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[RC] [Endurance Riding: News] UAE: Afra and Shamsah share limelight atLadies Chal... - Steph TeeterGulf News Article By M. Satya Narayan, Senior Reporter Published: March 08, 2008, 01:27 Abu Dhabi: Shamsah Awad Al Otaiba won the Hydra Properties-sponsored Third Round of the Shaikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Challenge endurance ride for ladies while Afra Khalifa Al Suwaidi finished fourth to win the overall championship. Shamsah, on Yarandoo Jakara Silver, came up with a fine display of horsemanship when she took three hrs 49 mins and 10 secs to win on Yarandoo Jakara Silver in yesterday's 100-km FEI ride at the Al Asayel Endurance Village in Sweihan. It was a great result for the Al Asayel Endurance Village as Shaikha Hessa Bint Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan on former race horse Agrab Al Nas took the sixth place. Luxury car Earlier, in the duel for the overall winner after Three Rounds of the Challenge, first round winner Afra Khalifa Al Suwaidi finished fourth on Waterlea Tuppence to garner crucial points. With Second Round winner Sue Sidebottom having to make an unfortunate exit as her horse was found lame just before the final stage of 16 kms to leave the Al Reef Stables' Afra a winner of a Dh 150, 000 luxury car. Yesterday's winner, Shamsah Awad said she had to keep her horse in check during the initial stages of the 4-stage ride. "This is the same horse on which I finished fifth in the Second Round and he was also the Best Conditioned horse after that event. "He looked very fresh and I had to keep him that way," said Shamsah. -- Posted By Steph Teeter to Endurance Riding: News at 3/07/2008 02:24:00 PM
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