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RE: [RC] [RC] [Endurance Riding: News] Endurance riding to start non-racing rides - Ranelle Rubin

"We're also organising a series of endurance rides for people who don't want to race, called the Performance Equestrian Endurance Challenge Series."

This series also runs on a points-for-distance-completed basis, but over multi-day rides of up to 80km per day

.kind of sounds like a Duck ride...:)



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From: Steph Teeter <steph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: news@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] [Endurance Riding: News] Endurance riding to start non-racing rides
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:52:13 -0700 (PDT)

HorseandHound.co.UKAbigail Butcher, H&H news editor27 October,
2007British endurance riding is to introduce two new categories in the
sport in a bid to offer more to existing members and develop interest
in the UK.John Yeoman, chairman of Endurance GB (EGB), told H&H that
the new campaigns answered members' requests."We want to bring people
in at the bottom of our sport, and that's pleasure riding," he said. "A
number of our members wanted to have a pleasure riding championship or
ride without racing."The 2008 Pleasure Ride Championship, sponsored by
insurance company KBIS, is open to all competitors taking part in any
pleasure ride organised by EGB, Scottish Endurance Riding Club (SERC),
the British Horse Society and affiliated riding clubs.Pleasure ride
distances vary between 10-40km, and one point is awarded per 1km
covered successfully. The combination with the most points at the end
of the year wins a championship trophy.Although people are not required
to join EGB to qualify for the trophy, riders must complete at least
four rides organised by EGB or SERC."We hope to encourage people to
come and see what we're doing and maybe have a go at an endurance ride
too," said Mr Yeoman. "We're also organising a series of endurance
rides for people who don't want to race, called the Performance
Equestrian Endurance Challenge Series."This series also runs on a
points-for-distance-completed basis, but over multi-day rides of up to
80km per day. As well as a trophy, there is £500 to the end-of-season
winner, £300 for second place and £200 for third.Nottinghamshire-based
Denise Hutchins regularly takes part in pleasure rides, but she said
the new points system and trophy would not lure her
into "competing"."As a pleasure rider it probably wouldn't interest
me," she said. "I like to get a rosette at the end of the day, but I do
pleasure rides because I don't want to compete."She added: "I'm
thinking about joining EGB anyway to do a novice season with my
youngster, but I do think of pleasure rides and endurance riding
separately."Mr Yeoman denied that the move is directed as competition
to Sport Endurance, a breakaway organisation set up two years ago,
saying he hopes Sport Endurance will be part of it one day.EGB
currently has 2,000 members.www.endurancegb.co.ukHorseandHound.co.UK

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Posted By Steph Teeter to Endurance Riding: News at 10/27/2007 08:49:00
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