QT.com.au - Full Article
15 December 2014
A HEARTWARMING yet also heartbreaking story of friendship has emerged following the loss of Roadvale resident Maureen McCann's home to fire last week.
Boonah's Christine Maroni, an equine Bowen therapist, is helping Ms McCann get back on her feet after she lost everything in the blaze.
Ms Maroni is also a professional photographer who took the pictures that appear on this page. She met Ms McCann a couple of years ago when she was asked to do Bowen therapy on her horses.
Their common interest in horses and endurance riding meant their paths crossed frequently.
"I have a very fond memory of Maureen when I was doing a 40km endurance ride on my mare," Ms Maroni recalls...
Read more here:
http://www.qt.com.au/news/fire-victims-kind-heart-a-standout/2484462/
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Monday, December 15, 2014
Great Britain: West's endurance riders gather at Lanhydrock
Westernmorningnews.co.uk - Full Article
Endurance GB South West held its annual Christmas ride on Sunday, November 30, giving local riders the chance to enjoy the wonderful parkland of Lanhydrock House, near Bodmin.
Held by kind permission of the National Trust at Lanhydrock House, the Forestry Commission and local landowners, the pleasure ride covered approximately 10 miles of parkland and was organised by Jo and Peter Claridge from Cardinham.
Riders taking part got into the festive spirit by dressing up as Christmas characters and feasting on mince pies and mulled wines...
Read more: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/West-s-endurance-riders-gather-Lanhydrock/story-25712502-detail/story.html#ixzz3LyqN96Pi
Endurance GB South West held its annual Christmas ride on Sunday, November 30, giving local riders the chance to enjoy the wonderful parkland of Lanhydrock House, near Bodmin.
Held by kind permission of the National Trust at Lanhydrock House, the Forestry Commission and local landowners, the pleasure ride covered approximately 10 miles of parkland and was organised by Jo and Peter Claridge from Cardinham.
Riders taking part got into the festive spirit by dressing up as Christmas characters and feasting on mince pies and mulled wines...
Read more: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/West-s-endurance-riders-gather-Lanhydrock/story-25712502-detail/story.html#ixzz3LyqN96Pi
Friday, December 12, 2014
Dubai chosen to host 2016 World Endurance Championship by FEI
Insidethegames.biz - Full Article
Thursday, 11 December 2014
By Emily Goddard
Dubai will host the 2016 World Endurance Championship ©Getty ImagesThe International Equestrian Federation (FEI) today revealed that Dubai will stage the 2016 World Endurance Championship as it allocated its Championships and finals for the next two years.
The FEI Bureau, currently meeting in Baku, announced that the United Arab Emirates city will host the discipline's flagship event in the December, with the exact date yet to confirmed.
It also named Sithonia in Greece as the host of next year's Balkan Jumping Championship for Seniors, Young Riders, Juniors and Children, which is scheduled to take place on September 3 until 6 and the Turkish city of Istanbul as the stage for the Balkan Dressage Championship for Seniors, Young Riders, Juniors and Children due to take place July 29 to August 2, with Ruse in Bulgaria hosting next year's Balkan Endurance Championship on October 2 until4.
Meanwhile, the European Dressage Championship for Young Riders, Juniors and Children is due to take place in Madrid, Spain on July 6 until 10, 2016, the World Jumping Challenge Final heads to Zhitnica, Bulgaria, on July 2 until 6 next year and the World Cup Vaulting Final will be staged in the Austrian city of Graz on February 19 to 22 also next year...
Read more here:
http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/equestrian/1024301-dubai-chosen-to-host-2016-world-endurance-championship-by-fei
Thursday, 11 December 2014
By Emily Goddard
Dubai will host the 2016 World Endurance Championship ©Getty ImagesThe International Equestrian Federation (FEI) today revealed that Dubai will stage the 2016 World Endurance Championship as it allocated its Championships and finals for the next two years.
The FEI Bureau, currently meeting in Baku, announced that the United Arab Emirates city will host the discipline's flagship event in the December, with the exact date yet to confirmed.
It also named Sithonia in Greece as the host of next year's Balkan Jumping Championship for Seniors, Young Riders, Juniors and Children, which is scheduled to take place on September 3 until 6 and the Turkish city of Istanbul as the stage for the Balkan Dressage Championship for Seniors, Young Riders, Juniors and Children due to take place July 29 to August 2, with Ruse in Bulgaria hosting next year's Balkan Endurance Championship on October 2 until4.
Meanwhile, the European Dressage Championship for Young Riders, Juniors and Children is due to take place in Madrid, Spain on July 6 until 10, 2016, the World Jumping Challenge Final heads to Zhitnica, Bulgaria, on July 2 until 6 next year and the World Cup Vaulting Final will be staged in the Austrian city of Graz on February 19 to 22 also next year...
