Dates
26 and 27 June 2021

 

Rides
Saturday 5km*, 10km*, 20km & 40km

Sunday 20km, 40km and 84km

Timetable (Subject to change):
Friday 

12 noon - Ride Base opens
PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE NOON FRIDAY

Saturday
9am - Office opens for Saturday riders ONLY
10am - Vetting opens for Saturday riders ONLY
12pm - 40km ride start.  3hrs min riding time, 5hrs max riding time - Pre Ride talk will be under saddle 10 minutes prior to ride start
12:30pm - 20km ride start.  1.5hrs min riding time, 4hrs max riding time - Pre Ride talk will be under saddle 10 minutes prior to ride start
1pm - 10km ride start.  1hr min ride time, 2hrs max riding time - Pre Ride talk will be under saddle 10 minutes prior to ride start
1:30pm - 5km ride start.  1hr min ride time, 2hrs max riding time - Pre Ride talk will be under saddle 10 minutes prior to ride start
1.30pm - Office opens for Sunday riders
1.45pm - Vetting opens for Sunday riders
5.45pm - Vetting closes
6pm - Preride talks for Sunday rides

Sunday
5am - 84km ride start.  6hrs15mins minimum ride time, 9hrs max riding time
7am - 40km ride start.  3hrs min riding time, 5hrs max riding time
7am - Office/Vetting opens for Sunday 20km riders arriving on Sunday morning
10am - 20km ride start.  1.5hrs min riding time, 4hrs max riding time

Entries close 10pm Monday 21 June 2021.  

*************NO LATE ENTRIES and NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED AT RIDE BASE.*************

TEAM OF OFFICALS
Head Vet - Matthew Walker
Treatment Vet - Emily Streckfuss
Line Vets - Rhys Powell
Chief Steward/s - Tom McCormack and Tina Walker


VETTING INFORMATION
We will be using standard AERA vetting with heart rates 55 BPM after the first leg and 60 BPM for the second leg in the 84km ride.
All other rides will be 55 BPM.
Early vetting will be allowed – but be aware you only have one chance at vetting so if your horses heart rate is over it will be a vet out.
Priority will be given to horses that are on their 30 minutes.


ELECTRONIC TIMING SYSTEM INFORMATION
All rides across the weekend will be utilising the ETS.

You will have a lanyard attached to your bib that you are given when you complete your entry.  You need to wear this during your ride and should tuck it into the bib pocket so it doesn’t flap around, and so it doesn’t accidently get lost.

You do not need to scan the card at the start of your ride, but when you return to base from your ride, you will scan at the in-time tent and you will be given a ticket.  

It is the rider’s responsibility to read the ticket each time and action if necessary.

This ticket will give you the time that you must present to the vet by – 30 minutes from when you arrive back at base.  There will be early vetting, but you must ensure that you present before the time on the ticket.  When you are ready to present to the vets, you will scan the card again and then proceed to the TPRs and vets.  

Sunday riders - Please ensure that you bring your bib/lanyard to pre-ride Saturday night so you are able to scan and ensure that all your entry details are correct.  If you scan and they are not correct, then you must see the office ladies so this can be rectified in AERASPACE before the start of the ride.

RIDE BASE INFORMATION
* Horse water will be provided 
* Easy access for all size vehicles
* Portable toilets will be available throughout the ride base
* Mobile phone coverage will be limited
* Please bring all human water
* NO RUBBISH BINS, you must take all your rubbish home with you
* Please spread horse manure - no piles please
* Fires are allowed and some wood will be supplied

LEG LENGTHS for 84KM
First Leg - 44km
Second Leg - 40km

ARROW COLOURS FOR RIDES
5km - Black
10km - Green
20km - Blue
40km - Black
84km
First Leg - Red
Second Leg - Black

**PLEASE NOTE**  we have used PURPLE common arrows where legs use common track for the 20, 40 and 84km events, mainly in the second leg/40km/20km loop.

THE TRACK
**PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALL TRACKS HAVE SOME WASH OUTS & 4WD RUTS, THESE WILL BE MARKED AS CLEARLY AS POSSIBLE**
84km Leg One - Will follow RED arrows. 
Leaving the ride base to the left and onto Quartpot Road for 3kms.  Please be aware there is 1.2kms of tar with little to no verge - so for everyone's safety a pace vehicle will be sent out at the start of leg one. 
At 3kms you will left right onto Tea Tree Road.  Follow Tea Tree Road for approx 3.2km and then you will be turning right into No. 1 Feeder, where you will come across your first Checkpoint.
At the end of No.1 Feeder you will be turned left onto Boundary/Trangs trail a beautiful undulating track of about 7kms. At the end of Trangs you will be turning right and start heading up Kinds Road, where you will have your second checkpoint.  Kinds Road then turns into Dilly Dally Road and this track is a little harder underfoot and is undulating to hilly, and is about 8kms.  At the top of Dilly Dally you will turn right and then a quick left into Baldy's track for 2kms, this track is nice underfoot and there is one step short hill at the end of it and then you will be turning hard right into Heart Attack Trail.  This next 3.2km is probably the most washed out, so please be careful.  After 3.2kms you will turn left onto Frober Ridge Trail, which is quiet hilly for about 4.5km.  At the end of this trail you will turn right onto Howards and follow this for about 1km and then come to your third and final checkpoint.  You will turn left onto Willagelong Road and follow this to the T intersection and turn right onto Tea Tree Road and start heading back to base.  After 1km you will be turn left into Gate Trail for about 800ms and then it changes to Boundary Trail for another 800ms.  You will then turn right into No.1 Feeder and follow for 1.5kms.  Then you will turn right and then a quick right and then about 100ms along you will turn left into Widows Trail which you will travel for approx 2.5kms before returning to ride base.

