17 July 2018, UK ~ The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) confirmed the nominated combinations selected by EnduranceGB, which have been submitted to the FEI, for this year’s World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina (USA), 11-23 September 2018. The nominated combinations are (in alphabetical order): Rachael Atkinson with her own Tannasg Psyches Realm…
First Racing, First Wathba Stallions Cup in Ploiesti, Romania
15 July 2018, Romania ~ Incredible success for the first international race-meeting in Romania. After a timid demonstration race of pure Arabians last fall, I convinced Lara Sawaya, director of the HH Sh Mansoor Festival, to support racing in Romania. A Wathba Stallion Cup was planned for this 1st of July in Ploiesti, a brand-new,…
U.S. Endurance Squad Named for FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018
13 July 2018, Lexington, Kentucky, USA ~ US Equestrian has announced four athlete-and-horse combinations for the U.S. Endurance Squad for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018, which takes place 11-23 September 2018 in Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA. Following the 2016-2018 selection period, the US Equestrian Board of Directors approved the following combinations…
Sharesa and O’Shea Score at Newbury DIAR Prep
12 July 2018 – DIAR at Newbury, 29th July International Stakes ~ The last of the Dubai International Arabian Races prep races took place at Newbury Racecourse on Thursday, 12 July in the 29th July International Stakes with a 1mile 2f race for four-year-olds and upwards. This race concluded a tremendous campaign that beganin Italy…
Breeders Cup Elects Board Members
11 July 2018, USA ~ Voting members of the Breeders’ Cup have re-elected four board members and selected three new board members, the Breeders’ Cup said Thursday. The re-elected directors were Barbara Banke, the owner of Stonestreet Stables; William S. Farish of his family’s Lane’s End Farm, who is a former chairman of the organization;…