Distance Days Featuring the Historic 100-Mile Competitive Trail Ride & the 50-Mile Pleasure Horse Challenge September 2-4, 2016 Entry & Information Also online at www.gmhainc.org visit GMHA Distance Days on Facebook Green Mountain Horse Association 80TH ANNIVERSARY 100 Mile Ride
Step Forward into History. Be a Hundred-Miler. Ride 40 miles the first day, 35 miles the second and 25 miles the third under ECTRA-sanctioned competitive trail judging. Enjoy the fun and friendly competition all wrapped up in 80 years of tradition. There is nothing like it! Our esteemed judges this year are Nick Kohut, DVM and Linda Ferguson Glock for the 100-mile and other competitive distances; and Joan Hiltz, DVM for the 15-mile conditioning distance ride. New! 100-Mile Team Relay Grab 2 friends and complete the 100-mile together, relay-style. You can form a team of 2 or 3 horse/rider combinations. You will also qualify for awards and mileage for the distance you ride (60, 40, 35 or 25). See the Entry Form for full details. Also New! 50-Mile Pleasure Horse Challenge Pleasure riding has always been a part of the GMHA 100-Mile. Traditionally, the pleasure portion of the ride (called the B Ride ) was 50 miles. Riders went 20 miles the first 2 days and finished with 10. This year, in honor of the 80th Anniversary, we re bringing that format back! So, if you d like to challenge yourself, join into the 50-Mile Pleasure Horse Challenge and receive a prize if you complete all 50 miles. As always, there will be shorter loops for those who would prefer less distance. Competitive Trail in 6 Distances Pass/fail options are offered in all distances. All Juniors pay 1/2 the Member s rate, regardless of their membership status. Distance Day (s) Entry Entry With Discounts 100 CTR ride 9/2-9/4, vetting @ 12:30pm on 9/1 $330 GMHA members $270, Juniors $135 60 CTR ride 9/3-9/4, vetting @ 3pm on 9/2 $250 GMHA members $210, Juniors $105 40 CTR ride 9/2, vetting 2pm on 9/1 $150 GMHA members $130, Juniors $65 35 CTR ride 9/3, vetting 4pm on 9/2 $145 GMHA members $125, Juniors $62 25 CTR ride 9/4, vetting 4pm on 9/3 $135 GMHA members $105, Juniors $52 15 CDR ride 9/3, vetting 7am 9/3, day stall provided $75 GMHA members $55, Juniors $27 3-Day Pleasure 1-Day Pleasure ride 9/2-9/4, arrive anytime after 1pm on $300 GMHA members $240, Juniors $120 9/1 ride any day 9/2-9/4, day stall provided $65 GMHA members $50, Juniors $25
Make some memories, challenge yourself, or just enjoy the ride. Free camping on grounds for GMHA members. A shower is also available for members. Camping spots are first-come, first-served, so sign up early. Horses are stabled in our top-notch shedrow barns or in the historic Upwey Barn. Stall decoration contest! Views and trails can t be beat This ride is affiliated with New England Horse & Trail - up to 50 miles of pleasure riding distance in one weekend Catered meals, lots of extras Well-marked trails Awards galore Join us for the 100-Mile Banquet Thursday, September 1st, Woodstock Country Club, 6pm Chaired by Mrs. Nancy Lewis, 100-mile alumna from 1946. Enjoy a special presentation by 100-mile barn rat and author Dale Johnson on the history of the Woodstock Inn Stables and its role as the first home of the 100-Mile. Everyone is welcome! Barbeque with the Landowners Friday, September 2nd, Upwey Barn & Visitor s Center, 6pm A fun and informal gathering where riders, supporters and landowners come together. Good food and entertainment. Tour the Visitor s Center filled with 100-Mile memorabilia. Visit the Vermont Horse Country Store Saturday evening, September 3rd, 4-7pm Head over to the friendly gathering at the Vermont Horse Country Store (next door) for all Distance Days riders and friends. Free of charge, delicious food! Awards Ceremony & Longtimer s Reception Sunday, September 4, approx. 12-4pm Plan to come around noon to watch the horses finish and vet-out. Then enjoy some fun horsey entertainment in the White Ring. Visit with old friends at our Longtimer s Reception. Plan to stay for the Awards Ceremony around 3pm. Commemorative Program and Participation Awards for All Riders Questions? Email Amber Braun at amber@gmhainc.org or call 802-457-1509.
