Gulf-daily-news.com
February 05, 2012
THE Royal Team rider Yacoob Yousif Al Hammadi, riding Hondo, claimed the coveted title in the King's Cup Endurance Race yesterday at the Bahrain International Endurance Village.
The pair completed the 120-km race in a time of five hours, eight minutes and two seconds, just 21 seconds ahead of fellow Royal Team member Ahmed Janahi on Oeops.
Having led for the majority of the race, Jaffar Mirza came in third in a time of five hours, nine minutes and 34 seconds.
Al Hammadi's victory was based on a well thought-out strategy worked out under the guidance of Royal Team leader Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and coach Khalid Bu Lami and saw him overtake Janahi in the final stage of the race.
Praised
Speaking after the race, Shaikh Nasser praised the support of His Majesty for the event, which he described as one of the most important of the season.
He went on to highlight the continued success of the event and said this success was the result of great work done by the Royal Equestrian and Endurance Races Association and the King's Cup organising committee.
Shaikh Nasser admitted his delight in seeing the Royal Team members do so well.
He then expressed his appreciation to event sponsors Durrat Al Bahrain and Al Hawaj for their significant contributions.
Meanwhile, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports first vice-president and Royal Equestrian and Endurance Races Association president Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa praised all participants in the race.
He also joined in praising King Hamad for his support to endurance sport and said the presence of His Majesty at the race provided a huge boost to all the participants.
Shaikh Nasser and Shaikh Khalid were alongside Royal Equestrian and Endurance Races Association vice-president Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa and Endurance Committee chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa. They were also part of the presentation party for the closing ceremony of the race.
As well as presenting the prizes to participants in the King's Cup race, they also rewarded those from the race for riders with special needs.
Photos by Osama Mohammed:
Sunday, February 05, 2012
New Zealand: Endurance horse deaths prompt review
Stuff.co.nz - Full Article
05/02/12
IMOGEN NEALE
The deaths of two horses involved in a national endurance riding competition have sparked a review by the country's governing body for equestrian sports.
One horse died during the Endurance National Championships near Turangi last year and another shortly after.
Equestrian Sport New Zealand (ESNZ) said the 13-year-old bay gelding Twynham El Omar was euthanased towards the end of the championship's 160km race, having failed the second-to-last veterinary inspection.
The horse had represented New Zealand at the 2010 world equestrian games in Kentucky.
Another horse, 8-year-old gelding Miro Astair, failed the last horse inspection and was taken to a nearby equine vet before being taken home.
He died from complications several days later.
Auckland-based endurance rider Keith McLeod said the sport was very well-managed and last year's event was an anomaly.
"Horses take years of conditioning to get to that distance, with lots of graduate steps along the way.
"You can't just jump in and do 160km. And even then they do it in five to six loops with a 40 to 60 minute hold in between.
"[In that time] they're thoroughly vet-checked for gut sounds, lameness, heart-rate, anything.
"If anything is not right they're vetted out...
Read more here
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/6367954/Endurance-horse-deaths-prompt-review
05/02/12
IMOGEN NEALE
The deaths of two horses involved in a national endurance riding competition have sparked a review by the country's governing body for equestrian sports.
One horse died during the Endurance National Championships near Turangi last year and another shortly after.
Equestrian Sport New Zealand (ESNZ) said the 13-year-old bay gelding Twynham El Omar was euthanased towards the end of the championship's 160km race, having failed the second-to-last veterinary inspection.
The horse had represented New Zealand at the 2010 world equestrian games in Kentucky.
Another horse, 8-year-old gelding Miro Astair, failed the last horse inspection and was taken to a nearby equine vet before being taken home.
He died from complications several days later.
Auckland-based endurance rider Keith McLeod said the sport was very well-managed and last year's event was an anomaly.
"Horses take years of conditioning to get to that distance, with lots of graduate steps along the way.
"You can't just jump in and do 160km. And even then they do it in five to six loops with a 40 to 60 minute hold in between.
"[In that time] they're thoroughly vet-checked for gut sounds, lameness, heart-rate, anything.
"If anything is not right they're vetted out...
Read more here
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/6367954/Endurance-horse-deaths-prompt-review
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Bahrain: Riders ready for endurance race
Gulf-daily-news.com
Saturday, February 04, 2012
THE much-awaited and the most prestigious races of the season - His Majesty the King's Endurance Race - will kick off this morning at the Bahrain International Endurance Village at 6am.
