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Bahrain: Galloping to Glory
Gulfweekly.com - Full Article
May 31 - June 6, 2023
By Mai Al Khatib-Camille
Equine endurance queen Manal Fakhrawi, who returned to the kingdom after consecutive racing successes overseas, is already back on the saddle in preparation for another feat to be held next month in France.
After some much-needed rest and relaxation from finishing fourth in the Royal Windsor Horse Show staged in England’s Windsor Park and securing second place in the Spanish Endurance Championship in Ademuz, the horse-loving mum is now working on her strength and stamina for her upcoming challenge.
“With two back-to-back races, I took some time to recover and now I’m preparing for the next race,” said Manal, who was awarded the Efficiency Medal by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, alongside other members of the Bahrain Royal Endurance Team for their victory in the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) Endurance World Championship in Abu Dhabi in February...
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http://www.gulfweekly.com/Articles/43273/GALLOPING-TO-GLORY
100 Days Until FEI Endurance European Championship
Maria Alvarez Ponton (ESP) with Jaume Punti Dachs (ESP) and family at the FEI Endurance European Championship 2021 in Ermelo (NED). (Imke Lamsma Photography)
HorseSport.com - Full Article
The Dutch town of Ermelo is set to host the highly-anticipated event that will bring together elite combinations from across the continent.
By: Stacey Stearns/FEI | May 30, 2023
In just 100 days, all eyes in the Endurance world will turn to Ermelo in the Netherlands, as the Dutch town is set to host the highly anticipated FEI Endurance European Championship 2023 – an event that will bring together elite athlete combinations from across the continent.
The Championship promises to showcase some of the finest Endurance combinations in Europe, and is no stranger to world-class performances. At the 2021 Championship – also hosted at the same venue – the Spanish were in full force as Angel Soy Coll (ESP) & Warrens Hill Chayze took to the top spot on the podium, while his compatriot Maria Alvarez Ponton took bronze, with Frenchman Vincent Gaudriot clinching silver. Spain made it double-whammy as they also clinched top spot in the Team competition with France taking silver and Italy, bronze.
France and Portugal, who achieved notable team finishes at the postponed FEI Endurance World Championship 2022 in Butheeb (UAE) that ultimately took place in February 2023, are eager to build on their success, while Spain – that perennial powerhouse in Endurance – is also eyeing a team medal in Ermelo after their captain, Jaume Punti Dachs, claimed an individual bronze in Butheeb this year...
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https://horsesport.com/horse-news/100-days-until-fei-endurance-european-championship/
On long-distance horse rides, Nevada’s beauty and hospitality are unveiled
LasVegasSun.com - Full Articleby Grace Da Rocha
Monday, May 29, 2023
It was a blazing day in central Nevada — much hotter than usual for May, it seemed — when long-distance horse rider Samantha Szesciorka came upon a sole paintbrush wildflower while traveling along the California border.
The wildflower, which was the first she’d seen since leaving Las Vegas on horseback earlier that week, was a welcome sign: She had reached the Great Basin.
Szesciorka said the change from the Mojave Desert’s Joshua trees to swaths of sagebrush was sudden as she rode over the hill, watching the landscape “transition” in a way she had never seen before while driving on any of the state’s highways.
“I literally did get to see how Nevada changes between those two desert systems, which is really cool (and), in fact, one of the best memories from this ride,” Szesciorka said. “When you’re driving on the highway, you don’t get to see all that...”
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https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/may/29/on-long-distance-horse-rides-nevadas-beauty-and-ho/
BLM seeks public comment on proposed wild horse gathers in Owyhee County, Idaho
LocalNews8.com - Full Article
By News Team
Published May 15, 2023
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – To help healthy wild horse herds continue to thrive on healthy rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management Owyhee Field Office is seeking public comment on the Owyhee Field Office Herd Management Area Management Plan Environmental Assessment for the Black Mountain, Hardtrigger and Sands Basin Herd Management Areas.
The preliminary 10-year environmental assessment addresses potential environmental consequences associated with excess wild horses as well as fertility control applications to help slow future population growth. The environmental assessment is available for comment May 15 to June 13, 2023.
“We are deeply committed to maintaining healthy wild horse herds on Idaho’s public rangelands in the Owyhee Field Office,” BLM Owyhee Field Manager (acting) Ammon Wilhelm said. “As wild horse populations can double in size every four years, the alternatives identified in the draft environmental assessment provide a wide range of options to maintain the appropriate number of wild horses on healthy public rangelands. These options also took into consideration the comments we received from scoping last year...”
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https://localnews8.com/news/idaho/2023/05/15/blm-seeks-public-comment-on-proposed-wild-horse-gathers-in-owyhee-county/
FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders and Juniors application deadline is May 30
USEF.orgby US Equestrian Communications | May 27, 2023, 8:00 AM EST
Lexington, Ky. -- The application deadline for the 2023 FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders and Juniors is Tuesday, May 30, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Applications and additional information on the selection procedures are available at www.usef.org or by clicking here.
