Times-age.co.nz
16.06.2009
By Gary Caffell
Eketahuna horseman Shane Dougan has mixed feelings over the possibility of his promising endurance horse Taralea Sheer Illusion being sold.
The grey 9-year-old combined with Dougan to top the national Horse and Rider of the Year endurance riding rankings for 2008-09 with 118 points, 25 points clear of their nearest rivals.
But whether they will continue their association will depend on current negotiations to sell Taralea Sheer Illusion to Arabian interests coming to fruition or, conversely, coming to nothing.
Either way Dougan believes he is on a winner such is the potential he sees in his star charge who he has owned for about three years.
"He's very promising, he could go right to the top," Dougan said of Taralea Sheer Illusion who is himself of Arab descent.
"He's strong and he's athletic, he's got all the qualities you want."
The national endurance championships at Whareama at Easter saw Taralea Sheer Illusion compete over 100km for the first time and his effort to place 10th, and win the heavyweight (rider weighing over 90kg) title at the same time, delighted Dougan.
"For us it was just a matter of completing the course without putting too much stress on the horse and he took everything in his stride," Dougan said.
"He'll get the longer distances no problem, and that's probably where his future lies now."
Dougan's partner Jenny Champion and Freckles were seventh on the national Horse and Rider rankings while in the junior section Wairarapa's Natalie Bickerton and Moroccan Fyre were sixth and Tessa Deuss and AH Starlight Express eighth.
Early next month will see Champion heading to South Africa as part of a six-strong Kiwi contingent who will take part in that country's endurance riding championships. They will ride South African horses over 200km in a race scheduled to start on July 7 and finish on July 9.
Representing her country is nothing new for Champion who has competed internationally in Italy and Australia and she has won the national 160km title with Freckles on two occasions, plus finishing runner-up at Whareama.
mardi 16 juin 2009
dimanche 14 juin 2009
Great Britain: Hooves win hands down in Man versus Horse race
Walesonline.co.uk - Full Article
Jun 13 2009 WalesOnline
Hooves proved better than feet for completing today's annual Man versus Horse Marathon on soggy ground.
More than 600 competitors raced across the 22-mile course in Llanwrtyd Wells, mid Wales, but it was one of the 49 horses that was first past the finishing line.
Duke's Touch of Fun, ridden by Geoff Allen, from Budeleigh, Worcestershire, completed the marathon in two hours and nine minutes.
The fastest human competitor, who was eight minutes behind, was Mark Cox, a running club member from Salford.
Lindsay Ketteringham, chairman of Green Events which organises the endurance event, said: "It's been a brilliant day, but the rain over the last couple of weeks meant the ground was soft underfoot and the horses were able to get quite a speed up. It was ideal going for the horses.
"There was a fantastic turn-out with over 600 competitors, including over 100 relay teams of three people.
"We had to limit the number of horses because it would get too unsafe."
Mr Ketteringham added: "It seems the event is still growing, we keep thinking the town can't take any more but more turn up!
"There were very long queues at the registration desks with people wanting to enter on the day."
The first race took place in June 1980 after the idea was born during a chat over a pint at the Neuadd Arms Hotel.
The course was changed in 1982 to provide a more even match between the man and the horse resulting year on year in very close finishes - sometimes with the horse winning by only a few seconds.
It took 25 years before a man finally beat a horse. Huw Lobb won in two hours and five minutes, beating the fastest horse by two minutes.
Today's winner was awarded 1,000 guineas.
Jun 13 2009 WalesOnline
Hooves proved better than feet for completing today's annual Man versus Horse Marathon on soggy ground.
More than 600 competitors raced across the 22-mile course in Llanwrtyd Wells, mid Wales, but it was one of the 49 horses that was first past the finishing line.
Duke's Touch of Fun, ridden by Geoff Allen, from Budeleigh, Worcestershire, completed the marathon in two hours and nine minutes.
