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[RC] [Endurance Riding: News] Australia: WEC Endurance TeamAnnounced - John Teeter



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Subject: [Endurance Riding: News] Australia: WEC Endurance Team Announced
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 20:27:13 -0700 (PDT)
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Strong Team Selected for World Equestrian Games Endurance Race


Australian is sending perhaps its strongest ever team to take on the best in 
the world at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen Germany , August 2006.
The team announced this week includes Australiaâ??s best performed 
combinations.
With a history of world class performances this will be a powerful team indeed.

The team :

Chef Dâ??equipe: Dr. Patricia McKay-Annetts 
Team Veterinarian: Dr. Anne Barnes
Assistant Chef Dâ??Equipe Kerry Spratt
Assistant Veterinarians Dr. Pat Hodgetts and Dr Robyn Mather
Crew Manager and Team Co-ordinator John Simpson
Equine Therapist Emma Kirby

Horses and Riders :

Meg Wade and China Doll :
This combination have recently completed their Aachen preparation with a top 
ten placing at the 2006 Tom Quilty Gold Cup ,Australiaâ??s National 
Championship ride . Meg had a good run with this horse under European 
conditions last year , placing a gutsy 5th over the WEG track at the European 
championships in 2005.

Penny Toft and Bremervale Justice :
Our most experienced combination , Penny with many miles of desert and 
continental racing experience , and Justice the wonder horse, arguably the 
most successful endurance horse ever , with many placings and team medals in 
International competitions.

Peter Toft and the incredible Electra BBP Murdoch :
Affectionately known the world over as the â??lil â??ol appyâ?? , this 
appaloosa arab cross gelding has carried his heavyweight rider to complete and 
compete on four continents . Most notable are Two tevis USA top ten 
completions , and a 17th overall and Team Silver Medal in the 2005 World 
Endurance Championships.

Brooke Sample and La Mancha Archduke :
Brooke is a household name in Australia with a reputation as a determined and 
talented rider , he has won the Australian National Championship Tom Quilty 
Gold Cup five times . Brooke and his WEG mount , La Mancha Archduke won the 
recent CEI*** 160k Trans Tasman Challenge and just yesterday , a few days 
before flying to Aachen , they were equal second at a tough local 80km ride.

Jennifer Gilbertson and Bramall Jazzmin :
Jennifer and Jazz were a part of out Silver medal winning team at the 2005 
Dubai World Endurance Championship. Jazzmin is owned by Toft Endurance.

Joyce Corbett and Reeflex
Joyce is a new face on the International stage , although well known to the 
Australian endurance community . With her purebred Arabian Mare Reeflex , 
Joyce was the co-winner of the 2004 Australian National Championship Tom 
Quilty Gold Cup held in South Australia.

Donna Wiesman and Hirstglen Fargo :
Donna is an experienced rider . This combination have completed 2 x160km rides 
for a second and a third placing

Danielle Oâ??Loughlin and Pravado :
Danielle is steadily working her way up into the top ranks of Australian 
endurance riders.
With Pravado , Danielle has completed 3 x 160k rides including a second place 
and best conditioned middleweight at the 2005 Queensland State Championships

Please note that the AERA has also announced the inclusion of four Reserve 
Horses :

Wybalena Lodge Shuska as a reserve for Meg Wade . ( Shuska is already in 
Europe )

Harriet as a reserve for Penny Toft ( Harriet is already in Europe )

Carnarvon Cavalier as a reserve for Brooke Sample 

Tora Blar Zay , owned by Toft Endurance , will travel to Europe at the owners 
discretion as an uncommitted reserve horse

Kristie McGaffin will be In Europe for the event and has been included as a 
reserve rider


<http://www.aera.asn.au/>AERA Web Site 

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