Described as the ultimate challenge, Endurance riding involves extreme distances across breath-taking landscapes. Intense and tactical, the mental and physical demands of the sport provide a test of mind as much as body with athlete and equine welfare paramount at all times.

2017 FEI Endurance facts and figures at a glance…

Top 3 NFs with events in Endurance:

Greatest increase since 2016: USA +31 events

Top 3 NFs with registered athletes in Endurance:

Greatest increase since 2016: India +145 athletes

Top 3 NFs with registered horses in Endurance:

Greatest increase since 2016: UAE +1,390 horses

New in 2017

A dedicated FEI Endurance Facebook destination – FOLLOW

All annexes and agendas to the FEI General Assembly are now available to the public. You can view the 2017 Technical Committee Report for Endurance HERE as well as all proposed rules modifications and other relevant documentation.

Major Events in 2017

Endurance riders tackled gruelling courses in Europe, the Americas and Africa in a dramatic 2017 season including the much awaited FEI Endurance European Championship 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. You will find a condensed summary below or you can read all about it here – with video highlights and more…

FEI ENDURANCE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2017, BRUSSELS (BEL)

Germany’s Sabrina Arnold claimed her first major individual Championship win as she and Tarzibus were crowned FEI Endurance European Champions 2017 in Brussels (BEL), but it was the Spanish that took team gold when their top finishers claimed individual silver and bronze.

The German pair, who are based near Marseilles, led from the first loop and completed the 160-kilometre course in a time of 7.14.52, with an average speed of 22kph. The 10-year-old gelding was praised throughout for his fast recovery times and the pair finished more than 15 minutes ahead of their closest rivals. A prominent competitor on the international circuit, Arnold won the 2016 FEI European Endurance Championships for Young Horses in Negrepelisse (FRA) with the seven-year-old Tsagan Nour.

Spain’s Alex Luque Moral and Calandria PH took individual silver ahead of compatriot Angel Soy Coll with Tonik de Becherel in bronze. Omar Blanco Rodrigo and Selif de la Nie finished fourth and out of the individual medals, but their placing meant the Spanish successfully retained their 2015 team title. The Italians took team silver, with Sweden in bronze, their first team Endurance medal for 17 years. Both France and the Netherlands, silver and bronze medallists in 2015, failed to record a team score.

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