EGB Jan/Feb 2017

VOLUME 14 ISSUE 1 JAN/FEB 2017

OFFICIAL MEMBERS PUBLICATION FOR ENDURANCE GB

Celebrating

Success

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NATIONAL AWARDS

RESULTS & PHOTOS

PLANNING FOR 2017

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CONTENTS Views from the Chair 4 News 6 AGM 10 Hats 12 Profile 14

22 31 SERC 16 Jade Power 33 Starting Training 19 Groups 34 Awards 21 Results 37 Futurity 28 Young Horse 30

EDITOR’S COMMENT

H

appy New Year to all, although of course we are well and truly immersed in 2017 now!

Following an excellent Awards evening, - well done the Williams Familyand the business of the Annual General Meeting, we go forward with plans for the coming season.

An overview of the business of the AGM is in this issue.

Congratulations to Judy Holloway, our new Supreme Champion with her horse Aurontes. We are planning to run a profile on this combination in the next issue of Endurance.

Indeed, congratulations to everyone who took home an award in November, it is great to see so many achieving their goals, progressing towards long held dreams, racking up mileage year on year, and then celebrating together.

We have some photos of the major award winners, plus the full list of Award winners in this issue.

As ever, as we head toward the new season, we are looking at planning ahead, particularly at this time of year, with regard to breeding or looking at bloodlines for endurance horses, and how this may affect your choice of stallion, or bloodlines to buy.

Many Groups are running Training Days, and there are lots of social and pleasure rides out there for those who are missing the competitive edge of the national rides…but they will soon be upon us.

As part of your planning for the coming season, make sure you are aware of the new Hat Rules that have come into force… it may well be that your current hat will not meet the new labeling requirements, so do check to make sure! To help with this we have included a photographic guide as to which labels are required, and given the link to the BHS website and information page, where

you can access more details.

Once again, as we start a new season, I am asking readers, riders, crews, ride organisers, route markers, gates stewards, vet writers, Vets! owners, Mums, Dads, Farriers… anyone who involved with endurance to send in photos, send in news items, send in reports, send in anything that you think might be of interest or benefit to readers of the magazine…whether the paper version or the online version…Let the rest of the world know what you are up to.

Catriona Moon did!

What’s she up to? 100 miles to 1 mile 1 furlong… the Ride of Their Lives… want to know more?

Checkout the News Pages.

I look forward to hearing from you in the coming weeks and months. Don’t let me down!

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Editor of Endurance Thank you to photographer David Saunders for our cover picture.

EGB Supreme Champion, Judy Holloway with Aurontes.

VIEWS FROM THE CHAIR

VIEWS FROM THE CHAIR Dear Members Happy New Year to you all!

It was good to see so many of you at the Annual General Meeting last November. On behalf of everyone who attended the AGM or the Gala Dinner, I thank Ian Williams, Jane Williams, Anna Williams, Helen Boston and everyone else who was involved in organising the weekend. Congratulations to the large number of trophy and award winners who achieved so much during the 2016 season.

Following the AGM, the two newly elected Directors, namely Nicki Thorne and Esther Young have taken up the roles of Quality and Welfare Director and Operations Director respectively. Sue Box has moved from Operations to Finance. Andrew Chisholm, having stepped aside from Finance, has taken on the role of IT Director.

It was very pleasing to be able to announce several new initiatives for the new season. The new free Supporter e-Membership is being made available for several reasons. Firstly, if a full member needs to move out of the sport for any reason, then they can keep in touch at no cost by remaining as a Supporter e-Member. Secondly, everyone who wants to take part in national Pleasure Rides should now become a Supporter and record the details of their horse, making entries to all rides very easy.

Finally, crews, officials, volunteers and friends of the sport can keep in touch as well by accessing e-versions of the EGB magazine.

The new Bring a Friend scheme will enable our existing members to recruit new recruits to full, junior or young rider membership of Endurance GB, receiving an online voucher of £15 for each one recruited as a thank you. So, go out there and sell the sport that we all love so much.

At the AGM, we also announced a pilot scheme for some new “levels” of National Championship aimed at those competing at novice, open and advanced level. These new levels will exist alongside the existing senior national championship held over a 160km CER and the young rider championship held over a 120km CER. So now the local Groups will be working hard to get the season off to a flying start with social and training rides, getting us all back into the swing of things. My thanks go to all the Group Committees who work so hard at the start of a new season. Thanks also go to our Ride Organisers will be pulling together their plans for the new season.

I wish you all a successful and safe endurance year.

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BOARD MEMBERS CHAIRMAN John Hudson 01398 332089 07779 797170 johnhudson@endurancegb.co.uk

SERC Representative Constance Newbould 07973 726001 constancenewbould@endurancegb.co.uk

Vice Chairman Andrew Chisholm 07767 868404 andrewchisholm@endurancegb.co.uk

Marketing, Communications & Sponsorship Director Harry Ingram 07793 813083 harryingram@endurancegb.co.uk

Finance Director Sue Box 07867 512673 suebox@endurancegb.co.uk

Operations Director Esther Young 07454 929919 Email: estheryoung@endurancegb.co.uk

Company Secretary/Development Director Ann Dark 01380 818223 anndark@endurancegb.co.uk

Welfare & Quality Director Nicki Thorne Tel: 07917 094752 Email: nickithorne@endurancegb.co.uk

Groups Director and acting IT Director Kerry Dawson 07818 283144 kerrydawson@endurancegb.co.uk

Director of International John Robertson 01293 517495 07793 813083 johnrobertson@endurancegb.co.uk

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NEWS

ENDURANCE NEWS BRITISH HORSE FEEDS SPONSOR 40TH ANNIVERSARY Red Dragon Festival of Endurance

British Horse Feeds is delighted to announce title sponsorship of the prestigious Red Dragon Festival of Endurance which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2017.

Running from September 29 to October 1, 2017 the Red Dragon Festival of Endurance at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells is always a hugely popular event.

Said John Hudson, Chairman of Endurance GB: “As organiser of the British Horse Feed’s Red Dragon Festival of Endurance I am so pleased that we are able to work with the team at British Horse Feeds once again. We are very fortunate to have British Horse Feeds as title sponsor for the very special occasion of the 40th anniversary of the event.”

British Horse Feeds will be providing competitors with fabulous feed prizes

in their three sponsored classes; the Speedi-Beet Red Dragon (2 x 80km CER), the Fibre-Beet Dragon’s Tail (80km CER + 42km GER) and the British Horse Feeds’ Little Dragon (80km CER).

Said Will I’Anson of British Horse Feeds: “I am very pleased to continue our long association with this prestigious ride. We look forward to the event continuing to grow and become even more popular as a celebration of endurance riding at all levels”.

“Speedi-Beet is ideal for endurance horses as it is high in fibre, which helps provide the required stamina for horses to compete over long distances and the water content aids rehydration.”

British Horse Feeds will also be running the popular ‘Best Crew Member’ Recognition Award. Details of this will be available in ride packs.

For more information please contact British Horse Feeds on +44(0)1765 680300 or visit www.britishhorsefeeds.com.

100 MILES TO 1 MILE 1 FURLONG… Ride of Their Lives

On Saturday 17 June 2017, at approximately 5pm, Catriona Moon will be 1 of 12 amateur riders lining up to ride in a 1 mile 1 furlong flat race on the famous Knavesmire at York Racecourse to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Catriona explained why she has taken up this challenge, and what’s involved: “I have never sat on a racehorse before and this race will take place at the end of a normal race day in front of a grandstand full of 25,000 people, with me on board a fully-fledged racehorse!

Back in December when I sent off the application form this seemed a perfectly sensible thing to do but the next 5 months are looking pretty daunting just now! Getting to grips with riding in a saddle made of next to nothing with rather short stirrups whilst going at full pelt is just part of the challenge ahead of me. I also need to make sure I can pass the jockey fitness test at the Northern Racing College in early May to be allowed to race. If I mention that a 4 minute plank and achieving level 12 or over in th

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the bleep test are required, alongside many other tests, hopefully you will appreciate the magnitude of the task ahead. All this whilst holding down a full time job as an equine veterinary surgeon at Station House Vets.

Why am I doing this you ask? In February 2016 I lost my Grandma to pancreatic cancer and during the difficult period from her diagnosis to her departing this world I had close dealings with Macmillan Cancer Support. As she worked for Corals for many years, I decided that as a fitting tribute to my Grandma I would apply for a place in the Best Western Hotels and Macmillan Ride of Their Lives 2017.

Sadly 1 in 2 of us will be afflicted with cancer in our lives. No one should face cancer alone and this is where Macmillan provide the most amazing support to anyone who needs it, not just those directly affected, but their family and friends too. They are there for us all should we ever need them. Without fundraising, Macmillan wouldn’t exist.

I hope that you will share my journey with me over the next 5 months of intensive training and learning. It could

be rather entertaining as I have never sat on a racehorse before! I will be posting updates on www.justgiving. com/fundraising/Catriona-Moon as well as Facebook.

Thank you for supporting me as I go from racing a horse over 100 miles in a day to just over 1 mile in a few minutes!”

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NEWS

RIGHTS OF WAY AWARD

The Second Competition Stallions Awards Presented at the British Stallion Event

Proposal for an award presented by the British Horse Society for the best prepared application for a definitive map modification order (DMMO) by a member of Endurance GB.

The second Competition Stallions Awards were presented at The British Stallion Event on 7th January to the top sires of progeny assessed by the British Breeding/British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Futurity Evaluations 2016.

The awards, now in their second year, are the brainchild of Jane Skepper, Director of the Competition Stallions Guide. “It has been exciting to see these Awards develop and the quality of the progeny going through the Futurity which are by these British based Stallions”, said Jane. ‘This year we slightly tweaked the criteria of Awards to come more into line with the current Futurity Awards and highlight Stallions siring high achieving Futurity scores in the Award Year rather than an average score.’

The Awards take place annually, based on the results of progeny presented at the British Breeding/BEF Futurity Evaluations in the single year. To be eligible for an award the stallion must be based in the UK and must have had at least 5 progeny forward at the Futurity Evaluations across any discipline with at least one progeny being presented in the Award Year. The highest futurity score in the Award year determines the winner and awards are made in each discipline: Dressage, Endurance, Eventing, Show Jumping & Sports Pony as well as an innovative Newcomer’s award.

The Endurance Stallion Award went to Shuwaiman Al Rais. He is a pure Arab Stallion who competes in Endurance himself and sired the Endurance foal Kamili who received an Elite with the score of 9.25. He was bred and is owned by Jenny Lees of Pearl Island Arabians where he stands at Stud.

Competition Stallions has now produced its 6th Edition of the Guide for Graded & Approved Competition Stallions. For further information and to obtain a copy, visit www.competition-stallions.com.

Background In 2026 all unrecorded public rights on routes in England that existed pre-1949 will be extinguished as a result of the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW). This means that every effort is required to identify these routes, to gather evidence – documentary or user – to support the case and apply to the relevant local highway authority to ensure that these routes are not lost for future generations of horse riders.

The BHS has collaborated with the Ramblers and the Open Spaces Society to hold training courses across England and Wales on how to systematically research routes. Everyone, whether horse riders, walkers, cyclists, outdoor enthusiasts, or local historians, are encouraged to join in this project.

The Award A cup will be presented by the BHS to be awarded each year for the best application sent by a member of Endurance to a local highway authority during the previous 12 months (September to September).

Judging The judge will be Mark Weston, Director of Access and Rights of Way for the British Horse Society with the assistance of Sarah Bucks and Phil Wadey, coauthors of ‘Rights of Way; restoring the record’.

The application will be judged on the basis of: • The usefulness of the route to local riders • The quality of evidence produced • The presentation of that evidence in the application • Evidence that all the necessary legal requirements have been met eg scale of plan, notification of landowners etc.

A copy of the application with copies of the evidence used should be sent to Mark Weston at the British Horse Society, Access Department, Abbey Park, Stareton, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2XZ, mark. weston@bhs.org.uk by the 30th September each year.

BANISH THE BOUNCE! A new leaflet published by BETA is helping women #banishthebounce by providing helpful advice on how to avoid breast pain caused by riding activity. The new publication was created in conjunction with the British Equestrian Federation and based on research gathered in a large-scale study by Dr Jenny Burbage, of the University of Portsmouth, and Lorna Cameron, of Sparsholt College, Hampshire.

CONGRATULATIONS

Apology

Many congratulations to Georgina Vaughan nee Hirst, and her husband Stephen, on the birth of their daughter. Matilda Rose Vaughan was born on the 6/01/17 at 12:48pm weighing 7lbs11, both mother and baby are doing well. Georgina hopes to be back out vetting and competing later on in the season.

We recently ran an article by Dr. Deborah Carley, of Thunderbrook Feeds, but inadvertently used an incorrect image.

Many apologies for any inconvenience caused. This is the correct Dr Deborah Carley.

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NEWS

NEWS FROM EGB

ENDURANCE GB ANNOUNCE NEW BOARD Endurance GB (EGB), the governing body for the sport of endurance riding in Great Britain, has announced its new and returning members of the EGB Board for 2016/17, including the announcement that Chairman, John Hudson, will resign at the AGM in 2017.

The new Board was announced at the EGB AGM on Saturday 19th November and comprises of 10 members. New to the Board will be Nicki Thorne and Esther Young, while Kerry Dawson and John Robertson were re-elected.

Esther is an experienced public servant who has worked as a manager for 16 years within a large Government department. She is a long serving member of Endurance GB and has been involved in the sport for over 20 years.

Esther commented that “I am delighted to be joining the board of EGB. I intend to help our organisers deliver a clear itinerary of events, developing these with our members throughout the UK and working closely in alignment with EGB values of inclusiveness, fun and animal welfare.”

Nicki Thorne is one of Team GB’s most prominent riders, having represented her country at both the World and European Endurance Championships in the past two years.

She is passionate about endurance at all levels and strongly believes that Endurance GB can offer both leisure and competitive riding that is fun and also delivered to world class standards.

Nicki commented “I believe in teamwork, and an honest and straight forward approach. I believe in change and in building a better future for the sport”.

Founding Chairman, John Hudson, announced he will retire from the Board at the end of 2017, one year earlier than his 3 year term. He added that “whilst I thoroughly enjoy my work with Endurance GB, it is time to tick some of the things off the bucket list! I have decided to make the announcement now, so that there is plenty of time to allow for succession planning and a seamless handover in November 2017” Full list of Endurance GB Directors and their new roles is as follows: • Chairman - John Hudson • Vice Chairman - Andrew Chisholm • Company Secretary/Development Director - Ann Dark • Operations Director - Esther Young • Welfare & Quality Director - Nicki Thorne • Groups Director - Kerry Dawson • International Director - John Robertson • Finance Director - Sue Box • Marketing, Communications & Sponsorship Director Harry Ingram • Scottish Endurance Riding Club’s Representative Constance Newbould

ENDURANCE GB CHAMPIONSHIP RIDE DATES 2017 National championships From 2017, Endurance GB will pilot running Novice, Open and Advanced Championships to sit alongside the existing 160km National Championships.

In this pilot year, the qualification criteria are as follows: The championship finals will be held at the Red Dragon ride on 29th September-1st October, to coincide with the ride’s 40th birthday. Horse and rider combinations who complete the requisite number of rides will receive a formal invitation to take part in the finals.

We would welcome your feedback on the pilot, as we hope to develop and expand the concept in future years.

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Young Rider Championships The 2017 Young Rider Championships will be a 120km Endurance Ride at the Kings Forest Summer ride on 1st July.

Contenders can enter the national CER or the FEI YR class.

The Home International England are hosting the 2017 Home International which will take place on Saturday 29th July and Sunday 30th July at the Emerald Green Feeds Lindum Spirit ride.

The Inter Regional Championships The Inter Regional Team Championships will be held on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th July at Cirencester Park.

The Northern Championships The Northern Championships will be an 80km Performance Formula ride at the Cumbria Challenge ride on 2nd September.

The Southern Championships The Southern Championships will be at the Hornshill ride on 28th May. We were in the unusual position this year of having multiple bids to hold some of the above championships. We would like to thank all those who put bids forwards for their hard work and enthusiasm.

Level

Qualification Criteria to be completed as a horse/rider combination during 2017

Finals

Novice Championship

3 x Novice GERs, 30-45km One to be 11kph+

50km Novice GER (Performance Formula)

Open Championship

3 x Open GERs, 40-68km One to be 12kph+. One to be over 56km

65km GER (Performance Formula)

Advanced Championship

2 x rides of 63-80km One to be 80km

80km CER

National Championship

1 ride of 80km+

160km CER (over two days in 2017)

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ENDURANCE GB MEMBERS AT THE NYDP The 1st January is rapidly becoming the day when EGB members take their horses to London!

This year several members were part of different aspects of the New Year’s Day Parade, All the Queens Horses. The theme this year was Lights, Camera, Action! and the horses and riders amazed the crowds dressed as Superheroes, Annie Get Your Gun, Lawrence of Arabia, 101 Dalmatians, Oliver Twist, Ben Hur, Moulin Rouge, Star Wars, Mary Poppins, Priscilla Queen of the Desert - With many more besides!

The London New Years Day Parade featured in news bulletins on more than 500 TV stations globally and receives more than 9million hits in December and January alone with features on millions of news and entertainment sites at the turn of the year so it is such a magical memory for riders to make!

Some of those who took part this year: Lindsay Robinson, with her Quarter Horse, Luke; Rowena Bertram with her Arab stallion, Marcus Aurelius. AHS performance sire Mukhtar Ibn Eternity was also there with Sasha Melia, and Samawi Bint Shalkar, owned by Pam Gates also took part.

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THE ENDURANCE GB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

An Overview of the Endurance GB Annual General Meeting Held on 19th November 2016 at the Daventry Hotel.

There was a good turnout of EGB members attending the AGM this year, and most appeared to be optimistic about the future, going forward.

Cindy Russell gives an overview of the meeting: John Hudson, current Chairman of EGB rounded up the year in his report, reminding us that this is the first full year that the smaller (10 person) Board has been in operation, and this appears to be working well.

John also explained changes at the BEF, where Claire Salmon has replaced Andrew Finding, as well as changes in the EGB office, as Olwen Bryer left to go to New Zealand, and her replacement, Emma Darwood took on the role of administrator.

Following “thank you’s” to several members who had been put forward

by Groups, John went on announce

that the two current Honorary Members of EGB, Des Payton and Brian Smith, are being joined by June Adams.

John went on to say that 2017 will be a year of innovation for EGB, with a revised membership structure, a recurring membership renewals system and an extensive ride programme, with a new National Championship (details of this are elsewhere in this issue).

Andrew Chisholm in his role of Finance Director delivered a positive report, with structured plans for the coming years, telling members that there had been a continued positive trend, and he had aimed to deliver a small surplus over the year.

Exceptional costs in 2015 (explained as being legal fees) meant that there had been a small loss, and in the

coming year, there would be focus on consolidating the income from the Groups.

Ongoing costs have to be taken into account, and Nick Walbridge who looks after the IT side is now paid a monthly retainer.

In 2016 EGB received £10,000 from the ride held at Royal Windsor Horse Show , with a further £31,000 from events at Euston Park.

International activity remains selffunding. £10,000 has been allocated for IT development, including equipment for Ride orgnaisers and Technical Stewards. It has also been factored in that these items will need updating in future years.

As from 2017 there will be a recurring payment facility for membership renewal.

For 2017 Membership fees will remain at current levels, however, there will be an increase in 2018.

Ride entry fees will increase by £1 for all graded and competitive rides, but no increase in pleasure rides.

No increase in late entry fees or Temporary Day Membership.

Horse registration fees will increase by £1 for initial registration, and £2 for annual renewal. EGB will tender for auditors in 2017. Andy Thorne offered help with IT. Brian Floyd Davies, in his role of H&S director, gave an extremely short report. This was mainly about hat standards going forward (more information elsewhere in this issue) and what would be acceptable, or not. Brian is not standing again for the Board, and he was thanked for the work he has done over the past years.

Following a short statement from Ann Dark, Development Director, where she thanked all who had supported development in EGB over the year, the next report was from Groups Director, Kerry Dawson.

The highlights of the Groups year were the re-launch of the Nottinghamshire Group, which had

been very successful, and the launch of the Overseas Group, headed up by Carolyn Pacey.

300 events had been held throughout the year, and a great many helpers and volunteers had made this possible, Kerry thanked all who had helped for their generosity and support.

John Roberston started his International Report with a list of where the squads had competed in 2016, Development Squad in Brussels, Young Riders in Rio Portugal, and the Elite in Samorin, Slovakia.

During the year there had been training, and assessment of FEI judges, and an international forum.

All squads are self funded, and the IC have decided that going forwards there will only be two squads; Junior& Young Riders, and the International Squad.

In 2017 the JYR Championships will be in Verona Italy, in September, and the Seniors will Contest the European Championships in Brussels in August.

