UAE: Magic Glenn Torque fires MRM Stables to win in season-opening DIEC ride

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November 10 2024
Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The 2024-25 Dubai Endurance season got underway at Dubai International Endurance City with a healthy dose of excitement as MRM Stables seized the spot after claiming the campaign-opening Seeh Al Salam Endurance Challenge by a mere second courtesy of star rider Saif Ahmed Al Mazrouei, who delivered aboard Magic Glenn Torque.

Organised by Dubai Equestrian Club, the 119-km four loop ride witnessed stiff competition from all the major stables involved in endurance riding in the UAE, with a total of 119 rider-horse pairings venturing into the sands of the Al Marmoom Conservation Reserve.

And it was Al Mazrouei and his 13-year-old companion who won with a consistent approach that witnessed them stay close to the top of an evolving leaderboard. The pair posted a time of four hours, 12 minutes and 16 seconds (4:12:16), which was a mere second quicker than the 4:12:17 recorded by F3-1 Stables pair of Hamad Humaid Al Tamimi and 765 Sargon, even as third placed F3 Stables pair of Rashed Mohammed Al Mehairi and A’Bandom’s Rockabilly cantered in third a further 26 seconds behind in 4:12:43...

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Lancaster horse rider escaped wild dogs and more during the Mongol Derby, the world's toughest horse race

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MIKE ANDRELCZYK | For LNP and LancasterOnline Nov 7, 2024

The morning of her 38th birthday, Sarah Delia woke up with a headache.

The day before, Delia was bucked off a semiwild Naadam racehorse. It bolted away, leaving her alone to wander the eerily quiet, but blazing hot, Mongolian steppe.

That happened on day 4 of a grueling, intense 10-day competition called the Mongol Derby — billed as the longest and toughest horse race in the world.

Delia, who moved to Lancaster in 2017, grew up riding horses competitively in Tennessee but stopped riding for 17 years. She traded horseshoes for long-distance running shoes, attended law school and embarked on a career as an attorney specializing in corporate and commercial litigation for the law firm McCarter & English.

Lately, Delia had spent more time in an office chair than in a saddle. But then she read Laura Prior-Palmer’s 2019 memoir “Rough Magic: Riding the World’s Loneliest Horse Race.” The book tracks Prior-Palmer’s experience in the Mongol Derby, an annual 620-mile adventure horse race that traces the route of Genghis Khan’s horse messengers across the Mongolian steppe.

Suddenly, Delia felt the urge to get back in the saddle.

“It got under my skin,” Delia said. “Go big or go home, right?”...

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The 2025 Gaucho Derby Academy is back

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Patagonia - January 22nd to 29th 2025

$5500

The Gaucho Derby is one of the world’s toughest horse races. This Academy is your gateway to the start line.

During a packed week in the Patagonian Wilderness you’ll tackle a navigation ride, a race day simulation and overnight wilderness ride, then team up with the local Gauchos to find and round up 150+ wild horses.

Our team of international race managers, medics, vets and Gauchos will teach you a bespoke set of skills while you train on horseback in the world’s most spectacular classroom. Evenings are spent at the Estancia around the fire drinking Malbec learning about the culture and history of this incredible region.

If you’re already signed up, thinking about taking on the Gaucho or Mongol Derby or just curious, this is the perfect introduction to The Equestrianists World Series.

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Australian Endurance rider earns a ‘buckle’

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By Bill West
29/10/2024

Lauriston resident Russell Robinson is thrilled to have achieved his burning ambition of earning a much sought-after silver buckle in the 2024 Quilty Cup (Australian championships) over 160 kilometres.

The 71-year-old horse enthusiast describes endurance riding as “very addictive”.

“I’ve always loved horses … they get you through life … I was never much good at sport when I was young,” he said.

“I’ve only been doing it (endurance riding) for around 25 years, largely competing all over Victoria.”

Russell said the Tom Quilty Cup was the pinnacle of endurance racing in Australia, conducted by the Australian Endurance Riders Association Inc...

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An ‘indomitable will’ and great love for his sport: farewell to top Irish horse aged 29

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Eleanor Jones 26
October, 2024

The owner of the top endurance horse J St Jake has paid tribute to his “indomitable will” and love of his sport after his death aged 29.

In 18 consecutive seasons, Jake and Helen McFarland represented Ireland over some of the toughest rides there and in Britain. They completed 19 160km/100-mile rides, Jake’s last at the age of 24. Among their most notable achievements were winning the Scottish and northern championships and a premier award at the Golden Horseshoe Ride.

Helen told H&H she bought 14.2hh Jake, who was by an Arab stallion and out of a traditional Connemara mare, when he was seven...

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‘He’s a bit famous’ – rescue pony steps in to help young rider take Great Britain national title

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Eleanor Jones
6 October, 2024 19:21

A rescued pony stepped in at the last minute to help a young rider to a dream win in the national para endurance championship.

Alfie-Jay Errington won the 23km Endurance GB Emerald Championship with Redwings Milky Way, a 20-year-old Welsh pony who has been taking part in endurance rides for over a decade with his rehomers Niamh and Sarah Richardson.

“Niamh Richardson, 16, and her mum Sarah were attending the Lion’s Tail Endurance Ride in Leicestershire on 24 September when they heard that Alfie-Jay was sadly unable to take part in Endurance GB’s para endurance national championships because his pony was lame,” a spokesperson for Redwings said.

“Not wanting Alfie to miss his shot at the championship, Niamh offered Alfie the ride on Redwings Milky Way...”

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Italy Wins Bronze in Team Endurance at European and World Championships

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Monday 30 September 2024, 09:45

Bronze for Italy in team endurance at the European Under-21 Championship and the World Championship for young horses. A competitiveness that hit the mark, according to FISE president Marco Di Paola, 'thanks to the teamwork of technicians, trainers, grooms, and families, in the perspective of a comprehensive support for the talent of the athletes and their horses.'

EUROPEAN, THIRD PLACE FOR ITALY - Team Italy, composed of Mauro Fedriga on Kimono Dell’Orsetta, Lucrezia Romina Mondini on Twilight La Roncola, Martina Pisano on Zagaia Dei Laghi, Maria Chiara Fagiani on Elka Du Barthas, and Carlotta Ganelli on Free Gemma, secured the 6th tricolor medal in the continental youth medal tally, which awards them a total of 3 silvers and 3 bronzes in 10 editions. The continental challenge, hosted during the Sardegna Endurance Festival, awarded gold, the 5th in their career, to Spain, allowing them to reach France in the Hall of Fame. The silver went to the Marseille team, which, however, triumphed individually with Carla Mosti riding Gino D’Armani. The second and third steps of the podium were taken by the Spaniards Joana Ullastre Niubò (Balma Peu) and Celia Soler Capdevila (F Hazfat Al Shaqab)...

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