For those who have opened your Eventer magazine and felt “oh no, there’s hardly any events with EvA80” – fear not – NCHTA are coming to the rescue and are making sure we can include it in the schedule!
Clinic cancelled
Sadly, Sam Griffiths has had to return to the UK, and will be unable to come to Canberra.
We hope that he will be able to come again later in the year. All entry fees will be refunded.
Gallery updated
At the Eventer Trial, 9 year old Milly took some photos, click here to see them
Upcoming clinics
We are excited to announce that Sam Griffiths is interested in coming to the nations capital! So we are holding a One Day Eventing Clinic with Sam Griffiths, on Saturday 15th July.
SJ in the morning, XC in the afternoon.
But for those who aren’t familiar with his successful career – below are some highlights:
4th Ind Rio Olympics 2016 and Team Bronze
1st Badminton 2014 and team member at WEG 2014
4th Badminton CCI**** 2011
Australian Team Member at the 2010 World Equestrian Teams in the USA
Please email Kate on canberraode@gmail.com for more information, or enter on nominate.
There is a $10 discount for NCHTA members, and they will have preferential entry, with the entry password being sent to them as priority.
Draw nearly finished!
The draw is being finalized and will be available tomorrow.
The competition will start with the pairs cross country at 9:30am.
We encourage fancy dress but still wearing an approved helmet and a XC back protector.
Then the Eventer Trial part of the day will commence at approx 10am, starting with the 105cm class, then 95, 80 and 60.
The showjumping course will need to be altered between each class, so please help us with this so that we can finish the day earlier rather than later – many hands make light work.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Annual Eventer Trial
Just when you thought the calendar was looking a little dreary – we’re going to brighten it up in July with our annual Eventer Trial. Last year the weather gods made it near impossible to run it – so we are determined to hold it this year! This competition is a lot of fun for everyone, with the pairs competition being run starting at 60 cms up to 105 cm and fancy dress is encouraged! Afterwards, the eventer trial proper will begin which is a SJ round, followed straight away by a section of elements testing the handiness of the horse, such a bending poles, jumping over a tarp, and opening a gate into the start box – when you then go out onto the cross country course proper.
Entries will be opening shortly on nominate. Here is a link to the Eventer Trial Competition Info which will give you an idea on how the day is run. Despite it saying 2013 – the rest is correct!
So mark the 2nd July in your diaries….. and don’t forget to mention it to your friends and family – and remember – volunteers are always welcome.
Weekend was a great success
Thank you to everyone who came to out event on the weekend. It seems that almost everyone had a great time, which is what it’s all about.
The results can be found on nominate and by clicking here.
Our two loyal sponsors Horseland Canberra and Funky Brew again supported the event, and were joined by our newest sponsor Barton Estate who kindly provided wine for all the winners of the senior classes! We look forward to continuing support from them all and maybe we will see a wine themed jump out there at our next event?
Our event would not be possible without the following people and the endless hours of work that went in to preparation.
Ben Smith recently won the Equestrian NSW Eventing Volunteer of the year! It was extremely well deserved as he has spent months preparing our unique course, although he didn’t make it rain there were some new changes and additional jumps & combinations throughout the grades which rode nicely. Aly Doak organised everything dressage (stressage?) including the judges and pencillers, setting up and the dreaded pack up – thank you to our judges, pencillers and marshallers (Helen & Lyn), and especially to our handy crew of arena builders and de constructers; Lisa, Kalara, Scott, Rachel, Jackie and Felicity! Lauren & Jane McIntosh organised everything show jumping (how good is our new gear looking?! Thanks Karl from OTT) including the marshallers Kiah, Bec, Hayley & Ali – great job for both days by sending everyone in the right direction, dealing with “but I have multiple rides” and everything else! A special mention to our pole pickers, show jumping judges and course designers/builders. Sarah Hearn did a fantastic job organizing all of our cross country jump judges, starters and finishers – thank you to everyone who volunteered their time on cross country day, it wouldn’t run without you! Anne & Chris McRoberts did a stellar job as cross country marshallers, its so great to have them back! To our cross country control and TD’s – Rachel, Peter J, Ian, Peter H, Merry & Corrine; love your work! The Cartwright family put on 5* service for catering in the marquee and ensured that no one left the event hungry! Kelsey & Jackie Szczepanik organised the goodie bag/day packs so our volunteers remained full & hydrated. The Purcell Family have recently come on board and did a fantastic job – Taj & Shannon were sheet collecting, being a taxi for fallen riders to get their ambulance check and general running around; whilst Lisa was filling in wherever needed, running lunches to cross country volunteers and always offering to be put to work which made our lives much easier! Alex, Hayley, Kiah, Wayne and Derek worked endless hours preparing the grounds, number & flagging all obstacles. Jim and Joe as well as Gemma helped with the dreaded pack up the day after the event. John (Café Fitz) was BBQ extraordinaire and ice bag collector. Last but not least, thank you to our sponsors Imperial Floats, Funky Brew, Horseland Canberra & Barton Estate wines – without your generous sponsorship, our event would not be possible! Tori won her class while helping out, and Katy also took home a ribbon won while juggling the roles of hey can you help with this please? We hope you are looking forward to the eventer trial in July!
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork #NCHTA #eventinginthecapital
Rider notes and draw available
We are delighted to be able to share with you the draw and notes for the event on the weekend.
Click here for the most recently updated draw.
If you’ve booked a yard with NCHTA, I will be working on that next.
If anyone needs to scratch, please contact Kate on canberraode@gmail.com
Venue map
Here is a mud map of where things are located over the weekend.
The draw will be sent out later today, along with some notes regarding the event.
But in the mean time, here is the timetable to help you plan your weekend. We are so looking forward to having you all here, we really hope you have a terrific time. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Not long now!
We have been working hard to get everything ready for this weekend! The course has been flagged and is looking great.
Ben Smith has made some variations to the course, and we are looking forward to seeing everyone enjoying themselves.
The draw is almost complete and should be ready for publishing tomorrow evening.
See you soon!
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