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[RC] [Endurance Riding: News] Poland: The Nationals, Internationals andRegionals ... - Merriby Maciej Kacprzyk The weekend of the 17th-20th of July was a busy date for the Kuźnia Nowowiejska Equestrian Center (near Żyrardów), as the club held competitions in endurance racing: the Polish National Championships for Young Riders and Juniors, an international competition and an All-Polish competition in this discipline. Altogether nearly 40 pairs from Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania and Sweden competed in 7 contests. On Friday the domestic contests were held. Victorious over the shortest distance – 30 km (L rank) – was a competitor from the Champion Łódź Equestrian Club, Katarzyna Nykielewicz atop the stallion Elpas 2002 (Arzgir – Elema by Wermut), bred by Tarus Arabians. In the P ranked event (50 km) triumphed Olga Ciesielska with Peoria 2002 (Balon – Peseta by Eldon), bred by Janów Podlaski Stud., also under the flag of the Champion Equestrian Club. Apart from the distances where style mattered, also held that day was a racing contest ranked 1* over 70 km. Unfortunately, none of the five pairs who competed managed to finish this distance – all horses were eliminated due to lameness. In part this could’ve been a result of the going of the course, which (as far as Polish conditions go) was hard and required particular attention from the riders. Photos and More ... -- Posted By Merri to Endurance Riding: News at 8/05/2008 04:12:00 PM
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