Several members of the audience had comments to make about the change in the structure of the squads, and queried how riders would perceive the progression from national rides to international events, and where the support previously received through the Development Squad, would come from.

Sue Box, Operations Director summarized the year in her report. EGB held two Volunteers Conferences, a TS workshop, and has arranged a TS mailing list for sharing of queries and best practice.

There have been several new TSs but more are needed.

Eight rides due to take place were lost over the year due to weather or other circumstances. There was an 88% completion rate across all types of ride.

Challenges faced are: Late entries; Rest period enforcement and control and Maps.

There are new initiatives in place to offer a new competitive structure over the coming year, and information about this will be forthcoming soon. One of these is a new National Championships pilot, that will run alongside the current championships for the coming year.

Harry Ingram as Director of PR & Marketing offered an interesting overview. New initiatives are needed

in order to recruit and retain people in the sport.

EGB is considering offering free membership to Pony Club, Riding Club and Retraining of Racehorses members. EGB loses around 20 – 30% of its members each year, and a questionnaire was constructed to discover why this happens. The most common reason is injury to the competition horse resulting in no horse to work with in endurance.

The recurring payments scheme will help to ensure retention of members.

There will be regular communication in the “down” season, which will help support members.

There will also be a new grade of membership, Supporters, which will be a free membership for anyone who is involved in the sport, the sole benefit of which will be an online version of the magazine.

This will enable people who are perhaps sidelined from competing, to keep in touch, and allow others such as crew, helpers etc to be more involved in the sport without extra cost to them.

The BEF measure participation in sport, not membership and this should help to generate participation numbers, while also increasing awareness of EGB and endurance in the UK. Harry mentioned other initiatives that he hopes to work on further as 2017 progresses.

Following the reports, John Hudson welcomed to the Board, Esther Young and Nikki Thorne, who were elected by default as there were no other candidates forward for election this year. John Robertson and Kerry Dawson remain on the Board also.

The date of the next Annual General Meeting s 25th November 2017.

At this point John Hudson announced that he will be standing down as Chairman from that meeting, He explained that he was announcing this now, to allow for succession planning.

There were several questions from the floor and items of AOB, before John Hudson thanked the Williams Family for organizing both the meeting and the Awards Evening, and thanked the members for attending, then closed the meeting.

Proposals were emailed to all members (except those who have opted out of that scheme, to whom they had been posted) and the proposal number with result is all we have space to publish here.

The EGB proposal for Lead Rein Classes was withdrawn.

Proposal 1 Attfield / Dickinson, Rest Periods CARRIED Proposal 2 Wensley / Kenwood re instate the Forum NOT CARRIED Proposal 3 House / Cox mileage to last vetgate NOT CARRIED Proposal 4 Kidd / Sofley NOT CARRIED Proposal 5 Weston / Kidd Falls/1st Aid / Elimination NOT CARRIED Proposal 6 Gilbert / Martin documents published regarding Board members NOT CARRIED. Proposal 7 Gilbert / Martin Nominations/ 6 years NOT CARRIED Proposal 8 Gilbert /Martin publication of proposals NOT CARRIED Proposal 9 Martin / Martin Publication of Board nominations NOT CARRIED Proposal 10 Rich / Rich Corral rules CARRIED Proposal 11 Brown / Jones Rest periods outside FEI NOT CARRIED Proposal 12 Brown / Doxey WITHDRAWN

HATS

GET A HEAD – GET A HAT Many of you will have heard of the changes surrounding the riding hats regulations. The BHS have issued an article explaining these changes in full. Please note that in ALL cases EnduranceGB members will be required to comply with the new standards.

It is also important to note that should you have any accident without an up to standard riding hat then it is likely that your insurance will be invalid. You only have one Head – so “Get a Head – Get a Hat” that complies with the new regulations!

Below is the link to the BHS website with the full details on the riding hat standards. The BHS has also created a very useful leaflet – you simply click on the leaflet link and it will take you to two pages of commonly asked questions, and on page three there is a good document that shows by photos the different type of labels to check so that you can see whether the hat you are looking at is compliant or not.

www.bhs.org.uk/safety-and-accidents/common-incidents/what-to-wear/headwear For those riders also competing in other disciplines , then this is the link to the BETA riding hat rules covering all of the equestrian disciplines that may be of interest to you too: www.beta-uk.org/pages/news-amp-events/news/2016-hat-rules.php

Standard and Date

PAS 015 (1998 or 2011)

VG1 01.040 (2014-12)

ASTM F1163 (2004a or 04a onwards)

SNELL E2001

AS/NZS 3838 (2006 onwards)

BSEN1384 & EN1384 (any date) (Not Accepted)

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Quality Assurance Mark

Examples

AND MUST HAVE BSI Kitemark

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AND MUST HAVE SEI mark

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A Different Perspective: How does Endurance work for a Para-Endurance Rider?

Rebecca Northover gives us her views PART 1

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REBECCA & KAL TACKLING A WATER CROSSING

WITH ZEUS AT BERKSHIRE DOWNS

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Rebecca currently has two horses: Zeus (21) whom she owns and Kal Baishakhi (11) bred and owned by Karen Wood.

We asked how she got involved in the sport.

Some 12 or so years ago I broke my neck and fractured my skull into 8 bits in a hacking accident on Zeus. At the time I was a professional show jumper.

This injury combined with my progressive condition EhlersDanlos Syndrome with related arthritis, cardiomyopathy and erythromelalgia means that my mobility is now severely limited and I struggle with pain each and every day as well as memory issues.

I began riding some time after my big accident on Zeus (that’s another tale in itself!) and started exploring Thetford Forest where I then lived.

Seeing markers on the ground one day I asked around about them, and was told they were for an endurance horse event - I had never heard of endurance riding before (although I have since calculated that I did 2-3 hacks per week of between 50-80km on some of the jumpers!) and set off to my first endurance ride of 40km at the North Norfolk ride - all I knew was a km was less than a mile and it sounded like fun!

We were greeted at the Secretary’s tent with helpful happy people who explained what the day was about, I told my carer he should ‘crew’ me and he was sent off with a map and a couple of slosh bottles!

It was the best day and I found a sport I loved even more than jumping! We were asked to represent the Iceni team at the inter regionals which was a great honour and so exciting to be welcomed into the endurance family.

Jump ahead a few years of being novice and learning

the job, including crewing other people for experience I had moved to the South East where I am now based and was ready to attempt some Open and Advanced rides with Zeus. He was loving the sport and just ate up the miles, but because of my physical issues I had been told I wouldn’t be capable of doing the longer distances with vet gates and sadly I had listened to those people and Zeus’ best years were spent at Novice level where I now know he could have gone a lot further than 80km. Even as a Veteran horse he found that distance easy!

So it was time to look for a younger horse to bring on.

I was very lucky that Karen trusted me to partner her very special homebred horse, Kal. He came to me in Septmeber 2012 and six days later I took him to Windsor Pleasure Ride. We had a great time and that was it, I was in love with the lad from Devon! We squeezed in a few more PRs including travelling to Derbyshire and camping on a bleak hillside for a 32km PR! 2013 was a fantastic year, Kal was 8 and a good age to be fully grown up physically and my goal was to progress him to open mid season and do a 65 with him, but mentally he just didn’t feel ready so we stayed at novice, doing 40ks with success and lots of Grade 1s! 2 rides from the end of the season someone told me I was doing well in the Novice horse trophy - I didn’t even know annual trophies existed then!

So I looked further into it and decided rather than doing a last ride at 65km I’d do 2 at 40 and see how we did nationally - I was over the moon to find out he was National Novice Champion at the EGB gala and awards night! Not a bad result to the year.

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THE YEAR AHEAD SERC’s ride calendar for 2017 looks like a vintage offering. Here we feature one ride from each Branch, as chosen by one of its members, for you to consider putting on your wish list.

GRAMPIAN: SPYHILL Carol Potter writes: Grampian Branch area stretches from the beautiful white sand beaches in the east, rising through countless forest tracks to Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms. If I had been asked to write about my absolute favourite Grampian ride sadly it’s one I only did once: my first ever endurance ride, Drummuir, with hills and rugged moorland that just wowed me, I fell in love with the sport. To my delight after years Drummuir is back on the calendar for 2017 - I can’t wait to refresh my memory of the colours of the heather and the rolling hills.

Back to 2016 though. I really can’t choose a favourite! I love cracking views and a good old canter so Spyhill was a pleasant surprise. Forestry Commission rides can sometimes be stony, chilly and lacking in views, but these tracks are covered in a strange surface enabling long canters through the tall pine trees; as the track loops around the Burn of Sheeoch riders are treated to fabulous views across the small valley, eerie in mist.

Clashindarroch is always a stand-out ride in the beautiful hills with the longer routes taking in the perfect manicured grass tracks of Coynachie. I only did the shorter distance so was on my own for most of the route; while I missed the grassy tracks I was treated to spotting deer and lots of buzzards and kestrels enjoying the sun.

However, for pure fun without the challenging hills it has to be

PHOTO CREDIT: GEORGE MICHIE

HIGHLAND: BRODIE CASTLE Diane Michie writes: Well, it has to be my own one of course!

The Darnaway ride, now known as the Brodie Castle Ride (and Championship venue).

The Darnaway ride has run for well over 20 years now so is a well-established route. I took over the running of it about 15 years ago and it has grown immensely from probably a

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Tahuna: white sand, crashing waves and lots of smiley faces. It’s almost a fun ride, not endurance, as riders find time for a good old splash in the sea and generally act like big kids. I was joined by Anna Armstrong and Lola on her first ever beach ride trotting in perfect sync with my Welshie, Ollie. I’d highly recommend the trip to Grampian: they offer some tough rides and some beauties that even take in the grounds of Balmoral Castle.

Tahuna – 25 June 2017

Pleasure and 30 - 50k to a 2-day 160km and 3-day classes at the Championships. This is also my training ground with Skylark’s Discovery (Disco), incorporating the Culbin Forest side too. It is definitely not a highly challenging route but it definitely is quite a technical route with the mixture of terrains. You have it all from the harder forest tracks (not many!) to lovely grassy canter tracks to sandy, heathery tracks, then a small section of softer but safe leafy areas.

Thanks to Lesley Bell and all my helpers on the ground, this year Disco and I decided to enter the 30km Open at the Championships. He is on the lower distances nowadays, no need to do high mileage when he has proved himself 5 times at 2-day 160km. I must admit ... I had a plan … not that we are competitive in any way of course. We watched our class start and waited for the right time to set off. Trot trot trot over to Darnaway Estates, through the heathery tracks and into the forest … I had no brakes! Disco boy knows when it’s a competition all right. Our crew met us at the crossing … never to be seen again! Before we knew it we were approaching the finish at Brodie Castle. Wow, what a great time we both had. My boy just loves his sport. To top it off we won the 30km Open class. So Skylark’s Discovery’s name now joins my old boy Trigger on the trophy which he won at the age of 23.

I hope we see many of you come up this year and have a ball at Brodie Castle in July.

Brodie Castle (Championships) – 21-23 July 2017

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BORDERS: THE EILDONS

PHOTO CREDIT: EILEEN CHARLTON

Sue Rogers writes: For years driving up the A68 my eye has been caught by the distinctive two hills near St Boswells. I often wondered what lay over the other side. Now I know, thanks to SERC Borders, as I have ridden through the ‘gap’ many times. I am not sure that I can separate one year from another. All I do remember is that it is always fun and a moment of revelation as one goes over the top.

Golar (Gold Aramis) and I love little twisty paths with hilly and rough going. He is so well balanced he never gives me a moment of anxiety. He decides the pace we go, all set by the terrain. Even though he is now a veteran, his brain sometimes forgets that he is old and he sets off faster than he can really manage. He reluctantly slows down before the top. This is the only way I have been able to monitor his gradual decline through his

ARGYLL: ARGYLL CHALLENGE Hazel McCorkindale writes: Argyll is the smallest branch of SERC with only about ten regular riders, but we are very active with rides running throughout the year so it’s very difficult to pick a favourite as we have some fabulous countryside to ride in. However, this year I am picking Argyll Challenge as my favourite. I am the ride organiser for this ride so don’t normally get the chance to take part, but we hosted the Capercaillie Challenge this year - which is an interbranch competition and I rode my 20-year-old THF Silvallyah in the 50k class as part of the Argyll team.

The ride takes place just south of Oban on the west coast of Scotland and as the name implies it’s very challenging with the fastest

DUMFRIES: POWFOOT

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Jean Gilbert writes: As a teenager, I was often allowed to exercise my cousin’s horse on the beach where I lived in Ayrshire, and even now, many years later, I love taking Rowan down to our nearest beach for a gallop.

This year, for the first time, the Dumfries group put on a beach ride at Powfoot, within easy reach for us in Keswick, so I was over the moon. Jill Templeton wanted to tag on, though her horse Cayenne had never seen the sea, and Jill was a bit apprehensive to say the least.

We met up at the flat spacious venue and set off down a track to the beach, past a couple of pigs, which thankfully were at the far end of their enclosure. To start with the going was stony, but we soon reached the

twenties. One day he will tell me that that was one hill too far and then we will know it is time to stop.

We are so fortunate to have such wonderful country to ride over, new areas to explore, new terrain to test our horses on, with us all learning new skills every time we take part in a ride. But these opportunities would not occur without the tireless ride organisers and their teams of volunteers and the generosity of farmers and landowners who allow us to ride across their land. We have a lot to be grateful for.

The end of the season is the moment to reflect on what we have learnt, to plan for next year and to realise what a difference it made to our lives when each one of us discovered the joys of endurance riding.

Each time I ride out I can see the Eildons in the far distance, a reminder that there is a new season just round the corner.

Eildons – 13 & 14 May 2017 speed of the day being 11.4kph; the venue is in a beautiful glen (I may be biased as it’s where I live!). The route follows the single track road out of the glen then through rough pasture and very hilly forestry tracks before dropping down to sea level and onto some fab grassy farm tracks where the views out to the islands of Mull, Seil, Luing, Scarba and beyond to Jura are just amazing. Then it loops back over more farm tracks and fields with a big river crossing before heading back up the glen to the venue. The conditions underfoot and overhead were great this year which made it even more special. Riders commented not only about the spectacular views but that even the golden eagles had come out to see what was going on.

Argyll Challenge – 10 September 2017

firm sand and I took the lead with a steady trot. I told a tense Jill behind us that I was going to canter, and set off slowly, with a whimper behind, which I pretended not to hear, carrying on regardless.

After the first few minutes, Jill relaxed, and by the time we reached the checkpoint at the far end where we had to turn back to come off the shore into a caravan site, she was up for a faster speed. There was a mile or two along quiet roads, through a village, along a path in a wooded glen, and all too soon we were back at the venue, safe and sound.

In 2017 the group are putting on a competitive two day ride at Powfoot (within easy reach of Cumbrian EGB members) and, I dare say, Jill will be up for another gallop on the beach…

Powfoot – 8-9 July 2017

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GLASGOW: DOUGLAS & ANGUS ESTATE

Pam Campbell writes: A new ride for Glasgow branch this year was the Douglas and Angus Estate ride in October.

Just off the M74 on the outskirts of Douglas the venue offered great views, including Stable Lake – complete with stately swans, Castle Dangerous (the remnants of the castle built in 1457) and the Cameronian Memorial. Parking was a doddle, even for someone like me who is challenged on the reversing front.

After getting my trusty pony Bailie vetted we set off with riding partner Lynsey McLernon and her handsome steed Ben. The first part was along the all-weather path passing Stable Lake and following a river. A few fields and a couple of bridges and we reached a mini

TAYSIDE: LINDERTIS Kirstie Graham writes: When my lovely little mare Bella was getting close to her 5000km milestone, I knew I wanted to log that achievement at one of my local branch rides. Tayside, in the heart of Scotland, is fortunate enough to have a range of fantastic rides, from the beach at Tentsmuir, the hilly forestry of Dunkeld and historic tracks of Scone.

My 5000th kilometre stride was taken in March at the Lindertis ride, near Kirriemuir in Angus, a varied ride of estate tracks, quiet lanes and open moorland.

My daughter Imogen (then 13) agreed to accompany me on her Connemara Fennela.

The weather was chilly but dry, which is the best you can hope for in Scotland so early in the year. I have ridden and helped at many Lindertis rides and have experienced strong winds, icy rain and

LOTHIANS: FELTON Dot Ross writes: I love an excuse to dress up – especially on horseback. For the Felton ride in October I was a witch. A purple one. Two ballgowns that I no longer fitted were sacrificed to make myself a boho witch outfit. Beanie didn’t mind.

I opted to ride with a couple of friends on Icelandics who said that they weren’t going to go very fast. That suited me as I have turned into a woosie in my old age.

We set off along a farm track, crossed a major road with some roadcrossers and through a farm, turning onto an old drove road where a long, wide grassy track beckoned. As I was towed along at

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Stonehenge, large granite blocks perched at a great viewing point. Our journey took us uphill, allowing us stunning views of the lake and land below.

After a bit of road work we navigated our way through trees and over a truly man-made walkway/bridge – the two men that made it were still there to oversee all that dared to pass! They were definitely NOT trolls though…

Another field and bridge took us back to the main track and we followed the river, then paddled through it, and back to Stable Lake. More fields and then onto some undulating terrain. This part of the ride was home to lots of cross country jumps – they were optional!

A leisurely walk home and we were at the finish. Great weather, stunning views, fab ride partner and both horses round and sound – what more could one ask of a

ride, you say? A burger of course! Glasgow Branch had a barbeque for charity – great weather for it so would be wrong not to. Riders were definitely well fed, and proceeds went to local charities.

With plans afoot for a two day pleasure ride at the same venue it will definitely be on my wish list for 2017.

Douglas & Angus Estate – 1 October 2017

even snow so the weather gods were being kind.

The route was so familiar navigation wouldn’t be a challenge and Imogen and I set out to ride the world’s safest steadiest ride. The estate tracks were deep and chewy so we took it steady, rising out of muddy woodland to join a lovely grassy canter track to a quiet road. Turning down a track we passed delightful houses tucked away in the pretty Angus countryside then the village of Kirkton of Airlie. Before long we were heading to Egnomoss moor. In direct contrast to the cosy village scene, the moor has a sense of wild remoteness, with care to be taken over the tussocky, uneven ground.

Off the moor, a brief turn around some bridle tracks and through another village before heading back across the moor and realising the 19kms are over too quickly and we are back at the steading. Our cautious riding was repaid with relaxed

sound ponies that vetted immediately and only then did I allow myself to celebrate.

5000km on my pony and I have loved every one of them. Cakes and smiles all round! Huge thanks to ride organiser Jacqueline Walker and the helpers and to Tayside Branch, who welcomed Bella and me at our first ride in 2003 and have supported us every step of the way. Here’s to the next 5000km.

Lindertis – 19 March 2017

speed in the wake of two hairy Icelandic backsides, dodging the clumps of turf that were thrown up in my face, I did ponder if this was slow, I wouldn’t like to see fast!

Speed changed rapidly when one of the Icey riders had a wardrobe malfunction and her veil flew off, landing at Beanie’s feet. She did a prop stop, snorted and then carried on with barely a break in pace. I can usually depend on my mare to be sensible.

Smiling gate openers cleared the way onto more grassy tracks, past the golf course and up into the lowland hills. We were fortunate to have a lovely, bright sunny day, even though it was the end

of October. As we crested the final hill, a spectacular vista opened up of many distant hills clothed in rich autumn colours. Our track wound its way off into the distance, encouraging us to follow.

As we crossed this remote moorland section, I was reminded of the far north, with the gorse, heather and coarse grass.

The track was stony, but we picked our way carefully back down to lower levels, where the topography became more gentle, back again to open fields of short cropped grass, stone walls and little streams. What a superb route! All too soon we were back at the venue. Time to cool off, vet and consider our next outing.

Felton – 22 October 2017

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Some Thoughts on Preparing for 2017 From Jean Lloyd

With another season of competition fast approaching, here are some thoughts on preparing for and completing, an enjoyable and successful programme of rides in 2017.

Hopefully these notes might inspire some people to aim a bit higher than they originally intended..attempt a longer distance or a more challenging ride…or both!

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or those just starting out in endurance or maybe returning after a break, I would like to think that confidence and enthusiasm will be boosted if these suggestions are followed, wholly or in part.

I began endurance in my late forties with a homebred 7/8 TB 18 year old mare who was a brilliant hunter / team chaser (we also did some eventing, but she thought the dressage was a waste of time!) She had sprained a suspensory ligament out hunting, and the veterinary advice was that she should not jump any more, so I thought, let’s have a go at this endurance lark!

We had a great time for three years and the point I make is, don’t let age of yourself or your horse put you off getting started or progressing in competitive rides; neither is it necessary to have an Arab!

