Endurance GB Team announced for the Longines World Endurance Championships 2012

Endurancegb.co.uk

24th July 2012
Following a final performance trial at Wolverhampton racecourse on the 21st July, Endurance GB has today announced the team of horses and riders that will represent Great Britain for the Longines FEI CEI 4* World Endurance Championships 2012.

A report from Holdsworth PR

The riders in alphabetical order are:
· Alice Beet from Surrey riding Adara Sauveterre
· Tricia Hirst from Mid Wales riding Madjin des Pins
· Nikki Malcolm from Dorset riding Khartoum With A K
· Annette Masterson from Staffordshire riding El Sabio
· Lesley-Ann Parker from Cambridgeshire riding Velvet Echo
· Christine Yeoman from Somerset riding LM Crazy Girl
· First Reserve - Catriona Moon from Somerset riding Leila
· Second Reserve - Beccy Broughton-Booker from Nottinghamshire riding Tawmarsh Muharram
· Third Reserve - Emma Finnie riding Sha Ali
· Forth Reserve horse – LM Greyson

Chairman of selectors, Di Latham said, on behalf of the selectors and management team, “We are confident that we have a strong Team, with a vast amount of experience at International and Championship level, capable of competing against the best in the World and securing a result to make Great Britain proud of our athletes. We are all excited about having the Championships on home soil, giving endurance enthusiasts the opportunity to support their Team from the front line”.

Chairman of EGB’s International Committee, Emma Miller, said, “The Performance day was made up of horse assessments and work on the race course. They all looked super and I am delighted with the progress that has been made this year. We are on great form and there are good omens for the championship”.

The Longines FEI CEI 4* World Endurance Championships takes place on Saturday 25th August, at Euston Park near Newmarket, Suffolk. The 160km race across the undulating Suffolk countryside will see around 150 riders line up with up to 40 countries represented. Among contenders vying for the top spot at the 14th world title event will be defending world champion Maria Alvarez Ponton of Spain and the United Arab Emirates, winners of the team gold medal at the 2010 world championships.

There will be a live twitter feed throughout the day of the Championships @enduranceGB. For further information about the sport of endurance riding visit www.endurancegb.co.uk. For more information about The British Equestrian Team go to www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk.

Uruguayan Selection for World Endurance Championship

El Raid Blog - Gabriel Gamiz

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012

Raid Selection Uruguayan World Cup in Euston Park.

You are defining the selections of the various countries for the Raid World held in Euston Park (GBR), to be held on August 25, 2012, this is the list of Selected Uruguay, land of good horses Equestrian and Endurance certainly played the final triumph:

"Uruguayan Equestrian Endurance Team
On August 25 it runs the Enduro World Equestrian 2012 Euston Park, England.

Uruguay is represented by six pairs:

Antonio Guillen with Canuto Molles
Pia Juan Olascoaga with La Milonga
Jorge Martinez with Nagfour
Nicolas Stirling with Catalino
Bernardo Algorta with Cacique
Paula Fort with Campanina

Alternates:
Esteban Fort with Tuchi Del Yi
Adriana Basso with Mc Teresa

This group is led by the technical team consists of:

Gabriel Mendez
Cyro Pereira
Vet. Joseph Verocay "

Source: Uruguay Audee

Belgian Short List for the 2012 World Endurance Championship

Endurance-belgium.com

July 24 2012

The selection process is still ongoing. As for now there are 8 couples on the short list, taking part at the clinics organized by the Chef d'Equipe at Mont Le Soie.
A qualification threshold had been defined at the start of the season - 17 km/h on a 160km. Not all couples short listed managed to reach this speed but were close. The goal now is to determine the best suited horses and riders and evaluate the condition of the horses that should normally peak at the end of August.
The eight couples are :

• DI GERONIMO Pierrot – SD Mengali
• FALLON Wendy – Karapie d’Alenthun
• JUST Céline – Djellade de Bozouls
• LEQUARRE Michel – Sahid des Fontaines
• PEREIRA Maritza – Lima du Barthas
• VAN CAUTER Julien – Alnasar Adit
• VAN CAUTER Raphael – Taborah de Sier
• WERY Aurélie – Imann Shah

Last year at the European Championship, Belgium clinched the bronze medal. The three riders who achieved this good results were Just, Lequarre and Pereira.

Dutch Long List for the 2012 World Endurance Championship

July 24 2012

Long list for the WEC in Great Britain on August 24, 2012 is:

Carmen Romer-Theunissen - Gitana or Indigo
Jannet van Wijk - Zaire Star
Theo Heldens - D-Prodigy
Barbara Peterse - Pachinco
Donna Oudshoorn - Karrihm

Short list will be available later in August

Spain: Preselection of World Endurance Championship Competitors

12 July 2012

Maria Alvarez - Nobby/Elvis Hab
Oriol Casals - Zarha de Vilaformiu
Alex Luque - Ikland/Louteiro de Eo
Laia Muixi - Flying Tornado
Ivan Autet - Faref Bugati
Alex Criville - Inguru
Monica Comas - Gaeia
Maria Uriarte - Oliver TB
Jaume Punti - Quran el Ulm
Juan Carlos Ruiz - Fuente de

Shaikh Nasser Leads Royal Team to a Historic Victory at Compiegne Race

BNA.bh

21/07/2012

Paris, July 21. (BNA) – As part of the on-going preparations for the FIA World Endurance Championships 2012 that will take place at Euston Park near Thetford in the UK on August 25, Captain of the Royal Endurance Team Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa led Bahrain riders to a stunning victory at the 120km Endurance Horse Ride at Compiegne, in France, in which key European riders competed.

During the five-phase race, Shaikh Nasser secured first place with 05:13:48, rider Raed Mahmoud was second with 05:13:49 and rider Mohammed Abdul Samad was third with 06:26:55.

On the occasion, Shaikh Nasser expressed satisfaction at the outstanding results achieved during the preparations for the world championship, adding that the training programme will continue in Bahrain and Hungary in order to be able to attain the aspired goals.

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Bahraini riders set to stage comeback

Gulf-daily-news.com

July 21 2012

THREE of Bahrain's most prominent riders will be in action today at the 120km Endurance Horse Ride at Compiegne, in France.

After their heartbreaking finishes at the recently-organised Endurance Horse Ride in Poland where riders were forced to make consecutive withdrawals, the Bahraini team hope to make a solid comeback today.

Royal Endurance Team captain Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad will lead the Bahraini trio in today's ride. The remaining two are Raed Mahmood and Abdulrahman Al Saad.

It will be the second event for Al Saad, while Mahmood has been with the team since the start of their European tour in June.

The Bahrainis are currently preparing for the FIA World Endurance Championships 2012 that will take place at Euston Park near Thetford in the UK on August 25.

Shaikh Nasser said the team is keen to take advantage of today's ride ahead of the world championships, which will be over 160km.

In the world championships, featuring a total of six stages, riders from 44 countries from all around the globe are due to take part.

The Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman and president of the Bahrain Olympic Committee said the Royal Endurance Team will be the main sponsors of the Compiegne Ride.

Meanwhile, in line with Shaikh Nasser's directives, a Bahraini team of juries will be assisting the organisers at the race.

They include technical director of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation Haider Al Zubi, who arrived along with Dr. Abbas Al Haiki, Mohammed Dadulla and Dr Mohammed Al Hammad of Saudi Arabia.

The decision to have several members of the Bahrain ground jury at this ride was to take advantage of conducting one of the ideal races in Europe held under suitable weather conditions.

On their part, the jury members expressed thanks and appreciation to Shaikh Nasser for this gesture. They also noted the continued support of Breef president Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa throughout the season.