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WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A COMPETITIVE TRAIL RIDE (CTR) AND AN ENDURANCE RIDE?
A competitive
trail ride is similar in many respects to an endurance ride. Both cover a
set, measured course, and the veterinary judge closely monitors the horses
in both sports. Endurance rides must be completed within a maximum time,
and the winner is the horse that finishes first and is judged fit to
continue. But in competitive trail riding, the horse and rider must
finish the ride within a window of time, and speed is not a judging
factor. Horse manners are judged in competitive trail riding, as is
horsemanship; these are not judged in endurance. In endurance riding,
horses are checked by a veterinary judge at certain points and are judged
as fit to continue. The veterinary judge in competitive trail riding will
check the horse anywhere along the trail, and the horse is judged on
whether his parameters have changed since the baseline established at
Friday check-in. Riders can proceed on foot in endurance riding, but for
all forward motion in competitive trail riding, the rider must be mounted.
Endurance rides may be much longer than a competitive trail ride.
Some endurance rides go 100 miles in 24 hours!
North American Trail
Ride Conference
We would like to recognize the Paso Fino riders
who compete in the
Endurance and Competitive Trail Rides.
Send us pictures and details of 2007 awards, etc. and we will feature you
on this page!
For more information on
endurance and competitive distance riding, visit the following
websites. They have excellent
educational sections on what the rides are like, how to train and so
on. It's up-to-date, clear information.
www.aerc.org and
www.distanceriding.com
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