In those days, nearly 25 years ago, there was a system involving progression to Bronze Silver and Gold level and the awards at each of those levels were a good incentive to progress.

My horse and I travelled to rides in an old cattle truck, with 3 or 4 other combinations and this led to people encouraging one another and the attitude of “if she can do 40 miles (64km) then so can I!” CHECKING THINGS OVER Before starting on your horse’s fitness, it is advisable to have him or her checked over by a vet, to avoid problems later and deal with any minor issues. This also can give you the go ahead for your plans, especially if your horse has had problems previously.

If you have an excellent equine vet then all should be well, but if you have someone not especially experienced with competition horses, it could be a good idea to get a fresh eye to look at your horse – with permission from your usual vet.

You should also ask veterinary opinion on your horse’s shoeing; many Endurance Jan/Feb 2017

farriers fo an excellent job, but again, an alternative expert view can be useful. A change of farrier or change of shoe type can have a major effect on the horse’s way of going, and avoidance of lameness.

You could also ask your vet’s permission to have your horse checked by a physiotherapist, but make sure that the one you use has undertaken the necessary training and is fully qualified.

If you get your horse’s teeth checked regularly, all should be well, but otherwise do get a check done.

I am a member of a racing club, and one of the club’s horses had become wild and dangerous on the gallops.

When he stopped eating, the dentist was consulted and a decayed tooth removed – no more crazy antics!

Another important check is on the fit of your tack, in particular your saddle, but don’t ignore your bridle, breast plate and martingale!

The saddle will need checking at intervals during the season as you horse changes shape. There are some excellent saddle fitters available…look for recommendations.

GETTING ADVICE Consider booking a course of lessons with a local BHSI or qualified coach.

This will make you aware of any errors in your position in the saddle and use of the aids. Of particular importance is sitting straight and in balance, as it is far more difficult for a horse to carry a lop-sided or unbalanced rider, especially over longer distances, and can lead to back and lameness problems over time.

Some of the lessons should be, if possible, taken on different horses.

This can be a revelation in showing that while your own horse may accept certain things that you do, others do not understand and either don’t react or actually object!

These lessons will help with providing suppling exercises for your horse and yourself, plus sharpen your reflexes and metal agility.

THE FITNESS PROGRAMME With the aforementioned checks in place, it is time to consider the fittening programme.

If your horse has been completely turned away for a couple of months, then it will be necessary to do 3-4 weeks of walking exercise, starting with 30 minutes a day in the first week, increasing to an hour in the third and fourth weeks with some short trots included in the latter.

Walking up and down hill is invaluable, and trotting uphill also, at the appropriate stage. Do not trot downhill until fitness, balance and suppleness have been re-established. I will say here that I am not in favour of horses being turned away for months at a time, unless unavoidable. This is especially the case with older horses and I prefer that they are kept “ticking over” other than maybe a couple of weeks break.

When horses have been completely roughed off it is often the case that soundness problems occur when they are brought back into work, or a historic problem recurs. If a horse has been turned away because of an injury, then extra time and care needs to be taken, and more time spent walking.

It is important to stress that with all horses the walk should be a good brisk 4 time pace. My horse, Broadstone Charade, was a TB with an exceptional walk!

I normally work my horses five days weekly.

Once your horse is at the stage of doing some trotting or has been maintained at a low level of fitness during the off season, you can increase the trot work over a couple of weeks and do some work in the school, either on the lunge or ridden.

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rein that is easiest and feels best!

Once or twice a week is adequate for sessions in the school, occasional lungeing is valuable as you can see all the muscles working across your horse’s back (best without the saddle) . You can teach your horse to really stretch over his back and work with a low head carriage (below knee level), which is a valuable loosening and stress relieving exercise.

Horses mimic the handler/rider so if you bend from the waist towards the ground and lower your arm, your horse will soon get the message. You can use the word “down” or “low” in drawn out tones and this exercise can then be incorporated into ridden work for short periods, using the voice aid and giving the rein.

Remember when lungeing that to slow the pace and /or reduce the circle, step towards the forehand and shorten the rein. To increase the pace, step towards the hindquarters and indicate with your whip towards there the rider would be using their leg. Voice aids can be useful here too.

Reducing and increasing the circle is a valuable ridden exercise, using an open rein to reduce the circle and an indirect rein to increase it. Be careful that the hand is always allowing and does not move backwards.

Serpentines can also be ridden using the same principles. I learnt the value of such exercises in my dressage days, when training with Stephen Clarke, now famous as a dressage coach and Olympic judge, but they are valuable for all horses.

You can now begin to introduce steady canters into the hacking and school work, and one day a week, extend the hack to one and a half hours. In the first week of canter exercise, as always start off with the usual walk/trot routine before cantering for 2 – 3 minutes, then repeat the sequence a couple of times, finishing with a cool down period of several minutes walking and allowing the horse to stretch down as discussed earlier.

Observing the same basic rules in the second and third week of cantering, you can increase the canters to 4-5 minutes and extend your hack on one day of the week to two hours. Include some cantering uphill, if possible a couple of days per week and also some bursts of strong cantering for 1 – 1 minutes as part of the 4 – 5 minutes, on the other days.

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outlined, don’t be afraid to decrease work for a few days as horses are all different, and some will get fitter quicker than others, especially if they have been at the required level of fitness in the past.

There is nothing like knowing your own horse and judging condition and enthusiasm for the work as well as fitness level.

A heart rate monitor is useful for the latter. If you use the same stretch of land for some of your canter work and note your horse’s heart rate in walk before work and at the end of each canter, then monitor how long it takes for the rate to return to the starting rate.

Use the same distance on the same stretch of land when doing ordinary canters and those including the strong canters. You should see improvement by the end of the programme I have detailed and the information obtained will be useful when you wish to progress to competing regularly at advanced level.

It is important to remember to work your horse on varying terrain and different going to avoid problems when encountering differing conditions at rides.

Make sure your horse will go through water by following a lead horse initially, backwards and forwards if necessary.

At rides, be careful to see and follow any instructions for crossing water; I once missed a sign instructing us to keep right…and kept left…nearly submerged!

Also make sure you do some of your walking and trotting on the road as you are sure to encounter some roadwork on rides.

When you have planned the rides you wish to attend, remember that you will increase your horse’s fitness by competing and you cannot go on making your horse fitter and fitter without over-training and risking a sour, worn out horse, with reduced capacity to continue competing in the future.

Therefore, at a couple of stages in the season, reduce work to light exercise for 10 – 14 days then pick up fitness levels again.

Many horses have had their careers curtailed through failure to observe this practice.

THE IMPORTANCE OF REST Horses also need rest days after a ride; one day for each ten miles ridden in competition is a rough guide, but I always added on an extra day for the travelling, or longer if it had been a very long journey.

Using the information given, you can plan around your main rides, remembering it is not necessary to actually do a 64km or 80km ride at home before tackling these distances in competition. Trainers do not gallop their horses for 4 miles in preparation for the Grand National!

A fair guide is that if you do the ride distance as the total work for the penultimate week of training, your horse will cope well with covering that distance in competition. In the week immediately before a ride, I believe in only light work, although others may disagree, veterinary research supports this.

Happy training and competing!

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S E I H P O R T B G E C N A R U D N E

6 1 0 2 N I D E D R AWA SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIP - MANAR TROPHY Awarded to the overall high point horse/pony of the year gaining the most points in all types of rides 1

Aurontes

Judy Holloway

3436

2

Remynisce

Susan Mary Hawes

2866

3

Silver Zourra

Nicola J Sherry

2812

ANNUAL POINTS AWARD SHIELD Awarded to the overall reserve champion 2

Remynisce

Susan Mary Hawes

1

Aurontes

Judy Holloway

3436

2

Remynisce

Susan Hawes

2866

3

Silver Zourra

Nicola J Sherry

2812

4

W L A Elektra

Gail Jupp

2546

5

Kal Baishakhi

Rebecca Northover

2132

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Emira Bint Letifa

Sally Toye

2069.5

YOUNG RIDER CHAMPIONSHIP - NIPPA TROPHY Awarded to the champion horse/pony ridden by young rider(s) gaining the most points in all types of rides.

1

Burfield Goodie Two Shoes Katie Bedwin

2120

2

Kyneton Poppers

Jess Smith

1946

3

Skys The Limit

Charlotte Chadwick

1726

4

Simeric Smooth Criminal Hannah Maskell

1556

5

Hazelcroft Gosens Tsar

Charlotte Chadwick

1522

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Elayla

Katie Bedwin

1498

PIXIE TROPHY Awarded to the young rider reserve champion.

Jess Smith

1946

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP - MERRIE TROPHY Awarded to the champion horse/pony ridden by junior rider(s) gaining the most points in graded rides.

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Reena Screena Star Ollie Holman

1

Ladys Man

Emily Cooke

1213

2

Reena Screena Star

Ollie Holman

1089

3

Sandy W

Lilly Gibbons

681

4

Jeff

Constance Smale

484

5

Tannasg Psyches Grace

Ollie Holman

415

6

Glenieves Celebration

Annabelle Lyndon

407

1089

NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP - MIRA TROPHY Awarded to the champion novice horse/pony gaining the most points in graded rides of less than 45km in its first season of competition.

1

Ethaar Also the winner of the Novice Combination Rosette

Caroline Le Butt

655

2

Harmonized Also the winner of the Novice Combination Rosette

Chloe Delaney

625

2866

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Awarded to the champion horse/pony ridden by senior member(s) gaining the most points in all types of rides

Kyneton Poppers

ZARPA TROPHY Awarded to the junior rider reserve champion.

Also the winner of the Novice Combination Rosette 3

Kilteeven Ginger Mist

Lisa Hayworth

612

4

Bevois Bobby

Karen Whittington

596

5

Summer Breeze 1

Evelyn Helme

585

6

Hathek

Keighley Pomroy

555

MAX SHIELD Awarded to the novice reserve champion Harmonized

Chloe Delaney

625

VETERAN TROPHY - SILVERLING FLINT MEMORIAL TROPHY Awarded to the champion veteran horse/pony (18 years and over) gaining the most points in all types of rides. (Winners of Manar & Annual Points Award Shield are ineligible) 1

Basford Showman

Allyson J Sole

1537

2

Magic Powers

Valerie Bradshaw

1347.5

3

Sigmunt

Tracey Walthall

902

4

St. Flannans Niamh

Gillian Hasberry

728

5

Peterbrook Sunset Surprise

Carolyn Cummings

676

6

Squire

Gaynor Jones

644.5

THE SADDLERS AWARD Presented by the Worshipful Company of Saddlers.

Awarded to the highpoint rider who is under 25 for the whole of the current season. Best 8 rides to count 1

Hazelcroft Gosens Tsar

Charlotte Chadwick

3120

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The Pure Feed Company has generously supported the EGB Awards for the past several years.

This year’s event was organized by the Williams family, Ian, Jane and Anna, who ensured that the evening was a great success.

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Carri Ann Dark, winner of the Talisman Trophy Chris Wray, 2nd in the Royal Lord Trophy The Senior Championship prize winners, Judy Holloway, Susan Hawes, Karen Whittington, Gail Jupp, Becka Northover 5: Distance Awards 6: Young Rider Champion prizewinners, Charlie Chadwick, Jess Smith, Katie Bedwin 7: Awaiting Presentation 8: Susan Hawes surveys the Awards 9: Team of Three winners, Bobby’s Girls 10: Novice Champion Caroline le Butt 11: Manar winner Judy Holloway Manar Championship prizewinners. Susan 12: Hawes, Judy Holloway, Karen Whittington 13: Ross Trophy winner, Anne Brown

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FEI CHAMPIONSHIP

WINDARD BEST NEW HORSE TROPHY

Awarded to the horse/pony and rider combination

Awarded to the horse/pony gaining the most points in

gaining the most points in FEI classes run under the

Competitive Endurance Rides in its first CER season.

auspices of EGB. 1

Terminators Dream

Samantha Mowatt

1470

2

Maraday Mysteron

Linda Cowperthwaite

1370

3

Hs Bellini

Caroline Cowley

1350

1

Tannasg Psyches Realm

Kate Atkinson

1430

2

Kyneton Poppers

Jess Smith

998

3

HS Shaman

Sue Box

760

4

HS Prosper

Kate Atkinson

760

PLATINUM DE AWARD

DISTANCE RIDER TROPHY

Awarded to the senior rider gaining the most points in

Awarded to the senior rider gaining the most points

UK FEI rides on more than one horse (horses with same

in Competitive Endurance Rides in the current season,

rider combination), UK based (i.e. living and training in

riding more than one horse.

the UK).

1

L M 42

Nicola Thorne

2530

THE VLACQ KHAMUL MEMORIAL TROPHY

1

L M 42

Nicola Thorne

3030

2

Warrens Hill Chayze

Harry Ingram

2160

3

Vavavoom

Carri-Ann Dark

2074

Awarded to the highest placed horse/rider combination,

TALISMAN TROPHY

UK based (living & training in the UK) in the FEI world

Awarded to the horse/pony achieving the fastest speed

rankings.

in a 1-day 160km Competitive Endurance Ride in the

Harry Ingram

Warrens Hill Chayze

Rank 80

current season H S Drift

Cari-Ann Dark

16.6

THE WHITBRIDGE MERLIN MEMORIAL TROPHY Awarded to the highest placed horse/young rider

JASPER TROPHY

combination, UK based (living & training in the UK) in

Awarded to the horse/pony gaining the most points

the FEI Young Rider world rankings.

in their three best graded rides. Points from classes at

Note: Three riders equal on points, so winner determined

Golden Horseshoe do not count.

from highest average speed.

Katie Bedwin

Burfield Goodie Two Shoes

Rank 87

SENIOR GRAND PRIX TROPHY

1

Aurontes

Judy Holloway

1574

2

Orlando

Gaynor Jones

1374

3

W L A Elektra

Gail Jupp

1166

Awarded to the horse/pony and senior rider

ROYAL LORD TROPHY

combination gaining the most points in Competitive

Awarded to the horse / pony, 7 years old and over,

Endurance Rides in the current season.

competing in their first season at open level, and gaining the most points in graded rides of 65km or less.

1

Remynisce

Susan Howes

2008

2

Terminators Dream

Samatha Mowatt

1800

1

Deliva Crianza

Lindsey Walters

1786

3

Silver Zourra

Nicola Sherry

1394

2

Peponi

Christopher Wray

1594

3

Bodis Panache

Aliz Nattrass

890.5

BROADSTONE CHARADE TROPHY Awarded to the horse gaining most national points

SAM WELLER TROPHY

since first registered with EGB at least 10 years ago and

Awarded to the horse/pony gaining the most points

competing in the current season.

in graded rides of 45km and under, ridden by a senior

1

Ptolemaeus

Karen Jones

22,480

rider. Points from longer rides do not count. Novice horses are not eligible

ADONIS TROPHY Awarded to the horse/pony gaining the most points in Competitive Endurance Rides in the current season.

Three best scores to count

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1

Remynisce

Susan Howes

1758

2

Terminators Dream

Samatha Mowatt

1470

3

Tannasg Psyches Realm

Kate Atkinson

1430

1

Kalaway

Jane James

648.5

2

Dromasque

Leonie Davenport

628.5

3

Cardinal Panache

Viv Coleman

618.5

PICKREED MASTERPIECE TROPHY Awarded to the veteran rider aged 60yrs or over, gaining the most points in all types of rides.

1

Aurontes

Judy Holloway

3436

2

Silver Zourra

Nicola Sherry

2947

3

Takwenya

Christopher Wray

2398

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JEFFMAUR TROPHY

COLLEE TROPHY

Presented to the horse and male rider combination

Awarded to the horse/pony and junior rider

gaining the most points in all types of rides.

combination both in their first year of competition gaining the most points in graded rides.

1

Loti Du Caussanel

Robert Newall

1715

2

Peponi

Christopher Wray

1594

1

Brightstar

Daisy Jones

130

3

Warrens Hill Chayze

Harry Ingram

1486

2

Little Boy Blue

Ella Green

104

3

Hapsford Toby Lea Jasmine Jones

COTSWOLD TROPHY

100

Awarded to the pony (14.2h and under) and senior rider

BOSTON BAY CUP

combination gaining the most points in all types of

Awarded to the horse registered at Wetherbys gaining

rides.

the most points in all types of rides.

1

W L A Elektra

Gail Jupp

2546

1

Magic Powers

Valerie Bradshaw

1347

2

Emira Bint Letifa

Sally Toye

2069.5

2

Buzz

Robert Blane

723.5

3

Deliva Crianza

Lindsey Walters

1963

3 Harmonized

Chloe Delaney

637.5

YOUNG RIDERS GRAND PRIX TROPHY

MESAOUD TROPHY

Awarded to the horse/pony and young rider

Awarded to the pure bred arabian gaining the most

combination gaining the most points in Competitive

points in all types of rides.

Endurance Rides in the Endurance GB ride programme.

1

Aurontes

Judy Holloway

3436

Best three scores to count.

2

Remynisce

Susan Hawes

2866

3

Silver Zourra

Nicola Sherry

2818

1= Simeric Smooth Criminal

Hannah Maskell

1310

1= Burfield Goodie Two Shoes Katie Bedwin

1310

2

EAS Boadicea

Ella Bunting

1070

3

Sky’s The Limit

Charlotte Chadwick 1000

CAIRO TROPHY Awarded to the registered part bred arabian gaining the most points in all types of rides

MELLOR YOUNG RIDER TROPHY

1

Burfield Goodie Two Shoes

Katie Bedwin

2152

Awarded to the young rider gaining the most points

2

Kal Baishakhi

Rebecca Northover

2132

3

Ravel’s Bolero

Amie Grainger

1940

in Competitive Endurance Rides riding more than one horse.

1

Burfield Goodie Two Shoes Katie Bedwin

2900

PITCHFORD TROPHY

2

Hazelcroft Gosens Tsar

2040

Awarded to the registered pure bred British native pony

3

Simeric Smooth Criminal Hannah Maskell

Charlotte Chadwick

1620

RAGHAM TROPHY Awarded to the horse/pony ridden by young rider(s) gaining the most points in graded rides.

gaining the most points in all types of rides.

1

Kyneton Poppers

Jess Smith

1946

2

Maidendale Legacy

Raylene Steptoe

1025.5

3

Earl of Killmurray

Jane Girling

796.5

1

Tresmeake Bay

Megan Seedhouse

1046

REGENT TROPHY

2

Hazelcroft Gosens Tsar

Charlotte Chadwick

992

Awarded to the unregistered horse/pony gaining the

3

Psyzan

Penny Rawnsley

961.5

PETER BALL TROPHY Awarded to the junior rider gaining the most points riding more than one horse.

most points in all types of rides.

1

Loti Du Caussanel Robert Newall

1715

2

Reba

1294

Lesley Caswell

Not awarded

1

Reena Screena Star

Ollie Holman

1504

ROSS TROPHY

2

Lady’s Man

Emily Cooke

1485

Awarded to the most successful horse/pony bred by its

Not awarded

current owner who must be an EGB member. Points from all types of rides count.

SNOWFLAKE TROPHY

1

Remynisce

Owned by Anne Brown Ridden by Susan Hawes

2

Burfield Goodie Two Shoes

Owned by Rosemary Attfield 2152 Ridden by Katie Bedwin

3

Kal Baishakhi

Ridden by Rebecca Northover 2132 and owned by Karen Wood

Awarded to the junior rider and horse/pony combination gaining the most points in graded rides 45km or less 1

Jeff

Constance Smale

484.5

2

Sandy W

Lily Gibbons

466

3

Glenvives Celebration

Annabelle Lyndon

347.5

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PLEASURE PAIRS TROPHY

RETRAINING OF RACEHORSES ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Awarded to the horse / rider combinations registered

Awarded to the horse registered at Wetherbys gaining the

for the competition which gains the most points in

most points calculated by the French Formula. Horses must

national pleasure rides run by EGB or SERC.

have raced at least once to be eligible.

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Princess Camella & Lucy Locket

Angela Hields & Emily Kelly

372

Hugo & Florence

Gemma Conn & Emma Pleasance

282

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Arabian History

Claire Freeman

2052

2

Against The Rules

Elaine Wallbridge

1650

3

Vanquisher

Lindsay Sparrow

1259

TEAM OF THREE

G PUTNIK TROPHY

Awarded to the team of 3 horses gaining the most

Awarded to the ex-arab racehorse gaining the most points in

points in all types of rides.

1

Bobby’s Girls Chlione

2

Su Middleton

119.5

Bevois Bobby

Karen Wittington

345

WLA Elektra

Gail Jupp

642

Evelyn Helme’s Team

845.0

Bha Sultan

Linda Cowperthwaite

Blanche

Evelyn Helme, Sue Crabtree 137.5 & Abigail Chisholm

Summer Breeze 3

all types of rides. The horse must have raced at least once to 1106.5

Evelyn Helme

The Lancashire Lasses

347.5

360 810.5

Meadowlands Mack

Tania Fitton

366

Riyah Raquassah

Karen Corr

121

Miss Kitty

Sarah Bamber

323.5

be eligible.

