Winter 2011
Official magazine of the Queensland Endurance Riders Association
Inside this Issue Feeding the Endurance Horse Sheikh Majid Challenge Jericho State Championships Far A Way Easter Carnival How to become a TPR and much more!
In 2007, Ugarapul Arabian Stud moved from the Fassifern Valley to “Totara”, a 3600 acre grazing property on the Darling Downs. Here, we have continued to breed quality endurance horses. The foundations for these horses were the stallions Scimitar Shereef (by Silver Moonlight from Atalanta), Santarabia The Caliph (by Anouk from Rashidyah), Shah Dara (by Shiekie from Sharinda) and Shalaz (by Baz from Shalina). We have retained sons and grandsons of these great old horses – and added a few others - to maintain the heart rates, sound conformation, movement and attitude that make a good endurance horse. Our current stallions stand to outside mares (service fees and terms by request). They are:
SACHIN, grey, by Scimitar Shereef from Cudglebar Yenbo. From limited opportunities, he is the sire of several outstanding horses, including Tanya Trevarthen’s Sarandeep, Sally Summers’ Harry Potter, and Spindoctor (exp UAE). STRAVYNSKY, grey by Shalaz from Lady Thalia by Scimitar Shereef. He is the only stallion by Shalaz, who sired the current record holder for 160kms, Jayhal Shazal (exp UAE), as well as a small number of other foals with an outstanding strike record for endurance success, including six horses with nine Quilty buckles from ten starts. SHAMARIA, bay, by Shah Dara from Mishette by Santarabia The Caliph - a son of the great Shah Dara, sire of Harriet, Blue Bronco, Crysari, Shataan, Julian, Edenfels Zephyr, Bint Shahdara, Zapateado, Thalara and many more.
MAHAZIN IBN CAIRO, chestnut, by Cairo (impNZ) from Keishir Capellia by Kibir, whose oldest progeny are now starting to compete. Watch for Gregg Fields’ Catallina (1st Hwt and BC at her first 80k ride) and Angela Hawks’ Cyclone Larry (2nd Lwt and BC at his first ride also). TALISMAN RAZBAHRI, chestnut, (on lease from Talisman Stud), by Beau Bahri from T. Jerzycka. His oldest progeny are just yearlings, but are looking good. HYKSOS ARKHON, dark bay, (on lease from Hyksos Stud), by Cudglebar Caleb from C.Riena – a young stallion with a few foals on the ground, but with the bloodlines that will produce great heart rates and movement. COUNT CRYSDAFA, bay, (owned by Farleigh Stud), by Chip Chase Sadaqa from Countess Crysan – also a young stallion, but bred to be a real endurance sire, by the pre-eminent horse CC Sadaqa and from a mare with the famous Crystal Fire/Count Manilla cross up very close.
Our foundation mares included Mish Mish (by Moon Kabala from Mithra), Lady Tania (by Castaneer from Lady Blunt), Tropic Manina (by Silwan from Tropic Jewel) and Cudglebar Yenbo (by C. Mameluke from C. Gadare). Their daughters and granddaughters are in our brood mare band. They have been joined by other endurance bred mares such as Cudglebar Kaskara, Dunwingeri Bint Zarana, Cameo Coquette and Eagletree Haidee. “Totara” is also home to two precious Count Chatain Mares, Countess Crysan and Deneeka, owned by Farleigh Stud, and several equally valuable Colonial-bred females owned by Kholonial Stud. We have some young horses from these mares for sale most of the time. They could become like these ones:
Photo Kevin Coppalotti
The two Shah Dara mares, Crysari ridden by Angela Hawks and Bint Shahdara ridden by Sasha Lawes-King, running into the finish at Murrumba Ride, to win 1st Lightweight and 1st Middleweight.
Contact Dick Collyer:
Luciana (by Shalaz from Livilla by Scimitar Shereef), crossing the river at a Fernvale Ride, and soon after this she won a buckle in the Heavyweight division at the Manilla Quilty.
Ph (07) 4695 5157 (evenings) or email: totara@harboursat.com.au
Contents Advertising Directory......................................................... 2 Editorial :: Changing Leads............................................... 2 President’s Message........................................................ 3 Welcome New Members................................................... 3 Feeding the Endurance Horse.......................................... 4 Charleville Preview............................................................ 8 Sheikh Majid Challenge Ride Report............................... 9 Endurance Festival Preview...........................................13 Jericho State Championship Preview.............................15 Easter Carnival Ride Report........................................... 16 Wunderful Widgee / Walkabout Series Preview...........22 From Gift Horse to the President’s Cup.........................25 Squad News..................................................................... 27 FEI Snapshot...................................................................29 Greg Willoughby Preview................................................30 Pioneer Trek Preview....................................................... 31 FNERA Warabong & Gemstone Results......................... 31 Shahzada Preview...........................................................33 QERA Youth Survery........................................................34 How to become a TPR.....................................................35 Maze :: Can you help Davey Jnr?....................................35 Murrumba Preview..........................................................36 Ride Trailer Contacts.......................................................36 Word Search :: QERA Ride Bases................................... 37 Brymaroo Non-Ride Report............................................38 QERA Library....................................................................39 Advertising Rate Card.....................................................40 Finch Hatton Ride Report............................................... 41 Upper Corindi Preview.....................................................42 AERA President’s Report................................................43 Round-up :: Meeting Highlights......................................44 SMC Ride Contacts/Non-SMC Contacts........................46 Ride Contacts.................................................................. 47 Calendar..........................................................................48 Cover Samantha Brooker riding Hirstglen Zanadu to a successful completion in the Sheikh Majid Challenge FEI 2** at Toorbul. Right Pioneer Park Azalyia enjoying a mid-ride cool down.
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Advertisers Directory Totara Endurance Horses Inside front cover 7
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Jackie’s Saddlecloths
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Pioneer Arabians
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Moondarra Arabians
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Holistic Livestock Solutions
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Glengannon Arabians
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Die Kinder Stud
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Muddy Creek Rain Gear
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Captains Creek Inside back cover Dixon-Smith Equestrian Back cover For more information on how to become an advertiser, please see the ratecard on page 40 of this issue.
Are we friends yet?
Changing Leads A NEW DIRECTION FOR QUEENSLAND ENDURANCE Endurance is more than just a sport, its a community. A group of people bound by a love of horses and the tenacity ‘to endure’. An equestrian event unlike any other, Endurance Riding is deserved of more recognition in Australia. This is our attempt to help make that happen. Welcome to the new look for ‘Queensland Endurance’... By now you may have noticed a few changes to the newsletter you are used to receiving. We’re sure you have plenty of questions and below we’ll try to answer to just a few. Unlike the previous newsletter, the revised publication will be issued quarterly – at the start of each new season. There are several reasons for this but primarily, producing a newsletter bi-monthly, (almost every eight weeks) is a difficult task. When there is little in the way of outside contributions it becomes almost impossible. Allowing just a few extra weeks in production gives us time to plan, collate and create a magazine with content relevant to Queensland Endurance riders. You are probably wondering how much this is all costing. Would you believe me if I told you this is actually cheaper to produce than the bi-monthly A5 newsletter of old? Over the years the offset printing industry has changed and in general terms, most suppliers are set up to produce booklets in an A4 format. It often works out cheaper to print this way, dependent on the number of pages and the quantity. Using the right printer also helps. David Gadsby, the quiet achiever behind ‘Ra Endurance,’ is also the owner of one of Brisbane’s most prestigious printing firms ‘Printcraft.’ The revised format has provided a wonderful opportunity to utilise a supplier within the Endurance community. The Gadsby family have been heavily involved in the sport for many years, with Kate working tirelessly as a TPR and strapper, whilst son Matthew rides. Ra Endurance is also home to Paul and Marion Lengronne and a stable of exceptional endurance horses. Many thanks to David for providing such competitive prices.
Look for Queensland Endurance Riders Association Inc on Facebook, and stay up-todate with the lastest on endurance riding in our state.
The new layout is also more attractive to advertisers. Their products and services can be showcased to their highest potential and the cost of placing an ad goes toward offsetting production costs. We value advertisers greatly, so please support them whenever you can.
EDITORS
I’d like to introduce Melissa Longhurst and myself, Jo Weismann, as the new Editors. We realise there will be teething issues in the first few editions and thank you in advance for your patience. Please understand we are doing this on a voluntary basis.
Co-Editor & Advertising Melissa Longhurst endfan1@netspace.net.au Co-Editor, Graphic Design & Layout Jo Weismann jo@weismannendurance.com The views expressed in ‘Queensland Endurance’ are not necessarily those of QERA Inc or its Management. Whilst all care is taken, no responsibility can be taken for errors or omissions. All work, including photographs in this publication, are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced without permission.
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When these elements are combined with a reduction from six issues to four (a saving on the production of two publications plus postage) the outcome is a new full colour A4 magazine.
Thank you to the photographers who graciously donated images. They brave all kinds of conditions to provide us with life-long memories – they deserve our support. In particular, we have to mention Sue Crockett. Sue gives so much and asks so little. Thank you for everything you contribute to the sport (and the magazine!) On behalf of Melissa and myself, we sincerely hope you enjoy the changes and encourage your feedback, suggestions and submissions. Kind regards,
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President’s
Welcome Dear Members
The writing of this message marks the publishing of the first issue of our Magazine. I would like to officially thank Emma Holland for her years as our Newsletter Editor. Emma has done a great job on her own and has been responsible for everything from formatting to printing the newsletter over the years. On behalf of QERA thank you and well done. Our new Magazine Editor’s are Jo Weismann and Melissa Longhurst, together they have brought this Magazine to life with an obscene amount of work. Although the rules and the generality of what we do with our horses has not really changed through the years, we all need to accept that the world we live in is constantly changing and in theory moving forward. On this basis the QERA SMC felt the time has come to embrace the Magazine concept with the view to opening up new promotional avenues not previously available to us before. We can now approach large multinational corporations to see if they are interested in advertising and to use the Magazine as a tool for securing sponsorship for future events, to name a few. In time I hope to see this publication become available on newstands across the state and who knows, it could become a national Magazine? The wet weather continues to wreak havoc on our ride calendar, with the Brymaroo ride being the latest addition to the list of cancellations we have had this year. Most times when rides are cancelled it happens before anybody arrives, but in this instance preride vetting had commenced. Obviously the club has incurred considerable expenses getting to this point and QERA will be working with them to see if they need help in one form or another. Other cancellations include Denison Creek, Eden Creek and Eidsvold, all due to wet conditions. The Maryvale, Toorbul and Far A Way rides were huge successes, with each event having a strong field of competitors. This year was the 25th year that the Far A Way marathon has been held. The club and the event has faced many challenges over this time and I think it is an indication of the strength of the people in our sport. Looking ahead there are some exciting events coming up, some of these include the Tenterfield ride which will also be the club’s 25th year. Once again this is real achievement for any club to achieve and they need to be congratulated for such a long term commitment to the sport. Another exciting event that is looming on our calendar is the Endurance Festival which is scheduled to be held over the week leading up to and including June long weekend. As most would be aware the Toorbul ride was a dry run for the main event in June, and if it is any measure to go by in terms of interest, the day after the ride there were so many people trying to log onto the Endurance DB website looking for results it crashed. This has not happened before. The Festival will kick off with the Endurance Forum being facilitated by Dr Brian Sheahan. Brian has pulled out all stops to make this event a success with speakers invited from all over the world who are experts in their field. If you are interested in attending you must book your seat very soon as there are limited places available. Finally, as we are embracing a new concept with this first edition of our magazine, I would like to formally welcome every new member to our great sport. Their name’s are listed to the right and I would encourage everyone who may know them or see them at a ride, to offer assistance or advice as they begin their journey within our sport. Regards
Matthew Krahnen President
Welcome to our new 2011 QERA members: Sean Field Casey Risson Katherine Stewart Lesley Cataldo Renee McGill Kurt Lord Leisa Fail Tayla Hadzi Katrina Wood Lee Cutler Matilda Hose Kate McFarlane Sarah Huddleston Scarlet McQueen Kelly Jol Madeline Wouters Tyla Barto Anu Woodruff-Becker Daisy Little Sally Jenkins Brooke Marshall Daniel Cook Nicky Whitehouse Tracee Steele Clayton Stevens Timothy Fitzgerald Jessica Fitzgerald Autumn Hughes Heidi Kean Emily-Jade Begley Dave Kruger Cathy Ferguson Leisa Watt Kandy Fisher Greg Fisher Ian Gaillard Amanda Pool Allen MacKenzie Samantha Barling Emily Brandonberg Roslyn D’Arcy Shannon Tatham Rachel Goodwin Laura Firrell Kyia-Jane Bodsworth Renee Campbell Simone Jelic
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Feeding the
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Endurance Horse Part One in a Two Part series by Carol Layton B.Sc, M.Ed, an independent equine nutritionist.
The basic nutritional management for horses should be the same, whether you have a much loved member of the family in the back paddock or are feeding an athlete to win an endurance ride; the ultimate goal in feeding should be to have a healthy horse able to perform at the best of his ability at his level of fitness and conditioning with a robust immune system.
Endurance enthusiasts as a group are renowned for going the extra length to get the best fitting and comfortable saddle and tack, the best training regime for conditioning their horse, the best float or gooseneck the budget can provide to give themselves and their horses a comfortable ride but what about ensuring your equine athlete is fed an optimised, mineral balanced diet? An optimised balanced diet is one where the amounts of each nutrient are more than sufficient to cover the very high needs of an endurance horse in training and the minerals are in the right proportions to each other to prevent one mineral interfering with the absorption of another. Dr. Eleanor Kellon VMD http://drkellon.com/, says “Healthy young to middle-aged adult horses will tolerate a wide range of minimal imbalances with no obvious outward signs, but many of the things we take for granted as ‘usual’ in horses, such as sun-bleaching, tendon/ ligament/joint issues, immune system imbalances, poor fertility, muscle and nerve problems, bone problems can all have a nutritional component. All problems are a combination of genetics and outside influences.” Nutrition is one aspect we can control. Horses on pasture, not under any stress, may show no outward signs at all of mineral deficiencies - until their immune system is stressed, they become ill or are in the type of training required to be successfully conditioned for endurance events. To know if a nutrient is deficient or being prevented from being absorbed or interfered with in the digestive tract
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by another nutrient and therefore out of balance, it’s essential to know the amounts of nutrients in the whole diet; the main forage plus supplementary feeds and supplements. It’s not enough just to balance one small part of the intake. A representative sample of pasture or hay can be sent to a laboratory for testing to see what kind of nutrient profile it has. The diet of an endurance horse should be predominantly made up of fibre as the horse’s digestive system evolved on high fibre vegetation – either grass or if no pasture available, then hay. Testing a representative sample of grass (or hay), is the best approach as it’s the foundation of the diet. The nutrient intake from supplementary feed can be calculated from the data provided by laboratories or feed companies. When determining the amounts of nutrients needed, refer to the National Research Council (NRC) report Nutrient Requirements for Horses (2007). The NRC is part of the National Academy of Sciences in the USA, a private nonprofit research institution that provides science, technology, and health information that helps officials build policy and industry guidelines. The NRC equine committee gathers, analyses, and publishes information about research in equine nutrition. http://sites. nationalacademies.org/nrc/index.htm. The NRC provides the known nutrient requirements for horses by weight, age, workload and reproductive status. Tables are given which set out the minimum requirements to prevent deficiency state symptoms, discussions of each of the nutrients listed, and maximum tolerance levels and recommended ratios. The beauty in knowing what your horse is getting in his whole diet means that you can supplementary feed what he is missing out on in the right amounts.
