MT: AERC National Championships

Are you planning on coming to Antelope Island Endurance Ride (Utah) for the National Championship ride? We now have entry forms ready for you to fill out and send into us. I know we are a few months out, but this is the time to start thinking about the ride and getting it locked in on the calendar. We will have the NC50 on Thursday (8th), a NON-NC (not associated with the NC) LD on Friday (9th) & the NC100 on the 10th of September. We will be having our basecamp at the historical Garr Ranch with plenty of parking for all size of rigs. We (Tonya Cmannie, Shirley Fox Brown & Jeffrey L. Stuart) hope that you will come to "Our" island to share in this fabulous opportunity to ride ride the National Championship ride with us.

For more information and registration, see:
http://antelopeislandride.weebly.com/registration.html

W: NASTR 30/50/75

The Nevada All-State Trail Riders would like to invite you to attend the 32nd Annual NASTR 30/50/75 Mile Endurance Ride, the 2nd ride of the NASTR Triple Crown.

The entry is attached but you can also find it at our website, http://www.nastr.org/ and the AERC calendar page https://aerc.org/static/rideFlyers/2016NASTR.pdf

As many of you know the ride location has changed this year and we are very excited to be holding it at Scout Camp, in the Carson River Ranch area of Fort Churchill State Historic Park, Silver Springs, Nevada, the site of the fall High Desert Ride Series. Nancy Upham has graciously allowed NASTR to continue the use of this wonderful trail.

We look forward to seeing you all June 25th !!!

LOCATION / DIRECTIONS: The Scout Camp, in the Carson River Ranch area of Fort Churchill State Historic Park, Silver Springs, NV. Camp is located approximately 11 miles south of Silver Springs (where you may find fuel, groceries, feed, and auto supplies) via US-95 ALT. Just south of Buckland Station on the banks of the Carson River turn east onto Simpson Rd (the Pony Express Route). Follow the Pony Express Route 1¼ miles east and turn left through the cattle guard into the Scout Camp. Ride Camp is open from Friday thru Sunday. Scout Camp is located adjacent to the Carson River. It is a large, dispersed camping area that includes picnic tables, fire rings with grill tops, two vault toilets, and multiple horse corrals.

Scout Camp is a carry-in, carry-out trash area. Horse manure needs to be picked up and carried out, or disposed of in the designated manure dump.

HISTORY: The Carson River Ranches were acquired for public recreation in 1990, providing the first-ever opportunity to connect state park units. In 1994, the State of Nevada purchased the 3,229 acres of ranch land along the Carson River corridor between the Fort Churchill State Historic Park and the Lahontan State Recreational Area. Included in that purchase was the Bucklands Pony Express Station, which was restored and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

NASTR TRAILS PROJECT: In 1998 -1999, NASTR members provided volunteer trail building labor for the project at several work parties. The project included clearing and signage for seven trail heads, a rest room and horse corrals, camp areas and approximately 30 miles of trail connecting the two State Park units, as well as BLM lands. The trails accommodate nonmotorized users, equestrians, hikers, 4-h campers, hunters, mountain bikers and educational activities and canoeing on the Carson River.

PARK RULES: All vehicles are subject to park fees, payable by cash or check only. Day Use NV Resident $5/vehicle/day ($7 nonresident). Overnight Camping NV Resident $12/vehicle/day ($14 non-resident). Quiet hours are in effect from 10pm - 7am. Pets must be kept on a leash no longer than 6-ft or contained inside a vehicle; owners are responsible for cleaning up pet waste. Fires are restricted to portable stoves and grills or fire rings provided by the Park; cutting, gathering, or removal of wood or plant material is not permitted. Leave no trace; please leave the area as clean or cleaner than you found it.

TRAIL DESCRIPTION: The 75 mile ride will consist of two 30 mile loops and a 15 mile loop with two out of camp vet checks. The 50 mile ride will consist of a 30 mile and a 20 mile loop with an out of camp vet check. The 30 mile ride will consist of one 30 mile loop with an out of camp vet check. The trail traverses winding single track trail along the Carson River under the mighty cottonwood trees. Riders will enjoy scenic canyon climbs, desert washes, natural springs, stock tanks and dry lake terrain over jeep roads. The majority of the footing is sandy without many rocks, mostly flat with few climbs. Crews will have access to all away-vet checks. Hay and water will be provided by ride management at away-vet checks.