1

C S Khan

Melanie Bradley

880

2

Rassam

Anne Booth

562

3

HS Cardinal

Angie Williams

398

PHOENIX FIELD ENDURANCE FUTURITY TROPHY Awarded to the Endurance GB Member whose horse (foal to 3 year old) receives the highest score in the Endurance Discipline of the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Futurity Evaluations during the year.

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Kamili by Chris Wray Shuawaiman Al Rais

Foal, Elite 9.25

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Seren Sarella by Winged Saint

Karen Jones

2 yo Higher First, 8.8

3

Malala by Mahaala

Sally Mellor

Yearling, Higher First, 8.8

SHEER VERSATILITY AHS EGB NOVICE AWARD The highest placed member of either the AHS or EGB, riding

GREEN DRAGON TEAM AWARD

an AHS- registered Novice horse aged 6 or older in its first

Awarded to the team of 4 horses, of which one

year of endurance.

nominated horse will only count rides of less than 48km,

Not awarded

gaining the most points in all types of rides. 10 best rides per horse to count.

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2

3

No Bucking Fear

6504

Presented to a registered pure bred arab Endurance horse, whose owner is a member of the Arab Horse Society.

WLA Elektra

Gail Jupp

2546

Al Raad Bin Jesra

Christine Smyth

1292

Red House Shamil

Trilby Herriott

2010

ARAB HORSE SOCIETY PREMIUM PERFORMANCE SCHEME

Marcel

Julia Watts

656

ENDURANCE AWARDS

Four Beauties Sake

3815.5

Chlione

Su Middleton

119.5

WLA Elektra

Gail Jupp

2546

Bevois Bobby

Karen Whittington

616

Ballinamurra Lucy

Karen Titterington

534

Evelyn Helme’s Team

2902.5

Maraday Mystaron

Linda Cowperthwaite

1570

Bha Sultan

Linda Cowperthwaite

597.5

Blanche

Evelyn Helme, Sue Crabtree & Abigail Chisholm

137.5

Summer Breeze

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FERISHAL TROPHY

Evelyn Helme

597.5

Aurontes

Judy Holloway

Top ten horses sired by AHS Premium Stallions presented by Anne Brown, President of the Arab Horse Society.

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Aurontes

Aurelian

Judy Holloway

2

Tannasg Pyches Realm

Pyches Boy Rachael & Kate Atkinson

3

Mirjana

Imad

Gill Plumbley

4

The Red Viscount

Chatanz

Charis Denham

5

Warrens Hill Chayze

Chatanz

Harry Ingram

6

Lady’s Man

Chatanz

Emily Cooke

7

Vavavoom

Vadeer

Carri-Ann Dark

8

Zaferan

Wrzos

Madison Pomroy

9

Warrens Hill Elanzo

Chatanz

Abigail Taylor

10

Bronze Nahdir

Chatanz

Harry Ingram

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LEADING NOVICE ENDURANCE HORSE BY A PPS

YOUNG VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

STALLION

An award for a Junior or Young rider aged 21 or under

EPIS Summer Breeze

Al Sood

Evelyn Helme

who has given unfailing service to Endurance GB by way of help at rides or assistance in any other way.

FEI HIGHPOINT HORSE SIRED BY A PPS STALLION Tannasg Pyches Realm

Pyches Boy

Rachael & Kate Atkinson

Archie Moffat THE NATIONAL ASSISTANCE AWARD A perpetual award to the ‘Unsung Hero’ that is someone

LEADING PPS ENDURANCE STALLION 2016 Chatanz

Owned by Lesley Dunn

who has given unfailing service to Endurance GB by way of help at rides or assistance in any other way or ways and need not be a member of Endurance GB.

THE WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Christine and Dave Hull

The Welsh Championship was re-launched in 2014 and was a Competition comprising of all rides held in Wales

THE ROSETTES DIRECT AWARD

and based on National points.

An award retained by the recipients, to the ‘Unsung

COED CLASS

Hero’, that is someone who has given unfailing service

High Point Horse and Rider Combination counting Rides

to Endurance GB by way of help at rides or assistance

up to 50km only

in any other way or ways and need not be a member of

1

Simply Dennis

Sue Gregg

Endurance GB.

2

Smokey Savannah

Karin Hilton

Esther Young

AFON CLASS

THE ALEC MCGUINNESS MEMORIAL TROPHY

High Point Young Rider and Horse Combination

An award to the ‘Unsung Hero’, that is someone who

Gauffron Spring Boy Cerys Hill

has given unfailing service to Endurance GB by way of help at rides or assistance in any other way or ways and

CWM CLASS

need not be a member of Endurance GB.

High Point Junior Rider and Horse Combination.

Lady’s Man

Jo Claridge

Emily Cooke ENDURANCE GB INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE

HIGH POINT WELSH RIDER Junior Rider:

Emily Cooke

Young Rider:

Cerys Hill

Senior Rider:

Lindsey Walters

RECOGNITION AWARD Seniors competing at the World Championships at Samorin, Slovakia 2016 36th

LR Bold Greyson

Nicola Thorne

DNF

H S Drift

Carri-Ann Dark

MYNYDD CLASS

ENDURANCE GB INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE

HIGH POINT RIDER AND HORSE COMBINATION.

RECOGNITION AWARD

1

Deliva Crianza

Lindsey Walters

2

Cha Cha Cha

Fiona Griffths

THE JOHN YEATS MEMORIAL BURSARY A £100 bursary to be presented annually to a Young

Young Riders for competing in the European Championships at Rio Frio, Portugal DNF

Hazelcroft Gosens Tsar

Charlie Chadwick

DNF

Escar

Bella Fricker

DNF

My Marco

Caitlin Theodorou

Rider to have reached 14 years but not to have attained his/her 19th birthday on 1 January in the relevant competition year. To be used in Endurance/Training for Endurance.

Keighley Pomroy THE BORTHWICK BACK-UP TROPHY Awarded by the Board of Directors to the most competent back-up crew or person in the current season V J Holloway

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FUTURITY

ENDURANCE FUTURITY REPORT

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he 2016 running of the Baileys Horse Feeds/ British Breeding/British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Futurity saw some very high scoring Endurance young-stock.

The highest ever elite Endurance Futurity premium was awarded to a colt foal owned and bred by international rider, Chris Wray.

An elite Futurity premium indicates that the horse has the potential and outlook to perform at international level.

Endurance evaluators for the 2016 Futurity were Jo Claridge and Rosemary Attfield.

Colt foal, Kamili (Shuawaiman Al Rais x Cloud Stepper) took his elite premium score of 9.25 at the Hartpury Futurity.

A delighted Chris said: “This result is just fantastic, I was stunned to discover when I got home from Hartpury that Kamili has gained the highest Futurity score ever awarded to an endurance horse. Futurity evaluator Jo Claridge said Kamili is extremely nice and has great potential.”

Jane Marson of the Heritage Coast Stud in Norfolk earned a higher first premium of 8.88 with her yearling colt, Heritage Vadel (Vadeer x Khamil) at the Writtle Futurity.

Jane bred Heritage Vadel from her third

generation homebred mare, Heritage Silver Delaney.

Jane said: “We are very excited about Vadel, he will stay entire and will be broken and compete in dressage and showjumping before going on to have an endurance career when he is six or seven. His sire, Vadeer has become a very successful endurance stallion with medallists at both WEG and the European Championships to his name, including the Spanish team horse, Straw Blade and Carri-Ann Dark’s successful horse, Va Va Voom.”

Heritage Vadel has one full brother and former Futurity entrant, Heritage Superman is also out of Heritage Silver Delaney.

Rebecca Cross’ two-year-old, Future Inferno (H Tobago x The Outlaw) took the best score of 2016 for his age group. He gained a higher first premium of 8.83 at the Writtle College Futurity.

Future Inferno was bred by Julia Hodkin of Future Sport Horses from Julia’s mare, Future Illicit Affair. Future Illicit Affair is in the SHB GB Head Stud book and has won broodmare championships at county level showing.

Another British Endurance team rider, Karen Jones did very well at the Futurity. Karen’s two-year-old filly, Seren Sarella (Winged Saint x Hanson) bred by Dominic and Jan Atkinson of Seren Arabians in Cumbria scored a higher first premium of 8.80 at Tall Trees Arena in Cornwall.

Karen said: “I am over the moon with Sarella, it is the first time I have been to the Futurity and she was brilliant.

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FUTURITY

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CUMBRIA NEW DAWN

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She is a very nice little horse and I have competed some of her family so am really looking forward to riding her in a couple of years. The horses bred by Dom and Jan Atkinson are big boned horses that have lovely movement and can do any job. I went up to their stud in Cumbria to buy a horse called Seren Hanau and bought Sarella too.”

Karen recently won the 130km Cirencester Endurance ride on another horse by Winged Saint, Treasured Moonbeam. He is now being aimed at the 160km Red Dragon ride at the end of the season.

Colt foal, Cumbria New Dawn (Cumbria Black Beaujangles x Alhaaarth) took a higher first premium score of 8.71 at the Richmond Futurity for Tom Walling from Cumbria Arabians in Selkirk.

Tom’s girlfriend Fiona Pearson said; “We are just thrilled with the score, this is the first time we have been to the Futurity.” Tom bred Cumbria New Dawn from his thoroughbred mare, Feminist who won and was placed in flat races. Fiona continued: “We wanted to breed an Anglo-Arab foal and used our stallion Cumbria Black Beaujangles. Feminist is back in foal to Cumbria Black Beaujangles for 2017.”

Fiona added: “Cumbria New Dawn is for sale and we are hoping that his good Futurity score will attract good competition riders to come and see him.”

Davina Godwin was thrilled with her three-year-old colt, Red House Valentine (Al Hudaydah x Ali Khaziel) who headed his age group for endurance entries at the 2016 Futurity. He scored a higher first premium of 8.63. Davina said, “We are really pleased with the mark awarded to Red House Valentine. Futurity evaluator, Jo Claridge said she will be ‘looking forward to his future career.’”

Davina is planning for Red House Valentine to stand as a stallion at stud. She added: “I would like him to compete in all the ridden disciplines – not just endurance. His halfsister, Azalea is a very successful show horse.” Red House Valentine was bred by Dr G von Tevenar.

Two horses scored higher first premiums of 8.50 in the endurance section of the 2016 Futurity. First was Dom and Jan Atkinson’s three-year-old, Seren Sadrh (Winged Saint x Silver Fahd). Dom said: “We are planning for Sadrh to stand as a stallion and he will also hopefully go on to have an endurance career. I don’t believe in starting them until they are six as it helps increase the longevity of their careers. Our horses are brought up as herd horses and are left to grow and mature.” Sadrh will go for stallion licensing with the Arab Horse Society.

Dominic who is also a trained human and equine assisted psychotherapist uses the horses for his therapy.

He said: “As part of the therapy we take people that are both experienced riders and people that have never been near a horse before out onto the hillside to be surrounded by the stallions. It is a wonderful experience and a testament to the stallions’ temperaments.”

Reaseheath Futurity entrant, yearling filly, Malala (Mahaala x unknown) earned her 8.50 score for her owner and breeder, Sally Mellor from Lydham in Shropshire.

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Words by Laura Pyke

Small Island Breeds Big Talent Two British-bred horses proved that they have what it takes to run with the big boys at the European and World Endurance Championships for Young Horses in the late summer of 2016. Here their owners/ riders share their insights into finding and training a performance horse, and what the future may hold.

Georgina Vaughan purchased the 2010 part-bred gelding Vlacq Journeyman (Vlacq Khazad x Vlacq Simbelmyne, by Shah Shadow) as a yearling after seeing some photographs on Facebook. She says, “In the flesh ‘Jonty’ didn’t disappoint; he’s very straight moving and athletic looking, coupled with a loveable temperament.

I always look for a youngster with good conformation and straight movement.

Keeping a horse on the road is hard enough without starting out with existing problems. They also have to have good bone and be a proper stamp of a horse.

Having a bit of pony in them definitely helps with the sure footedness and the quick thinking that is essential in endurance.”

Putting your money where your mouth is, so to speak, is always a gamble, and selecting a future competition horse at such a young age tests your commitment to your own priorities. Yes, you can pile all your experience into educating and training a youngster, but you have to believe you are starting with the best blank page you can find. Georgina has been competing in endurance since her teenage years and has years of FEI experience alongside her qualifications as a vet. She goes on, “I was just about to move jobs, head back home to Wales, and move in with my partner (now husband) Stephen.

So Jonty’s purchase marked quite a big life change for me. I love bringing on youngsters for the sport. He’s never been the easiest horse as he is full of life and super exuberant. But his trust in Stephen and me is what has enabled us to achieve what we have so far.

“As a three year old I took him to the BEF futurity evaluations where he achieved 30

a higher first premium for Endurance, gaining 9’s for his paces. It was good experience for him. I backed him in as a four year old with Stephen leading me out onto the hills, as I didn’t have a school then. He’s always been happy to go out exploring without another horse as we simply have to. And he’s used to the wild ponies now too!”

Preparing an endurance horse is about more than simply adequate fitness; a horse’s enthusiasm has to be peaked and channelled appropriately, they must learn to focus, and switch off, as well. Anyone that has worked with youngsters will recognise that sometimes their minds can be on a totally different schedule to their bodies. Good preparation hits the balance between challenging, but not overwhelming, the horse.

Georgina goes on: “Being a vet means I work long hours so the horses learn from a young age that when they work, they work hard, with plenty of walk work up hills and strengthening work in the school.

They also get plenty of rest; my horses only ever work three or four days a week and get plenty of time off after a ride. I also believe that from a young age they should be conditioned to varied terrain, so they are turned out in hilly fields and spend a lot of time walking over the uneven ground on the mountain. That way they learn to look after themselves and know where they are putting their feet.”

“As a five year old Jonty did his Novice season of two 32km rides and two 40km rides, followed by a couple of months off to grow some more. This year he did his two 80km rides at Tilford in March, and Pen Ddol y Gader in May, where he completed 50 miles all by himself in deep mud and pouring rain. He just dug in deep and kept going. It was a hard ride for him, but actually I believe it was the making of him as he suddenly realised what it’s all about. The 80km rides completed his FEI qualifications and upgraded him to Advanced.

“He then completed his 1* qualification in July at Euston Park, which he did at 14.47kph coming 12th in the 80km CEI*. He had to cope with a big venue, helicopters landing next to the vetting area, and drones flying over the vetgate. It was nothing like our windy hillside that we train on, but he needs to be exposed to these distractions!”

With these solid performances under their belts, and Jonty improving all

the time, Georgina set him one more challenge: The Masters of the Future six year old class, a CEI* 100km, in Brussels, Belgium. This venue will host the Young Horse World Championships for seven year olds in 2017, so the aim was to see how he coped with the extra travelling and the course. It was a tricky urban route and the venue was frenzied but all the British riders there helped each other out.

Georgina says: “Jonty was awesome!

He finished third at 14.72kph and just took everything in his stride. It was a totally different type of terrain and we all learned a lot from it. He is now having six months off, before coming back into work and hopefully tackling a CEI** 120km ride in Spring next year. If that goes to plan we will be preparing for the Young Horse Championships in August 2017!”

It takes confidence to clear thinking to set yourself such goals, especially in a sport where so much of the training is done on your own, just you, the horse and the trail.

Nikki Malcolm takes time to explain the journey she embarked upon back in September 2014 that brought her to riding 122km of hills in the South of France in September this year. She says, “I didn’t really want nor need another horse, but there was something niggling at me to bring on a youngster into the sport and aim it for the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in 2018; simple, right? Well, you have to have goals!”

Nikki makes her living backing horses and working with youngsters, from her fabulously well equipped base in Somerset, so the practicalities were never an issue.

The challenge was finding the horse that could potentially fulfil her dream. She says, “With limited funds but a wealth of experience and a top team around me, and plenty of proven form behind us, I just had to find the horse and hope it didn’t have a big price tag. I browsed half-heartedly at four and five year olds for sale and nothing really caught my attention until a video came up on a Google search for ‘Arabs for sale’. The video was of the 2009 gelding SG Elegant (SG Spirit of Essteem x Egala

by Grandorr) running in an outdoor arena.

I could see he was a short coupled, strong type, with obvious attitude as he swung his head around in such a way that could translate as ‘I’m going to be trouble…. But worth it!’

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VLACQ JOURNEYMAN . PHOTO COURTESY OF LEONARD LEISENS

NICKI MALCOLM WITH SG ELEGANT

JOURNEYMAN’S DEBUT AT TILFORD.

SG ELEGANT – JUST BACKED!

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Putting your money where your mouth is, so to speak, is always a gamble, and selecting a future competition horse at such a young age tests your commitment to your own priorities writing an email asking to meet him. I hesitated on the send button but after another glass of wine the message was gone. His breeder Susan George kindly invited me to meet five year old Elegant as well as Egala and SG Spirit of Essteem.

It was a big plus to be able to view both parents and assess their conformation and movement too. I took with me my good friend and fantastic endurance rider Christine Yeoman in the hope that she would help keep my heart from taking over my head. She was useless. She fell in love with every horse we saw! To be fair though she really helped me with Elegant’s viewing as he came across much smaller than I expected, almost a bit of a duckling among swans.

“His huge amount of bone and hairy feathered legs resembled a hunter type and his head seemed big on his short body. Chris and I talked about how the neck would develop and everything would seem more in proportion once his top line was built. He was in need of a rear end too, but the frame was there perfectly, it just needed the correct muscles and then he too would be a swan.

“Elegant hated this assessment process.

He didn’t know our voices or faces and yet here we were trying to touch him and move him around in his own stable.

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I could see in his eye that he didn’t like it; I knew he was a horse that would need ‘his people’. I like these horses, the ones whose trust you have to earn, but they are then forever loyal to you. His highly tuned flight instinct would take some work to channel the right way, but if it could be done he’d be one strong contender for the endurance field.”

Nikki is of a similar mind to Georgina on the matter of limbs and functional conformation, saying, “Elegant’s front legs and feet were a perfect pair. That may sound odd but it’s so difficult to find! He had over nine inches of bone, which on an Arabian is a huge amount and, in my opinion, desirable. His chest was wide, plenty of room for heart and lungs, and he had a vibe of self-importance to him despite being extremely green.

“I spoke to Susan honestly about my situation, the lack of funds and seeing the quality of horses at the yard it was obvious his price tag would be above my upper limit. She was very fair, saying that she believed that this son of Spirit was the best potential for endurance she had bred. She also knew he wouldn’t be the easiest horse to get going due to his strong character and quirky ways, but believed in me to be the right one to help fulfil her own ambition of Elegant being a success. So, no pressure there then!

“The next stage was to ask FEI endurance vet Sarah Coombes to come and see him with me. I’d fallen for the horse but still a small part of me was waiting to be talked out of it. After all, a horse is never a decision to be taken lightly; they are a huge life long responsibility. We watched Elegant move free in the arena and that was Sarah smitten with him too! A free, easy mover with that trade mark head toss and a rear for the finale! He didn’t tolerate much of a vetting and was obviously going to be ‘a bit of a boy’ to back and train. But Sarah knows me very well and she thought we’d be made for each other. She agreed his conformation, bone and feet would be

great assets for the sport, and noticed that as soon as we stopped fussing around him he’d rather greedily tuck into his hay, which was another plus.”

With the deal done and Elegant installed at base, Nikki and her partner Nathan set about backing him and bringing him on. Throughout he has had the best of care and the finest of examples to learn from. Nikki’s star horse, Khartoum with a K (Khairho x Drass Lass

by Don Carlos), has partnered Elegant throughout training and at his early rides, mentoring the exuberant youngster in the ways of the endurance game.

Nikki tells me, “Just 18 months since I first sat on him, Elegant was FEI qualified and completed 120km at the Young Horse World Championships in Negrepelisse, in the south of France. He coped with the journey, the heat, the mass start, and rode like a dream! He finished in 38th place, from 103 starters, from 15 countries. I can’t wait to see what the next 18 months will bring out of him.

“The training process and demands on the horse have been carefully calculated throughout his preparation, with regular saddle fits and chiropractic sessions for Elegant as well as vet check ups after every step up in competition and bloods checked for signs that his muscles are coping, that his body is not being put under any stress. So we are two years into the four-year dream of a WEG horse.

It’s fair to say it looks achievable but with horses you must enjoy the moment and relish the good days; dream of many more good days, but not expect them to happen; keep focus on the small details and see what happens in the future.”

That seems a sound message to close on; that breeders and riders alike should pay attention to the many smaller things that really matter to them, hone them and perfect them, but always with a bigger picture in mind. With such talented young horses and trainers as those above, here’s to the future for British endurance success!

