Spain: Victories for Al Marri and Alex Luque at Rascafria

Ecuestreonline.com - Full Article

June 8 2013

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The UAE's Abdulla Ghanim Al Marri ("Safira de Ala") and Catalan Alex Luque ("Orion de Galleon 50,21%") tests respectively won CEI2 * CIS * Raid and Rascafría Villa-Santa Maria de El Paular, contested June 8 in Madrid.

In the CEI2 *, the first to cross the finish line was the Spaniard Omar White ("Qarayan"), but the horse Juma's Team scored in the last control trot, so the victory took Al Marri, one of the four horsemen of the United Arab Emirates who took part in the event in Madrid, who signed an overall average speed of 17.92 km. / hr. Portuguese mare riding "Saphira de Ala".

The Juma's Team itself was done with the following three positions, thanks to Nuria Serrabassa (Best Condition with "Nina bin Memphis") and Sandra Dachs ("Seskalif"), two minutes behind the winner, and Gil Berenguer ("Espiguita"), three and a half. Of the 26 participants (not counting the three test CEN2 *), were ranked 19...

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http://www.ecuestreonline.com/victorias-de-al-marri-y-alex-luque-en-rascafria/

Results here:
http://palmares.ecuestreonline.com/ecuestredb/showresults?id=12259

Spain: Clinic on Barefoot in Madrid

El Raid Blog
Photo: Guillermo Gonzalez Junior Champion of Spain 2013 Barefoot System

June 12 2012
Gabriel Gamiz

Our friend Florentino Pereira is hosting a clinic on Barefoot in Madrid for the weekend of July 12, the speaker will be Albert Villasevil. The content of this will be an introduction to Barefoot, management philosophy and applied to our times, and adaptation theory and practice of different types of boots.

Vacancies are limited to 20 and if more people interested would organize one seconds Clinic.

The recent successes of Barefoot Championships in Spain in Raid, 2012 and 2013 , as well as in other large National Calendar tests have thrown fans World Equestrian Resistance to test this system Barefoot Horse, but for this type technique, prepare technically and practically.

My mare "Ventolera" already meets this month, the first three years of Barefoot Horses, along with their feet free of iron, no problem training all types of terrain. The first months of his new life barefoot, walked and trained with boots, so that your transition period shod to barefoot, did not suffer any inconvenience this change of "shoes".
But for this change of "branding or no branding" have to seek help from experts in the field and read a lot about its advantages and disadvantages, not all horses they can apply this methodology and above all, by their status housing and feeding.

In these courses on Barefoot, is where you have to learn to take care of our horses hull, to make a good monitoring and maintenance.

We will continue this next course information on Barefoot.

More information:
El Raid Blog

Australia: Brook Sample wins 2013 Tom Quilty

ABC.net.au

June 9 2013

Radio report of the Tom Quilty here:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-09/tom-quilty-gold-cup/4742898

Australia: Battle-hardened Excalibur wins Tom Quilty

ABC.net.au - Full Article

June 9 2013
Cassie Hough

A fight to the finish on the weekend made for one of the most exciting conclusions in the history of the Tom Quilty Gold Cup.

Defending champion Brook Sample had six Tom Quilty Gold Cup wins to his name going in to this year's event, but he had never won in his home state of Queensland.

Mr Sample led in the final leg of the race but he and his horse Brookleigh Excalibur were challenged by Akhmed Pshunov on Tarrangower Crecendo on the home straight.

Mr Sample says he has never been pushed so hard at the end of a Tom Quilty endurance ride before.

"It was full on, we were flying at a full gallop and after doing 160 kilometres, having a full gallop down the grass verge was very exciting."

"He is such a courageous horse, I actually slowed him up in that last loop and the other guy caught me and I just wanted to slow my horse up, I didn't want to hurt him."

"But as soon as the other guy caught me my horse just lifted up a gear and he just said to me 'No way, I've not been doing this for 160kms to be beaten by this other horse' and he just took off, I couldn't hold him."

"When they finish like that and they really want to go, they're a 95 per cent chance of their heart rate coming down and vetting back through and being a happy wonderful horse."

Mr Sample and Excalibur crossed the finish line in a time of nine hours and 14 minutes, just one-and-a-half lengths ahead of Akhmed Pshunov on Tarrangower Crecendo...

Read more here:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-09/tom-quilty/4742896

Great Britain: Top two separated by a head after 80km ride

Thisiscornwell.co.uk - Full Article

June 7 2013
By Jane Holden

For the first time in five years, the weather gods smiled upon the Minions Moorland Endurance Ride and it took place in glorious sunshine, with just a light breeze on top of the moor to keep the horses cool.

There were a record number of entries this year, many of them local riders who came out to enjoy a route that is not usually available. Thanks to the generosity of local landowners and the St Cleer and East Moor Commoners, Sue Speed and I, as ride organisers, were able to link Minions Moor with East Moor by taking the riders through Smallacombe Plantation.

Thanks to the sunshine and the drying wind, the going was pronounced "superb" with only a few wet patches and the occasional stony track to take care on. No crewing can take place on the moor so all checkpoints were provided with water for the horses (riders are expected to carry their own). Those riders doing the longer distances were also crewed at East Moor Gate, which is the halfway point of the 32km (20 miles)...

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http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/separated-head-80km-ride/story-19214904-detail/story.html#axzz2VfS7IBka

Great Britain: 2,500-mile charity horse rider to arrive in Burnley

Burnleyexpress.net - Full Article

07/06/2013 14:37

Veteran long-distance rider William Reddaway (65) will pass through the Burnley countryside tomorrow (Saturday) during a 2,500 mile six-month charity ride.

He and his four-legged companion, Strider, are raising funds for Wormwood Scrubs Riding for the Disabled Association and The Family Holiday Association. They will ride along the Mary Towneley Loop, which passes through Cliviger, to complete the first eight stages and 500 miles of the route which began in Gloucestershire...

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http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/local-news/2-500-mile-charity-horse-rider-to-arrive-in-burnley-1-5747221

Australia: Crowd gathers for national horse ride

ABC.net.au - Full Article

By Eliza Rogers

Posted Fri Jun 7, 2013

Tom Quilty rider Paul Sidio
Photo: Missouri rider Paul Sidio is competing in the Tom Quilty Cup for the first time with horse Sid, who has completed the event twice. (Eliza Rogers)

More than 250 riders have nominated for this year's Tom Quilty Gold Cup endurance horse ride at Kilkivan, near Gympie in southern Queensland.

The ride, known as the largest horse endurance ride in the Southern Hemisphere, kicks off at midnight tonight and riders have 24 hours to complete a 160-kilometre course.

Kilkivan hasn't hosted the event since 2008, and organisers worked hard this year to bring flood-damaged grounds up to standard.

The small town's population is expected to swell by five times to 2,000 as support teams and spectators flock in.

Riders have come from New Zealand, America, Japan, France and England to compete...

Read more here:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-07/tom-quilty-horse-ride/4740588