28 August 2014, Sartilly, France ~ The endurance race at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games kicked off at 7:00 a.m.local time on Friday, as 165 horse-and-rider combinations headed out on the five-loop track, all hoping to be the first to finish at the end of the day. A sloppy trail from rain all…
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HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Wins WEG Endurance Gold Riding Yamamah
Yamamah Led From the Start in Tough 160km Challenge 28 August 2014, Sartilly, France ~ HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum took the 2014 World title with the 15-year-old mare, Yamamah (Kurrajong Concorde), bred by FEI Award Winner Meg Wade of Australia) in a ride time of 8:08:28. Silver on the podium was Marijke Visser from the…
Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy – Endurance Preview
Eagerly anticipated Endurance event at iconic site 21 August 2014, Lausanne, Switzerland ~ Endurance will see an impressive number of starters for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy, beating all previous records by almost 10% when the 160-kilometre ride gets underway on Thursday 28 August. The competition takes place in Sartilly, just over 100 kilometres…
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Welcomes Endurance to Sartilly
The endurance marathon on 28 August will be hosted in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel for the first time 18 August 2014, Normandy, France ~ The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy from 23 August – 7 September 2014 ~ On Thursday 28 August 2014 at 7am, over 170 riders under the flags of 48 nations…
USA Endurance Selection Trials Gave Insight to Team Preparedness
April 29, Lexington, Kentucky ~ The top U.S. athletes in endurance headed to Broxton Bridge Plantation in Ehrhardt, S.C., to take part in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial CEI2* 120km. The race was scheduled to take place April 19 but heavy downpours caused the race to be rescheduled to…
WEG Endurance Selection Trial Date and Venue Change
January 15, 2014, Lexington, Ky. USA ~ The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce a new location for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial CEI2* 120km. The event will now take place April 17-20, 2014 in Broxton Bridge, SC. The 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games is being…