Myanmar: Long-distance equestrian race to be held in Bagan

GNLM.com

December 14 2024

A long-distance equestrian competition will be held on 30 December 2024 at Tuyin Valley, near the base of Tuyin Mountain in the Bagan ancient cultural zone, NyaungU Township, Mandalay Region, organized by the Myanmar Equestrian Federation in preparation for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. The event will feature three categories: FEI 1* Endurance Qualification Round 4 (100 kilometres), FEI 1* Endurance Qualification (85 kilometres), and FEI 1* Endurance Qualification (45 kilometres), with awards presented for all. An international referee and a veterinarian from the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) will oversee the event, alongside an Endurance VET Update Programme for local veterinarians...

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https://www.gnlm.com.mm/long-distance-equestrian-race-to-be-held-in-bagan/

Patagonia is Calling: The Gaucho Derby Academy is Coming Up

Equestrianists.com

The Gaucho Derby Academy is back.. The 2025 event is taking place from 22-29 January and there are still a few spots up for grabs on this epic adventure.  

The Gaucho Derby Academy provides a week-long crash course in how to ride like a gaucho, hosted by the expert international Gaucho Derby team and our best gaucho pals. Think nights out camping under the stars with your horse in the middle of nowhere, swapping horse tales round the campfire over a malbec with the gauchos.

You will ride some of the valiant gaucho steeds who carry our riders across the Derby course, get familiar with the tack we use on the Derby, and receive detailed training sessions on everything you could possibly need to know to tackle the Derby, from reading a GPS to wilderness survival.

In short, it’s the perfect way to dip your toe into the Derby world before deciding to go for the real deal. Or maybe you just want the opportunity to meet and learn from the legendary gauchos of Argentina while also having the adventure of a lifetime in the wild.  

Did we mention the wild horse round up, and the daily asados?  

Cost: USD$5,500
Dates: 22-29 January 2025

For more information see:
https://equestrianists.com/guides/gaucho-derby-academy/

Chile's Martin Playing the Long Game in Endurance

FEI.org - Full Story

20 September 2024
Words by Stacey Stearn

We catch up with the Pan American champion...

“Endurance riding is a sport where a victory is the result of long-term teamwork,” says Pan American champion Martin Garcia Lazo of Chile. He and his family own and operate the San Ignacio Stud Farm with horses and cattle in the country’s southern region.

The elegant stables are situated on an expansive property with large pastures, shade trees, and trails. The family imported Arabian broodmares from Argentina, France, and the United States in 2008 to start their Endurance breeding operation. The family is playing the long game in the sport, and understands the discipline involved in success.

“What I love most about this sport is the camaraderie, the deep connection with the horse, and the satisfaction of a job well done at the end of each ride,” the 29-year-old said...

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https://www.fei.org/stories/sport/endurance/martin-garcia-lazo-playing-long-game-endurance

Bahrain's Shaikh Nasser wins FEI honour for achievements

GDNOnline.com - Full Article

18 November 2024

ENDURANCE HORSERACING – THE International Equestrian Federation (FEI) honoured His Majesty King Hamad’s humanitarian work and youth affairs representative and Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa for his global accomplishments as the only Arab rider to achieve his various distinctions in international endurance horseracing.

This came during the FEI General Assembly 2024, held in Abu Dhabi, the UAE.

The recognition marks Shaikh Nasser’s consecutive victories in the FEI Endurance World Championships, including his latest win in September in Monpazier, France, over a 160km course, to go with his win in the 2022 championship held in Bou Thib, the UAE...

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France: Carla Mosti’s Endurance Joy with ‘Flying’ Gino

FEI.org - Full Story

11 November 2024
Words by Stacey Stearns
Images by Oreste Testa

The French talent wants to build on a glorious victory...

A triumphant Carla Mosti felt like she was “flying” on Gino D’Armani as they soared across the finish line to take gold at the 120km FEI Endurance European Championship for Young Riders & Juniors in Arborea (ITA) in September.

The victory was even sweeter for the 19-year-old French rider because of the special relationship she has built with her family’s eight-year-old gelding. Added to that was the feeling that all her hard work had paid off, and that her family and friends’ support and encouragement had been vindicated.

“I was filled with emotions when I won, joy – crying, pride, happy; I jumped into the arms of my loved ones,” Carla said.

“Gino was born at home, he is the first foal of Djalila du Porche, who belongs to us. He is a delicate horse; in his early days he was quite complicated. Gino is very sensitive and attentive to the slightest noise. He has very good cardiac recovery, is very generous, and a fighter...”

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https://www.fei.org/stories/sport/endurance/carla-mosti-flying-gino-darmani

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

GulfToday.ae - Full Article

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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https://www.gulftoday.ae/sport/2024/11/10/magic-glenn-torque-fires-mrm-stables-to-win-in-season-opening-diec-ride'

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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https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-horse-rider-escaped-wild-dogs-and-more-during-the-mongol-derby-the-worlds-toughest/article_211c67d6-9c7e-11ef-8241-637e082bf34c.html