Nutrients in brief Fibre Ideally, what we feed a horse should be high in fermentable fibre as this is what a horse’s digestive system evolved on. Soluble fibre like cellulose (grass, hay) and pectin (beet pulp and soybean hulls) are digested slowly by microbes providing a horse with sustained energy that can be used over a long period of time. Both beet pulp and soybean hulls are low sugar and starch, low fat, high soluble fermentable fibre forage feeds with an energy level close to oats. The reason these feeds are so ideal for horses is that instead of sugars or starch supplying the energy, the fibre is broken down or fermented by microbes in the gut into acetate, a volatile fatty acid which can be used by cells, especially muscle cells to produce energy. It’s a great fuel. If not needed for energy, acetate will be converted into fat in the liver. Both beet pulp and soybean hulls are excellent for fuelling a horse in work and for putting condition on an underweight horse. Both when soaked are fantastic for gut sounds and hydration at endurance rides as both soak up so much water. For endurance horses, a 50:50 mixture by weight of beet pulp/soybean hulls and whole oats for additional energy provide less of a glucose spike and less risk of ‘hot horse’ issues than plain grains alone.
Proteins Dietary protein is required for growth, muscle development, reproduction, lactation, repair of body tissues, and skin and hair development. Protein is the structural component of all organ systems; the hoof wall is about 93% protein on a dry matter basis. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, some like lysine and leucine are known as ‘essential’ which means that they have to come from the diet and others like alanine and glutamine are ‘non essential’, they can be manufactured by the horse. Imagine a necklace of coloured beads; each bead would represent one amino acid. A string of coloured beads would represent a protein with each combination of colours representing a specific protein. Essential amino acids can be limiting amino acids. For example, a strong smell of ammonia can indicate too much protein in the diet OR a sufficient amount but is deficient in one or more of the essential amino acids. If there wasn’t enough of lysine for example, the proteins that need lysine can’t be manufactured and the unused amino acids have to be excreted. It would be like the coloured beads, run out of one colour and you can’t finish making the necklace. Bacteria in the environment break urea in the urine down to ammonia but it only becomes abnormal when there is a lot more urea than usual (a byproduct of protein metabolism). This can occur when too much protein in the diet beyond what a horse needs has to be metabolised to be excreted, making more urea, more ammonia. Same thing can happen in spring as new growth of grass is far higher in protein than mature growth, sometimes bloating and even loose manure will result when switching rapidly to a higher protein feed.
In an endurance horse’s diet, there needs to be sufficient essential amino acids rather than protein overall. Unfortunately, other than lysine, there has been little research on amino acids in horses; the research is mostly extracted from pigs (with a reasonably similar digestive system).
Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are formed in plants as a result of photosynthesis. They include sugars, starches and cellulose. Simple sugars are monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose which can combine to make more complex sugars. Glucose is the main energy source and can be converted to glycogen, fat or amino acids. Glucose is the only calorie source that can be burned for energy efficiently, either with or without oxygen and is the preferred fuel for the brain and heart. Glucose is ready to use in the form it was absorbed and is the most versatile. Sucrose, lactose and maltose are examples of disaccharides, made up of two monosaccharides combined together. Starch, glycogen and cellulose are polysaccharides, made up of long chains of glucose molecules. Starch is the storage form of glucose in plants, glycogen in animals.
Fats Fats are combinations of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The horse’s natural diet of vegetation/grass is low in fat (no more than 6% and usually less that 4%). Grass has an essential anti inflammatory omega-3 to inflammatory omega-6 fatty acid ratio of 4:1 or higher, can be as high as 20:1. There is some digestion of fat in the stomach which continues in the small intestine. Bile from the liver emulsifies long chain fats with lipase from the pancreas does the rest. Medium and short chain fats VFAs, do not require bile to be digested and are absorbed through the gut wall to the blood supply. There is no dietary requirement for fat as the body can convert nutrients from one form to another, with the exception of a few nutrients which are essential. Unfortunately the anti inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids are heat sensitive and mostly destroyed when grass is cured into hay. Anything fed out of a bag has little omega-3 fatty acids as they are so fragile. To make up the loss of omega-3’s the only sources with a similar ratio to grass is linseeds and to a lesser extent, chia seeds. If you want a fat horse, feed fat though the extra weight is a disadvantage for an equine athlete. Excess energy or calories are stored either as glycogen or as adipose fat; however there is a limit on the available storage for glycogen. Once that limit is reached, carbohydrates are converted and stored as fat. The conversion process for turning carbohydrates into fat is far less efficient for storing excess fat into body fat. Furthermore, the horse is very efficient at absorbing fat from the diet. If any fat escapes digestion in the small intestine and moves into the hindgut, it can negatively affect hindgut function by reducing the number of microbes, hence, impaired fibre digestion. Studies differ in their conclusions about how much is too much but horses with rapid small Winter 2011 I Queensland Endurance
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intestinal transport times are more vulnerable. Oil can suppress magnesium absorption by forming insoluble salts if it escapes to the large intestine, carrying bound magnesium with it. A high fat intake in foals was found to cause lower bone density/bone mineral content: http:// jas.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/77/12/3330 For more on this topic, read Duncan McLaughlin’s excellent article on Fats: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly http://blog.easycareinc.com/blog/duncs-diatribe/0/0/ fats-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly and Tom Ivers’ book Feeding optimised nutrition for the athletic horse.
Minerals The major minerals are calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), potassium (K) and chloride (Cl). The trace minerals are iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), selenium (Se) and iodine (I). All are equally important but trace minerals are needed in very small amounts. Every cell in the body is like a tiny battery dependent on minerals to function. Minerals determine water balance and for every enzymatic reaction. Magnesium alone is essential for over 300 enzyme reactions in the body and deficiency implicated in a host of health problems. http://www.mgwater.com/ Most are absorbed in the small intestine and hindgut with some in the stomach, both actively or passively. In active transportation, mineral chutes actively uptake minerals. Passive absorption is where minerals move along a concentration gradient from the gut, via gap junctions, into the intestinal lining and then the blood supply. There is competition between minerals. A couple of analogies may help. All cakes require flour, but more than flour. If you leave out the baking soda and baking powder you won’t get a cake. However, just as important as the individual ingredients is the amount. If you double or halve the amount of baking soda and baking powder for the same amount of flour, your cake will not turn out as desired. That’s balance at the tissue level. With absorption, if you have a lottery machine with 50 balls bouncing around in it, 49 black and one white, it’s not difficult to predict what colour is most likely to reach the chute. For example, a high calcium intake compared to phosphorus has been shown to depress the absorption of phosphorus and vice versa. Lucerne hay should never
be the main forage for this reason, it’s impossible to balance the high calcium to phosphorus ratio. However, a small amount of lucerne can be very useful when there is a deficit of protein or calcium in the diet, for example, oxalate pastures. Low calcium compared to phosphorus can depress calcium uptake and lead to ‘big head’ disease, a deformity of the facial bones. High levels of zinc is known to compete with copper, the NRC recommends the optimum ratio to be 1:4 though many nutritionists consider 1:3 to be better due to the potential of sulfur to interact with copper. Sulfur can create precipitates of sulphates and sulphides and thus prevent absorption. In a study on growing foals excessive zinc, iron and cadmium intakes without also increasing copper intake caused copper deficiency symptoms of joint swelling, lameness, joint effusions and cartilage defects. The phrase ‘mineral balance’ is used a lot in the horse industry. It may be written in big letters on a bagged feed or mineral supplement product but no matter how well the minerals are balanced, it can’t balance the rest of the diet. A bagged feed or a one size fits all mineral product in a tin is only a small part of the diet; most of a horse’s nutrition comes from pasture or hay. If the bulk of the intake is not balanced, neither is the whole diet. Part Two will feature in the Spring edition of “Queensland Endurance”
Carol Layton B.Sc M.Ed Balanced Equine
www.balancedequine.com.au Independent feeding advice and optimised, mineral balanced diets for horses. Carol is a keen endurance rider with a passion for equine nutrition, training and management. Her horse, Omani Mr Sqiggle was the 2009 National Points and Distance horse for her weight division. Together they have completed the 400 km marathon, Shahzada three times and many 80 and 160 km State Championship and Tom Quilty rides along with numerous best conditioned awards.
Queensland Endurance The Spring issue of ‘Queensland Endurance’ is already well underway. Please let us know by 30th June if you require space to be held for an article, ride flyer, ride report or advertisement. The deadline for all content is 29th July, but if possible, earlier is appreciated and advisable. Enquiries to: M elissa Longhurst endfan1@netspace.net.au Jo Weismann jo@weismannendurance.com
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Melissa is currently working on a GPS comparison piece – if you have an experience you would like to share, she’d love to hear from you. You can email Melissa at endfan1@netspace.net.au Did you know an ad this size is called a Quarter Page Banner? For more information and advertising rates,turn to page 40.
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Elfar Karnella (Meadow View Karnak x Kynnum Park Chanell) Photo :: Emily Keys
Elfar Endurance Arabians Breeders of Australian Arabian Athletes Young endurance prospects always for sale. Qualified endurance horses occasionally for sale.
Damien & Rachael Keys Green Pigeon, Kyogle, NSW 2474 • 02 6633 1285 or 0427 064 264
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80km, 40km, 20km Endurance Rides on July 16/17 & August 14, 2011
Charleville Endurance Riders Club Inc Great prizes and rugs in all divisions. Easy flat tracks for novice horses. Fully catered, with dinner Saturday night. Camping with hot showers. Stalls and water for horses.
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Please let us know if you will be joining us. • 0439 593 510 Kate: wkjperci@bigpond.net.au • (07) 4654 2283
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Oz Endurance offered an exciting new course and ride base venue for the ‘Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoun Challenge’. Fernvale has always been home for Oz Endurance, but unfortunately it lacks the trails needed for championship courses. The flat, sandy tracks of Toorbul however, offer a new, competitive alternative. The course was technical and more the style utilised at overseas rides, flat and good underfoot for fast open riding.
Winner of the Sheikh Majid Challenge 160km 3*** Kristie Taprell, 2nd place Bridget Nottle, 3rd place Alexandra Toft.
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Georgia Toft :: Bremervale Arrogance
Sincere thanks to Sheikh Majid and Dubai Endurance Stables for the their support to the Challenge. This ride has ensured we can provide a new event to the Australian Endurance calendar. There were competitors from as far as Tasmania as well as several International riders. Thanks to all the volunteers, helpers, officials and veterinarians. Special thanks to Jo Weismann for all her support with promotion. Jacque Wright for suggesting the venue and then incredible work to get the first ride going. Derek Armitage for his tremendous assistance to ensure the power was safe. (Derek is a sparky!)
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Matthew and the Krahnen family, for all their help especially with the generator. Glenda Armitage who had to work overtime in her role to ensure our first attempt at Toorbul worked. Robyn Parnell for all her assistance with officials and the schedule. Ven Grasso did an outstanding job with the vet gate and ride base. Frank Mollema was a happy and friendly camp boss and will assume that role again at the Endurance Festival. Pierre assisted by Chris, Derek and Toby did a super job marking the trail. Tom Kelly kept the water flowing on course. We hope everyone enjoyed the weekend, saw a
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different concept and want to share in the preparation for the Festival. We received lots of good ideas at the Challenge and all comments were very positive. The highlight was seeing people ride and enjoy the course and whilst we only had limited access to the pine plantation, a lot more trails are available. We were pleasantly surprised to receive almost 140 entries in the FEI 3***, FEI**, FEI* and 40km AERA rides over the two days. NO. RIDER
Considering all the challenges thrown at most riders in Queensland and Northern New South Wales, floods and continued wet weather, a cyclone for some, it was surprising that so many horses where fit to compete in April. Since then, rides have resumed and the season is now in full swing. The Festival in June should see lot of fit horses and keen riders. For the latest updates on Oz Endurance rides, go to www.ozenduranceqinc.com
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Kristie Taprell Bridget Nottle Alexandra Toft Linda Tanian Michelle Chapman Penny Toft
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Angela Hawks
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Narelle Childs :: Halo Kazzam
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Tracy Wyllie Judith Burton Signe Eres Kirsty Owen Dean Chamberlain Stephen Gray Cora Becker Warwick Toft Shelley Cowan Sasha Laws-King Sonia Hodgetts Caroline Fitzgerald Simone Krahnen Jane Davidson Susan Sutcliffe Tracy Haack Mark Grogan Ben Caslick Josias Willemse Elodie Le Labourier Saasha Turrell Bob Sample Brook Sample Matthew Sample Fahad suliaiman Alazri Shelley-Ann Kimber YOUTH Georgia Toft Pierre De Wit Natashja Burton Sam Brooker Alix Jones Raquel Clark Terri Anderson Blaine Astell Noni Seagrim Sharn Brooker
40km AERA TRAINING RIDE 18 Sue Gurtner 7 Kurt Lord 12 Samantha Barling 8 Emily Brandenburg 21 Bradley Hill 23 Stacey Dodd 10 Christine Simpson 3 Kasey Anderson 5 Angela Hawks 11 Debbie Edwards 28 Matthew Sample 26 Colleen Krahnen 9 Jan Tyrrell 16 Corrine Rees 2 Tim Baumann 6 Debra Daniels 27 Nicky Schimke 15 Timothy Sutcliffe 13 Karen Thompson 19 Hayley-ann Boss 17 Anthony Wolgast 25 Emily Shadbolt
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Full results including heart rates and leg speeds, can be found at www.endurancedb.com.au
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In 2011 Jericho F Troop will be hosting the Queensland State Championships on the weekend of 26th, 27th & 28th of August. This event will take place at the Jericho Showgrounds, which is situated 6hrs inland from Rockhampton, on the Capricorn Highway.
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Along with the 160Km Championship ride, we will also be running a 120Km elevator. The 160Km event will consist of 6 legs, commencing at 12 midnight Friday. The 120Km elevator will consist of 4 legs, commencing at 3am Saturday morning.
Maree Pearce Ride Secretary 3 Bessemer Street, Jericho QLD 4728
Nominations will kick off at 1pm Friday afternoon, with vetting beginning from 2pm onwards. Pre-nominations close on the 8th of August 2011. Entry forms can be downloaded from the QERA Website and must be accompanied by a $50.00 non-refundable nomination fee. Late entries will only be accepted with a $30.00 late fee payment. Within the camping facility there are limited powered sites available, as well as two toilet/shower blocks and plenty of running water suitable for human consumption. An on course farrier will also be provided.
