I think they loop around, so they come back to the same vet. IIRC There were 5 loops
The sport is not my cup of tea but if I was going to live the life of an international level competition horse I would honestly choose to be an endurance horse (for a N American rider at least). Those horses live as close to a “natural” life as a competition horse could hope for. Most live out 24/7 with other horses and really really enjoy their jobs.
the winners pedigree (hope it is accurate!) 
She seems quite exceptional!
(australian bred it seems)
http://www.castlebarendurance.com/news.html
" CONCORDE (YAMAMAH) - GOLD
Concorde ridden by SH Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum wins Individual Gold and Best Conditioned in the Open European Championships with a riding time of 7hrs 24min 44sec averaging 21.72km/hr, 17.5 minutes in front of 2nd place.
Her average present times for the ride was 49 seconds!!
This amazing win by Concorde follows her Individual Silver Medal and Team Gold at the 2012 World Endurance Championships held at Euston Park - UK.
Concorde won The Tom Quilty Gold Cup in 2011 ridden by Kristie Taprell as a member of the Castlebar Team. Concorde’s first endurance ride was in March 2005 at Mt Maquarie ridden by Amily Daw (SA).
Concorde has certainly achieved the ultimate in endurance.
Concorde’s only son Castlebar Cadabra completed his first 40km Training Ride at Bet Bet on the 22.09.2013 - he has a big future ahead and a long way to go to catch his mother.
Castlebar Cadabra’s breeding is PURE Endurance.
Sire: Castlebar Optic
Grand Sire: Straight Up
Grand Dam: Shira’ mar Obsession
Shira’ mar Obsession is the dam of the following:
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NASHMI - Bronze Medalist and Best Conditioned at the 2005 World Championships - Dubai
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Castlebar Sobia - (Odessa) - Silver Medalist 2009 Open European Championships - Italy & Silver Medalist 2009 World Young Riders Championships - Hungary
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Castlebar’s future stars Castlebar Oasis &
Castlebar Odyssey
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the winners pedigree (hope it is accurate!)
She seems quite exceptional!
(australian bred it seems)
http://www.castlebarendurance.com/news.html
" CONCORDE (YAMAMAH) - GOLD
Concorde ridden by SH Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum wins Individual Gold and Best Conditioned in the Open European Championships with a riding time of 7hrs 24min 44sec averaging 21.72km/hr, 17.5 minutes in front of 2nd place.
Her average present times for the ride was 49 seconds!!
This amazing win by Concorde follows her Individual Silver Medal and Team Gold at the 2012 World Endurance Championships held at Euston Park - UK.
Concorde won The Tom Quilty Gold Cup in 2011 ridden by Kristie Taprell as a member of the Castlebar Team. Concorde’s first endurance ride was in March 2005 at Mt Maquarie ridden by Amily Daw (SA).
Concorde has certainly achieved the ultimate in endurance.
Concorde’s only son Castlebar Cadabra completed his first 40km Training Ride at Bet Bet on the 22.09.2013 - he has a big future ahead and a long way to go to catch his mother.
Castlebar Cadabra’s breeding is PURE Endurance.
Sire: Castlebar Optic
Grand Sire: Straight Up
Grand Dam: Shira’ mar Obsession
Shira’ mar Obsession is the dam of the following:
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NASHMI - Bronze Medalist and Best Conditioned at the 2005 World Championships - Dubai
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Castlebar Sobia - (Odessa) - Silver Medalist 2009 Open European Championships - Italy & Silver Medalist 2009 World Young Riders Championships - Hungary
-
Castlebar’s future stars Castlebar Oasis &
Castlebar Odyssey[/QUOTE]
Thanks for posting that link omare! Both Concorde and her brother are gorgeous horses.
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The sport is not my cup of tea but if I was going to live the life of an international level competition horse I would honestly choose to be an endurance horse (for a N American rider at least). Those horses live as close to a “natural” life as a competition horse could hope for. Most live out 24/7 with other horses and really really enjoy their jobs.[/QUOTE]
I would belong to Uta Graf if I could choose! Heck, I wouldn’t mind being her human minion either…
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Do they vet check at different points–(meaning do you have to take a vet check into consideration and not just kick on regardless of your horses condition?)[/QUOTE]
They vet check several times during the ride, and your horse has to be cleared by the vets at each check in order to continue.
You have to first vet in. You get a card that looks like this
http://weanieeventer.blogspot.com/2014/05/endurance-race.html
Every so many miles you hit a vet check where you have say 10 minutes after you cross a certain point to present to the vet. If your horse’s heart rate and respiration aren’t in an acceptable level within those 10 minutes you are out. You then have to jog again for the vet and he fills out your card again.
There are a lot of rules about things you can and can’t do. For example, you can’t use bute or even MSM because those things could mask pain. You also can’t use linaments or water that is cooled or heated because those things could also mask pain. I don’t know anything about international rules though. Some races allow you to get off and walk your horse like if he needs a break or if you’re going up a steep hill.
If you and another rider cross the finish line at the exact same time the winner would be the first horse to drop their heart rate and respiration. So if you came blazing in and someone walked in 5 minutes after you they might end up winning.
Endurance horses can have something like 10,000 lifetime registered miles under saddle. That’s 10,000 miles.
Every time I read the winning horse’s name I pronounce it “Yo Mama” in my head …
Of course, you are presuming that Sheikh Hamdan’s horse was in fact Yamamah.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/equestrianism/10690573/New-inquiry-into-Sheikh-Hamdans-world-championship-ringer.html
http://www.horse-canada.com/straight-up/a-tale-of-two-horses-and-three-names-and-two-microchips/
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Every time I read the winning horse’s name I pronounce it “Yo Mama” in my head …[/QUOTE]
You mean that isn’t how it is pronounced?
This particular competition was a complete disaster though, with a completion rate of 21%.
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Do they vet check at different points–(meaning do you have to take a vet check into consideration and not just kick on regardless of your horses condition?)[/QUOTE]
Yes. That is why so few finished
