FEI Releases 2017 Endurance Report

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FEI has released its annual Endurance Report for 2017. The report includes statistics on the growth of the discipline of endurance, key performance indicators of 2017, independent governance advisors, endurance official statistics, and information on the FEI coaching system.

The report can be viewed and downloaded here:
https://inside.fei.org/sites/default/files/FEI_Endurance_Report_2017_for%20internet%20publication_Final_0.pdf

Brazil: André Vidiz wins in Jaguariúna and completes his 24th 160km race

Endurance-world.com - Full Article

23 June 2018
Race Report made with the assistance of Cidinha Franzão

Fazenda Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Jaguariúna, São Paulo, Brazil. Saturday 16 June 2018. Third Stage of the São Paulo Championship also featured the National Endurance Competition of 160km (selection ride for WEG in Tryon), 120km and 80km.

At 5:30am on 16 June, the competitors of the CEI3* 160km (divided in six stages of 34 km, 32 km, 27 km, 27 km, 23.5 and 17 km), gathered for the most important ride of the day because it was the last opportunity to get selected for the 2018 WEG Brazilian Team.

André Vidiz riding the mare Bondgirl Endurance dominated the race since the start and completed the 160km in a total ride time of 07:41:40 and an average speed of 20.86 km/h, setting a speed record for a Brazilian three-star race. With this victory he completed his 24th 160km race...

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http://endurance-world.com/andre-vidiz-wins-in-jaguariuna-and-completes-his-24th-160km-race/

FEI Awards European Endurance Championships 2019 to Euston Park (GBR)

22 JUNE 2018

The FEI Bureau has confirmed that the FEI European Endurance Championship 2019 will take place at Great Britain’s 200-acre Euston Park venue, set in Thetford Forest from the 15th to 18th August 2019.
 
Endurance GB is delighted to confirm that the application for Euston Park (GBR) to host the European Endurance Championships 2019 has been announced as the winning bid. The FEI (Fédération Equestre Internationale) issued a Press Release on Wednesday 20th June confirming various Championship allocations in 2019 and 2020 following the decision of the FEI Bureau. Full details on the FEI Press Release can be found here.
 
Hosting the European Championships will present a unique opportunity for the sport of endurance riding in Great Britain and the Championship Organisers, HPower Endurance. EGB is confident that this will deliver a strong and concrete legacy for the sport going forward. Having this Championship ‘on the doorstep’ will make competing at such a level tangible for the many EGB members, both Senior and Young Rider, looking to step up on to the International scene.
 
Event Director, Nick Brooks-Ward, commented “We are delighted with this announcement.  We are about to start our third summer of rides at Euston Park and we believe that the previous two years have given us the opportunity to bring together a team which has the experience, knowledge and expertise to get the very best out of this stunning venue.  We have already started work on the Championships”.
 
Nicki Thorne, added, “We look forward to giving a very warm welcome to endurance nations from across Europe who will send their elite athletes to compete in the European Championships in what will be the highlight of a spectacular festival of endurance in an iconic location”.
 
Euston Park is set within the beautiful Suffolk countryside and will give riders from across the continent the chance to take in magnificent historic parkland, ancient forests, woodlands and river crossings – all on well-maintained tracks with minimal roadwork. An incredible experience for athletes, spectators and endurance fans alike.
 
As well as the 2019 European Endurance Championships, other Endurance Championships confirmed by the FEI Bureau are:
 
• FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses - Madrid (ESP), 21-24 May or 4-7 June 2020
• FEI Endurance European Championship for Young Riders & Juniors – Vic (ESP), 25-27 September 2020
 
Endurance GB and HPower Endurance is look forwarding to welcoming Europe’s Endurance Elite next year… the countdown has begun!

Australia Announces WEG Endurance Short List

Equestrian.org.au

June 15 2018

Equestrian Australia (EA) is pleased to announce its Endurance short list for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018, in the USA.

