Endurance GB
Endurance GB is the governing body for endurance riding in Great Britain as well as organising over 100 affiliated events per year. It is one of the 16 organisations which form part of the British Equestrian Federation. External links Endurance GB official website References

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Endurance Riding
Endurance riding is an equestrian sport based on controlled long-distance races. It is one of the international competitions recognized by the FEI. There are endurance rides worldwide. Endurance rides can be any distance, though they are rarely over 160 km for a one-day competition. There are two main types of long-distance riding, competitive trail riding and endurance rides. In an endurance ride, discussed in this article, the winning horse is the first one to cross the finish line while stopping periodically to pass a veterinary check that deems the animal in good health and fit to continue. As with human marathon running, many riders will participate to improve their horse's personal best performance and consider finishing the distance with a proper vet completion record to be a "win". In the United States, most endurance rides are either 50 or long. Shorter rides, called Limited Distance rides (LD), are organized for new riders to the sport or young horses being ...
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Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The 60% smaller island of Ireland is to the west—these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, form the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a landbridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's third-most-populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The term "Great Britain" is often used to refer to England, Scotland and Wales, including their component adjoining islands. Great Britain and Northern Ireland now constitute the ...
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British Equestrian Federation
British Equestrian (previously The British Equestrian Federation) founded 1972 is the national governing body of equestrian sport in Great Britain and represents the country at the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). Her Majesty the Queen Consort is the organisation's Patron. Remit As an umbrella body the purpose of the federation is the steering of equestrianism in Britain. Together with the British Horseracing Authority and the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the BE forms the British Horse Industry Confederation. In 2022 the body has 712 officials, 1043 registered athletes and 2318 registered horses. Leadership The leaderships stands for a period of four years, with a maximum of two terms. The current chairman is Malcom Wharton (Chair, 2020), with previous chairmen including Badminton Horse Trials organiser Hugh Thomas. Membership British Equestrian is formed of eighteen (fifteen full, three associate) independent member bodies who represent the var ...
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Equestrian Organizations
The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ancient Rome *Equestrian statue, a statue of a leader on horseback *Equestrian nomads, one of various nomadic or semi-nomadic ethnic groups whose culture places special emphasis on horse breeding and riding *Equestrian at the Summer Olympics, a division of Olympic Games competition Other *The ship ''Equestrian'', used to transport convicts from England to Australia, for example Alfred Dancey. See also *Equestria, Pretoria *Equestria Equestria () is the fictional setting of the fourth and fifth generations of the My Little Pony toy line and media franchise, including the animated television series '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and '' My Little Pony: Pony Life''. ...

Equestrian Sports In The United Kingdom
The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ancient Rome *Equestrian statue, a statue of a leader on horseback *Equestrian nomads, one of various nomadic or semi-nomadic ethnic groups whose culture places special emphasis on horse breeding and riding *Equestrian at the Summer Olympics, a division of Olympic Games competition Other *The ship ''Equestrian'', used to transport convicts from England to Australia, for example Alfred Dancey. See also *Equestria, Pretoria *Equestria Equestria () is the fictional setting of the fourth and fifth generations of the My Little Pony toy line and media franchise, including the animated television series '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and '' My Little Pony: Pony Life''. ...