Maree Pearce: (07) 4651 4237 or Louise Pearce: endurance_rider_5@hotmail.com Please post all pre-nominations and merchandise order forms along with payment to:
Details of the QUEENSLAND STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS will be updated on the QERA website on a regular basis. www.aera.asn.au/qera select Ride Guide in the menu and then State Championships
Wendy Chambers Kai Hai Sterling Sha’Kieraa
Within the township of Jericho there is a small convenience store for general groceries, takeaway food, milk and bread. There is also a Rural Supplies which stock some horse feed and a garage for mechanical repairs and fuel. In order to put on this ride we are currently seeking sponsorship from anyone who may be able to help.
Photo :: Melissa Longhurst
Caps & Polo Shirts are only available for order prior to and at the ride. There will be sample sizes available to try on at the event. Order Forms will be downloadable from the QERA Website in the coming weeks.
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The Far A Way Club at Imbil, turned it on again for the 2011 Easter Carnival. The weekend included multiple 80km and 40kms rides, an Intro Ride, 120km Mini-Marathon and the feature event – the 320km Marathon. Of 29 starters in the big ride, 15 successfully completed including the 2011 Marathon winners, Marion Lengronne and Matthew Gadsby both from Ra Endurance. Congratulations to all involved, particularly those attempting their first Marathon. Thanks to those that have shared their stories from this fabulous weekend.
Photo :: Julie Kemp Ra Endurance do it again! Marion Lengronne with Sasam (MW) and Matthew Gadsby with Dardanga Fingal. Proving winners are grinners at the 2011 Far A Way Easter Marathon.
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John Dugan enjoying a break
Jim Farr and Peter Pike
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My Far A Way Experience Wendy Chambers :: Kai Hai Sterling Sha’Kieraa The Faraway had been marked on my 2011 calendar as “must do” for some time, and as April approached my excitement accelerated a few notches, evident in my workplace by long periods of daydreaming and forcing ‘horse talk’ on clearly ‘non horse’ people in the office. Keiraa’s photo replaced oil field schematics on the wall and any attempt by my colleagues to force a subject change was met with even more ‘pre-marathon’ hype. I arrived at base camp on Tuesday, met with smiles from familiar faces. It was a very harmonious environment, both horses and riders relaxed and in good spirits. The vibe in Imbil is welcoming and adhering luring visitors such as myself back, drawn to its magnificent landscape and balmy temperature. Wednesday morning our camp saddled up for a stretch out and took to the tracks, which were to become very familiar over the days to come. There had been quite a lot of rain over the preceding days and the tracks were muddy and mushy in segments, but the forest was alive with the chatter of frogs and insects and every shade of green imaginable. On our short venture out the heavens opened up just to remind us that they could. Mmmmmmm wet saddle clothes, wet socks and it’s not Day 1 yet. In no time at all it was time to nominate and present for pre-ride vetting, and time to check out the vet ring, the vets and the stewards. All was good – no grumpy faces, on the contrary riders were met with approachable good humoured assistance. Next blink it was pre-ride, and at this stage it was obvious as to the degree of work that had gone into organising the Faraway. Emphasis was given from the vets, stewards, and track marker as to the conditions expected on course, highlighting safety and caution. The mood was lightened when it was time to nominate team names, without further embarrassment Meeeeoooww should identify the team I belonged to.
A hardy meal, an early night and of course I was too excited to sleep. Thoughts of “Is my horse drinking/ eating/weeing/resting” fill my head. Then of course a mental gear check. Surely there is something that I have forgotten! Then patiently I await the alarm to sound and smile as the camp comes to life with riders donning vests and focussing on their horses. The flood lights generated a misty haze across the assembly area whilst the horses snorted and whinnied acknowledging each other’s presence. We each called out our numbers and at 4am the clip clop of hooves headed off to commence their 320km journey. The pace was sensible and in no time at all first light had made its presence revealing a vision splendid. Low lying cloud, trees reaching for the sky and limitless valleys of beauty. The first vet check was still in the cool of the morning and my horse had barely formed a sweat (But I most certainly had) At this point I’m already mentally planning a better fitness regime. So the legs of the marathon and the days rapidly integrated, and each leg unfortunately saw the elimination of horses from the marathon. Each horse and rider combination faced issues along the way to manage. My own experience was the onset of stiffness on Day three. Our camp was able to manage the stiffness by ‘hot walking’, massage, and Bowen therapy. Although pulling faces Keiraa pushed through and toughed it out. On the final leg my ‘grey matter’ faded and I missed a vital arrow Ooooops! That resulted in an extra 20km that Keiraa could have done without, and a good natured ribbing naturally followed, although I rather suspect my trainer and friend had a few adjectives set aside for me! I was fortunate to join the completion list of the 2011 Faraway Marathon. I consider myself blessed to own such a special mare. She is an absolute treasure, whose potential has been developed by the professionalism and dedication of her trainers Steve and Melissa Longhurst. For those who are contemplating a future marathon my advice is “DO IT”. For sure you will be hooked.
2011 Far A Way – Zachary Sample The Far A Way Easter Endurance Carnival is promoted as a weekend family event for Endurance families. This year saw young Zach Sample at only 4 years old take part in his first ride, doing the 20KM ride with his older brother Matty, Mum Leigh-Ann and Grandfather Bob. Riding his cousin Saasha’s horse Moondarra Cimeron, co-incidently the same horse Matty did his first ride on also at the age of 4, Zach was excited about his first ride. On the day leading up to it, he carefully checked all his gear and went for a test run on Cimmy. When asked if he wanted to get off now, a simple “No” was the answer – he was hooked. For the entire ride Zach was dwarfed by the size of Cimeron, the size of his riders vest and the size of the smile on his face. Matty too enjoyed his ride, riding his mare Rowallan Fern and as the two boys travelled around their 20km adventure they were treated to piles of Easter Eggs on the track left behind by the Easter Bunny. At the end of their ride, both boys completed their final vet inspections passing with straight A’s and 1’s. Congratulations to them both! Winter 2011 I Queensland Endurance
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Hooked on Far A Way 320k Jackie Gilks and Leigh Rich At the end of March I emailed my training buddy, Leigh, to discuss our 80/40km options for Far A Way this year. She said, “I’d really love to do the Marathon.” “OK”, I said, “Lets do it!”. Our open horses, Reid River Reflectshine (Flecks) and Leondon Maritz (Rocky) were going well despite Rocky’s leg injury 6 weeks before and the fact that the marathon would be Fleck’s 3rd ride out of novice. As Easter drew closer we started to get quite excited but nervous. Had we bitten off more than our lovely horses could chew? Were we kidding ourselves that horses trained on flat Bundaberg country could make 320km of Imbil hills? Face it, Imbil’s ‘undulations’ are our biggest training hills! Also Leigh and I are no longer spring chickens and do have a few nagging injuries :-) After packing every saddle cloth, jodhs, undies, socks we possessed we arrived to a cloudy but fine camp ground. We were surprised but chuffed when Melissa Longhurst and Wendy Chambers approached us to join their ‘Pussies Galore’ team. Yes, the rest of the Far-A-Way camp found the team name very amusing. We milked it for all it was worth, although Melissa was a little embarrassed when riding up behind 2 riders who she thought were us and giving the “Pussy!” call, only to discover that it was not actually us. She also needs to work on her meowing. Day 1 was uneventful apart from a large carpet snake
crossing our path on a winding track now known as ‘Snake Alley’ and Flecks deciding that ‘going bush’ was a much better option than tackling Grumble Bum Hill. Both horses vetted through OK although the riders were looking forward to the arrival of super strapper, Tim (Leigh’s husband) on Friday. Day 2 leg 3 and Rocky vetted out slightly lame – no serious damage and he was fine the next day. Disappointing for us all but I had to keep going. Flecks did not come out of the day unscathed when the vetting team noticed that she had started to rub her girth area which had never been an issue before. Heaps of nappy rash powder and wonderful friends came to the rescue. Jackie Swan gave me a girth cover, Melissa Longhurst also loaned me one so I had enough to get me through the ride. “Thankyou” As I headed off for my nanna nap Tim turned up and was faced with the news of Leigh and Rocky’s vet out. I take my hat off to Tim as he stayed and helped Leigh look after me and Flecks. Day 3 I was able to team up with our camping neighbour Jocelyn Barnes and her chestnut mare, Trinity. We headed out at 4am and the two mares were eager to move along. My wonderful strappers Leigh and Tim were there waiting with molasses water, hay, strapping water, etc at the ready. I just got off, helped unsaddle and trusted my friends would strap Flecks just right while I went and had a quick drink, got my helmet off and then returned to where the action was all happening. Rocky was so happy to see his friend and would just hang his head over the yard, keeping his eye on everything that was going on.
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Vetting at the end of day 3 was a nervous one as this is the point that I vetted out at Kenilworth Far A Way in 1995 and all those feelings and nerves were now haunting me. However Flecks vetted well and I had now reached the point where the end was so close but yet so far. My knees were now starting to ache and I was losing track of what day it was. I felt tired but other than that I was happy and very proud of my little mare.
...one of the things I love about endurance riding, we get to see some of the most beautiful parts of the world that some people will never see
Melissa vetted out lame on Pioneer Park Amurra leg 5 so now Pussies Galore was no longer. This however did not stop the “Pussies!” cry in camp or on track. Day 4 We left at 3am, the weather had been very good to us as it was warm and dry. The track was drying out a little now and we were off to ride the brown leg first up. It was wonderful, we had a lot of flat stuff that we could jog along and then as daylight came we hit the rainforest track; it was beautiful. As we (Jocelyn and I) emerged from the forest to a beautiful morning sun we followed the track down to the creek that we had to cross and I said “this is one of the things I love about endurance riding, we get to see some of the most beautiful parts of the world that some people will never see”. To me this makes all the training and pain in my knees I was now experiencing so worth while. We were now heading home for our second last vetting. As we headed in I could feel myself worrying about every little uneven step the mare took but she vetted well. I was not running her out well enough so the last vetting was going to be done by Leigh to give the mare the best chance at a good trot out.
Photo :: Julie Kemp Jackie Gilks with Reid River Reflectshine (Flecks)
The purple leg was very kind to us and not far from the end we met the Easter Bilby and her helpers who gave us chocolate and fruit. By now every rock seemed like it was out to get us, I was trying my hardest to dodge every one of them, I just had to make it another couple of kilometres and we were home.
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We strapped and decided we had to go up to vetting; what would be would be. We (Leigh, Tim, Rocky, Flecks & I) had done all we could to get Flecks through and it was now time to do the final check. We nervously walked up, Leigh and I holding onto each other all the way, a final glance at my friends who had been with me all the way and in we went. It was a very long minute having the heartrate done and then the TPR took off the stethoscope and smiled “42” I smiled and sighed and headed to the vet. Leigh took the bib off me ready to run Flecks out for me, I stayed with Flecks and Leigh for the vetting - I couldn’t leave now. Then off Leigh went with Flecks trying her best to trot and Rocky calling out “ trot Flecks, trot faster” then the 3 vets all scored her on the trot – she looked OK to me but she was a bit rollie in her gait. The vets handed their decisions to Chief Steward, Steve Barlow who looked at us for a long second – then gave the thumbs up to us and the crowd. Leigh and I hugged and jumped up and down screaming, laughing and crying all at the same time. We had done it! I am so proud of Flecks, who actually seemed to get better each day, and so grateful to my best friends for staying and helping me. To the “Pussies Galore” team - we kept each other going and even when the team was no longer in the running for the trophy, we all kept the team spirit going and next year the Pussies will be back to give it another go. On that note I’d like to thank vets Luke and John for their input into the team’s name for next year. We are thinking of going with “Return of the Pussies”. I would like this article to encourage those of you who have thought about the 320k marathon and thought it is too hard or you are too old. I decided to do it one hill at a time and see how I went – what I got out of it was more than I ever expected. I met some wonderful people who I can now say are friends, I caught up with old friends that I love dearly, spent time with my best friends that will now be in our memories forever and I bonded with Flecks more than I thought I ever would. The whole experience bought back the motto “to complete is to win” and we can’t wait to try it all again next year.
The Adventure of 10 Far A Way 320km Completions Anne Barlow :: Sa Har Magnolia Our family was fairly new to the sport when we attended our first FAW Easter Carnival at Kenilworth in 1997. Two of our three daughters were riding in a day training ride. Steve was to attempt his first 80 km ride on a young part bred Arabian gelding Tyto Ivan purchased from well known endurance rider and endurance horse breeder, Ivan Sampson. Unfortunately my mount, Hillbrae Fred was lame that weekend and I had left him at home and was a ‘horseless spectator’ whilst everyone else was riding. Our family all enjoyed success in 1997 in the various rides and we vowed to return the next year, hopefully I would be riding then.
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Susan Kelman :: Jayhal Moonlight
Nervous Nelly’s first Far A Way Susan Kelman :: Jayhal Moonlight Having driven all and sundry mad with my negativity, it was with unbelievable amazement the Molly – Jayhal Moonlight (Shamaria/Dunwingeri Zamhara)- successfully passed the final vet check at the Imbil Far A Way Marathon. “One day at a time” was my goal and Molly seemed to join in with enthusiasm. I was in constant awe of her as she set out each day full of energy for the task at hand. I would have been much happier if I’d completed an 80 km. prior to the FAW, however, with Eden Creek cancelled and Brymaroo washed out it was not to be. By day two I decided if we were to get through this caper, then I’d better look to an expert and none better than Olga Bartlett riding her lovely mare Cingala Royalle and going for her 9th FAW! Olga’s experience and fabulous company made the ride a ton of fun. When we noticed we were both wearing our pearls, we became the pearl queens! Molly was fantastic out on track – it was only back at base and heading off to the vetting area that had me quite grief stricken with imagined worries and quite unable to even watch her run out, much less lead her. Then along came Angela Hawks and I must express my eternal gratitude for all her expert help strapping, taking Molly for midnight walks and grassy snacks, even giving up a training ride she was planning on doing so she could be available at all times. I’d also like to acknowledge my other strapper, namely Mary Sims – without these helpers none of the above would’ve been at all possible – their help was much appreciated. And what a marvellous feeling to get the “thumbs up” at the final vet check and know it’s not just me who thinks Molly Moonlight is simply the best!
