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Jay,
I have ridden only once in Australia,ie Camberra 2001 in april and it was 
cold .I am not sure you Australians ride in summer .Your summer can be 
pretty hot too especially Queensland though what limits performance is 
really humidity .If you can ride in summer near the beach perhaps this could 
mimick Malaysia but remember the ride would probably start in the late 
evening .So it is cooler
There is no danger in riding in the tropic except I think  the ride could be 
won or lost at anaverage speed of probably less than 15 kph . If you can do 
beyond that probably you have a horse from heaven .I have a particularly 
talented horse from your colleague Peter Toft 2 years back that finished 1st 
in our ist 160 ride 2 years ago and I do not think I beat the 11 kph barrier 
but then again you may say this is our 1st 160 in the country and the 
horse's 1st 160 as well .But I was at least 1 hour ahead of the competitions 
.In ternational horses,well conditioned for the tropics ,with experienced 
riders like the Tofts,Kanavies or Liesens  and suprior horseswith good 
genetics may do better but as I say for the moment  I like to see one that 
beat the 15 kph barrier .It is tough for the horse and tough for the rider 
as well ,which is endurance .
My gut feeling for the moment is if any horse rider combination can beat the 
current COC of 12 kph average in Malaysia that would automatically deserve a 
1st team placing for the WEC 2008 and from there we would work for the speed 
.But this is just gut feeling,no sicentific data .
Your Peter Toft has ridden some small rides in Sabah ,Malaysia years back 
and could give you good imput but that was the time when we were looking at 
105 km as abridge too far .
The bottomline is WEC in Malaysia is dowable ,rider's skill ,wisdom and 
endurance will  be put to a severe test and it would be a 100 times more 
interesting than racing somewhere on a 160 km racetrack .
We are having a 160 km ride end of this month but since there has been a 
long lay off and most of the horses are young this is not the crucible that 
one would like or can make conclusions from .

Dr Nik Isahak

PS:with you permission I am sending this reply to ridecamp@endurance .net 
for general info ,If you dont mind .


> From: "Jay Randle" <splendacrest@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: drnikisahak@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: WEC 2008
> Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:11:06 +0000
>
> To Dr Nik Isahak Wan Abdullah
>
> I do not know much at all about endurance in Malaysia, but would like to 
> learn.  You said in a recent post:
>
> "We do not know the undercurrent of politics behind this but having the 
> right people saying the right things for Malaysia is not a loss .The PR job 
> has yet to be done internationally othewise we may find WEC 2008 shifted to 
> Doha or Dubai .PR savvy does not mean we need to expand a lot of money but 
> the right press and endurance people need to be 'invited' ."
>
> What can I do here in Australia to "say the right thing for Malaysia"?  
> What do you want said in order to convince all endurance riders that the 
> WEC should stay in Malaysia?
>
> How can I help make sure that Australians know about what riding conditions 
> are like where the WEC is scheduled for, and how can I explain to 
> Australians the best conditions in which to train their horses for a ride 
> there?  We don't know what the track will be like, and we don't know what 
> the conditions will be like.
>
> I know many Australian endurance riders who are hoping to qualify for this 
> ride, however they would like more detailed information about it.  What can 
> I do to help?
>
> I train horses in Queensland, with some measure of success, and am also 
> hoping to have horses qualified for this ride.  I am also willing to visit 
> the area in advance in order to get a first-hand view.
>
> Please let me know what I need to know.  Please let me know who to contact 
> for this information if you are unable to help.
>
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Jay Randle
> SPLENDACREST ENDURANCE TRAINING
> www.freewebs.com/splendacrest
>
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