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News from the World Equestrian Games Endurance
12/19/2018 - Spain’s push for the awarding of WEG Endurance medals fails on appeal
11/6/2018 - WEG horses found with controlled substances face FEI tribunal
10/10/2018 - FEI set up urgent review of endurance racing as official faces legal action following World Equestrian Games fiasco
10/10/2018 - VIDEO-BRITISH DEBRIEF ON WEG, HEAR PIGGY FRENCH & VETS SPEAK
10/10/2018 - World Equestrian Games - Will Tryon Be the Last Edition?
10/10/2018 - Canada: Endurance Team Spirit Shines Bright at FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018
10/9/2018 - What if Tryon was one of the safest Endurance World Championships ever?
10/3/2018 - Just tears…right where endurance began!
10/1/2018 - RODRIGO PESSOA AND LUCINDA GREEN JOIN WEG 2018 CRITICS
9/27/2018 - Did the FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon live up to expectations?
9/26/2018 - What Happened at the 2018 WEG Endurance Championship?
9/26/2018 - Looking past the ‘chaos in Tryon’
9/25/2018 - Should Tryon Ever Be Allowed to Try Again?
9/25/2018 - ‘We made a ton of mistakes’ admits WEG boss
9/25/2018 - World Equestrian Games over but Bellissimo back in saddle
9/22/2018 - Post-WEG Endurance Event Interview with Thomas R. Timmons, DVM
9/22/2018 - Something is rotten in the state of horse sport
9/21/2018 - Blog 9 from Tryon: Chaos in the paddock and Endurance before the end?
9/20/2018 - WEG 2018-WILL TRYON CHAOS SPELL END FOR GAMES? GERMAN OFFICIAL GIVES VIEW
9/19/2018 - Jean-Philippe Frances: "A World Championship in Europe ..."
9/19/2018 - First week of World Equestrian Games a 'rollercoaster ride'
9/19/2018 - WEG ENDURANCE-THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE
9/18/2018 - Chaos at the World Equestrian Games
9/18/2018 - WEG Tryon - Why was the Endurance Race cancelled? - podcast
9/18/2018 - Horse euthanized after competing in WEG endurance race
9/18/2018 - Barack’s long run comes to an end
9/16/2018 - A Great Start for WEG Horse Care
9/16/2018 - WEG off to a bumpy start
9/16/2018 - Officiating blunder costs Bermudian Brangman
9/16/2018 - 2018 WEG Endurance: Diary of a Collapse
9/16/2018 - SPECIAL – Endurancegate Press Conference in Full – 2018 WEG Show
9/16/2018 - Tragic News in The New Zealand Camp at WEG
9/16/2018 - Five Important Things I Learned from Week One of WEG
9/15/2018 - Loss of New Zealand horse following aborted world endurance champs
9/15/2018 - 20-year-old horse put down after WEG endurance
9/14/2018 - WEG Endurance: Cluster**** of the Century
9/14/2018 - More Voice Speak Out After WEG Endurance Fiasco
9/14/2018 - Horse named Barack Obama euthanized at World Equestrian Games
9/14/2018 - WEG endurance race canceled due to heat, rain, officials say
9/14/2018 - Statement on equine fatality - FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018
9/14/2018 - Horse Euthanized Following WEG Endurance
9/14/2018 - 2018 WEG Endurance: New Zealand Endurance Horse Euthanized
9/13/2018 - Endurance Community Evaluates What Went Wrong At WEG
9/13/2018 - Horror day for endurance: WEG race cancelled as weather adds to day’s woes
9/13/2018 - Pandemonium at WEG Endurance race after riders misdirected
9/13/2018 - A TRYON LA PAGINA PIU´ BRUTTA DI SEMPRE DELL´ENDURANCE
9/13/2018 - VIDEO - Inside the World Equestrian Games: Endurance cancelled due to extreme weather
9/13/2018 - WEG Endurance cancelled as extreme weather poses risk to horses
9/13/2018 - 2018 WEG Endurance Championship Canceled
9/13/2018 - WEG E TRYON 2018
9/13/2018 - WEG Endurance 2018 from a front row view
9/13/2018 - Spanish Protest (Non) Results of WEG Endurance
9/13/2018 - BÉNÉDICTE ÉMOND-BON: '' UNACCEPTABLE AND SCANDALOUS ''
9/13/2018 - FRENCH CHEF: TRYON COULD SIGN THE DEATH OF ENDURANCE’
9/12/2018 - Endurance: The Final Sequel
9/12/2018 - 2018 World Equestrian Games Endurance Race, by The Arabian Coalition
9/12/2018 - Sheikh Hamdan competes in World Equestrian Games in North Carolina — in pictures
9/12/2018 - WEG Endurance: A Different Perspective
9/12/2018 - Ugly End to WEG Endurance Ride
9/12/2018 - Cancellation of Endurance Competition at FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018
9/12/2018 - Remainder Of Endurance Canceled At WEG
9/12/2018 - Equestrian-Endurance event canceled at World Games
9/12/2018 - Chaotic early scenes during World Equestrian Games 160km endurance ride
9/12/2018 - FEI World Equestrian Games day 1
9/12/2018 - WEG 2018: Endurance race restarted after misdirection
9/12/2018 - NEW START FOR A 120 KM RACE AT TRYON ...
