MAS -THAI Open Endurance Challenge 2011

the Malaysia-Thailand Open Endurance Challenge was held last weekend at Terengganu International Endurance Park and. Apparently this event is the biggest since the season started on January this year. For the first 6 months, endurance riders all over Malaysia only be able to compete at RTES Training Ride (with no prize money, just qualificiation) when two major organizer called off their event that was supposed to be held in April & May anually. and the Mas-Thai Challenge held in Pattaya doesn't cater much riders & horses, only 14 were brought there to compete.

Mr.John astride Lorraine, Me not riding (in case nobody noticed! ha ha) & hubby on the right astride lovely Mama Tembo. right before the flag off.

I picked the numbers! 50 & 70!

Pian (Yusran bin Yusof) from Selangor Turf Club Endurance Team

Meso (Ramso Ramli) from Selangor Turf Club Endurance Team

we collaborate with STCET to form a team named - The Red Riders ; because we only have 2 riders, team event must be declared upon having 4 riders - you can mix clubs or teams as long as you guys can get along well. so, TMKN 2 + STCET 2 = 4. and the name were inspired by The Red Warriors - Kelantan Football team, as they are all Kelantanese. ;P

warming up before the flag off, kind of isolated from other people. we just wandering around our holding tent.

YDP Agong & Pemangku wearing vest number 9 & 11.

His Highness's horse shook the head before me. ha ha. but I must give compliments to the king, he is a GOOD RIDER!

hubby's horse is too shy for pictures.

ala tomey-tomey nya. tomey tak?

Anyss astride Puteri from K7 stable

Gibrail - the horse that has been given second chance for living!

he is having back pain because of unproper saddle fitting. he is huge and kind of thin, and the saddle been used all this while was giving hard time on his spine. His owner(in pictures below), asked my hubby to take a look at his condition and to tell him whether his problem is treat-able or not. If yes, he'll live longer but if not, Gibrail will never be transported back to Teratak Nalys anymore. instead, he will be going to slaughter house ended up being meat floss.

But Rezeki ALLAH nak bagi tak siapa tahu. bukan setakat pass free vet check(the crucial examination before the ride which determine you can compete or not), Gibrail also completed and placed second in 40km category!!! alhamdulillah..panjang umor lagi yek.

these men in green is from Teratak Nalys Stable.

Dato' Shuhaimi(the owner) & Raja(I think so, i don't even know his name!).

RTES Endurance Ride IV ; 2011

hari ni da isnin eh?! oh...~~ ini cer sabtu minggu lepas. takdelah jeruk sangat kan? te he he.

team kami bwk sekor je kuda untuk competition ni. this is the first endurance for both horse & rider. as we just appoint new rider last 2 weeks, he is my husband's former student and the best among all. (he even beat me! urghhh bitter truth). Faris is a very good rider one can be, he is such gifted with hands that 'speak' to the horse.

and the beginner horse, Sophie is a beautiful 6 years old with great bloodlines. her mother is one of the talented horse we ever have, but now since she is 18+ years old; we no longer ride her but we took advantage to have her generations by making her as broodmares in South Africa's stud farm.

ok! back to the training ride. they have completed successfully at 5th place. (placing doesn't really counts in 40km, dude!)

look at her at the vet check ; she is damn cool for first timer yeah!

"hey doc! what is in my mouth that attratcs you so much?" Sophie's dialogue

The Rider ; Mohd Faris Abd Halim.

i like to say this, he is in early 20s but already a father of 2!!

The Groom ; Mohd Faizol

Briefing by the Chairman. or whatever they call him. ;P

Random pics of Kelantanese Riders from 70 Endurance Team

Random pics of Kelantanese Riders from AVALANCHE Endurance Team

Random pics of Kelantanese Riders from STCET

Anakanda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong & Instructor

baru perasan ; takde pulak gambar Sophie & Faris masa flag off. camerawoman bz ambek gmbar orang lain, xperasan team member depart masa bila. ha ha.

anyway. that is all. do wait for another boring endurance report from me yah! tq~~

RTES Endurance Ride II ; 2011

Last week. oh dis is last week's story okeh. me & hubby completed 40km in RTES Endurance Ride II, held in TiEP, Lembah Bidong, Terengganu.

i rode a lil cutiey mutiey pony belong to a friend. i should be riding Qalai'e actually...but hubby insisted to ride together. and i will be awkward if he ride that pony and i ride Qalai'e.

it must be so funny. it will be six-legged horse instead of four. ha ha

that pony i rode, is a beginner. that 40km was its first ever in life. and he completed successfully.

that was the first time i ride that horse (Ajill Putera). he is quite ok for a new horse. there was a phrase "if you want to know someone, take a look at who they be friend with." -> betul ke tidak? entah la. tapi lebih kurang macam tu lahh...the point is, Qalai'e also become a good boy during the ride, because his accompany is a good boy.

