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Endurance and Competitive Trail

Read more about endurance riding and competitive trail riding, how to get involved, how to improve your skills, news, stories from participants, and more with Horse Illustrated's articles.Endurance riding is an internationally recognized discipline that involves riding long-distance race while the horse must pass veterinary inspections along the way. They are usually 50- or 100-mile long rides, while limited distance rides are only 25 miles for new riders to the sport. Many different breeds participate, but Arabians are by far the most popular breed for this sport. Endurance is governed internationally by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and in the U.S. by the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC).Competitive trail riding (CTR) involves riding a set distance (usually 40 miles per day) for usually one to three days. Speed is not the main factor, with it being more of a judged trail ride. Timed events mean the horse-and-rider must finish in a certain time range, but veterinary checks, rider behavior, performance of the horse and ability to recover, manners, and other criteria are evaluated.    

The Broxton Bridge Plantation in Ehrhardt, S.C., played host to the inaugural USEF Endurance National Championships on November 14-16 as part of the 2019 North American Endurance Championships. In addition, an unofficial FEI team competition was integrated into the...
Read on to find out the USA endurance team that was named by US Equestrian for the 2018 World Equestrian Games that are to be held in Tryon, NC.US Equestrian has announced four athlete-and-horse combinations for the U.S. Endurance...
Endurance riding can be an intimidating equine sport. After all, the shortest distance offered is 25 miles long. But a grassroots effort for a "Green Bean" program has been growing for the past few years to help the newest...
When you think of endurance riding, you may conjure up images of 100-mile rides across rocky terrain or multi-day rides across the high desert. In reality, endurance riding careers can begin with a relatively easy 10-mile introductory ride or...
The Kentucky Derby is an exciting two minutes, but what about a race that lasts 100 miles and a teenage girl and her humble horse win it all, finishing in less than 14 hours? Over the winter, I had a...
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum of the UAE and Yamamah won individual gold in the endurance ride at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Photo: Lesley WardSheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum of the United Arab Emerites...
USEF Press ReleaseThe United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named five horse-and-athlete combinations to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Endurance Team. Additionally, four horse-and-athlete combinations have been named as alternates.The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named...
In 2010, Spain's Maria Alvarez Ponton rode her horse Nobby to individual gold in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games endurance ride. She did it less than two month's after giving birth to a baby girl. That's impressive.Almost as...
Do you dream of spending all day with your horse? Do you love discovering new trails and taking on the challenge of varied terrain? Do you believe that there's no such thing as too much time in the saddle?...
USEF Press Release The top athletes in endurance are set to compete in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trail CEI2* 120 at Broxton Bridge Planation in Ehrhardt, S.C., April 18-19. Fifteen individuals will vie for...
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