[RC] [Endurance Riding: News] 2008 FEI World Endurance Championship - Steph TeeterMalaysia is set to host the 2008 FEI World Endurance Championship in Terengganu, November 6-9.The Malaysia WEC Website has been updated, including an Organizing Committee page for Federations, Registrations and general information A brief account of the WEC in Malaysia: His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Dipertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan (King of Malaysia), an endurance riding enthusiast himself, went to France in 2005 with the Equestrian Association of Malaysia (EAM) to bid for the FEI World Endurance Championship to be held in Malaysia. Despite bidding against other better established endurance nations, Malaysia was conditionally granted the opportunity to host the FEI World Endurance Championship 2008. Following this sanction, two trial events were arranged to evaluate the feasibility of holding the World Championship in a country of a tropical climate for the first time ever. The first trial was held in 2006 for Malaysian horses and the second in 2007 for international horses. The precondition for the trials was a minimum completion rate of 40%. In 2006 and 2007, encouraging completion rates of 56% and 67% were achieved for each respective year. The 2008 World Championship promises to be an exciting and competitive event. Many esteemed international Endurance riders will be competing in the WEC in Terengganu this year along with top Malaysian Riders. Some of the expected participating Countries are; 1. Argentina 2. Australia 3. Bahrain 4. Belgium 5. Brazil 6. Canada 7. Chile 8. Colombia 9. Czech Republic 10. Denmark 11. France 12. Great Britain 13. Greece 14. Guatemala 15. Holland 16. Hungary 17. Italy 18. Japan 19. Kazakhstan 20. Kuwait 21. Luxemburg 22. Malaysia 23. New Zealand 24. Norway 25. Oman 26. Poland 27. Portugal 28. Qatar 29. Russia 30. Saudi Arabia 31. Spain 32. Sweden 33. United Arab Emirates (UAE) 34. Uruguay 35. USA -- Posted By Steph Teeter to Endurance Riding: News at 5/13/2008 11:49:00 AM
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