Click here to see a great album of 2010 photos including the trail maps of the ride
Adventure Trail Day
Pipestave Hill Equestrian Area, West Newbury, MA
Sunday, September 18, 2011
2011 ENTRY FORM IS NOW POSTED!
September is just right for fun.
Bring your team or we'll find you one.
Pipestave's great for its jumps and trails.
Games and laughter - never fails.
Come with your friends - it's for all.
Bring family too; they'll have a ball.
For this fun day, don't primp your horse.
We hope to see you on the course!
RIDE TIMES: Click here (none posted yet)
Please join us for a non-competitive, fun, team ADVENTURE trail ride on the lovely trails
and fields at Pipestave Hill and the surrounding area.
Teams of two to four riders will travel a course of 3+ miles through trails and fields. Along the way, you will encounter challenges – tests and obstacles and jumps – similar to those you might encounter on any trail ride. All challenges are optional, so riders of all levels can participate.
Adventure Trail is NOT timed or scored. Travel at your own pace! Volunteers will be on course to assist with directions and safety. The event will be held rain or shine with the course adjusted as needed for safety.
KUDOS FROM LAST YEAR:
"The 4 in our group thoroughly enjoyed the Adventure Ride on Sunday! What a great event, and excellent for horses to have fun and to accommodate a lot of different situations and requests from their riders. Please pass on to the group who put it together that we all loved it, the trails were great, the volunteers helpful and everyone else I have talked with who also went on the ride loved it A LOT as well!" Lisa White, Boxford, MA
ENTRIES & FEES
Pre-Registration: $30 per person
Mail your entry form with check and Coggins postmarked by Wednesday, September 14th. Please give your team name, with whom you are planning to ride, and preferred ride time. Assigned ride times will be posted on Friday, September 16th after 6 PM.
Post Entry: $35 per person
You may enter on the day but please note that pre-registered entrants will be given priority as we allocate start times.
Volunteer and Ride: $15.00 per person
You can save big by volunteering. Help is needed in setting up the course the day before, clean-up afterwards and other activities. Contact Sophiea to see what you can do to help.
Teams are 2 - 4 riders. If you do not have a team partner, contact Sophiea Bitel to see if she can match you up.
FORMAT
Teams check-in with the Secretary. Post entries must have their signed entry form, Coggins and payment (cash or check only). Each rider will receive an Adventure Trail passport. Once mounted and ready, teams approach the Starter for their departure time. Teams will be sent out at a minimum of 2 minute intervals. At several check points, each rider will present his/her Passport and receive a check-in sticker.
There will be volunteer spotters at most of the trail obstacles and jumps. If you are having trouble with a jump or obstacle, we ask that you be courteous to other participants and move on if you mount is not cooperating. Volunteers may ask you to skip an obstacle for safety reasons, or to allow other teams to negotiate the obstacle or jump.
At the end of your ride, please show your passport to receive your ribbon for completing the Adventure Trail.
TRAIL OBSTACLES
Our trail obstacles will have varying degrees of difficulty and some will have an easy option. Each rider can decide what to attempt or to skip some completely.
Trail challenges may include:
Walk or trot through narrow chute or gap or zigzag
Open and close gate
Back up straight in chute, or around a corner
Walk through water (Mill Pond)
Walk over simulated bridge, brush or uneven logs
Dismount, lead horse and remount
Halt and stand for extended period
Turn around in small marked area (keyhole)
Side-pass over a log; turn on forehand
Collect letter from mail box; or carry objects from place to place
Rider goes "around the world"
Put on and/or remove raincoat while mounted
Walk past or under moving objects (flags, balloons, streamers)
JUMPS
There will be a mix of cross country and stadium jumps. None will exceed 2'7" and many will be much smaller. Riders may pick and choose their height option at each jump, or go around. Mix and match heights throughout the course, or choose the same level at every fence. It's up to you!
Jumps may include:
Cross Country (fixed jumps): Logs, stone walls, post and rail, coops, gates, hay bales and stacked logs. Heights: 18" to 2'0" and some available up to 2'7"
Stadium (painted, colorful knock-down jumps): Rails, oxers, planks, panels, barrels, brush box. and gates, with decorations such as flower boxes Heights: 2 choices - Low crossrails or max 2'6"
Volunteers will be available to reset most jumps. If not, please reset them as a courtesy to the next participants if you can.
For more information, contact: Sophiea Bitel 781-286-0729
RULES FOR ADVENTURE TRAIL
(Please read!)
2011 ENTRY FORM
(Print and send, or bring with you if you are a post entry)
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