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2010 Radio Show Episode 15 – Riding for Endurance
The longest and most grueling equestrian sport and also one of the fastest growing, that’s Endurance. Join us today as we speak to Vonita Bowers, Director of Endurance for the USEF about the sport and what we can look forward too in 2010. We also have lots of WEG news for you this week including paintings, winning geldings and cool WEG websites. Listen in…
2010 Radio Show Episode 15 – Show Notes and Links:
- Register for the new 2010 December Games Giveaway – Register Here.
- Also, be sure to register for the two Holiday Giveaways over at StableScoop.com.
- The official painting for the 2010 Games was released by LeRoy Neiman. Let us know what you think of it.
- Be sure to check out the Kentucky WEG for Business website. Thanks Andrea for joining us.
- Read all about Funny Cide’s arrival at the Kentucky Horse Park and see videos of his Triple Crown races.
- The FEI has appointed a team of six to its Dressage Task Force, whose job it will be to review training and development of the sport, judge selection, and high-level event qualification. Read all about it at horsetalk.co.nz.
- Thank you to Vonita Bowers, Director of Endurance for the USEF, for joining us to discuss the sport of Endurance. You can find more information on endurance by going to American Endurance Ride Conference’s website.
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Great interview with Vonita Bowers on Endurance. Great job making the sport more understandable to the average horseman. As a long time endurance rider, I look forward to the publicity that endurance will get here as part of the WEG in our own country for a change. I’m just sorry that we are no longer the powerhouse in a sport that we invented. I would like to think that as a result of the publicity of these Games, endurance could acquire more big sponsors and again be able to bring back the medals. I’m also sorry that as a result of the spectator factor needed to obtain the necessary sponsorship for the Games, that there couldn’t be a more technical course for Endurance. That type of course is our forte, and we might have a chance at medals if that type of course could be used.
I’m disappointed with Leroy Neiman’s painting because endurance is depicted in such a small way, and hardly recognisable as endurance riding. At first I thought it had been left out. The three-day horse and rider looks like dressage. It doesn’t look like he thoroughly researched the disciplines before painting it.
Thanks for the comments. I definitely have the best job in the world. I get to speak with the most fascinating people about horse stuff!! Doesn’t get any better than that. We are now trying to get an interview for the Stable Scoop Radio Show with Meg and Jan about their illuminating night in Malaysia. They have agreed to come on – we just need to work out a time to do the interview. Keep an eye on Stable Scoop for that.
Thanks again and be sure to tell all your friends about the Horse Radio Network!
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Have a safe ride,
Glenn the Geek
I just wanted to comment on the picture. There is no Canadian flag on it. If he wasn’t going to include all of the flags, he should not have included any.