France takes team honours at youth endurance champs
Host land French Republic stormed dwelling to win squad gilded at the FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Riders together with Juniors inwards Tarbes at the weekend, amongst 14-year-old Khalifa Ali Khalfan Al Jahouri, of the United Arab Emirates, together with Niac Armor clinching the private title.
Riders, horses together with crews from 28 nations were tested inwards hot together with humid conditions at the venue inwards the foothills of the Pyrenees, roughly the world-famous pilgrimage site of Lourdes, where July temperatures are commonly a moderate 24ºC.
On the twenty-four hours of this year’s Championships, they peaked at 34ºC – only 4 degrees below the highest recorded temperature inwards Tarbes, but cheers to expert Equus caballus administration together with sensible riding at that topographic point was roughly a threescore per centum completion rate.
With each continent of the footing represented inwards the character field, at that topographic point was no knowing who would finally clinch the sought subsequently podium positions, when the 86 combinations crossed the start line at 6.30 on Sabbatum morning.
The runway was made upward of 4 loops amongst a broad multifariousness of terrain together with many challenges, all made fifty-fifty tougher past times the soaring temperatures together with humidity.
On the 36.6-kilometre initiative of all loop, riders took payoff of the rolling runway together with cooler conditions to encompass it at a expert speed. Less than 3.5 minutes separated the top thirty horses at Vet Gate 1, amongst all athletes arriving inside thirty minutes of the leaders.
The UAE made itos intentions for the twenty-four hours clear amongst their 5 riders inwards the top six, together with the UAE’s Khalifa Ali Khalfan al Jahouri headed into the 2nd 30.5km loop inwards the atomic number 82 having covered the initial phase at 19.58kmh. But amongst a much tougher phase ahead of him, it remained to survive seen if he could concur onto the advantage.
As the temperatures continued to rise, together with on a hilly, stony track, xi combinations failed to qualify for the tertiary stage. The UAE continued to dominate, looking as potent inwards the squad competition, but amongst a publish of other nations hot on their heels the contest was far from over.
Loop 3 was considered the toughest of the day, touchstone 32.1km, together with inwards soaring temperatures together with high humidity. The arrival into Vet Gate 3 saw a modify inwards the leader. Quick presentation times were then influential throughout the day, together with a speedy fourth dimension hither ensured that the sole Australian representatives, Erin Krahnen together with Emily Jones TE, were initiative of all out on to the in conclusion loop, if solely past times a pair of seconds.
The experienced 10-year-old grayness mare, inched into the atomic number 82 amongst only 21.1km to larn on the terminal loop.
Emily Jones TE is to a greater extent than oft seen competing amongst Australian Alexandra Toft, together with the pair successfully completed in conclusion year’s Senior World Championships inwards Euston Park, Britain. Unfortunately for Toft, she had to withdraw her ain mountain from this year’s championships prior to the trial due to lameness together with could solely lookout adult man from the sidelines as her compatriot left on the terminal phase to battle for gold.
The terminal loop was sure as shooting competitive, amongst a front end grouping of UAE horses setting a slap-up pace. At this phase they soundless held top seat inwards the squad contest and, it seemed, were inwards line to accept the private honours too.
Their dream, however, was non to be, when solely 1 combination of the leading grouping passed the terminal vetting.
Al Jahouri (UAE), who had been inwards the front end running amongst Niac Armor from the real beginning, clinched the title, next inwards the footsteps of his father, Ali Khalfan Al Jahouri (UAE), who took victory inwards the Open European Championships inwards Florac (FRA) inwards 2011.
It must cause got felt similar a home-coming for the winning horse, the talented grayness mare Niac Armor, which started its international career inwards French Republic some years ago.
The silvery together with bronze were soundless upward for grabs together with crowds waited excitedly at the goal line to encounter who would survive claiming the adjacent on the podium.
The Dutch combination of Marijke Visser together with her wonderfully consistent 10-year-old gelding Eomer took silvery next a storming terminal loop at 23.4kmh.
This incredible pair finished 17th inwards the World Championships inwards Abu Dhabi (UAE) inwards 2011 together with stepped upward to 4th inwards in conclusion year’s European Championships inwards Mont-le-Soie (BEL).
With the 2013 medal straightaway inwards the bag, together with amongst 1 yr left as a Young Rider, she must survive wondering if that elusive gilded medal is on the cards adjacent yr when the European Championships moves to Italy.
The terminal touchstone on the podium was taken past times Krahnen (AUS), whose mountain Emily Jones TE also took the coveted Best Condition title.
The pair held on to tertiary despite Oriana Ricca (URU) amongst Talita Kumi 50 together with Kelsey Russell (USA) on My Wild Irish Gaelic Gold closing inwards on the terminal stages but ultimately, Ricca together with Russell had to settle for 4th together with fifth.
The squad contest was, as always, hotly fought together with inwards the terminate saw a replica of the 2010 European Championship podium, amongst French Republic scooping squad gilded yet again, followed some distance behind past times Kingdom of Belgium (silver) together with Espana (bronze).
The 2013 FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Riders together with Juniors saw the initiation of a novel formula for the squad competition.
All Nations tin straightaway piece of job inwards 5 athletes without the involve to declare a team. The top iii positions from the 5 count for the squad grade – but straightaway medals are solely medals are awarded to the iii athletes whose scores cause got contributed to the terminal result.
It was a trouble solid unit of measurement matter for the dwelling squad, as Roman together with Morgane Lafaure came across the line inwards 6th together with seventh, followed closely inwards 9th past times compatriot Robin Cornely, ensuring that French Republic remained supreme, together with straightaway holds both the European together with World titles. Their amount fourth dimension of only 19:44:49 set them nearly 1 hr ahead of Belgians (Olivia Antoine, Louna Schuiten together with Raphael Van Cauter), who finished only 10 minutes ahead of bronze medallists Espana (Agda Muixi Crusellas, Cristina Yebra Altimiras together with Yvette Pi Masnou).
FEI endurance managing director Ian Williams praised the administration of the horses throughout the twenty-four hours together with was real pleased amongst the bird of the competition.
“This Championship was technically challenging, both inwards price of the runway together with the conditions conditions nosotros were faced with, but it was a existent privilege to encounter the youth of our sport caring for their horses then good together with producing such great results,” he said.
Reporting: Anna Williams
Results:
FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Riders together with Juniors 2013 – Teams: GOLD – France, 19:44:49 – Petra Cabirat (Roman Lafaure); Rhial Cabirat (Morgane Lafaure); Rusty James (Robin Cornely); SILVER – Belgium, 20:40:22 – Wigor ZA (Olivia Antoine), Nasrik de Rendpeine (Louna Schuiten), Okba de Chaussy (Raphael Van Cauter); BRONZE – Spain, 20:50:32 – Oursai de Oassa (Agda Muixi Crusellas), Calzadilla (Cristina Yebra Altimiras), Pink Floid (Yvette Pi Masnou).
FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Riders together with Juniors 2013 – Individuals: GOLD – Niac Armor (Khalifa Ali Khalfan Al Jahouri) UAE, 06:00:34; SILVER – Eomer (Marijke Visser) NED, 06:13:05; BRONZE – Emily Jones TE (Erin Krahnen) AUS, 06:21:10.
Full results on http://endurance-timing.net/
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