Spring competition in Ademuz

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3rd June 2022
Race Report made with the assistance of Albalat Endurance
Photo credit: Eva Lazaro Arribas

More than 50 riders from 8 different nationalities came together to enjoy the wide tracks in this remarkable area.

With 6 different categories for teams to choose from on the Saturday (CEI3*160km, CEI3*140km, CEI2* CEI1*, CEIYJ2* & CEIYJ1*) plus national CEN options, and local competitions on the Sunday there was something for everyone. The tension of an early start and a long day for the long distance 3* teams; high speed sprint finishes from the shorter 1* distances, and young horses experiencing their first competition. It was a busy event, with both the Foreign Judge, Dianne Luke and Technical Delegate, Jan Fredrik commenting on the friendly atmosphere which prevailed throughout the weekend...

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https://endurance-world.com/spring-competition-in-ademuz/

A Horseback Adventure Across Europe

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23 May 2022
Words by Richard Mulligan

Louis Hall and Anglo-Arab horse Sasha are venturing 2,500km for charity...

An award-winning actor is raising thousands of pounds for good causes supporting refugees and mental health through an awe-inspiring horseback trek across Europe.

Louis Hall and his Anglo-Arab horse Sasha are now more than 1,400km into their 2,500km journey labelled ‘The Big Hoof’. The four-month trek has already taken them from Tuscany in central Italy to the south of France, and they aim to reach the finish line in Cape Finisterre on the north-western coast of Spain in July.

Every step they make during the trail, which began in March, will help to spread awareness for sufferers of mental health issues everywhere and to raise money for Amna, a charity that supports refugees and their trauma...

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https://www.fei.org/stories/lifestyle/horse-human/horseback-adventure-big-hoof-europe-louis-hall

Turkey: First endurance races at the Black Sea

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Race Report made with the assistance of Tuana Aksoylar
Photo Credit: Light Collector
20 May 2022

Saturday 7 May 2022. Turkey’s very first CEI2* 120 and CEI1* 100 endurance competitions were held at the TK Cowboy Ranch in Palivor Town, the İğneada region of Kırklareli city.

Since the 2010 Endurance Balkan Championship, Turkey has not been able to host International endurance competitions, this is now all history thanks to the vision of Turan Karaman, owner of the TK Cowboy Ranch. The track consisted of different stages where the riders got to ride on the soft sandy beach of Black Sea as well as into the forest .

A total of 19 combinations entered with 18 Turkish riders and one foreign rider from Greece, Pantelis Selonikios. The CEI2* race started at 06:00 and the CEI1* race at 06:30 into the green forest of İğneada. The ride for all horses on the first and second loop was smooth, however during the third loop the temperatures increased...

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https://endurance-world.com/first-endurance-races-at-the-black-sea/

Shaikh Nasser wins in Italy

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Sun, 22 May 2022

His Majesty King Hamad’s representative for humanitarian works and youth affairs and captain of the Royal Endurance Team Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa has added another feather to his bright record in endurance sport at the European level after winning the 160km race of the Montalcino International Endurance Championship held in Italy.

The race also featured wide participate of elite riders from several European countries...

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https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/1082851/Shaikh-Nasser-wins-in-Italy-

Journey to the Mongol Derby: Mental Preparation & Growth throughout COVID

Photo © The Adventurists via flickr

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May 20 2022
BY BIANCA FARMAS-GRIFFITH

Although this journey has been tailored to prepare me specifically for the Mongol Derby, it has inadvertently prepared me to become a more well-rounded equestrian and woman.

Growing up in the Hunter/Jumpers, I spent years competing against riders more fortunate than me. It was easy to get wrapped up in the A-circuit pretentiousness and lose track of what attracted me to the sport. Although I now only compete minimally (mainly due to financial constraints), taking a step back from the show ring has allowed me to rediscover my passion for all things horse, appreciating the process from hoof to jump, all the while enjoying each ride and acknowledging each little “win...”

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https://www.theplaidhorse.com/2022/05/20/journey-to-the-mongol-derby-mental-preparation-growth-throughout-covid/

New Zealand: Mum and daughter win 100 miler endurance race on their trusty steeds

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Kerry Rowe Photography

By David Haxton

A mother and daughter have triumphed in an epic horse riding distance competition for the second year in a row.

Jaki Bickerton, from Ōtaki, and Natalie Paroli, from Levin, completed the 160km distance in 13 hours and 40 minutes, to claim first and second respectively in the Distance Riding New Zealand national championships.

The pair, on purebred Arabians named SS Silas and Rivervale Shiloh Me, were among 14 riders in the 100 miler class who set out on Saturday, May 14 to attempt five loops over rolling farmland in Kuratau in a single day...

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kapiti-news/news/mum-and-daughter-win-100-miler-endurance-race-on-their-trusty-steeds/6PDVZCPYVUEGF6JNGLF4C3NM6I/

Eco-friendly event promised for Italy’s endurance world champs

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May 19, 2022
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A legacy of the 2022 FEI Endurance World Championships in Verona, Italy, will be the transformation of the competition track into a horse riding trail in sync with the area’s eco-tourism values.

The event in October is being run at Isola della Scala in the Veneto countryside, an area rich in scenic beauty and renowned for the production of Vialone Nano rice – a short-grain or “dwarf” rice especially suited to risotto.

In describing endurance as “one of the most eco-friendly disciplines on the equestrian scene”, Event Director James Coppini said that in the current world climate, the championships had “really important social connotations”...

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https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2022/05/19/eco-friendly-italy-endurance-world-champs/