The successful combinations are:

Penny Toft and Dream Dancer te
Naomi O’Shaughnessy and Castlebar Party Girl
Jodie Salinas and FLF Go Flight Leader
Stella Harbison and Magical Mikada
Samantha Jones and Wallace Hill Sundance


Congratulations to both riders and we wish them the best of luck with their preparations over the coming months.

Mongol Derby: Aussie Cousins race to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis

ABC.net.au - Full Article

By Jennifer Browning
June 20 2018

Fancy sitting on a horse for 10 days, travelling 1,000 kilometres through gruelling terrain with temperatures ranging from -5 degrees Celsius to 35C?

Crazy right?

Not for one Australian family.

Henry Bell and his three cousins, Rob, Ed and Jack Archibald are gearing up to race the Mongol Derby in August.

They are doing it to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis, a disease that has left Henry's dad, Rob Bell, wheelchair-bound.

"The concept of the ride was the Archibald boys, they were the ones who decided to do it and Ed's been the big pusher of raising money and awareness for Dad on behalf of MS," Henry said.

Mr Bell, speaking from his property south of Goulburn, said his son's and nephews' efforts were "flattering".

"For me it was very heartening to know young people are so keen to get rid of this terrible disease," he said...

Read more here:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-21/mongol-derby-cousins-race-to-raise-awareness-multiple-sclerosis/9880488

Brazil: First Stage of Chevaux Endurance Cup Crowns Champion

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Text: Cidinha Franzão
Photos: J.C. Markun for Chevaux

15 June 2018

Brasilia Country Club, Brasilia DF, Brazil. Saturday 26 May 2018. First Stage of Chevaux Endurance Cup also featured the Brazilian National Championship of 160km and 60km in Brasilia Country Club.

Less than a month after winning the Brazilian National Championship in the 120km, with Al Saida Larzac, Pedro Stefani Marino, this time riding RG Komo, dominated the 160km race which was divided into six loops. Pedro Marino became the first Brazilian to win two important titles in the 30 years of endurance racing in Brazil.

At 5:00 in the morning, eight combinations left in pursuit of the most important national title of the year. In addition to claiming the Brazilian champion title in the 160km, (total ride time of 08:19:04 and average speed of 19.47 km/h) the representative of São Paulo, Pedro Marino and RG Komo also won the Best Condition Award. During the six stages the dispute was fierce with Jose Caio Vaz Guimarães and Chambord Endurance, but the young Caio’s horse was eliminated in the last veterinary inspection by irregular gait, in this way the second place and the runner-up was for Felipe de Azevedo Morgulis and Saiph SBV...

Read more here:
http://endurance-world.com/first-stage-of-chevaux-endurance-cup-crowns-champion/

Botswana: De Graaff commends Ghanzi endurance horse riders

DailyNews.gov.bw

June 14 2018

A trustee of the Lady Khama Charitable Trust (LKCT), Christian De Graaff has applauded the Ghanzi Horse Endurance Relay (GHER) riders for their commitment and sacrifice.

De Graaff, who is also the co-founder of the GHER, said the riders had ensured a successful relay since inception in 2009.

He said the main objective of the initiative was to raise awareness on horse endurance riding as well as helping disadvantaged members of the society.

He was speaking at this year’s GHER stop-over in Sekoma on Wednesday, which started in Ghanzi and will end in Gaborone.

The relay, which covers a distance of over 700km in four days, is intended to raise funds for the LKCT.

“These young men and women that you see here today, embarked on this four day long endurance relay from Ghanzi to Gaborone to raise awareness on endurance horse-riding in Botswana, and more importantly, to raise funds for the Trust. For their efforts and sacrifice, we will forever be grateful,” he said.

A representative of the GHER riders, Seeiso Maine said their journey was a mixed one where they encountered challenges along the way.

He said even though the relay was fun, they were faced with challenges such as wild animals, especially dangerous snakes.

He urged young people to come forth and join them to keep away from the streets and also play a role in contributing to helping the less-advantaged members of the society.