VLACQ JOURNEYMAN AT THE 3YEAR OLD FUTURITY ASSESSM§ENT PHOTO COURTESY KEVIN SPARROW

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Working with Sponsors Endurance as a sport, and endurance riders as athletes, are always looking for support and sponsorship, and often not entirely sure how to go about it or how it all works.

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howjumper and international model Jade Power 22 from Rye, East Sussex was voted from five finalists by the public as the winner of Musto’s Find a Face Competition, launched to find a new rider to represent this world-leading brand.

Given the opportunity to interview her, it seemed an ideal way to get a perspective from a different discipline and see how it has all worked for Jade over the past year.

Jade kindly took time out of her busy schedule at London’s Olympia Horse Show to speak to me.

How did your involvement with Musto begin?

I entered the competition that Musto ran last year, to Find The Face of Musto, with the winner becoming a Musto Ambassador.

What made you apply?

I have always used Musto products, and love them, so it seemed to be the right fit for me. I have to believe in something if I am going to support it, and that works both ways. Musto had to know that I would be promoting their brand, and I already was!

What have you given back to Musto over the year that you have been an Ambassador?

I have done photo shoots, interviews, been on trade stands, promoted particular items from the range. I have had products on test and written about them.

I also have a very high social media profile, Instagram, Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, all these help to keep me in the public eye, and support Musto to support me. I always interact with people who post comments or ask questions. I am a real person, and do my best to help others.

Tell me about your riding career I am not from a horsey family, but they have always supported my interest in horses. I learnt to ride at a riding school, and even then I was ambitious. I had great belief that I could become a showjumper, even when my riding instructor told me not to be so ridiculous. Self belief is key to success, because then nothing is out of reach.

I used to watch my heroes on TV and think… one day I will be there. It was fantastic when Tim Stockdale presented me with my Musto prize at Olympia last year, as he has always been my role model! I used to watch his Mastercalss videos and learn as much as I could from them.

What has the support from Musto helped you to achieve?

There has been financial support, as well as equipment and clothing. But really one of the biggest things they have done is shown me Endurance Jan/Feb 2017

that someone else believes in me and thinks it is worthwhile to support me. That means a great deal to me.

How many horses have you got in training?

At present I have four, but I am hoping to have a new horse early in 2017…we will see! Sadly one of my horses has suffered a couple of setbacks, so will need a bit of time to come right.

What are your aims for the future?

I want to focus on my younger horses, and I want to work up the levels into International competition…and I have a little ambition to breed my own horse..I would love to be able to use the stallion Big Star…but again we will have to wait and see.

What advice would you give other young riders looking for support or sponsorship?

Work hard at your sport, always be well presented, always promote yourself, in the press, on social media, make yourself known for good things, help and support others. Then when any opportunity arises, you can already show that you understand how to be a brand ambassador, and that you will be an asset to the company that support you.

Why did Musto choose Jade?

Picking five finalists from all our entrants was very tough. We pulled together a panel within Musto to help assess who would go forwards, and Jade was one of the lucky ones picked. The thing which stuck out about Jade was her activity on social media, her continuous results and her approachable nature. Jade was always sending us updates of her events, even during the application stage! Ultimately it came down to the public to pick their winner.

We have still offered support to each of our finalists, and are proud to offer them some help with their careers.

Future for Jade?

Jade has been offered another year contract with Musto following a successful 2016 with the brand.

Jade recently featured in our Autumn Winter 2017 photoshoot, and will be joining Musto for our ambassador party at BETA International. Jade will also join our newly founded, Musto Academy, which comprises of four of our ambassador who meet to discuss the collections and how we can grow our ranges moving forwards. As part of this, Jade will also continue testing upcoming products, have involvement in developing ranges as well as her other ongoing commitments with the brand.

2017 is a very exciting year for Musto and we are proud to have Jade on the team.

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EGB NORTHMBERLAND AND TYNESIDE GROUP 2016 TROPHY AND DISTANCE AWARDS RESULTS

EGB DISTANCE AWARDS WINNERS

DISTANCE AWARDS 500km: Haneef 1000km: Guisburn Golden Cobweb Hissane Orashaan Redebank Jasmine 2500km: Forest En’Shalla 3000km: Linnelwood Digby Loti du Caussanel 4500km: Bonnie Lass 5500km: Kavannagh PLEASURE DISTANCE TROPHY (THE MAX SHIELD) Donated by Jacquie Brash, named after her horse, Max. Awarded to the horse which has completed the greatest distance in Training and Pleasure Rides both local and national.

1ST GUISBURN GOLDEN COBWEB Paul Axcell 2ND LINNELWOOD DIGBY Janet Lennard 3RD BRIGHT DESTINY Angela Johnson

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JUNIOR AND YOUNG RIDER TROPHY Awarded to the rider aged between 8-18years, who has completed the greatest distance in Pleasure/Training and Competitive Rides.

1ST PUZZLE: Emily Smith HAPPY TRAILS TROPHY Donated by Peter Carter and Janet Lennard. Awarded to the horse (except those eligible for Newcomers) with the highest points gained in Competitive Rides up to and including 55 kms (i.e. a ride that does not have a vet halt).

Best 10 ride scores to count

HAPPY TRAILS AWARD WINNERS

1ST BONNIE LASS Barbara Austin 2ND CLOVER FIRE N ICE Emma Leigh 3RD GUISBURN GOLDEN COBWEB Paul Axcell

2ND BONNIE LASS Barbara Austin

GRADED RIDE TROPHY Awarded to the horse with the highest points total gained from competitive rides of any distance. Best 10 rides scores to count.

3RD LOTI DU CAUSSANEL Robert Newall

1ST LINNELWOOD DIGBY Janet Lennard

WINSTON II MEMORIAL TROPHY Donated by Diane Holmes in memory of her horse, Winston II. Awarded to the horse or pony competing for a full season at open level and gaining the most points in a season in rides of under 65km. Best 10 rides to count.

2ND LOTI DU CAUSSANEL Robert Newall

1ST LINNELWOOD DIGBY Janet Lennard

3RD HISSANE ORASHAAN Gill Brown HIGH POINT TROPHY Donated by Gloucester Lodge Farm.

Awarded to the horse with

the highest points total gained from any type of ride (ER,CR). (FEI rides to NOT count). Best ten ride scores to count 1ST LOTI DU CAUSSANEL Robert Newall 2ND LINNELWOOD DIGBY Janet Lennard 3RD HISSANE ORASHAAN Gill Brown SPIRIT OF THE NORTH F.E.I. TROPHY Donated by Sue Rogers in memory of her horse Blythe Spirit.

Awarded to the horse or rider with the highest points total in the FEI World Rankings for the current year 1ST LOTI DU CAUSSANEL Robert Newall 2ND HISSANE ORASHAAN Gill Brown

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SAUD MEMORIAL ENDURANCE TROPHY Donated by Eileen Charlton in memory of her Arab horse, Shirocco Gold, known as Saud.

Awarded to the horse with the highest points total in Endurance Rides (ER’s) of any distance, including multi-day ER’s (FEI rides to NOT count) Best 3 ER scores to count.

1ST LOTI DU CAUSSANEL Robert Newall BAREFOOT TROPHY Donated by Steven Leigh, Natures Way Barefoot Trimmer.

Awarded to the horse with the highest points total for the current year ridden barefoot / booted

1ST LINNELWOOD DIGBY Janet Lennard 2ND BONNIE LASS Barbara Austin 3RD BRIGHT DESTINY Angela Johnson 4 FOR THE NORTH COTTEE TROPHY Middle distance trophy 30-52 km.

Donated by Doreen Cottee in memory of her husband and endurance rider Ken Cottee. Now sponsored by Graham and Viv Knight, Classic Uph. & FOAM. 1ST BONNIE LASS Barbara Austin 2ND BRIGHT DESTINY Angela Johnson

1ST CLOVER FIRE N ICE Emma Leigh

3RD FOREST EN’SHALLA Julie Rana

2ND FOREST IN’SHALLA Julie Rana

4 FOR THE NORTH – URBAN HORSE TROPHY long distance trophy 48km and over.

Donated by Urban Horse.

VETERAN TROPHY Donated by Colin Mitchell of Scott Mitchell Associates.

Awarded to the horse with the highest points total for the current year, aged 16 years and over

1ST LEO III Sarah Wilkinson 2ND ROYAL OLYMPIAN Rachael Fothergill

4 FOR THE NORTH URBAN HORSE AWARD WINNER. SARAH WILKINSON

Northumberland & Tyneside In December the Northumberland and Tyneside Endurance GB group held their branch Annual General Meeting and awards night.

The group’s Chairman, Paul Axcell reported on another successful year for what is one of the smallest EGB branches. Despite some re-routing occasioned by the weather, 5 pleasure/training rides and 2 national rides went ahead. He thanked the ride organisers and committee members and also gave special mention to Katherine Edgeridge who has managed the website for a number of years and Janet Lennard who stores and maintains the group’s equipment as well as playing a major role in sorting out some of the ride routes.

The “4 for the North” series of rides had not attracted as many entries this year, after many years of generous sponsorship of the “Cottee Trophy” Viv and Graham Knight of Classic Upholstery and Foam have stepped down. The meeting expressed its appreciation of all they had done for

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the group and the trophy series. The series may undergo a “re-vamp” to reflect the current relatively low numbers competing at the higher distances locally at the present time. The meeting also welcomed a new sponsor for this year’s “Urban Horse Trophy”, sales manager Carolyn Hymers who kindly presented the trophy, and expressed their thanks to Gloucester Lodge Farm for sponsoring the new “High Point Trophy” The group enjoyed a Christmas meal prior to the presentations and the guest speaker was Heather Vaulkard, a holistic therapist based at Netherton Park Stables in Stannington. Heather practices a number of human and equine therapies and gave a talk about one in particular, “Equine Touch” giving a fascinating overview of the basics as well as reflecting on how it complements other approaches to horse and rider.

A charity raffle was held and the proceeds donated to the Great North Air Ambulance

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Heart of England Group - 3 Cs Challenge Cannock Chase on 11 March 2017 New for 2017, Heart of England Group introduces the 3 Cs Challenge.

The challenge is based on the Group’s 3 traditional rides:

Centred on Cirencester Park on the beautiful Bathurst Estate, the ride is primarily over bridleways and private tracks and has long been a highly popular keystone of the summer ride calendar.

Awards are presented for total distance covered across the three rides for the same horse and rider combinations as follows:

Bronze Award - A total of 80km (PR & GER distance allowed)

Silver Award - A total of 160km (GER & CER distance only) Clent Hills on 9 April 2017 Designated an area of outstanding natural beauty in 1958 because of its beautiful landscape, its wildlife and its history, Cannock Chase is the largest surviving area of lowland heathland in the Midlands. The ride encompasses forest and heathland tracks and bridleways, with no gates and no roadwork and is a lovely early season ride.

Gold Award - A total of 200km (GER & CER distance only)

Platinum Award - As per Gold Award but with completion of the 100km CER at Cirencester Park

As Cirencester Park is a multi day ride distance across the whole ride event will contribute to the award.

We look forward to welcoming as many members as possible to our 3 fantastic rides!

Cirencester Park on 14, 15 and 16 July 2017 A stunning countryside haven maintained by the National Trust in the heart of the busy Midlands. The ride takes place over the miles of bridleways and easy access trails offering breathtaking panoramic views over the Cotswolds, Shropshire Hills and Welsh borders.

Festive Fun in the Wyre Forest On the 10th December a multitude of Santas and Snowmen descended upon the Wyre Forest for the annual Heart of England Group Festive Fun Ride.

40 riders got into the festive spirit and completed either the 8km or 16km route which both followed completely off road forest tracks around the stunning Wyre Forest. EGB members and non members alike got into theme with excellent fancy dress outfits for horses, riders and even 36

the family dogs! Mince pies and festive rosettes were waiting for all finishing riders and everybody returned with a smile on their face and a little more festive cheer ready for the big day. Hope to see more of you there next year!

Photos show Heart of England Group and Committee members Helen Blair and Steve Bates embracing the festive cheer.

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All the latest results from the EGB events BOYTON HALL - DAY 1 (27/08/2016) 80kms 2 day Graded Endurance Ride 2 Day Grade 1: Reba (Lesley Caswell), 12.9kph; Vanquisher (Lindsay Sparrow), 13.5kph Grade 2: Against The Rules (Elaine Wallbridge), 12.8kph; Kal Baishakhi (Rebecca Northover), 12.8kph; Solstice Sunrise (Archie Moffat), 11.3kp Completion: Earl Of Killmurray (Jane Girling), 11.7kph 2 eliminations 64kms 2 day Graded Endurance Ride 2 Day Grade 1: Laity Red Alert (Rosie Marsh), 12.3kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Boolagh Betty (Hilary Carr), 13.7kph Completion: Aberllwyd Satra (Karen Day), 12.1kph; Eba Merlot (Caroline Thompson), 11.2kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Bevois Bobby (Karen Whittington), 11.2kph; Surprise Of Ellie’s Quest (Samantha Taylor), 10.6kph; Tannasg Psyches Grace (Ollie Holman), 10.8kph Grade 2: Cool Dude (Emma Taylor), 10.6kph Grade 3: Sassy (Caoroline Jiggens), 11.8kph Completion: Joey (Alison Taylor), 10.6kph; Sg Haneesh (Charlotte Purkis), 11.8kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Cardinal Panache (Julia Harman), 11.3kph; Dromasque (Leonie Davenport), 11.3kph; Island Spirit (Sharon Button), 12.1kph Grade 2: Island Elina (Molly Button), 12.1kph Grade 3: Diamond Destiny (Lucy Dennis), 14.1kph; Inde 2 (Janice Morton), 10.6kph Grade 4: Meiros Victoria Capella (Richard Lowe), 12.4kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 2: Laxton Painted Midnight Caller (Richard Alasia), 10.2kph Grade 3: Clarasfriday Boogi Bar (Ruth Riches), 10.2kph; George Bush (Dominic Smith), 11.8kph; Ruby Tuesday (Georgina Middleton), 9kph Completion: Bedouin (Lisa Wilkinson), 12.5kph; Hawkridge Major (Formally Minstrel) (Tracey Lee), 11kph; Royal Innfusion (Diane Archer), 9kph 32kms Pleasure Ride Beau Magic (Pauline Cushing); Simeric Sinnaman (Bridie Lyndon-Towel) 24kms Pleasure Ride Adam (Julia Fowler); Florence (Emma Pleasance); Hugo (Gemma Conn); Longcross Velvet (Bryony Parsler); Marble (Jane Walker); Napoleon (Helen Gipson); Paramal (Linda Kelly); Psydona (Tracy Keeling); Queenie (Graham Walker); Tallulah (Hannah Cook) BOYTON HALL - DAY 2 (28/08/2016) 80kms Competitive Endurance Ride 1st: Barik (Abigail Tennant), 20.2kph; W L A Elektra (Gail Jupp), 13.9kph 2nd: Sadhira (Caroline Cowley), 16.4kph 2 eliminations 80kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Arabian History (Claire Freeman), 14.5kph; Belle Etoile Bolero (Amie Grainger), 12.4kph Grade 3: Ricardo Pa (Paresh Parmar), 12.9kph

1 elimination 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Push The Button (Pippa Howie), 14.4kph Grade 2: Archer (Leonie Wheeler), 13.6kph; Dunstan’s Dunnit Again (Christine Smyth), 13.6kph Grade 3: Sandlings Popcorn (Antonia Hardwick), 12.3kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Akarem (Nicholas TweedieSmith), 11.2kph; Rowdy Cow Girl (Sally Jones), 13.4kp Grade 2: St. Flannans Niamh (Gillian Hasberry), 12.5kph Grade 3: Eba Merlot (Caroline Thompson), 13.4kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Azarina (Jo Woodman), 11.6kph; Bendeks (Unknown), 12.8kph; Cool Dude (Emma Taylor), 13.5kph; Kilteeven Ginger Mist (Lisa Hayworth), 12kph; Silver Prince Sadik (Carol Chapman), 10.3kph; Sylvan Illusion (Deborah Fyans), 10.3kph Grade 2: Nahzira Bint Chatanz (Katie Bedwin), 11.1kph Grade 3: Magdy (James Dickinson), 11.1kph Completion: Noha D’havenne (Fiona Bloom), 12.8kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Cardinal Panache (Viv Coleman), 11.4kph Grade 2: Dromasque (Leonie Davenport), 11.4kph Grade 3: Prince Caspian III (Isobel Fleming), 11.9kph Grade 4: Dulciya (Caroline Long), 11.4kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Cefngarn Carwyn (Deborah Dibden), 10.6kph; Miracle (Tracey Sawyer), 11.3kph Grade 3: Bedouin (Lisa Wilkinson), 12.2kph Grade 4: Colmworth Cuthbert (Michael Almond), 11.1kph 32kms Pleasure Ride Bevios Bobby (Karen Whittington); Imnopremadona (Paula Nelson); Imperial Delight (Valerie Bradshaw); Parker (Yvonne Toms) 24kms Pleasure Ride Florence (Emma Pleasance); Hugo (Gemma Conn) 16kms Pleasure Ride Joey (Alison Taylor); Surprise Of Ellies Quest (Sammy Taylor) AURIOLS - DAY 1 (03/09/2016) 80kms 2 day Graded Endurance Ride 2 Day Grade 3: Basford Showman (Allyson Sole), 12.4kph Completion: Ballydoolagh Alfie (Jeni Gilbert), 11.8kph 1 elimination 68kms 2 day Graded Endurance Ride 2 Day Grade 4: Against The Rules (Elaine Wallbridge), 10.4kph; Lva Troy (Susan Scarborough), 11.6kph Completion: Earl Of Killmurray (Jane Girling), 10.6kph 1 retired 51kms Graded Endurance Ride Completion: Velvet Echo (Lesley-Ann Parker), 10.3kph 42kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Cf Winter Amadeus (Pat Guerin), 13.1kph Grade 2: Bizout (Hannah Lydon), 11.4kph 1 retired 42kms Graded Endurance Ride

(Novice) Grade 2: Hathek (Keighley Pomroy), 12.5kph 34kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 3: Wisespares Tempo (Helen Ganney), 11.2kph Grade 4: Redwings Milky Way (Ella Pomroy), 10kph 34kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Makuto (Nicki Harris), 10.8kph 34kms Pleasure Ride Ibn Abishai (Janice Clere), 8.6kph; Oriele Griff (Christopher Fitton), 11.2kph 25kms Pleasure Ride Hillbrook Waldo (Lucy Wild), 7.9kph; Tyler (Debbie Sadler), 6.4kph 16kms Pleasure Ride Brandy (Michelle Rowell), 5.7kph; Castle Hill Harvey (Pam Fromm), 6.2kph; Eric (Susan Warsap), 6.2kph; Mick (Jane Filtness), 5.7kph; Twywell Jay Cee (Sheila Smith), 6.2kph CUMBRIA CHALLENGE - DAY 1 (03/09/2016) 80kms 2 day Graded Endurance Ride 2 Day Grade 1: Ptolemaeus (Carol Jones), 11.8kph 80kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Tinkerbell’s Image (Nikki Brown), 12kph Completion: Aberstwyth Gwynfor (Hayley Oliver), 13.6kph; Arabella Shaikh Al Jassan (Piers Geddes), 10kph 64kms 2 day Graded Endurance Ride 2 Day Grade 2: Peterbrook Sunset Surprise (Carolyn Cummings), 13.3kph Grade 3: Squire (Gaynor Jones), 13.1kph Grade 4: Serinah (Vivienne Knight), 14.1kph 1 retired 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Phoebe Rose (Alison Thorburn), 13.1kph; Royal Olympian (Rachael Fothergill), 13.1kph Grade 2: Trick Or Treat (Diane Warren), 13.1kph Grade 4: Fantasia IV (Tricia Hirst), 12.2kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Shirajah (June Davies), 12.2kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 4: Bonnie Lass (Barbara Austin), 11.1kph 1 elimination 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 3: Vlacq Diamond Sparkle (Charlotte Saunders), 9.5kph 1 elimination 32kms Pleasure Ride Alfie (Barbara Rothwell); Beadnell Rosie (Jane Nally); Bowerwood Aquashan (Vicky Thorburn); Country Boy (Harriet Fromant); Flynn (Lucy Walker); Howards Express (Grace Trueman); Lindle Sir Gallahad (Angela Leadbetter); Lloyd (Cody Ritson); The Zulu (Wendy Kyle); Valrizz Faerie Ffion (Val Pilling) 16kms Pleasure Ride Anchor Flapjack (Sally Flatman); Blackie (Christine Farrow); Bobby (Jayne Rowland); Bunny (Claire Dawes); Calibra (Joan Lewis); Crystal Alzena (Freda Crossman); Hermits Wandering Ghost (V Collins); High Lander (Amanda Crompton); Jarito Nea (Gill Denbigh); Prince Omor (Audrey Taylor); R.S Felledge Holly (Karen Fairbairn); Roxie (Sara Kavangh); Thomas (Unknown);

