Over 100 riders for Saturday’s 120-km event in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies 25 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE~ Over 100 lady riders will start in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup, a Two-star FEI 120-km event at the Emirates International Endurance Village in Al Wathba in…
120-km Al Wathba Challenge Endurance ride12 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ The newly-formed M7 Endurance Stables based in Dubai was off to a winning start when Salem Hamad Saeed Malhoof Al Kitbi riding Burkaan edged out Mansour Saeed Mohammed Al Faresi on Tiswan Fageole to win the 120-km Al Wathba Challenge Endurance ride on…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival’s final extravaganza of 2016 begins with draw for Euros 1.2 m Sheikh Zayed Cup Crown Jewel-IPIC (Group 1)6 November 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ A fantastic week of action both on and off the race track will be the week’s program, as over 800 guests arrive for the “One World, 6…
October 2016, Abu Dhabi ~ Exciting announcements came out of the Conference in Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the 2016 Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition. The 2017 World Arabian Horse Racing Conference will be held in North African City of Marrakesh, Morocco, from 1-7 May 2017. May Tentative Schedule: 1 – Guests…
Festival promises expanded endurance coverage in 2017 6 October 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Endurance sport under the umbrella of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival is spreading its wings far and wide and will include several more countries in the 2017 season. Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive…
French ladies win team gold in HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival-supported event26 September 2016, Montauban, France ~ In a memorable day for UAE lady riders, Alia Ahmad Mohammed Al Saboori won the 120-km CEIO HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Endurance Cup while Alyazia Khalid Khalifa Al Romaithi finished second in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin…
Germany’s Arnold rides Tsagan Nour to win Festival-supported FEI championship 24 September 2016, Montauban, France ~ Germany’s Sabrina Arnold steered 7-year-old Tsagan Nour to a superb win in the 122-km FEI World Championship for Young Horses organized by Endurance Equestrian Negrepellise in the historic Saint-Etienne-de-Tulmont region in Montauban, Toulouse, France, on Friday, 23 September 2016.…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival-supported FEI World Championship for Young Horses on Friday22 September 2016, Montauban, France ~ After a hectic schedule of Purebred Arabian flat racing in the recent weeks, the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival now shifts its focus to endurance. Over 200 horses and riders…
Spain Wins Team Gold, France Silver, The Netherlands Bronze18 September 2016 ~ Longines FEI World Endurance Championships 2016 ~ In a day of weather that changed as often as the ride leaders, Spain’s Jaume Punti Dachs captured individual gold and led his compatriots Alex Luque Moral and Angel Soy Coll to the team title at…
5 September 2016, Portugal ~ On 3 September 2016, Spanish rider Paula Muntala Sanchez riding 10-year old part-Arabian Echo Falls emerged victorious after the 120 km ride to capture the Gold in the Meydan FEI 120 km European Endurance Championship for Young Riders and Juniors, leading the Spanish team riders to Gold as well. Held…
HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival-supported Belgian 160k CEIO 160km endurance ride19 August 2016, Brussels, Belgium ~ Quick results – more details to come. It was a French punch, 1-2-3, led by Vincent Gaudriot riding the 9-year-old stallion, Tahar Du Barthas in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival-supported Brussels Equestrian Endurance…
17 August 2016, Brussels ~ A 160-km international endurance ride with some of the top riders in the world will kick-start the three-day HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival-supported Brussels Equestrian Endurance Masters (BEEM) on 18 August 2016. Thursday’s 160-km Open International Endurance Ride in the ancient Sonian…
Melanie Arnold on the Marbach-bred DM Sevinc win the 160km FEI*** 4 August 2016, ~ During the last two weekends of July, The Boudhieb Initiative took introductory steps into Europe. Endurance rides taking place in Germany and France received sponsorship for The Best Endurance Challenge Award (BEC) from His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al…
2 August 2016 ~ From the USEF Communications Department, Lexington, Kentucky ~ The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the combinations that will represent the United States at the 2016 Longines FEI World Endurance Championships in Samorin, Slovakia, 15-18 September 2016. They will be led by U.S. Endurance Chef d’Equipe Mark Dial.…
160km CEI won by Sheikh Rashid Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum 27 July 2016, Euston Park Endurance ~ A record entry of 67 competitors from 16 countries competed for the third and final event this summer at Euston Park, staged on 16 July as the HH Sh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Festival. HH…
The 17-year-old high school student will make her first trip to ride in the 100 mile Tevis 16 July 2016, Napa, California ~ With the 2016 Tevis Cup (Western States Endurance Ride) now less than a week away, Tahlia Franke isn’t sitting around twiddling her thumbs, she is burning up the trails and the racetrack. On…
