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Namibian Horse News 2007
03/09/2007 Walvisbay Endurance ride 2007
The Walvisbay 2007 Africa Championships Endurance Ride was a great success, with five international teams competing against each other. Teams from Australia, South Africa, Botswana, Brazil and Namibia competed in one of the toughest endurance rides Africa has to offer.
This year, the competion was very tough and many of the riders as well as their horses. were pushed to their limits. Overall, the ride was a huge success as there where no serious injuries during the ride to riders or their horses. There where 170 horses entered. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
NAMEF FEI SHOW JUMPING August 2007
2007 sees the FEI WORLD JUMPING CHALLENGE entering its 29th year of existence. This competition was created to provide less experienced jumping riders with an opportunity to compete on an International level without having to leave their own countries. This competition also contributed to develop jumping – one of the Olympic and most popular equestrian disciplines world-wide. Many riders who have participated in the FEI World Jumping Challenge successfully competed or still compete at elite level. Read more here...
28/05/2007 Walvisbay 2007
The NERA organizing team is getting ready for the Walvisbay 2007 Africa Championships. The BIGGEST event for endurance horse riding in Africa for 2007, is coming closer. Visitors and riders from around the world has shown interest in the Walvis Africa Championships and we are sure to see many of them at the ride.
For more info contact us at: e-mail: secretary@namibiaendurance.org
Namibia Endurance Ride Association will be hosting the annual Walvis Bay Endurance Ride on the 29 August 2007. This 160/120km CEI*** ride will be different from all the rest of the rides, due to the fact that it is the Africa Championship. Namibia Endurance is proud to be sponsoring this event and plan to make it one of the biggest events that endurance in Africa has ever seen.
SHOW JUMPING COURSE WITH JOHAN LOTTER
The 2007 Namibian Show jumping Team Championships & 2007 Gymkhana Club Championships
Will be held at GYMKHANA CLUB WINDHOEK
on the 9th and 10th of June 2007. Don't miss out!
Click here for
more info
Schedule for the 39th Official Graded Annual Jumping- and Dressage Tournament Including the 2007 Namibian Dressage Championships
Click here to find out more
SHOW JUMPING COURSE WITH JOHAN LOTTER –04 – 06th of May 2007. Click here for more info.
Parelli / Natural Horsemanship Follow-up Workshop Saturday, 20 April 2007 Click for more info...
NAMIBIA ENDURANCE TEAM TAKES 7TH PLACE AT ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA
Johan Lotter Course at Auas View Stables
First Aid Course at Nubamis Riding Club
Walvisbay 2007 African Championships
The welcoming function held two days before the ride gave each team a chance to introduce themselves and their horses and sing their national anthem. Good food and cold beer was at the order of the day. A great social event giving everyone the opportunity to get to know the competition and make some new friends.
Entries and the vet check, a day before the ride was smooth and without any problems. As it was only one day before the ride, but riders where getting more and more nervous about the ride. Teams were making plans, organizing and getting ready for the ride.
The riders found the ride tough and tiring. The Australian and Brazil teams where amazed at the height of Dune 7 and the amount of sand on the desert leg. I am sure they found the ride unique in every way. I heard comments like "wow" , "its so big" and "are you serious?" from the first time riders and those who has never been to the Walvisbay ride. The desert leg also scared some of the new comers, with comments like "its so lonely out here" and "so much sand!!" overheard from some of the riders.
I am sure that they all would agree that the Walvisbay Endurance Ride is one of the worlds toughest endurance rides. (I hope we did not scare them)
Next year we will see even more entries, even more international riders and a much bigger ride.
We would like to congratulate all the riders that completed the ride. Well done to the Namibian Team for winning the Walvisbay 2007 Africa Championship and to the Namibian individual rider. The reward for Best Conditioned Horse was awarded to Anna Wucher on Shaira who was also on the Namibian Team.
I would also like to congratulate NERA for such a great ride. It was a big success and I am sure every one enjoyed it.
I guess it is time to get your horse prepared for the Walvisbay 2008 ride, it requires fitness from both horse and rider. Also time to train those grooms and get them fit. (I have heard that NERA will be supplying special extra heavy water buckets for the too carry in 2008, hahaha) We often forget the grooms and although it seems that you are less important than the riders, we all know we cannot ride successful without you, so thanks guys!!!
I would like to applaude a single rider, that completed but did not get a placing. It was really entertaining hearing you sing to your horse, on the last leg, in the desert. I think you had a great idea to lift the spirit for your horse and yourself!!!
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR @ WALVISBAY 2008!!!
