Endurance

📘 Overview

Endurance competitions are long-distance events designed to test a horse's stamina, health, and recovery ability. Races can be completed solo or in teams, and come in two formats:

  • Speed Races: Shorter distances, winner is the fastest to finish.

  • Stamina Races: Longer distances, scored on recovery rate, vet checks, time, and weight carried.

Endurance riding blends strategy, horsemanship, and resilience, making it a unique test of long-term horse fitness.

🐎 Breed Regulations & Stat Requirements

  • Speed: 20–45 mph

  • Jump: 0.00–6.99 ft

  • Divisions: D6 to D2

This is an open discipline, though certain breeds naturally perform better due to their build and stamina. Common choices include:

  • American Paint Horse

  • American Quarter Horse

  • Arabian

  • Anglo-Arabian

  • Belgian Sport Horse

  • Brazilian Sport Horse

  • Canadian Sport Horse

  • Finnhorse

  • German Sport Horse

  • Haflinger

  • Hanoverian

  • Irish Draught

  • Irish Sport Horse

  • Noriker

  • Trakehner

🧑‍⚖️ Judging

Before racing, each horse must pass a vet check to be deemed fit. Courses include waypoints and natural obstacles, with mandatory holds (rest stops).

Each section ends with a veterinary inspection. Heart rate and respiration must be below a set threshold to continue. Judges pause the timer during vet holds; riders must wait 5 minutes at each checkpoint.

❌ Disqualifications

  • Taking shortcuts off-course

  • Failing a vet check at any point

📊 Scoring

The winner is the first to cross the finish line and pass the final vet inspection.

Additional scoring may consider:

  • Speed

  • Recovery rate

  • Vet check performance

🧱️ Course Building

  • Standard Distance: 5,000 blocks

  • Extended Distance: 5,000–20,000 blocks

  • Two-Day Events: Over 20,000 blocks, broken into segments

Courses must have:

  • Clear waypoints/flags

  • Visible holds and obstacle warnings

  • A logical, followable path from start to finish

🎁 Prize Pot & Entry Fees

  • Two-day events have higher rewards than single-day events

  • All prizes must be in-game items or currency

🚫 Real money transactions are strictly prohibited. Any attempt will result in a permanent IP ban for the host.

💼 Attire & Equipment

Rider:

  • Show jacket, shirt, or polo

  • Protective vest (optional)

Horse:

  • English saddle and bridle

  • Protective leg gear

  • Mane should be braided, cut short, or roached

📚 Hosting Requirements

  • Events must have multiple judges, stationed at vet checks

  • All times and vet scores must be recorded on a shared document

  • Courses must be clearly marked with waypoints, holds, and hazards

No formal license is required to host, but maps must be recorded or visibly structured for judge verification.

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