pleasure rides le trec and endurance gb , the difference ?

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Whats the difference and competitive parts and what can you achieve between all these i have done pleasure rides on my boy and was quite hooked i want to compete but would really like to do these, ive had a read/scout about and is one more competitive than the other and can you ride for england in endurance gb and how do they work points/miles etc have been talking about it with someone but neither of us know anything really thank-you
 
This doesn't really answer your question, but I would suggest you phone/email someone from endurance gb. I recently did the 20 mile Penshurst South East Training Endurance ride. It was really well organised and every one was so friendly.

It is definitely something I would consider doing next season.
 
Endurance GB is the governing body of endurance.

Pleasure rides are non competitive rides and be up to 24km (15 miles).

Le trec is a totally different sport.

If you have done a pleasure ride and enjoyed it then contact your local endurance group.

Where do you live and I can then tell you which is your local group.
 
If you've done a vetted pleasure ride, then the first rung of the competitive endurance ladder is not much different to that. You'll ride between 30 and 50km (18 and 30 miles) at the same speed that you did for your pleasure ride, and you'll get a slightly more detailed vetting at the end and the vet will take pulses. You'll then get given a grading award depending on the finishing pulse and the speed you rode.

Once you've done some novice rides, you can move on to open rides, which are the same as novice rides but go up to 80km and the speed parameters are a bit faster.

At novice and open levels you're competing against yourself, really. So if your horse normally gets a grade 4, and you get a grade 2, you know you've had a really good day. You will also get points to go towards end of year awards. And you'll have a really good time riding over a wide variety of routes: http://www.youtube.com/user/WestridingEGB

Then, when you've worked your way through novice and open levels, you can go on to do 'endurance rides'. These are 80-160km in a day. This is where you do start competing against others and it does get very competitive. It's generally friendly, well sporting competition though, and people are still really helpful. There is a massed start, and placings are given in order of finishing (although the finishers still have to pass the final vetting to keep their place). You may get a racing finish to the line in an ER, such as this one after 120km:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DGKEWI2CTA

Le Trec is a bit different. You have an orienteering section where you have to find your way round a marked course riding at a very precise defined speed, you have a control of paces section where you have to walk fast and canter slowly, and then there's an obstacle course including jumps and hazards.
 
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