we actually kind of expecting those two guys would at least, jogs all the way of the first 5km. but thank god..they are as calm as home ridden. and the key point is, if you want to avoid struggling at the starting, take a lil' time for you and your horse ; let all or almost all competitors go first and you can slowly & clamly depart after 5-7 mins after flag off but don't take too long, it will be time wasting. (All participants are given 15 mins after the flag off)

we completed the 40km with average speed 9.8kmh. we done faster than that actually, but we spent a lot of time at the last water point coz our horses were like can't get enough of the water in the tank. they drank like hell, which made a sound like we drink water at the bottom of a glass, with straw. sllluuurrppp. sllluuurrppp.

and the one arrow down at the Gut Sound section goes up again. with overall 'A'. that is something to be proud of instead of anything else. la

p/s ; there were a lot of participants cheating, too. they took shortcut since they was no Check Point for 40km. but, who cares? remember, 40km is preparation for further distance. you won't get good result if you keep cheating like this and your horse will never get the fitness they need..

pictures are not available at the time being.

berita EDARAN ENDURANCE CLASSIC 2010

padahal bukan ada reader pun?!

padahal bukan ada reader pun?!

baru balik drpd Ar-Raudhah Equine Center for event ; Edaran Endurance Classic2010 yang mana mempunyai trek yg sgt mencabar jiwa dan raga uolls.

SYLVA xcomplete 80km. so bad. she was voted out in the vet gate after came back from 60km! and the doctors claimed she's lame. well, its their call. they said she's lame, so lame lah. xpayah nak banyak komplen. nak komplen banyak2 jadi doktor sendirik lah!

erkkk..sorry2. ter'emo' plak. tapi agak kaciwa la...logbook SYLVA belum pernah ada long scratch & tertulis LAMENESS di dalamnya lagi. *xboleh terima kenyataan kah?*

2 pages view

1 page view

closest enough!! nampak tu?

emo?

eh tak..tak...saya ngan hubby okay jer...redha jer...moreover ahe's already qualified for Sultan's Cup 2010.

inilah...barisan kita..menuju briefing.

so xder nak kecoh2 sbb xqulified ker, ape ker...okeh la tu, she can be considered as great horse to complete 60km and that is @ Ar - Raudhah!! Penunggang endurance sejati tahu apa cabarannya di trek Ar - Raudhah. dahla start jam 6.30 pg. She did 60km in the hot burning sunlight and hilly, rocky, uneven ground and a very taxing trail. *describe trail pun dah separuh en3*

but all the horses who completed well dekat tempat ni, memang bagus. sangat bagus.

treknya sangat mencabar. dahla tengah hari, panas. as what i'd seen, the situation at the cooling area every time a horse arrive was so hectic. tahu tak kenapa? sebab, dunno how, dunno why the water supply came off!! and there was no ICE supply also!! lori ais sampai lambat sangat! ramai gila bising masa tu.

bayangkan! the horses have been through challenging trail for 4 hours riding in the sun ; to complete 35km loop, came back to find out there is no water in the tank to cool them down!

naseb baik ada tasik just right behind the cooling area. so me & the boys went to take water from the lake, isikan dalam black big tank tu. we all actually was panicked! at that time, there was a lot of 40km category participants arrived after 20km loop, but only 4 of 80km category finished the 35km loop. and SYLVA was the fourth to approach finishing line. and all top 4 horses struggling to recover their heart rate. no water, no ICE!! then what?

Sylva came in with her heart bit counted 92 bpm. the allowed bit is 64. after 10 mins cooling her down, her heart bit still 70 something. and sometimes jumped to 80 something. dah risau gila masa tu! 10mins already passed by. another 10 mins left(20mins for cooling). and then i saw an ICE lorry came down, I quickly went to get couple bags of ICE. put it in the tank, and start pouring the cold water on Sylva. after 2mis, check heart rate again and it already 60 bpm. thank god. ALhamdulillah. then we all know she needed to be cool down with cold water then the heart rate will recover fast!

**ini treadmill untuk kuda. canggih kan? sama harga dengan kereta mewah sebijik kot?

**pandangan daripada stable kami

SYLVA was in the 3rd place when she was voted out by 3 vet. agak mengecewakan. bukan? terlepas 3000K. hu hu. xapa lah. xada rezeki nak buat macamana...

and her gang, Mr. Sethi from TMKN Endurance finished at 7th placing wayyyyy behind her. hik hik. and her another gang from K7 team did'nt pass the vet check coz of his heart bit did not recover within the time given...

and I, my face ended up to be hangus gila! with SYRIAN scraf on, the burn line splitted on my forehead just right. kelakar bila tengok.