Endurance GB Lavenham Ride Receive Strong Entries

A strong entry of nearly 30 of Britain’s leading riders will take part in FEI International level competition under Endurance GB auspices for the first time this season at Lavenham, Suffolk (19-20 September).

Organisers of the 2020 endurance season’s first and only FEI event which takes place this weekend at Lavenham in Suffolk say they are delighted to have been able to meet stringent COVID guidelines in order to stage the competition.

The ride starts off in the grounds of Semer Manor, 12 miles to the West of Ipswich and offers an undulating course under the wide Suffolk skies.

The ride has previously been described by riders taking part as the ‘jewel in the crown’ of East Anglian competition combining both technical sections as well as faster elements.

Lined by trees and hedges, the track is almost entirely on wide grass margins which have been prepared for hunting and team chasing or on grassland. There are some very short road sections but remarkably the distance on tarmac is no more than half a mile in total.

The FEI classes will see riders compete at one-star 100km (CEI *), two-star 120km (CEI **) and three-star 140km (CEI ***) level.  The 140km CEI 3* class will give some combinations the chance to secure vital qualifiers for both next year’s World and European Endurance Championships.

Riders taking part in the top class include Norfolk-based Nicky Thorne with Kamilcia, Cornwall’s Annie Joppe with HS Chiara, Bella Fricker with Spanish Heir from North Buckinghamshire, Powys-based Fiona Griffiths with Balishia, Surrey rider Harry Ingram with Cabrita Larzac, James Dickinson with Magdy and Katie Bedwin with Aberllwyd Ibn Phariz both from West Sussex, Shropshire rider Laura Graham with Warrens Hill Farrah, Dorset-based Nikki Malcolm with Oso Spiralling Wind and Sue Box from Monmouthshire with HS Shaman.

Endurance GB and the organising team have stressed that the event will be run with strict adherence to Covid 19 regulations.

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