Australia: The Tom Quilty Gold Cup is on this weekend

Tenterfieldstar.com.au - Full Article

July 9 2019

One of the biggest events on the endurance riding calendar is set down for this weekend and four Tenterfield competitors will take on the gruelling ride.

Tom Quilty Gold Cup is the annual national championship event for equestrian endurance.

The 160 kilometre ride rotates between states and this year will be hosted at Imbil in Queensland by Stirling's Crossing Endurance Club.

Local vet Luke Annetts will be aiming for his 11th Quilty buckle when the ride gets underway at 12am on Friday.

Last year, Annetts and Glen Innes-bred Churinga Taboo were the fifth heavyweight pairing over the line and received the prestigious best conditioned award in their division.

He and Churinga Taboo are heading to Imbil for this year's event...

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https://www.tenterfieldstar.com.au/story/6264281/quartet-of-riders-set-to-take-on-gruelling-tom-quilty-gold-cup/?cs=1640

Scotland: Military riders to retrace 1930s trek

Northern-Scot.co.uk - Full Article

By Lorna Thompson - l.thompson@spp-group.com
Published: 16:09, 08 July 2019

MILITARY horse riders will retrace a historic trek this month on a four-day endurance ride ending at Kinloss.

Exercise Highland Garron will follow in the hoof-marks of a recruitment and publicity drive undertaken in 1934 by the Cavalry Regiment of the British Army. In the inter-war years, the Royal Scots Greys – so-called for their grey horses – traversed the Cairngorms in an effort to bolster its troop numbers.

Riders from the Royal Scots Greys will be represented by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and Royal Engineers. The mounted teams will follow four sections of the original ride, passing points of military and historical significance for both the Royal Engineers and the Cavalry, with the trek also serving as a recruitment ride for the modern-day units.

Some of the riders will dress in period uniform and carry 1930s equipment – and there will be a chance to meet the riders when they stop at the Highlanders' Museum at Fort George...

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https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/military-riders-to-retrace-1930s-trek-180159/

Arabian Horse Int'l Endurance Issue 2 is Online

The second issue of Arabian Horse Int'l is available online at
https://issuu.com/arabianhorseintl/docs/revista_endurance2_2019

This endurance issue features articles on Joao Moura, four times the Champion of Portugal, an interview with Dominique Freeman, Andre Vidiz conquers the two most important trophies, and Uruguayan Cecilia Garcia crowned champion of HM The Kings Cup.

The cover photo is of Nathalie Weemaels and Box Bruma, from Ecuador, who finished second in the Biltmore Challenge.

Australia: REVEALED:Tom Quilty full program of events

Gympietimes.com.au - Full Article

7th July 2019

ENDURANCE is a family sport and there are several families who will take to the tracks in the Tom Quilty this year.

Kenilworth local Brook Sample, who holds the record for the most Tom Quilty wins with seven, will be joined by his two sons Matthew, aged 15, and Zac, aged 12.

The Lochtenbergs, from Imbil, will see Linda, Olaf and his daughter Tahlea, aged 14, take to the tracks.

Zac Sample will be the youngest rider to take off into the pitch-dark Imbil State Forest at midnight with just a headlight and horse for company but there are several other children close to his age taking part.

The children have already completed a 160km ride in order to qualify for the Tom Quilty Gold Cup and they can't wait to take on the most prestigious ride on the calendar.

The oldest rider to tackle the course this year is Toowoomba rider Ken Gordon at 76...

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https://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/revealedtom-quilty-full-program-of-events/3772654/

France: Shaikh Nasser hails UAE riders

GDOnline.com - Full Article

7 July 2019

Representative for Charity Works and Youth Affair, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports president and Bahrain Royal Endurance Team captain Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa praised the UAE riders for sweeping the podium of the Chantilly Endurance Race in France.

The 120km prestigious race, which was held under the patronage of Bahrain Royal Endurance Team, featured a broad pool of 100 elite participants from both genders, representing 21 countries from around the world, including Bahrain and the UAE.

The UAE’s Saeed Salim won the race in 5 hours, 14 minutes and 40 seconds, nearly one minute ahead of second-placed compatriot Saeed Ahmed Al Harbi (5:16.01)...

Read more here:
http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/568180/Shaikh-Nasser-hails-UAE-riders

Australia: Imbil to host Golden Guitar winner at Tom Quilty Cup

GympieTimes.com.au - Full Article

6th July 2019

TREVOR Knight is one of Australia's finest Country/Folk entertainers and has a fine reputation as a songwriter having won two Golden Guitar awards with many more nominations.

He is also a horseman of note having bred Arabian horses and competed in endurance for many years winning five Tom Quilty and three Shahzada buckles along the way.

In 1998 he and his horse Armistice went to the UAE as part of the Australian World Equestrian Games team and then on to Canada to compete in the rugged Rocky Mountain Challenge ride...

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https://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/imbil-to-host-golden-guitar-winner-at-tom-quilty-c/3772661/

France: Shaikh Nasser eyes Chantilly endurance race win

GDOnline.com - Full Article

6 July 2019

HIS Majesty the King’s representative for Charity Work and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sport chairman and captain of the Royal Endurance Team Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa has welcomed riders participating in the 120km Chantilly endurance race in France.

The Chantilly endurance race is set to be held tomorrow, with the participation of riders from 21 countries...

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http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/567901/Shaikh-Nasser-eyes-Chantilly-endurance-race-win