Supreme Council for Youth and Sports President, Bahrain Olympic Committee Chairman and Royal Endurance Team leader Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa will be one of the favourites to win this event.
Shaikh Nasser described the race as the most important and strongest races in the endurance calendar. He stressed the readiness of the Royal Team to put up a good show.
Meanwhile, the Royal Equestrian and Endurance Races Association President Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa welcomed all participants and asserted that the race is one of the most important races in the region.
The medical inspection committee have completed the veterinary examination process of the participating horses under the supervision of the Veterinary Committee headed by Dr Yaseen Al Motamiry of Tunisia and other foreign doctors.
The Route Committee has also completed the race stages and other formalities. The race is divided into five stages with the first stage, to be marked by red flags, covering a distance of 30km. The second stage will also be over 30km but marked with blue flags.
The third stage will be over 20km and marked with green flags while the fourth stage of another 20km will be highlighted by yellow flags.
White flags will line the fifth and final stage which will also be over 20km.
A race for riders with special needs will also be held on the sidelines of the main event. It will be a first of its kind in Bahrain and the region.
This race will be over 15km divided into three stages of five kms each. The race will be held as per endurance laws and the horses will be subjected to veterinary examination after each stage of the race. A total of six riders are participating in this race.
Another highlight of His Majesty the King's race is that a number of European riders will be taking part individually and as teams along with a couple of Saudi riders belonging to the Shawamekh stable.
Bahrain's Sports Channel will broadcast the race live with the help of an integrated crew.
Saturday, February 04, 2012
THE much-awaited and the most prestigious races of the season - His Majesty the King's Endurance Race - will kick off this morning at the Bahrain International Endurance Village at 6am.
Supreme Council for Youth and Sports President, Bahrain Olympic Committee Chairman and Royal Endurance Team leader Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa will be one of the favourites to win this event.
Shaikh Nasser described the race as the most important and strongest races in the endurance calendar. He stressed the readiness of the Royal Team to put up a good show.
Meanwhile, the Royal Equestrian and Endurance Races Association President Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa welcomed all participants and asserted that the race is one of the most important races in the region.
The medical inspection committee have completed the veterinary examination process of the participating horses under the supervision of the Veterinary Committee headed by Dr Yaseen Al Motamiry of Tunisia and other foreign doctors.
The Route Committee has also completed the race stages and other formalities. The race is divided into five stages with the first stage, to be marked by red flags, covering a distance of 30km. The second stage will also be over 30km but marked with blue flags.
The third stage will be over 20km and marked with green flags while the fourth stage of another 20km will be highlighted by yellow flags.
White flags will line the fifth and final stage which will also be over 20km.
A race for riders with special needs will also be held on the sidelines of the main event. It will be a first of its kind in Bahrain and the region.
This race will be over 15km divided into three stages of five kms each. The race will be held as per endurance laws and the horses will be subjected to veterinary examination after each stage of the race. A total of six riders are participating in this race.
Another highlight of His Majesty the King's race is that a number of European riders will be taking part individually and as teams along with a couple of Saudi riders belonging to the Shawamekh stable.
Bahrain's Sports Channel will broadcast the race live with the help of an integrated crew.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Mongolian trek the next adventure for West grad
Tracypress - Full Articleby Bob Brownne/Tracy Press Feb 03, 2012
If her life as a shipping lawyer in London and Athens isn’t challenging enough, Erin Shanson can always turn to her lifelong passion of horseback riding.
Countryside treks close to home are fine, but this summer Shanson has something much bigger on her schedule.
Shanson, originally from Tracy, and about 30 other horse enthusiasts will dash across 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) of the Mongolian steppe from August 7 to 20. It’s the fourth Mongol Derby put on by The Adventurists, a United Kingdom-based outfit that organizes multiple-day races around the globe. The group’s goal is to take people as far as possible from hotels and guided tours.
In an e-mail from Greece, Shanson stated that her search for a new equestrian adventure led to the Mongol Derby, and it was just the opportunity she was looking for.
“I have also always wanted to go riding in Mongolia, and The Adventurists provide a way of doing so that has the back up of a normal endurance race in the states- veterinary checks on each horse at every stop, before and after, as well as medical back up and experienced hands all along the route,” she wrote...
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Great Britain: Edgware-based rider's horse accepted on to top programme
Times-series.co.uk
Friday 3rd February 2012
After countless hours, thousands of miles and unwavering dedication Rebecca Kinnarney has seen her horse Seren Capella accepted onto the World Class Start and Potential Squad (WCSPS) of Endurance GB.
