Bablona hosts young endurance horse champs
Bahrain claimed gilded inward both the 7 as well as 8 twelvemonth sometime categories at the FEI World Championships for Young Endurance Horses 2012 at Babolna inward Republic of Hungary at the weekend.
HH Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa topped the 7 twelvemonth sometime department amongst Dhab, piece Jaffer Mirza brought Uszko D’Hotelhoge domicile to claim the 8 twelvemonth sometime title.
And French riders scooped all the remaining medals, amongst Vincent Dupont (Khandjar du Boulve) as well as Laurent Mosti (Assiha de Fignols) taking silvery as well as bronze inward the younger Equus caballus sectionalisation piece Arthur Desprez (Glycin de Suleiman) as well as Melissa Bisoffi (Nadia El Fee de Boz) did likewise amongst their older horses.
This year’s FEI World Championships for Young Endurance Horses attracted competitors from fifteen countries – Bahrain, France, Poland, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Norway, Estonia, Austria, Argentina, Kingdom of Spain as well as Belgium.
The final result was staged at the famous Babolna State Stud Farm which, lying halfway betwixt Vienna (Austria) as well as Budapest (Hungary), is i of the oldest breeding stations inward Europe.
Established inward 1789 equally a Royal Imperial Stud of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, amongst the mission of supplying horses to the regular army as well as the Royal Guard, it was originally a branch of the largest armed forces breeding functioning inward Europe at Meszohegyes, well-nigh the Romanaian border. However Babolna rapidly became the source of the Empire’s elite horses, specialising inward the production of top-quality Arabian purebreds as well as larger part-breds, the latter developing into the Shagya Arabians that are then pop as well as successful today.
Despite suffering severe losses, the stud survived both World Wars as well as eventually came nether the command of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture. In 2001 the State-owned company, Babolna Memzeti Menesbirtok Kft, was established to save the historic complex, as well as the stud continues to promote breeding, training, exhibitions as well as competition organisation inward the region.
At the middle of it all are its precious Shagya Arabs whose beauty, toughness as well as loyalty bring provided them amongst a massive following, as well as whose competitiveness has acquitted them admirably for the challenging sport of Endurance.
Eight Year Olds
There were thirty starters inward the Eight Year Old Championship, 3 to a greater extent than than took purpose at the 2011 final result inward Compiegne, France. And Bahrain’s Jaffer cleared the complete business inward five hours 44 minutes as well as fifteen seconds amongst an average speed of 20.918 km/h to plough over off the podium. Silver medallist Desprez broke the beam for French Republic inward 5.50.34, clocking an average speed of 20.538 km/h piece Bisoffi’s fourth dimension was 5.52.27 amongst an average speed of 20.428 km/h for the bronze. So at that topographic point was but over vi minutes separating the gilded as well as silvery medallists as well as a farther 2 minutes separating silvery from bronze.
However, for Hungary’s Bianka Matyi it was an agonisingly closed telephone call upward equally she missed the medal podium past times a unmarried second, as well as had to settle for quaternary house when the clock showed 5.52.28 equally she crossed the business amongst Dariusz. Jaffer’s gelding, Uszko S’Hotelhoge, claimed the coveted Best Condition Award inward his historic menses category.
Seven Year Olds
In the larger champaign of 36 contesting the Seven Year Old medals at that topographic point were eleven representing France, but it was i of the 3 competitors from Bahrain who clinched the gold. HH Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa brought Dhab through the complete inward five hours 31 minutes as well as 10 seconds, having averaged 21.741 km/h.
This gave them a four-second wages over the silvery medal winning partnership of Dupont as well as Khandjar du Boulve whose average speed was 21.479 piece French compatriot, Mosti, finished inward 5.44.23 registering an average speed of 20.907. And Mosti’s greyish mare, Assiha de Fignols, took the Best Condition Award.
The officials at the FEI World Championships for Young Endurance Horses 2012 included President of the Ground Jury, Ireland’s Brian Dunn, FEI Technical Delegate Ing. Harald Grinschgl from Austria, Chef Steward Zsuzsanna Banyai from Hungary, President of the Veterinary Commission Dr Yassine Motemri from Tunisia as well as FEI Veterinary Delegate Dr Mohammed Al Hammad from Saudi Arabia.
Ian Williams, the FEI’s Director of Non-Olympic Sports, attended the final result as well as said, “the rails was real practiced as well as was located alone inside the stud lands as well as surrounding farms. The course of teaching was challenging, amongst lots of changes of administration that proved testing. The facilities at Babolna are outstanding, as well as from a sporting perspective the Championships were a smashing success.”
Results:
Seven Year Old Championship:
GOLD – Dhab (HH Sh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa) BRN;
SILVER – Khandjar du Boulve (Vincent Dupont) FRA;
BRONZE – Asshia de Fignols (Laurent Mosti) FRA.
Eight Year Old Championship:
GOLD – Uszko S’Hotelhoge (Jaffer Mirza) BRN;
SILVER – Glycine de Suleiman (Arthur Desprez) FRA;
BRONZE – Nadia El Fee de Box (Melissa Bisoffi) FRA.
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