300 starters at Golden Horseshoe endurance ride
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Just 2 riders inwards the characteristic 100-mile Golden Horseshoe ride finished the class as well as passed vetting before this week.
Riders from across the U.K. took utilization inwards this year’s ride, on Exmoor from May xiii to 15. Not position off past times the recent bad weather, almost 300 endurance enthusiasts made the journeying to Somerset to accept utilization inwards the pleasance ride as well as competitive classes at this year’s event.
David Yeoman riding Marlouf de Norvavre (who gained a argent medal) as well as Linda Kidd on Drastik amongst AK (who won a bronze medal) were successful inwards the master copy class, which covers 160km carve upward over 2 days. Yeoman won the Saxon Trophy as well as the 100 mile cup, equally good equally an laurels for Top Male Rider. Kidd won the Showgirl Trophy and awards for Top Lady Rider, Veteran Rider, as well as the Handling Award.
“Finishing this year’s class way everything to me,” Kidd said. “I am thrilled to bits amongst Drastik as well as depending on how she goes from here, I promise to convey her dorsum side past times side year.”
She also thanked to ride organiser Barbara Wigley as well as her hubby Ian, who made a nifty endeavor to continue the ride running this yr despite the persistent pelting leading upward to the event.
Setting out over a revised course, which kept to the drier areas of the moor, riders were far from disappointed near non existence able to ride farther a field. “It was a beautiful ride across a stunning utilization of the country,” Kidd said, “yet even so equally challenging equally ever. Horseshoe is a theatre favourite inwards my book.”
Two of the other starters inwards the master copy degree were eliminated for lameness, as well as the other 2 retired afterward completing the get-go day.
Several riders also won medals inwards the The Exmoor Stag, The Exmoor Experience as well as The Exmoor Eighty classes.
Last-minute entry Lisa Adshead as well as her Arab gelding Shakmari Gold travelled from Carmarthenshire to ride inwards the 80km Exmoor Experience as well as complete on gilded time.
“I was rattling grateful to the organisers for keeping the ride on despite the recent moisture weather,” Adshead said. “I am lucky because my riding at domicile inwards Wales is opened upward mountain, like to the conditions on Exmoor. Bryn (Shakmari Gold) gave me a lovely ride, eating upward the set down amongst his large floating measurement – a typical Arab!”
Of class the Golden Horseshoe wouldn’t last the same without its native pony, the Exmoor, as well as this yr at that topographic point were 2 Exmoor ponies taking part. Mary Hannah as well as her immature lady Katy took utilization inwards the Exmoor Experience aboard their 2 ponies Kingsby Nutmeg as well as Kingsby Elderberry.
“Our ponies are one-half sisters as well as they gave us a nifty ride. While Exmoor ponies aren’t built for speed, their sheer conclusion as well as stamina is what makes them a expert pick for endurance riding,” Mary Hannah said.
“Also, the breed is used to the boggy patches on the moor, so you lot know they’re going to await afterward you lot well.”
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