Aug 08 2016
BECA – The Best Endurance Challenge Award The Points System Explained The Boutheib Initiative has been developed to ensure the welfare of the endurance horse. It is also an attempt to return endurance riding back to its traditional roots. The Initiative has proved a great success in UAE but it remains an ongoing process, which …
Aug 04 2016
During the last two weekends of July The Boudhieb Rules 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 Nahyan of Abu Dhabi. This award is a continuation of his initiative in Boudheib UAE …
Aug 01 2016
Sie sind und bleiben die Deutschen Meister: Melanie Arnold gewann mit Sevinc souverän zum dritten Mal die Deutschen Meisterschaften im Distanzreiten; es ist Melanie Arnolds fünfter Titel. Und auch die Deutsche Jungend-Meisterin ist die “alte”: Moira Al Samarraie konnte mit der Shagya-Araber-Stute Zarah nach 2015 den Titel dieses Jahr zum zweiten Mal für sich entscheiden. …
Jun 15 2016
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. Three bids to host the Championships were received when the bid process was …
Apr 07 2016
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. However, despite the hard work and progress to date, the FEI Bureau is of the opinion that the UAE NF is not …
Mar 30 2016
In Endurance Riding, the fastest is always the best – oh, really? In the Middle East, endurance riding has been perverted into a flat race of 160 km, and despites all attempts to reform it, horses are still dying on the track. Therefore, Sheikh Sultan demands a rethink: For him, the horse with the best …
Feb 14 2016
Following recent events, according to a FEI Press Release, the FEI and EEF (Emirates Equestrian Federation) have approved the following twelve measures, which will be applied for the rest of the UAE Endurance season: 1. Reduced number of events for the rest of the season. *Events for the rest of the international season will be …
Feb 07 2016
Less than a year ago, IN THE FOCUS reported about the intolerable situation of endurance riding in the United Arab Emirates and other countries of the Middle East (“Enough is Enough!”), but unfortunately, one has to say: Nothing much has changed since, but there is a thin silver lining at the horizon! Whoever saw video …
Sep 15 2015
This year’s FEI European Endurance Championships took place in Samorin (SVK) on 12th September and saw competitors from 20 nations. Jaume Punti Dachs (ESP) and the chestnut mare Ajayeb (Tidjani / Gharam by Dynamite III) snatched the lead at the final Vet Gate and headed out on the last 20km loop with just three seconds …
Jun 21 2015
Die neue Deutsche Meisterin im Distanzreiten heißt Melanie Arnold mit ihrer Vollblutaraberstute Sevinc. Die beiden absolvierten die 160 km lange Strecke in einer Reitzeit von 8:17:04, das ist eine Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von 19,19 km/h. Damit hat dieses Paar den Meisterschaftstitel zum zweiten Mal nach 2013 errungen. Ross und Reiter sind bereits seit fünf Jahren gemeinsam auf …
