Horsetalk.co.nz - Full Article
July 25, 2017
Horsetalk.co.nz
A rider in Saudi Arabia has been suspended for a year and fined 2500 Swiss francs after his mount in a 110km endurance ride last January tested positive for phenylbutazone, oxyphenbutazone, and dexamethasone.
Ibrahim Abdulrahman Alsughayer rode the horse Nashmi Alghzlan in a CEI1* 110km race in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 14.
The horse was selected for testing, which revealed the presence of the three substances in the blood. Phenylbutazone and dyphenbutazone – a metabolic byproduct of phenylbutazone – are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with anti-inflammatory and painkilling effects. Dexamethasone is a corticosteroid drug with anti-inflammatory properties...
Read more at http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2017/07/25/suspension-fine-endurance-horse-drug/#uO7Pb2PBHLwi5Lpd.99
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Endurance GB Announces British Team for European Endurance Championships
July 23 2017
Endurance GB is delighted to announce the team of riders and horses who will represent Great Britain at the forthcoming European Endurance Championships to be held in Brussels in Belgium on the 17th of August:
• Rachael Atkinson with Tannasg Psyches Realm
• Caroline Cowley with HS Bellini
• Harry Ingram with Warrens Hill Chayze
• Annie Joppe with Fantom
• Nicola Thorne with LM Bolena
Reserve: Lorna Kidson with Sheer Bliss
Chef d’Equip, Liz Finney, commented, “Following a very positive training day held at Euston Park, courtesy of HPower, we have made the difficult decision as to which horses would be selected. We have a strong team of riders who all have international experience and we are looking forward to competing in the European championships in Brussels.”
The Brussels Equestrian Endurance Masters takes riders from the Bois de la Cambre park in central Brussels out towards the Sonian Forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 5 loops of the 160km course can be found here.
Each rider will have their own support crew who will assist them in vet gates and out on course, along with Endurance GB’s Senior Management Team, who consist of:
Chef d’Equip - Liz Finney
Vet - Hannah Kelley
Farrier - Kelvin Lymer
Physio - Katie Dorman
Endurance GB is delighted to announce the team of riders and horses who will represent Great Britain at the forthcoming European Endurance Championships to be held in Brussels in Belgium on the 17th of August:
• Rachael Atkinson with Tannasg Psyches Realm
• Caroline Cowley with HS Bellini
• Harry Ingram with Warrens Hill Chayze
• Annie Joppe with Fantom
• Nicola Thorne with LM Bolena
Reserve: Lorna Kidson with Sheer Bliss
Chef d’Equip, Liz Finney, commented, “Following a very positive training day held at Euston Park, courtesy of HPower, we have made the difficult decision as to which horses would be selected. We have a strong team of riders who all have international experience and we are looking forward to competing in the European championships in Brussels.”
The Brussels Equestrian Endurance Masters takes riders from the Bois de la Cambre park in central Brussels out towards the Sonian Forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 5 loops of the 160km course can be found here.
Each rider will have their own support crew who will assist them in vet gates and out on course, along with Endurance GB’s Senior Management Team, who consist of:
Chef d’Equip - Liz Finney
Vet - Hannah Kelley
Farrier - Kelvin Lymer
Physio - Katie Dorman
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Mongol Derby: Darwin woman to ride 1,000km in the world's toughest horse race
ABC.net.au - Full Story
July 21 2017
By Kristy O'Brien and Neda Vanovac
When people hear that Jodie Ward is planning to ride 1,000 kilometres across the Mongolian steppe on semi-broken ponies as part of the world's longest and toughest horse race, they immediately ask her two questions.
"The first question is, 'are you crazy?' The second question is, 'what would make you want to do something like that?'" Ms Ward laughed.
"And then, 'you must be a good horseperson,'... Well, no!"
Ms Ward, who lives in Katherine, has completed some 40 to 120 kilometre-horseback endurance races in the past, but nothing like the mammoth undertaking ahead of her, riding 120 to160km per day for about 10 days during the Mongol Derby.
Only one in every 40 applicants makes it through the screening process to be selected to race along Genghis Khan's ancient mail delivery route across the remotest parts of the vast country, but for Ms Ward, it only took three days from her initial application being submitted to getting the nod.
"I was so surprised, I didn't think I would be qualified or I would have a chance," she said.
She said the interview process was a test of would-be riders' mettle...
Read more here:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-22/darwin-woman-prepares-to-ride-1000km-in-mongol-derby/8709284
July 21 2017
By Kristy O'Brien and Neda Vanovac
When people hear that Jodie Ward is planning to ride 1,000 kilometres across the Mongolian steppe on semi-broken ponies as part of the world's longest and toughest horse race, they immediately ask her two questions.
"The first question is, 'are you crazy?' The second question is, 'what would make you want to do something like that?'" Ms Ward laughed.
"And then, 'you must be a good horseperson,'... Well, no!"
