Great Britain: Huge Weekend of Endurance at Euston Park's H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum UK Endurance Festival

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SUFFOLK UK, 19 AUGUST:

Euston Park in Suffolk, UK, welcomed an incredible 580 horses and ponies from 33 nations over three days of International and National competition this weekend.

The event, the largest held in Europe this year, boasted everything from a Nations Cup CEIO2*120km to a Pony Club Championships, and everything in between, with prize money and a rider travel and expense allowance totalling £1millon.

Day one of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum UK Endurance Festival saw some fabulous riding conditions and 194 riders taking to the tracks in CEI1* 80km, CEIYJ1* 80km and CEIYJ2* 120km classes. In particular it was a great day for both the UAE and France (one first place and two top placings in Best Condition) but there was a notable British success for Sophie Moorhouse riding Crystal Wissam (Sam) in the CEIYJ1* 80km who scooped second place in both the ride and the Best Condition competition...

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Endurance Nominated Entries for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games at Tryon

Endurance.net

August 19 2018

Nominations are in for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance event at Tryon, to be held on September 12rh.

The list can be seen here:
http://www.endurance.net/international/USA/2018WEG/

Uruguay: Pilar's Long Road to Glory

FEI.org stories

August 19 2018

Pilar Saravia of Trienta Y Tres, Uruguay, was world No.1 in Endurance racing last year.

This year, her sights are set on next month’s FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina.

The 16-year-old and both her chestnut gelding Baraka Nasim and grey mare Rayla will #BeUnited on the 100-mile course when they compete in WEG’s opening event on Wednesday, September 12.

We chatted with her about her goals, preparation, career highlights, and more.

Pilar, what are your goals this year? Also, what are your long-term goals?

Pilar Saravia: It will be an honour to represent Uruguay at WEG with a horse owned by my family. Long-term, I want to be an elite rider, which is something I’ve started achieving through several top ten placings at CEI3* competitions.

How are you preparing for the WEG?

Pilar: We’re training two horses with the possibility of qualifying for the Uruguayan team. Those two horses are Baraka Nasim and Rayla. Both are happy and well-cared for, so we’re trying to take one of them to the Games! Baraka Nasim is a 14-year-old Arabian gelding, he’s competed in Endurance since 2012, so he’s very experienced. In October 2017, we finished fourth in the Pan-American Endurance Championships held in Punta Del Sente (Uruguay). Rayla is an eight-year-old Arabian mare, she isn’t as experienced and has only been competing in Endurance races for two years, however, in that time, she’s shown she’s a very good mare with a promising future!...

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https://www.fei.org/stories/pilar-saravia-weg-endurance

Saif Noon — first Pakistani ever to participate in the Mongol Derby

DailyTimes.com.pk - Full Article

* The race is not for the faint hearted

Staff Report
AUGUST 18, 2018

It was the longest and the toughest horse race on Earth and this year, a Pakistani contestant became one of the youngest riders to ever attempt the Mongol Derby, a 1,000 kilometre race across the Mongolian steppe on semi-wild horses.

Saif Noon, 19, the first Pakistani to participate in the Derby, rode on semi-wild horses, following the route of Genghiz Khan himself, alongside 43 other challengers.

The race is not for the faint hearted. Participants have to have nerves of steel and sheer determination, surviving on their own wits, living amongst local herders or simply making camp alone in the wild over the ten-day period. They have already had to contend with hail, lashing storms, floods and dangerous river crossings. Most have been bucked off their horses at least once, if not several times, and some have had to pull out because of injury...

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https://dailytimes.com.pk/285103/saif-noon-first-pakistani-ever-to-participate-in-the-mongol-derby/

Local mom to ride horseback through Mongolian desert for CHEO

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Duff is dedicating her Gobi Desert Cup ride to CHEO, and is collecting pledges for each kilometre.

August 16 2018
by: Jason White

A mother whose daughter is receiving treatment at CHEO for a serious skin disease is showing her gratitude to the children's hospital by raising funds for its urgent care unit with an epic horse ride.

Lorie Duff works with horses professionally, and was invited to ride the Gobi Desert Cup -- a six-day, 480-kilometre horseback endurance ride through a desert in Mongolia.

"I've never done anything like this; I'm not an endurance racer at all," said Duff. "So it was a little bit of a thing where I had to sit back and think about it..."

Read more here:
https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/local-mom-to-ride-horseback-through-mongolian-desert-for-cheo-1017255

Mongol Derby Day 8: Yes She Khan, and Yes She Did!

PracticalHorsemanMag.com - Full Story

Prac’s Jocelyn Pierce got sent on the writing assignment of a lifetime and it appears she has survived to tell the tale.

LESLIE WYLIE
August 16 2018

“Riding hard for the finish line just now are MT JP ARCHIBELL (Michael Turner, Jocelyn Pierce, Ed & Jack Archibald, Henry Bell), six riders who have exemplified the camaraderie and joy of this event, done well. They have had dramas but seem to have shrugged them off and just kept trucking. EA girth may still be a cable tie, I lost track ... JP the only lady in their bunch, can't wait to talk to her on the finish and find out how that went. Can she now pee off the side of a horse cos they wouldn't ever stop for her? Mind boggles.” -- Early morning tweet from Derby HQ

As advertised, at 8 a.m. on the nose Jocelyn and her boy toys crossed the 2018 Mongol Derby finish line to a hero’s welcome. Lukewarm beers, ice-cold showers and heartfelt hugs for all. To be followed by a refreshing dip in the lake...

Read more here:
https://practicalhorsemanmag.com/lifestyle/mongol-derby-day-8

World's Top Endurance Horse Tests Positivie to Banned Substance

Horse-canada.com - Full Article

August 15, 2018
by: Pippa Cuckson

The world’s top-ranked endurance horse Shaddad will be unavailable for the UAE’s WEG squad after testing positive to the banned substance testosterone at a UK ride last month.

Shaddad, who is owned by Sheikh Mohammed’s premier MRM barn, was sampled after placing second in a 160km race at Euston Park – the Dubai squad’s summer competition venue – on July 13th.

Shaddad’s 21-year-old rider Saeed Mohd Khalifa Al Mehairi is also provisionally suspended till FEI Tribunal renders its decision, as is the veteran Maktoum barn trainer Ismail Mohammed. The horse is suspended for the standard two months, meaning he must miss Tryon.

Shaddad, a 14-year-old Anglo Arab, was imported by Dubai from France in 2011 and has an incredible record, including a win and a fourth in consecutive years in the gruelling 160km Presidents Cup, Abu Dhabi. He has enjoyed 11 top three placings in his last 18 FEI starts with Al Mehairi and other riders and was a member of the UAE world championship team in 2016.

Al Mehairi participated in the WEG test ride at Tryon with another horse in April...

Read more here:
https://horse-canada.com/horse-news/top-endurance-horse-tests-positive/