With a love of full- and part-bred Arab horses, Endurance was the obvious sport for Elwell, depending as it does upon the stamina and courage of both horse and rider over considerable distances – just what Arab horses do best! Events can range from graded rides over ten miles at an easy pace for novices, through to international races over 160 kilometres in a single day at average speeds of over 20kph.

Endurance has something to offer even the non-riders in your family. Competitors (both two and four-legged) need refreshments, water and sometimes running repairs to tack. This needs a crew in a support vehicle to intercept and service the horse and rider at pre-arranged points, navigating by map and GPS and often driving through fields and along rough tracks to get there in time -   if you think of it as car-rallying for horses with a pit-crew, you’ll get the idea!