TOKOROA ENDURANCE
RIDE  -  OCTOBER 09

PHOTOS FROM
WAIKATO ENDURANCE
CLUB'S Ride, Held in steady
very heavy rain
at Tokoroa 3/4 October 09
WAIKATO ENDURANCE CLUB Hosted their Taneatua Ride 7/8 March
and it was a very friendly enjoyable event
Many thanks to Daryl Owen and others who helped to organise this Ride
Please Click following link to Open Ride Report from Daryl Owen:
~   TANEATUA RIDE REPORT   ~ 
Results to come but we have a few photos below
(click on first photo and use the "Next or Previous" options at top of photos)
Endurance Rides Results & info.
Mike Bragg @ Mokau                Photos  L Cottle
Strapping Action at the North Island Champs 07
WAITOMO ENDURANCE CLUB Ride at Piopio
21/22 February 2009 (Rides of 80 & 40km plus 30 & 20 Fun Rides)
A small selection of Photos from this successful and enjoyable
endurance event below.  

Click on the first photo and use the 'Next' option to see following photos
(Please contact me if you would like any photos on this website in a
larger File Size more suitable for printing  linda.cottle@xtra.co.nz)
There is no charge for any of the photos but a donation to the Waikato Endurance Club funds would be great~!!















RIDE PLACINGS ARE:
80km senior    80Km Junior
1st    Mark Tylee & Kinabalu      1st      Michael Wakeling & Delahaye F'nali
2nd  Alix Rogers & Supre Nickel      2nd   Trina Hill & Hardisty
3rd   Sean trafford & Supre Topaz
4th   Jenny Chandler & Lace and Fineness

40km Senior  40km Junior
1st   Stu Wakeling & MC1st     Amanda Walton & Copper Aman

Petra & Ross Deacon just about to leave on their ride (first endurance outing for Petra's new mare 'Delights Ranara')Workers in the Vet Ring tentRoss Hill & another rider waiting to leave on a loop of their rideDenise Hill heading out on course to complete another loopAlix Rogers weighing inSean Trafford just arriving in off a loopIvan arriving in to the finishlineKeryn Brown & Lucille and Jenny Chandler & Lace & Fineness, just arriving in off a 80km loopStu Cottle waiting to head out on another 80km loopRichard Armstrong with daughter EmmaCraig Brown took his young mare to graze in a nice shady spot after his eventRider heading to start finish to go out on another loopNatasha Guest and Shelley Churchill waiting to head out on their last loopKerry & Richard Armstrong, Carol Townshend & Emily Balme waiting for their respective riders at the start/finish line
For the 2nd year in a row the lovely old endurance campaigner 'Waimeha Guardsman' returned to his birthplace to take part in the Waikato Endurance Ride80km Riders heading out at dawn - Stuart Cottle and Craig BrownMelanie Barker and daughter Nadine caught by the early morning rays of sunshine early in their rideRiders in the early morning mists Stu Cottle, Angela Doel, Sandy MacGibbon, Heather Graham, and in the background is Craig Brown & Jenny HearnEarly morning mists at TaneatuaCraig Brown & Jenny HearnJohn & Liz Dentice, Ken McGrath and Jo Lankow observing the VettingPre Vetting action - this lovely Appaloosa stallion did very well for 23yrs old and he had excellent manners Petra Deacon pre-vets 'Ranara'Waimeha Guardsman (27yrs old) just about to start his rideHeather Graham who won the 80km ride on left and Sandie MacGibbonCraig Brown just finishing the 80km ride Jenny Hearn just crossing finishlineFun Riders about to head out on their rideEbony and Ivory Tails~!! (not sure who rider on left is, rider on the Palomino is Eileen Hart)Liz Dentice finishing her rideMelanie Barker & Nadine Barker approaching finishlineEileen Hart riding 'Montana Rein'Robyn Kendrick and AlaskaRider approaching finishlineNeilsen family riders - Waimeha Guardsman on left
HOY Endurance 2009
Report & Photos from Helen Bain
Also first two photos courtesy of Cindy Dawson

Please Click following link to open Report File
Many thanks to Helen for the HOY New & Photos, from Waikato Endurance Club~!!

Round one to the South Africans














Waikato Club member Chris Tylden & 'Cyden Immaal' one of the winning 80km teamHOY Parade - Waikato riders Jenny Chandler & Chris TyldenWaikato Rider Emma Armstrong
Riders leaving base on first loopSue & Robert ReidStrapping in the shelter of a hedge!2 of our friendly Vets - Jenny Weston & Mike BevanVetting in the rainThe first truck to be pulled out was for Angela Doel - she was also one of our "Rider Withdrawals" due to the horrible weather!! lol (I dont blame her actually)Vet staff having an interesting discussionVetting in the rain