FEI Endurance Championship, Dubai (UAE), 26 - 27 January 2005

The Organising Committee of the World Endurance Championships, which are taking place next month in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, have confirmed that they have received definite entries for 188 horses from 41 nations.

The horses are all due to start arriving in Dubai around 8 January allowing them time to acclimatise ahead of the competition which takes place on 26 and 27 January 2005.

At the final trial, which took place in Dubai last weekend held at the state of the art purpose built – complete with a five-star hotel – Dubai Endurance Village, the Organising Committee and the FEI confirmed that everything had worked perfectly.

The Village now looks forward to welcoming the expected 800 riders, crew members, team vets, team farriers, team doctors, horse owners and officials who will take part in what is likely to be the biggest Equestrian World Championship ever.

Full details of the riders and horses taking part will be published on the FEI web site in early January after the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Media representative wishing to cover the event, should get in touch with the respective National Federations, which all the relevant information for the press has been sent to.