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Skunk River Horse Driving Trial

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

June 27-28, 2009

Rating: ADS

Use ADS Combined Driving Entry Form

Entries Open: May 1 Entries Closed: June 1
Method of Accepting Entries:First come/ first served, limited number
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; e-mail:mwinter@iastate.edu
Secretary: same as above
Mail Entries to: Organizer

Officials

President of the Jury: Mary Ruth Marks; Ground Jury: NA; President of Appeals: NA; Technical Delegate: Keith Yutzy; Course Designer: Earl W. Morris; Veterinarian: Dr. Linda S. Thompson;
Phone: 515-294-1500; EMT Service: Dr. Fred Oakley

Fees

Entry/Class Fees: $90; Post Entry Fees: $125; Entry Fee Refund Policy: Full refund with vet certificate up to 6:00 p.m., Thurs., 6/25; Stall Fee: $50; Stall Deposit: $50; Separate Check? yes, for stall deposit; Stall Refund Policy: Same as entry fee; Other Fees: Combined test $50; $15 for working out of trailer; $25 for camping on grounds; Golf carts available for the weekend, $200, reserve by June 1. Make Checks Payable to: BITS

Tentative Schedule

Stable Opens: Thurs., 6/25, noon; Secretary’s Office Opens: Fri., 6/26, 9:00 a.m.; Vet Check: NA; Course Walk and Briefings: Fri., 6/ 26, 5:00 p.m. and Sat., 6/27, 3 p.m.; Presentation: N/A; Dressage: Sat., 6/27, 8:30 a.m.; Marathon: Sun., 6/28, 8:30 a.m.; Cones: Immediately after competitor’s dressage test; Social Events: Complimentary pizza party Fri., 6/27, 6:30 p.m.; Competitors’ dinner Sat., 6/28, 6:30 p.m, $20, must prepurchase with entry.

Dressage

Test(s): Training: Test 2; Preliminary: Test 2 Ring/Warm-up area Footing: Grass / Grass Other Dressage Info: Arena 40 x 80 for singles and pairs, including VSE; 40 x 100 meters for tandems and 4-in-hands

Marathon

Terrain: Rolling hills, some with short, steep inclines, farm fields
Level: Training; Section E only; 5 km; 5 Obstacles
Level: Preliminary; Section E only; 6 km; 6 Obstacles VSE: Section E only, 4 km, 4 obstacle; 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 for 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 910) Yes
Misc. Show info: Welcoming pizza party for competitors, grooms, and navigators Friday evening; catered dinner Saturday evening, $20 per person, must prepurchase with entry. No Presentation; dress for the weekend as appropriate for the marathon.
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 Saturday and Sunday; sack lunch tickets available for Saturday and Sunday, $6, must be purchased at check-in
Accommodations: Super 8, Ames and Story City, 1-800-800-8000; Comfort Inn, Ames and Story City, 800-228-5150; Americinn Motel and Suites, Ames, 800-634-3444; Country Inn and Suites, Ames, 800-456-4000; Microtel Inn and Suites, 877-422-5250; Hampton Inn, Ames, 800-426-7866; Heartland Inn, Ames, 877-334-3277; Holiday Inn Express, Ames 800-465-4329; Quality Inn and Suites, Ames, 800-903-0009
Camping On Grounds: Yes; Details: Limited, reservations required, call 515-450-1041
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.