Shahzada 400km Marathon
D-Lua Park travelled to St Albans, NSW, to meet our regular NSW clients and make our products available for assessment by NSW members. We donated a Grand Prix Natural Deluxe to be presented to the rider judged to be “most deserving” amongst the completions.
Congratulations to all successful completions in the 2008 Shahzada!
At the end of the week and 400kms there are always many unusual stories of “how to survive the Shahzada test”
One of the most credible stories is Brad Dillon, riding Evonglen Holmgaard, who successfully completed the 400kms. What many did not know was that Brad Dillon’s horse had developed a sore back by late Tuesday, however, with good management, Brad & Evonglen Holmgaard were able to complete in 39 hrs 10 min and take 2nd place overall, because Brad took every opportunity on the goat tracks and technical sections, to dismount, unsaddle and to make his own effort a little easier he strapped the saddle to his back.