Namibian Endurance Riding
The official Namibian
Endurance website.
The first
endurance ride in
Namibia was held in 1966 between Veldduin and Maroelaboom.
The first endurance ride club in
Namibia was established in 1978 at Grootfontein and was called “Otjiwanda
Uithouritklub”.
After
the withdrawal of the South African Defence Force in 1989 endurance
riding stopped in
Namibia.
After the Namibian Independence the Grootfontein Endurance Ride Club
was established in 1990 and the first endurance ride was held on 13
April 1990 at Kranzfontein near Grootfontein.
In 1992 the first Namibian Championships were held at Gobabis.
Ever since the endurance sport has grown tremendously and
we now have more than 200 members and seven clubs.
More important than
the numbers however, is the quality improvement that Namibia Endurance
Riding have experienced. We have grown to
become internationally competitive with our wonderful and tough horses.
Today we host some of
the most challenging endurance rides, attracting riders from all
over the world.
