100 miles in under 6.5 hours!!
Omair Husain Al Bloushi riding Charlandre El Shari
purebred Arabian gelding born 1997
trainer: Yousef Ahmed Al Bloushi of Al Reef Stables
Photo by Cidinha Franzão
From the Gulf News:
Omair and Charlandre bettered the old record set by another UAE rider last year by more than 13 minutes, but more than the effort it was the manner in which it was achieved that drew admiration from the vast bunch of riders and officials.
After doing speeds of around 25 kmph over the first three loops, Omair took just under two minutes to present his horse for the veterinary check. But when after 140kms, Omair and Charlandre Al Sharif still registered an incredible speed of 30.29kmph on the final loop, with a final pulse check at 49 beats per minute!
The winner averaged a speed of 24.71 kmph for the 160km ride while the best-placed international rider, Laurent Most of France on Khandela des Vialette averaged 20.20kmph while finishing 9th.
Official results are available on the Dubai International Endurance City website.
Check out the great coverage on Endurance net, including list of invited riders and a short video clip of the ride. Here are some random images by Steph Teeter off that site:
I am always curious about the conformation of the top endurance horses so I like to compare them. When I find photos of the winner I will post those as well.
