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Jan. 28, 2005 - Canadian Team Finishes Fourth
at 2005 World Endurance Championship
Jan. 26, 2005 - Canadian Endurance Team Ready
for World Championship
Dec. 24, 2004 - Canadian Team to World Endurance
Championship Announced
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complete results of the 2005 World Endurance Championship,
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Canadian Team Finishes Fourth at 2005 World
Endurance Championship
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Canadian
Team members Yvette Vinton and JS Sedona Sun (L)
and Myna Cryderman with Night Skye stop at an oasis on course
at the 2005 World Endurance Championship in Dubai, UAE.
Photo Credit – Jan Mansfield |
DUBAI, UAE---The Canadian Endurance Team finished
fourth out of 32 nations at the World Endurance Championship in Dubai
on Jan. 27, 2005. Myna Cryderman of Boissevain, MB, riding Night Skye,
was Canada’s top finisher in 11:10:14. Following right behind
her was Yvette Vinton of Simcoe, ON, with JS Sedona Sun in a time
of 11:17:55. Daphne Richard of Kelowna, BC, and Cuchulain had a final
riding time of 12:49:24, which helped Canada earn a team placing in
a race that saw only 61 of 175 riders complete.
The UAE’s Sheikk Hazza broke the world 160-km endurance race
record by crossing the finish line in 7:03:22. He battled for the
lead over the last 19 km loop to cross the finish line just under
a minute in front of France’s Barbara Lissarague. She finished
second in a time of 7:04.14 with her 11-year-old crossbred mare, Georgat.
General Sheikk Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai
and Minister of Defence, won the Individual bronze medal with his
homebred nine-year-old gelding Nashmi.
In a surprise win over other favoured countries, Italy won their first-ever
endurance Team Gold Medal in a time of 24:60:39, followed by Australia
in 26:59:46 and Belgium with a time of 28:31:40. Canada’s team
had a combined riding time of 35:17:33. Only four nations were able
to finish in the team competition.
“It was a really good ride,” remarked Cryderman, who was
competing in Dubai for the fourth time. “It was a lot cooler
than it usually is here, a bit easier than usual.”
Endurance riding is a race of horse and rider over courses
up to 160 km (100 miles) in length, which are completed in one day.
The object is to finish as quickly as possible, with the horse passing
the veterinary exams. At the checkpoints, or vet checks, spaced 30
– 40 km apart, the horses are provided with water, electrolytes
and feed and crew members work to cool each horse to bring down its
heart and respiration rates to published criteria. Vets examine the
horses at each checkpoint to ensure they are sound and fit to continue.
Horses that do not pass the vet exam are eliminated. Upon completion
of the race, horses must also pass a final examination, which takes
place two hours after the competition is over.
For more information about endurance riding in Canada, please visit
www.caldra.net.
The Canadian Equestrian Team at the 2004 World Endurance Championship
is proudly sponsored by Zilco, a world leader in the design and production
of synthetic harness & saddlery. Zilco is providing the Team with
coordinated bridles, martingales, cruppers, reins, halters, saddle
pads and blankets. For more information, visit www.zilco.com.au.
Another sponsor, Bosana Boots, www.bosanaboot.com,
has supplied the Team horses with footwear.
Canadian Endurance Team Ready for World
Championship
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Canadian
Endurance Team attends first inspection
preceding the World Endurance Championship in Dubai, UAE
Photo Credit – Jan Mansfield |
Dubai, UAE---Five Canadian riders and horses are
set to ride in the World Endurance Championship at Dubai International
Endurance City, on Jan. 27, 2004.
In the largest Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) Endurance
event ever held, Myna Cryderman of Boissevain, MB, with Night Skye,
Lana Halisheff, Grand Forks, BC, riding XE Dream Catcher, Daphne
Richard of Kelowna, BC, aboard Cuchulain and Yvette Vinton of Simcoe,
ON, and JS Sedona Sun will be contesting the team championship as
members of Team Canada. Karen Badger of Grande Prairie, AB, and
Bree will compete as an individual entry. All five horses passed
the first veterinary inspection in preparation for the 100 mile
race.
After today’s inspection, Dr. James Carmalt, Team veterinarian,
commented that the Canadian horses looked extremely fit and ready
for the race, and he expects that all five will complete the competition.
Monika Smith, who guided the Canadian Team to a Bronze Medal at
the 2003 Pan American Endurance Championships at Trout Lake, WA,
is Team’s Chef d’Equipe.
