Endurance
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Assessing Elimination Rates of International Endurance Rides
Very little evidence-based information currently exists on reasons and rates of elimination from competition.
Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt
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Tevis 2011: Snow Forces Changes to Ride Route
The Tevis track was rerouted after six to 10 inches of snow fell on parts of the trail.
Photo by Western States Trail Foundation
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Risk Factors for Elimination During Endurance Rides Examined
Researchers examined which factors--such as lameness--prompt endurance horses' elimination from competition.
Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt
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FEI Launches Global Safety Helmet Campaign
December 18, 2012
The move prefaces the implementation of a rule mandating the use of helmets while riding at FEI events.... Read More
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Assessing Elimination Rates of International Endurance Rides
November 22, 2012
Very little evidence-based information currently exists on reasons and rates of elimination from competition.... Read More
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Pan Am Endurance Silver Medalists Receive MHIB Award
November 18, 2011
John Crandell III and Heraldic won two silver medals at the Endurance competition at the Pan American Games.... Read More
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Tevis 2011: Haggin Cup Awarded to Riverwatch
October 10, 2011
On Oct. 9 the Tevis Cup committee presented the Haggin Cup to ride winners Jeremy Reynolds and Riverwatch.... Read More
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Jeremy Reynolds Wins 2011 Tevis Cup
October 09, 2011
Reynolds and the Arabian gelding Riverwatch clocked a time of 100 miles in 10 hours, 31 minutes.... Read More
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Tevis 2011: Snow Forces Changes to Ride Route
October 07, 2011
The Tevis track was rerouted after six to 10 inches of snow fell on parts of the trail.... Read More
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Tevis 2011: Date Change Means Cooler Competition Weather
October 03, 2011
The Tevis Cup's date change means competitors will have an added challenge of cooler competition weather.... Read More
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Risk Factors for Elimination During Endurance Rides Examined
September 21, 2011
Researchers examined which factors--such as lameness--prompt endurance horses' elimination from competition.... Read More
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Record Snowfall Forces Rescheduling of Tevis Ride
June 20, 2011
The 55th running of the 100-mile Tevis Ride endurance competition has been rescheduled for October 8 due to... Read More
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WEG Results: Team Reining, Endurance
September 27, 2010
The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games started this weekend, already handing out three world championships in two events: reining and endurance. Here is a wrap-up of the awards given in the Team Reining, Team Endurance, and Individual Endu... Read More
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Technology at WEG Endurance Event: GPS Tracking and Swipe Card Accuracy
September 25, 2010
Cutting-edge GPS technology will provide real-time tracking of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Endurance competitors as they race tomorrow in Lexington, Ky. "Anyone with a laptop will be able to track the horses, at the event ... Read More
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WEG: USEF Names U.S. Endurance Team
September 20, 2010
The USEF has named the following horse/rider combinations to the Endurance Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) to be held Sept. 25-Oct. 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. The following horse/rider ... Read More
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WEG: USEF Names Endurance Short List/Nominated Entry
August 17, 2010
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following horse/rider combinations to the Short List/Nominated Entry for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games according to the USEF Selection Procedure for Endurance. From this... Read More
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Criteria for Tevis Veterinarians Judging Haggin Cup Winners
August 04, 2010
Veterinary involvement in the selection of the Haggin Cup, awarded to the horse found to be in the "most superior physical condition" after successful completing 100 miles of the Western States Trail, is extremely important. ... Read More
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Tevis Volunteer Rescues Fallen Mare
July 30, 2010
Jack Meyer, a Tevis volunteer and an ultra-marathon runner from Foresthill, Calif., went beyond the call of duty when he rescued a black Anglo-Arab mare that had fallen into a ravine. Christoph Schork's 9-year-old Castle Country Karahty... Read More
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The Fury Awarded Haggin Cup at 2010 Tevis
July 26, 2010
At the conclusion of the 2010 Tevis Cup awards banquet, The Fury, an 8-year-old Arabian gelding ridden by Garrett Ford, Durango, Colo., was named the James Ben Ali Haggin Cup winner.... Read More
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Tevis Cup 2010 Claimed by Heraldic and John Crandell
July 25, 2010
John Crandell and Heraldic won their second Tevis Cup at 10:14 p.m. (unofficial) yesterday when the 12-year-old bay Arabian gelding cantered across the white chalk finish line to the cheers of nearly 200 endurance racing enthusiasts in Auburn, ... Read More
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Beating The Heat at Tevis
July 23, 2010
When riders mount up this morning for the 55th Tevis Cup Ride they will be attempting a 100-mile horseback journey from Lake Tahoe to Auburn, Calif. When they begin their ride at the 7,200-foot-altitude Robie Equestrian Park, they will take with them... Read More
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Good Horse Luck and Good Karma, Tevis Style
July 22, 2010
Horsemen have always been a superstitious lot. For the Tevis Cup, a 100-mile equestrian endurance ride from Lake Tahoe to Auburn, Calif., riders pull out all the stops to improve their chances of completing the race in the required 24 hours.... Read More
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Tevis Will Highlight Conditioning, Athletic Prowess
July 20, 2010
At dawn on July 24, nearly 200 riders from across the country and around the world will set out on a 100-mile riding adventure over California's Sierra peaks. Some will race each other, and others will race the 24-hour clock that signals the end of e... Read More
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WEG Regional U.S. Endurance Team Selection Trials Held
July 05, 2010
The quality and depth of the horses and riders vying for the five coveted spots on the United States endurance team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games were made apparent after three regional selection trials held June 20-28. "... Read More
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Reward Offered for Endurance Horse's Return
June 28, 2010
A California woman is offering a $1,000 cash reward for the safe return of her Arabian gelding lost June 20 during an endurance training session in Los Angeles County. Jacqy Gamble became separated from the horse when it bolted after... Read More
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Endurance Horse Recovering from Tree Branch Impalement
February 25, 2010
When Amigo arrived at the University of Tennessee Equine Hospital on January 17, with a 3-foot-long tree branch impaled in his side, veterinarians gave him a 2% chance of survival. Luckily they underestimated the tenacity of the 10-y... Read More
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Elmer Bandit Necropsy Performed at Kansas State
February 19, 2010
"We are looking for what was right with Elmer, not what was wrong," said Lucy Hirsch, DVM, friend of Elmer Bandit, as she accompanied owner Mary Anna Wood on Elmer's final journey, which was, fittingly, to a veterinary teaching ho... Read More
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Donations to NATRC Trail Fund Honor Elmer Bandit
February 18, 2010
Long before Elmer Bandit set the record for competitive trail miles, he and his lifelong owner Mary Anna Wood of Independence, Mo., worked together to raise money for the North American Trail Ride Conference's Trail Fund. The approved tax-d... Read More
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