tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post4372672535367601869..comments2023-11-03T17:32:35.792+08:00Comments on Pearls & Gem: Anatomy of an Endurance Ride : Malacca Grand Invitational Endurance Ride 2009Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-27153593991515193802009-04-21T07:20:00.000+08:002009-04-21T07:20:00.000+08:00Appreciate your comment Cheeseburger Buddha. Actua...Appreciate your comment Cheeseburger Buddha. Actually I enjoy your blog. <br /><br />You have taken 'life by the horn'. really lived life like the flower children of the 60's and 70's, probably experimented with marijuana as well, apart from free sex in your Zen commune, and now back to the 'Straight Path' alhamdullillah. God could have taken you there and then with your pants really down but instead has allowed you 18 years later to be reunited to your various very international'horde' of offsprings.<br />Perhaps to guide them back to the 'straight path' ? Dangerous route you have taken but why complain? Ce'st diue Qui Direct [ We human just plan, Allah Direct ]. Life is like golf, It is not how you start but how you play the end game!<br /><br />About the 'zikir' on horseback. It is addictive. I cannot last more than 5 minutes on the prayer mat but on horseback it can go on for hours.it has to do with the 'gait', at canter or trot,the 'tasbih or tahmid' and even the 'asma alhusna' just roll along! It is a god given gift, the horse I mean.Pearls and Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956076197010527489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-20423591237015858272009-04-21T04:09:00.000+08:002009-04-21T04:09:00.000+08:00Doc,I donot know much about endurance and much les...Doc,I donot know much about endurance and much less about horses but I saw 'Hildago' (?) the long ride across the desert on a Palomino against all the Arabians,only a movie i know but sure was a great movie.<br />Thanks for dropping in on my blog despite your busy schedule, it is very pleasent if not centering when someone as grounded as you once in a while drop by to sat his piece and wake me up. Its like the Zen stick that whacks those falling asleep during meditation periods. Trying breathing in sync with your horse next time and perhaps you can feel each other better, how tired or how much is there left to give instead of trying to get in touch with The Almighty for your own sake, off course the damn horse is all confused!You are riding the animal not God for crying out loud! get into the animal's rythm and become one with it, what has Ibni Arabi or Sherikh Kadir got to do with long endurance races? They too will most probably call you dummy!<br />All in humor Doc! All in humor...Shamsulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940730410191691899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-34083956808052210742009-04-14T18:33:00.000+08:002009-04-14T18:33:00.000+08:00Magna Arabian
Could you kindly contact me at my em...Magna Arabian<br />Could you kindly contact me at my email address: drnikisahak@hotmail.com<br /><br />I would like to pick your brain on some training and conditioning issues.<br /><br />Which part of Australia are you from? I got my Jogho and Miss Gedebe from Peter Toft. Magna Thor's brother and sisters sound impressive. The conditioning schedule looks awesome. Tell me more...........I am a firm believer in Hills.Pearls and Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956076197010527489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-65989847169221403652009-04-14T14:11:00.000+08:002009-04-14T14:11:00.000+08:00Thanks Magna,
Cannot handle too many horses right ...Thanks Magna,<br />Cannot handle too many horses right now, too busy with opening 'clogged arteries'..Early days for Mr Gedebe to just 'write him off'. Agree with you, Magna Thor is doing alright at present with Royal Terengganu.They are a professional outfit down there.<br /><br />Rachmat,<br />4 to 5 Arcoxia tab, I pound to powder form and give along with a bit of grain .<br />Endurance riders[ males at least] have to be given 'anti viagra' pills to keep them from mischief. Just joking. But seriously the ED problem with serious bikers such as those in Tour de France are due to the continual rubbing of their pudendal nerve against the cycle seats. We endurance riders do not 'sit on our butts' but actually do millions of minor sit-ups on the saddles.<br />Ops your question is about sterility!!?? Not ED.<br />In 2009,sterility is a plus factor....Actually I do not know the answer.Pearls and Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956076197010527489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-65795750577488542762009-04-14T08:34:00.000+08:002009-04-14T08:34:00.000+08:00Dear Dr Nik
I enjoyed reading about your endurance...Dear Dr Nik<br />I enjoyed reading about your endurance riding experiences and by the way it's - a KETTLE of FISH as in making tea in a kettle on the stove not CATTLE as in Cows. I have been trying to follow Magna Thor's progress via the internet. We bred him and sold him to a dealer years ago. We named him Thor as he was born in a magnificent thunderstorm - so it sounds like he went to the right place - thunderstorms etc. And if you want to speed past KDYMM maybe you might consider Magna Thor's full brother Magna Viking a six year old gelding or Thor's full sister Magna Carlina an 8 yr old mare. Also all full brothers and sisters to Magna Camilla who went to UAE, Royal Stables. All these horses have amazing Speed, Strength and stamina. They are sound and have thickness of bone. They are trained at 920 kilometres above sea level on an escarpment overlooking the ocean. Up and down hills carrying 100kg, barefoot and bitless. In training they do a grewling 15kms a day and mostly seven days a week. Magna Carlina won an 80km ride on her first endurance event in a time of 5.29 hours carrying 100kgs. They also got best time overall beating middle weight, lightweight and junior. To top it off also got best conditioned horse as well. Would be interested to talk to you about training in hot humid conditions. Our horses eat grass, lucerne hay, some grain and salt. We never give them any suplements or additives, no elctorlites etc just salt. We raced our stallion Eleaffar Cadenza (Sire of all our horses-we only breed to one mare) he was clocked over a mile carrying 65kg - 1 minute, 45 seconds. He won four races and was made to carry 65kgs as a four year old. He was trained on some very steep hills (mountains) in Australia. We would like to see someone set up a professional endurance venue in Australia such as you have in Malaysia. Now where do you get the sponsorship for that? Kind Regards and good luck at the WEG2010. Magna ArabiansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-80831323229989386452009-04-14T00:02:00.000+08:002009-04-14T00:02:00.000+08:00Hi Dr Nik,Congrats to tuanku get no 3.1 pencapaian...Hi Dr Nik,<BR/><BR/>Congrats to tuanku get no 3.1 pencapaian yg amat baik utk tuanku bg pemangkin generasi akan dtg. Well, x de ke pix kat endurance ride d malacca?<BR/><BR/>DHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-66981365792886170922009-04-13T22:20:00.000+08:002009-04-13T22:20:00.000+08:00Dear nik.An enjoyable reading.Two questions: 1. Ho...Dear nik.<BR/>An enjoyable reading.<BR/>Two questions: 1. How many capsules of Arcoxia (of 120mg, I believe) you gave to your horse?<BR/>2.Is it true, horse riding could lead to a sterile rider. (Most ancient army generals were sterile!)RahmatHarounHashimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09217816593759648173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177051091363290480.post-73310647292988878382009-04-13T12:29:00.000+08:002009-04-13T12:29:00.000+08:00He he Dr Nik ,pinjamlah kuda tuanku supaya dapat d...He he Dr Nik ,pinjamlah kuda tuanku supaya dapat dekat sikit ngan dia.Pagi tadi saya dengar tuanku dapat no 3, not bad eh?Anyway you are really dedicated to this sport, I must salute you..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com