OCTOBER 3rd, 2009

Region 5 AHA Championship 50 Mile Ride

We will be giving awards for the top 5 Purebred and Half-Arabian horses.Ride Managers: Patty Peck and Dory Jackson
Head Vet: TBD
AERC sanctioned 25, 50, and 75 mile distances
and a 10 mile fun ride!

• Registration Table will be open at 2pm
• Vet in will start between 3pm and 4pm
• Ride Meeting at 8pm, hope to see you there!!
• There will be a "newbie" questions and answer talk available at 7:30pm

The Channeled Scablands provide unique terrain with miles of trail and amazing vistas. The footing is good, not too much rock, the elevation changes aren't too difficult, and the ridecamp offers easy access to both trails and roads. There's plenty of horse water available, but no hookups for RVs or trailers. Tent camping is perfectly okay. Ride camp will be in a grassy field that has rock outcroppings, so be aware. Camp will be open Friday AM.

All AERC/PNER and BLM regulations apply. Dogs allowed, but must be on a leash. Leave-no-trace camping: manure must be packed back out or hauled to a manure pile. Horses must be contained in secure systems. Horses should have some kind of hoof protection, boots/shoes. Juniors must be sponsored and wear helmets. Riders must ride single file through the single track sections.

A Saturday night meal will be provided, included in the entry for the riders and available for purchase for everyone else. The local/county 4-H club will be cooking burgers, garden burgers and dogs. They will have food available between 2pm and 7pm, so you can get your meal when you want it after you finish your ride or at a vet hold. They will appreciate donations for their labors.

We have a professional photographer out on the course taking pictures for your purchase after the ride.

Absolutely no smoking on the trails! Smoking in camp only, if permitted according to BLM discretion.

Want to pay online? No problem! We'll take your check at the ride, too, of course -- but if you'd like, you can just click the button on the top right, pay, print your receipt, and bring it with your entry form, also available for download at the top right of your screen.

$10 discount for juniors and seniors
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10 mile fun ride --$35
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AERC/PNER Distances:

25 mile limited distance -- $65

50 mile endurance -- $85

75 mile endurance -- $90

Non-AERC riders add $15 for any of the sanctioned distances

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Directions to Get Here:

TAKE INTERSTATE 90 TO EXIT 206 (about 15 miles west of Ritzville, WA -- between Ritzville and Moses Lake)

AT EXIT 206, TAKE HWY 21 North (towards Odessa)

STAY ON HWY 21, through ODESSA, (follow the signs) about seven miles, turn left on LAKEVIEW RANCH LOOP ROAD -- and follow the ribbons to Ride Camp!



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