The Equestrian Endurance, endurance or raid (the latter designation usual in Spain) is a
equestrian discipline in which it tests the speed, skill and physical endurance and
Psychological horse and rider, as both must travel long distances in a
day, through the most diverse terrain and against time. For the above, the rider must
have the ability to measure the effort of his horse and keep a pace during the
test. The competition is to complete a certain number of stages or phases with
a predetermined number of miles. The tour is very varied, with several types of
soil and natural obstacles, and end of each stage the horses are inspected by
vets, who, in the absence of any medical problem, give permission for continue in the race.
At the end of a race horse he is taking these pulsations not be over
64 and if they are on what is allowed, the rider is removed.
World Championships for the distance traveled is 160 kilometers, divided into six
phases, which is supplemented by competitors in 12 hours and average speed más.La
can vary greatly depending on the ground by where the test ranged from
15 km / h to 24 km / hour. It is a test where that comes first is the winner
but there is a prize most searched for any sports which is the "best condition" the
horse that presents the best physical condition to complete the test rated by the times
recovery from the test phase.