I rolled up to attempt my first 320 km marathon in April 1998, the only horse we had qualified with a chance of completion was young Tyto Ivan, whom by this stage had been handed down to youngest daughter Selena as her first serious endurance mount. As I left the show grounds, in the crowd of about 65 horses, I fell into the company of Olga Bartlett and Annette Renner. I had heard lots about Olga’s marathon expertise as she had attended the Shahzada previously, so I thought ‘why not just tag along’. Next year Selena was qualified and wanted her horse back, so I took Hillbrae Fred to have another crack at the marathon. There had been heavy rain the preceding week and the Mary River had flooded through the area, however the ride went ahead as scheduled. Ivan had suffered an injury to his hoof in January, when he stepped on his front shoe, pulled and twisted it, then stood on the nail. He seemed to be over the soreness before the start but
alas a stone on track saw the end of the ride for Selena on the second afternoon. I forgot to mention that Steve had also decided to tackle FAW and had brought along Dunwingeri Maakan who seemed a little less fit, sadly for both of Steve & I, our two horses developed problems with their backs, and after ‘icing’ and massaging we decided to withdraw them on the last night, no Barlow completing the marathon that year. 2000 was the year I decided to enter Blue Bronco, freshly out of novice – bred by Dick Collyer and he has somewhat of a quirky personality but is a mighty marathon horse, eventually he and I were successful for 3 from 3 FAW and 4 from 4 Shahzadas. I rode with Scott O’Brien and his home bred mare that year and I don’t remember much of the ride, except it was a lot faster time than my first in 1998. 2001 and the ride moved from Kenilworth to Imbil and I cast my eyes around the paddock and there was Bronco not doing much. This year I rode with Steve on Maakan and we were both successful. If I recollect there were 39 starters and 13 completers, the tougher terrain and weather took its toll. We were no longer seeing the faster track times experienced when the ride was based at Kenilworth. 2002 dawned and we loaded up and I decided that there was a tall grey gelding which Steve had cast aside stating “he’s never going to be an endurance horse” a few years previously, which looked the part. His name was Dunwingeri Maakhal. Steve joined me again on the track with Maakhal’s half brother, Maashhar as we headed off on the 320 km. Unfortunately the vetting was taking a toll on horses that year and we were both placed on ‘represent’ for gait off the first leg, passed that, then squeezed through the second leg. We were again placed on ‘represent gait’ upon return to vetting but sadly the vet declared Maashhar lame thus ending Steve’s chances of a second completion. I rode the rest of the marathon on Maakhal, including three afternoon legs which were the same track. Next year, 2003, Bronco was shaping up to be the one, even though just a month before he had been kicked in the paddock in the face and sustained a fractured bone under his eye cavity. This horse did not know defeat! Maakan went around again for Steve, winning 1st /HWT (last man standing) & Best Managed HWT horse. This made 5 successful completions for me, and two for Steve. Early in 2004 I heard Maakhal snickering to Maashhar about his endurance ability, so out of the paddock he came and off to Imbil yet again. Maakhal was successful
again, but the Arabian buyers were in hot pursuit of the leggy grey gelding, so I farewelled him as he left for his new life in the UAE. Next morning Maakan was dissolute, he couldn’t find his brother in the paddock, they had been together all of their lives…I felt terrible and swore never to do that again. In early 2007 I decided that Maashhar needed another chance to prove that Maakhal & Maakan weren’t the only Dunwingeri Bros to be able to complete FAW, so I entered the big grey. Maashhar is 16 hh, this is very tall for a marathon horse whom one needs to climb on and off at many times during the 4 days. I found the use of ditches very helpful and, with the expertise of Dick Collyer running him out at the vet checks, things seemed to be running smoothly. That is until Day 3 final check, I had failed to notice that he had developed some nasty greasy heel on his only white hoof. Subsequently he ran out lame on the diagonal and was extremely sore the next morning. Oh well “Big Fella” (that’s Steve name of the gentle grey giant) – you tried. After an 80 km at Fernvale, followed up by 2 X 80 kms at Shahzada, “Lolly” was qualified to take the weight off Ivan and tackle the FAW 2010. I was very fortunate that Dr Julie Kemp was able to keep my horse under control for 4 days, as Miss Lolly (with “A” for attitude) believed that winning FAW as your first ride out of novice was the go. I was very pleased to have Julie’s company for most of the ride. Lolly finished with a flick of the head when trotted out by Gavin, to show everyone that she had petrol in the tank…what a change from the ‘boys’. So in 2011 here were Lolly and I and her second FAW, my 12th, her “A” for attitude and a lot of hills. High humidity, muddy slippery track – nothing to stop the machine that is this mare. To top it off mid-ride, she lunges at me in the her trot out and bites me on the arm as if to say, “run faster old lady”. I didn’t ride till I was 40 years old. I am not an athlete and I don’t have much confidence, however I trust and love my horses. I love the riding through the country side at all hours like our ancestors. The challenge is over – I know that it can be done, what about the rest of you who haven’t tried it? A marathon, successful or not, gives you so much insight into yourself and your horse, backing up day after day, the problems faced and dealt with, the nerves towards the end (or all the way through). All part of the challenge! You can read Anne’s story in full on the website www.aera.asn.au/qera
Ride Results for the Far A Way Easter Carnival can be found by visiting
www.endurancedb.com.au
Feeling inspired? Imbil is a terrific little town located in Mary Valley country behind the Sunshine Coast. Its just 40min South-West drive from Gympie or 2 hours North of Brisbane. You will find some friendly little shops and the Railway Hotel all within walking distance of the Ride Base at the showgrounds. Be prepared to ride through some magnificent forestry with spectacular views from the mountain ranges. Imbil plays host to another annual Endurance Ride, the ‘Sparkler,’ in September. For the date of this ride and all the other fabulous rides Queensland has to offer, see our ride calendar on page 48. For more information on Far A Way and Sparkler, please call
Peter Pike 07 5446 9107 (Evenings) or email jemimah@skymesh.com.au
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80km / 40km Wunce again the wide at Widgee will be wun on July 9th & 10th Same place – the Widgee Rodeo Grounds From South – in Gympie, at third traffic lights, turn left off Bruce Highway to Southside, go over Mary river, then 1km on turn right, opposite showgrounds, to Widgee. Stay on that road for 25km to Widgee. From North – 10km north of Gympie turn right onto Wide Bay Highway (road to Kilkivan). After 17km, just passed the electricity substation, turn left to Widgee. 14km from there. From West – travel on Wide Bay Highway through Kilkivan, then after about 19km turn right to Widgee. 14km from there. Same great country with some changes. Ah the weather!!!
Enquiries to Jackie Swan 07 5484 0176 sjswan1@bigpond.com
Walkabout Series The weather has brought some changes to the Series for this year, with first Brymaroo, and now Eidsvold rides being cancelled. But the Series is still strong, and will continue with the other 3 scheduled rides – Widgee July 9th & 10th Biggenden September 24th & 25th Kilkivan October 15th & 16th We look forward to seeing you all at the rides in the Series, where the emphasis is on completion. 22
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Moondarra ARABIANS
PRODUCTION SALE Many stunning Arabian horses from 4yrs to 6yrs available
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Moondarra Arabians Ian and Deb Watson 16 Humphreys Road, Tallegalla Queensland 4340, Australia Phone +61 754 268294 Mobile +61 408656776 moondarra2@bigpond.com
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From gift horse to the
Sultan Ahmed Al Baloushi of Al Reef Stables, riding Cronus (Set Sail) to victory in the 2011 President’s Cup Photo :: Cidinha Franzão
Story by Dick Collyer
In February, in Abu Dhabi, two Australian bred horses fought out the prestigious President’s Cup Endurance Race over 160 kilometres. The bay Anglo Arab gelding Set Sail (aka Cronus) held off the grey, Malricia Walter, to win by 7 seconds in the very fast overall riding time of 6 hours 25 minutes. Set Sail was bred in Queensland by Michelle Forrest, who now lives in Uralla, NSW. Michelle’s father was long time Arabian horse breeder Mike Harper, of Avondale, Karara, which is a tiny town between Warwick and Inglewood on the southern Darling Downs. During the 1980s and 1990s, Mike owned two stallions, both by the multiple Quilty buckle winning stallion, Shiekie. Shiekie was by the well-known horse, Royal Domino, and had been owned by RM Williams, who, in his autobiography, describes him as the one great horse he was privileged to own in his lifetime. RM also recounts how famous American horseman, Greg Lougher, after a ride on Shiekie, commented that this was one of the few horses he had ridden who knew more than he himself could teach the horse. One of Mike’s Shiekie sons was the very attractive Indian Silque, from the Silwan mare, Silque. He was a stylish, bay, multiple show winner, with a superb temperament. The other Shiekie son was the brown-bay, Shah Dara – not as attractive and definitely not as friendly, but a beautifully balanced horse with great movement. Shah Dara had had a mixed life. He began as a show colt, but his good neck and body could never quite compensate for his straight profile, and so he often stood down the line in the showring. Then he was sold through one of the early Gatton sales, and ended up as a working horse and paddock stallion in far north Queensland. Ten years later, he was brought back down to Gatton and went through the ring looking just like a horse who had been on a truck for days and running wild
for year before that. He was purchased by the Rokeby Stud, to use over their Argent/Seradin mares, and this is what he did for several seasons. However, Rokeby started to wind down, and Shah Dara started to cause problems, so the horse was offered to Mike, and he took him home to Karara. Soon, Mike’s great horsemanship saw Shah Dara settle down into an amenable if not a friendly individual. However, this was the era of the imported showhorse Arabian stallion, and so neither of Mike’s horses served many mares. Then, in 1992, an endurance riding friend of mine gave me a tip-off about a “real” horse he had seen - and so I visited Avondale for the first time. It didn’t take me long to realise that my friend was right, and so a deal was done. Mike would lease me Shah Dara for a year on a trial basis. He was not sure how the old horse, then rising 22, would cope with the change. However, he was happy for Shah Dara to go to a stud where he would get the chance to be bred to more mares. At that stage, I was not quite sure what I was in for with this old and somewhat irascible stallion. However, he settled in well, and the rest of his story can really be told through his progeny. His first foals for me included Harriet, twice Australian representative (Dubai and Aachen) and multiple ride and best conditioned winner; Blue Bronco – multiple Quilty buckles and also many marathon completions; Shahman – Quilty buckle and Pioneer Trek and many other rides. Over the next few years there was the little powerhouse, Crysari – two Quilty buckles, including first and BC Lightweight in 2009; Julian – the top heavyweight horse in Victoria over several seasons; Thalara – top Junior horse in Queensland in 2005, 5th Junior in the 2006 Quilty, and multiple 160km completions without a vetout over 5 seasons of endurance; and many other notable performers (Isla, India, Malcolm, Shahtaan, Crystalara, Edenfels Zephyr, Siberia, Femmara, Hirstglen Tara and Hirstglen Sahara). After a few years of renewing Shah Dara’s lease, Mike stopped in one day and wanted to change the deal – he would transfer ownership to me, provided he could bring a few mares occasionally, with no charge for the service. Needless to say, the new deal was accepted. Mike sent very few mares, but in 1997, he phoned to ask if the deal extended to a mare owned by one of his daughters. This was Michelle’s thoroughbred mare, Spritsail. The next year, Spritsail duly foaled a leggy bay colt – one of the last Shah Dara foals, and after he was broken in, one of the last horses that Mike rode, as soon after he died of the cancer that he had been fighting off for years. Set Sail was sold to Mark Haigh, who was working for Kevin Thomas of Washpool Lodge, Aratula, and soon after went to Abu Dhabi, without ever competing in endurance in Australia. His name was changed (to Cronus – one of the Titans of Greek mythology) and for many years he had an unremarkable career in the UAE – until this year, when he won the most prestigious of endurance events. However, for those who care to look at his pedigree, the potential to be a champion was clearly there. Spritsail was a daughter of Spritely Knight, who was a son of one of the greatest athletes of Australasian racing, Kaoru Star, and she also carries the blood of Alycidon, Court Martial, Idomeneo and Djebel. And these are then mixed with the great endurance genes of a horse who, for all the right reasons, was given away. Winter 2011 I Queensland Endurance
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horses and child ’ s horses Endurance horse training and preparation for all levels of competition
SQUAD NEWS April 2011
With Barbara Macdonald Timms Squad Manager Penny Toft riding High Society te to 2nd place and Best Conditioned in the 120km FEI 2** at the Cedar Ridge Easter Carnival
The competitive season is gradually starting to pick up with 2 FEI rides held recently, one week apart. Toorbul, Queensland under the banner of Oz Endurance was held over the week end of 15-17 April, This consisted of the CEI3* 160k and the CEI2* 120k held on Saturday 16th and the CEI1* 80k together with the AERA 80/40k on the Sunday , which made for a busy weekend. This is the first time this venue has been trialed for the purposes of running endurance rides. It was originally pineapple and strawberry farms, before the demise of many of small family owned farms, it is currently used for small farms field days. These rides held here mid April were trial runs at this venue to prove suitability for the staging of the FEI Australian Championships scheduled for the long week end in June. This all proved very successful and much was learned from this event for the Main Event in June. I guess the big screen was the talking point of the weekend, situated as it was close to the vetting area everyone on the grounds could view all the trot ups and vetting procedures as it happened. There were 6 entries in the CEI3* 160km, Kristie Taprell and Castlebar Moonlight took out the line honors and BC in a time of 10:17:08. 2nd was Bridget Nottle and Emily Jones te in a time of 10:36:18, 3rd, Alexandra Toft and Travina in 10:59:18, 4th was Linda Tanian and Christmas Angel in 11:31:00. Penny Toft and Magnum together with Michelle Chapman and Bellarine Passion VOL
The CEI2* 120k started 26 open riders and 10 young riders, winner of the Senior event was Tracey Wyllie from Tasmania and Di Kinder Jag in a time of 6:49hrs, there were 15 non completions, (2 x w/d and 13 x VOL.) The Young Riders division was won by Georgia Toft and Bremervale Arrogance in a time of 7:46:26, 2nd and BC was Peirre De Wit and Otis te in a time of 7:46:27, 3rd was Natasha Burton and Aloha Farina 7:51:56. Of the 10 starters 6 completed with 3 x VOL and 1 x VOM. Fast forward one week later, Easter, the Cedar Ridge Easter Carnival was in full swing, with a very good roll up of horses with events to suit all classes and stages of riders and horses. The CEI2* 120k ride attracted 5 entries, the winner was Kristie Taprell and Castelbar Bella in a time of 8:12:07hrs, 2nd and BC was Penny Toft and High Society te in 8:20:38hrs, 3rd was Bridget Nottle and Justine te in a time of 8:48:13, 4th was Kristina Meskauskaite and Pyrenees Saphire, 8:48:28hrs. There was one VOL, Tom Bouzianis and Conderosa Shammis . The Young Rider CEI2* 120k attracted 6 riders, who all successfully completed. First across the line was Brooke Warner and Kunama Safira and BC in a time of 7:44:26, 2nd was Talea Haskow Stewart and BH Bombora in 8:03:36hrs, 3rd was Georgia Toft and Rupert te in 8:10:19, 4th Alix Jones and Castlebar Topaz in 8:22:43, 5th was Alexandra Toft and Zalman, 8:35:50, 6th was Noni Seagram and Coolinda Park Louisville in a time of 9:33:12. Winter 2011 I Queensland Endurance News
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speed of these events has increased markedly, we have to be sending experienced and sound horses to world championships if we wish to be up there again. Clarification on the FEI qualifying procedures. (ART. 816.2.4) FEI Rules for Endurance updated 2011) Where the 24 month rule is referred to in this Article, the 24 months is from the date of the last * rated event entered to 24 months by date/month/year to the next event entered. So if your horse’s last 2* ride was October 1st 2009, and you had not completed a 2* or above ride during that period to October 1st 2011, that horse would need to do another 2* to maintain the 2* qualification. Trans Tasman 2011 News from New Zealand is that they are looking at next November for the return bout. We will keep you posted Squad Camp Quilty SA
Bridget Nottle riding Emily Jones te to 2nd place in the Sheikh Majid Challenge 160km 3*** event at Toorbul.