Topend Lancealot (Steph Duxbury); Tri Dance (Lynsey Bainbridge); Unknown (Nicola Pink) 1 elimination AURIOLS - DAY 2 (04/09/2016) 67kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Zamil De Paute (Joanne Bond), 12.2kph Completion: Ca Jalmeer (John Black), 11.8kph 42kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 3: Hathek (Keighley Pomroy), 12.4kph; Makuto (Nicki Harris), 11.3kph 34kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 3: Bey Dryad (Gillian Hensley), 11.3kph; Honey’s Copper Top (Stephen Bennett), 10.5kph Completion: Redwings Milky Way (Ella Pomroy), 12kph 34kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Star Hill Sapphire (Claire Mellor), 9.8kph Grade 3: Colmworth Cuthbert (Michael Almond), 9.8kph; Dora (Kim Bellhouse), 11.3kph 34kms Pleasure Ride Checker (No Name Given), 8.1kph; Ibn Abishai (Janice Clere), 9.6kph; Miss Clintown (D Hillstead), 8.1kph; Orelie Griff (Christopher Fitton), 11.2kph 25kms Pleasure Ride Flint (Perry Hayes), 7.5kph 16kms Pleasure Ride Finn (John), 4.6kph; Jeff (Jo Arnold), 4.6kph BONHAM (04/09/2016) 80kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Aurontes (Judy Holloway), 13.4kph Grade 2: Harik (Jan Prettejohn), 13.4kph Grade 3: May Blossom (Mandy Brown), 13.4kph 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Beewitched (Peta-Jane Field), 13.5kph Grade 2: Golden Dream (Ylva Mowatt), 11.7kph; Indygo (Mary Stubbs), 13.4kph Grade 3: Evermore Artistic (Carina Kane), 13.5kph Grade 4: Hs Parnasse (Gillian Mann), 11.9kph Completion: Archways Lovada Ada (Alice Denham), 10.9kph 1 elimination 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Shimmering Blue Jasmine (Nicola Sherry), 14kph; Terenz Ibn Chatanz (Gillian Talbot), 12.6kph Grade 2: Aberllwyd Solstice Morn (Doug Wilson), 13.7kph; Argentina (Rosemary Henderson), 13.7kph; Ja Noor (Susan Speed), 13.4kph; Sateer (Geraldine White), 13.7kph Grade 3: Eight Acres Kismet (Alison Robinson), 13.1kph Grade 4: Golden Gigolo (Deborah Edmond), 12.4kph; Lucky Lane Cinders (Heather Whiteley), 13.7kph; Spirits Silver Diamond (Bryony Edmond), 12.4kph; Ty Shute Meadow (Saffron Bishop), 12.4kph 2 eliminations 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: May Boy (Sarah Oatley), 11.4kph; Rs Alijah (Victoria Ham), 13.4kph Grade 2: Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Robin Everson), 13kph Grade 3: Marco Fresco (Fiona Wright), 12kph

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Completion: Amyzing Zayin (Paul Simmons), 13.9kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: H S Exile (Judith Baynes), 12.6kph; Samsara Kabir (Tony Griffin), 14.4kph; Sharif El Ra (Samantha Howard), 11.4kph; Solomons Ikey (Trish Griffin), 14.4kph Grade 3: Majestic Omar (Barbara Coombs), 14.2kph; Thunder Storm (Nesta Oliver), 10.6kph Grade 4: Zaminda (Sally Mcilwaine), 13.6kp 1 elimination 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Byfleet Nicky (Brenda Henney), 13.1kph; Hs Belita (Maxine Golledge), 9.6kph; Rubicon Kartikka (Helen Bowyer), 10.4kph; Taylor’s Flicka (Barbara Moorhouse), 10.4kph Grade 2: Flaxfields Phoenix (Tina Woodley), 13.1kph; Millersford Polo II (Sarah Madgwick), 13.1kph; Pebblebeach Narolie (Alice Loten), 11.5kph Grade 3: Royal Marque (Sarah Lincoln), 11.3kph; Venus (Carol Sobucinska), 9.8kph Grade 4: Texas King Clover (Mark Brown), 13.1kph Completion: Hs Cicero (Lesley Kennedy), 9.6kph; Queenies Girl (Kay Barnes), 10.1kph; S G Beja Jamaal (David Yeoman), 10.3kph; Wootonheath Sandstorm (Hannah Shadbolt), 13.1kph 1 elimination 32kms Pleasure Ride Evening Solstice (Sam Bateman), 11.4kph; Hector (Sally McGoldrick), 10.2kph; Keen Pleasure (Charles Newman), 11.7kph; Pepper (Sophie Berry), 9.8kph; Portmore Romany (Rachael Spencer-Fleet), 10.2kph; Red House Salut (Jane Perrett), 11.2kph; S C Soraya Cree (Janthea Newman), 11.7kph 1 elimination 20kms Pleasure Ride Balthazar (Imogen Cooper), 9kph; Bureside Viking (Sophie Bowdler), 11.2kph; Coco (Kamash), 10.2kph; Gunner (Livvy Adams), 9kph; Smooch (Laura-Jane Bowdler), 11.2kph; Tonto (Claire Ryall), 9kph; Two Tone Meabh (Judith Jesty), 8.7kph; Vlacq Itarille (Judy Hallam), 8.8kph; Willow (Tracey McDermott), 9kph 1 elimination 15kms Pleasure Ride Archie (Sue Hocking), 7.6kph; Casper (Beverley Hopkinson), 7.6kph; Duke (Chrissie Jones), 8.9kph; Ronnie (Beverley Bracher), 8.9kph 1 elimination CUMBRIA CHALLENGE - DAY 2 (04/09/2016) 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Loti Du Caussanel (Robert Newall), 14.1kph Grade 4: Cf Matilda (Susannah French), 10.5kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Lateef Bin Krayaan (Josie Ratter-Evison), 12kph; Shirajah (June Davies), 11.7kph Grade 2: Summer Breeze 1 (Evelyn Helme), 10.4kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Linnelwood Digby (Janet Lennard), 11.6kph; Mill Starlight (Julie Banks), 14.2kph Grade 2: Phoebe Rose (Alison Thorburn), 12.2kph Grade 4: Guisburn Golden Cobweb (Paul

Axcell), 12.6kph; Hildith Dancing Dream (Alison Garlick), 10.2kph; Hildith Dancing Princess (Julie Scott), 10.2kph Completion: Hs Jibran (Natalie Edwards), 12.2kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Addiewell Prince Charming (Gillian Bower), 10.9kph; Rusadia (Ann Speirs), 11.1kph Grade 2: Bj’s Spirit (Fiona Penney), 9.8kph; Marlak Super Dude (Carol Taylor), 10.7kph Completion: Flynn (Lucy Walker), 8.9kph 1 elimination 32kms Pleasure Ride Adams Glory (Rosemary Granger); Billy (Diana Sharples); Ellie Puggles (Judy Ainley); Gorsneuad Merlyn (Natalie Sharples); Hollingside Amba (Sue Webster); Jade (Penny Johnston); Maraday Mystaron (Linda Cowperthwaite); Sparky (Amanda Lister 2 eliminations 16kms Pleasure Ride Beadnell Rosie (Jane Nally); Bobby (Jayne Rowland); Calibra (Joan Lewis); Eisor Zigzak (Moira Pickering); Jarito Nea (Gill Denbeigh); Napolitano Itala (Amanda Carson); The Zulu (Wendy Kyle); Thomas (Kate Higginson); Townend Dillon (Margaret Plank); Unknown (Suzanne Wainwright) 1 elimination ST PATRICKS COAST - DAY 1 (10/09/2016) 160kms 2 day Competitive Endurance Ride 4th: Simeric Smooth Criminal (Hannah Maskell), 11.4kph 5th: Emira Bint Letifa (Sally Toye), 11.3kph 6th: Trust Me Too (Jane Greatorex), 11.2kph 7th: Kazeme El Mystral (Sue Box), 10.7kph 80kms Competitive Endurance Ride 2nd: Good Morgan (Jessica Sedgwick), 14.3kph 3rd: Midnight Crusade (Helen Perry), 14.3kph 4th: Vlacq Flint Accolade (Heather Weston), 13.8kph 5th: Eas Boadicea (Ella Bunting), 13.8kph 7th: Zameel (Rachel Lima), 13kph 2 eliminations and 1 retired 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Deliva Crianza (Lindsey Walters), 12.5kph Grade 4: Leo III (Sarah Wilkinson), 12.6kph Completion: Gauffron Spring Boy (Cerys Hill), 12.5kph; Hs Cardinal (Angie Williams), 12.5kph HANSLOPE RIDE - DAY 2 (11/09/2016) 120kms Competitive Endurance Ride 1st: Kyneton Poppers (Jess Smith), 15.6kph 2nd: Remynisce (Susan Hawes), 15.5kph 3rd: Uciana De Jalima (Anzaq Mehmood), 15.5kph 2 eliminations 100kms Competitive Endurance Ride 1st: Silver Zourra (Nicola Sherry), 16.2kph 2nd: Eas Ka Ching (Nathalie Cambier), 14.8kph 3rd: Dubai Valentino (Saffron Bishop), 12.4kph 1 elimination 80kms Competitive Endurance Ride 1st: Firyuza (Annette Hansford), 13.8kph 2nd: Blaenllain Cardinals Dream (Harriet Loder), 12.8kph

80kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Aragorn (Ruth Chadwick), 14.4kph; Cumbria Black Kareem (Emily Ferguson), 12.8kph; Rowdy Cow Girl (Sally Jones), 13.5kph; Shoshana (Annette Masterson), 14.4kph; Xanthus (Elizabeth Rowland), 12.5kph Grade 2: Poster (Alex Freaks), 13.6kph; Sky’s The Limit (Charlotte Chadwick), 14.4kph Grade 3: L.I. Wallonia (Marijke Visser), 13kph; Malaak (Claire Dovey), 13.6kph Completion: Egyptian Whirlwind (Linda Cowperthwaite), 12.3kph; Krakatau (Emma Daniel), 12.5kp 1 elimination 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Archer (Leonie Wheeler), 14.3kph; Cs Chimera (Zoe Hyslop), 13.2kph; Sovereign IV (Jessie Lethbridge), 13.2kph Grade 2: Ambergambler (Laura Graham), 13.8kph Grade 3: Reena Screena Star (Ollie Holman), 14.4kph Completion: Bobby Q (Shanti Roos), 13.5kph 1 elimination 50kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 3: Bodis Panache (Alix Nattrass), 14kph; Granby Sting (Maureen Langham), 14.7kph 42kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Bellaboolou (Rachael Spinks), 11.7kph; Makuto (Nicki Harris), 13.2kph Grade 2: Hs Jamal (Lauren Mills), 14kph; Pedantic (Alison Fearn), 11.6kph 1 elimination and 1 retired 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 3: Ra Baariq Ibn Ecliptic (Alice Beet), 11.1kph Grade 4: Choral Bey (Rachael Claridge), 12.7kph 1 retired 34kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Fighting On (Rachel Tomlin), 12.5kph; Razzle And Role (Frances Brayford), 13.3kph Grade 3: Binley Silver Spark (Rebecca Gant), 13.3kph Grade 4: One Fine Day (Sara Graham), 10.6kph 34kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Star Hill Sapphire (Claire Mellor), 10.5kph Grade 2: Fawkes (Claire Horsfield), 12.6kph 1 retired 30kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Sharif El Ra (Samantha Howard), 13.5kph Grade 3: C S Khan (Melanie Bradley), 14.4kph 30kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Shatzar (Alice Watson), 10.5kph Grade 2: Herbert Sherbert (Gillian Hensley), 11.1kph Completion: Broughton Emissary (Emily Garrett), 11.1kph; Calia Lily (Herbie Owen), 11.1kph 30kms Pleasure Ride Akhil (Juliette Dean); Charlie (Michael Alexander); Shakula (Ray Davison); The Exterminator (Ceilia Przyrembel) 20kms Pleasure Ride Bracken (Julia Hearn); Paddy (Chiara Zeolla); Psydona (Tracy Keeling); Tallulah (Hannah Cook) 16kms Pleasure Ride Arikara (Sarah Gammon); Beau (Finley Nash); Dazzle (Lauren Mathews); Enzo (Sophia Jordanou Bailey); Fleur (Molly Murphy); Hermione (Oliver Cook); Kali (Helene Sutton); Lloyd

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(Alison Cook); Lottie (Anya Crawford); Mary Ann (Jacky Siddle); Moon (Helen Linder); Pasha (Louise Hadland); Sandy (Jill Crawford); Thunder (Joanna Gammon); Toby (Arlyne Peaker); Toby (Emma Finch) ST PATRICKS COAST - DAY 2 (11/09/2016) 48kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 4: Sandy W (Lily Gibbons), 10.5kph 2 eliminations 48kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 3: Gizmo I (Kath Wilson), 12.5kph; Psycret Passion (Emily Nott), 10.9kph Completion: Grecian Moon (Larissa Burnett), 10.6kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 3: Deliva Crianza (Lindsey Walters), 12.1kph Completion: Leo III (Sarah Wilkinson), 12.1kph; Vlacq Flint Accolade (Heather Weston), 11.7kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Carrowkeel Storm (Hannah Sedgwick), 11.1kph; Harmonized (Chloe Delaney), 10.9kph Grade 2: The Red Barron (Sian Hill), 12kph Grade 4: Endymion Under And Over (Kate Hill), 12kph Completion: Gauffron Spring Boy (Cerys Hill), 12.1kph; Hs Cardinal (Angie Williams), 11.4kph BWLCH RAID DAY 1 (17/09/2016) 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Simply Dennis (Sue Gregg), 11.1kph; Watibou Coutillas (Alex Tennant), 13.1kph Grade 2: Tiffaala (Sally Mellor), 12.2kph Grade 3: Aberllwyds Astoriz (Catherine Rawnsley), 10.8kph; Fantasia IV (Charlotte Saunders), 10.5kph; Vlacq Bronze Image (Tricia Hirst), 10.5kph Grade 4: Khatanga (Linda Barnes), 12kph; Psyzan (Penny Rawnsley), 10.8kph; Sahir Opulence (Katy Mellor), 12.2kph Completion: Madinah (Carol Jones), 11.2kph 2 eliminations 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Aztrantia (Charlotte Fleming), 14.5kph; Ethaar (Caroline Le Butt), 11.7kph Grade 2: Penhwnllys Seline De Mon (Helen Barrett), 10.6kph; Penny Clawd (Belinda Stewart), 10.6kph Grade 3: Radwaan (Fern List), 10.2kph; Tal Afaar Kd (Lesley List), 10.2kph Grade 4: Hs Wisteria (Sally Farrall), 10.1kph Completion: Whitehawk Random Design (Craig Painting), 10.1kph 1 elimination 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Oakleaze Farm Czarko (Lauren Mills), 11.5kph; Poppet (Ronald Watt), 13kph; Samsara Kabir (Tony Griffin), 12.5kph Grade 4: Solomons Ikey (Trish Griffin), 12.3kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Druimghigha Lantana (Louise Johnson), 11.4kph; Lucky Streich (Michael Bates), 9.7kph Grade 2: Dashuk (Richard Parry), 12.3kph; Royal Marque (Sarah Lincoln), 10.2kph Grade 3: Bizout (Hannah Lydon), 9.6kph; Nohilly’s Lad (Rosemary White), 9.7kph Grade 4: Annasach Cherish The Ladies (Joanna Hall), 10.3kph; Prince Of Hope (Kerry Carson), 11.3kph

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Completion: Simeric Cassini (Bridie Lydon-Towle), 9.6kph 32kms Pleasure Ride Arranberg Mai (Fiona Valentine); Dittany (Pauline Atkinson); Fern (Unknown); Isis Bint Goudah (Amanda May); Zalditxu (Anne Blakemore) 16kms Pleasure Ride Amani Bint Arazi (Rosemary Cookson); Maggie (Linda Court); Murphy (Barbara Baker); Unknown (Bethan Jones) THE LIONS TAIL - DAY 1 (17/09/2016) 105kms 2 day Medium 2day Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Aurontes (Judy Holloway), 13.5kph; Déjà Vu (Ann Harrison), 13.5kph; Seren Capella (Rebecca Kinnarney), 13.2kph 1 elimination 82kms 2 day Graded Endurance Ride 2 Day Grade 2: Kal Baishakhi (Rebecca Northover), 12.3kph; W L A Elektra (Gail Jupp), 11.5kph Grade 3: Dakaman (Heather Cornick), 11.4kph 1 retired 60kms 2 day Graded Endurance Ride 2 Day Grade 3: Lva Troy (Susan Scarborough), 12kph; Tannasg Dancing Diva (Penny Pearce), 11.8kph Completion: Burfield Court Appearance (Helen Boston), 11.6kph 3 eliminations 50kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Trigger (Jane Walker), 13kph Grade 3: Bright Dawn (Sue Loveridge), 11.9kph 41kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Abbery Cornish Messenger (Heidi Clark), 12.4kph; Bonnie Safira (Jennifer Doxey), 12.6kph Grade 2: Oakleaze Farm Cziko (Bella Fricker), 13kph; Oakleazefarm Czamak (Louise Rich), 13kph Grade 3: Earl Of Killmurray (Madison Pomroy), 13.1kph Completion: Eden El Nyhl (Susan Cox), 12.6kph; Honey’s Copper Top (Stephen Bennett), 11.2kph 1 elimination 41kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Bevois Bobby (Karen Whittington), 12.6kph; Harmonized (Chloe Delaney), 10.6kph; Kingates Gold (Lorraine Sheerin), 12.6kph; Miss Kitty (Sarah Bamber), 11.6kph Grade 2: Summer Breeze 1 (Evelyn Helme), 12.4kph; Waleed Bin Goudah (Terence Madden), 11.8kph Grade 3: Va Milotkha (Kimberleigh Roulston-Bates), 10.9kph Completion: Bordesley Golden Iman (Ann-Marie Pelc), 11.4kph 3 eliminations 41kms Pleasure Ride Elbrich Fan Wolsum (Cath Houghton); Ryelands Max A Million (Jamie Houghton) 30kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Orelie Griff (Christopher Fitton), 13.2kph; Wisespares Tempo (Helen Ganney), 11.4kph Grade 3: Eas Indiana Al Arabi (Laura Davies), 12.3kph; William Bonnie (Steven Bates), 12.5kph 30kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Completion: Pedantic (Alison Fearn), 12.1kph 2 eliminations 30kms Pleasure Ride Florence (Emma Pleasance); Hugo

(Gemma Conn); Imnopremadonna (Paula Nelson); Imperial Delight (Valerie Bradshaw); Sharula (Raymond Davison) 21kms Pleasure Ride Beresford Sydney (Carol Counter); Cumbria Showtyme (Victoria Davies); Howey (Adrian Thompson); Jarito Nea (Gill Denbeigh); Mister B (Wendy Thompson); Premier Grand (Sara Hurst); Unknown (Larrissa Whiley) 9kms Pleasure Ride Wooton Heath Charmer (Jo McCormac) BWLCH RAID DAY 2 (18/09/2016) 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Abu Rukomet (David Yeoman), 13kph Grade 2: Merlin III (Bethan Lewis), 13.7kph; The Red Viscount (Charis Denham), 14.1kph Grade 3: Boreina (Piers Geddes), 10.7kph Grade 4: Sateer (Heather Giles), 10.4kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Granby Sting (Maureen Langham), 11.9kph Grade 3: Argentina (Rosemary Henderson), 11.5kph; Inferno (Alex Tennant), 12.9kph Grade 4: Echo I (Fiona Griffiths), 11.2kph; Lucky Lane Cinders (Heather Whiteley), 11.5kph Completion: Madinah (Carol Jones), 10kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Shirajah (June Davies), 10kph Grade 2: Ethaar (Caroline Le Butt), 11.2kph; Pele (Beth Gordon), 11.4kph; Silver Kb (Anita Gordon), 11.4kph; Simply Dennis (Sue Gregg), 11.3kph 1 elimination 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Sharif El Ra (Samantha Howard), 11.3kph; Smokey Savannah (Karin Hilton), 11.8kph Grade 3: Surplus To Requirements (Laura Graham), 11.9kph Grade 4: Khatanga (Linda Barnes), 12.8kph Completion: Springlee Bay (Kerri Costello), 11.2kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Falwen Chantilly (Debra Liveley), 10.7kph Grade 3: Bizout (Hannah Lydon), 9.5kph; Prince Of Hope (Kerry Carson), 10.9kph Grade 4: Hendrewen Pirate (Nicola Davies), 9.2kph Completion: Fold Elite (Karen Cadman), 9.6kph; Simeric Cassini (Bridie LydonTowle), 9.5kph 32kms Pleasure Ride Alfie (Nicola Morgan); Dolly (Donna Williams); Elvis (Heather Evans); Funtime Foxy (Catherine Turner); Keen Pleasure (Charles Newman); Paddy (Kim Conroy); Real Deal (Hilary Kaye); Sc Soraya Cree (Janthea Newman); Texas Star (Claire Licence); Woody (Emma Powell) 16kms Pleasure Ride Fern (Cariad Nealon); Liberace (Caroline Amphiles); Marl Joclyn (Laura Robinson); Nohillys Lad (Rosemary White); Unknown (Bethan Jones) EUSTON PARK (18/09/2016) 80kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 3: Noha D’havenne (Fiona Bloom), 15.5kph 1 elimination 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Arabian History (Claire

