THE HORSES - Distance Competitions
After about ten years of pleasure riding, mostly with quarter horses with the Ontario Trail Riders Association, we decided to try something more challenging for both the horses and ourselves. In 1998, we purchased our first Arabian, Halif, and started Competitive Trail and Endurance riding with the Ontario Competitive Trail Riding Association. More can be learned about endurance riding at www.aerc.org and www.endurance.net.
After taking a year off the competitions due to a combination of a back injury and the move to the Ganny, we are returning to the Endurance sport. This year we plan to campaign three horses, HAF Allieena+/ (aka Leena), EAI Shahtahna (aka Kitty) and Kashif, a newcomer to the sport.
Good old Redneck, our longest serving horse, has been with Caroline Fell for over a year at The Ranch near Milton, and may be coming out with her again in 2010. MB Sehnari (aka “Sid”) has been retired and is leased to a family in Burlington. Thee Crusader is enjoying his retirement years as a companion horse.
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HAF Allieena+/ (Royal Jalliel x Imperial Nasreena)
Leena will be back in 2010, ridden by Michelle. |
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EAI Shahtahna (Qahthan x EAI Sharimma)
Kitty is back too, and will be ridden by several people in 2010 as our back up horse. |
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Kashif (True Colours x HAF Allieena+/)
This will be Kashif’s first year. Having proven himself as a halter horse (winner of Eastern Breeders 2003, top 10 Last Chance) and standing almost 16hh, with legs that go on forever, it will be interesting to see how he does. |