Read more here:
http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/equestrian/1024301-dubai-chosen-to-host-2016-world-endurance-championship-by-fei
New Zealand: Team Competition at North Island Champs
Nzequestrian.org.nz - Full Article
By Natasha Guest
December 11 2014
North Island Championships – Team Challenge
Becoming a regular feature on the North Island Endurance calendar is the annual Team Event. Sponsored by Equibrew, the 2015 challenge is open to all riders competing at the North Island Endurance Championships held in the beautiful Wairarapa.
Teams aim to complete a total of 500kms and are awarded points for distance travelled as well as for placing’s. And it’s not all the top level riders that are necessarily the winners. More points are awarded for distance over placing’s, and a qualification will earn your team 1 point for every 10 kilometres qualified over. A vet out will earn your team 0 points. Last season’s winner, the “Ruahine Club -Smith family” won by a margin of just 7 points. With Second place going to “Auckland-Woodhill club” and “Ruahine club - Ruahine Gang”, in both teams a vet-out had caused both teams to fail to be awarded the necessary points which would have seen them over take the winning team.
The team event was the brain child of the Waitomo Endurance Club after they hosted the 2014 Championships. It was designed as an inter-club challenge with the intention to create comradery amongst clubs, with each club putting forward as many teams as they wished. This year however, the club angle has been dropped so that every rider gets a chance to be part of a team. The only rules are that members must have a team name and a team captain (not necessarily a rider), horse and rider combinations can only compete in one team and a team’s pre-ride kilometres cannot ad up to more than 550km...
Read more here:
http://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/endurance/news/2014/december/team-competition-at-north-island-champs/
By Natasha Guest
December 11 2014
North Island Championships – Team Challenge
Becoming a regular feature on the North Island Endurance calendar is the annual Team Event. Sponsored by Equibrew, the 2015 challenge is open to all riders competing at the North Island Endurance Championships held in the beautiful Wairarapa.
Teams aim to complete a total of 500kms and are awarded points for distance travelled as well as for placing’s. And it’s not all the top level riders that are necessarily the winners. More points are awarded for distance over placing’s, and a qualification will earn your team 1 point for every 10 kilometres qualified over. A vet out will earn your team 0 points. Last season’s winner, the “Ruahine Club -Smith family” won by a margin of just 7 points. With Second place going to “Auckland-Woodhill club” and “Ruahine club - Ruahine Gang”, in both teams a vet-out had caused both teams to fail to be awarded the necessary points which would have seen them over take the winning team.
The team event was the brain child of the Waitomo Endurance Club after they hosted the 2014 Championships. It was designed as an inter-club challenge with the intention to create comradery amongst clubs, with each club putting forward as many teams as they wished. This year however, the club angle has been dropped so that every rider gets a chance to be part of a team. The only rules are that members must have a team name and a team captain (not necessarily a rider), horse and rider combinations can only compete in one team and a team’s pre-ride kilometres cannot ad up to more than 550km...
Read more here:
http://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/endurance/news/2014/december/team-competition-at-north-island-champs/
FEI Elections: "A Shadow of Doubt"
Chevalarabenews.com - Full Article
Special FEI Election Issue
“A shadow of doubt”
by Annaïk Le Floc'h
December 9 2014
Six days from now, the FEI will have a new President – there is no female candidate since Princess Haya decided not to stand for a third term in spite of having prompted a change in the Statutes for that purpose last spring. The number of candidates competing for this position is unprecedented: there are still five people in the running since the Spaniard Javier Revuelta Del Peral withdrew. In alphabetical order: Ingmar De Vos (BEL), Pierre Durand (FRA), Pierre Genecand (SWTZ), Ulf Helgstrand (DEN) et John McEwen (GBR).
But these elections are a cause of concern, distrust and suspicion, including among some of the candidates for the presidency. The Spaniard Javier Revuelta announced he was withdrawing his candidacy on November 12, one month ahead of the election. He accuses Ingmar De Vos of “conflict of interest” as a result of being the current Secretary General and as such able to make use of the whole FEI apparatus to campaign, and of blatantly trying to influence a number of decisions during the election period. In his letter withdrawing his candidacy he says “I think Mr. De Voss should have resigned from his position as Secretary General the day he announced he was a candidate: being both Secretary General and Candidate flies in the face of all the principles of impartiality and equality during the election process...”
