It can be difficult to comprehend what you need to do to start Endurance and make it up through the levels, with so many different numbers and distances available, so here is a quick guide to progressing in Endurance.
Pleasure Rides
- Minimum age of horse: 4yo
- Up to 32km
- Pass a trot up before and after the ride
- Max speed 12kph
Novice
- Minimum age of horse: 5yo
- 20-50km
- Full vetting
- 15kph Max speed
- Complete 5 Novice rides to upgrade
Open
- Minimum age of horse: 6yo
- Up to 90km Graded Endurance Rides
- Full Vetting
- 18kph Max speed
- Complete 2x 65-80km (one of which must be 80km) to upgrade
Advanced
- Minimum age of horse: 7yo
- No maximum distance: Usually 160km in one day
- Graded rides capped at 18kph
- No maximum speed for competitive endurance rides
FEI
- To do a 1* your horse must be a minimum age of 6yo and have completed 2x 40-70km and 2x 80-100km at a maximum speed of 16kph
- To do a 2* your horse must be a minimum age of 7yo and have completed a minimum 2 out of 3 consecutive 1*’s.
- To do a 3* your horse must be a minimum age of 8yo and have completed a minimum 2 out of 3 consecutive 2*s.
Senior Championships
- Minimum age of horse: 9yo
- Must have completed 2x 3*
- Need to be selected by the National Federation to represent Team GBR
Please check the current rules on the Endurance GB and FEI sites as these may not be correct and up to date.
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