Described as the ultimate challenge, Endurance riding involves extreme distances across breathtaking landscapes. Intense and tactical, the mental and physical demands of the sport provide a test of mind as much as body.

FEI Endurance facts and figures 2022

Top 3 NFs with events in Endurance

Top 3 NFs with registered athletes in Endurance

Top 3 NFs with registered horses in Endurance

Major Events in 2022

FEI Endurance European Championship for Young Riders & Juniors, Vic (ESP)

It was a home-win for host nation, Spain, at the FEI Endurance European Championship for Young Riders & Juniors held in Vic (ESP), as the Spanish team took gold for the second championship in a row, and placings in the top two on the individual podium.

For this ride, athletes completed a mountainous and challenging 120 km-long course, over four 30km loops. Towards the finish it became a tight race, with team France ultimately claiming silver and team Italy claiming bronze. Spain’s Joana Ullastre Niubó with JM Bucefala and Gerard Casadesus Ruaix with Bolchoi el Akim both rode in towards the finish line together clasping their hands in the air, ecstatic to have respectively won gold and silver. Caterina Coppini and Vezire from Italy came in third.

Young Riders & Juniors Team Podium

Young Riders & Junior Individual Podium

FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses, Vic (ESP)

The action in Vic continued on from the European Championships for Young Riders & Juniors with the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses held right after, and which welcomes 42 athletes from 20 countries around the world. Out of all the eight-year-old horses present, it would be Lola de Jalima who crossed the finish line of the 120km first and passed all the vet checks successfully.   

Podium