84kms Leg Two and 40km Intermediate - will follow BLACK and PURPLE arrows
Leaving ride base you will turn right onto Quartpot Road and follow for about 1km and then turn left into Custard Creek Trail which has some washouts to look out for, and one decent hill.  You will then turn left onto Boundary for about 200ms and then turn right and another right onto No.1 Feeder for about another 200ms and then turning right into No.2 Feeder for 1.2 kms and then turn hard right onto Roseberg Road for 2.2kms.  Then turning left and following one of the motorbike tracks through the pines.  Turn left onto Murphys Road which is beautiful underfoot and follow for about 2kms and then head left for 600ms and then turning right onto Wild Cherry Trail another beautiful pine forest track, at the T intersection you will turn right and head down No. 1 Feeder to the first Checkpoint.  At the next T intersection you will turn left onto Tea Tree Road for about 300ms and turn right into Willagelong Road for  3kms and then turning right into Howards Road.  After about 1.5kms this turns into Baldys Trail where this is a step short rocky downhill section.  At the end of Baldys you will turn right and zig zag through some beautiful pine forest tracks for about 8.5kms which are mostly very good underfoot and undulating, there will many turns throughout this part, so pay attention to arrows and crosses!  You will then arrive at your final checkpoint and turn right and then left and follow Trangs/Boundary Trails for 7kms.  You will then turn left into Custard Creek Trail to the T intersection and then right onto Quartpot Road for the 1km back to base.
**PLEASE BE AWARE QUARTPOT ROAD CAN BE A BUSY ROAD AND SORT OUT PLACINGS IN THIS 1KM STRETCH**

20km Introductory - Will follow BLUE and PURPLE arrows
Leaving ride base you will turn right onto Quartpot Road and follow for about 1km and then turn left into Custard Creek Trail which has some washouts to look out for, and one decent hill.  You will then turn left onto Boundary for about 200ms and then turn right and another right onto No.1 Feeder for about another 200ms and then turning right into No.2 Feeder for 1.2 kms and then turn hard right onto Roseberg Road for 2.2kms.  Then turning left and following one of the motorbike tracks through the pines.  Turn left onto Murphys Road for a short distance and the turn right into Stockyard Road.  At the T intersection you will turn right onto Tea Tree Road for about 500ms and the turn left into Flat Hill Road to the next T intersection which you will then turn left into Crawford Road for about 1.2kms.  At this T intersection you will turn right onto Tea Tree Road which you will follow for 2kms and you will come across an old cattle grid, which is safe to walk over as it is filled with dirt.  About 250ms after the grid you will turn right into No.1 Feeder where you will shortly come across your one and only Checkpoint.  Travel along the beautiful pine trail of No. 1 Feeder for 2.6kms.  Then you will turn right and then about 100ms along you will turn left into Widows Trail which you will travel for approx 2.5kms before returning to ride base.

10km Introductory - Will follow GREEN arrows
The 10 km loop crosses picturesque grazing paddocks, before entering the eucalypt forest and following undulating fire trails, up and down a few hills, crossing the small creek twice before heading back past a water trough to ride base.

5km Introductory - Will follow BLACK arrows
The 5km loop crosses picturesque grazing paddocks, before entering the eucalypt forest and following undulating fire trails, crossing the small creek twice before heading back past a water trough to ride base.

 

**OTHER INFORMATION**

WATER
Please be mindful that water is being brought into ride base, please be considerate and not waste water.
Must bring own HUMAN WATER.

CATERING
There will be a coffee van - Swift Coffee - in attendance from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon.  They will only have tea/coffee and cake etc

Neville Equine Club will be providing the canteen
MENU
Lunch
* Steak & coleslaw sandwiches
* Chicken tenderloin & Pasta Salad
* Sausage, onion & bacon sandwiches

Dinner
* Curry sausage & rice
* Beef stroganoff & rice
* Spag Bol & bread roll

All Day Soup
* Pumpkin
* Potato, bacon & leak
* Tomato

DOGS
Allowed, ensure they are under control and on leads at all times. No dogs in the vetting area

 

Enquires to Jo Davis lerc.nswera@gmail.com 02 6367 4816 / 0433 576 354