Shaikh Nasser races to victory

sponsored International Endurance Horseride Championship, organised by the Royal Equestrian Federation (Breef), which concluded yesterday at the Endurance Village in Sakhir. A total of 73 riders from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and hosts Bahrain took part in this two-day event held over 160 kms and divided into six stages.
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Australia: 2007 Tom Quilty Cup

Collie to host Tom Quilty
By Adam Orlando - Collie Mail




COLLIE is set to gain international recognition after it was officially named the host of the premier Tom Quilty event in 2007.

Collie beat three other towns to host the endurance riding spectacular, which will be held at the Harris River Estate winery.

"We've got it, we've won the right to host the Tom Quilty in 2007," local endurance rider Debra Ryan said this week.

"This means a lot for Collie, for everyone who has a horse, for small businesses, it's just a huge event."

The coveted endurance riding event, which is held over 24 hours and covers 160 kilometres, is expected to boost tourism in Collie, during what is usually a quiet period, and will help promote the sport to neighbouring towns.
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Ovando woman gets ready to ride

Suzanne Hayes and her palomino gelding, Tezero's Gold - Quincy for short - have been training in the mountains near her Ovando home for the World Endurance Championship on Jan. 27 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Since conditions in Ovando right now are a little different than Hayes and Quincy will encounter in the grueling 100-mile race in the Dubai desert, Hayes is using some visualization techniques to prepare.

"I'm trying to pretend the snow is actually sand," said Hayes.

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Flagstaff woman captures women's title in Man against Horse Race

In the chilly dawn, 28 horses pace and nicker impatiently while riders tug their reins to keep them behind the starting line in the high Arizona desert. Among the sage and cactus, 18 runners shiver in shorts and singlets, giving wide berth to the stamping hooves of the snorting steeds.
"Five seconds," warns race director Ron Barrett. "OK, start running!"

In a cloud of dust, the thundering herd of horses, riders and runners take off across the plains toward the distant mountains in one of Arizona's most unique and colorful sporting events. By day's end they will have traversed 50 miles of rocky, rugged trails through desert canyons and forested mountaintops as they make their way around and over 7,500 foot Mingus Mountain in the Prescott National Forest


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CEI*** Les 2 jours de Montcuq, France 30-31st Oct'04

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Hutchinson Wins the Fair Hill International CEI***

By Heather Bailey and a HorseCity.com Contributor

The inclement weather could not dampen the excitement of the Fair Hill International CEI*** 100-Mile FEI Endurance Ride at the at the 16th annual Fair Hill International Festival in the Country, presented by Dansko, on Saturday. After 100 grueling miles, it was a thrilling race to the finish with the top four only seconds apart. In the end it was Tom Hutchinson of Bethel, ME, aboard Prymtym crossing the wire first to win in a ride time of 11:42:33.

Ryan Rawaki, the 18-year old rider from Ontario, CAN came in only three seconds behind to finish in a ride time of 11:42:36 riding JC Quick Quint. The pair was also awarded the prestigious Best Condition award. Third place went to Connie Walker riding Electric Smoke in a ride 11:42:54. Walker received the mount just two days prior to the ride from owner Joanie Bruker. Two-time World Endurance Champion Valerie Kanavy of Ft. Valley, VA and Shah Don led for most of the final nine miles, but wound up fourth in a ride time of 11:42:59.

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Easy rider - Endurance horse rider vies for spot on national team

Michele Roush describes it as being a "mystical" sort of thing.

And her father, Dale Roush, doesn't deter from that definition of his daughter's fascination with horses. In fact, metaphorically speaking, he says it goes much deeper than that.

"All I can tell you is that when she turned 2 years old, she didn't just get interested in horses, she became a horse," he said, recalling Michele's upbringing in Marin County. "Everything in her life was geared that way from then on. We held her off until she was nine, when we finally got her a pony.

"But before that, she had the stick horse and cowboy outfit. She wore out two stick horses, in fact, before we got her into the pony club."

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