Following the launch of Endurance riding as an official Pony Club discipline in March, the inaugural PC Endurance Championships were held at The College EC, Bedfordshire on September 20th. The Championships ran alongside the EGB Cromwell Group’s annual ‘The College Ride’.

Pony Club members who took part had qualified for the championships at Pony Club Endurance rides all over the country throughout the year. Approximately 50 PC competitors took part in the championships; in Junior (eight to 12 years) and Senior (over 13 years) levels, both individually and in teams. As with the other PC disciplines, classes were set at Novice (32km at 10km per hour), Intermediate (40km at 11km per hour) and Open (40km at 12km per hour).

The eventual winners came from all over the country, from Cheshire to Buckinghamshire and Yorkshire to Lancashire, and were treated to goodies from the sponsors Carr & Day & Martin.

“We are thrilled with how well our inaugural Championships have run,” commented Cherry Michell, Chairman of The Pony Club. “The fantastic weather helped show what a fitting discipline Endurance is for The Pony Club, with Members from all over the map coming to ride across the countryside, with a solid knowledge of equine welfare.”

If you would like to get involved, please see The Pony Club or Endurange GB's website; links below.