Well known to all riders and trainers involved in endurance races – the valued international judge Harald Grinschgl from Austria (the administrator and owner of the website: www.endurance-timing.info) published this year’s classification after the end of the 2007 endurance season. The Central European Endurance Cup includes 7 international competitions: Babolna (Hungary), Hechingen (Germany), Ermelo (Netherlands), Goettingen (Germany), Kreuth (Germany), Warka (Poland) and Topolcianky (Slovakia).
We are pleased to inform that our representatives (both riders, as well as horses) have placed among the top spots of the Central European Endurance Cup for a second year in a row. And so in the BEST RIDER classification Beata Dzikowska, competing this season atop two horses – Cyryl (Sinus – Cyrla) and Malik Kerrous, placed 7th (106 points). Kamila Kart, competing atop Shanokk (Santos – Sinjah) and Certa (Balon – Certoza) found herself at the
12th spot. Artur Landau, competing atop Hint (Entyk – Harmata) took the 16th position. The 19th spot belonged to Ewelina Preis, competing atop Ashmin (Fawor – Aktorka) – thanks to the Junior Horse World Championships in France, among others. All the contestants mentioned above represent the Champion Equestrian Club (KJ Champion). It is worth mentioning that 120 contestants from many European countries are classified. Other Polish riders have been classified at further positions:
24th – Tomasz Tura – Silvano xx and Esauł
28th – Marcin Tobiasz – Ester (Wermut – Eskadra)
31st – Katarzyna Wikarek – Bacardi
62nd – Andrzej Piwnicki – Hebron (Balon – Harpia)
70th – Dorota Krzywicka – Sahiba by Grandorr (US)
78th – Ryszard Sroka – Preria by Perset
85th – Kamila Tobiasz – Mu-Zahrat (Dobryń – Mu-Gaza)
The BEST HORSE classification is as follows:
3rd – Cyryl (Sinus – Cyrla) – 106 points
11th – Hint (Entyk – Harmata)
13th – Ashmin (Fawor – Aktorka)
15th – Shanokk (Santos – Sinjah)
23rd – Ester (Wermut – Eskadra)
27th – Bacardi
51st – Silvano
74th – Sahiba
84th – Preria
93rd – Mu-Zahrat (Dobryń – Mu-Gaza)
134 horses were classified.
The category of HORSE & RIDER COMBINATION, in which 133 pairs were classified, our Polish riders placed as follows:
3rd – Beata Dzikowska and Cyryl (two years ago this pair won the classification, while this year they place first in the Polish endurance ranking)
12th – Artur Landau and Hint
16th – Kamila Kart and Shanokk
23rd – Marcin Tobiasz and Ester
27th – Katarzyna Wikarek and Bacardi
51st – Tomasz Tura and Silvano
In the same category, but for younger riders (JUNIORS COMBINATION) 46 pairs were classified. This time the Polish riders unfortunately did not find themselves in the top 20:
21st – Milena Kalata and Euroland (Ecaho – Eunona)
24th – Anna Tarnowska and Bader (Ararat – Barkarola)
30th – Angelika Pindel and Esauł (Europejczyk – Estepa)
40th – Olga Ciesielska and Shanokk (Santos – Sinjah)
We must add that in this year’s classifications (a poll of the top 10 riders in equestrian disciplines in Poland – show jumping, eventing, dressage, harness driving, endurance races, western, vaulting) published in the equestrian magazine „Konie i Rumaki”, distributed nation-wide, among the top 10 best endurance riders 5 of them represent the Champion Equestrian Club – Beata Dzikowska, Kamila Kart, Ewelina Preis, Olga Ciesielska, Artur Landau. The others are: Dorota Krzywicka, Marcin Tobiasz, Tomasz Tura, Katarzyna Wikarek i Kamila Tobiasz. The poll was based upon classifications and results up to October 15th, 2007, which the magazine received from the Polish Equestrian Federation (PZJ) and Polish Western and Rodeo League (PLWiR).
