Thumbs up for endurance champs venue, organisers
The weekend’s World Endurance Championships at Euston Park involve keep been described every bit a showcase for the sport, alongside FEI kickoff vice-president John McEwen declaring it a “wonderful sporting occasion”.
The race was won past times Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum riding Madji Du Pont, inward a ride fourth dimension of 7hr as well as 45sec at an average speed of 22.82km/hr. The kickoff 3 riders abode were all from the United Arab Emirates which also won the squad contest taking gilded ahead of French Republic alongside Sultanate of Oman emerging every bit a novel forcefulness inward the sport to accept bronze.
Speaking after the closing ceremony held at Euston Hall on August 26, John McEwen said: “I involve keep been involved alongside endurance riding for nearly xxx years as well as involve keep watched it grow most from its infancy – yesterday was a showcase for the dependent land as well as a wonderful sporting occasion. I had the privilege of beingness out on course of educational activity for 2 of the loops as well as seeing the riders as well as crews at operate as well as the atmosphere was incredible.
“I also watched the complete as well as I idea that the horses came inward after 160km inward superb condition. The grade of this sport peculiarly the touchstone inward managing the horses is extremely high.
“Watching the best status respect the morning time after the trial is something to a greater extent than people should see. The agency inward which the horses came out is exactly amazing – some of the grooms fifty-fifty had difficulty belongings them. They all await every bit though they could comfortably go out as well as make it 1 time again which is how it should be.”
Competitors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) claimed squad gilded as well as all 3 private medals at the trial on Saturday.
Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum rode Yamamah at an average speed of 22.8 km/h into argent medal position, patch Ali Khalfan Al Jahouri as well as Vendaval claimed private bronze.
When the combined scores of Sheikh Mohammed as well as Sheikh Rashid were added to those of Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum who finished 6th alongside Kangoo D’Aurabelle at an average speed of 21.78 km/h, the UAE also claimed squad gilded every bit they finished a total 2 hours ahead of the argent medallists from France. Sultanate of Oman took squad bronze, patch the USA slotted into 4th house ahead of Kingdom of Belgium inward fifth.
A total of 147 horse-and-rider combinations from 38 countries – Argentina, Australia, Austria, Algeria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, USA – lined out for the 14th running of these Championships, which took house over a 160km course.
And at that spot was a dramatic conclusion to the trial when a powerful thunderstorm struck inward the early on evening. The overstep 52 individuals as well as overstep iv teams had already finished as well as the medals had been decided, but some of the slower competitors had all the same non started out on the 6th as well as lastly loop. The inclement weather condition meant that at that spot were concerns for the wellness as well as security of horses, riders as well as everyone else involved due to the thunder, fork-lightning as well as torrential pelting that all of a abrupt descended. As a result, the distance was reduced to allow those combinations all the same on the latter stages of the course of educational activity to complete at vet gate v as well as to live classified according to timings on the shortened distance.
“We called the local police describe as well as the nearby airforce base of operations who checked on their weather condition radar, as well as when nosotros were told the tempest would buy the farm on until after dark, which was perhaps 2 hours later, nosotros decided that nosotros couldn’t accept the opportunity to behavior on inward those conditions,” Ian Williams, the FEI’s Director of Non-Olympic Sports, explained afterwards.
“It was the best conclusion to accept as well as nosotros produced a lastly classification inward price of distance travelled as well as their times for the lower placings, then everyone was happy.”
John Robertson, Technical Advisor to the Championships, said: “The weather condition conditions provided us alongside major challenges towards the halt of the ride but nosotros had the systems inward house to handle as well as react quickly. That aside the road as well as the fantastic going inward this expanse had held upwards well.”
The star-studded land included Spain’s Maria Alvarez Ponton who was attempting to jibe the tape laid past times the USA’s Becky Hart, winner of 3 basis titles inward succession inward 1988, 1990 as well as 1992 riding the keen RO Grand Sultan.
Alvarez Ponton already had 2 World as well as 2 European titles nether her belt, partnering the bright Nobby whose mightiness to handle alongside an incredible diverseness of terrain has made the 17 twelvemonth one-time Equus caballus something of a legend. In the lastly analysis the super-charged 148cm veteran had to settle for 4th house when finishing alongside an average speed of 22.18 km/h, exactly nudged out of bronze medal spot past times Ali Khalfan Al Jahouri as well as Vendaval, who were competing every bit individuals for the UAE. But for many, Nobby has already penned his advert into the history books every bit the greatest endurance Equus caballus of all time.
