FEI Prohibited Substances

Dear Members
See links below for the FEI prohibited substances list according to the FEI.  Please ensure that you are aware of these.
 

Greetings

Annette

Equine Prohibited Substances

Guide to Use

Herbal Products

Food Contamination

Important News

Dear Members

Please have a look at the FEI web site regarding the transitional period for riders and horses.  Most of your questions will be answered on this site.

CLICK HERE

Greetings

Annette

Landbouweekblad Berig

Geagte Lede
 

Koop gerus Die Landbouweekblad, daar is 'n pragtige foto van Zante Viljoen op die voorblad en 'n mooi artikel oor Walvisbaai.
"Die Landbouweekblad" magazine of 9th January has a wonderful article on Walvis Bay.

Groete

IMPORTANT INFO FOR RIDERS
Dear Nera member, 

May 2009 be a wonderful and successful year to all of you! We wish you all a stunning endurance year in 2009. 

Some important admin:  With all the new rules for 2009, there will be many new challenges. Please see attached the (newest!) new rules. (It changed again!) It is recommended that you all work through the whole document in earnest, and print a copy to take with to the rides for reference.  Please also work through the document at the club meetings, as it is very, very important that all the riders, owners and officials have a thorough knowledge of the contents of the rules.  If we want to be and stay competitive in the world scene of Endurance riding, we have to be on the cutting edge of what the rules entail, both for the qualification for the world championship, but also for the qualification of the novice riders and horses for the progression through the star program.  For the qualifiers we strongly recommend that the 30km rides change to 40kms on the club rides, as the 40km rides count as a qualifier, with less risk for horses and riders.  The recommendation from our side is then that the 30km and 60km rides that we have always done, will thus be replaced by 40km and 80km rides for qualification. We feel that doing the shorter distance of 40km allowed for qualification instead of 60km, holds less risk for both riders and horses, but it is still up to the clubs to decide this on their own. The interpretation of the technical points of these rules have been done in close collaboration with the head of the UAE Endurance department, who was also on the FEI Technical Task Force on putting together the new rules.  Everything else is described in the attached document, with highlighted areas for interpretation and better understanding.  We are planning a workshop for all interested parties (ALL riders, owners and officials) on the new rules, as well as a Chief Steward course done by Zelda, who is the Steward General for Namibia. If necessary, Lientjie Bredenkamp will be assisting Zelda with the Steward course.  We will let you know of the dates as soon as possible, and would ask for all interested people on both these courses to contact Mike or Zelda for more info.  It is a fact that Namibia, with all the incredible horses and riders that we have, can become a force to be reckoned with in the world of Endurance riding.  This will, however, force us all to be pro-active in our preparations, as well as willing to embrace the changes that the FEI prescribe.  Change has never been an easy concept, but is, and always will be, the most important factor for survival in any industry.  The underlying excitement about what our horses and riders are capable of, is tangible and NERA is there to help every owner and rider to be the best they can be!

 Good luck, and please contact us with any questions.

Mike (0811283333) and Zelda (0811277578) NERA Council

Click here to read the summary


Article from Dr Glynn Catton

A lovely article by Dr Glynn Catton on Walvis Bay 2008. Click Here

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Senior and Junior Young Rider Development Teams to Lobatse

Back Row: Johan van der Walt, Stefanus Pienaar, Hannelie Coetzee, Anton Motheka, Sylvester Motheka, Collin Tjanda, Andre van der Walt (Coach) Senior Team

Front Row: Hendrik Loubser, Fritz Konjak, Christine Vermeulen, Susan Badenhorst, Dirkie de Meyer, Mari Bredenkamp, Susan de Meyer (Coach) Junior Young Rider Team

04/04/2007 INDEPENDENCE RIDE, 19 MARCH 2008 GOBABIS – NAMIBIA  
Text Zelda von Schauroth

After a severe dry year in 2007, Namibia was experiencing torrential rain in most parts of the country from the beginning of February.  Although the biggest part of Namibia is a desert, these extreme peaks in weather conditions are not abnormal, most probably enhanced by global warming as well.

Rain is always a welcome sight in Namibia but from a course design point of view, a wet, soggy course poses its own challenges.  Unlike riders from other parts of the world, Namibian riders are accustomed to dry courses and conditions. The course of 160km was designed around the Kalahari town of Gobabis with a few river crossing being part of the course. In Namibia the word river takes on a new meaning:  in Namibia a river does not necessarily have water in it, we distinguish between dry rivers and full rivers.  Not knowing what the weather would do on the day of the event, the organizing committee needed back up plans should the rivers flood on the day of the event.

