First rider fatality rocks endurance
A 45-year-old mother of two has died while taking part in a 10-mile pleasure ride run by Endurance GB
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Endurance GB
Endurance GB is the national governing body for endurance riding in the UK and any international competitor competing under the British flag needs to be registered with the body.
It encompasses 23 groups in England and Wales which organise social events and rides from non-competitive 8km (5 mile) rides to competitive 160km (100 miles) rides.
The domestic sport in Scotland is run by the Scottish Endurance Riding Club (SERC), which is independent but affiliated to Endurance GB, which represents SERC’s endurance riding interests at British Equestrian. One of SERC’s club management committee serves as a director on the Endurance GB board.
UK citizens living in Northern Ireland who wish to compete internationally in endurance have the choice of affiliating to Horse Sport Ireland or to Endurance GB.
Endurance GB provides over 100 events a year for members of the association on registered horses and ponies, as well as many social and pleasure rides to encourage non-members.
The body describes its mission as follows: “Our mission is to promote and enhance the sport of endurance (competitive long distance) riding within the United Kingdom, by providing competition, training and development opportunities that will appeal to all levels of rider from beginner to world class winner. The society will endeavour to promote and uphold at all times the highest standards of horse welfare.”
There are a number of different paid-for types of membership of the endurance governing body, such as full membership for different age categories, non-riding membership and associate membership, again for different age categories. There are also various free memberships such as for those taking part in sponsored events or pleasure rides and volunteers.
Endurance GB is a member body of British Equestrian (previously known as the British Equestrian Federation and still shortened to BEF), which brings together sport organisations such as Endurance GB and its equivalents in the other non-Olympic and Olympic disciplines, industry bodies such as the British Grooms Association and the British Equestrian Trade Association and charities such as World Horse Welfare, the Riding for the Disabled Association and the British Horse Society.
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Young Britons sixth in World Championships
The Endurance GB young rider team finished sixth out of more than 24 countries at the FEI World Endurance Championships in Bahrain
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British riders begin contest for desert gold
Britain’s Endurance Young Riders start their campaign at the FEI World Young Rider Championships in Bahrain
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British young riders seek gold in desert
Endurance GB has announced the young rider team for the World Championships in Bahrain 05
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Horse dies at FEI endurance event
An endurance horse died after completed the 120km Dukeries FEI endurance ride in Nottinghamshire
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New home for endurance Europeans
The FEI European Open Endurance Championship will take place in Compiègne, France, at the end of August
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Endurance world champion retains gold
The FEI's Judicial Committee has decided that the official results of the Endurance World Championship in Dubai will remain unchanged
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Endurance world splits in two again
A group of disgruntled endurance riders have set up their own society, Sport Endurance, in response to their dissatisfaction with Endurance GB
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Pressure builds on EGB over finances
One regional group chairman has withdrawn rides from the EGB calendar as confusion reigns over the organisation's financial deficit of £80,000
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FEI confirms world endurance champion
The FEI has announced that the endurance world championship's organising committee had no right to disqualify Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who remains the event's official winner
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World endurance championship breaks records
Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates claims the individual world endurance title, while Italy won team gold at the single largest world equestrian championship ever to take place
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New rating system for endurance judges
The FEI is to produce a new list of international endurance judges based upon a new star rating criteria as part of its extensive review of the sport
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Endurance selectors quit en masse
The spotlight has fallen on Endurance GB’s management of international teams as turbulent times continue for the sport’s governing body
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Marathon man runs for Spinal Research
Endurance rider and former chairman of Endurance GB, John Hudson, is running the Flora London Marathon to raise funds for the BEF's official charity, Spinal Research
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New endurance qualifiers proposed
The FEI is considering introducing a new qualification system for endurance World Championships to improve the standard of competition and answer welfare concerns
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New management team unveiled
Endurance GB looks to the future with a new international management team and world class performance plan to help riders bring home championship medals
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Extra events for endurance riders
An expanded ride calendar offers endurance riders extra chances to qualify for the 2005 European Championships, which are taking place on home turf in Wiltshire
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Britain to host endurance Europeans
Britain has beaten off strong competition from France and Portugal to host the Open European Endurance Championships in 2005
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Support for endurance overhaul
A radical rethink of Endurance GB's international efforts aims to place Britain's riders back at the top of world class competition
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Changing times for endurance
Following a disappointing performance by the British squad at the European earlier this year, Endurance GB has revealed its new plans to establish Britain alongside the world's best
