A 1000km horse race! Anne’s 2019 Mongol Derby

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04/01/2019

Readers Blog: Anne’s story

Written by Anne Binnendijk

Mongolia, the country with few people and lots of horses in between Russia and China is the place where every year, the Mongol Derby takes place. About 40 riders, 1000 horses and 27 horse stations get set to cover a distance of 1000 kilometers (about 621 miles). It’s called the longest and toughest horse race on Earth, and guess what? I am going to ride in the 2019 derby!

My name is Anne, I’m 26 years old with a great passion for animals, nature and culture. I’m not and endurance rider. At least, not yet! ‘Normally’ I work with horses as an instructor and working on straightness and classical dressage, by following the view of old masters and the Spanish Riding School...

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New rules force horses with repeat cross-country eliminations to step down a level

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Lucy Elder 18:05 - 3 January, 2019

Horses and riders who repeatedly run into cross-country difficulties will be forced to drop down a level before they compete again.

The new rule is part of British Eventing’s (BE) 2019 regulations, in which safety and welfare are brought to the fore.

This rule was first raised publicly at BE’s AGM in November (news, 8 November) and the organisation has now shared details of how exactly it will work.

At affiliated events this year, horses who have two consecutive cross-country eliminations — as a result of refusals, run-outs, or horse or rider falls — or who have three eliminations within a rolling 12-month period must drop down a level at their next event...

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https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/british-eventing-rules-2019-674619?fbclid=IwAR2xTz-hufaA-tZwt-LJkZUgfMW2j7mYcMurtw0gWw6TqaujuEVLf8benvk

UAE: Sheikh Mohammed Endurance Cup tops four-day Festival

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Filed on January 2, 2019

The 160km Sheikh Mohammed Endurance Cup ride on Friday will be the highlight of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup Festival of endurance riding.

Sheikh Mohammed Endurance Cup, a keenly anticipated ride on the international endurance calendar is an annual tribute to the vast impact His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has had on the sport of endurance riding and global equestrian sport. His vision and passion for the sport have combined to take endurance riding to new heights in the region and worldwide.

The showpiece 160km Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cup will be run on Friday.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, is a multiple winner of the Sheikh Mohammed Endurance Cup. The most recent running was won by Saif Al Mazrouei aboard Nopoli Del Ma, staving off the challenge from an impressive 360 competitors from 44 countries, including former world and European champions...

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https://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/horse-racing/sheikh-mohammed-endurance-cup-tops-four-day-endurance-festival

UAE: Three days of spectacular racing in Dubai

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2nd January 2019

Dubai International Endurance Village, Dubai, UAE. Thursday 27, Friday 28 and Saturday 29 December 2018. The first weekend of the new year is marked with the HH Sh. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup.

And traditionally three races in a row are scheduled the week before to create a real festival with the HH Sh. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Ride – CEN 119km for Ladies, HH Sh. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Ride – CEN 119km Restricted for Private Stables / Individuals and the Gamilati endurance Cup for Mares (CEN 120km).

The weather played an important factor last year, with delays in the private race due to extreme fog, yet was very kind this time although conditions were cold to start with and then rather warm once the sun came through.

First part of the trilogy was the HH Sh. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Ride – CEN 119km for Ladies on Thursday 27 December.

New for this Ladies race was the increase of distance from 110km to 119km, which according to a member of the organizing committee Dubai Equestrian Club (DEC) was to see the impact on the speed, if this could hopefully reduce it, and possibly to be implemented for all future ladies races. The 119km is more from organization point of view as the criteria remains a ‘1 star’ event...

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http://endurance-world.com/three-days-of-spectacular-racing-in-dubai/

Copa Chile was finally here and it was better than expected

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30th December 2018
Race Report made with the assistance of André Alvarez

Matetic Wineyard, Casablanca, Chile. Saturday 15 December 2018. The Copa Chile turned out to be a beautiful and crowded event with more than 120 riders. The first category began a 06:30 in the morning.

29 horses competed for the first place on FEI2* 120km for adults and also tickets to the Dubai Crown Prince Cup scheduled for 16 March 2019 in Dubai.

Everybody was interested about this race because aside of the honour of the cup and the prices, there were the best horses of the season in the same race.

In the first loop Paula Llorens on Vikingo took the lead. They did great average speed on every loop and even better recovery times than the rest. This way they made it very hard for their competitors to have a chance...

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http://endurance-world.com/copa-chile-was-finally-here-and-it-was-better-than-expected/

2018: A Year in Driving and Endurance

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27 December 2018

Young riders and horses were among those who impressed most during the year in Endurance, the discipline which puts human and equine stamina and determination to the test.

The FEI European Championships for Young Riders & Juniors took place in Pisa, Italy in July over a 120km course. Spain’s Raquel Costa Codina took the Individual title with bay Tunez Costa ahead of Slovakia’s Micahela Supekova and France’s Lilou Tomas Arnoud.

Codina made it a double victory as she also helped Spain to the Team prize, as they edged host nation Italy into second place.

In September, the World Endurance Championship for Young Horses was staged in Šamorín, Slovakia...

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https://www.fei.org/stories/driving-endurance-review-2018

Token Reimbursement Offered for Disastrous Tryon Endurance Ride

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December 28, 2018 | Comments
by: Pippa Cuckson

Countries represented in the abandoned endurance ride at the World Equestrian Games are to be reimbursed 1000 CHF ($1006) per rider by the FEI.

The token sum – equivalent to the entry fee – is described as a “subsidy” in a FEI letter to all national federations. It is accompanied by a reminder that the FEI was not to blame for the false start and other disastrous events at Tryon on ride day, September 12, and that the decision to cancel was force majeure.

The FEI board decision follows unsuccessful compensation requests from an undisclosed number of national federations. News of the “subsidy” has intensified anger on social media from riders who had been hoping for more detail from the Equine Community Integrity Unit (ECIU) investigation into that disastrous day...

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https://horse-canada.com/horse-news/token-reimbursement-offered-disastrous-tryon-endurance-ride/