PRE-RIDE VET CHECK: Friday, June 24th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Head Control Judge is Susan McCartney DVM, assisting will be Marcia Smith, DVM. All horses must be pre-vetted and numbered before starting the ride. A pre-ride meeting will be held approximately at 7:00 p.m.

STARTING TIMES: 75 mile ride - 5:00 a.m., 50 mile ride -6:00 a.m., 30 mile ride -8:00 a.m.

AWARDS: Completion awards will be given to all successful finishers on all three rides. There will also be awards for the Overall Winner, 1st in each weight division, 1st Junior, Best Condition and Top Ten for both the 75 and 50 mile rides. A Best Condition Award will be given on the 30 mile ride. Please pick up your awards if you are not staying for the awards presentation, or have someone pick them up for you, otherwise they will be forfeited.

MEALS: A barbeque dinner will be served on Saturdaystarting from 4:00 p.m. for riders and volunteers. Additional dinner tickets can be purchased for $10.00. Please purchase tickets included on the entry form, so that we can get a head count. The Ride results and awards presentation for the 30 and 50 mile ride will be announced at 6:30 p.m. 75 milers may serve themselves dinner after they finish and may pick up their award at that time.

ENTRY FEES:

75 mile ride - $95.00 pre-entry, $110.00 after 6/18/16postmark
50 mile ride - $90.00 pre-entry, $105.00 after 6/18/16postmark
30 mile ride - $85.00 pre-entry, $100.00 after 6/18/16postmark

Juniors ride free with a sponsor. All non-AERC members must pay an additional $15.00. Cancellations by 6/22/16will receive a full refund. After 6/22/16 all but $20.00 will be refunded. No Shows will not receive a refund. A $25.00 fee will be charged for any returned checks. Checks will not be cashed until after the ride.

Karon Dutcher - Ride Manager
karondutcher@gmail.com
Phone (775) 690-2033

Connie Creech - Ride Secretary
connielou@prodigy.net
4071 Center Drive
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone (775) 882-6591

W: Gold Country

The Gold Country Endurance ride is July 9 in the beautiful El Dorado National Forest. The ride begins and ends at the Dru Barner Equestrian Camp ground six miles east of Georgetown, CA. Our trails are beautiful and our volunteers are over the top! No crew needed, we take care of everything! Great ride for newbies, tough but no cliffs, well marked trails and an amazing Veterinary team. Dinner this year is catered Mexican Food and they do a great job! Pictures coming soon! The park has been closed for tree removal but reopens this weekend for the GDETF fun ride. For more information go to GCER.org. See you there!

http://gcer.org/

NW: Mt Adams

Date: May 21, 2016
Vets: Head Vet/Control Judge: Mike Vanzwol, DVM
Control Veterinarians: Gordon Bunting, DVM, and others TBD
 
Ride Camp:
The ride camp is located in a large grass meadow near the Mt Adams Horse Camp. Weather can be very chilly at night, com come prepared! No open camp fires! There will be a communal fire ring near the vetting area. Ride management approved enclosed fires will be allowed.

Rules:
All AERC/PNER rules apply.

Manure removal services will again be offered by the Midnight Riders 4-H Club from Trout Lake. If you choose not to donate to the club, you will need to take your horse’s manure home with you since it’s USFS rules that all manure is removed from the field after the ride. Thank you for donating to the club!

Certified weed free hay is required on all USFS lands. We will have a limited amount of certified weed free hay available for $14/bale. Please reserve yours asap by sending Darlene a message asap! Most feed stores also carry certified weed free hay.
No loose dogs – please leash or contain

Fees: 
Trail/Introductory Ride – $30
30 miler – $90
55 miler – $100
80 miler – $115
100 miler – $145

Discounts available!
$10 discount for PNER members (must show PNER card!)
50% discount for Jr riders & Senior Citizens (70+)
50% discount for PNER Ride Managers (Reciprocal)

Directions: 
From Oregon I-84
Take exit 64, Hood River
Cross Columbia River, via toll bridge
West on Hwy 14 ~1mi
North on Alt Hwy 141 ~4 miles
Continue North on Hwy 141 ~20 miles to Trout Lake
In Trout Lake, bear right at the service station/cafe (Andy’s) and follow signs and ribbons to the ride camp.  While there, stop in and treat yourself to one of their famous huckleberry shakes or smoothies!

