National Capital Horse Trials Association
Eventing in the Nation's Capital
Not long to go until our Hunter Trial!
Volunteers are VIPs – and we can’t run this competition without them.
If you are handy with a whipper snipper we have many many jumps that need tidying up – a working bee this Saturday so please come if you can.
We will be flagging the XC course and setting up the SJ on Saturdy (12th) so we welcome your assistance with that.
If you can help on the 13th with either the SJ or XC jump judge – please send an email to Kate on canberraode@gmail.com
We are so lucky that local rider and NCHTA member Sophie Coutts has recorded all of the courses. They can be found on the cross country website. A reminder that our officials need to sign off on the distances and times. We will post when they have been signed off.
You can also download a paper version of each course.
While it is 3 months until our next event – it’s never too early to look at the do to list for the event.
If you were wondering how an event gets up and running, and you see something that you can help out with – please don’t hesitate to get in contact with Kate (by email or whatever takes your fancy!).
Some of the tasks in the lead up to the event include:
Friday of the event:
The event itself requires many helpers – dressage pencillers, marshalls, pole pickers, gate marshals, XC jump judges, score sheet collectors to name but a few. Please put your thinking caps on and consider friends, colleagues, horse fanatics or family members who can help out with any of those tasks.
THEN there’s the painful task of packing it all up again! Sadly we don’t have a public holiday on the Monday – so we will try and do as much as we can on the Sunday afternoon – assuming we have any puff left!
So please don’t be shy – we are a slightly crazy but nonetheless awesome group of people, but don’t let that put you off!
Don’t forget that here in Canberra we use slightly different colours on our XC jumps – red and pink fade and look very similar! Click here for the link to the XC maps
So we use red/pink for the 1* (or 105 or Prenovice depending on what language you use!)
For the EvA95 we use white numbers:
For EvA80 we use blue:
And for the EvA60 we use orange:
2* are yellow (which is the same everywhere!) but here’s a photo so those riders don’t get envious:
Here is a map of the venue – hopefully it helps!
At a somewhat late hour – here are the notes and draw.
They have been emailed to all riders. Please take the time to read the notes – it’s full of necessary information.
Gremlins got into Kate’s computer – and no external back up of the draw was made – so the draw is being prepared again.
I am very sorry for the delay and hope to get it to you ASAP.
With 31 days to go it’s probably a good time to look at the do to list for the event.
If you were wondering how an event gets up and running, and you see something that you can help out with – please don’t hesitate to get in contact with me! (by email or whatever takes your fancy!)
Some of the tasks in the lead up to the event include:
Friday 15th March:
THEN there’s the painful task of packing it all up again! Sadly we don’t have a public holiday on the Monday – so we will try and do as much as we can on the Sunday afternoon – assuming we have any puff left!
So please don’t be shy – we are a slightly crazy but nonetheless awesome group of people, but don’t let that put you off!
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