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09 September 2025
Stacey Stearns
The young rider looks ahead to representing Romania on Endurance’s world stage...
Early on the morning of 20 September, athletes and horses will set off on the 120km course of the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders and Juniors in Buftea (ROM).
It marks a milestone for Romania as the first major FEI Endurance event the country has hosted, and for Ana Iarina Cosma, one of the young riders on the Romanian team, it represents the culmination of a dream several years in the making.
“I’m very excited to have this opportunity, especially because, since I heard the news, I worked really hard to be able to compete in the World Championship at home,” said Ana, who turns 18 years old just days after the event.
“I’ve been to Buftea multiple times for national competitions, and I’m glad to see our country has the chance to host an event of this magnitude.”
Ana is preparing for the biggest moment of her career so far as she lines up alongside the best young riders in the world. Fresh from a top 25 finish at the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses 2025 in Jullianges (FRA), she is eager to showcase both her own progress and Romania’s growing strength in Endurance...
Read more here:
https://www.fei.org/stories/sport/endurance/home-soil-big-dreams-ana-iarina-cosma-ready-buftea
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