The WCSPS is the national body which governs the sport of endurance and from it you can work up to the elite squad from which the Great British team is selected.
The decision is reward from Kinnarney, who suffered a stroke in 1995. After recovering, she decided to purchase the horse, nicknamed Ellie, five years ago.
The 11-year-old chestnut Arab mare, which was bred on a mountainside in Cumbria, is now kept in Edgware and currently competes in rides of up to 80km.
Friday 3rd February 2012
After countless hours, thousands of miles and unwavering dedication Rebecca Kinnarney has seen her horse Seren Capella accepted onto the World Class Start and Potential Squad (WCSPS) of Endurance GB.
The WCSPS is the national body which governs the sport of endurance and from it you can work up to the elite squad from which the Great British team is selected.
The decision is reward from Kinnarney, who suffered a stroke in 1995. After recovering, she decided to purchase the horse, nicknamed Ellie, five years ago.
The 11-year-old chestnut Arab mare, which was bred on a mountainside in Cumbria, is now kept in Edgware and currently competes in rides of up to 80km.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monk and Nash Headed to President's Cup
January 31 2012
Chris Martin's Monk, with rider Lindsay Graham, and Doug Swingley, owner and rider of National Security (Nash), are the two US riders who have been invited to participate in the 160-km President's Cup Endurance ride in Abu Dhabi on February 11. Monk has been preparing in California with Martin and Graham, and Nash has been training in Utah at the Global Endurance Training Center with Christoph Schork.
The horses will fly out of Los Angeles on February 6th.
Chris Martin's Monk, with rider Lindsay Graham, and Doug Swingley, owner and rider of National Security (Nash), are the two US riders who have been invited to participate in the 160-km President's Cup Endurance ride in Abu Dhabi on February 11. Monk has been preparing in California with Martin and Graham, and Nash has been training in Utah at the Global Endurance Training Center with Christoph Schork.
The horses will fly out of Los Angeles on February 6th.
Monday, January 30, 2012
UAE: Foreign riders create history in President's Cup endurance races
Gulfnews.com - Full Article
Donnais, Kart and Singh outpace UAE challengers to win titles
By M. Satya Narayan, Chief Sports Reporter
Published:January 30, 2012
Abu Dhabi: For the first time in the UAE's domestic endurance history, three foreign riders finished on top in the President's Cup for Junior Riders, the President's Cup for Ladies and the President's Cup for horses privately owned.
The Bouthieb Endurance Village in Al Khatem saw over six endurance races over the last three days including Qualifier rides.
Achille Donnais of France on Queops des Aubepines finished ahead of the UAE's Khalifa Ganem Al Merri on Ridasa Brinda with just 26 seconds separating the two riders in the President's Cup for Juniors and Young Riders which was a Two-Star ride over 120 km.
Donnais and Queops des Aubepines completed the five stage race over 120 km in a ride time of 4hrs 32 mins and 44 seconds with the UAE rider in second place and Fatima Jasem Al Merri, the National Day Cup winner in third place on Razoeback Wildfire in 4:39.20. A total of 47 riders took part in this ride And five UAE riders finished behind the French rider...
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http://gulfnews.com/sport/other-sports/foreign-riders-create-history-in-president-s-cup-endurance-races-1.973053
Donnais, Kart and Singh outpace UAE challengers to win titles
By M. Satya Narayan, Chief Sports Reporter
Published:January 30, 2012
Abu Dhabi: For the first time in the UAE's domestic endurance history, three foreign riders finished on top in the President's Cup for Junior Riders, the President's Cup for Ladies and the President's Cup for horses privately owned.
The Bouthieb Endurance Village in Al Khatem saw over six endurance races over the last three days including Qualifier rides.
Achille Donnais of France on Queops des Aubepines finished ahead of the UAE's Khalifa Ganem Al Merri on Ridasa Brinda with just 26 seconds separating the two riders in the President's Cup for Juniors and Young Riders which was a Two-Star ride over 120 km.
Donnais and Queops des Aubepines completed the five stage race over 120 km in a ride time of 4hrs 32 mins and 44 seconds with the UAE rider in second place and Fatima Jasem Al Merri, the National Day Cup winner in third place on Razoeback Wildfire in 4:39.20. A total of 47 riders took part in this ride And five UAE riders finished behind the French rider...
Read more here:
http://gulfnews.com/sport/other-sports/foreign-riders-create-history-in-president-s-cup-endurance-races-1.973053
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