The fastest human competitor, who was eight minutes behind, was Mark Cox, a running club member from Salford.
Lindsay Ketteringham, chairman of Green Events which organises the endurance event, said: "It's been a brilliant day, but the rain over the last couple of weeks meant the ground was soft underfoot and the horses were able to get quite a speed up. It was ideal going for the horses.
"There was a fantastic turn-out with over 600 competitors, including over 100 relay teams of three people.
"We had to limit the number of horses because it would get too unsafe."
Mr Ketteringham added: "It seems the event is still growing, we keep thinking the town can't take any more but more turn up!
"There were very long queues at the registration desks with people wanting to enter on the day."
The first race took place in June 1980 after the idea was born during a chat over a pint at the Neuadd Arms Hotel.
The course was changed in 1982 to provide a more even match between the man and the horse resulting year on year in very close finishes - sometimes with the horse winning by only a few seconds.
It took 25 years before a man finally beat a horse. Huw Lobb won in two hours and five minutes, beating the fastest horse by two minutes.
Today's winner was awarded 1,000 guineas.
samedi 6 juin 2009
Pierazade du Vialaret, first filly born to cloned stallion
Thehorse.com
The first foal sired by a cloned stallion is now nearly a month old. The filly, named Pierazade du Vialaret, is the first get of stallion Pieraz-Cryozootech-Stallion, a clone of two-time World Champion endurance horse Pieraz.
The original Pieraz is an Arabian gelding. He was cloned so that his exact genes could be perpetuated. Pieraz-Cryozootech-Stallion was born in February 2005 at the Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione-Consorzio per l'Incremento Zootecnico (LTR-CIZ), a research facility on the outskirts of Cremona, Italy.
The new filly was born May 5. She is out of a mare named Dziupla, a foundation broodmare mare owned by Christian Genieys of Elevage du Vialaret, an endurance breeding program in Campagnac, France.
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The first foal sired by a cloned stallion is now nearly a month old. The filly, named Pierazade du Vialaret, is the first get of stallion Pieraz-Cryozootech-Stallion, a clone of two-time World Champion endurance horse Pieraz.The original Pieraz is an Arabian gelding. He was cloned so that his exact genes could be perpetuated. Pieraz-Cryozootech-Stallion was born in February 2005 at the Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione-Consorzio per l'Incremento Zootecnico (LTR-CIZ), a research facility on the outskirts of Cremona, Italy.
The new filly was born May 5. She is out of a mare named Dziupla, a foundation broodmare mare owned by Christian Genieys of Elevage du Vialaret, an endurance breeding program in Campagnac, France.
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jeudi 4 juin 2009
Great Britain: A ride on the wild side
The Northern Echo
June 4, 2009
SCORES of horses are expected to take part in a new endurance riding event in a North- East forest later this month.
It has been 15 years since Hamsterley Forest, near Bishop Auckland, has hosted a competitive endurance horse riding event.
Riders will take their horses around the forest before heading to Hamsterley Common.
The ride is called The Elephant Trees, taken from a collection of trees on a stage of the course which look like elephants.
The organisers of the event, on Sunday, June 28, hope the forest could host the Northern Championships when they come to County Durham in 2011.
There will be four distances riders can compete in – 18km, 25km, 40km and 65km.
Although the longer distances are only open to elite riders and members of riding clubs, the shorter distances are open to everyone, and organiser Karen David is hoping people who have never tried the sport will take part.
“It’s a wonderful way to ride,” said Ms David, a member of Durham and Teesside group of Endurance Great Britain.
“We go fast, but we are not hammering round the track and destroying it.
“This area is really pretty and it’s great way to ride.”
Ms David has organised the event with friend Sylvia Briggs.
“A lot of the other courses in the county are suburban, but this one really gets people out into the countryside,” she said.
Riders will be guided by biodegradable paint markings that will disappear days after the event has finished.