Ride Management Team:
In charge of sanctioning, trails, and a few other things:
Darlene Anderson – Ride Manager
In charge of all things Ride & Tie:
Stephanie Irving, Trail Queen, No Mt Adams Ride would be complete without recognizing the efforts that long time manager and overseer and our official Trail Queen. She knows the trails up there like the back of her hand. She gives invaluable insight to the ride!
Ben Volk, super runner, and endurance rider!
In charge of trails:
Max Merlich – Co-Manager, Co-Trail Boss and Salamander Taste Tester
In charge of permits, etc:
Veronica Glenn
In charge of registration, results, & timing:
Anna Sampson – Absolutely, without a doubt, the best timer, paperwork specialist, and results queen EVER. She makes it look easy!

Ride Photographer:
Jessica R Wynne

 Planning to ride the 100 miler?
Please send your entry to Anna Sampson by May 7, 2016
Anna Sampson  (email Anna with any entry questions: sampson@molalla.net)
40958 S Sawtell Rd
Molalla, OR 97038

For more information see:
https://mtadamsride.wordpress.com/

Utah Endurance 101/Beyond the Basics Clinic & Intro ride

2 day clinic May 21 & 22 at Flying T Acres in Erda, Utah

Catered dutch oven dinner & camping

Day 1 will be an outdoor/unmounted clinic to introduce you to the sport of AERC Endurance Riding - we will review how the competitions work, how to prepare the horse and rider and how to have not just success, but fun! This will include a powerpoint presentation, lots of photos, some video and web-surfing, some hands-on demonstrations of tack, metabolic checks of horses, a little bit about feeding and electolyting, as well as plenty of time for questions and answers. In the evening we will have a catered dutch oven dinner and campfire and will be great "practice" camping for you and horse horse(s).

Day 2 will be a mounted 10-15 mile mock ride with vet check

Clinic registration postmark deadline is May 7 and will be a first come/paid first serve with limited spots available.

For more information contact
Janet Tipton
FlyingTAcres@gmail.com

Oregon: Willamette Valley Endurance Clinic

May 7th, Salem, OR

10 ish mile endurance clinic at Willamette Mission State Park.  


This is a MOUNTED Clinic designed to give riders and horses an idea of what an actual ride is like.   After the ride, there will be a Q & A session and lunch.   


Preregistration is required.  


$25 Adults  $15 Juniors

For more information contact:
Julie Serres 503.784.7100 or findizee@yahoo.com

Fun in the Sun - Heather Reynolds

15 March 2016

Jeremy and I were busy glueing up horses in Easycare products the week leading up to the Fun In The Sun ride, Jeremy was CRAZY busy! This year the FITS ride was the first of three of the USA Time Trial rides, meaning the USA selectors and team veterinarians and Chef would be looking over nominated horse and rider combinations to start the selection process for the USA Endurance Team for the World Championship that will happen this December in Dubai.

Because of this we had to be at the race on Tuesday so that we could have Honor examined by the staff. We loaded up Honor and Lou and went over to the ride. We had dropped off our LQ the day before so we took our smaller shuttle trailer over. Honor had his exam and Jeremy took Lou out for a ride. We were told that we were to camp at the ride from that point forward but lucky for us we were then told that that wasn't the case. We stayed at the ride site to have the dinner of shrimp and grits that Lynn Kenelly made for all, then we loaded up and took Honor and Lou home for the night and let them be in their pasture. We live about 20 mins from the ride so this was super.

On Wednesday morning we rode Chachie and Rictik on their last training ride before they would fly to Dubai for a race we were invited to at the very last minute. The race is on March 19th and it is a 140 km race. An odd distance of roughly 88 miles. After this we loaded Honor, Lou and now Code back up and went over to the ride. We did the usual pre ride things that afternoon. Vetted in, weighed in and got things organized. Jeremy had to help out a few friends with their Easyboots while I got the crew stuff ready.

When I vetted Honor in he was very questionable. If I were trotting him out during the race and he looked the way he did, I would be nervous that he was about to get pulled. That was a total bummer. Nothing like vetting in with a marginally lame horse! I trotted him out on alll different kinds of surfaces right after that and he didn't look as bad. I decided to pre ride him. He felt funky. Dang it. What the heck?...

Read more here:
http://www.reynoldsracing.us/heathers_blog/view/533/fun_in_the_sun_