Ms Ward, who lives in Katherine, has completed some 40 to 120 kilometre-horseback endurance races in the past, but nothing like the mammoth undertaking ahead of her, riding 120 to160km per day for about 10 days during the Mongol Derby.
Only one in every 40 applicants makes it through the screening process to be selected to race along Genghis Khan's ancient mail delivery route across the remotest parts of the vast country, but for Ms Ward, it only took three days from her initial application being submitted to getting the nod.
"I was so surprised, I didn't think I would be qualified or I would have a chance," she said.
She said the interview process was a test of would-be riders' mettle...
Read more here:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-22/darwin-woman-prepares-to-ride-1000km-in-mongol-derby/8709284
Racing through the South African grasslands on horseback
BellingEncourier.com.au - Full Article
Ute Schulenberg
21 Jul 2017
Isabel and Sharon Foster are still landing after their amazing experience at the Fauresmith 200km National Endurance ride in South Africa two weeks ago.
“It was a totally awesome experience … every day there was another wow! factor,” Sharon said.
“There were about 400 of us camped in this big fenced area and we were hosted by the most beautiful family with whom we felt instantly comfortable.”
“We had no idea what to expect when we landed, but we needn’t have worried, we were made to feel totally at home and the horses we leased from them were really well-trained and well-cared for.”
The ride itself takes place over three days across 204km of sandy, dusty, at times rocky terrain.
“It was the middle of winter but the days were up to 20 degrees and there is absolutely no shade. Night temperatures got down to about minus seven degrees with sheets of ice on our tents...
Read more here:
http://www.bellingencourier.com.au/story/4800269/the-highs-and-lows-of-enduring-success/
Ute Schulenberg
21 Jul 2017
Isabel and Sharon Foster are still landing after their amazing experience at the Fauresmith 200km National Endurance ride in South Africa two weeks ago.
“It was a totally awesome experience … every day there was another wow! factor,” Sharon said.
“There were about 400 of us camped in this big fenced area and we were hosted by the most beautiful family with whom we felt instantly comfortable.”
“We had no idea what to expect when we landed, but we needn’t have worried, we were made to feel totally at home and the horses we leased from them were really well-trained and well-cared for.”
The ride itself takes place over three days across 204km of sandy, dusty, at times rocky terrain.
“It was the middle of winter but the days were up to 20 degrees and there is absolutely no shade. Night temperatures got down to about minus seven degrees with sheets of ice on our tents...
Read more here:
http://www.bellingencourier.com.au/story/4800269/the-highs-and-lows-of-enduring-success/
Friday, July 21, 2017
World’s endurance elite flock to €2m feature event in Britain
Horsetalk.co.nz - Full Article
July 21, 2017
Horsetalk.co.nz
One of the most significant endurance events in Europe is being planned for Britain next month, with a prize pool of some €2 million.
Already 160 entries have been received from 16 countries, and more than 200 overall are expected for the three-day FEI sanctioned competition, from August 18 to 20 at Euston Park. The aim is to attract competitors from five continents.
New ride categories have been created for the UK Endurance Masters, which is the third leg of His Highness’s Cup, staged under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The other two legs were hosted in Spain and Italy.
The competition will be centered on the FEI Best Condition Award, maintaining the emphasis on horse welfare, and total prize money and participation support will be €2 million (£1.7m)...
Read more at https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2017/07/21/endurance-2m-feature-britain/#b0ljDcaVK2fgOJed.99
July 21, 2017
Horsetalk.co.nz
One of the most significant endurance events in Europe is being planned for Britain next month, with a prize pool of some €2 million.
Already 160 entries have been received from 16 countries, and more than 200 overall are expected for the three-day FEI sanctioned competition, from August 18 to 20 at Euston Park. The aim is to attract competitors from five continents.
New ride categories have been created for the UK Endurance Masters, which is the third leg of His Highness’s Cup, staged under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The other two legs were hosted in Spain and Italy.
The competition will be centered on the FEI Best Condition Award, maintaining the emphasis on horse welfare, and total prize money and participation support will be €2 million (£1.7m)...
Read more at https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2017/07/21/endurance-2m-feature-britain/#b0ljDcaVK2fgOJed.99
Great Britain: Equestrian federation facing investigation as chief executive Clare Salmon quits
Telegraph.co.uk - Full Article
by Jim White
20 JULY 2017
The British Equestrian Federation has ordered an independent investigation into the administration of the sport following the resignation of Clare Salmon as the body’s CEO.
In her resignation letter Salmon, who only took up the post in June 2016, raised what Joanne Shaw, the BEF chair, described as “significant and serious concerns about culture, governance and the interaction of some of the Member Bodies.”
The BEF is an umbrella organisation covering 15 full and three associate bodies involved in British equestrian sport, from British Eventing to the Pony Club.
Part of its remit is responsibility for distributing funding from UK Sport for the Olympic programme. And since the post-2016 reduction in central financing, the BEF budget for Tokyo 2020 of just under £15.5million is nearly £2.5million down on what it was for Rio.