Competitors must register their horses before the event. For more details, go to durhamandteessideegb.org.uk
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June 4, 2009
SCORES of horses are expected to take part in a new endurance riding event in a North- East forest later this month.
It has been 15 years since Hamsterley Forest, near Bishop Auckland, has hosted a competitive endurance horse riding event.
Riders will take their horses around the forest before heading to Hamsterley Common.
The ride is called The Elephant Trees, taken from a collection of trees on a stage of the course which look like elephants.
The organisers of the event, on Sunday, June 28, hope the forest could host the Northern Championships when they come to County Durham in 2011.
There will be four distances riders can compete in – 18km, 25km, 40km and 65km.
Although the longer distances are only open to elite riders and members of riding clubs, the shorter distances are open to everyone, and organiser Karen David is hoping people who have never tried the sport will take part.
“It’s a wonderful way to ride,” said Ms David, a member of Durham and Teesside group of Endurance Great Britain.
“We go fast, but we are not hammering round the track and destroying it.
“This area is really pretty and it’s great way to ride.”
Ms David has organised the event with friend Sylvia Briggs.
“A lot of the other courses in the county are suburban, but this one really gets people out into the countryside,” she said.
Riders will be guided by biodegradable paint markings that will disappear days after the event has finished.
Competitors must register their horses before the event. For more details, go to durhamandteessideegb.org.uk
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samedi 30 mai 2009
Great Britain: Riding - Endurance tests are catching on
THewestmrolandgazette.co.uk
Saturday 30th May 2009
A National Endurance Riding Event at Tebay attracted 110 riders.
Endurance Riding is one of the fastest growing sports in the country, with events ranging from the 100-mile international senior championship to 10-mile pleasure rides.
The Tebay course contained the minimum road work, so riders could enjoy the open space of the fells and bridleways. Competitors came from as far away as Bolton and Newcastle with many local riders also taking part.
Kath McGhee from Ambleside riding Foxghylls Folly completed the 65km course at an average speed of 12.11 minutes with a final heart rate of 48, earning a well-deserved grade 3.
In the 40km course, Annie Rose from Millom and Therry Cooper from Kirkby-in- Furness successfully completed the class on their Clydesdales.
Jackie McClure from Broughton-in-Furness took part in the 25km and 16km pleasure rides.
Ros Denby, ride organiser and chairman of the Cumbria Group of Endurance, said: "it was a great day; competitors achieved excellent results and enjoyed the ride and it was fabulous to welcome many non members to take part in the pleasure rides."
More information can be found at the group website at www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk or contact the group secretary: Nikki Pearson at Gilson’s Forge, Brocklebank, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 8DL (016974 78203).E-mail: nikki.s.pearson @ btinternet.com.
Saturday 30th May 2009
A National Endurance Riding Event at Tebay attracted 110 riders.
Endurance Riding is one of the fastest growing sports in the country, with events ranging from the 100-mile international senior championship to 10-mile pleasure rides.
The Tebay course contained the minimum road work, so riders could enjoy the open space of the fells and bridleways. Competitors came from as far away as Bolton and Newcastle with many local riders also taking part.
Kath McGhee from Ambleside riding Foxghylls Folly completed the 65km course at an average speed of 12.11 minutes with a final heart rate of 48, earning a well-deserved grade 3.
In the 40km course, Annie Rose from Millom and Therry Cooper from Kirkby-in- Furness successfully completed the class on their Clydesdales.
Jackie McClure from Broughton-in-Furness took part in the 25km and 16km pleasure rides.
Ros Denby, ride organiser and chairman of the Cumbria Group of Endurance, said: "it was a great day; competitors achieved excellent results and enjoyed the ride and it was fabulous to welcome many non members to take part in the pleasure rides."
