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FEI CEI*** 100km
Individual and Team
Endurance Competition

Horse of the Year 2007 - Official Website

Endurance.Net is in New Zealand! Paul Jeffrey (Casa Enduro Endurance Stable) and the Organizing Committee of the Kelt Capital Horse of the Year Show 2007 have invited us to be part of this event. The Horse of the Year Show (HOY) is a well established International multi-discipline Equestrian event and this year will showcase an FEI CEI** 100km Endurance event. Casa Enduro Endurance Stable is providing horses for the World Riders Team (Belgium, Spain (2) and New Zealand), New Zealand is fielding a team of 4, and South Africa will have 4 team riders. The team competition adds an interesting dimension to Endurance events and a new level of strategy and pacing. The combined times of the top three finishing team members comprises the team time (using the FEI team competition rules used in Championship events).

The Team Competition

Three teams competed in the 2007 HOY. New Zealand, South Africa, and World Riders (Belgium, Spain, New Zealand).
The World Riders Team was organized by Paul Jeffrey, of Casa Endurance Endurance Stable. He brought riders and crew from Belgium and Spain to ride horses from his stable.
The South African Team was mounted on local (New Zealand) horses, organized by chef d'equipe Leon Liversage, and New Zealand chef d'equipe David Marshall organized 4 New Zealand riders to make up the New Zealand Team.

Trip to South Africa: The HOY organizers awarded special prizes to competitors this year. In addition to completion and team awards, 4 of the riders were awarded a trip to South Africa to compete over there. First place finisher, Best Condition award winner, New Zealand team ember, and a random drawing from the field of competitors received the free trip.

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Results

Place New Zealand Team
First Place World Rider Team
Second Place South Africa Team
Third Place Time

1 Kylie Avery 13 NZT Silands Jasark 6:37.46

2 Lois Hosking 27 NZT Highlander 6:38.37

3 Denise Hill 20 Sheree 6:56.34
4 Paul Jeffrey 16 WRT Chinook 7:00.1

5 Sharon Linton 10 Jerome 7:00.9

6 Linda Kenny 1 P.L. Mississippi 7:16.52

7 Linda Puller 4 Kishon Fashamataz 7:30.31

8 Villa Botha 24 SAT Makahiwi Dominic 7:30.33

9 Teresa Birkett 22 NZT Makahiwi Fyre 7:31.01

10 Fransisco Lopez 18 WRT Gemstone 7:32.41

11 Andrea Smith 11 Sierra Nevada 7:35.35

12 Jaki Bickerton 9 Morroccan Fire 8:00.49

13 Melanie Barker 3 Arahi Ahmaj 8:06.27

14 Celia Martin 17 WRT Makahiwi Gazelle 8:06.28

15 Gilise Deviller 35 SAT 8:28.07

Natalie Bickerton 46 Junior JA Katarina 8:28.07

16 Laura Woods 33 SAT Heritage C.K.Mateus 8:51.22

More on HOY Endurance...
Endurance returns to HOY in 2007 this time with a full FEI CEI** 100 km event in both open, junior and international teams events. The course will commence at the Hastings Show ground main stadium Friday at around 6:30 AM, a convenient time for the riders as start times can be as early a 1:00AM. The course will take the riders across the Tukituk River and out to Haupiri Station at Ocean beach to end the first loop. Two more loops will be run on the station and take riders well down towards Cape Kidnappers. The final loop will recross the Tukituk and finish around 4 – 5 PM in the center of Havelock North. This ride will be the first time in NZ that a FEI endorsed ride will commence on the out skirts of a major town and finish in the main street of a second town.

This event typifies the advancement of the sport in recent times. Endurance riding in NZ began in Tokoroa in 1970. The distance covered was 50miles. The sport has grown and developed from then becoming a member of NZEF in 2004. The concept of Endurance is for horse and rider to cover a set distance 40 up to 160km and satisfy a vet at the end that they are “fit to continue”. The format entails a preride vet check, then a massed start to follow a marked course. Riders have up to 15 minutes after the official start to cross the start line and young or excitable horses often do this. The distances of each loop vary but after each loop horses are required to pass a vet check to ensure they are still fit enough to do the ride. Riders must be mounted to cross the start and finish of a ride but can get off and lead at any other time on the course. On the course they travel at whatever speed they feel comfortable at. Those wishing to gain a placing naturally riding faster than those merely on the ride to enjoy the scenery and their horses.

The horse’s heart rate must return to 64 beats or lower within 30mins of crossing the line of each loop and at the end of rides greater than 40km. They must also be sound and their metabolics indicating a happy fit horse. Riders can ride in any gear they wish providing they wear an approved safety hat and if they don’t have safety boots on their stirrups they must have footwear with a heel. Other than these safety concerns there is no constraint on appearance.

The HOY 2007 event will prove a challenging test for both horse and rider. The course ahs never been ridden before so posses a fair challenge to all riders. While starts and finishes in town are common overseas this will be a first for NZ and will add to the challenge.

In conjunction with the event will be a team event featuring a teams from New ZZealand, South Africa, and a World Riders Team from Belgium/Spain/New Zealand. South Africa is recognized as a leading Endurance nation and will be a worthy opponent for the NZ and World Riders teams.