“This is the most incredible place. This is the gold standard
for endurance riding,” remarked Smith. “We have wonderful
people and horses on Team Canada and we expect to do very well tomorrow.”
A total of 178 horses and their riders representing 41 countries
will start the race, with the quickest expected to finish it in
approximately nine hours of riding time. The racecourse consists
of 6 loops ranging in distance from 19km to 32km each with veterinary
inspections and mandatory hold times between each loop. The desert
terrain includes some valleys and a few small climbs into sand dunes.
Rainfall in the past two weeks, which is rare for the area, has
served to firm up the usually soft, deep sand, which will enable
the horses to negotiate the course more quickly.
“We as riders just can’t wait to get on our horses and
ride in this beautiful place,” noted Halisheff, who is competing
abroad for the first time. “We’re going to go out on
a trail ride and have a good time with the goal of a nice healthy
horse at the end of it.”
Canadian Team to World Endurance Championship
Announced
Ottawa, Ontario---Equine Canada is pleased to announce
the five horses and riders who will represent Canada at the 2004
World Endurance Championship. Originally scheduled for December
2004, the Championship – a race of 160 km (100 miles) in one
day – will take place on January 27, 2005 at the Dubai Endurance
City in Dubai, UAE.
The Team riders will be: Karen Badger of Grande Prairie, AB; Myna
Cryderman of Boissevain, MB; Lana Halisheff of Grand Forks, BC;
Daphne Richard of Kelowna, BC and Yvette Vinton of Simcoe, ON. The
Team will be supported by Chef d’Equipe Monika Smith of Calgary,
AB and Team Veterinarian Dr. James Carmalt of Saskatoon, SK. The
Team will consist of 5 horses and 17 people, which includes 10 official
grooms.
“We have a good team, comprised of the top riders in the country,
and we can expect a good finish,” noted Chef d’Equipe
Monika Smith. “The world events are extremely fast, with an
expectation of 9-hour completion times. You will likely see all
top 10 finishers with time under 10 hours and Team medals coming
from those in the top 10.” Smith has served as Chef d’Equipe
at the 2003 Pan American Championship in Washington, the 2002 World
Equestrian Games in Spain and the 2000 World Endurance Championships
in France.
Karen Badger has represented Canada many times, including at the
2002 World Equestrian Games, the 2001 Pan American Championship
in Vermont and the 1999 Pan American Championship in Manitoba. This
will be the first time she has competed overseas with Bree, her
10-year old Anglo-Arab gelding, having ridden a leased horse in
Spain.
Myna Cryderman, one of the Team veterans, has competed in endurance
for 25 years. A Team member since 1998, Cryderman has 10,000 competitive
miles. In 2003, she finished 7th as an individual at the 2003 Pan
Am Championship and was a member of the Bronze medal team from Canada
West. The 2004 World Championship will be the 4th time Cryderman,
this time riding Night Skye, a nine-year old Arabian mare, has competed
in Dubai.
Lana Halisheff will be competing in Dubai with XE Dream Catcher,
a nine-year old Arabian gelding. While 2004 was their first year
competing in 100-mile races, Halisheff and XE Dream Catcher finished
three, with a best time of 10 hours and 11 minutes.
Daphne Richard will be riding her veteran horse, Cuchulain, a 17-year
old half-Arabian gelding. Richard and Cuchulain were also members
of the Bronze medal team at the 2003 Pan Am Championship. Together,
this experienced duo has won or placed in many races, often receiving
best veterinary score and the coveted best condition award. To get
ready for the Championships, Richard prepared for the deserts of
the Middle East by riding in the deserts of Idaho.
Yvette Vinton is one of Canada’s most experienced endurance
riders. Currently based in Florida, Vinton has competed in over
20 100-mile races. In 2003, Vinton and JS Sedona Sun, a 10-year
old Arabian gelding, competed for Canada East at the Pan Am Championship,
finishing 23rd. Vinton also represented Canada at the 2002 World
Equestrian Games and 2000 World Endurance Championships.
This championship will be the second time the United Arab Emirates
has hosted the World Endurance Championships. The Organizing Committee,
Emirates International Endurance Racing, has generously sponsored
travel and accommodations for all these team members, as well as
the horses. About 40 nations are expected to take part, with as
many as 180 horses in total.
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