The 2023 FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders and Juniors will take place in Castelsagrat, France, on September 2, 2023. Athletes wishing to be considered must complete the online application and pay the appropriate fee before the deadline.
If you have any questions on the application process, please contact Steven Morrissey, Managing Director of Sport Logistics & Non-Olympic Disciplines, at smorrissey@usef.org.
More:
https://www.usef.org/media/press-releases/fei-endurance-world-championship-for-young-riders
Local Riders Complete Biltmore Endurance Ride
AllOtsego.com - Full Article
5/25/2023
ASHEVILLE, NC
Kylie Robinson, Lucky Jody Bring Home Junior Division Award
Nine-year-old Kylie Robinson and her grandmother, Pat Robinson, both of Oneonta, competed recently in the 27th annual Biltmore Challenge Endurance Rides. Hosted by the Biltmore Equestrian Center on the grounds of George Vanderbilt’s historic Biltmore Estate on Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6, the American Endurance Ride Conference event is comprised of a series of rides ranging from 25-100 miles.
Kylie, riding Lucky Jody, finished first in the Junior Division on Friday in the challenging limited distance course of 25 miles, one minute before the second-place junior competitor...
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https://www.allotsego.com/local-riders-complete-endurance-ride/
Selection Memo Now Available for 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship
USEF.org
| by US Equestrian Communications Department | May 25, 2023, 3:00 PM EST
Lexington, Ky. – The Selection Memo for the 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship is available on the Endurance section of USEF.org.
The 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship is scheduled to take place in Monpazier, France, on September 7, 2024. This Selection Memo is provided to assist athletes with their competition planning and is subject to change due to the final approval of the full Selection Procedures by the USEF Board of Directors or USEF Executive Committee. The Selection Memo can be found here.
If you have any questions or feedback on the selection process prior to the approval of the full Selection Procedures, please contact Steven Morrissey, Managing Director of Sport Logistics & Non-Olympic Disciplines, at smorrissey@usef.org.
More at:
https://www.usef.org/media/press-releases/selection-memo-now-available-for-2024-fei
2023 The Last Hoorah photos by John Nowell
2023 The Last Hoorah Endurance ride photos in Texas by John Nowell,
Remuda Photography:
https://remuda.smugmug.com/Endurance-Rides/2023-Ride-Year/The-Last-Hoorah-2023
Tom Quilty Gold Cup returns to Queensland as Covid, floods and fires hit endurance riding community
ABC.net.au - ListenABC Sunshine Coast / By Tessa Mapstone
May 24 2023
More than 200 horses and riders are expected to compete in this year's Tom Quilty Gold Cup.
In Queensland's Mary Valley, horse enthusiasts are preparing to host Australia's national endurance championship: the Tom Quilty Gold Cup.
It's a gruelling 160km race run across 24 hours; a race steeped in history and folklore.
It was first conceived in 1966 by RM Williams to create a new way to test horse and horsemanship in a world that had moved on from droving.
Keeping the Tom Quilty going has become more challenging, but the passion for the sport is still strong.
Listen here:
https://www.abc.net.au/sunshine/programs/breakfast/tom-quilty-gold-up-returns-queensland-endurance-community/102390418
Dennis Sun: The Wild Horses Battle Goes On And On
CowboyStateDaily.com - Full ArticleColumnist Dennis Sun writes, "Even with aggressive roundups, there are still approximately 50,000 horses above the maximum appropriate management level."
Dennis Sun
May 21, 2023
The issue of wild horses just goes on and on. Literally from the day the Wild and Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971 was passed placing management under the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), finger pointing, discussions and lawsuits have been the normal.
At the time, BLM didn’t want to be managers of horses and burros – they are a land management agency – but Congress didn’t know who else to hand the problem over to. So, the BLM established herd management areas (HMA) and began allowing a specified amount of horses in each HMA.
Once they reached this number objective, the horses were rounded up and placed in feedlots or holding pens. However, this got so expensive, the BLM started leasing deeded land to place horses on.
Wild horse numbers need controlled because they have a comparatively large impact on the range.
Over the years, across all of the HMAs, horse numbers have exploded, and the BLM doesn’t know what to do with them...
Read more here:
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/05/21/dennis-sun-the-wild-horses-battle-goes-on-and-on/
Australia's Toft Endurance Dynasty
FEI.org - Full Story
22 May 2023
Words by Stacey Stearns
Image of Penny and Peter with Bremervale Justice by Gilly Wheeler
A closer look at Penny, Peter and Alexandra Toft...
Legends aren’t born, they’re made, and Penny Toft of Australia is an Endurance legend.
Most riders dream of competing at the highest levels of the sport. The best consistently compete at the highest levels. For Penny, her husband Peter, and their daughter Alexandra, representing their country in international Endurance competitions is a way of life.
