UAE: 12th Dubai CP Endurance Cup to be held tomorrow

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March 5 2020

The 119km Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline will be hosted by the Dubai Equestrian Club on Saturday. This highly anticipated ride is the highlight of the Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup Festival, which opened on March 2. The Festival comprises a total of four rides, catering to a wide range of riders and horses—including female riders and mares—adding variety to this celebration of endurance riding. The festival is sponsored by Meydan pillar partner Emirates Airline and is held at Dubai International Endurance City, a purpose-built, state-of-the-art endurance facility.

Named for His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, the week-long festival opened with the 119km Dubai Crown Prince Ride for Ladies on March 2.

This was followed by the 119km Dubai Crown Prince Ride Restricted to Private Stables/Individuals on March 3, and the 119 km Yamamah Endurance Cup for Mares on March 4.

The Yamamah Endurance Cup is quite significant, as it is named after the mare the Crown Prince rode to win the 2014 World Equestrian Games Endurance gold medal in France.

The finale, the 119km Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline, will be flagged off on Saturday.. An impressive international contingent is expected to participate, as usual. They will compete alongside local talent...

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Sheikh Ordered Abduction of Daughters and Threatened Princess Haya – UK High Court

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Landmark ruling describes fear tactics used by Sheikh Mohammed, but will bombshell revelations affect the reputation of the horse world’s major patron?

By: Cuckson Report // Pippa Cuckson

When the Godolphin doping scandal broke in British racing back in 2013, we were asked to accept that Sheikh Mohammed had not known, was appalled, and that the industrial scale steroids offences at his racing stables in Newmarket, UK, were the isolated work of a rogue trainer.

I don’t intend to appear flippant by implying that sporting shenanigans are on the same scale as issues of human rights. But while rich and powerful people distance themselves from scandal through the employment of layer upon layer of stooges, there really is nowhere for Sheikh Mohammed to hide from the Findings of Fact handed down by one of the most revered courts in the world, our High Court here in the UK today (March 5.)

This was primarily a custody hearing for Jalila and Zayed, the two children of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed and his former “junior” wife Princess Haya – Olympic show jumper and former president of the FEI...

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https://horsesport.com/cuckson-report-1/sheikh-ordered-abduction-daughters-threatened-princess-haya/

Australia: Tumut riders prepare for NSW Champs

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By Jeff Hanson - March 3, 2020, 5:00 pm

In what could have been a disaster for Southern NSW endurance riders, Cowra’s Bumbaldry ride that was scheduled for this weekend was postponed at the last minute.

Fortunately for local competitors who are eyeing the NSW State Championships at Tumut on June 6-8, Tumut Endurance will be holding a smaller event to help rider’s have their horses in good order.

Tumut Endurance spokesperson Ellen Vine explained the decision to host an event with such short notice.

“Two weeks ago a ride near Cowra called Bumbaldry unfortunately had to postpone their event due to multiple circumstances and this meant that the first 80km event for the year in NSW wouldn’t be until March 14, but it was up past Coffs Harbour,” Vine said.

“So for Southern NSW, that would be impossible to attend, meaning we would have to wait until the next one, which wouldn’t be until March 28 near Sydney.

“So looking ahead, it was clear that this would negatively impact a lot of people and inevitably Tumut Endurance’s State Championships, so with two and a half weeks notice, we decided to replace the postponed ride on March 7 and 8 and run the Tumut Endurance Ride...”

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https://www.tatimes.com.au/tumut-riders-prepare-for-nsw-champs/

Bahrain: His Majesty’s 160km race set

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1 March 2020

THE King’s Endurance Cup 160km race will be held today under the patronage of His Majesty and support of GFH Group at Bahrain International Endurance Village.

This race is considered the biggest championship in the endurance season, especially bearing the name of His Majesty.

Riders from stables in Bahrain and other GCC countries will be taking part in the race...

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http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/784254/His-Majesty%E2%80%99s-160km-race-set

Australia: Collie teen saddles up for Tom Quilty

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MARCH 2 2020
Taylar Amonini

With a little bit of passion, dedication and enthusiasm, a Collie teen has proven you can reach your goals as she qualifies for the 2020 Tom Quilty Gold Cup.

Abbey Rose Irvine, 12, will go into the national event as the only junior in Western Australia to qualify to compete - a feat many adults struggle to do.

The enthusiastic endurance rider said she was ecstatic to have qualified at such a young age.

"It's a really good feeling to have qualified so early, endurance riding is such a mental sport as well as physical so to have broken through the mental block in the last qualification ride was a pretty good moment," she said.

"Last year I really started to get into endurance at this level but I have been riding for about four years now.

"It's great because you get to go out bush for several hours and unlike other riding where you have to be so polished in every aspect you get to just ride your horse and have fun..."

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https://www.colliemail.com.au/story/6647999/collie-teen-saddles-up/

Gemma is all set for Moroccan adventure

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Hero Harry persuades Perth woman to take on trek

ByRachel Clark
11:48, 28 FEB 2020

A Perth woman is getting ready to go on the trek of a lifetime to raise money for a local stables.

Gemma Patterson (37) will be heading out to Morocco next month to take part in Rallye Maroc 2020 , a 30 kilometre day horse riding endurance challenge.

And she is hoping to raise some much needed funds for Kinfauns Riding for the Disabled stables.

She is going to be joined by a group of veterans on the trek, including Harry Marshall who works alongside Gemma at Kinfauns RDA.

In 1999 Dundonian Harry was injured at the age of 19 in an explosion which also killed two men when an anti-tank device blew up.

He was a soldier with the Royal Highland Fusiliers and was stationed in Bosnia at the time as part of a peacekeeping force.

Ever since, he has suffered from PTSD and survivor’s guilt, including having flashbacks and suicidal thoughts, and now uses horse riding to cope.

Gemma will be joining Harry and other veterans as their horse riding coach, and is hoping to raise money at the same time...

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https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/gemma-set-moroccan-adventure-21596940

Marlborough horse woman braves 500km Andes horse race for charity

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By Niki Hinman
Reporter
February 26 2020

A Marlborough horsewoman is saddling up for the ride of a lifetime across the remote Patagonian Andes in South America.

Clare King is taking part in the first-ever Gaucho Derby and is hoping to raise £10,000 for Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group

The multi-horse endurance race from March 5 to14, is the brainchild of UK-based adventure gurus The Adventurists and its gruelling course covers 500km of beautiful and challenging terrain.

In addition to riding and hiking for 13 and a half hours a day – swapping horses every 50km – riders will have to fend for themselves throughout.

Though Clare, 41, is no stranger to endurance horseback racing, this latest adventure represents a completely new challenge.

She explained: “In 2013, I came third in the Mongol Derby, the longest and toughest horse race in the world. It was undoubtedly the hardest thing I have ever done, mentally and physically, and I said, ‘Never ever again, I’m settling down’...

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https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/18263329.marlborough-horse-woman-braves-500km-andes-horse-race-charity/