Expectations were met when the 160km riders departed at 05:00am on a dry course without any threatening clouds on the horizon.  In the 160km there were two divisions; senior standard weigh and a senior heavy weight.  These weight divisions were also applicable on the 127km event.  The minimum weight for the heavy weight division is 95kg.  Two riders entered the 160km heavy weight division, Jan Pienaar from Namibia and Bernard Dornsiepen , a well know rider and Chef d’Equipe from Germany.  Jan Pienaar is a respected horse breeder in Namibia and has exported many horses to the UAE.  Despite Jan Pienaar weighing in at 108kg, he had an excellent ride and maintained an average speed of 14,9km p/h.  His gelding, home bred Enduro Moonshine, was in top condition and also won best conditioned.  Bernard Dornspienen on a mare, Armin’s Zalina, bred by Armin van Biljon, rode cautiously and was determined to finish the ride and managed to do so averaging an average speed of 13,6 km p/h.

Ten riders entered the 160km standard weight event, including two riders from South Africa and Dr. Claudia Bretthauer from Germany.  Only 4 riders completed the ride.  High humidity and high temperatures took its toll.  Two riders were eliminated after gate 3 and four riders were eliminated after gate 4, one rider being eliminated after a control weight check.  Stefanus Pienaar on his gelding Shaiks Fire, bred by his father Jan Pienaar, took the lead from the fist loop.  Suentte Nel from South Africa rode Asad, a stable mate of Shaiks Fire and the two horses performed well together.  Sheiks Fire gained the lead by having a shorter slip time than Asad.  Stefanus and Sheiks Fire won the event and also best conditioned, finishing in 9:11:25.  In the mean while a tough competition developed between the two South Africans, Suenette Nel and Naomi Muller.  Nel finished in second place and Muller in third place.

The 127km Junior Young rider event had the most entries for the day, totally 19.  One should never forget that it is not abnormal in Namibia to travel 1000km by road to get to an event.  Most Namibian riders compete in a maximum of three FEI rides per year.  Two of these rides are part of a Tri-Nation competition between Namibia, South Africa and Botswana and riders compete within a team scenario – under instruction from the Chef d’Equipe with not much decision making by the riders themselves.  However, the Independence ride is an individual ride and riders are left to the own game plan.  This is where the young riders are keen to show their muscle and dominancy, provided their mounts can keep the pace.  All six horses that were eliminated from gate 1-5 were eliminated for lameness.  The course had a variety of surface ranging from soft sand to hard and rocky parts but with a low altitude difference.

The course was a clover leaf design, with all loops ending and starting at the base camp at the show grounds of the town.  The disadvantage was that the first few kilometers of each loop were very close to town.  This resulted that the local population continuously removed some of the route markers and caused quite a bit of confusion amongst the Young riders whom were the first to depart on the last three loops.  Schierschmidt, van Zyl and von Schauroth were the first three riders to depart on the last loop.  Nell, a few minutes behind in fourth place, was not keen on a flat race finish and tried to catch up on the first three riders.  Before she could catch up with them, they had taken a wrong turn-off due to the removal of a route marker. When the three riders returned to the point where they made the mistake, Nell had already passed them. Nell, not knowing that the “leaders” were behind her, still tried to catch up on them.  She pulled all stops on her willing mare, Henham Zahara, which took her flying over the finish line, well in advance of the other three.  Speed paid its toll when she was eliminated after gate 5 and Henham Zahara was lame.  Schierschmidt and van Zyl followed in flat race style and after them came von Schauroth and Bolleurs in the same manner. The spectacular finish of the young riders always seems to be adrenaline induced.  Schierschmidt on Rodny won the first place as well as best conditioned. 

Of the nine entries for the 127 km standard weight, only two horses were eliminated, one horse at gate one and one horse at gate five.  The competition was calm at first but as the race progressed Wiese on Nugget gained a few minutes lead.  She was determined not to lose the lead and averaged nearly 29km p/h on the last loop, winning Morris Steenkamp by 11 minutes.  Steenkamp, who kept a very even pace throughout the day, increased his speed to 22km p/h on the last loop to arrive 20 minutes before Hannelie Coetzee on Washer.   Morris Steenkamp on Egypt was awarded the best conditioned.

The 127km senior heavy weight had two entries and two finishers.  Jannie Wiese on Amigo won this division with Kallie Grunschloss, President of the Namibian Endurance Ride Association, in second place.

The day turned out to be very successful with a high finish rate.  And most of all the rain stayed away. The day was also celebrated by the Pienaar and Wiese families, having a father and son win for the Pienaars ( 160km heavy and standard weight)  and a husband and wife win for the Wieses ( 127km standard and heavy weight).

