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 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).