All three members of the Toft family have represented Australia at the highest level of the FEI World Equestrian Games and FEI Endurance World Championships, and their Toft Endurance continues to breed, train, and compete Endurance horses at the highest levels...
Read more here:
https://www.fei.org/stories/sport/endurance/australias-toft-endurance-dynasty
Endurance Canada presents the 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee Earle Baxter
The Hall of Fame Award is to be presented to a member of the Canadian endurance community in recognition of their long-term commitment and long-term active involvement, as well as their outstanding contributions and participation in the sport of endurance riding in Canada.
May 12 2023
Written by Kat Irvine
Earle Baxter of Ontario, now aged 82, started endurance riding in 1979. Since then, the list of rides he has ridden, and the awards he’s won, nationally and internationally, could fill a book. He has influenced and befriended elite riders, judges, veterinarians and those who are just starting out and need a little help. His horses have jaw-dropping accomplishments and awards most riders can’t even imagine. Among them, in 2007 " CH Catch Me If You Can” and Earle were awarded with American Endurance Riding Conference “Perfect Ten Equines”, the only Canadian horse to be recognized for this award where they must have completed 10 years, 10,000 miles (16,000km),10 first places, and 10 Best Conditions.
January 26, 2019, at the age of 19, I AM Amazing,(Champ) reached his 4200 km lifetime achievement with (AERC)American Endurance Riding Conference.
“We love Earle’s kind and trusting horses”, was an accolade given by those who have aquired them, a tribute to his training and insight of the horse as an individual.
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http://www.endurance.net/FeaturedStories/#Baxter
Pre-race enzyme level in blood linked to lameness elimination in Endurance horses – study
HorseTalk.co.nz - Full Article
May 18, 2023
Horsetalk.co.nz
A link between the levels of an enzyme in the blood of Endurance horses and their risk of elimination because of lameness has been identified by researchers.
The study, reported in the journal Animals, centred on 49 Endurance horses who competed in the 160km ride at the 2016 World Endurance Championship in Samorin, Slovakia.
Blood samples were taken before the event for analysis. For statistical evaluation, horses were categorized into three groups: finishers, lame horses, and metabolically eliminated horses.
Risk factors were calculated for each group.
Researchers in the Free University of Berlin study found that elevated pre‐ride levels of superoxide dismutase were shown to have an effect on lameness elimination...
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https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2023/05/18/pre-race-enzyme-level-lameness-elimination-endurance-horses-study/
Man riding cross-country on horseback responds to critics who say he's abusing his horse
Insider.com - Full Article
Katie Balevic
• Cyril Bertheau, 24, purchased a horse on Craigslist and is riding it from Austin to Seattle.
• His viral journey has stirred anger among the equestrian community, which is concerned about his horse's welfare.
• Bertheau declined to answer questions about his horse's health and complained about "busybodies."
A Texas man who has gone viral for his plan to ride on horseback from Texas to Washington dismissed criticism from equestrian experts, who want him to get off his high horse and address health concerns about his steed.
Cyril Bertheau, 24, purchased a horse on Craigslist and charted a path from Austin to Seattle, planning to make the 2,300-mile journey in 100 days. After a send-off with extensive media coverage in April, Bertheau promised to keep his followers updated about his journey on Instagram and TikTok. He chose the handle, "2raw2ride."
He also set up accounts on Venmo and Cash App. He said any donations "will go to beer."
But shortly after his journey began, he started seeing comments on those social media accounts from people concerned about the welfare of his horse, Shiok. A petition launched earlier this month accused Bertheau of "horse abuse" and demanded he quit his journey...
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https://www.insider.com/cyril-bertheau-2raw2ride-horseback-riding-animal-abuse-response-2023-5
How to Assemble a Kickass Ride Camp Sleeping Quarters
TheSweatyEquestrian.com - Full Article
May 11, 2023
by Tamara Baysinger
If you’re an endurance rider without a living quarters trailer or truckbed camper, you’ll need to be creative when it comes to ride camp sleeping quarters. Your two, main options are: 1) set up a tent or 2) sleep in your horse trailer. You’ll also need to choose a good sleeping bag and pad. This post will cover pros, cons of each, and gear tips drawn from my decades of outdoor adventuring. Set Up a Tent
Ah, the tent, that eternal favorite of Boy Scouts and wilderness wanderers! Tents can provide remarkably robust shelter in all weather, but they can also be intimidating to the uninitiated. Here’s what you need to know about this ride camp sleeping quarters option: Tent Components
Most tents come in either two or three main parts: the tent itself, a rain fly, and a ground cloth made to protect the floor of the tent from moisture.
Depending on weather and privacy needs, you can usually choose whether or not to use your rain fly for any particular event. Using the fly with keep your tent’s interior warmer than going without. If precipitation or heavy dew is in the forecast, you’ll need to use it regardless. In a dusty camp situation, you might want to use the fly to help keep your belongings inside the tent clean...
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https://thesweatyequestrian.com/how-to-assemble-a-kickass-ride-camp-sleeping-quarters/