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Skunk River Horse Driving Trial

Three G Farms Equine Center
17830 550th Avenue, Ames, IA 50010
www.bitsiowa.org

June 26-27, 2010
Rating: ADS
Use ADS Combined Driving Entry Form

Entries Open: May 1 Entries Closed: June 10
Method of Accepting Entries: First come, first served
Levels/Divisions: Training, Preliminary
Classes: Singles: VSE, Pony Horse; Multiples: VSE, Pony, Horse
Prize List? No
Organizer(s): Mary Winter, 17830 550th Avenue, Ames, IA 50010; C:515-450-1041; Fax: 515-292-5044;
e-mail: mary@threegfarms.com
Secretary: Anita Schlosser, 2308 Camden, Ames, IA 50010; H: 515-292-1708; W: 515-292-2703;
C: 515-291-6977; Fax: 515-292-5044; e-mail: aschlosser13@hotmail.com
Mail Entries to: Secretary

Officials

President of the Jury: Muffy Seaton; Technical Delegate: Linda Viani; Course Designers: Randy Farwell and Earl W. Morris; Veterinarian: ISU Field Services; Phone: 515-294-1500; EMT Service: TBA

Fees

Entry/Class Fees: $100; Post Entry Fees: $125; Entry Fee Refund Policy: Full refund with vet certificate or doctor’s statement up to 6pm Thursday, June 24; Stall Fee: $50; Stall Deposit: $50; Separate Check? Yes; Stall Refund Policy: same as entry fee; Other Fees: Combined Test: $50; Working out of trailer: $15; Camping on
grounds: $25; Using outdoor pen: $25; Golf carts for the weekend: $200, reserve by June 10. Make Checks Payable to: BITS

Tentative Schedule

Stable Opens: Thurs. June 24, noon; Office Opens: Fri. June 25, noon; Vet Check: NA; Course Walk and Briefings: Friday, June 25, 5 pm, Sat., June 26, 3 pm; Presentation: NA; Dressage: Sat., June 26, 8:30 am; Marathon: Sun., June 27. 8:30am; Cones: Immediately after competitor’s dressage test; Social Events: Complimentary pizza party Friday, June 25, 6:30 pm; Competitor’s dinner Sat., June 26, 6:30. $20, must
pre-purchase with entry.

Dressage

Test(s): Training Test #4; Preliminary Test #4
Ring/Warm-up area footing: Grass / Grass
Other Dressage Info: Arena 40 x 80 meters for singles and pairs, including VSEs, 40 x 100 meters for tandems and 4-in-hands.

Marathon

Terrain: Rolling hills, some with short, steep inclines; farm fields
Level: Training; 1 Sections; 5 km; 5 Obstacles
Level: Preliminary; 1 Sections; 6 km; 6 Obstacles
Other: Possible water crossing depending on spring rainfall

Cones

Ring/Warm-up area footing: Grass / Grass
Level: Training; Clearance: 40 cm; Notes: 35 cm clearance VSE, 50 cm clearance for tandems and 4-in-hands.
Level: Preliminary; Clearance: 35; Notes: 30 cm clearance VSE; 45 cm clearance for tandems and 4-in-hands.

Other Information

Veterinary/Health Requirements: Current health papers and Negative Coggins within 1 year of show date
Stabling Information: Limited number of permanent stalls allocated on first-come-first-served basis; outdoor pens available, $25 each, with trailer fee waived, also allocated on first-come-first-served basis; additional permanent stabling available less than 10 miles away.
Driver/Groom twice around allowed on marathon? (Article 917) Yes, schedule permitting.
Misc. Show info: Welcoming complimentary pizza party for competitors, grooms, navigators, and volunteers; catered dinner Sat. evening, $20, must be prepurchased with entry. Muffy Seaton will offer a clinic on Monday, June 28. Eight lessons, each an hour long, are available on a first-come-first-served basis, $85 for each lesson for
BITS members, $95 for non-BITS members. Include a request for a lesson and payment with entry.
Awards Offered: Ribbons in each class to six places; special awards for overall training and preliminary champions; ribbons for best dressage and cones training and prelim, and best preliminary marathon.
Food Available on the Grounds: Complimentary continental breakfast Sat. and Sun; lunch available on the grounds
Accommodations: Heartland Inn of Ames Econolodge of Ames (515-233-6060) is offering a special rate, $65 $55 a night, for competitors. Must but reserved by June 11, ask for Skunk River HDT block of rooms.
Camping On Grounds: Yes, limited, reservations required, call 515-450-1041
Camping Off Grounds: No
Directions to Show: I-35 to exit 116; west 1/2 mile to T-intersection at Dayton Avenue; right 1 mile to second T-intersection at 180th Street; left 1/4 mile, across the Skunk River to a third T-intersection; bear left, staying on 180th Street 3/4 mile to 550th Avenue; right to the first place on the right.