The U.S.A. exactly missed out on the squad medal podium, but the UAE lived upwards to their billing every bit trouble solid favourites to claim the entitle next their victories at the FEI World Endurance Championships inward Terengganu, Malaysia iv years agone as well as at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inward Kentucky, USA inward 2010.
The French side of Pierre Fleury (Kergof), Philippe Tomas (Quotien Persky), Jean-Phillippe Frances (Qrafik la Majorie) as well as Phillipe Benoit (Akim du Boulve) took the argent ahead of Oman’s Hisham Saleh Mahmood Al Farsi (Pulco de Baratier), Abdullah Said Salim Al Siyabi (Penchab Sully), Mahmood Marhoon Salim Al Firi (Rudlan) as well as Ahmed Salim Mohamed Al Hamdam (Ourour de Galonne).
As the Duke of Grafton, on whose estate the FEI World Endurance Championships 2012 took place, pointed out during Friday’s official opening ceremony, the gathering of the world’s leading endurance riders from all corners of the globe was the culmination of nearly a decade of development at this venue, which kickoff staged an endurance ride inward 2005.
The course, which also crossed into surrounding farmland, for certain proved tough as well as testing, alongside a diverseness of terrain from woods tracks to grassland as well as sand. “To compete for your province at this grade takes years of dedication as well as hard operate to develop the special partnership betwixt Equus caballus as well as rider, as well as supreme athleticism to consummate that gruelling 100 miles inward 1 day,” the Duke said.
Reflecting on his double gilded performance, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum said Madji du Pont “gave me a wonderful ride – all the agency through he felt incredible!” One of the world’s leading racehorse owners, Sheikh Mohammed said that he alone competes “because I taste taking purpose inward endurance. I make non go out to acquire a result, I go out to involve keep fun. I make non seek to modify position, but ride my ain ride”.
Speaking after the ride, Mohammed Esse Al Adhab of the Dubai Equestrian Club said: “We are real pleased alongside the result. We reached our target – where tin nosotros acquire from here?”
He added that the private win for Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum had been agreat personal achievement for the Vice-President, Prime Minister as well as Ruler of Dubai.
“It is good known that HH Sheikh Mohammed is a Equus caballus lover. From his kickoff introduction to endurance he started to dearest the sport. He is an endurance human being – he has kept going alongside his target until he achieved it.”
Christophe Pelissier, squad vet for mo placed French Republic said that the outcome had been a goodness 1 for the squad straight off nether the accuse of chef d’equipe Benedicte Emon-Bon.
“This was a rigid team. Silver was our target as well as nosotros volition live aiming higher side past times side time,” he said. “This was 1 of the best basis Championships nosotros involve keep seen as well as our thank you lot acquire to the organising committee.”
For Oman, somewhat the surprise winner of the bronze medal, chef d’equipe Sinan Al Abri said competing at the championships had been “a dream come upwards true”.
“We involve keep been trying to for nearly 8 years to acquire hither as well as it was fantastic for us.” He described how the agony of a serial of departures for squad members had made a squad completion await unlikely at 1 point.
“We idea nosotros were non going to make it but nosotros decided to acquire from the expertise of the French on the trail as well as followed them.”
With French-bred horses as well as a French trainer every bit purpose of the team, it was a strategy that paid off.
Ian Williams said that from a technical signal of sentiment the championships had been faultless. “We had a venue inward Euston Park that was outstanding as well as a rail that challenged the best inward the basis as well as produced competitive performances of the highest level. What nosotros involve keep hither is a wonderful legacy alongside a venue that has been developed over the years to an especial grade on a green-field site as well as that tin live used for events of this variety inward the future.”
James MacEwan, physician of Janah Management, organisers of the ride paid tribute to his organising team.
“Every unmarried someone involved has made their ain private contribution to the success of this event. When you lot consider that the Janah squad has organised the Championships patch all the same continuing to operate our primary activeness of transporting hundreds of horses a calendar week unopen to the world, it is a huge achievement.
“I also desire to add together my thank you lot to the host the Duke of Grafton as well as Euston Estate, all the local landowners whose Blue Planet nosotros crossed, to the sponsors, Longines, Meydan as well as Emaar as well as to the volunteers without whom none of this would involve keep been possible.”
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