Details Opening Day is August 1: Mark Your Calendar!! Trail: The trails are a combination of dirt roads, wooded trail and meadows. The footing varies. We recommend hoof protection on all four feet. It is beautiful, green, and not flat expect lots of elevation changes. Ride Times: All of the competitive distances follow the ECTRA guidelines for ride times. For reference, go to www. ectra.org. Ride times are extended by a minimum of 15 minutes for each day due to the amount of elevation change. Hold times are extended on days 1 & 2. Stabling: Please refer to the entry form. Stabling is included with most entries but is optional for single-day pleasure riders and 15-mile conditioning distance riders. Additional nights of stabling are available for purchase. Bring your own bedding and feed. Shavings and hay are available for purchase. Stalls must be stripped before you leave. Dirty stalls will be charged a $50 fine. There is no turnout at GMHA. Hand walking and grazing are permitted and encouraged. Competitive entries may not stand their horses in the brook from the time the ride starts until after they have vetted-out. Competitive Trail Divisions: All competitive distances (100/60/40/35/25/15) will offer a pass/fail option. Riders who wish to be judged pass/fail must declare by vetting-in time. Pass/fail entries undergo a simplified vetting process and receive mileage only upon successful completion. Consult the ECTRA rulebook for full details. All competitive distances will offer a Junior division. A Junior is 17 years of age and under. Junior riders 15 years of age and under must be accompanied by a riding adult at all times while on trail. All divisions will award ribbons to 10th place when entries warrant. Awards: All divisions will award a Grand and Reserve Champion unless there are less than 3 entries in any given division. The high point rookie horse and rookie rider will also be recognized for each distance. You are a rookie rider if you are competing for the first time at your entered distance. Your horse is a rookie if competing for the first time at that distance. The 100-Mile will offer 3 Adult divisions: Heavyweight, Middleweight and Lightweight. Adult riders will weigh in with tack prior to vetting. Completion awards will be granted to all riders who complete their distance. There are many special awards and perpetual trophies for the 60- and 100-mile distances. If you win a perpetual trophy, you will be given a keeper prize to bring home and your name will be engraved on the trophy at our expense. The 100- and 60-mile competitors will also be judged for horsemanship awards. Entries: An entry form is provided with this flyer. You can also find the form online at www.gmhainc.org. Full payment is required at time of entry. Entries are considered late if postmarked, faxed or emailed after closing day, which is August 26, 2016. The late entry fee is $25 per horse/rider combination and must be included with any late entry. A negative coggins and proof of rabies within 12 months must be provided or be on file in the office before your horse is unloaded on the grounds. Confirmation: Entries will appear on www.showgroundslive. com as they are processed. A confirmation email and full ride schedule will be provided to all entrants with a legible email. Refunds: A full refund, less a processing fee, will be made if the request is made in writing by August 26, 2016, 6pm. The fee is $25 for single-day and $50 for multi-day entries. We regret that we can not provide refunds after the closing date. Our expenses are fixed at that point. No refunds will be given for changing to a shorter-distance division after the closing date, but distance increases will be charged the difference in fees. Vet & Farrier: A vet and farrier will be on-call on Thursday, September 1, and on-grounds September 2-4. Payment arrangements are made directly between rider and vet/farrier. The contact information will be posted on the Office Porch. Meals: A light breakfast and catered lunch are provided to all riders as a part of their entry. Dinner tickets for Thursday and Friday are included for 100 mile and 3-day Pleasure Ride entries only. There is no dinner provided on Saturday but the Vermont Horse Country Store right next door provides complimentary fare. Tickets are available for purchase for all catered meals for non-riders and for additional days. See the Entry Form for details. We can not guarantee availability of meals for anyone who enters after August 26. Camping: If you are a GMHA member, you may camp here on Distance Days weekend. Camping is free. You must be in your trailer or camper no tents. No fires, grills, hookups, or generators. Please do not tie to your trailer all horses must be stabled. Awnings may be set up only after all trailers are parked. Camping is first-come, first-served. You must sign the release on the entry form. Offsite Accomodations: We are a horse-oriented community and you will find a wide variety of options. Go to www.gmhainc.org to begin your search or call us for a recommendation. Children & Pets: Please provide a babysitter for any non-riding children. This is not a safe place for unsupervised play. Pets must be on a leash or confined by some other means. Helmets: Whether you are a pleasure or competitive rider, our policy requires you to wear an ASTM/SEI certified helmet while mounted on our grounds and trails. This policy will be strictly enforced. Smoking: GMHA is a non-smoking facility. This policy will be strictly enforced.