9/12/2018 - WEG Endurance off to worst possible start – a restart!
9/12/2018 - Chaos at WEG Endurance
9/12/2018 - WEG I Herstart endurance vanwege chaotisch begin *video*
9/12/2018 - Unprecedented Re-Start at World Equestrian Games Endurance
9/12/2018 - British Rider Withdraws From World Equestrian Games
9/12/2018 - Kiwis Amped and Ready for Business as World Champs Opened
9/12/2018 - Equestrian: Hurricane Florence set to crash World Equestrian Games party
9/12/2018 - We must speak for the horse, says endurance vet
9/12/2018 - Latest Research Reviewed at Endurance Conference
9/11/2018 - Tryon Prepares as Hurricane Florence Takes Aim at Carolina Coast
9/11/2018 - WEG Prepares For Possible Severe Weather From Hurricane Florence
9/11/2018 - U.S. Endurance Embarks on Mission for Team Finish at FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018
9/11/2018 - WEG Severe Weather Contingency Plans
9/11/2018 - WEG 2018 – Team NZ Blog, Day One
9/11/2018 - Meydan backs endurance at WEG 2018
9/10/2018 - For Horses, Like Elite Athletes, It’s All About the Training
9/10/2018 - Meydan Group Announced as Title Sponsor OF 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ Endurance Competition
9/10/2018 - Additional Housing for World Equestrian Games Grooms Being Installed at Tryon, Organizers Apologize for Shortfall
9/10/2018 - Mark Bellissimo Responds to Public Outrage Over WEG Groom Housing
9/9/2018 - Definite Entry List for WEG Endurance
9/9/2018 - 2018 World Equestrian Games athletes meet fans in Landrum
9/9/2018 - WEG will be a tick-free zone
9/9/2018 - In my mind I’m gone to Carolina, for WEG
9/8/2018 - Endurance at WEG: What You Need to Know
9/8/2018 - Endurance Veterinary Conference held this Sunday, before WEG in Tryon
9/8/2018 - Canada: Fort rider heading to World Equestrian Games
9/8/2018 - WEG Endurance Riding on NBCSN
9/7/2018 - Q&A with Thomas R. Timmons, DVM
9/5/2018 - Heavy scrutiny of endurance ahead of WEG in Tryon
9/4/2018 - US Government Officials Impose Media Blackout on Arrival of World Equestrian Games Horses, FEI Also Restricted Early News Coverage
9/4/2018 - US Government Officials Impose Media Blackout on Arrival of World Equestrian Games Horses, FEI Also Restricted Early News Coverage
9/4/2018 - World’s biggest equine airlift for FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018
9/2/2018 - World Equestrian Games 2018: As venue scrambles to open, everything you need to know
9/2/2018 - New Zealand endurance team arrives in Shelby ahead of World Equestrian Games
8/30/2018 - Philip Graham’s (NZ) Long Road to WEG
8/25/2018 - WEG endurance course awaits USDA approval
8/25/2018 - WEG endurance course awaits USDA approval
8/23/2018 - Temporary Scar on Polk County: Permanent Scar on the Sport
8/23/2018 - Official Charity of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 to Offer Interactive Experience at World Equine Expo™
8/22/2018 - AERC President Pens Letter to USEF Regarding Concerns about WEG
8/21/2018 - Fear Grows About Endurance Scandals at Tryon
8/21/2018 - Follow the USA Endurance Team on the Road to the WEG
Endurance Nominated Entries for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games at Tryon
August 19 2018Nominations are in for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance event at Tryon, to be held on September 12rh.