Freeman), 16.2kph; Tannasg Psyches Grace (Ollie Holman), 16.6kph Grade 3: Push The Button (Karen Carr), 15.9kph Grade 4: Boolagh Betty (Hilary Carr), 13.5kph 48kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Miracle (Tracey Sawyer), 13.2kph 48kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Miracle (Tracey Sawyer), 13.2kph Grade 3: Bendeks (Robert Sedgley), 14.6kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Aberllwyd Satra (Karen Day), 11.9kph; Crystal Wissam (Anna Williams), 14.7kph; Elayla (James Dickinson), 13.1kp Grade 2: Inde 2 (Janice Morton), 12.5kph; M H S Amir El Sudan (Samantha Hunt), 14kph; Meiros Victoria Capella (Richard Lowe), 13.7kph; Prince Caspian III (Isobel Fleming), 13.3kph; Simeric Solaman (Julia Harman), 12.4kph Grade 3: Beystar (Ian Fletcher), 12.1kph Grade 4: Cardinal Panache (Viv Coleman), 12.4kph; Dromasque (Leonie Davenport), 12.4kph; Tullia (Nicholas Tweedie-Smith), 11.7kph Completion: Hawkridge Major (Formally Minstrel) (Tracey Lee), 14.4kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Auberon (Janetta Haverson), 10.3kph; George Bush (Dominic Smith), 14kph; Ruby Tuesday (Georgie Middleton), 12.3kph; Sylvan Illusion (Carol Chapman), 14kph Grade 2: Laxton Painted Midnight Caller (Richard Alasia), 12.7kph; Nahzira Bint Chatanz (Katie Bedwin), 13.1kph; Perfect Star (Herbie Owen), 10.9kph Grade 3: Cefngarn Carwyn (Deborah Dibden), 12.1kph; Clarasfriday Boogi Bar (Ruth Riches), 12.7kph Grade 4: Bedouin (Lisa Wilkinson), 13.7kph 2 eliminations 32kms Pleasure Ride Inndependance (Bethony Archer); Joy Of Spring (Jordan Head); Kildromin Trump (Les Caswell); Psydona (Tracy Keeling); Wild Cherry (Diana Dufosee) 1 elimination 16kms Pleasure Ride Angel (Claire Marie O’Hare); Eddie (Portia Barrett); Hercules (?); Mylo (Megan Magennis); R V (Victoria Gentry); Toronto (Sue Letch) S.E.R.C (18/09/2016) 64kms Competitive Ride Grade 4: Clover Fire N Ice (Emma Leigh), 11.3kph 30kms Competitive Ride Grade 1: Loti Du Caussanel (Robert Newall), 13.4kph THE LIONS TAIL - DAY 2 (18/09/2016) 82kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Belle Etoile Bolero (Amie Grainger), 12.2kph; Riyah Raquassah (Karen Corr), 11.8kph Completion: Ca Jalmeer (John Black), 11.8kph 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Bordesley Golden Ayanna (Camilla Mascall), 14.3kph; Ima-Gine (Stuart Barkway), 14.1kph; Tannasg Sovereign (Anne Booth), 13.8kph Grade 3: Tia Indie Swirl (Lindsey Watson), 11.9kph 1 elimination 41kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Al Masa (Sue Oliver), 13.8kph; Cf Winter Amadeus (Pat Guerin), 13.6kph;

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Magners Gold (Jane Wyatt), 13.6kph; Mill Starlight (Julie Banks), 15.3kph; Oakleazefarm Czamak (Louise Rich), 14.3kph; Red House Lily Marlene (Jacqueline Lloyd), 12.8kph; Zyta (Gaynor Rose), 14.9kph Grade 2: Bey Dryad (Gillian Hensley), 13.7kph; Fighting On (Rachel Tomlin), 12.6kph; Linnelwood Digby (Janet Lennard), 12.5kph; Oakleaze Farm Cziko (Bella Fricker), 14.3kph Completion: Ammanvalley Comet (Sue Abbott), 11.1kph; Sabi Waseem (Simon Hutton), 13.8kph 2 eliminations 41kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Aussie (Lorraine Brown), 12.2kph; Copshawholm Roman Emperor (Jean Spearing), 13.6kph; Doylan Lacoste’s Gift (Alicia Reeves), 11.4kph; Forest In Shalla (Julie Rana), 12.5kph; Gavin (Dan Needham), 10.2kph; Grey Legs (Jo Bunyan), 13.9kph; Hazever Queens Quest (Kathy Pugh), 13kph; Hs Persania (Jessica Griffin), 11.8kph; Kilbeg Flash (Carole Portlock), 12.8kph; Kilteeven Ginger Mist (Lisa Hayworth), 14.1kph; Secret (Kirsty Price), 15kph; Spilsbury Cassidy Kid (Ann Raymont), 13.9kph; Star Hill Sapphire (Claire Mellor), 10.9kp Grade 2: Akzent (Elaine Baber), 12.3kph; Dexter (Mary Holland), 13.5kph; Dutch Adventure (Natalie Neal), 13.2kph; Emoederry (Paige Knee), 12.2kph; Golden Pride (Lindsey Bones), 13.5kph; Jeff (Constance Smale), 13kph; Monahan Gold (Jess Pearce), 10.2kph; Waleed Bin Goudah (Terence Madden), 12.6kph Grade 3: Colmworth Cuthbert (Michael Almond), 10.9kph; Dwyfor Buster (Jeremy Harlans), 10.1kph; French Clover (Sammie Webb), 14.5kph; Hs Pieride (Larissa Whiley), 11.8kph; Taylors Flicker (Barbara Moorhouse), 13.4kph; Tilly (Victori Lickorish), 9.2kph; Unknown (Rebecca Tooley), 13.4kph Grade 4: Rubicon Kartikka (Helen Bowyer), 13.4kph; Rusheen Blathin (Mair Bunyan), 13.9kph Completion: Broughton Emissary (Emily Garrett), 8.3kph; Cuckoopen Merlin (Amanda Barton), 13.4kph; Kilmer Queen (Wanda Back), 8.3kph; Kingstown Cove (Ellie Bunyan), 13.9kph; Precious Mildred (Alison Pearce), 10.2kph 8 eliminations and 1 retired 41kms Pleasure Ride Ami (Kate Redding); Dba Montello (Unknown); Jake (Louise Ward); Unknown (Fiona Kearton) 1 elimination 30kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Ruwais Bolero (Daisy Strang), 13.5kph Grade 2: Llanfyllin Roseanne (Caitlin Birkitt), 11.2kph; Maximillion (Bethany Stokes), 12.6kph; Peterbrook Sunset Surprise (Carolyn Cummings), 14.5kph Grade 4: Orelie Griff (Christopher Fitton), 13.9kph Completion: Earl Of Killmurray (Madison Pomroy), 11.2kph; Honey’s Copper Top (Stephen Bennett), 10.9kph; William Bonnie (Steven Bates), 11.2kph 2 eliminations 30kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 3: Pedantic (Alison Fearn), 11kph

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Completion: Amazlad Of The Hollies (Jacqueline Rushton), 12kph 3 eliminations 30kms Pleasure Ride Beresford Sydney (Carol Counter); Bevois Bobby (Karen Whittington); Kingates Gold (Lorraine Sheerin); Mistletoe (Linda Birkitt); Panty Fid Cloudy (Jennifer Rand); Samsara Nazrat (Andrea Grossey); Shahir Neesan (Nicky Pumphrey); Winter Mist (Sarah Jenkins-Brown) 2 eliminations 21kms Pleasure Ride Elbrlch Fan Wolsum (Cathrin Houghton); Jarito Nea (Gill Denbeigh); Miss Kitty (Sarah Bamber); Ryelands Max A Million (Jamie Houghton) CAMELFORD (25/09/2016) 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Mirjana (Gill Plumbley), 10.9kph Grade 3: Latek (Victoria Mosey), 10.7kph Completion: Tresmeake Bay (Megan Seedhouse), 12kph 1 elimination 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Ty Shute Meadow (Sarah Bishop), 11.7kph Grade 2: Kalaway (Jane James), 11.7kph Completion: Choral Bey (Rachael Claridge), 12.3kp 1 elimination 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Nuraletta (Judy Holloway), 11kph Grade 2: Jameela Johara (Nicola Sherry), 11kph Grade 4: Tylands Froley (Saffron Bishop), 11.7kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Duchy Mimosa (Martin Voysey), 11.4kph; May Blossom (Mandy Brown), 11.2kph Grade 2: Bey Sharim (Anya Langmead), 11.8kph; Darwin (Tanya Southworth), 11.8kph; Silver Tariba (Susan Speed), 10.9kph Grade 3: Harik (Jan Prettejohn), 11.2kph; Hs Fayrouz (Joanna Chisholm), 10.5kph Grade 4: Firebird (Philippa Davidson), 10.3kph Completion: Ac Latifa Amirah (Abigail Chisholm), 11.8kph; Evermore Artistic (Carina Kane), 12.4kph 1 elimination 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Brechfa Dansker (Kim Hicks), 13.2kph; King Pin (Amy Perks), 13.2kph; Mhs Matata (Amanda Satchell), 10.7kph; Rajastan (Kathy Friday), 12kph Grade 2: Corntown Frisk (Jill Semmens), 11.1kph; Psycret Passion (Lesley Nott), 10.3kph; Rs Alijah (Victoria Ham), 10.6kph Grade 3: Gorgeous Girl (Jenna Ede), 13.2kph Completion: Blaize (Rebecca Townsend), 8.4kph; Todhill Trafalgar (Lenice Bell), 9.1kph 1 elimination 32kms Pleasure Ride Binx (Sally Ross); Bonnie (Jackie Glassonbury); Duke (M Parnell); Hs Ecuador (Paul Cameron); Kevin (Tara Jones); Lambeth Palace (Chris Cameron); Ocean (Helen McMillan); Rio (Kerry Ford); Silver (Sally Kent); Simba (Pippa Colton-Taylor Lambert); Whitsun Eclipse (Emily Johns) 1 elimination 16kms Pleasure Ride Azaez (L Barnes); Bramble (Lynda Beer); Daisy Edition (Yvonne Ellery); Emmersbrook Rosella (Sophie

Murrish); Grace (Sarah Harper); Jessie (Honor Farley); Kira (Trevor Beckford); Maisie (Kayley Gibbs); Nutkin (Jacqui Pyle); Oakwood Seth (Jodie Culpin); Rocky (Elizabeth Kitto); Romance (Chloe Percival); Swift (Rosemary Buckler); Tia Lusso (Lindsay Menhenick); Top Secret VII (Peter Murrish); Witchcombe Real Lady (Sarah Pike) 1 elimination DEVILS DYKE (25/09/2016) 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 4: Kaalif (Susan Hawes), 11.4kph; Magie Blue (Jane Geal), 10.6kph Completion: Gulledo Lady (Jennifer Newman), 10.9kph 4 eliminations 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Burfield Goodie Two Shoes (E Attfield), 10.6kph; Diabloi (Keely Nugent), 9.6kph; Kingates Gold (Lorraine Sheerin), 11.8kph; Marcel (Julia Watts), 12.7kph Grade 2: Ballinamurra Lucy (Karen Titterington), 11.8kph Grade 3: Ps Dancing Demus (Beata Hranaiova), 9.6kph Completion: Hartley (Caroline Johnson), 10.4kph; Morpheus (Donna Turner-Irwin), 11.1kph; Sg Haneesh (Charlotte Purkis), 12.1kph 2 eliminations 32kms Pleasure Ride 50x (Donna Mitchell); Abergavenny Unique Lady (Donna Hamilton); Autumn Flame (F Woodham); Bingo (Emma Connors); Black Kashmira (Sue Home); Kirmali (Marie Bennett); Manwee Crystal Rose (Abi Cooper); Rebel (Selina Tilley); Robbie (Jennie Worthy); Summer (Leanne Lampard 1 elimination 24kms Pleasure Ride Angelic Hera (Michelle Wyles); Blaze (Hazel Perry); Dublin (Luke Taylor); Eba Merlot (Caroline Thompson); Paddy (Deborah Milne); Rasikh (Louise Palmer); Royalman (Paul Carter); Sammy (Matthew Perry) 19kms Pleasure Ride Armstrong (Roland Orchard); Bevois Bobby (Karen Whittington); Bmj Picasso (Michelle Clark); Charm (Francine Orchard); Coco (Kamash Al Sayed); El Chenz (Sandra Ralph); Fantom (Nicola Hiller); Izzy (Anne Gartside); Kilbarry Joey (Sam Thompson); Ned (Suzi Jacobs); Negmat Al Hyat (Megan Jennings); Perry (Leah Hiller); Quarene (Fiona Sanderson); Red Huse Shamil (Trilby Herriott); Remondini (Karen Parsons); Ruby (Ali Graves); Sparky (Jan Ames); Vis-A-Vism (Phillipa Paul) 2 eliminations WHITE HORSE WANDER (25/09/2016) 80kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Cfs Eros (Rachael Atkinson), 14.5kph; Senygal (Emily Mchugh), 14.5kph 1 elimination 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Leo III (Sarah Wilkinson), 13.1kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Peterbrook Sunset Surprise (Carolyn Cummings), 14.6kph; Squire (Gaynor Jones), 14.6kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Caddy (Cordelia Cooper), 13.1kph; Harmonized (Chloe Delaney), 13.1kph

30kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Loti Du Caussanel (Robert Newall), 14.4kph Grade 3: Paramal (Helen Gipson), 10.8kph Grade 4: Riversdale Bawika (Julie Linder), 12.2kph 30kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Badger (Bob) (Louise Young), 12.6kph; Harold (Amy Young), 12.6kph; Just Jester (Sarah Wilkinson), 11.3kph Grade 2: Hillgarth Dreamcatcher (Hannah Young), 12.6kph Completion: Twilight Dancer (Danielle Gray), 9.6kph 1 elimination 30kms Pleasure Ride A Patchy Joe (Julie McLean); Benjana (Daisy Dixon); Bo Busk Cleo (Jamie Shores); Clodoald (Clare Thompson); Cloughwood Gold Charm (John Illingworth); Gally (Julie Gaskill); George (Clare Field); Guisburn Szareen (Lorna Turner); Hamdan Bin Hamdanieh (Val Swann); Harboros Apollo (Michelle Stanley); Impy (Leila Roberts); Lucy Locket (Emily Kelly); McKenzie (Graham Foulger); Oakthwaite Aurora (Laura Hindle); Penny (Ann Featherstone); Prince (Sarah Golden); Princess Camella (Angela Hields); Rio (Anne Sweet); Rocky (Sarah Radcliffe); Tweedy (Amanda Cameron); Twister (Pam Joynes); Zigaura (K Millican) 1 retired 24kms Pleasure Ride Alonso (Helen Simpson); Badger (Julie Carroll); Bolbo Boggoart (Julie Bagley); Callowfeenish Joeanne (Michael Carter); Casper (A Rowbottom); Chester (Keeley Metcalfe); Damika (Amanda Bullock); Dancer (Sarah Boulter); Diamond (Juliet Olivier); Duke (Tahnee Burgess); Dwyfor Buster (Jeremy Harland); Garvan Zelda (Angela Carter); Gem (S Cunningham); George (Simon Durkin); Hillbrook Waldo (Lucy Wild); Indie (Sharon Davison); Kitty (Martin Young); Lexi (Liam Walton); Loquita (D Dakeyne); Major (Leanne Manze); Matilda Bay (Angela Peace); Max (Michelle Pearson); Monty Million (Sarah Talbot-Greaves); Pintao (J Dakeyne); Rs Felledge Holly (Karen Fairbairn); Sam (Claire Greenbank); Sapphire (H Whittaker); Seaton (Velda Young); Skip (Jacquie Harrison); Susie (Caroline Woodhouse); Tilly (Laura Potter); Tri Dance (Lynsey Bainbridge); William (Julie Richardson); Wilsons Dominator (Fiona Kearton 2 eliminations 10kms Pleasure Ride Andrew Prince Of Brecon (Isobel Green); Barmey (Alice Spivey); Dalewin Beauty (Liz Worthy); Kramer (Karen Spivey); Miriam Of Combesbank (Ed MacHolc); Myrtle Of Combesbank (Laura MacHolc) FEI BREDASDORP (RSA) (30/09/2016) F.E.I. 2star 120kms FEI Competitive Endurance Ride 3rd: Tito (Nicola Thorne), 15.8kph RED DRAGON - DAY 1 (30/09/2016) 42kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Copper Head Road (Rebecca Stapley), 13kph; Granby Sting (Maureen Langham), 12.3kph; Ja Noor (Susan Speed), 12.6kph Grade 2: Simeric Solaman (Julia

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Harman), 11.2kph Grade 3: Dromasque (Leonie Davenport), 11.2kph; Samsara Kabir (Tony Griffin), 11.9kph; Sateer (Geraldine White), 11.8kph; Zamil De Paute (Joanne Bond), 12.8kph Grade 4: Cardinal Panache (Viv Coleman), 11.2kph Completion: Miss Iverley (Donald Inglis), 12.4kph; Solomons Ikey (Trish Griffin), 11.9kph 42kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 2: Hs Shaman (Sue Box), 11.7kph; La Picasso (Susannah Rogers), 11.4kph; Rajastan (Kathy Friday), 12.6kph; The Red Barron (Emily Cooke), 11.5kph Completion: Hs Dante (Carri-Ann Dark), 9.4kph 36kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Simply Dennis (Sue Gregg), 11.6kph; Smokey Savannah (Karin Hilton), 11.7kph Completion: Aberllwyds Astoriz (Catherine Rawnsley), 11.4kph 36kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 2: Gaelic Clover (Alice Newby), 10.9kph Grade 3: Warrens Hill Dylan (Dorothy Bodle), 9.4kph Completion: Fold Elite (Karen Cadman), 9.8kph 36kms Pleasure Ride Archways Louda Annie (Julie Dickens); Real Deal (Hilary Kaye); Red House Sclut (Jane Perrett); Scarsy (Barbara Baker) FEI BREDASDORP (RSA) DAY 2 (01/10/2016) F.E.I. 3star 160kms FEI Competitive Endurance Ride 4th: Jhc Markhal (Nicola Thorne), 14.8kph FEI MADINE (FRA) (01/10/2016) F.E.I. 3star 160kms FEI Competitive Endurance Ride 5th: Tannasg Psyches Realm (Rachael Atkinson), 14.6kph 1 retired RED DRAGON - DAY 2 (01/10/2016) 160kms 2 day Red Dragon 2 day 1st: Vlacq Bronze Image (Tricia Hirst), 12kph 2nd: The Red Viscount (Charis Denham), 11.9kph 3rd: Open T’ Offers (Rachael Cratchley), 11.5kph 4th: Yawl Hill Maverick (Kirsty Wiscombe), 10kph 5th: Hs Parnasse (Gillian Mann), 10kph 5 eliminations and 1 retired 130kms 2 day Dragon’s Flame 65GER + 65GER Grade 4: Distance Oasis (Heather Whiteley), 11.1kph 1 elimination 80kms Competitive Endurance Ride 1st: Evermore Artistic (Carina Kane), 13.9kph 2nd: Terminators Dream (Ylva Mowatt), 13.9kph 3rd: Firebird (Abigail Chisholm), 13.9kph 4th: Ben Shah (Rachel Judson), 13.5kph 5th: Cha Cha Cha (Fiona Griffiths), 12.8kph 6th: Loti Du Caussanel (Robert Newall), 12.8kph 7th: Penny Clawd (Belinda Stewart), 12.3kph 8th: Burfield Goodie Two Shoes (Katie Bedwin), 12.2kph 9th: Sakeena Sky Zayin (Paul Simmons), 12kph 10th: My Marco (Amy Theodorou), 12kph 11th: Sachiya (Mary Stubbs), 11kph

