of the challenge will normally ride alone but Mary is taking part in the race for the first time in Exmoor to help raise its profile and needed someone familiar with the course to guide her through.
Mental stamina

During last year's event, Abby completed 80km in one day in the endurance challenge and the year before achieved 80km over two days.

"I've been asked to escort her round, and ride with her and show her the ropes of my sport."

It will be Ms King's debut at this type of horse-riding. She will be borrowing eight-year-old part-bred Arab mare called Ishtar Spirit, owned by Kirsty Wiscombe.

Speaking of endurance riding, Abby said: "You need lots of stamina, mentally as well to keep going all those miles."

In 2010, Abby was named Young Rider National Champion after getting the most points in all the competitions she entered.

She hopes to secure a place on the Equine Sports Performance course at Duchy College in Cornwall.

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Thailand Wins Endurance Horse Race

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28 March 2011
Thai horse riders have won both the individual and team events at the Second Malaysia-Thailand Open Endurance Challenge Trophy 2011, an endurance horse race with a top prize of more than 300,000 baht, held from March 25 to 27.

Chon Buri Governor Wichit Chartpaisit presided over the opening ceremony of the Second Malaysia-Thailand Open Endurance Challenge Trophy 2011 at the Thai Polo and Equestrian Club in Pattaya.

The race, certified by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, was a competition for total price money of more than 300,000 baht and was held from March 25 to 27, with a total race distance of 80 kilometers.

A total of 26 horses, four from the Malaysian Military, four from Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, two from Terengganu State, two from Singapore, six from various equestrian clubs, and eight from Thailand, participated in the three-stage race.

Among those who represented Thailand at the race were Vice President of the Thai Equestrian Federation Pruttirat Rattanakul-Serireongrit; Wipawan Pawitayalarp, winner in an individual event; and Varis Khuntaraporn, runner-up in an individual event at last year's race.

The Thai riders won both the individual and team events in the race.

Thailand finished the team event with a time of 14 hours and 30 minutes, followed by Malaysia which recorded 20 hours and 10 minutes.

After the race, Pruttirat said all the riders were dedicated to the race.

However, he pointed out some mistakes which must be corrected before subsequent races to be held in Malaysia and Singapore.

He said the race was successful, as it was praised by all its participants.

The ASEAN Equestrian Clubs will try to push the sport as an event at the 27th SEA Games in Myanmar.

Colombia: Anthony wins in Villa de Leyva

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The vet Anthony Phillips became the winner of the first screening for the Enduro Pan American Games, which will be played in Chile.
The rider completed the 120 kilometers of the race within the required time with the beats of his horse. Phillips' horse "Tiawan" is owned by Cristina Mutis has the ticket to be in the Pan-American event.

In the same distance in juvenile pro winner was Natalia Balcazar with "Reminaja Ali" horse that was in the last World Equestrian Games Kentucky 2010. The athlete with great ability led to his horse by the different terrain without missing a beat and smooth. Mauricio Gaona, Daniel Vasquez and Cristina exit this time had no luck and did not reach the target before the competition provisions.

The appointment took place in the tourist town of Villa de Leyva, just outside the village on the road to Santa Sofía. With cold weather, very wet at times in competition and wet floors are faced with the challenge.

10 pairs took part in the First Selective specialty that seeks to form a team to represent Colombia in Chile. In addition to this test, the other participants of the Enduro ran distances of 80, 40 and 20 kilometers. In the first of these the victory went to Camilo Lievano in Adult FEI. In the second it reached the goal Alejandro Rodriguez, a novice, while her sister won the same way Camila in Youth. And in the category of monkeys tour winners were Carlos Lleras and his daughter Mary.

Congratulations to the participants and the organization of the race that had the Chilean authorities to Juan Ignacio Rodríguez, and Antonio FEI Foreign Veterinary Llompart, who acted as Foreign Technical Delegate and the contest judge. Doranne Wilcox was the National Delegate, while Daniel Amaya, Enrique Pinto, and Luis Fernando Valderrama Claudia Builes formed the Veterinary Commission. The Road Committee was composed Juan Rodriguez and Mauricio Mutis. All of a working group that tried his best to make the meeting will take place smoothly.

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Portugal: Cancellation of CEIO3 * CEI1 CEI2 * and * in Comporta Portugal.

26 March 2011

In a press release the FEI has announced the performance CEIO 3 * CEI CEI 2 * and 1 * tests in Comporta, Portugal that were to be held on 2 and 3 April have been suspended.

The Portuguese Federation announced at the same time they are looking for a new venue that could accommodate the evidence on those dates.

Abu Dhabi: Mohammed wins Giants Endurance Challenge

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By MOHAMMED AL NAQEEB March 25, 2011

ABU DHABI: Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been named champion of the Giants Endurance Challenge and won the gold sword of the 120-km race, which was held in Dubai International Endurance City with the participation of 36 equestrians.

The race was attended by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince, who honoured the winners, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler and Minister of Finance, and Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.

The first-leg of the Giants Endurance Challenge was held in the Emirates International Endurance Village in Al Wathba and was won by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who did not participate in Thursday’s race...

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White Paper published on Infrared Thermographic Imaging Hoof Study

EasyCare announced today the release of the first white paper on the results of the thermographic imaging study of horses' hooves before and after exercise.

Led by Duncan McLaughlin, the study used infrared thermography to investigate changes in temperature and heat patterns with various types of hoof protection at equine endurance events in the US and Australia.

"Infrared thermography is a tool that provides objective data about circulation and inflammation in the hoof by measuring heat and examining actual temperature increases and changing heat patterns of the hoof capsule," said Duncan.

"We're delighted with the results of this study: the data Duncan collected has provided us with a number of areas we would like to dig down into," said Garrett Ford, President and CEO of EasyCare. "We wanted to access cool, hard facts about the effect of exercise across various types of hoof protection."

The white paper achieves just that. One segment of the horses in the study had an average dorsal hoof-wall temperature increase of 8.9°C /16.1°F when comparing their pre-ride and post-ride temperatures. By comparison, another segment showed an average dorsal hoof-wall temperature increase of 2.9°C/5.2°F.

The study also compares and contrasts differences in hoof-wall temperature of horses using black hoof boots and those equipped with steel shoes.

Those interested in reading the white paper can click here to download the study in pdf form. The white paper includes summary charts of the data collected, color images from the test horses and a short summary analysis of the results.