This has led to a series of disputes with the constituent bodies, all of whom have seen budgets shaved. Issues have ranged from Carl Hester, coach to Charlotte Dujardin and a leading figure in British dressage, suggesting that his sport has lost sponsors after they were leant on to make up the ensuing financial short fall, to those in eventing lamenting the enforced redundancy of a number of coaches on the junior programme.
Several figures within the sport have questioned why coaches have been laid off, while the BEF has not yet seen any reduction in its 30-strong administrative staff.
Further strain has been caused by the BEF’s embrace of Sheik Makhtoum’s sponsorship of the UK Endurance Masters being held next month in Euston Park, Suffolk. This offers prize money of £1,768,900 for horses competing in cross country races of up to 80km in duration.
After six horses died in an endurance event in Dubai in January, there has been widespread dismay at the connection: GB Endurance has seen a spate of resignations since the sponsorship announcement was made...
Read more here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/equestrianism/2017/07/20/equestrian-federation-facing-investigation-chief-executive-clare/
by Jim White
20 JULY 2017
The British Equestrian Federation has ordered an independent investigation into the administration of the sport following the resignation of Clare Salmon as the body’s CEO.
In her resignation letter Salmon, who only took up the post in June 2016, raised what Joanne Shaw, the BEF chair, described as “significant and serious concerns about culture, governance and the interaction of some of the Member Bodies.”
The BEF is an umbrella organisation covering 15 full and three associate bodies involved in British equestrian sport, from British Eventing to the Pony Club.
Part of its remit is responsibility for distributing funding from UK Sport for the Olympic programme. And since the post-2016 reduction in central financing, the BEF budget for Tokyo 2020 of just under £15.5million is nearly £2.5million down on what it was for Rio.
This has led to a series of disputes with the constituent bodies, all of whom have seen budgets shaved. Issues have ranged from Carl Hester, coach to Charlotte Dujardin and a leading figure in British dressage, suggesting that his sport has lost sponsors after they were leant on to make up the ensuing financial short fall, to those in eventing lamenting the enforced redundancy of a number of coaches on the junior programme.
Several figures within the sport have questioned why coaches have been laid off, while the BEF has not yet seen any reduction in its 30-strong administrative staff.
Further strain has been caused by the BEF’s embrace of Sheik Makhtoum’s sponsorship of the UK Endurance Masters being held next month in Euston Park, Suffolk. This offers prize money of £1,768,900 for horses competing in cross country races of up to 80km in duration.
After six horses died in an endurance event in Dubai in January, there has been widespread dismay at the connection: GB Endurance has seen a spate of resignations since the sponsorship announcement was made...
Read more here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/equestrianism/2017/07/20/equestrian-federation-facing-investigation-chief-executive-clare/
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Great Britain: Thorne hoping for home comforts at UK Endurance Masters at Euston Park
Ealingtimes.co.uk - Full Article
July 19 2017
Norfolk's Nicki Thorne is a woman on a mission, hell-bent on success as she prepares to saddle up once again and battle it out for top step on the podium at the UK Endurance Masters at Euston Park next month.
Great Britain’s Thorne, who was a former world No.1 in 2014, will be put through her paces at one of the premier endurance events of the year, with more than 200 competitors from across the globe set to compete as part of the Euston Park August Festival.
And as one of the most established endurance competitors, she cannot wait to get back in the saddle for the competition.
“Euston Park has done so much work into putting on an incredible series both last year and this year.
"It’s dear to my heart because I am from Norfolk and it’s my home turf,” said Thorne, who grew up in Wicklewood, near Wymondham, where her parents ran the village stores.
“There are some fabulous opportunities to ride in this area and Euston Park have provided us with a venue which is set up for endurance. To have the opportunity to take our horses to the event is a very good opportunity..."
Read more here:
http://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/sport/15420655.Thorne_hoping_for_home_comforts_at_UK_Endurance_Masters_at_Euston_Park/
July 19 2017
Norfolk's Nicki Thorne is a woman on a mission, hell-bent on success as she prepares to saddle up once again and battle it out for top step on the podium at the UK Endurance Masters at Euston Park next month.
Great Britain’s Thorne, who was a former world No.1 in 2014, will be put through her paces at one of the premier endurance events of the year, with more than 200 competitors from across the globe set to compete as part of the Euston Park August Festival.
And as one of the most established endurance competitors, she cannot wait to get back in the saddle for the competition.
“Euston Park has done so much work into putting on an incredible series both last year and this year.
"It’s dear to my heart because I am from Norfolk and it’s my home turf,” said Thorne, who grew up in Wicklewood, near Wymondham, where her parents ran the village stores.
“There are some fabulous opportunities to ride in this area and Euston Park have provided us with a venue which is set up for endurance. To have the opportunity to take our horses to the event is a very good opportunity..."
Read more here:
http://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/sport/15420655.Thorne_hoping_for_home_comforts_at_UK_Endurance_Masters_at_Euston_Park/
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