British Horse Feeds Proud to Support Red Dragon Festival of Endurance 2009
The 2009 Red Dragon Festival of Endurance was a huge success as
competitors enjoyed the good weather and breath taking scenery over
the roof of Mid Wales whilst competing for a huge array of
prizes.
British Horse Feeds were there to support the event and were
proud to sponsor the 'Golden Dragon' and Dragon's Tail'.
The winner of the Dragon's Tail Carol Jones, who has been
competing for over ten years with her horse Ptolemaeus, was
delighted to win a year's supply of Speedi-Beet courtesy of British
Horse Feeds. Carol has owned Ptolemaeus, her 16 year old pure bred
Arab gelding since he was a yearling.
Based near Tregaron, West Wales Carol has competed at Red Dragon
in previous years securing second place twice so this year's first
was the icing on the cake as earlier in the year Carol was also
awarded her Golden Horseshoe at Exmoor.
Said Carol: "We have had a fantastic season and winning the
Dragon's Tail was definitely a highlight, Ptolemaeus will now
complete his third 100 mile ride next month before moving to
shorter distance rides."
In second place came Ann Harrison and Millennium Chorus, winning
a six month supply of Speedi-Beet.
The Golden Dragon winner Jill Kent, who is based near Swindon in
Wiltshire, thoroughly enjoyed the ride on her 15 year old pure bred
Arab gelding Bitterwell Spirit.
Jill has owned Bitterwell Spirit since he was a three year old
and the talented pair have clocked up 4800 competitive kilometres
over the last ten years. Highlights include EnduranceGB Supreme
National Champion 2006 and qualifying for the British Team
Squad.
Said Jill: "We had a fantastic ride and the weather was the best
it has been at Red Dragon in years."
Jill won a year's supply of feed including Speedi-Beet,
Fibre-Beet and Cool 'n' Calm Mix.
Melissa Wiley and Ben Fhah came in second place, followed by
Eileen Hackett and Starlight of Grangeway. Both riders were awarded
with a six month supply of Speedi-Beet.
Simon Parker of British Horse Feeds said: "Speedi-Beet is ideal
for endurance horses as it is high in fibre, which helps provide
the required stamina for horses to compete over long
distances."
Added Simon: "Speedi-Beet is used around the world and is the
sugar beet feed of choice for top endurance riders."
Speedi-Beet from British Horse Feeds provides rapid re-hydration
for performance horses whilst optimising energy release rate. This
is due to the soluble fibre in Speedi-Beet, which has a high water
holding capacity increasing the amount of fluid in the horses'
hindgut. This reservoir can then be drawn upon during prolonged
exercise such as endurance riding to help replace water lost
through sweating.
For more information please contact British Horse Feeds on +44
(0)1765 680300.
Picture caption: "Jill Kent and Bitterwell
Spirit (left) Winners of the Dragon's Tail and Carol Jones and
Ptolemaeus (right) Winners of the Golden Dragon."
