WEG: All the endurance action in Jerez
Sixteen-year-old Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed al Maktoum of the UAE is the new endurance world champion. France win team gold, Italy take silver and Australia the bronze. British lose two riders after failing a vet check, which puts them out of the team competition
Fatigue causes death of two horses
Two endurance horses have died during the endurance competition which took place in adverse weather conditions in Garrapilos this week. A post mortem examination revealed that Sir Fire (Spain) and Floyd (Malaysia) had shown “evidence of fatigue and of general metabolic failure”
British team all set for challenge
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All six British combinations are safely through the trot up and ready to take on the world championship favourite Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum in a testing 160km challenge
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