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WAERA General Information

Endurance riding has been active in W.A. since the mid '60's and currently has approximately 170 members, with a greater number of social riders as well. We run approximately 18 rides each year, which may be held from Geraldton in the north, east to Merredin, south to Margaret River or anywhere in between.

New members are definitely welcome! If you are interested in finding out more about this sport, how it operates, what is required to get started or seeing what happens at a ride, contact the Secretary or anyone on the Committee.  Remember - you do not need to become a member to ride - day membership is available for you to "have a go"

This web page provides W.A. members and anyone else interested in the sport with up-to-date news and information about our sport and related activities. Information is updated regularly, so come back again soon....

 

What is endurance about ...

Well it may seem that we are crazy riders who spend all day on the horse's back, but there is a lot more to our sport than that.  Endurance riding with WAERA is about family, camping, spending some time with your four footed companions (yes, at most rides, dogs are welcome - provided they stay on their leads)!

Our rides aren't all 'really long' - there are a range of distance options to suit the most cautious rider (2okm) through to the most ambitious, who could do our Marathon (3 days of 80km per day) or our 160km rides (24hours to ride 160kms!).  Have a look at our ride calendar to see what rides are coming up!

You don't even have to be 'that' experienced or have a certain type of horse - this sport encourages people of any age and and horses of any type to join.  The only pre-requisite is that you and your horse are physically fit enough to pass the vet check and conduct the ride.

Where do we ride? Our rides are hosted by either the club, or other clubs wishing to conduct some fundraising and show off their beautiful part of WA.  This means you can choose to travel to rides and get to ride in some beautiful parts of the state, or, if you are limited in time, you may choose to go to those closer to your area.

There is no restriction on how many rides you attend (or don't). The choice is purely up to you.  You don't even have to join the club to start with - we give 'day passes' to riders who are experimenting with the sport and not yet sure if they want to commit to the club.

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