Events
Article 824 Categories of
Endurance Rides
International
Endurance Rides are divided into:
CEI (Concours de
Raid d'Endurance International), CEIO (Concours de Raid d'Endurance
International Officiel), The International Endurance Rides specified below are
governed by the General Regulations of the FEI and by the rules in this booklet.
According to the degree of difficulty (hazards, distances, speeds, length of the
course), they are divided into:
1.
CEIs
1.1. They must comply with the requirements of
the General Regulations and the Rules for Endurance
Riding.
1.2. In these Rides, there must only be
an official individual classification.
1.3. Where there is a team competition,
it may not be considered as an Official Team competition and each member of the
team will automatically be considered as an individual competitor. The number of
teams, which can be accepted, is at the discretion of the Organising Committee.
Teams may consist of three or four competitors not necessarily of the same
nationality.
1.4. CEIs are defined in the FEI
Calendar according to the number of competition days and the length of the
course.CEIs are divided into four different star levels as follows:
4
Star:
Senior Championships of
and major rides of a minimum of 160 km and more per day or 100km
and more per day over two days; World
Cup Finals and finals of series or major rides approved by the FEI
Endurance Committee.
3
Star:
All rides of 140 km and more in one day or 80 km and more over 2 or more days
2
Star:
All rides between 100 80 km and 139 km in one day or between
50 40 km and 79 km over two or more days
1
Star:
All rides between 50 40 km and 99 79 km in one day
Minimum
Speeds:
4 Star: 12km per hour. With
pulse 64 bpm within 30 minutes recovery
3 Star: 12 km per hour. With
pulse 64 bpm within 30 minutes recovery
2 Star: 9-12 km per hour. With
pulse 60 bpm within 20 minutes recovery
1 Star: Maximum speed 16 km per
hour and pulse 56 bpm within 20 minutes recovery with a Vet gate after each
25 km (minimum) - 30 km (maximum).