The six Young Riders listed above at this event have all expressed an interest to represent Australia at the YR World Champs later this year, and attending this and the Toorbul Qld event is all part of the qualifications necessary to gain selection. Young Riders World Championships 2011 This Championship is scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi on December 10. Applications for this event for young riders closed April 30. There are seven young riders applying for selection to represent Australia. As I write, we are waiting for Equestrian Australia and the AERA to appoint the Selection panel so selections can proceed. The applications closed for the Selection Panel members on April 15 and for the Chef d Equipe and Team veterinarian on April 30, again we wait for appointments to be made from higher sources.. From my position as Squad Manager, I would recommend any Young Rider wishing to be “noticed” by the Selection Panel for the Australian Team will need to put in a credible performance at Toorbul in June.
The next Quilty Squad camp will be September 28th it will be at or very close to the Mt Pleasant venue. A full program will be announced after June. Suffice to say we are in the process of lining up some very interesting presenters. Again, and as always we wish to acknowledge our sponsors KER Dr Peter Huntington, who definitely will be speaking on horse nutrition. KER has also agreed to sponsor some Team apparel for the Squad Quilty team, as yet EOI’s are to be called for this Australasian Endurance Conference Brisbane June 8-10th Again a reminder of this very important conference and forum, the like of which we may not be able to present again for some considerable time . All the Speakers as listed on the program previously circulated have definitely confirmed their attendance (barring unforeseeable circumstances obviously,) the planning is going well and we look forward to welcoming all our local and interstate endurance supporters, so they can rub shoulders with many other like minded folk from New Zealand, Thailand and Malaysia so far. With experts in their field coming from Spain, France, UAE, Malaysia plus the head honcho’s from the FEI Endurance Department and FEI International Endurance Committee, at this level of expertise it doesn’t get much better than this.
World Senior Championships UK 2012
Congratulations!
Expressions of interest for this on close on June 30. We have had a healthy response from several riders for this event. Again I would advise any senior riders interested in this to “get your runs on the board”, as we are not over loaded in WC qualifiers (rides) and the qualifying process in not easy nor can it happen in a few weeks, we do not want to be putting horses on the plane that lack the ground work and experience. It can be a very expensive exercise and a huge disappointment to fly yourself, your horse and support crew half way around the world to be eliminated after the 4th leg. It has been a few years now since Australia has been on the podium receiving medals at a WC event (Young Riders Gold medal Bahrain 2005 and Dubai Silver medal 2004) since that time the
On behalf of the QERA SMC and Members, we would like to congratulate Barb Timms on being awarded Equestrian Federation Administrator of the Year for Endurance. Well done!
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Far A Way Kenilworth 1994
Photo :: Matt Bennet
Alexandra Toft :: Zalman
Debra Grull and Blair Astell
NEW SOUTH WALES
TASMANIA
Easter Carnival – Oberon
Sheikh Majid al Maktoum Cup – Wynyard
The Toft Team had a very enjoyable weekend at Oberon for the Cedar Ridge Easter Carnival and the Freeman family were very generous hosts.
The Burnie Equine Endurance Riders, in conjunction with Dubai Endurance Stables, held the Sheikh Majid al Maktoum Cup in Wynyard, Tasmania.
The course was very much in contrast to the recent Sheikh Majid Challenge – it was a lot more undulating, and showcased some magnificent Australian forest and bushland.
Debra Grull riding Lauralyn Notorious, won FEI 1* 80km Sheikh Majid al Maktoum Cup in 3:44. A close second was Tony Purton, riding Beer Street Dimity, who completed the ride in 3:49. Tony admitted during presentations that he’d tried to catch Debra in the third leg but travelling at an average speed of 21.4km per hour she was just too quick for him. Third place rider was Kristie Taprell of Castlebar Endurance, with a time of 4:17, riding Castlebar Bella. Castlebar Bella was awarded Best Conditioned horse in the Open Division.
A highlight for me was returning to base early in the morning off the first leg, coming though the magnificent Cedar Ridge Property with mist arising from the valleys, a group of youngsters in the paddock calling to us as we rode past. The weather was brisk but fine. Toft Team Results were: High Society te - Penny 2nd Open B/C Justine te - Bridget 3rd Open Rupert te - Georgia 3rd Youth Zalman - Alexandra 5th Youth Thanks to the Freeman family who made us all feel very welcome and thanks to the many Volunteers, Vets and Officials. Penny Toft
Winner of the Youth Division, was local Blaine Astell, riding Splitters Creek Cypress, in a time of 3:51 with an average speed over all of 20.8. Second place was Emily Shadbolt, 4:15, riding Malricia Jess. Third place and Best Conditioned went to Noni Seagrim riding Sahala Abu Simbel. Out of the 34 riders who started the Sheikh Majid al Maktoum Cup, only 2 vetted out lame which was a testament to both the track condition and the riders taking due care of their horses. Also held was an AERA 80km ride with the Line Honours trophy going to local 13 year old Alice Mitchell, riding Beer Street Blue Witch. Alice completed the ride in 3:50, a magnificent achievement, especially considering she was competing against 43 other experienced riders. The Burnie Equine Endurance Riders would like to thank their volunteers and sponsors, as well as the assistance of the professional veterinarian team and FEI officials. We hope to hold another FEI ride in October 2011.
Georgia Toft :: Rupert te
We also wish to thank our major sponsor, Sheikh Majid al Maktoum, and the Dubai Endurance Stables, for allowing us to hold an event of such magnitude. We welcome the opportunity to work in partnership to continue to hold events in the future. Winter 2011 I Queensland Endurance
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Valley Riders & Endurance Inc. G R E G W I L LO U G H B Y E N D U R A N C E R I D E 8 0 , 4 5 , 2 0 To be held on the 30th & 31st July 2011 at “Our Retreat” Station, Denison Creek — approx. 60 km SW of Mackay on the Peak Downs Highway. NOMINATIONS:
TRACK DESCRIPTION:
PRIZES AND AWARDS:
The Secretary’s tent will be open from 11- 1pm Saturday for ride nominations.
This ride is held entirely on working cattle properties and contains no bitumen road work. Mostly flat to undulating property roads, rising to steeper country with some hill work in areas. Ride is mostly good under foot with a small amount of rocky areas and is suitable for novice horses.
The Greg Willoughby Perpetual Trophy will be awarded to the lowest heart rate of the 80km ride. Completion prizes will be awarded for the 45km and certificates for the completion of the 20 km ride.
PRE RIDE TALK: Time to be advised on the day, all riders must attend. PRE RIDE VETTING: From 2– 5pm Saturday. RIDE START TIMES: To be confirmed closer to the date. VET: Bruce Howlett Jnr. CHIEF STEWARD: To be advised.
FACILITIES: BYO metal yards or electic fencing (two strand as specified by QERA), tents and drinking water. The ride base contains basic shower and toilet facilities but no powered sites. The ride base is situated behind the Retreat Hotel which can offer meals, drinks, ice and accommodation for those not wishing to camp out. (Retreat Hotel07 49541239).
Nomination Fees: 80 km— $80 45 km— $55, QERA members $45 20 km— $30, QERA members $20
Dogs are allowed BUT MUST BE KEPT ON A LEAD AT ALL TIMES (NO EXCEPTIONS). This is as requested by the property owner.
PRE NOMINATION CONTACTS: Please pre nominate by Sunday 24th July (please note a late nomination fee of $10 will be charged for 80/45km riders after this date) by phone to either the Ride Secretary— Amy Oliver ph 0417495493 or President— John Fry ph 07 49541455. (If unanswered, please leave a message including your name, contact phone number and details of the rides you wish to enter).
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Far North Endurance Riders Association Debbie Tunstead and Gail Hamilton taking their horses out for a pleasurable 20km.
The magic of a Marathon “The Pioneer Trek” is a Marathon ride of 408km on one horse over five days. It’s held annually in June/July and is commemorative of the great Pioneers who on horseback hacked their way though the heavy jungle, steep mountain paths and suffered the perils that befell them along the way. These brave folk led a hard life relying on the faithful horse for most of their travels and to collect food and wares. These people forged the future of the country that we all call home. Riders traverse through this rough terrain of rocky mountains up to 3000ft and down into warm sandy valleys and streams following old logging tracks and up through the baron historic mining areas and into beautiful rainforest and valleys, where breathtaking views of some of Queensland’s most beautiful country is experienced. It is a brave horse and rider who complete the gruelling five days of riding successfully and a fitting tribute to the great pioneers of our country. During the week, rides of 20km, 40km and 80km are available daily for riders who choose not to undertake the enormous task of five consecutive days.
Warabong Challenge 26/27th March 2011
RIDE RESULTS DAY 1 INTRO: Aldex Park Neekah ridden by Debbie Tunstead and Majic ridden by Gail Hamilton were successful. DAY 2 TRAINING: Barry Akers, Debbie Tunstead, Eve Jorgenson, Debbie Bartle were Briony Ledingham and Allan Edwards all successful on the 40km leg. accepting their fittest horse awards. DAY 2 FULL RIDE: Briony Ledingham riding Gemma - 1st Lighteight Allan Edwards riding Petite Cheval - 1st Middleweight Gail Hamilton riding Warabong Challenge - 2nd Middleweight Janet Fornier riding Shambala Synibar - 3rd Middleweight First 80’s the hardest - found out Lisa Fail and Storm
So co me along, bring your horses, family and friends enjoy the camping and take the opportunity of enjoying whatever length rides you choose over the five days.
Herberton Located 1.5hrs from Cairns and 30 mins from Atherton The small Historic town of Herberton is just 5km from the Tepon Equestrian Grounds which are on Longlands Gap Road. Herberton Village has adequate shops, fuel and a hotel for most of your needs. Horse feed is available at the grounds or can be ordered in advance through Janet. Arrive and set up your camp Friday 24th June - Sunday 26th June Monday 27th June - pre-ride Vet in. Social bonfire get together and evening BBQ. BYO around the campfire after pre-ride talk. Tuesday 28th June - Saturday 2nd July Marathon ride, daily rides of 20km, 40km and 80km The spacious camp grounds have plenty of water, hot showers and toilets, whilest some powered sites are available. All information, including contact numbers are available on the website:
www.fnera.webs.com
Gemstone Ride 16/17 April 2011
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETIONS DAY 1 INTRO: Debbie Tunstead on Aldex Park Neekah, Kent Fulton on Storm, Gloria Mellon on Bashan the Jester, Gail Hamilton on Majic DAY 2 TRAINING: Debbie Tunstead on Aldex Park Neekah, Ann Batt on Willowmead Sassy, Racheal Taylor on Aintree Dove, Chris Pretorius on Allira Park Dark Secret, Brad Akers on Arabell Black Magic, Kara Brenna on Crikey, Sarah McMahon on Nazeem 80KM EVENT: Lightweight; 1st- Fiona Green on Duo Park Yo Yo (BC) 2nd -Ingrid Groigerstone on Allira Park Wings of an Eagle Middleweight; 1st - Allan Edwards on Petite Cheval (BC) 2nd-Gail Hamilton on Warabong Challenge 3rd - Janet Fornier on Shambala Synibar 4th - Leisa Fail on The Storm Fittest Horse: Middleweight; Allan Edwards Anne Batt being congratulated by Lightweight; Fiona Green Barry Ackers, Chief Steward for her successful 40km
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Breeders of quality Endurance horses competing in Australia and overseas. Some of our loved Horses in Australia!
Die Kinder Jag Completions includes First place ** 120 FEI Toorbul 2011
Die Kinder Jasper Completions includes safely caring for Junior riders.
Die Kinder Spyder Completions includes 3x80km wins & rd 3 in a 320 Marathon
Horses Exported. Jimmi Die Kinder Kashah
Die Kinder Traveller
Die Kinder Jugoya
Die Kinder Stud aims to breed amazing athletic horses suitable for all types of riders. Our stallion at stud is the strong, big moving “Simeon Sagiv� who is mixture of top bloodlines having half Russian breeding with Egyptian and a splash of Spanish. We have some endurance horses currently available for your consideration. Contact: Denise Kaye or Bill Miller Telephone: (07) 46976716 or 0413553343 Email: dkinder@skymesh.com.au
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Volunteers don’t get paid, but its not because they’re worthless. Its because they’re priceless! 2011 Shahzada, our 31st, will be an event to be remembered. Start planning now for the last week in August. The 400km Shahzada Marathon endurance ride will be from Monday, 22nd to Friday 26th August, 2011 and camping will be available in St Albans at the ride base from Saturday 13th, as well as accommodation at many local venues. Check out the Shahzada website www.shahzadaresults.org for all the information you will need. This is a very special event and if you don’t do anything else in endurance, you have to ride Shahzada!! The marathon event is run over five days on local roads and tracks – McKechnies, Woomera Path, Shepherds Gully, Johnny’s Hill, The Steps and Prestons. A great deal of work has been done to the course over the last few years and these improved tracks, with the elimination of many tarred road verges, have helped to establish a very good completion rate, (thanks to the wonderful help and advice from the veterinary panel headed up by Dr. Kym Hagon.) Everyone who is successful receives a highly coveted Shahzada buckle.
On behalf of the State Management Committee, Ride Organisers and Queensland Members, thank you for your assistance in making all QERA events a success.
Haven’t volunteered yet?
Why not contact your local club to ask how you can help? Visit aera.asn.au/qera or page 47 to find a ride organiser near you.
Don’t you hate riding
Wet, Cold, Miserable? Serious Riders Need Serious Rain Gear
In addition to the 400km event - there will be a 120 km Mini Marathon over three days - experience the passion and wonderful riding tracks of the Macdonald Valley without the pressure. It is fantastic training for young horses and a perfect lead up to the Quilty in September. Come for the fun and the challenge – be part of the excitement. The NSW State Ride will also be held in St Albans on the long weekend in June (Sat 11th June), Shahzada will be from 22nd to 26th August and then the Quilty will be held in Mt Pleasant, South Australia on 30th September, so these rides are perfectly placed if you are looking to complete The Big Three.
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Enquiries Sue Todd (02) 6379 7218 or email suetodd@activ8.net.au Additional Shahzada information with heaps of history is available on www.shahzadaresults.org where you can see daily updates during the week of the ride.
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Junior Endurance Riders Questionnaire 2011 7 to 15 Years This questionnaire is to work out how to help you achieve your goals AND HAVE FUN in ENDURANCE riding.
You can fi th is questi ll out Name onn online at aire w w w.aera.a Age 14 (turning 15 this year) sn.au/qe ra Any youn g ri der that Parents Name Liz Terry complete s online, w this survey ill free hors receive a e brush! 1. Do you have a horse that you can ride in endurance 13. Do you prefer team or individual sports? rides ? Individual Team No Yes 14. Do you have a goal with your horse riding? 2. Are your parents or other family members involved in Y es, to enjoy it as a hobby ........................................................................................... endurance riding? 15. Is your best friend a horse rider too? No Yes No Yes If yes, which family members? 16. Do your friends at school support your horse riding My mu m and younger sister ........................................................................................... and take a keen interest in your outcomes? 3. Can you get to your local endurance rides easily? No Yes No Yes 17. Does your school know about your riding? 4. Do you travel to interstate endurance rides? No Yes No Yes 18. Would you like to get fitter so that you enjoy your riding 5. Do you need someone, other than your parents, more? to help you to get to rides sometimes? Y es but I think I a m fit enough and I do ........................................................................................... cross country running as well No Yes ...........................................................................................