Read more here:
http://www.chevalarabenews.com/images/CAN-5-EN.pdf
Special FEI Election Issue
“A shadow of doubt”
by Annaïk Le Floc'h
December 9 2014
Six days from now, the FEI will have a new President – there is no female candidate since Princess Haya decided not to stand for a third term in spite of having prompted a change in the Statutes for that purpose last spring. The number of candidates competing for this position is unprecedented: there are still five people in the running since the Spaniard Javier Revuelta Del Peral withdrew. In alphabetical order: Ingmar De Vos (BEL), Pierre Durand (FRA), Pierre Genecand (SWTZ), Ulf Helgstrand (DEN) et John McEwen (GBR).
But these elections are a cause of concern, distrust and suspicion, including among some of the candidates for the presidency. The Spaniard Javier Revuelta announced he was withdrawing his candidacy on November 12, one month ahead of the election. He accuses Ingmar De Vos of “conflict of interest” as a result of being the current Secretary General and as such able to make use of the whole FEI apparatus to campaign, and of blatantly trying to influence a number of decisions during the election period. In his letter withdrawing his candidacy he says “I think Mr. De Voss should have resigned from his position as Secretary General the day he announced he was a candidate: being both Secretary General and Candidate flies in the face of all the principles of impartiality and equality during the election process...”
Read more here:
http://www.chevalarabenews.com/images/CAN-5-EN.pdf
FEI Marmoog Watch: The Final Insult
Horse-canada.com - Full Article
CUCKSON REPORT | DECEMBER 2, 2014
Sheikh Hamdan, Crown Prince of Dubai, will face no action over the “Marmoog” horse swap allegations after the FEI announced today that “no legal action can be taken for procedural reasons and due to a lack of conclusive evidence.”
However, the FEI has simultaneously announced that as a result of “loopholes” found by the investigation, it is reviewing horse identification processes and undertaking a “full review of its legal system.” This can at least be regarded as a result – assuming, of course, the new procedures are actually enforced, about which I am not holding my breath.
I was, of course, disappointed that Sheikh Hamdan’s cronies will get away with not having to provide a public explanation as to why “Marmoog” sprouted a white face during the 2012 Endurance World Championships. But I am not entirely surprised, due to the futility of the very tight deadlines – a mere 30-minutes after the event – set by FEI regulations for members of the public to report suspected violations to the ground jury. Sheikh Hamdan would not have needed to hire a very expensive lawyer to point out that get-out.
So while incriminating pictures of the two Marmoogs were handed to the FEI by myself on behalf of London’s Daily Telegraph on March 7th were 18 months, 16 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes too late, I am pleased at least to learn from the FEI today that the nonsense of the 30-minute rule will be included in the legal review...
Read more here:
http://www.horse-canada.com/cuckson-report/marmoog-watch-the-final-insult/
CUCKSON REPORT | DECEMBER 2, 2014
Sheikh Hamdan, Crown Prince of Dubai, will face no action over the “Marmoog” horse swap allegations after the FEI announced today that “no legal action can be taken for procedural reasons and due to a lack of conclusive evidence.”
However, the FEI has simultaneously announced that as a result of “loopholes” found by the investigation, it is reviewing horse identification processes and undertaking a “full review of its legal system.” This can at least be regarded as a result – assuming, of course, the new procedures are actually enforced, about which I am not holding my breath.
I was, of course, disappointed that Sheikh Hamdan’s cronies will get away with not having to provide a public explanation as to why “Marmoog” sprouted a white face during the 2012 Endurance World Championships. But I am not entirely surprised, due to the futility of the very tight deadlines – a mere 30-minutes after the event – set by FEI regulations for members of the public to report suspected violations to the ground jury. Sheikh Hamdan would not have needed to hire a very expensive lawyer to point out that get-out.
So while incriminating pictures of the two Marmoogs were handed to the FEI by myself on behalf of London’s Daily Telegraph on March 7th were 18 months, 16 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes too late, I am pleased at least to learn from the FEI today that the nonsense of the 30-minute rule will be included in the legal review...
Read more here:
http://www.horse-canada.com/cuckson-report/marmoog-watch-the-final-insult/
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Spain’s Endurance 101 Clinic
El Raid BlogLike the USA, Spain has also recognized the importance of Endurance 101 clinics to recruit potential new endurance riders and provide information for them.
A Clinic de Iniciación will be held December 26th at the Hipica Parque del Agua in Zaragoza, Spain. A clinic dedicated to youth, its purpose is to instill the core of the endurance riding discipline, to learn the techniques and to love the sport. It will be conducted by Técnico de Equitación Santiago Vazquez, a participant in the Dubai World Championship 2014.
For more information see
http://ggjineteraid.blogspot.com/2014/12/clinic-de-iniciacion-al-raid.html
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