05/05/2007 LOSKOP RIDE SOUTH AFRICA

On the 5th May 2007, South Africa competed against teams from Namibia and Botswana in an FEI approved endurance riding competition at a location close to Loskop Dam,
Mpumalanga. Click here for more
 

14/06/2007 Namibian Training Squad for Africa Championships Walvisbay

At a recent council meeting Namibia Endurance Ride Association announced their training squad for the Africa Championships in Walvisbay on 29th August 2007.  Final selection will take place on 22 July 2007.

 

The teams selected are as follows:

 

Junior Young Riders:

 

Schalk Burger - Dei Gratia

Recht Burger - Rusty & Bashir

Kaylin Coetzee - Schimeron & Pardon

Pierre de Witt - Tricko

Lynice Greyling - Belin

Chante Nell - Zahra & Schimeron

Elaine Rudman - Babuska

Raymond Schierschmidt - Rodney

Johan van der Walt - Cherie

Christine van Zyl - Miracle & Pappilon

Izolde von Schauroth - Samurai & Sansnasib

Barbara Wiesner - Sadam

Anna Wucher - Shaira

 

Senior Standard Weight Riders:

 

Dawid Botha - Ali

Paul Brand - Shamaal & Waisata

Madelein Blaauw - Hallo Dolly

Hannelie Coetzee - Snorkie

Jeremia Goagoseb - Gamila

Wanette Hanekom - Thim Air & Kamra SW

Johan Kriel - Tanjana

WP Michau - Motaza

Stefanus Pienaar - Shaiks Fire

Schalk Willem Pienaar - Asad

Juanita Riekert - Mr. Grey

Frans Saubek - Harry

Carolien Vaessler - Armin's Zebeda & Armin's Zalina

George Wessels - Thabi

Judie Wiese - Armin's Zahara

 

Senior Heavy Weight Riders:

 

Kallie Grunschloss

David Botha

Rudolf Oosthuizen

Leon Harmse

Piet van Rooyen

Armin van Biljon

Billy Botes

John Hein Garbers

Eckard Basson

Piet Nel

George Wessels

Jan Pienaar

Marius Carstens

Christo Opperman

Danie Delport

 

Team Managers:

 

Senior Teams: Zelda von Schauroth and Annette Hanekom

Junior Young Rider Team: Ronel Holz

Technical Manager: Mike Bredenkamp

13/06/2007 The Australian Team is Announced:

The Australian team to participate at the Africa Championships in Walvisbay on 29th August 2007 have been announced.

Riders are as follows:

Margaret Wade

Derek Armitage

Joyce Corbett

Tami Parnell

Bridgitt Nottie

Corey Lunt

 

We are looking forward to see you here in Namibia!!!

31/05/2007 Team from Brazil also at Walvis bay ride.

Brazil has announced their "Young Rider Team" to ride at the Walvis bay Championships.   Guilherme Santos was nominated as Coach and the team, Aline Hnório, Ana Carla Maciel, Karina Arroyo, Mariana Salles, Naira Dias and Patrícia Taliberti to ride in Namibia, representing Brazil.  It looks like the Walvis bay Africa Championships will be an interesting event with riders from all over the word.  Here at home, our local riders and the NERA Committee are all preparing for the biggest Equestrian event of the year in Namibia.

27/06/2007 EQUINE STRETCHING AND SOFT TISSUE RELEASE COURSE

Saturday 08 September 2007

Avis Stables, Windhoek, Namibia 

09h00 – 13h00 

R500,-

Course manual provided

Equine Soft Tissue Release Course

This course teaches the rider/groom/owner to pamper, loosen and inspect their horse. You will learn to look for tension, spasms or muscle discomfort and discover some simple techniques to loosen and relax your horse. This course is suitable for both pleasure horses and those competing very actively.

Equine Stretch Course

Stretching is one of the most important and basic tools to use on any horse, to help improve performance and prevent injury. Knowing when, how and what to stretch is vital to ensure best results. Incorrect stretching can either injure your horse or impede optimal performance. 

Patrick Thomas Equine Physiotherapy

Tel:  083 232 6543

E-mail:  patrick@equinephysio.co.za

Web:  www.equinephysio.co.za
 

27/06/2007 Equine Massage Course

Brought to you by physiotherapist Patrick Thomas

Windhoek, Namibia
02 September – 07 September 2007

Anatomy	Massage Therapy
Physiology Introduction	Electrotherapy
Neurology Introduction	Stretching/Reflexes
Biomechanics Introduction	Exercise Theory
Shoeing/Trimming Theory	Equine Behaviour/Handling
Rehabilitation Theory	Extensive Practical Sessions

Cost:

Teas/Lunch, Lectures, Lecture Notes all inclusive (excl. accommodation and travel)
No need to bring your own horses – supplied at venues

Early Bird:           R6 800. -     Payment/Applications received before 6 August 2007
Late Entries:        R7 800. -     Payment/Applications received after 6 August 2007

Over the years we have realized that there is a demand, and need, for a comprehensive course that enables people to maintain their own horses’ optimal functioning. This is necessary during training and during, or around competitions. Not everyone has the ability or inclination to study physiotherapy, nor invest the necessary time and money into this degree.