Hannah Terry
6. Would you like a mentor to ride with?
No
Yes
19. I f you could receive assistance, financial or other, where would it be most helpful and why?
7. Would you like a mentor to talk to sometimes about endurance?
I think financial, I would like to do ...........................................................................................
FEI rides but the nomination fees are ...........................................................................................
so expensive ...........................................................................................
More about Hannah:
I joined RA Endurance in September 2010. ...........................................................................................
I go to the farm often to see the horses and ...........................................................................................
help with feeding as well as training. My ...........................................................................................
a mbition for this season is to complete a ...........................................................................................
160km ride to qualify for the Quilty in SA. ...........................................................................................
At school I a m involved in a German ...........................................................................................
Immersion Progra mme where all my ...........................................................................................
schooling is done in German. At the end of ...........................................................................................
I already talk to a lot of people ...........................................................................................
8. Do you have fun at endurance rides?
No
Yes
9. Would you like to have different events and if so what?
No
Yes
10. Do you participate in other horse sports?
Pony Club
Trail Riding
Dressage
Polo
Eventing
Other..................................
11. What is your best achievement in horse riding?
Placing 1st in an 80cm Open Hunter Trial ...........................................................................................
12. What is the hardest physical aspect you find about horse riding?
Staying in the saddle for so long ...........................................................................................
this year I a m flying to Germany for an ........................................................................................... 8 week exchange where we will travel around ........................................................................................... the country and stay with a host fa mily in ........................................................................................... Kastle. ...........................................................................................
This questionnaire is presented by the State Management Committee, of the Queensland Endurance Riders Association.
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BECOME A TPR STEWARD TODAY! Can you count to 100? Is your hearing good? Are you, or could you become, a QERA member? (Associate membership will do.) Then have we got the position for you! Become a TPR Steward and volunteer for the sport of Endurance – you will be popular with Ride Organisers and you could earn a QERA Gold card with membership discount. You will also learn valuable skills to help you assess your horse’s health, these skills will also be of assistance if you ever have to call for Veterinarian help for your horse. What is a TPR Steward? A TPR Steward is under the control of the Chief Steward, but is there to assists the Vet in taking Temperature, Pulse and Respiration of a horse before it goes on to be Vet checked. Temperature is generally only taken at pre ride vet check, but both pulse and respiration is taken every time a horse goes for a Vet check. Let’s face it, the Vet ring is an interesting place to be, all the horses pass through so there’s lots to look at and people to meet. It’s the Hub of excitement, and who wouldn’t want to be right in the thick of things?
How to become a TPR Steward Ride organisers often hold TPR schools to boost much needed TPR numbers so keep an eye on the ride calendar for these schools. At times QERA also hold TPR schools so there’s another chance. If you are interested, you can register your interest with the current QERA SMC TPR portfolio holder (page 46), and as soon as a TPR school can be organised in your area, you will be contacted. The TPR School teaches you how to take Temperature, Pulse (Heart rate) and Respiration and the rules surrounding them. These rules are found in the AERA rule book under A10. You can find the rule book on the AERA website, so check it out if you don’t have one yourself. After taking you through the theory, there will be practical session to check that you can count a horse’s heartbeat, count its rate of breaths and take its temperature. By the end of this you should have all the information and confidence needed to do a short multiple choice exam. Once you have passed, you will be issued with a Provisional TPR Card. You will need to act as a TPR Steward at 3 rides and have the card signed by the Chief Steward at each ride, before you can send the card to the QERA state management TPR portfolio holder. You will then be issued with an AERA TPR badge, as your proof of being a fully accredited TPR Steward. To keep your accreditation and your popularity current, you will need to act as a TPR Steward at a minimum of one ride a year. See how easy it is to become a very popular person? Come on go for it, it will be a pleasure to have you as a TPR Steward.
Oh, no! David Anderson Jnr is lost (again!) Can you help him find his way back to the ride base?
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David Anderson Jnr (aka ‘Little Davey’) is just one of many talented young Queensland Endurance riders. His numerous wins in Junior division include a 400km Shazada Marathon, 2 x 320km Easter Marathons and line honours in the 2010 Tom Quilty Gold Cup. Davey isn’t just known for riding though, he is also famous for getting lost out on track! Congratulations Davey and all our young riders – you make the entire Endurance community very proud.
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6/7 August 2011 Open Ride 100 kms/Trainer 50 kms
Ride Base Venue: Woodford Showgrounds 24 kms west of Caboolture Nomination Fees: Open: 100 kms $100, $110 for non Gold Card holders Trainer: 50 kms $50, Day Members $60 Camping Fees: $15 per horse Saturday night only + power if required Extra nights must be arranged with Caretaker (07 5496 1147) Yards: $10 Essential to book when nominating Stables:
Are not available for use this year
Head Vet:
Denis Denais
Chief Steward:
Steve Barlow/Karen Hamelink
Nominations:
11 am onwards Saturday 6 August
Purebred Arabian Grey Gelding 6 years, 14.2, (Greywood Kasper pend) quiet friendly fellow, tough & willing, micro chipped. Started to saddle 12 months ago but not ridden for the last 6 months, starting work again now. Sire S16984 “Shades of Grey” Dec & Dam F9997 “Rosemary Lodge Khazeena” both parents have successfully completed 80k rides. Contact Julie 0409892070 Tamborine, $2200
Ride Trailers
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Pre-Ride Vetting: 2 – 5 pm Saturday 6 August Pre-Ride Talk:
6 pm Saturday 6 August
Ride Start: Open: 4 am Sunday 7 August (subject to change depending on weather conditions) Trainer: First light Catering: Woodford Scouts Cappuccino Xpress NOTE: ALL electric fences must be set up in the main arena No horses to be loose in the main arena NO CARD (Members) OR NO HELMET = NO RIDE
Pre-nomination Contact: Cathy Hervé Phone: (07) 3285 5473 Email: murrumba@aera.asn.au
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Bookings SOUTH EAST ZONE Leigh Pearson and Bruce Seaward Phone: 07 3297 5245 • Mobile: 0408 727 431 Email: waralea@hotmail.com NORTHERN ZONE Melissa Longhurst Email: qera_trailer2@aera.asn.au
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Endurance riders are fortunate enough to ride through some amazing parts of Australia. Listed below are just a few of the fabulous QERA Ride Bases on offer. Custom Word Search PuzzleCan you find them all? More importantly, have you visitedhttp://puzzle-maker.com/cgi-bin/wswo.cgi them all? If not, get along and say G’Day - they’d love to see you.
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Musings from the mud – Brymaroo non-ride report March 2011 A collective effort by: Mark Harris, Graysen Clark, Vera Bizzell, Delma Clements and Emma Quilter
• When every conversation you have with fellow slightly mad ride buddies comes with an enquiring, curious face and starts off ‘So are you..??? (riding / not riding / staying / going). Meanwhile, those who aren’t riding are quietly relieved of the torment about not having to make a decision as to whether they will nominate or not…
• When you’ve not had to go and get any strapping water from a tap as you’ve filled every bucket you own from the run off on the float annexe roof (that would be approximately 15 buckets of various sizes estimated at now well over 300 litres)… • When you go out for a prevetting stroll on your horse (in the rain), and you now face the prospect of going up a weight division when you nominate and weighin as your Wintec now holds an additional 3.4 kilograms of water… • When the number of people leaving the ride base pre-ride (packed up and gone home) is starting to outnumber the people arriving and there is suddenly an abundance of good camp sites close to taps / toilets / vetting ring…
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• When you find yourself discussing ‘reverse strapping’ techniques for the ride with your neighbours e.g. How to dry the rider off between each leg, and the reality of not needing to apply any water to the horse for all that is falling from the sky, simply unsaddle and walk horse to the vetting ring… • When your horse has 3 white socks, but you can no longer see them for the swirling mud and water in her yard… • When the falling rain is so heavy it is getting difficult to see your horse standing in its yard…the only thing that cuts through the torrential downpour is a piercing stare of hatred… • When communication with those in your camp has evolved to a complex combination of yelling and hand gestures – because you can’t hear each other for the loud downpour bouncing on the tarp annexe…
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• When it has become far more entertaining to watch the bogged vehicles, float / goosenecks, trucks etc being towed out by other as opposed to watching horses being run out in the vetting ring… • When your Drizabone is now a Wetazashag, and the water level inside your gumboots is almost level with the outside ground water just from the rain runoff down your legs… • The ride base is something akin to a fashion parade, you are discovering the colourful array of rain gear available on the market these days… ‘hey I really like your jacket’… ‘where did you get that?’... • When every pair of socks you own now hold approx 87ml water per sock… • When most of the clothing you brought is now sopping wet and your mismatched attire of what remains has morphed into a ‘strange bag-lady’ look as opposed to ‘slick, latest-fashion endurancerider’… • When the dogs (who usually love endurance ride camps), are now all camped inside the horse float on damp horse rugs, shivering and looking pretty miserable… • When the appeal of successfully completing a nice steady 80 and happily retiring to your already damp sleeping
bag after X-number hours on the track in the rain is really starting to lose its... appeal… • When the horse float is developing drips and leaks in places that you never knew existed… • When the very long drive to the next endurance ride on the calendar has started to become an appealing option… • When the in-camp discussions have mostly turned into Pro’s & Con’s discussion = debates on why to ride vs. why not to ride and you find yourself sitting in a group happily jotting down notes for a QERA newsletter article about the external factors involved that make it a good time to opt out of a ride… • When riders who have nominated are now thinking that the ride will be cancelled.. • When rumours are swirling faster than the rising water in your horse’s yard, that the ride will be cancelled... • When the Ride Organiser’s confirm that the ride is cancelled.
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QERA Library Books and Videos are lent to QERA members FREE OF CHARGE (you only pay return postage – full terms and conditions can be found at aera.asn.au/qera)
Contact: Rachel Kuns 623 Cedar Creek Road, Cedar Creek, QLD, 4520 Ph: 07 3102 1269 Mob: 0427 313 603 Email: Rachel.Kuns@qimr.edu.au
VIDEOS, DVDs & CDs 1. The Athletic Horse- Injuries Problems & Solutions (video) 2. Equine Research: A Sure Bet (progress on RIRDC Equine R&D projects.) (video) 3. Hands On, Muscles, Massage & Magnetism (video) 4. Introduction to Endurance Riding (video) 5. Pat Parelli Video Course 6. Pat Parelli - Parelli Archive including 7 games (DVD) 7. 1995 Tom Quilty - Western Australia (video) 8. 1996 Tom Quilty – Victoria (video) 9. 1997 Tom Quilty – NSW (video) 10. 1998 Tom Quilty - S.A (video) 11a. Tom Quilty Gold Cup 2000 - Boonah Qld (video) 11b. Tom Quilty Gold Cup 2000 – Boonah Qld (DVD) 12. Succeeding at Feeding - Jackson, Huntington & Owens (video) 13. T Touch for Horses - Linda Tellington-Jones (video) 14a. The Role of the Veterinarian at Endurance Rides (video) 14b. The Role of the Veterinarian at Endurance Rides - New version (DVD) 15. Video Guide to Lameness: Front Leg - Dr James Rooney 16. Video Guide to Lameness: Hind Leg & back - Dr James Rooney 17. 1998 World Endurance Championship UAE (video) 18. Secrets of Conformation - Dr Deb Bennett (video) 19. The Ballad of Tom Quilty - Trevor Knight & Chris Pollitt (video) 22. Beating muscle injuries for horses - Jack Meagher (video) 23. Shahzada 2005 (DVD) 24. Endurance Riding in Australia - Promotional DVD 25. Shahzada - The longest Endurance Ride (DVD) 26. Shahzada 1992 (DVD) 28. FEI Del Rio Ride May 2002 (DVD) 29. Lameness in the horse (video) 30. The Spirit of the Tom Quilty Gold Cup 2008 (DVD) 31. Horse Talk TV Series 1 Episodes 1-6 (DVD)
BOOKS 1. Concise Guide to Tendon & Ligament Injuries - David W Ramey 2. Concise Guide to Colic in the Horse - David W Ramey 3. Complete Guide to Endurance Riding & Competition – Donna Snyder-Smith 4. Conditioning Sport Horses - Hilary Clayton 5. The Endurance Horse - Ann Hyland 6. Endurance Riding from Beginning to Winning - Lew Hollander 7. Endurance Riding from 1st Steps to 100 Miles - Clare Wilde 8. Equine Fitness - Dr DH Snow & CJ Vogel 9. Equine Injury Therapy & Rehabilitation - Mary Bromiley 10. Equine Massage - Jean-Pierre Hourdebaight 11. Feeding & Nutrition of Horses - John Kohnke 12. For the Good of the Horse - Mary Wanless 13. Getting Horses Fit - Sara Pilliner 14. Getting in Touch with Horses - Linda Tellington-Jones
15. Go the Distance - Nancy S Loving 16. Healing your Horse - Snader et al 17. Horse Sense, The Australian Guide to Horse Husbandry - Peter Huntington & F Cleland 18. The Colour Atlas of the Horse’s Foot - Dr Chris Pollitt 19. The Horse, Structure & Movement - PC Goody 20. Lameness - Peter Gray 21. A Modern Horse Herbal - Hilary Page Self 22. Natural Methods for Equine Health - Mary Bromiley 23. Practical Horse Breeding - RH Kerrigan 24. Practical Horse Nutrition - RH Kerrigan 25. Sports Medicine for the Racehorse - William E Jones 26. Veterinary Manual for the Performance Horse - Nancy S Loving 27. The Versatile Arabian - Rosemary Archer 28. The Quilty Stories - Erica Williams 29. Principles of Horseshoeing 2 - Dr Doug Butler 30. Equine Laminitis - Dr Chris Pollitt 31. Seminar Notebook - Dr Kerry Ridgeway 32. Equine Acupressure: A working manual 33. Magazines: Endurance Beginner to Advanced Vol 1, Vol 2 & Vol 3 34. Horses, Shoes and Tales - David Farmilo 35. Balanced Riding - Pegotty Henriques 36. Body Sense - Sally A Tottle 37. Centered Riding - Sally Swift 38. The Injured Horse: Hands on methods for managing & treating injuries - Amanda Sutton 39. Ten Feet Tall Still - Julie Suhr 40. The complete guide to equine electrolytes – Dr Leonard Cohn 41. Beating muscle injuries for horses – Jack Meagher 43. Making natural hoof care work for you – Pete Ramey 44. Horse owners guide to natural hoof care – Jaime Jackson 45. For the love of horses: a photographic celebration – Pat Slater 46. The rider’s fitness program – DR Dennis, JJ McCully & PM Juris 47. Fit to ride – Mary Bromiley 48. The complete guide to buying, maintaining, and servicing a horse trailer – NK Scheve & TG Scheve 49. The soul of a horse: Life lessons from the herd – Joe Camp 50. Horse, follow closely: Native American horsemanship – Gawani Pony Boy 51. The ultimate horse behaviour and training book – Linda Tellington-Jones
JOURNAL ARTICLES 1. Equine gastric ulcer syndrome in horses: a review – RJW Bell, TD Mogg & JK Kingston 2. Feeding Management of elite endurance horses – Patricia Harris
ON LOAN TO THE QERA LIBRARY The lighter side of endurance riding – Angie McGhee Adams’ lameness in horses 4th ed – Ted S. Stashak The truth about horses – Andrew McLean Winter 2011 I Queensland Endurance
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Queensland Endurance Advertising Rate Card -
Spring/Summer 2011
Queensland Endurance Riders Association is proud to announce a change in format to our magazine ‘Queensland Endurance’. The new design will be A4 and produced in full colour, allowing your advertisement to feature at its best. Our improved magazine will also change from bi-monthly to quarterly. This may be a significant change for some advertisers, but you will benefit in another way. Your ad will now be larger, giving you more space to advertise. In fact in many cases, its twice the size! All prices listed include GST and are current for the Spring and Summer 2011 editions only. Advertisers quoting their 2011 membership number at the time of booking, receive an additional 10% discount. So with an enhanced magazine and larger advertising space, what are you waiting for? Contact Melissa today to book your place. Advertising contact Melissa Longhurst endfan1@netspace.net.au Requirements Your advertisement is to be supplied as a pressready pdf in process colours (CMYK) with fonts converted to paths. The file should be created to the dimensions listed, with trim marks and 3mm bleed if necessary. Whilst every effort will be taken printing your advertisement, QERA cannot be responsible for artwork not supplied in this format. Inserts Separate inserts (flyers) are to be delivered directly to the mailing house. Insertion cost is $121 per 1000 (price includes GST). Please submit your enquiries to endfan1@netspace.net.au
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Mark Toohey :: El Crysa’arni
Nestled deep in the Pioneer Valley lays the small town called Finch Hatton, where the fields of sugarcane meet the mountains surrounded in cloud, setting the scene for the Pure Endurance Club’s Finch Hatton endurance ride. Cyclone Ului devastated the flora of the region in early 2010 and the evidence is still visible today in the trees at the serene Showgrounds and those that line the banks of Cattle Creek of which the ride follows and crosses many times during the course of the ride.
