Copa Chile was finally here and it was better than expected

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30th December 2018
Race Report made with the assistance of André Alvarez

Matetic Wineyard, Casablanca, Chile. Saturday 15 December 2018. The Copa Chile turned out to be a beautiful and crowded event with more than 120 riders. The first category began a 06:30 in the morning.

29 horses competed for the first place on FEI2* 120km for adults and also tickets to the Dubai Crown Prince Cup scheduled for 16 March 2019 in Dubai.

Everybody was interested about this race because aside of the honour of the cup and the prices, there were the best horses of the season in the same race.

In the first loop Paula Llorens on Vikingo took the lead. They did great average speed on every loop and even better recovery times than the rest. This way they made it very hard for their competitors to have a chance...

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2018: A Year in Driving and Endurance

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27 December 2018

Young riders and horses were among those who impressed most during the year in Endurance, the discipline which puts human and equine stamina and determination to the test.

The FEI European Championships for Young Riders & Juniors took place in Pisa, Italy in July over a 120km course. Spain’s Raquel Costa Codina took the Individual title with bay Tunez Costa ahead of Slovakia’s Micahela Supekova and France’s Lilou Tomas Arnoud.

Codina made it a double victory as she also helped Spain to the Team prize, as they edged host nation Italy into second place.

In September, the World Endurance Championship for Young Horses was staged in Šamorín, Slovakia...

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https://www.fei.org/stories/driving-endurance-review-2018

Token Reimbursement Offered for Disastrous Tryon Endurance Ride

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December 28, 2018 | Comments
by: Pippa Cuckson

Countries represented in the abandoned endurance ride at the World Equestrian Games are to be reimbursed 1000 CHF ($1006) per rider by the FEI.

The token sum – equivalent to the entry fee – is described as a “subsidy” in a FEI letter to all national federations. It is accompanied by a reminder that the FEI was not to blame for the false start and other disastrous events at Tryon on ride day, September 12, and that the decision to cancel was force majeure.

The FEI board decision follows unsuccessful compensation requests from an undisclosed number of national federations. News of the “subsidy” has intensified anger on social media from riders who had been hoping for more detail from the Equine Community Integrity Unit (ECIU) investigation into that disastrous day...

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FEI uses emergency powers to improve care of seriously injured endurance horses

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Pippa Cuckson
11:15 - 28 December, 2018

A loophole that enabled fatal or career-threatening equine injuries to be “airbrushed” out of FEI results has been tackled by the FEI’s new temporary endurance committee.

The FEI has used emergency powers to approve the new rule, just days after it was drafted under the chairmanship of Britain’s Dr Sarah Coombs.

From 1 February, endurance judges can apply a new severe injuries (SI) elimination code, which will carry the same sanctions for riders as the existing catastrophic injury (CI) category.

It is hoped the SI code will promote transparency and remove incentives to prolong an injured horse’s suffering...

Read more at https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/fei-uses-emergency-powers-improve-care-seriously-injured-endurance-horses-674294#OKHT6OCbWqDZQ1g7.99

Estonia: Padise Equestrian Centre to bid to host 2021 FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Riders & Juniors and for Young Horses

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Beautiful Padise county is located in Estonia - the small country in Northern Europe that has an amazing variety of landscapes, from over a thousand picturesque lakes to dense forests, where various animals live.
The rare endurance venue can offer the loops which include the forest tracks, field roads, and beach sand. Padise is one of them. This place is located just a few kilometers from the coast of the Baltic Sea.

In 2017 Padise Equestrian Centre hosted two FEI Endurance international events, under the name Padise Endurance Festival I and II respectively.

In 2018, Padise Equestrian Centre hosted six FEI events during the season, naming them Padise Endurance Festival III to VIII.

Nine FEI events are scheduled for 2019, to be named the Padise Endurance Festival IX to XVII.

Organizers prepared the world-class facilities, including the permanent endurance village with a cozy national design, impressing all the officials and participants.

For more information about Padise Equestrian Centre visit website www.pec.ee

Umbria Endurance Lifestyle 2018 – Winter edition

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23rd December 2018
Race Report made with the assistance of sistemaeventi.it

Horses Sporting Club La Lame in Montefalco – Umbria Region, Italy. Sunday 16 December 2018. The winter edition of Umbria Endurance Lifestyle 2018 has not betrayed the expectations, it brought not only the beauty and the charm of the unique territory of Montefalco, Bevagna, Trevi and Foligno, but also the strength of a constantly growing movement.

The five rides hosted in the structures of the Horses Sporting Club Le Lame in Montefalco saw the highest quality and expert riders and horses claiming the podium spots.
Therefore, the satisfaction of the organizers was legitimate, starting from Gianluca Laliscia, managing director of sistemaeventi.it, and Giovanni Zampolini, owner of the Horses Sporting Club Le Lame who confirmed the great potential of his equestrian centre for what concerns the organization of major events...

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http://endurance-world.com/umbria-endurance-lifestyle-2018-winter-edition/

Oman: Ammar bags first place in endurance race

TimesOfOman.com - Full Article

December 23, 2018 | 9:34 PM by ONA

Barka: Horse rider Ammar Al Balushi (Horse Marfal) secured the first place in the one-star international endurance race for 100 kms organised by Oman Equestrian Federation for season 2018-2019 at the Endurance Village at Seih Al Mahamid in the Wilayat of Barka.

Sixteen out of 44 horses succeeded in crossing the finish line after having passed the veterinary tests one day prior to the race.

Ammar Al Balushi secured the first place in the one-star international endurance race for 100 kms after completing in 4 hours, 7 minutes and 20 seconds...

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https://timesofoman.com/article/647983/Sports/Ammar-bags-first-place-in-endurance-race