First Endurance Championship for Pony Club

By Justine Thompson

Event diary

08 September 2009 15:29

Endurance Riding was launched as an official Pony Club discipline earlier this year, and now members are gearing up for their inaugural championships.

The PC Endurance Championships are to be held at The College EC, Bedfordshire, on September 20 with over 50 competitors due to take part.

Competitors, who have qualified at venues around the country, will be split across Junior (eight to 12 years) and Senior (over 13 years) levels, both individually and in teams.

As with the other PC disciplines, classes will be set at Novice (32km at 10km per hour), Intermediate (40km at 11km per hour) and Open (40km at 12km per hour) levels.

Pony Club Endurance is supported by Carr & Day & Martin, and the Championship will be running alongside the EGB Cromwell Group’s annual ‘The College Ride’.

“We are really pleased with the way Pony Club Members have taken to endurance riding,” said Robert Blane, chairman of Pony Club Endurance.

“The inaugural championships will be a great opportunity for us to see what our members already taking part can achieve, as well as a shop window for Pony Club members wanting to see what it’s all about.”

Spectators are welcome at the event, with no charge for entry, and food is available to purchase.