Scott Barker :: Mystical Cynkia
Louise Miller :: Pioneer Park Navarone Finch Hatton Strapping
All of Queensland has received unprecedented rain this year and North Qld has been no different; seeing 2 cyclones in one week and a massive 4 metres of rain in less than 6 months for some areas has caused major havoc with horse’s feet and washing away training tracks. Many rides around the state have been cancelled or postponed due to the wet and thus still many people are yet to start horses back into work. Numbers attending the Finch Hatton ride were well down on previous years however riders were keen to make a start for the season and travelled from Rockhampton and Townsville to attend. Due to the small amount of nominations for the 80km ride, this event was cancelled, however the 20km intro and 40km training ride went ahead as planned. These changes eased the workload for course markers and made secretarial duties a breeze. Winter 2011 I Queensland Endurance News
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UPPER CORINDI ENDURANCE RIDE Presented by the Clarence/Coffs Endurance Riders Inc
JULY 16 and 17, 2011 Come to our ride and be amazed at the variety of stunning terrain you’ll ride through, plus enjoy our fantastically tasty food and a friendly chat around the giant bonfires!
VENUE: DIRECTIONS:
287 Featherstones Road, Upper Corindi, NSW. Turn off Pacific Highway 30km north of Coffs Harbour and 50km south of Grafton. You’ll travel 14km in from the highway. There will be signs on the highway to show you where to turn, and signs on the roads directing you into the ride base. FACILITIES: • Shady campsites on a very scenic working cattle property. • If you bring your dogs they must be on a lead at all times. • BYO drinking (human) water and horse yards. There will be plenty of horse water available. • Catering available all weekend, starting from 11am Saturday. • Saturday night will be a French Provincial feast, cost $15 per person. COURSE: A challenging ride through hilly terrain with State Forest and private property, spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and offshore islands. The second leg has been altered after last year’s ride to remove one of the biggest climbs and the last 15km now runs through flat to undulating private property to the north of the ride base. The 40km is the second leg of the 80km ride, so will also be a little easier than last year. COST: 80km Endurance Ride $90 – Juniors $65 40km Training Ride $50 22km Intro Ride $20
PRE-NOMINATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL RIDES by July 1, 2011. Please also nominate if you plan to have the meal on Saturday night.
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News for your next campfire Tom McCormack
NSWERA Member 22507
March 16th 2011
AERA President Let me introduce myself as your AERA President for 2011. My wife and I have been involved with Endurance since the mid 1980s having lived in NSW and QLD. We have been involved in all aspects of the Sport including organising rides, competing and Administration. My wife Louise has competed from day one but I began my Endurance life as a strapper, became a TPR and then a Chief Steward. Ultimately I became involved in the Administration of our Sport and I have been on the NSWERA SMC for the past 3 years and the AERA for the past 2 years. I wish to begin my first Presidents report by publicly acknowledging and thanking Ieva Peters for the enormous contribution that Ieva has made to our Sport over the last 6 years in her capacity as AERA President. Ieva has been a tireless leader and has travelled all over Australia (often at her own cost) to assist our Sport. No job was too big or too small for Ieva, she gladly offered help wherever should could be of assistance. On behalf of all the Divisional members across Australia and the past and present members of the AERA – a huge thank you Ieva. The first meeting of the AERA for 2011 was conducted on the 11th-13th March in Brisbane. Your AERA Executive for 2011 is: President: Tom McCormack (NSW) Vice Presidents: Ieva Peters (WA) Kerry Spratt (NSW) Treasurer: Matthew Krahnan (Qld) Secretary: Anne Jones (Qld) The Audited Financial Statements for 2010 were tabled and reported an Operating Profit of $19,118 and Net Assets of $267,710 as at 31st December 2010. This is an extremely healthy position and testament to both Ieva’s stewardship and Roy Noble’s skills as our Treasury Administrator for the last several years. The AERA has approved the introduction of a National Ride Standard whereby each Division will receive a $2500 grant for the next 3 years to purchase items included in the National Ride Standard. The goal is to ensure that by 2014 all rides across Australia have the same course materials and ride day infrastructure. The first phase is the issuing of uniform course marking equipment. Division delegates are co-ordinating requirements with their relevant SMCs.
The motion to amend rule H24.6 relating to Invasive Treatment and removing the 2 hour limit was lost by a unanimous vote and therefore rule H24.6 remains unchanged. The motion to amend rule A5 relating to Riding times was passed at its second vote and will come into effect from January 1st 2012. This was in relation to an unintended interpretation by some Chief Stewards. In the interim, all Chief Stewards have been advised of the expected interpretation of the existing rule until the new rule is effective. A motion to permit Elevator Training Rides was passed and will be tabled for its second vote at the next meeting. My focus for 2011 shall be (amongst other issues) (a) the commissioning of the long awaited IT database software. This will be used for Memberships, Logbook registrations, ride-day data processing, generating the Early Warning System reports as well as calculating State and National Point scores and (b) progress the Constitutional Review which began last year. A target date of July is set to have a draft available for distribution followed by a discussion period. The AERA is pleased to support the International Endurance Forum being conducted in Brisbane from Wednesday 8th to Friday 10th June 2011. This is not FEI specific but relevant to all Endurance competitors, vets and administrators and it will provide a unique opportunity to hear world authorities on training, feeding and health issues relating to the endurance horse. Full details are available on the AERA website. Following each AERA meeting I will provide a one page report for the Newsletters summarising the key issues from the Meeting. Should you have issues that you feel are relevant for the AERA, please contact a member of your relevant SMC or your Divisional AERA delegate. On a final note, please keep in mind that all ride personnel are volunteers without whom we would not be able to conduct rides. Competitors who abuse ride personnel will not be tolerated in our Sport. Safe and enjoyable riding to all.
Tom Quilty Gold Cup
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Students union hold forums at lunchtime. Talk about TPR school. Sasha LawsKing and Jo Hamilton. Jane Pollitt is taking over the role in the second half of the year. Samantha is going to book a date. 11. Money has been received from the Department of Sport and Recreation.
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12. Fair Trading – want a new copy of the constitution and this has been sent. 13. Peter Toft has requested 2 full colour advertisements for the newsletter. Not charged Ride Organisers for advertising rides. Emma concerned that it needs to be in colour. Moved that ride previews in colour should be charged at $22 per issue.
Jocelyn Weise :: Trinity Tanya Trevarthen :: Sarandeep
Notes of the Queensland Endurance Riders Association Inc. State Management Committee Meeting held on Friday, 25th February, 2011 at the Sports House, cnr Caxton and Castlemaine Streets, Milton Meeting No. 2 Present: Dick Collyer, Anne Jones, Ken Moir, Jan Tyrrell, Deb Watson, Steve Swan, Matthew Krahnen (Chair), Melissa Longhurst Apologies: John Simpson (overseas), Dorte Colja, Selwyn Nix Visitors: Jacque Wright, Peter Toft (10:00 pm) Meeting Opened: The meeting opened at 7:09 p.m. Minutes of the Previous Meeting Moved “that the minutes of the meeting held on 28th January, 2011 are a true and accurate record of the meeting.” Moved by Jan Tyrrell/Melissa Longhurst . Carried. 1. Survey of youth members. Jan now has someone to help her put it on computer and will have it by the next meeting. Easter will be good to start it. Facebook is popular so is good to advertise especially on the youth fellowship site. 2. Judges/vet form. Deb has sent the kit. There are some protocols that can be used.
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Moved by Steve Swan/Dick Collyer. Carried When vets are accredited there is no sign off or followup. Matthew will liaise with the vet panel. Kathy Webb has agreed to be on the vet panel. Madonna Buiter has agreed to be the third vet. Need to formalise the accreditation procedure. Deb stated that the judges have to sign every 12 months which is good for updating contact details. 3. Bruce Seaward and Leigh Pearson have agreed to take the ride trailer on. 4. Michael Combe is going to review the Risk Management policy. Our policy is a good one – 10 years old, has been reviewed once and needs doing again 5. The newsletter was discussed at length with the new glossy A4 format, 4 issues per year with a monthly eBlast. 6. Letters have been sent to John Roberson, Chris Pretorius, Paul Vetter, Alan Giles offering QERA assistance to attend the endurance seminar. 7. Letters have been sent thanking the Review Panel. 8. Scanner prices are being sought 9. A PR Sub-Committee is being set up. They have to provide a budget for their requirements that has to be forwarded to the SMC. Advertise for people to go on newsletter subcommittee. We cannot afford a Professional marketer unless they are on commission. Melissa stated that they are looking at Country Life. Articles will be submitted once a month or once a fortnight, The Endurance Festival is also coming up. 10. Steve said he rang Samantha Simpson at Gatton University.
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Moved that as part of QERA’s support of the event the fee for the Oz Endurance Festival ads are to be paid out of the education/ sponsorship budget. Moved by Steve Swan/Ken Moir. Carried. Deb noted that they are already print ready so no further work is required. Moved “that the Treasurer’s report is endorsed, accounts accepted for payment and cash disbursements accepted.” Moved by Deb Watson/Dick Collyer. Carried. 14. AERA arrows. Steve has spoken to Tom McCormack. We have 1800 arrows in stock. If supplied all rides in QLD arrows would cost $8,500 long crossover period. No consultation in design of arrows. QERA do not need. Better to spend money having a CS seminar. We will phase ours out then change over to AERA. 15. The Facebook page is going well. Stats very interesting. Lot not posting but a lot looking. Hope to have booklet finished by the end of March. Has 100 booklets that were printed at Gympie Graphics. 16. Ratification of Honorary Veterinarian TOR, and members of vet panel Moved that a letter is written to John Robertson thanking him for his service and that we are moving towards a Veterinary Panel.” Moved by Dick Collyer/Steve Swan. A letter is to be written to Brian Sheahan, Kathy Webb and Madonna Buiter regarding the veterinary panel and advise Brian Sheahan that his Terms of Reference have been accepted. We would like the Vet Panel to review the accreditation for line vets, treatment vets, look at the
review panel recommendations with any impact on regional areas. Offer the services of a phone hook up if there are problems and any costs charged to the rider. Fluids can also be organised. 17. Postal Voting Results
3. p ut on Dick’s action sheet, Dorte’s too
1. Dorte
4. being done
5. doing Dick ask clubs re TPR courses
18. AERA Meeting. Matthew’s nomination will be changed to Treasurer. Steve will attend on Saturday. QERA’s position on the 2 hour rule is to leave as it because the word is may so there is some discretion by the vet. 19. OZ Endurance Festival. Matthew welcomed Peter to the meeting. He spoke of his plans for the Endurance Festival that he is holding at Toorbul in June with a pre-ride scheduled for April and wants to showcase both FEI and AERA events. Matthew offered help in promotion and QERA helpers are required. Dick offered to assist in key project areas. Dick will make up a list of what is required and what QERA can do to help. 20. Quilty. Matthew is to be the delegate on the Quilty Committee. He is also to check if they are incorporated. 21. QERA Charging Clubs for Ride Secretaries. Tanya Trevarthen asked why QERA were not providing Ride Secretaries and paying them. It is not feasible for QERA to pay because the practicalities make it difficult. Clubs should organise to contact people and make their own arrangements. Next Meeting Dates – 1st April, 2011, 27th May General Business Vets for forum. Moved that Kathy Webb and Madonna Buiter are invited to attend the endurance vet forum offering the same support as the 4 previously identified vets. Moved by Dick Collyer/Ken Moir. Carried. Meeting Closed: The Meeting closed at 1:10 a.m.
Expressions of Interest Calling for Expressions of Interest for position of QERA Registrar. For full position details, and how to apply please contact the QERA Secretary Anne Jones: qera-secretary@aera.asn.au
Notes of the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Endurance Riders Association Inc. held at the Sports House, cnr. Caxton and Castlemaine Streets, Milton, QLD 11th March, 2011 commencing at 1:45pm Welcome by President. Ieva thanked everyone for coming. Moved Matthew Krahnen/Kerry Spratt That a motion of thanks is given to Ieva Peters Voting Carried Unanimously. Ross stated that he would like to thank Ieva on behalf of WAERA. All States agreed with him. Present Anne Jones (Qld), Mathew Krahnen (Qld), Sarah Adams (SA), (NSW), Kerry Spratt (NSW), Ieva Peters (WA), Ross McCamish (WA), Roy Noble (Hon.), Trent Huxtable (TAS), Neil Clarkson sent a proxy with Kerry Spratt. Debbie Grull sent a proxy with Trent Huxtable. Apologies Melanie Scott (SA), Dorte Colja (Qld), Pat Hodgetts (TAS), Debra Grull (TAS), Neil Clarkson, Sandy Little (Vic), Katrina Westerhoff (Vic), Gary Tweedie
Minutes Moved Tom McCormack/Ross McCamish That the minutes of the 2010 AGM be accepted Carried
Unanimous
Election of Office Bearers The following nominations have been received:
Nominations for Honorary Membership A Nomination for Honorary Membership has been received for and Roy Noble Moved Tom McCormack/Sarah Adams
Reports
President Tom McCormack
President - refer General Meeting agenda
Proposer: Kerry Spratt Seconder: Neil Clarkson
That Roy Noble be granted Honorary Membership to the AERA
Treasurer - Audited accounts distributed
Vice President Ieva Peters
Voting
Roy advised that there is $19,100 profit for the year. Roy has had minor problems sorted out and the books are cleaner than they have ever been
Proposer Ross McCamish Seconder Matthew Krahnen
Roy has now done a list of tasks for his position and he will do one for the Squad
Moved Tom McCormack/ Mathew Krahnen That the P & L for 2010 as per the auditor’s report be accepted Voting
Carried Unanimously
Appointment of Ordinary Members Applications for membership have been received from: Anne Jones (Qld) Sarah Adams (SA) Dorte Colja (Qld) Sandy Little (VIC) Matthew Krahnen (Qld) Katrina Westerhoff (VIC) Kerry Spratt (NSW) Pat Hodgetts (Tas) Gary Tweedie (NSW) Debra Gull (Tas) Tom McCormack (NSW) Melanie Scott (SA) Ieva Peters (WA) Ross McCamish (WA)
Vice President Kerry Spratt Proposer Neil Clarkson Seconder Tom McCormack Treasurer Matthew Krahnen Proposer Anne Jones Seconder Ieva Peters Secretary Anne Jones Proposer Dorte Colja Seconder Matthew Krahnen Moved Sarah Adams/Ross McCamish That the above nominations are accepted Voting
Carried Unanimously
Re-affirm Past and Present Honorary Life Memberships The Honorary Memberships given to Laurie Nicolle and Barbara Timms and Andrew Blake, Erica Williams, Ron and Val Males, Pat Slater, Lyn and Adrian Bailey needs to be re-affirmed as per the Constitution.
