2019 Mongol Derby Day 1

August 7, 2019

Holy thundering hooves of wonder that was one hell of a start to the race. Currently your correspondent is exhausted after getting no sleep for a week in the run up to the launch so I apologise in advance for the brevity of this update.

After being baked in the sun for the training sessions, the riders had their first slap about the face by the weather of Mongolia. The skies opened just as the riders started to tack up. What began as a slow drizzle evolved into a pre-longed soaking that made sure it was hanging around most of the day. Our concerns for the riders turned from heat stroke to hypothermia.

They lined up and ripped out into the wilderness at about 10:30am Mongolia time.

Bob Long (RL) and Frank Winters (FW) (Both hailing from the USA) pushed into the front pack showing all these young whippersnappers how it’s done. Frank somehow managed sneak out of HS2 forgetting to go through the vet check and came right back to loose his place in the front herd and leaving Bob to continue to show some most marvellous horsemanship…

Read more here:
https://www.theadventurists.com/adventures/mongol-derby/updates/?fbclid=IwAR1ejBla9Dg3x3rIOOVqgE1bLJfH41AzsYMSkWyFs7TpmrkmhB_QvYtVHyM

Daily updates here:
http://www.endurance.net/international/Mongolia/2019MongolDerby/

Entries Announced for FEI European Endurance Championship

August 7 2019

The definite entries have been announced for the Meyday FEI Endurance European Championships which will be held on August 17 at Euston Park in Great Britain.

67 riders and 72 horses from 20 countries are on the entries for the 160-km Championship.

The entries can be seen here.

The Meydan FEI Endurance European Championship takes place on Saturday 17th August as a part of the HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum UK Endurance Festival.

Updates on the event can be seen at:
http://www.endurance.net/international/GreatBritain/2019EuropeanChampionship/

More than £1,000,000 prize money & participation support announced

Endurance-world.com - Full Article

Info@endurance-world.com
4th August 2019

HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s support announced for UK Endurance Festival with Prize money and participation support of more than one million pounds sterling.

Euston Park, Thetford, Suffolk, Great Britain. Sunday 4 August 2019. The UK Endurance Festival will be staged under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Organisers of the Euston Park Endurance rides have announced that the investment in the UK Endurance Festival (15th- 19th August) of total prize money and participation support will be more than one million pounds sterling.

This year’s Festival includes the Meydan FEI Endurance European Championship which takes place on Saturday 17 August over 160km. This is followed on Sunday 18 by a CEIO2* (Nations Cup) as well as a CEI2*YJ, a CEI1* and a CEI1*YJ and then on Monday 19 there are nine national rides over a variety of distances. The Pony Club Endurance Championships will take place on Thursday 15 August. The Festival is staged across some of the best endurance tracks in Europe with the variety of terrains that this area of Suffolk and Norfolk offers.

Alongside the prize money, the financial packages offered for the International competitors competing in the following rides: CEI1* 80km, CEIYJ1* 80km, CEI2* 120km, CEIYJ2* 120km are:

- A contribution to ferry and travel costs of £500 per horse for all non UK based competitors in all classes providing they pass the Pre Ride Veterinary Inspection and start.
- A starting award of £500 per horse in all classes providing they complete the first loop and pass the Veterinary Inspection.
- A finishing award of £500 per horse in all classes providing they pass the final Veterinary Inspection....

Read more here:
https://endurance-world.com/more-than-1000000-prize-money-participation-support-announced/

Belgium: Flanders Endurance Festival in Lanaken

Endurance-world.com - Full Article

3rd August 2019
Race Report made with the assistance of Jan Deprez

Pietersheim Castle, Lanaken, Belgium. Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July 2019. To put this event in a context, we should rewind one year to the summer of 2018.

For the first time, on July 29 2018, a national competition (CEN) was organised on the settings of the Pietersheim Castle in Lanaken (Flanders/Belgium). The organiser, Belgian riding club ‘Vlaamse Lange Afstand Ruiters’ or simply VLAR, is the most important Belgian -an probably also Benelux- CEN-organiser. The terrains of the castle were leased and the organisation, under the chairmanship of Jan Deprez, received 98 entries. A pretty good number considering Belgian endurance has been confronted with a falling number of participants in recent years...

Read more here:
https://endurance-world.com/flanders-endurance-festival-in-lanaken/

Great Britain: Borden horse trainer to take on Mongol Derby in Mongolia

Kentonline.co.uk - Full Article

By Ellis Stephenson
estephenson@thekmgroup.co.uk
Published: 12:12, 01 August 2019

A horse trainer will take on the challenge of a lifetime as she prepares to ride in the world's toughest horse race.

Michelle Brister, 38, of Eyehorn Farm in Borden, is undergoing a regime of hypnotherapy to get in the right mindset for the Mongol Derby, as well as meeting regularly with a personal trainer.

The competition sees 40 horse riders from around the world travel 1,000km on semi-wild ponies across Mongolia for 10 days from Wednesday, August 7.

There will not be any signage to guide the participants, who will each be given a GPS tracker to wear and an emergency beacon.

It is expected to take between eight and 10 days to complete.

Every 40km the participants will change the animals they will be riding from 6.30am until 8pm each day.

She will be completing the challenge in a bid to collect £50,000, which includes £10,000 to cover entry costs and £40,000 for Cancer Research UK...

Read more here:
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/horse-trainer-to-take-on-mongolia-derby-209665/

Australia: Undusting the Pevy power couple on the Horses' birthday

Singletonargus.com.au - Full Article

Alex Tigani
August 1 2019

This week the Singleton Argus caught up with local endurance riding stars Gary and Debbie Pevy of Jerrys Plains.

In Australia, every horse has its birthday on the first day of August each year - known as the horses' birthday.

Fittingly, the pair invited us to their home to share some stories from their careers while also exploring the sentimental features of their property.

MEET DEBBIE PEVY - OUR ENDURANCE RIDING HERO...

Read more here:
https://www.singletonargus.com.au/story/6306322/undusting-the-pevy-power-couple/

Australia: Nelligen ready for horse invasion for annual Currowan Endurance Ride

Naroomanewsonline.com.au - Full Article

Joel Erickson
July 31 2019

The Currowan Endurance Ride continues to grow, with 2019 expected to be the biggest year yet.

The ride, which is held near the Clyde River in Nelligen, is expected to crack 150 riders for the first time this year according to organiser Jenny Shepheard.

"We're looking at about 155 riders at this stage, and we had 140 last year," she said. "We're also expecting a few late entries on the day, so it'll be quite bigger than last year.

"We're currently trying to chase up another vet to accommodate the increased numbers.

"When we started, the 10-kilometre ride only had six riders, but this year we've got 38. It's a very popular ride with locals who want to bring their children to have a go, or adults who want to get in to endurance riding..."

Read more here:
https://www.naroomanewsonline.com.au/story/6303425/nelligen-ready-for-horse-invasion-for-annual-currowan-endurance-ride/?cs=1615