Endurance rides to be held in the ancient Sonian forest in the heart of Belgium7 July 2016, Brussels, Belgium ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and the Royal Belgian Federation of Equestrian Sports have jointly announced an annual international endurance festival for a three-year period starting…
27 June 2016, Euston Park, UK ~ Endurance riders from 12 nations set-off on the second of four Euston Park Endurance Rides on 19 July 2016 presented by Longines and supported by Emirates Airlines. Competitors from the United Arab Emirates were victorious in the three open classes over 160km, 120km, and 80km but the headline…
The 2016 World Championships will run from 15-18 September15 June 2016, Switzerland ~ The Longines FEI World Endurance Championships 2016 will be held in Samorin (SVK) following a decision at yesterday’s FEI Bureau monthly teleconference meeting. A unanimous proposal from the FEI Endurance Committee recommending the Slovakian venue received the support of the full Bureau.…
10 June, 2016, London, UK ~ Organizers of the Endurance Rides being hosted at Euston Park, Suffolk, this summer have confirmed an increased prize money pot to £54,500 for each of the final three rides – all of which will be awarded to horses on the basis of their condition after finishing the ride. With the support of…
14 May 2016, UK ~ UAE rider Saif Ahmed Al Mazroui claimed top spot in the Royal Windsor Endurance ride on Friday, 13 May, when his 12 year-old gelding, Ramaah was the runaway winner of the CEI2* event over 120km of Windsor Great Park in England. Abdulsamad Mohammed riding Derrom Galiem from Bahrain finished second while…
1 May 2016, Hungary ~ Slovenia’s Helena Okorn was in a class of her own as she stormed to victory in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival-supported FEI Central European Endurance Cup 2016 international 120-km endurance ride held on Saturday, 30 April 2016 in Babolna, Hungary. Riding…
29 Apri; 2016, Switzerland ~ The Longines FEI World Endurance Championship 2016 was originally scheduled to take place from 10-17 December 2016 at the Dubai Equestrian Club (DEC). By decision of the FEI Bureau, the bid process will re-open to find a replacement venue outside the UAE for the Championship. It is expected that the Championship…
Hungary becomes latest stop for HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival29 April 2016, UAE ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival moves to the historic venue of Bábolna, Hungary (HUN), for the FEI Central European Endurance Cup 2016 on Saturday, 30 April 2016. The six FEI rides are: CEI…
27 April 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Year Book for 2015 was launched at the 26th edition of the 2016 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair which opened at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, 27 April 2016.…
Impressive stand greets visitors at 4-day show26 April 2016, Dubai, UAE ~ HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival had an impressive presence with an innovative stand at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2016, which opened in Dubai on Monday, 25 April. Now in its 23rd year, the 2016…
Antonio Saldanha on Consentida won the 160-km ride25 April, 2016, Fronteira, Portugal~ Laia Soria Pinol riding Kz Magica won the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival-sponsored 120-km National Championship ride of Portugal held in Fronteira on Saturday, 23 April 2016. Pinol finished the 120-km ride, run in five…
The FEI has ruled that the FEI World Endurance Championships will not be held in Dubai in 2016 8 Apr 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland ~ The FEI Bureau acknowledged the efforts that have been made by the United Arab Emirates National Federation (UAE NF) in Endurance since the reinstatement of the National Federation in July 2015.…
21 March 2016, USA ~ The FEI Brussels Equestrian Endurance Masters (BEEM) to be held 19-20-21 August 2016 makes a bold statement on the new look for endurance. Friday 19/08 – CEIO3* 160 kms – International race (Nations Cup) Saturday 20/08 – CEI1* 100 Kms – CEN 80 Kms (for horses of 6…
“Reform or stop, no compromise,” said HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan11 March, 2016, Abu Dhabi ~ The 1st International Boudhieb Endurance Conference was held on 10 March 2016 outside Abu Dhabi at the Boudhieb Endurance Village. Disrupted by extraordinary storms and a deluge of rain, the 1st International Endurance Seminar had to be postponed…
Two endurance rides and a game park for children made a highlight for the weekend at Al Wathba 27 February 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ A Ladies only endurance ride topped the Abu Dhabi weekend on 26 February with HH Sheikha Mahra Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum heading out with the 108 riders on the CEN 100km race. The Sheikha Fatma…
H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 10th Equestrian Festival19 February 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ A press conference on 16 February at the Fairmont Hotel, Abu Dhabi, hosted by the UAE Emirates Heritage Club (EHC) announced an exciting venue of equestrian events sponsored by the EHC from 21 February until 17 March. Performance classes…
190 riders take part in FEI 160-km CEI 3* ride 13 February 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Riding 12-year-old gelding Anglo/Arabian Shaddad, Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Juma Al Maktoum edged out Indian rider Madhu Singh on Mustafa to win the prestigious 160-km HH The President of the UAE Endurance Cup at the Emirates International Endurance Village…