Click here to see full list:
WEG 2018: Cutting a swath - 8/16/2018
Bermuda: Brangman looking to go the distance - 8/15/2018
Sue Phillips Is Taking Every Variable Into Account For The World Equestrian Games Endurance Course - 7/26/2018
Second British team named for World Equestrian Games in Tryon - 7/22/2018
Endurance Vets Meet for Conference Prior to WEG Tryon 2018 - 7/20/2018
Great Britain: Endurance Nominated Entries for WEG - 7/16/2018
Australia: WEG Endurance Team Announcement - 7/5/2018
FEI WEG 2018: Preparations in Full Swing - 7/2/2018
IVEC II: Veterinary Endurance Conference close to WEG - 6/30/2018
Australia Announces WEG Endurance Short List - 6/22/2018
Canada's Wendy Benns: Going the Distance - 6/14/2018
Bermuda: Brangman Qualifies For World Equestrian Games - 6/3/2018
Inside story from Heather Reynolds participating in the WEG 2018 test event - 5/30/2018
WEG 2018 Tryon organisers look back after test event - 5/24/2018
New Zealand: Philip Graham: Endurance rider ready to go the distance - 5/18/2018
New Zealand: WEG Endurance Representatives Announced - 5/13/2018
Cheryl Van Deusen's Long Road to Glory - 5/8/2018
Tryon International Equestrian Center Hosts Endurance Test Event in Preparation for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 - 5/5/2018
Canadian Endurance Team Sets Up for WEG Success - 5/4/2018
FEI, WEG and New Rules That Affect Veterinarians - 5/3/2018
Tickets Now on Sale for FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018 - 5/3/2018
United Arab Emirates riders win WEG Endurance trials - 5/2/2018
Adventures on Horseback: Horses from around the world, in our backyard - 5/2/2018
Home to FEI World Equestrian Games, WNC's horse culture runs deep - 5/1/2018
Tryon 2018 World Equestrian Games Endurance Test Event Held
April 29 2018
73 starters representing 24 nations tackled the 120-km CEI 2* endurance event Saturday April 28 at Tryon, North Carolina. It was the Test Event for the World Equestrian Games 160-km endurance event to be held on September 12.
The UAE took the top 4 places, all finishing together in a group, with Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum taking first aboard Upedro, a 10-year-old gelding, in a ride time of 7:21.44. Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum was second aboard Toumani Eureka, an 11-year-old gelding.
Former multiple European and World Endurance Champion Maria Alvarez Ponton of Spain finished 5th riding Upsala El Saad, a 10-year-old gelding, in a ride time of 7:40.41.
Canadians Robert Gielen (riding his 9-year-old gelding More Bang For Your Buck) and Wendy MacCoubrey (riding her 9-year-old mare Black Barts Louta) finished 8th and 9th, in 8:52 and change.
USA's Heather Reynolds was 10th aboard the 11-year-old mare RTR Rimfires Etta. Ellen Olson was 12th riding the 7-year-old gelding Noslos Tuff Enuff. Kelsey Russell finished 17th riding the 8-year-old gelding Fireman Gold. Melody Blittersdorf finished 20th aboard the 18-year-old gelding Synthetic.
The other USA riders who were eliminated were Cheryl Van Deusen riding Nazeefs Flashy Rose, Gwen Gall riding TA Kwik Dance, Jeremy Reynolds riding Treasured Moments, Erin Lemmons-Innes riding Highh Treason, Tracy Hofstrand riding FLF Forever Champion, Erin Champion riding Landroval, Meg Sleeper aboard Syrocco Madrigal, and Holly Corcoran riding Authentika.
24 finished the race, and 49 were eliminated, and consensus is that the trail was tough and the vetting very strict.
USA rider Gwen Hall commented: "The hills are relentless and the rains as recent as Thursday evening made footing challenging in areas. Many eliminations due to lameness and despite our riding “back of the pack” the trail beat us today. This trail reminded me of another certain 100 – never hurry, never tarry. I learned a lot on this ride and am thankful for the opportunity to have participated."
Crew person Devan Horn commented: "So it turned out to be about a 32% completion rate. I truly feel in this case the vets were demanding perfection. Not 100% perfect and fresh, you were out. Also, the footing was rough being a newly cut trail, which effected a lot of riders."
For complete ride results, see:
http://tawqeet.ae/ride?id=12020180428
To stay up to date with the upcoming WEG Endurance, see:
http://www.endurance.net/international/USA/2018WEG/