British riders take 120km challenge (From Gazette & Herald)

British riders take 120km challenge

1:59pm Wednesday 24th June 2009

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A TEAM of six British endurance riders returned from South Africa with a bronze medal from the first South Africa International FEI Challenge.

The 120km endurance race took place near Beaufort West.

The team rode borrowed South African horses, which they were given just two days to become familiar with before the start of the event.

This was the first time that any teams outside Southern Africa had been invited to compete in the challenge. Hosted by the Western Province Endurance Union, the event was the largest ever held in South Africa, with 310 horses taking part.

The team worked together throughout and, as a result, all six of their horses finished successfully within 10 minutes of each other at a speed of just under 17kph.

This rewarded the team with the bronze medal, behind Namibia in first and France in second place.

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