3 January 2014, Abu Dhabi ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival unveiled its 2015 calendar of events which includes 102 flat races and nine endurance championships across five continents. A press conference at the Eastern Mangroves Hotel in Abu Dhabi showed off the impressive agenda for the Festival. Ms Lara…
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CHI Al Shaqab Concludes Week of Equestrian Events
March 15, 2014, Doha, Qatar ~ The AL SHAQAB second Concours Hippique International (CHI) concluded with the Endurance120km CEI2* on March 15. Mr. Jassim Mohammed Ali Al Meadadi from Qatar was the first over the finish line riding Shabbab in the 120km ride for a piece of the total prize money of EUR 200,000, the second largest prize…
Sheikh Mansoor festival Supports Four Endurance Races across Europe
February 16, 2014, Abu Dhabi ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival lends support to four Endurance Championships: Portugal-April 25 to 27, France-May 23 to 27, Italy-July 25 to 27, and Slovakia-September 27. Lara Sawaya, director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian…
Jeremy Reynolds, Southeast Team B Win North American Endurance Team Challenge
December 14, 2013, USEF – AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR: Andrew Minnick Jeremy Reynolds and RR Gold Dust Rising (Becky Pearman Photography) Bronson, Fla. – After dark in northern Florida Friday night Jeremy Reynolds and RR Gold Dust Rising (Falina Des Fabries x Madeline) were first across the finish line of the 160km USEF North American Endurance Team Challenge Race. They…
Al Hammadi claims CEN** 120km National Day Endurance Cup in Abu Dhabi
December 7, 2013, Abu Dhabi ~ UAE top rider Ali Yousuf Al Hammadi astride Armour Neyak made the win in the Saturday, CEI 120km ** National Day Cup endurance race for the Wathba Endurance Stables in great style. The winner covered the 120km on the Anglo/Arab mare in 4:14:04 at an average speed of 28.33 km/hr succeeding over a starting list of 164…
Top Arab lady riders vie for honors in the HH Sheikha Fatima Endurance Cup
November 29, 2013, Abu Dhabi ~ The HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup- for Arab Countries Only CEN has attracted top lady riders from the UAE and the rest of the Arab world at the Emirates International Endurance Village at Al Wathba for Saturday, November 30. The CEN-90km event will be contested over four stages as the young…
The First Italian World Championships Was A Brilliant Success
September 30, 2013, Italy, Press Release Wrap ~The World Championships Young Horses held for the first time in our country ended last night with the closing ceremony and with the awards officialized by the FEI president Ian Williams. The World Champion title went to the French Aurelien Rocchia who rode Secret de mon Coeur. The…
Race to the End proves Double for France in the Garda Endurance Cup
28 September, 2013, Milan ~ Top French rider Aurelien Rocchia astride the Anglo-Arabian, Secret De Mon Coeur, came with a late run to land the Gold at the FEI 120km World Championship for Young Horses, Garda Endurance Cup at the Garda Lake on Saturday, 28 September. Spain made Silver as Silvia Yebra Al Timiras brought Espoir…
Dachs keeps it in the family with the European Gold
September 16, 2013, Most, Czech Republic ~ As the 88 competitors representing 23 countries left the start it was minus the current European Champion, Spain’s Maria Alverez Ponton and her steady champion mount, Nobby. Husband, Juma Punti Dachs, commented that after the recent birth of their third child, Anna, his wife did not currently feel…
Action Hero Devan Horn – Adventures in the Mongolian Derby
August 12, 2003, Texas ~ Devan Horn has just finished second – after coming in first in the longest and hardest horse race in the world – in Mongolia. Devan is 20 years old. What has shaped this fearless Action Hero? The back story shared by her parents, Rachel and Sandy Horn. “Let me say…
Action Hero, Devan Horn and the Mongol Derby
Horn rides the “Toughest Horse Race on Earth”July 30, 2013, Texas ~ It has been said that there are no new ideas. Genghis Khan is credited with the first messenger system or Yam, using tough Mongolian horses. In the days before the internet, this was done by exchanging new ponies at relay stations (known as Ger)…
Tevis Photos 2013
Vicki Gaebe sends along these photos of her sister, Beverly Gray and Jolly Sickle at her Tevis ride and completion. Bravo! Bev’s comments: “It was a fantastic race. My worry was the heat, 112+ in the canyons. Jolly Sickle did exceptional. I was impressed and he showed very well for the Haggin Cup. The Tevis has…
Weekend Racing and Endurance Wrap from Horsereporter
July 22, 2013, California ~ The weekend from 19-21 July was packed with great events and many of the full stories are already up on Horsereporter. Here is the wrap-up on some of our favorite news behind the news. Racing news: July 20, Sacramento, California, Wathba Stud Farm Cup Arabian Three Years +$11,300 Purse 6F was…
USA Southeast wins Team Gold in Kentucky NAJYREC
On July 19, the North American Junior and Young Rider Endurance Championship took place at the Kentucky Horse Park. The 75 mile, 120km ride had four teams and the USA Southeast was able to persevere for the Team Gold Medal. Individual Medals: Individual Medals: Gold: Cassandra Roberts, Viktory Banner, USA Southeast Silver: Emma Webb, Vagas,…
NAJYR Endurance Championship goes off July 19 in Kentucky
July 15, 2013, California ~ TheFEI Adequan sponsored North American Junior Young Riders Championship (NAJYRC) is scheduled for July 17th through the 21st in Lexington, Kentucky at the Kentucky Horse Park. Young riders from disciplines of dressage, reining, endurance, jumping, and eventing will compete for Championship titles. The CEI 2**the 75 mile (120km) North American Young…
Tevis Western States Trail Ride to have Strong Field
July 15, Auburn, California ~ In less than one week, the July 20, 2013 Tevis Cup 100 mile (160km) riders will be heading down the Western States Trail for their chance to win a completion buckle. This is more than a ride, it is an endeavor. Riders train themselves and their mounts for years to make…
A clear stance on anti-doping for endurance
27th of May 2013, Bern ~ The Swiss Equestrian Federation (SEF) has clearly expressed its dissatisfaction to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) concerning, “the highly deplorable state of affairs in respect of animal welfare and unequal treatment of athletes at international endurance competitions.” They have stated in correspondence that they are now expecting the FEI to…
Galeries Lafayette, France, joins support for HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival
May 22, 2013,Toulouse ~ Galeries Lafayette has joined the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival as the latest sponsors for the upcoming 4th edition of the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference to be held in Toulouse, France. The world forum (Abu Dhabi, Den Hague, Berlin, Toulouse), scheduled from June…
120km Royal Windsor Endurance CEI 2*
May 5, 2013, Windsor, UK ~ On a very cool day with high winds and occasional heavy showers 48 competitors representing seven countries galloped away from the start with the splendid back drop of Windsor Castle. This was an historic occasion as it was the first time that an endurance ride was included in the…
Night ride on Friday ends endurance season in Abu Dhabi
April 23, 2013, Abu Dhabi ~ A 120-km Al Wathba Night Ride on Friday, April 26, will bring the curtain down on the endurance season at the Emirates International Endurance Village in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. Adnan Sultan Al Nuaimi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club and Lara Sawaya, Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor…
Royal Windsor Endurance ride for Ascot Racecourse
April 18, 2013, Ascot ~ The 120km route of the inaugural Royal Windsor Endurance CEI 2* ride being held in association with and presented by Royal Windsor Horse Show (8 – 12 May 2013) is set to take in a circuit of Ascot Racecourse, it has been announced. Not only will the 60 riders participating in…