Malaysia: Young riders eyeing top-10 finish in world meet

NST.com.my - Full Article

By Fadhli Ishak - August 14, 2019

THE national junior squad will be eying a top 10 finish when they take to the track for the FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Riders and Juniors in Italy next month.

Team manager Mohamad Din Mat said the squad - which is comprised of Muhammad Faris Haikal Hassan Sa'ari, Muhammad Aimin Azfar Nazulki, Nur Qasrina Amani Zakaria and Muhammad Yusuf Luqman Zakaria - will be placing their focus on the team event at San Rossore on September 17-18.

"We recently competed in a series of tournaments in Argentan and Jullianges in France to qualify, which we did, and also prepare for the world juniors," said Din.

"We had utilised new horses which we have leased from their owners in France and will be using the same horses in San Rossore.

"I believe our riders have adjusted well to their horses and have a good understanding with them now..."

Read more here:
https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2019/08/512661/young-riders-eyeing-top-10-finish-world-meet

Florida's Abbi Bell's marathon trek in Mongol Derby ends on Day 7

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Middleburg resident covered more than 400 miles in endurance horse race

By Justin Barney - Sports Editor
Posted: 6:57 PM, August 13, 2019

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Abbi Bell had never done anything quite like the Mongol Derby, and made it more than halfway through the event billed as the world's longest and toughest horse race.

The Middleburg resident covered roughly 412 miles through the first seven days of the endurance horse race before retiring from the event Tuesday...

Read more here:
https://www.news4jax.com/sports/abbi-bells-marathon-trek-in-mongol-derby-ends-on-day-7

2019 Mongol Derby Day 7

RoisinScribbles Journal - Full Article

Published on 13th August 2019
Welcome to the update for Day 7!

The big surprise today, for me at least, was the sheer volume of riders getting off their horses and throwing in the metaphorical towel.

Alanna Watt and Holly Rivett join Molly Pearson, Ava Drake and Sam Franklin in the adventure class.

Anne Binnendijk, Abbi Bell, Patti Long and very surprisingly Ahmed Al-Ghurair retired. Harriet Bond, Erin Nagle, Rendel Rieckmann, Ella Mildon, Jacqueline Knopfel, Sally Conway and Naomi Crombeem accepted defeat and gave up on the adventure class. They join Pip Chisholm and Vasin Govender. Why did Ahmed suddenly bin and get in a car for Ulaanbaatar? Nobody seems to know.

Why at this late stage have so many riders stopped racing? I suppose it is easy, watching the race from afar, to feel like it is nearly finished. It is, for Robert. Lots of these riders are still at least two days away from the finish line, which after seven days of spending every daylight hour on a series of naughty little horses, has understandably lost a lot of its allure.

Sympathy to those who have Just Had Enough - sometimes accepting defeat is harder than carrying on. Well done for making a tough decision. Props to those who are hanging on in there, also - many riders who don't get an official finish for whatever reason reappear on the start line at a later date. It's hard leaving something so enormous unfinished.

What about the front of the race?

Today, like yesterday, belongs to Robert Long who continued to pull away in spite of the heat, the fierce competitors behind him and the distance he has ridden. How has he done it?...

Read more here:
https://roisinscribbles.journoportfolio.com/articles/2019-mongol-derby-race-update-day-7/

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

2019 Mongol Derby: Bob V’s Statistics

TheAdventurists.com - Full Story

August 12, 2019
It’s day six of the mighty 2019 Derby and all eyes are glued to screens as 71 year old Bob Long (RL), currently in first place, continues to eat up the miles enroute to the finish line. He could even cross the line tomorrow night (August 13) after seven days of brilliant riding.

Every Derby is significant in its own right, but this year’s edition is especially captivating because at age 71, Bob could be the oldest competitor to actually finish the race let alone the oldest to win it all. This brings to mind a number of ponderings: What’s the average age of competitors in the Derby? Who was the oldest winner to date? The youngest? What age group is more likely on average to produce a winner or a finisher?...

Read more here:
https://www.theadventurists.com/adventures/mongol-derby/updates/#1

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

2019 Mongol Derby Day 6

TheAdventurists.com - Full Article

August 12, 2019
Day 6:

Jump in, let’s go
Lay back, enjoy the show
Everybody gets high, everybody gets low
These are the days when anything goes

Every day is a winding road…

– Sheryl Crow


There’s only one thing certain about this race: no two Derby days are ever the same, but that just makes it more fascinating. When we closed up action on Day 5, we had the front runners gunning for HS20, a few of them camping out and expecting to rocket into the station, do a quick changeover and be well on to their way to HS21 before the rest of us had time to wipe our bleary eyes and brew a coffee. Two medical evacuations late yesterday threw a wrench into that plan, however, and HQ called a race hold for the morning of Day 6 until medical teams could get back in place. Most riders no doubt enjoyed the extra bit of R & R, especially since the weather once again did a complete 180 sometime in the night and began bucketing down...

Read more here:
https://www.theadventurists.com/adventures/mongol-derby/updates/#2

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

Nominated List Announced for FEI Meydan World Endurance Championship for Young Riders and Juniors

www.endurancelifestyle.it/toscanalifestyle2019

The 18th September, the 2019 edition of Toscana Endurance Lifestyle will host the World Endurance Championships: the FEI MEYDAN WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP YJ that will see riders face off in a race of 120 km. 

This prestigious event dedicated to the "Under 21" category, will take place in the beautiful, and at the same time exciting, Tuscan course. It will be a unique ride due to the characteristics of the circuit, which requires considerable technical qualities. The exclusivity of the ride cannot ignore the scenery, a natural landscape that makes it amazing.

The list of nominations, 114 entries from 35 nations, can be seen here:
http://www.endurancelifestyle.it/toscanalifestyle2019/sport_files/fe88d5db48a8af43e46f8034401d98e2.pdf

2019 Mongol Derby Day 5

RoisinScribbles Blog - Full Story

Published on 11th August 2019
by Roisin Magee

Welcome to Day 5 of racing!

You have to take your hat off to these riders. Although day 5 is when the reality of the distance starts to bite, it has taken this long for one of the front runners to succumb.

Sally Conway started the day at the front of the race, but she finished it in the blood wagon. What on earth happened? Radio silence from the organisers. She's in UB presumably being checked out by doctors, so possibly an involuntary dismount - rotten, rotten luck and wishing her the speediest possibly recovery. The race won't be the same without this gritty cowgirl from Taroom, Queensland (Australia) raising money for mental health awareness and support in rural communities. A fantastic cause as this is a serious issue for country people living in isolation - you can donate online here.

Naomi Crombeem joined her; less of a surprise only because Rachel Roman had been forced to leave her behind at HS12 earlier in the day. She's sick. No further details here, either, but every year as exhaustion kicks in riders' bodies start to fail in a variety of weird and wonderful ways. This can be chafing, injuries, heatstroke, hypothermia or just a plain old spot of puking and … I won't go into details. Alanna Watt's mum reads this with her cup of tea in the morning.

What riders who are not experienced in ultra-endurance events (that's everyone other than Sampie as far as I'm away) may not realise is that you don't always get fair warning. Everything is manageable until it suddenly isn't and tired riders do not have razor sharp reflexes...

Read more here:
https://roisinscribbles.journoportfolio.com/articles/2019-mongol-derby-race-update-day-5/?fbclid=IwAR04rnBh4GkpkSsnApe655Oclg3ah3vT3ZV5xFyjK5-7GSz7I4efkno01_o

Follow the race here:
http://www.endurance.net/international/Mongolia/2019MongolDerby/