National Capital Horse Trials Association
Eventing in the Nation's Capital
As usual – it’s volunteers that make everything happen – everyone from the XC starter, to the person catering for the officials, to the dressage penciller – are all volunteers – and more are needed – please use this link to sign up: https://signup.com/go/UZRDoZV
The timetable has been prepared so it will be easier to know what shift you can fill!
Kerrie Tanner is our amazing volunteer coordinator and would love to have all spots filled! Please head over to the sign-up page and put your name down.
Have you been wondering what you can do to help NCHTA run the upcoming CCN event? I bet you have!
Well – we’ve made it easier for you to put your hand up – Kerrie has put together a sign-up online registration page for the various phases. Of course, many of you will need to see the timetable before you commit – but feel free to dob in a parent or family member or friend.
Select a phase using the buttons below.
This year, like the previous, was interrupted by the uncertainty of COVID, with us having to cancel our FEI event in September 2021.
However, we still were able to host the March CCN event, two clear round days, and two clinics with Sam Lyle. Over 350 entries were received for our March event which is a record.
I am very grateful to Ben Smith for his continued neverending dedication to NCHTA, with course building and designing throughout the year. He’s made modifications to many jumps to bring them up to the latest requirements put in place by the FEI.
NCHTA continues to maintain the XC course at Equestrian Park for the greater community to access. I’d dearly love to see more of the riders who use the course over the year join in and help to maintain it, rather that in being the same few,
I thank the committee members of the club this year and hope they will continue their service to the club (in no particular order!)
Wayne Humphrys
Lauren (and therefore dragging along her amazing mother Jayne McIntosh)
Kerrie Tanner
Felicity Moran
Ali Petit
Helen Goddard
Ben Smith
Derek Pether
Ian Denman
Thank you.
Kate MacKenzie
NCHTA President
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
The days are counting down to the event date.
What the event will look like is not clear at this stage, but we hope to be able to run some sort of activity that involves riding your horse over our XC course!
So we will continue to plan to hold an event, and will need volunteers to be able to be out on course, making sure things run smoothly as possible. For anyone who is interested and available that weekend, please contact Kate and your offer will forwarded to the relevant coordinator.
Like many committees – NCHTA relies heavily on the generous contribution of the efforts of volunteers to help bring an event about.
There are the same familiar faces out there working hard in the lead up to our events, and those that maybe wish they had more time to be able to do more. Juggling everything is not easy (trust me – I know all about that!).  Helping out at an event is a great way to connect with those involved with the sport – as well as lightening the load on those few who probably shouldn’t do as much as they do!
This weekend we will be at Equestrian Park preparing for the event – with jobs such as flagging (a much easier job now that we have plastic flags that don’t need to be hammered into the ground), laning and whipper-snipping around the jumps. Some mowing will also need to be done on the ride on mowers.
We welcome everyone who wishes to join us – and especially those attending ACTSJC are welcome to pop out while waiting for their turn to join in!
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!
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!
An event can’t run without volunteers – and we promise to look after you.
If you are able to help out with XC jump judging on Sunday the 30th September – sign up using this site – click here
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