All the latest results from the EGB events 12th: Kyneton Poppers (Jess Smith), 10.2kph 13th: Penhwnllys Seline De Mon (Helen Barrett), 10.2kph 1 elimination 80kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Psyzan (Penny Rawnsley), 11.1kph Grade 4: Merlin III (Bethan Lewis), 10.2kph Completion: Madinah (Carol Jones), 10.2kph; Spellbound Oberon (Laura Short), 10.4kph 2 eliminations and 2 retired 65kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 3: Deliva Crianza (Lindsey Walters), 13.2kph; Marl Joclyn (Laura Robinson), 11.3kph; Terenz Ibn Chatanz (Gillian Talbot), 10.8kph Completion: Durriyah (Heather Weston), 10.1kph 1 elimination 48kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Bakst (Alan Brown), 12.2kph; Copper Head Road (Rebecca Stapley), 12.2kph Grade 3: Bey Shamadahl (Carri-Ann Dark), 11kph; Zamil De Paute (Joanne Bond), 11.9kph Grade 4: Dromasque (Leonie Davenport), 11.2kph; Ja Noor (Susan Speed), 11.5kph Completion: Granby Sting (Maureen Langham), 11.3kph; Miss Iverley (Donald Inglis), 11.2kph; Simeric Solaman (Julia Harman), 11.2kph 48kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 3: Glenives Celebration (Annabelle Lyndon), 9.4kph Grade 4: Solar Flare (Ella Bunting), 9.4kp 1 elimination 42kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Dalcotes Lakelander (Jonathan Francis-Scott), 11.6kph; Sovereign IV (Jessie Lethbridge), 11.9kph Grade 2: Al Masa (Sue Oliver), 10.8kph; Alouhn Shecu (Nicki Smith), 12.7kph; Buckleberry Habiba (Elizabeth White), 12.8kph; Cs Chimera (Zoe Hyslop), 11kph; Oakleaze Farm Cziko (Bella Fricker), 12.8kph; Poppet (Ronald Watt), 13.2kph; Sabi Waseem (Simon Hutton), 10.8kph; Simply Dennis (Sue Gregg), 11.3kph Grade 3: Darwin (Tanya Southworth), 11.9kph; H S Indiana (Janet Machin), 10.9kph; Hs Fayrouz (Joanna Chisholm), 12.1kph; The Red Earl (Lise Cooke), 11kph; Tiffaala (Sally Mellor), 11.6kph Grade 4: C S Corinthian (Claire Richards), 10kph; Oakleazefarm Czamak (Louise Rich), 10.8kph; Phoebe Rose (Alison Thorburn), 10.7kph; Sachiya (Mary Stubbs), 10.8kph; Sakeena Sky Zayin (Paul Simmons), 11.1kph Completion: Aberstwyth Gwynfor (Hayley Oliver), 12.6kph; Ac Latifa Amirah (Hannah Catterall), 11.9kph; Cha Cha Cha (Fiona Griffiths), 10.9kph; Mewith Forsure (Gwendoline Pickering), 10.8kph; Solstice Sunrise (Archie Moffat), 10.3kph 3 eliminations and 1 retired 42kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Shirajah (June Davies), 11.5kph Grade 2: Bedouin (Lisa Wilkinson), 11.5kph; Ethaar (Caroline Le Butt), 10.3kph; Gauffron Spring Boy (Cerys Hill), 11kph; Makuto (Nicki Harris), 12.9kph; Three Lows Destiny Too (Dorothy Bodle), 9.1kph Grade 3: Prince Of Hope (Kerry Carson), 10.6kph

Completion: Doylan Lacoste’s Gift (Linda Reeves), 9.4kph; Hs Wisteria (Sally Farrall), 8.8kph; Sa Sacred Spirit (Ann-Marie Pelc), 9.7kph; Whitehawk Random Design (Craig Painting), 8.8kph 27kms Pleasure Ride Absolution (Karen Morgan); Billy (Carolyn Shahles); Gemini (Larissa Burnett); Gin & Tonic (Alice Redihough); Kaybrook Venus (Lisa Jones); Pern (Cariad Nealon); Valentino (Valerie Whalley) RED DRAGON - DAY 3 (02/10/2016) 80kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 3: Hs Chiara (Annie Joppe), 10.7kph; Phoebe Rose (Alison Thorburn), 10.5kph 4 eliminations 42kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Ibn Al Helal (Beti Gordon), 11.4kph Completion: Sea Emerald (Annette Longland), 11.9kph; Zaminda (Sally Mcilwaine), 12.1kph 2 eliminations 42kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Ethaar (Caroline Le Butt), 10.6kph; Silver Kb (Anita Gordon), 11.4kph Grade 2: Fold Elite (Karen Cadman), 8.9kph Grade 4: Waleed Bin Goudah (Terence Madden), 10.1kph 2 retired 36kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Buckleberry Habiba (Elizabeth White), 13kph; Dromasque (Leonie Davenport), 11.1kph; Druimghigha Luxor (Andrea Champ), 12kph; Mewith Forsure (Gwendoline Pickering), 11.6kph Grade 2: Cs Chimera (Zoe Hyslop), 12.8kph; Druimghigha Lantana (Abigail Tennant), 12kph; Oakleaze Farm Cziko (Bella Fricker), 11.6kph; Sovereign IV (Jessie Lethbridge), 12.8kph; Tiffaala (Sally Mellor), 12.1kph Grade 3: Cardinal Panache (Viv Coleman), 11.1kph; Granby Sting (Maureen Langham), 10.5kph; H S Indiana (Janet Machin), 12.3kph; Ja Noor (Susan Speed), 11.6kph; Sabi Waseem (Simon Hutton), 13.4kph Grade 4: Ac Latifa Amirah (Hannah Catterall), 11.8kph; Alouhn Shecu (Nicki Smith), 12.9kph; Bodis Panache (Alix Nattrass), 12.4kph; Darwin (Tanya Southworth), 11.8kph; Simeric Solaman (Julia Harman), 11.1kph; Zamil De Paute (Joanne Bond), 12.5kp Completion: Bey Shamadahl (Carri-Ann Dark), 12.4kph; Oakleazefarm Czamak (Louise Rich), 11.6kph; Poppet (Ronald Watt), 14.4kph; Solstice Sunrise (Archie Moffat), 10.2kph; Springlee Bay (Kerri Costello), 10.6kph 4 eliminations 36kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Annia Aurelia (Katherine Bertram), 12.1kph; Ohran O Feillion (Timothy Jones), 10kph Grade 2: Falwen Chantilly (Debra Liveley), 10kph; Farmways Autumn Gold (Leanne Davies), 9.2kph; Makuto (Nicki Harris), 12.2kph; Sergeant Pepper (Seren Haf Parry), 11.8kph; Shirajah (June Davies), 9.3kph; Stracathro Royal Elevation (Elvis) (Louise Plant), 10.1kph; The Red Barron (Sian Hill), 9.8kph; Venus (Carol Sobucinska), 10.9kph

Grade 3: Alleka Shareen (Lindsay Williams), 8.7kph; Diamond Deal (Stephen Roberts), 10kph; Mary Mount (Jo-Anne Watts), 8.8kph Grade 4: Stella II (Kelly Griffiths), 8.5kph; Swish (Ceri Jones), 8.5kph Completion: Absolution (Karen Morgan), 9.1kph; Bedouin (Lisa Wilkinson), 11.2kph; Doylan Lacoste’s Gift (Linda Reeves), 10.7kph; Hendrewen Pirate (Nicola Davies), 8.5kph; Hs Belita (Maxine Golledge), 8.4kph; Hs Wisteria (Sally Farrall), 9.3kph; Ianto (Efion Roberts), 8.5kph; Three Lows Destiny Too (Dorothy Bodle), 8.9kph; Whitehawk Random Design (Craig Painting), 9.1kph Grade E: Haystown Rusty Rebel (Kim Conroy), 7.3kph 6 eliminations and 1 retired 36kms Pleasure Ride Arranberg Mai (Fiona Valentine); Arundawn Aurora (Hilary Gay); Finn (Krissie Jones); Zalditxu (Anne Blakemore) 27kms Pleasure Ride Fern (Cariad Nealon); Gin & Tonic II (Alice Redihough); Kaybrook Venus (Lisa Jones); Murphy (Barbara Baker); Texas Star (Claire Licence) 1 elimination and 3 retired ROYALTIES - DAY 1 (07/10/2016) 172kms 3 day Royalties 172 km mday CER 1st: Remynisce (Susan Hawes), 13.8kph 2nd: Kal Baishakhi (Rebecca Northover), 12.4kph 1 elimination and 2 retired 156kms 3 day Competitive Endurance Ride (Elevator Completion at 1st: Against The Rules (Elaine Wallbridge), 12.4kph 120kms 3 day Royalties Mday Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Aurontes (Judy Holloway), 13.6kph; Magic Powers (Valerie Bradshaw), 13.2kph 1 retired 72kms 2 day Graded Endurance Ride 2 Day Grade 1: Cumbria Black Kareem (Emily Ferguson), 13.6kph Completion: Peterbrook Sunset Surprise (Carolyn Cummings), 13.9kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Silver Tariba (Susan Speed), 12.9kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Rs Alijah (Victoria Ham), 12.6kph 32kms Pleasure Ride Lucy Locket (Emily Kelly); Princess Camella (Angela Hields) 24kms Pleasure Ride Beresford Sydney (Carol Counter); Elbrich Fan Wolsum (Cath Houghton); Jessies Lovely Tinker (Sandra Murphy) 1 elimination 8kms Pleasure Ride Ted (Caroline Carter); Woortton Heath Charmer (Jo McCormac) ROYALTIES - DAY 2 (08/10/2016) 128kms 2 day Royalties Mday Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Orlando (Gaynor Jones), 3.4kph 1 elimination 80kms Competitive Endurance Ride 1st: Crystal Magic Star (Philip Hirst), 17.3kph 2nd: Balishla (Fiona Griffiths), 17.3kph 3rd: Crystal Wissam (Anna Williams), 17.2kph 80kms 2 day Graded Endurance Ride

2 Day Grade 1: Bey Dryad (Gillian Hensley), 16.3kph; Reena Screena Star (Ollie Holman), 14.3kph Grade 3: Ca Jalmeer (John Black), 14.3kph; Diamond Flight (Tamzin Furtado), 14.3kph; Lva Troy (Susan Scarborough), 11.9kph; Red House Lily Marlene (Jacqueline Lloyd), 11.7kph Completion: Earl Of Killmurray (Jane Girling), 14.4kph 80kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Arabian History (Claire Freeman), 14.2kph; Hazelcroft Gosens Tsar (Charlotte Chadwick), 13.4kph; Reba (Lesley Caswell), 12.8kph; Tannasg Psyria (Zoe Wright), 13.3kph Grade 3: Push The Button (Pippa Howie), 12.2kph Grade 4: Jvl Sergeant C Marshall (Rachel Pemberton), 13.3kph; Krakatau (Emma Daniel), 12.9kph 3 eliminations 72kms 2 day 2 Day Graded Endurance Ride ROW Completion: Boolagh Betty (Hilary Carr), 12.8kph 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Bodis Panache (Alix Nattrass), 13kph 50kms Graded Endurance Ride Completion: Ammanvalley Comet (Sue Abbott), 11.6kph 50kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 4: Syrus (Samantha Bowkett), 11.8kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Abbery Cornish Messenger (Heidi Clark), 13.9kph Grade 2: Silver Tariba (Susan Speed), 16.4kph Grade 3: Wisespares Tempo (Helen Ganney), 12.4kph 1 elimination 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Harmonized (Chloe Delaney), 14.6kph; Kilteeven Ginger Mist (Lisa Hayworth), 15kph Grade 4: Cool Dude (Emma Taylor), 12.6kph 40kms Pleasure Ride Zim Nazka (Caroline Livesey) 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Ballydoolagh Alfie (Jeni Gilbert), 13.5kph; William Bonnie (Steven Bates), 13.5kph Grade 3: Tannasg Sovereign (Anne Booth), 14kph 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Stracathro Royal Elevation (Elvis) (Louise Plant), 11.5kph Grade 2: George Bush (Dominic Smith), 12.2kph; Joey (Alison Taylor), 11.7kph; Perpetua (Sarah Whiteley), 13.3kph; Surprise Of Ellie’s Quest (Samantha Taylor), 11.7kph Grade 3: Colmworth Cuthbert (Michael Almond), 11.4kph 1 retired 32kms Pleasure Ride Asia de Buzouls (Gemma Parkin); Beresford Sydney (Carol Counter); Cole (Sophie Millcock); Florence (Emma Pleasance); Hamden Bin Hamdanieh (Val Swann); Hugo (Gemma Conn); Hussan (Susie ?); Jessies Lovely Tinker (Sandra Murphy); Rocket (Penny Millcock); Simeric Sinnaman (Hannah Lydon) 20kms Pleasure Ride Oliver (Heather Buschnell) 16kms Pleasure Ride Billy (Barb Kingshott); Laddie (Lynda Snowling); Leo Halfpenny (Amie Grainger); Sparky (Sarah Hawker) 1 elimination

All the latest results from the EGB events NEW PARK RUFUS (09/10/2016) 80kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Bright Dawn (Sue Loveridge), 14.1kph; Elayla (James Dickinson), 13.9kph; Golden Dream (Ylva Mowatt), 12.8kph; Watibou Coutillas (Alex Tennant), 13.8kph Grade 2: Firyuza (Annette Hansford), 14.4kph; Mirjana (Gill Plumbley), 14.1kph Grade 3: Echo I (Fiona Griffiths), 12.2kph Completion: Lucky Lane Cinders (Heather Whiteley), 11.7kph 1 elimination 65kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Beewitched (Peta-Jane Field), 13kph; Emira Bint Letifa (Sally Toye), 13kph; Rv Golden Flame (Sj Scrase), 12.2kph; Yawl Hill Pollyanna (Maria Baverstock), 12.4kph Grade 3: Bey Sharim (Anya Langmead), 12.4kph; Whifflegig (Nuccia Lipscombe), 12.2kph 45kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Eight Acres Kismet (Alison Robinson), 12.7kph; Millie I (Mark Weil), 13.3kph; Spirits Silver Diamond (Bryony Edmond), 11.7kph; Xanthus (Elizabeth Rowland), 11.8kph Grade 2: El-Marees (Carri-Ann Dark), 13.3kph; Khatanga (Linda Barnes), 14.4kph Grade 3: Choral Bey (Rachael Claridge), 14.5kph; M H S Amir El Sudan (Samantha Hunt), 11.8kph Grade 4: C S Corinthian (Claire Richards), 11.5kph; Golden Gigolo (Deborah Edmond), 11.7kph Completion: Dubai Valentino (Tristan Bishop), 12.1kph; T F A Ibn Al Gert (Beverley Jenkin), 13.1kph 2 eliminations 45kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Aztrantia (Charlotte Fleming), 11.4kph; Cotswolds Amirah (Freya Gallichan), 13kph; Rajastan (Kathy Friday), 11.9kph Grade 2: Hs Emerillon (Sue Box), 12.2kph 1 elimination and 1 retired 35kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Samsara Kabir (Tony Griffin), 13.2kph; Sharif El Ra (Samantha Howard), 13.3kph; Solomons Ikey (Trish Griffin), 13.2kph Grade 2: Duchy Mimosa (Martin Voysey), 14.4kph; Dulciya (Caroline Long), 11.6kph; Munsajim (Carole Harrison), 11.9kph Grade 3: G Elinore (Linda Brown), 11.9kph; Majestic Omar (Barbara Coombs), 13.2kph 35kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Almost All (Malcolm Greenaway), 9.5kph; Binley Silver Spark (Rebecca Gant), 11.5kph; Bonnie Crusader (Graham Duffill), 11.5kph; Byfleet Nicky (Brenda Henry), 12.5kph; Kingates Gold (Lorraine Sheerin), 11.5kph; Marcel (Julia Watts), 11.6kph; Midnight Madness (Tanya Sherwood), 12.5kph; Millersford Polo II (Sarah Madgwick), 12.5kph; Texas Kingclover (Mark Brown), 12.5kp Grade 2: Ballinamurra Lucy (Karen Titterington), 11.5kph; Emoederry (Paige Knee), 11.8kph; Fawkes (Claire Horsfield), 10.9kph; Jameela Johara (Nicola Sherry), 10.5kph; Muphasah (Karen Fullbrook), 10.9kph; Venus (Carol Sobucinska), 10.7kph Grade 3: Des’Brie (Jenny Newby), 9.5kph; Queenies Girl (Kay Barnes), 10.7kph Grade 4: Tylands Kumar (Isabel LeeElliott), 11.2kph

Completion: Crimson Star (Michelle Watts), 8.6kph; Digby (Emma Clark), 13.2kph 2 eliminations 35kms Pleasure Ride Bevois Bobby (Karen Whittington); Dalcotes Kimber (Lisa Spencer); Keary (N Russell); Keen Pleasure (Charles Newman); La Sammadar (Malcolm Fry); Lb Farrah (Teresa Gavin); More Than Abell (Chloe Fuller); Negmat Al Hayat (Megan Jennings); Oakwood Seth (Jodie Culpin); Red House Sclut (Jane Perrett); Red Robin Cednck (Amelia Mae Long); Rosie (Mel Hartley); Sc Sorya Cree (Janthea Newman); Silver Sheika (Caireen Roberts); Tigerlilly (John Bishop) 20kms Pleasure Ride A Dream Of Gold (Jane Cook); April Moonlight (Jackie Pascoe); Bing (Stuart Baker); Black Jack (Rachel Foster); Blossom (Rebecca Egan); Chester (Tom Charman); Chiquita Princesca (Amanda Nicholson); Coco (Kamash Al-Sayed); Ennis (Susan Thompson); Flaxfields Phoenix (Tina Woodley); Foggy (Tina Whitten); Irshaad (Tronare Baker); John (Andrea Kirby); Linren (Lisa Nuthall); Makena (Andrea Barrett); Mayze (Jayne Bonner); Milo (Izzy Combes); Mirage Mist (C Baker); Prince Aaron (Charles Woodley); Rasikh (Louise Palmer); Two Tone Meabh (Judith Jesty); Vadim (Miguel Angel Garibello Lopez) 1 elimination ROYALTIES - DAY 3 (09/10/2016) 64kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 2: Vinebud (Nicola Chappell), 13.9kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 1: Bonnie Safira (Jennifer Doxey), 14.4kph; Silver Tariba (Susan Speed), 15.1kph Grade 2: Bizout (Hannah Lydon), 13.4kph Grade 4: Bha Sultan (Linda Cowperthwaite), 12.8kph; Mk Amirat Al Leyle (Rachel Pemberton), 10.6kph Completion: Ammanvalley Comet (Sue Abbott), 14kph 40kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Harmonized (Chloe Delaney), 13.8kph; Summer Breeze 1 (Evelyn Helme), 12.8kph Grade 2: Rs Alijah (Victoria Ham), 13.9kph Grade 3: Cool Dude (Emma Taylor), 11.1kph; Mk Marcella (Zoe Wright), 10.6kph; Pentlands Eye Spy (Suzanne Chamberlain), 13.8kph Completion: Hartley (Caroline Johnson), 12.2kph 40kms Pleasure Ride Zim Nazka (Carolyn Livesey) 32kms Graded Endurance Ride Grade 3: Honey’s Copper Top (Stephen Bennett), 11.6kph Completion: Joey (Alison Taylor), 12.5kph 1 elimination 32kms Graded Endurance Ride (Novice) Grade 1: Perpetua (Sarah Whiteley), 10.7kph; Surprise Of Ellie’s Quest (Samantha Taylor), 12.5kph Grade 2: Cefngarn Carwyn (Deborah Dibden), 12.8kph Grade 3: Hawkridge Major (Formally Minstrel) (Tracey Lee), 13.1kp Grade 4: Syrus (Samantha Bowkett), 13.8kph 1 elimination 32kms Pleasure Ride

Beresford Sydney (Carol Counter); Hamdan Bin Hamdanieh (Val Swann) 20kms Pleasure Ride Crystal Inspiration (Hannah Maskell) 16kms Pleasure Ride Eloise (Pauline Holloway); Sg Enigmatika (P Edmeston) 8kms Pleasure Ride Leo Halfpenny (Amie Grainger) S.E.R.C. CHARTERHALL (09/10/2016) 32kms Competitive Ride Grade 4: Bonnie Lass (Barbara Austin), 10.1kph FEI FONTAINEBLEAU (FRA) - 1 (14/10/2016) F.E.I. 2star 120kms FEI Competitive Endurance Ride 8th: Rezon Du Bas Four (Alexandra Dassargues), 19.5kph 4 eliminations F.E.I. 1star 90kms FEI Competitive Endurance Ride 20th: Bey Sahli (Carri-Ann Dark), 18.4kph Completion: Arabis (Nicola Thorne), 14.3kph; Hs Bellini (Caroline Cowley), 15.4kph 1 elimination FEI SHUMEN (BUL) (15/10/2016) F.E.I. 1star 80kms FEI Competitive Endurance Ride 4th: Elsa Del Azahar (Katherine Mills), 13.9kph 1 elimination

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