In the development of this course we have decided to target horse owners and riders, stable managers, potential horse masseurs and persons currently working closely with horses who wish to learn more about the physical maintenance of these horses.

We aim to give the students a thorough understanding of applicable anatomy, neurology, biomechanics and physiology. The dominant focus is on massage theory and practice, as well as stretching, reflexes and further interventions that can be utilised to improve or maintain optimum physical ability. The course also touches on shoeing/trimming, specific physical therapy modalities, tack and pharmacology to help place the massage therapy within the realm of other equestrian needs and interventions.

The course was run for the first time in 2004 and has attracted a variety of students, including vets, farriers, horse owners, SANEF students, stable managers and physiotherapists.

Patrick Thomas

Contact:

Course Information/Application:	Venue/Logistics/Accommodation:
Patrick Thomas	Annette Hanekom
Cell: + 27 (0)83 232 6543 (South Africa)
E-mail: patrick@equinephysio.co.za	E-mail: sylvanette@iway.na

 

31/05/2007 NHF APPALOOSA 2nd Annual Fun Day

Please extend a cordial welcome to all of your members to attend the 2nd Appaloosa Fun Day in support of Hartbeespoort Animal Welfare Society (HAWS) on 3 November 2007 between 10 am and 3 pm.  The event will feature many Appaloosas and information on the new International Registration Incentive Program (IRIP) which the Appaloosa Horse Club in Moscow, Idaho, is using to promote the Appaloosa world wide.  New Horizons Farm is located beside the Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West Province of South Africa.  There are many other tourist attractions, lovely B&Bs, and other amenitites in the area.
Contact: deborah@newhorizonsfarm.co.za  002712 207 1454   0027 82 456 0176

30/05/2007 Australia rides with us at Walvisbay 2007

An Australian team will be taking part in the Walvisbay 2007 Championships.  The final Australian team will be announced on the 07 June.  (We will keep you posted)  The Chef D'Equipe, Australian Endurance Team, Dr Trish Annetts and her team are sure to give our Namibian riders good competition, and more international exposure.  They are well experienced riders and compete regularly on international rides.  Check out the Australian website http://www.aera.asn.au/ .

Keep a look out for updates and info about the ride on the Walvisbay Africa Championships 2007 webpage, it will soon be updated almost daily, during and after the event. 
 

28/05/2007  Walvisbay 2007

The NERA organizing team is getting ready for the Walvisbay 2007 Africa Championships.  The BIGGEST event for endurance horse riding in Africa for 2007, is coming  closer.  Visitors and riders from around the world has shown interest in the Walvis Africa Championships and we are sure to see many of them at the ride. 

As we have so many top performing horses and riders, it will most certainly be a huge task selecting the Namibian team.  Competition will be even stronger this year than last year, with more international teams participating.  We foresee an exciting and fun filled ride.  In conjunction with www.namibianhorse.com we hope to bring you up to date reporting and pictures of the event, as it happens. 
Start practicing, get your horses ready!!! 
For more info contact us at: e-mail: secretary@namibiaendurance.org

21/05/2007 I Cavalli workshop.

I Cavalli
Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning; Stone Medicine Ceremony;
 Emotional, Energetic and Spiritual Healing; Intuitive Life Coaching. www.icavalli.co.za
 

If any of our members are interested to attend / help organize a "I Cavalli" workshop  in Namibia, please contact Annette Hanekom here.

Passports available for horses

Dear Horse-owner

We would like to inform you that the Namibian Equestrian Federation has new horse passports in stock at N$75.00 each (this does not include NAMEF rider / horse registration).  You can obtain the passports from the following persons:

Betty Alfheim (Tel no:  061-2968000)
Sibylle Horsthemke (Tel no:  061-234070, Cell no:  081 1242654)

Kind regards,

NAMEF Executive Committee

To all Riding Instructors, horse riders or whoever is interested

Horse riding can be a very dangerous sport. Most of us have fallen, those being lucky without injuries, those being unlucky with injuries. Sometimes it is necessary to react immediately after an accident and every person should know how to help!

The Nubuamis Riding Club is planning to organizing a first aid course. It will be an 8 hour First Aid Course about the basic principals of First Aid and CPR by SOS International.

Certificate of attendance will be issued.

The costs are N$ 330.00 per person

The course will be held on a weekend to give people that are working during the week a chance to participate as well. Since a minimum of 15 people must attend in order for the course to take place we would like to know who is interested. Please email us at info@nrc.in.na

Regards

Ruth Moldzio
(Secretary)
NRC