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Based
  • Near Badminton, South Gloustershire.
Horses
  • Silver Zenif (Zen) 15h grey 100% Crabbet Arabian Stallion 5yrs old.
  • Maarhabi (Charlie) 16h grey arab gelding 10yrs old. Crabbet x Eygptian Arabian.
  • Prince Meliodas (Mel) 15h2 bay part-bred Arab gelding 14 years old (Thorough bred x Arabian).
  • Silver Mistral (Misty)16hh grey arabian gelding 22 years old, Crabbet x Spannish Arab
Greatest achievements
  • In 2011 Rachael commenced her L3 UKCC qualification.
  • BEF Futurity at The Grange and being awarded joint 2nd nationally for endurance young stock with Silver Zenif in 2010.
  • UKCC L2 accredited coach and assessor for EGB in 2010.
  • In 2009 Rachael rode Ina Bryer's Royal Solar Matla at the 120km FEI 2* South African International Championships in Beaufort West were she secured a Bronze 'Barbarian' team medal.
  • In 2007 Rachael qualified Prince Meliodas at the Dukeries FEI 3* 160km ride and re-joined the GBR Senior Squad.
  • In 2004 Silver Mistrahl won the FEI 3*160km Cirencester Park Ride qualifying them to represent Team GB at the World Endurance Championships in Dubai 2005
Latest results
  • Silver Zenif is preparing to commence his endurance career in 2012 after completing his first Endurance GB pleasure ride in December 2011 and scoring 8.75% out of 10 at the BEF Futurity in 2010.
  • Maarhabi has qualified to join the World Start and Potential endurance Squad and is ready to commence his FEI career.
  • Prince Meliodas joined Silver Mistral in retirement in 2008 after an unfortunate road traffic accident but he had enjoyed a very successful endurance career. 
Favourite Brinicombe Equine products
  • Forward Thinking Skin Spray
  • Prolye Plus Syrup
  • Foot Perfect Hoof Cream

Rachael Claridge: International Endurance Rider. Ridden for the GB Endurance Team.

Rachael has been around horses since birth and competing in the sport of endurance for over 20 years. As a former member of the East Cornwall Hunt Pony Club Rachael gained her C+ test qualification and competed successfully in one-day events across the South West. Rachael was a member of the Callington School and Community College Show Jumping Team and University of the West of England Advanced Athlete's and Female Hocky Club.

Rachael represented her country as a Young Rider in 1997, 98, 99 at two European Championships with Arabian gelding Silver Mistrahl, owned by Dr & Mrs Claridge and trained by Rachael. Rachael worked for Mel & Bayard Fox in the summer of 2000 at Bitter Root Ranch, Wyoming, USA where she met Linda Tellington-Jones. In 2004 Rachael and Silver Mistrahl won the FEI 3* 160km Cirencester Park Ride qualifying them to represent Team GB at the World Endurance Championships in Dubai in 2005. In 2006 homebred Anglo Arab gelding Prince Meliodas was used in the Monty Roberts and Kelly Marks tour as a 'loading demo'. In 2007 Rachael qualified Prince Meliodas at the Dukeries FEI 3* 160km ride and re-joined the GBR Senior Squad. Rachael was also asked in this year to compete on Stephane Chazel's horse at the Young Horse Championships, Uzes, S.France. During the spring of 2008 Rachael and Prince Meliodas were involved in a road traffic accident. In 2009 Rachael rode Ina Bryer's Royal Solar Matla at the 120km FEI 2* South African International Championships in Beaufort West were she secured a Bronze 'Barbarian' team medal.

Rachael has been on many winning South West teams at Regional and Inter-regional level over the past decade and during 2010 has qualified as a UKCC L2 accredited coach and assessor for EGB. In 2011 Rachael commenced her L3 UKCC qualification and also stood her Arab Stallion Silver Zenif at Stud for AI services. Zenif turned 4 this year and has now been backed and is ready to start his endurance career in 2012 after completing an Endurance GB Christmas pleasure ride and winning the BEF Futurity at The Grange in 2010 and being awarded joint 2nd nationally for endurance young stock.

Forward Thinking Skin Spray has been a brilliant addition to my horses first aid kit for the field and after competitions. We train the endurance horses over all terrain and nicks and cuts are inevitable even with protective boots but the skin spray helps clear up grazes quickly and the tea tree oil also keeps the flies away and makes the horse smell lovely. I also spray the legs after endurance competitions to help cool the legs.

Prolyte Plus Syrup is liked by all of my horses. I add it to their stable drinking water prior to, during and after competitions so that they will drink the product whilst at any event across the UK or further afield to prevent dehydration and replace important electrolytes. I also add prolyte plus powder to sugar beet prior to soaking so that the horses ingest the product everyday to ensure they have the reserves they require to do their job properly and ensure peace of mind for my crew and I.

Foot perfect hoof cream improved the quality of one of my horses hooves this year when adverse weather conditions dried his hooves after the wet spring followed by a hot summer. My Arabs hoof started to resemble the cracked ground we trained over! The cream moisturised the hooves and enriched the quality of the horn within a short space of time. The hoof looked visibly darker once the cream had been applied and the sweet almond oil smelt lovely whilst it was being applied.

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