For Pictures, More Info and Results click here
Internetional Junior Tentpegging:
Australia, South Africa & Namibia teams are there. From 09h00 on Saturday 18 August 2007 at Auas View Stables, Hegel Street, Academia, Windhoek We would love to see you there!!!!
TENTPEGGING CONQUER 2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
The
Namibian Equestrian Tentpegging Team sponsored by B-mobile Car
Rental, Makalani Hotel and Etosha Santa’s, secured their overall
second place position on the world ranking once again.
Click here for more
Dr. Gail Venecort Course
Did any of you wonder what exactly
is meant by "Get your horse on the bit"..... you probably also find
that ten riders have ten different opinions..... Let alone how to
get it right!!!!
This course might then just be the the answer you where waiting for.
Nubuamis Riding Club offers a Two-in-hand cart-driving course.
The trainer is
Gert Nietmann, with FN qualifications in driving. At the end of the
course each participant should be able to harness a horse in the
correct sequence to the cart and be able to drive the two-in-hand
with confidence. For more information click
here.
LOSKOP RIDE SOUTH AFRICA
On the 5th May 2007, South Africa competed against teams from
Namibia and Botswana in an FEI approved endurance riding
competition at a location close to Loskop Dam,
Mpumalanga.
Therapeutic horse riding
Hippo therapy / Pedagogic riding / Handicapped riding
Herewith we do wish to invite all interested parties to an informational afternoon /evening at Auasview stable clubhouse in Windhoek and the Lions Old Age Home in Swakopmund. Click here for more information.
Physio Therapy Course
A Physio Therapy Course for horses will be offered on the weekend of the 14th April 2007. Mr. Ernst Wilhoeft from Hamburg, Germany, will be explaining and doing hands on therapy work on candidate horses. The course will start on Saturday morning and end on Sunday around lunch time. If you, be it with or without your horse are interested please contact the NRC secretary at: secretary@nrc.in.na
The course will cost N$ 120.- per person. Only the stabling fee of N$ 20.- per day will be charged to the people offering their horses for the practical work.
Regards
NRC Secretary.
Natural
Horsemanship Course Presented by Ernst Vermeulen
Ernst Vermeulen is holding a Natural Horsemanship Course from
21-24 March at the “Tony Rust Race Track Stables” in Windhoek, with
limited space available.
For more
information contact:
Leather Connection
G. Baufeldt
Tel: +264 61 269075
Visit our website:
www.leatherconnection.com.na
Auas View stables
invited
Dr. Gail Venecort
Click here for more Info
Martin Minett is Back!! Click here for more info.
2007-03-26
NAMIBIA
ENDURANCE TEAM TAKES 7TH PLACE AT ENDURANCE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA
www.namibiaendurance.org
Namibia Equestrian Tentpegging Association News Jan 2007 Click here for more info....
Swakopmund’s 50th riding and jumping tournament Jan 2007
Riders and their horses arrived from all of Namibia to compete in Swakopmund’s 50th riding and jumping tournament. The event was held from the 4th to the 7th of January and consisted of three riding disciplines, jumping, dressage and riding ability. Four professionals from South Africa were invited to the show to share their knowledge and experience.
The following toffees were awarded at the prize giving on the Sunday:
Best style in the children’s category: Alexa Rack on M&A Oskuri
Most successful child rider in jumping and dressage on same horse: Alexa Rack on M&A Oskuri
Claudia Holbeck-Trophy (for the beginner who had shown the most effort): Gerald Fischer on Katie
Most successful junior rider on the same horse: Jannie Jurgens on Sherpa
Most successful junior rider in jumping: Jannie Jurgens on Sherpa
Best style in the junior category: Jannie Jurgens on Sherpa
Cafe Anton-trophy for best style in the adult class: Silke Kubirske on U-R- Wunderbar
Most successful adult rider in jumping and dressage: Michelle Künzle on Bluff
Most successful adult rider in jumping: Detlef Fischer on Atlet
Best AD horse: Duneside of Karen Herbert
Cafe Anton-derby trofphy: Detlef Fisher on Atlet
Dressage derby trofphy: Anette Kiinzle
Sanlam trofphy for the most successful JAD horse: Polo of Xantha Wittmann
J von Wenzel Namib trofphy for the rider who put in the most effort to care for their horse: Svenja Reimers with Classic Colt
C-grade trofphy for the best C-grade rider on horse: Detlef Fischer with Atlet
Most successful SH (School Horse): Dondolo and Tokki share first place, with Cabbalero in second and Oskar and Othello third place
Good Sportsmanship: Herman Falk