More information can be found at the group website at www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk or contact the group secretary: Nikki Pearson at Gilson’s Forge, Brocklebank, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 8DL (016974 78203).E-mail: nikki.s.pearson @ btinternet.com.
vendredi 29 mai 2009
Great Britain: News from the EGB Chair of Selectors - Cathy Brown
Endurancegb.co.uk
26th May 2009
A list of the British Team Elite Squad for 2009 has been announced .......... it is as follows
Rachael Atkinson - Vanash
Liz Booth - Istanbul Rio
Becky Broughton-Booker - Java Sunlight
Ros Clapp - Nazeeka
Janice Cockley-Adams - Khadidja du Pont
Dominique Freeman - Roger
Fiona Hamilton - Sharifah
Annie Joppe - Dilmun
Jill Kent - Bitterwell Spirit
Jan Marsh - Morning Line
Catriona Moon - Leila
Nicky Sherry - Shimmering Blue Jasmine
Kirsty Wiscombe - Eskar
Christine Yeoman - L M Midday and L M Taquillero
26th May 2009
A list of the British Team Elite Squad for 2009 has been announced .......... it is as follows
Rachael Atkinson - Vanash
Liz Booth - Istanbul Rio
Becky Broughton-Booker - Java Sunlight
Ros Clapp - Nazeeka
Janice Cockley-Adams - Khadidja du Pont
Dominique Freeman - Roger
Fiona Hamilton - Sharifah
Annie Joppe - Dilmun
Jill Kent - Bitterwell Spirit
Jan Marsh - Morning Line
Catriona Moon - Leila
Nicky Sherry - Shimmering Blue Jasmine
Kirsty Wiscombe - Eskar
Christine Yeoman - L M Midday and L M Taquillero
Australia: Clare saddles up to ride 240km in South Africa
READY TO RIDE: Clare is
looking foward to the
challenge of representing
Australia's Endurance Squad
Inverell.yourguide.com.au
JACINTA DICKINS
29/05/2009
Local schoolteacher and endurance rider Clare Fleming has been chosen to ride for Australia in South Africa.
This follows an invitation from the Australian Endurance Squad to join the team competing in the South African Endurance Championships, held in the first week of July.
The horse riding championships consist of three 80-kilometre rides over three days, a total riding distance of 240kms.
"This is a fantastic opportunity to see another part of the world, and I am very excited about the prospects of riding in Africa," Clare said.
"It will be a great experience to wear the green and gold."
The Australian team arrive at Johannesburg Airport on June 27, and then spend a week getting to know their allocated horse before the ride at Fauresmith on July 7.
This trip is self-funded, although accommodation and horses will be supplied by the host country.
Clare's teammates in the Australian Endurance Team are Jennifer Gilbertson, Mette Sutton and Tami Parnell from New South Wales, Gayle Holmes from Queensland, and Jil Bourton from South Australia. The Team Manager is Graeme Gilbertson. There are also two crew members, Robyn Parnell and Liz Armstrong.
Being accepted into the Australian team was a great achievement for Clare, as she began endurance riding in 2002, following lots of encouragement to do a 40km training ride at Tingha.
Since then, Clare has worked her way up to the top level of competition in endurance.
The Fauresmith International Endurance Ride is considered one of the toughest in the world.
The first ride was in 1965 as a consequence of an argument in the magazine Landbou Weekblad about the breed of horse that had the best endurance ability.
A race settled the issue, with the Arabian breed emerging victorious.
The ride has grown to between 250 and 300 entries each year.
"I believe it will be a great experience and an exciting way to see South Africa, looking between the ears of a horse," Clare states.
Clare was chosen in the team due to her consistent success as an endurance rider.
She placed eighth Lightweight in the NSW 160km State Championships and second Lightweight in the QLD 160km State Championships in 2008.
She was among the 48 per cent that successfully completed the Nanango Tom Quilty, Australia's National/International Endurance Competition.
She placed third Lightweight Endurance Rider and was successful in winning the prestigious Best Condition award.
By the end of last year, Clare ranked fourth in Australia for the Lightweight Point Score.
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