Carried Unanimously
Public Officer Kerry is the current Public Officer and agreed to continue. The Annual Return has to be completed as soon as possible and it can be done on-line. Roy will send a copy of the signed audited reports to Kerry but Tom will check them if needed. Moved Tom McCormack/ Matthew Krahnen That Kerry Spratt is appointed as the public officer Voting
Carried Unanimously
Legal Advisor Moved Kerry Spratt/Matthew Krahnen That John Mullins be appointed as AERA’s legal advisor Voting
Carried Unanimously
Auditor Moved Tom McCormack/Sarah Adams
Moved Kerry Spratt/Ross McCamish
That Caren J Moroney is appointed as the Auditor Voting
That the above members be accepted
That past and present Honorary memberships for the above be reaffirmed
Voting
Voting
Moved Tom McCormack/Roy Noble
Carried Unanimously
Notes of the General Meeting of Members of the Australian Endurance Riders Association Inc held on 11th, 12th, 13th March, 2011 commencing on Friday at 2:00 p.m. after the AGM, 8:20a.m. Saturday, Sunday.
2:05 p.m., Gary Tweedie (9.20 Sat).
Welcome by President: Tom thanked Ieva for all her hard work over the years. He welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Nil. Will be addressed as issues arise.
Present: Anne Jones (Qld) Mathew Krahnen (Qld), Tom McCormack (NSW) , Kerry Spratt (NSW), Ieva Peters (WA), Sarah Adams (SA), Katrina Westerhoff (Vic) (2:05p.m. Friday), Roy Noble (Hon. Member), Ross McCamish (WA), Sandy Little (Vic)
Ieva welcomed all old and new members to the committee for 2011.
In attendance: Barb Timms (Fri 2:15), Chris Gates (Fri 2:15), Steve Swan, Brian Sheahan (Fri), Beverley Wright (10:00pm Sat), Vern Berry, Jo Weismann, Jean Sims (8.30 a.m. Sat). Apologies: Dorte Colja (QLD), Melanie Scott (SA), Pat Hodgetts (TAS), Debra Grull (TAS). Anne Jones (Sun) Register of Pecuniary Interest and Conflict of Interest
Registration of Votes: It was raised that Adult Riding Members are the figures to be used for voting. It was agreed to adopt the same protocol as last year (total riding members, inc. Jnr) and continue this format until the end of 2011. Queensland 599 – 6 votes, NSW
Carried Unanimously
575 – 6 votes, Tasmania 223 – 3 votes, WA 189 – 2 votes, Victoria 186 – 2 votes. SA 79 – 1 vote Business Arising from the Minutes (from Action Sheet) Logbooks –There will now be a treatment record if a horse receives treatment at a ride. Treatment record will be included in the next printing batch of logbooks. Videos - Neil is OK to continue with transferring old videos to DVDs. Quilty Letters of Support Sandy has sent the information to Melanie. Ride Suspension - Tom has taken out unnecessary information and has presented a document as guidelines. AERA Constitution - Kerry has circulated a document for AGMs. Early Vetting - No provision in the BC to be calculated. VERA to bring
Carried Unanimously
Meeting Closed: There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 1:59 pm
some ideas to the next meeting. FEI Youth Division - Ieva has advised ride organisers to include a Youth division. Rule Books - Rule books are still with Neil and need to be sent to Dee Berry. There is also other AERA stuff at Neil’s which needs to be relocated.
A full copy of the meeting highlights is available for download on the website www.aera.asn.au/qera or by emailing the QERA secretary qera_secretary@aera.asn.au
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SMC Contacts
Non-Committee Contacts
PRESIDENT Govt Liaison, Insurance and Strategic Plan, Member Liaison, Risk Management, AERA Delegate Matthew Krahnen 777 Sandy Creek Rd, Josephville 4285 Phone: 07 5544 2212 Mobile: 0408 730 154 Email: qera_president@aera.asn.au
QERA VET PANEL Brian Sheahan Cathy Webb Madonna Buiter
VICE PRESIDENT Ride Calendar, Horse Welfare Officer, Club Liaison, Forest Access Dick Collyer 1213 Owens Scrub Rd, Leyburn 4365 Phone: 07 4695 5157 Email: qera_vicepresident@aera.asn.au Email: qera_calendar@aera.asn.au SECRETARY Hon Vet Liaison, AERA Delegate, AERA Secretary Anne Jones 1327 Belli Creek Rd, Ridgewood via Cooroy Qld 4563 Phone: 07 5447 9308 (Cooroy) Mobile: 0427 479 308 Email: qera_secretary@aera.asn.au TREASURER Deb Watson 16 Humphreys Rd, Tallegalla 4340 Phone: 0408 656 776 Email: qera_treasurer@aera.asn.au Chief Steward, TPR Liaison and Accreditation Dorte Colja 49 Fairley St, Redlynch 4870 Phone: 07 40393732 Mobile: 0419825883 Email: dorte@internode.on.net Education Officer, Marketing Melissa Longhurst PO Box 103, Finch Hatton 4756 Phone: 07 4958 3096 Mobile: 0447 583 096 Email: endfan1@netspace.net.au Swabbing, Accreditation of Stewards and Vets Ken Moir 192 Percival Road, Chatsworth 4570 Phone: 07 5481 6370 Mobile: 0428 958 286 Email: kktkmoir@bigpond.com Ride Management System, Ride Arrows Steve Swan 258 Power Rd, Widgee 4570 Phone: 07 5484 0176 Fax: 07 5484 0135 Email: sjswan1@bigpond.com Sponsorship and Promotion, Vet Accreditation John Simpson Email: magus1@zipworld.com.au Annual Awards, Youth Development Jan Tyrrell Phone: 07 3201 1938 Email: steelstem@hotkey.net.au
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Email: brian@samfordvets.com.au Email: kathyvet@big.net.au Email. mplg_au@yahoo.com.au
REGISTRAR: Membership, Logbooks, Insurance, Ride Stationary Dee Berry Office hours 9am-3pm PO Box 618, Gympie QLD 4570 Ph/Fax: 07 5483 6540 Mobile: 0448 385 825 Email: qera_registrar@aera.asn.au LIBRARY Rachel Kuns 623 Cedar Creek Rd, Cedar Creek 4520 Phone: 07 3102 1269 Mobile: 0427 313 603 Email: qera_library@aera.asn.au RIDE TRAILER: South East Zone Leigh Pearson and Bruce Seaward Phone: 07 3297 5245 Mobile: 0408 727 431 Email: waralea@hotmail.com RIDE TRAILER: Northern Zone Melissa Longhurst Email: qera_trailer2@aera.asn.au ARCHIVES K Thumpkin Erica Williams
702 Preston Boundary Rd, Preston Email: ericaw@icr.com.au
WEBSITE www.aera.asn.au/qera Emma Holland 1/115 Bridgewater Rd, Craigieburn 3064 Phone: 03 90016090 Mobile: 0431 450 212 Email: qera_webmaster@aera.asn.au QUEENSLAND ENDURANCE MAGAZINE CO-EDITOR: Advertising Melissa Longhurst Email: endfan1@netspace.net.au CO-EDITOR: Graphic Design and Layout Email: jo@weismannendurance.com Jo Weismann DPI CONTACT FOR ENDURANCE RIDERS IN QUEENSLAND DPI&F District Inspector Phone: 07 4661 6612 DPI&F Media Unit: GPO Box 46, Brisbane 4001 Phone: 07 3239 6380 DPI&F Call Centre Phone: 13 25 23 (weekdays 8am-6pm) Please ensure that all enquiries are directed to the appropriate portfolio. Non committee members are not able to advise on management issues. If in doubt or portfolio holder is unavailable contact your President Matthew Krahnen or Secretary Anne Jones.
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Ride Contacts NORTHERN RIVERS New Italy Ride Julie Haigh 1207 Jiggi Road, Lismore NSW 2480 02 6688 8276 jhaigh2@bigpond.com Eden Creek Jean Standfield Eden Creek Road Kyogle NSW 2474 (02) 6633 3151 Fax (02) 6633 3152 jeanstandfield@ hotmail.com Tenterfield Philippa Lillyman Mount View, Back Creek Road, Tenterfield NSW 2372 02 6737 5438 jimpip@activ8.net.au Upper Corindi Megan Matters 860 Sherwood Creek Road Upper Corindi NSW 2456 mandm@ aussiebroadband.com.au Wiangaree Rachael Keys 936 Green Pigeon Road Kyogle NSW 2474 rachaelkeys@ optusnet.com.au SOUTH EAST Brymaroo Tanya Trevarthen 109 Lebsanfts Road, Goombungee, QLD 4354 07 4696 5315 0407 766 604 jeffrey.trevarthen@ bigpond.com Eidsvold Endurance Ride Peter Williams ‘Rockybar” Eidsvold 4627 07 4165 0858 peterwilliams@ burnett.net.au
Fernvale Endurance Club Caroline Fitzgerald Fairney View, Fernvale QLD 4306 cmfitz06@bigpond.net.au Lake Manchester Jo Hamilton-Branigan 871 Kholo Road, Kholo QLD 07 3201 2103 0427 012 103 fire_away@bigpond.com Far-A-Way & Sparkler (Imbil) Peter Pike 975 Obi Obi Road, Kholo QLD 07 5446 9107 (Evenings) jemimah@ skymesh.com.au Murrumba Cathy Herve Box 1020, Caboolture QLD 4510 07 3285 5473 (AH) murrumba@aera.asn.au Anne Barlow annebarlow@ newscomqld.com.au Spring Mt Challenge Big Country Endurance Riders Leigh Pearson 271 Backwater Road, Greenbank QLD 4124 07 3297 5245 0408 727 431 bigcountryriders@ hotmail.com Wunderful Widgee Jackie Swan 258 Power Road, Widgee QLD 4570 07 5484 0176 sjswan1@bigpond.com
Warwick, Maryvale Jenny Knoffke 415 North Branch Road, Maryvale 07 4666 1193 (home) jmnoffke@hotmail.com Oz Endurance (Fernvale and Toorbul) Penny Toft 0417 626 188 toft@ ozenduranceqinc.com Biggenden Karen Thompson PO Box 118, Gayndah QLD 4625 Karen.thompson@ deedi.qld.gov.au Sue Sutcliffe darrensue@bigpond.com NORTH/CENTRAL Breakaway (Mackay) Joanne Davis 19 Boundary Road Mackay QLD 4740 07 4952 3444 0418 751 154 acbde@dodo.com.au Warrabong, Wetherby, Woodleigh Station, Brooklyn, Cordillera Trail, Kuranda, Gemstone Moonlight, Pioneer Trek, Shiralee and Mt Baldy Janet Fornier PO Box 501, Herberton QLD 4887 07 4096 2777 Fax 07 4096 2732 0429 676 959 jfornier@bigpond.net.au
Townsville Classic, Mossvale Station, Twilight Challenge, AEBM Townsville Endurance Riders and Arabian Horse Association Inc. PO Box 1573, Aitkenvale BC QLD 4814 0405 075 201 townsvilleendurance@ gmail.com Proserpine Whitsunday Regional Endurance Riders Association Inc Jasmine Wood 96 Lethebrook Road PO Box 751, Proserpine 4800 woodsy108@telstra.com Denison Creek Rides (“Which Way Riders, DeJay Arabians, Greg Willoughby”) Amy Oliver PO Box 103, Walkerston QLD 4751 amy.tocco@hotmail.com Pure Endurance Finch Hatton Pure Endurance Inc. Anita Evers PO Box 249, Nebo QLD 4742 0428 105 760 a_m_evers@hotmail.com WESTERN Charleville Julie Bartulis 07 4654 3613 juliella@bigpond.com Jericho F Troop Maree Pearce Bessemer St, Jericho QLD 4728 07 4651 4237 endurance_rider_5@ hotmail.com
Karen Johanson karen@ kalkadoon.net.au
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QERA Ride Calendar 2011
This calendar is subject to change, so please check our website aera.asn.au/qera for updates.
Fri Sat Sun Month
South East
28 29 May
Northern Rivers
Central & North
Eden Creek 80/40
04 05 June
Kuranda 80/40/20
11 12 13 June
Breakaway (Mackay) 80/40/20
Toorbul (Caboolture) Endurance Festival AERA 160/2x80/ 2x40/2x20 FEI 1*, 2** + 3***
18 19 June
Twilight Challenge Townsville 80/40/20/5
25 26 June Spring Mountain 80/40
Pioneer Trek 26 June - 2 July 408/5x80/5x40/ 5x20
02 03 July
09 10 July
Wunderful Widgee 80/40
16 17 July 23 24 July
Upper Corindi 80/40 Lake Manchester 80/40
20 21 August
27 28 August
Denison Creek Greg Willoughby Ride 80/45/20
Eden Creek 80/40
Woodleigh Station Elevated 160E/40/20
New Italy 80/40
Wetherby 80/40/20
Sparkler (Imbil) 120E/80/40/20
AEBM (Townsville) 80/40/20/5
24 25 September
Biggenden 80/40
Cordillera Trail 3x80/3x40/3x20
30 01 02 October
Tom Quilty Gold Cup – Mt Pleasant, South Australia 160
17 18 September
08 09 October
Bush to Beach (Townsville) 80/40/20/5
15 16 October
Brooklyn 80/40/20
Kilkivan 80/40
22 23 October
29 30 October
Wiangaree (Kyogle) 80/40
05 06 November
12 13 November
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03 04 September 10 11 September
Charleville
Murrumba 100/50
13 14 August
Townsville Classic 80/40/20/5 Shiralee 80/40/20
30 31 July 06 07 August
Western
Fernvale Oz Endurance AERA 80/40/20 FEI 1*, 2** + 3***
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