Press Release for EGB SW Website 2/12/09 See article in W M News 6th January or online at http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk/horses/New-EGB-chairman-ready-challenge/article-1677612-detail/article.html?cacheBust=iHGgDFGleKiK&success=true#community

Jo Claridge was unanimously elected Chairman of Endurance GB by the Management Committee when John Yeoman stepped down after a three year term of office.  Jo paid tribute to John’s sound  leadership,  as  the organisation is now in a very healthy financial state, and is pleased that he is prepared to continue as Finance Director.  Des Payton  has retired from the MC but will continue as Team Manager for the Elite Squad in the run up to the World Championships in Kentucky. 

The Management Committee has a challenging time ahead but the full contingent of committed and enthusiastic members intends to work efficiently to best serve the members of Endurance GB.

Emma Miller has agreed to be Vice Chair, with Deb Bennett continuing as Company Secretary.  Sue Broughton stays in the International Chair.  Andrew Chisholm takes over Health and Safety and Val Swann becomes Chairman of the Rides and Rules Committee.  Nikki Routledge takes on PR Chairman.  This is not a complete list of the offices but that will be published imminently.

Jeni Gilbert, Emma Miller, Len Beach, Deb Bennett, Charlotte Hirst, Andrew Chisholm, Philip Hirst, Nikki Routledge and Karen Collier were all elected to the Management Committee. Pat Conn and Paul Silk (SERC) make up the full contingent.

Many thanks go to Yvonne Clark, Caroline Cherry, Martin Moore and Sally Flatman who unfortunately were not elected this time

Express & Echo May 16th

PRESS RELEASE:  Issue date 17 May 2009
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Celebration for Jill Thomas as she completes over 1000 Golden Horseshoe Miles!
At the Golden Horseshoe Ride on 11/12 May, Jill Thomas, Champion endurance
rider achieved a Gold Award on her Akhal Teke horse, Pompeii in the Exmoor
Experience (2 day 80K) Class.The Gold Award was the icing on the cake for
Jill, who has competed at Golden Horseshoe for many years.  In fact celebrations
were in hand, as last week’s success meant that she has clocked up 1025 Golden
Horseshoe miles since her first competition in 1986.Pompeii is relatively new to
Jill, who has recently moved from riding Arabian horses to Russian-bred Akhal
Tekes.   Jill now hopes that Pompeii is going to be her future international star.  
“He went like a dream and made it all seem so easy.    He really loves his job and
we now have to qualify him for FEI competition.  I think it must be a good omen that
Pompeii helped me reach my 1000 mile Golden Horseshoe goal.   I am very hopeful
for him.  Golden Horseshoe is a fantastic competition – it really tests the horses
but I would not miss it for the world!”.Pompeii’s next outing will be at Cirencester
Park when he will do the FEI 1* 90K competition.Jill broke British and European
speed records at the 1993 European Endurance Championships at Southwell. 
Since then she has worked with equestrian companies to produce informative
books and specific endurance products, helping to raise the profile of this fast
growing equestrian sport.

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RED DRAGON - brief results for SW riders...... (to be confirmed)

No SW finishers in the Red Dragon 160k
Little Dragon 80k ER - 2nd Lesley Dore on Firebird, 7th Jo Chisholm on Grey Medlar
(also Dragon's Tail 80k ER/40k CR - 2nd L Dore/Firebird, 3rd J Chisholm/Grey Medlar)
Golden Dragon 80k CR/40k CR - Mandy Nicholson on Esta Leonardo Diablo (sorry if spelling is incorrect) also Best CR
Dragon's Egg - 40k CR/40k CR - 1st Sue Speed on Yakamin, 2nd Jane James
Many other SW riders with successful results over the three days, including Nikki Sherry, Jill Semmens, Val Crocker and her daughter Jenny.

Also congratulations are due to Abby Chisholm (13) who has just competed her first 80k CR at the Red Dragon Ride in appalling weather conditions on brilliant pony Scarlet, who will be going back to her owners Tristan and Sarah Bishop for their youngest daughter Saffron to start her career in endurance, and she will be much missed by Tess and Abby - thanks to you all for letting us have Scarlet for the last 2 years, she has been a joy to look after.

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Well done to Young Riders Ben Joppe, achieving his first 64k ride at Carn Marth Ride, and Shannon Smith for acheiving her 64k at Hound Tor Ride.

News from Ridgeway, Barbury Castle ride 31st August 2008....

High attrition rates meant that out of a total of 17 starters in Class 1, 100k ER, there were only 4 finishers.
1st - Nina Crocker/ Riversedge Nashit (16.3kph), 2nd - Jo Chisholm/Khanspur (15kph), 3rd - Laura Brown/Melinwynt Indiana 12.8kph, 4th - Philippa Jupp Dinsadale Just-A-Star 12.8kph.

Other successful SW competitors - 80k CR class, Jane James and Kalaway G1, Amanda Nicholson and Steel Tobias G1.
40k class - Val Crocker and Prince Ladeem G2, 40k Novice class - Jenny Crocker and R.A. Djoser G2

Sorry if I have missed anyone else from the SW - these are just by word of mouth. JC