100-Mile Team Relay Details The goal: To complete 100 competitive trail miles as a team over 3 days. Why? Because you get to name your team and cheer each other on. Maybe your horse isn t ready for 100 miles or maybe you aren t ready to ride that far. This is a fun way to complete the distance as a team. Also, you get ECTRA mileage and scoring/awards in whatever distance (60, 40, 35, 25) you complete as a team member. Your team: The most likely combination is 2 or 3 riders with their separate horses. It is permissible for one rider to enter a different horse each day or 2 horses over 3 days. How you get to 100 miles: The team will never have more than one rider on any given day. If your team has 3 members, Rider A enters and completes 40 miles on Friday, Rider B enters and completes 35 miles on Saturday, Rider C enters and completes 25 miles on Sunday. If your team has 2 members, Rider A completes 40 miles on Friday, Rider B completes 60 miles on Saturday and Sunday. Another option with 2 members is for Rider A to complete 40 miles on Friday and 25 miles on Sunday and Rider B to complete 35 miles on Saturday. With 2 members, any order is permissible. Pass/fail entries are not permitted. Scoring: Upon completion each day, the team member s score is added to the total. The scores are averaged. The team with the highest average wins. Awards: The Team Relay will award prizes to Champion, Reserve Champion, and 1st through 6th places. Each team member who places will receive a ribbon and award. How to Enter: Get your team together and decide who will be doing each distance. Each member will enter the distance that they intend to ride as a stand alone entry and will also indicate in the Team Relay box the team name and other team members. Team composition and name can not be changed after 3pm on Thursday, September 1. Entry Fee: Your cost for entering will be the entry fee for whatever distance you are riding plus an extra $5 to help support team prizes. Arriving Early? Plan to attend the early bird party for 100-milers at Smoke Rise Farm on Wednesday night, 6:30pm. Contact Kathy Hall (kathy.stormybrook@gmail.com) to RSVP. Pleasure Riding Three days of pleasure riding are offered Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. You will be stabled with other pleasure riders so you and your horse can enjoy the more relaxed pace and schedule. Breakfast, lunch and trail snacks are included each day. If you sign up for all 3 days, your stabling and dinner tickets for Thursday and Friday are included. Bring nice clothes for the banquet on Thursday. If you are a single-day rider, a day stall will be provided for the day you enter. You will have 3 trail distance options Friday and Saturday short (6-8 miles), medium, (12-15 miles) and long (20 miles). On Sunday, you will have 6 and 10 mile options. Lunch will be served on trail for the longer options, weather permitting. There will be a New England Horse & Trail signup sheet for your mileage each day. 50-Mile Pleasure Horse Challenge To enter this Challenge, you need to be signed up for all 3 days with the same horse. The fee is an additional $5 to your 3-day entry. You will pleasure ride 20 miles on Friday and Saturday and 10 miles on Sunday. A trail manager will verify your completion of the distance each day. Ride at your own pace. All riders who meet the challenge will receive a special prize in a ceremony after brunch on Sunday. Accommodations & Travel To find the best route, use your GPS or online map service to search 5491 South Road, South Woodstock, VT, 05071. If you are traveling up the eastern seaboard from metropolitan areas, consider taking the New York Throughway to Albany and taking major highways across Vermont to avoid city traffic. If you choose not to camp at GMHA, there are many other options from off-site camping to hotels to bed and breakfast establishments. We also have an on-site Ranch House for rent. Contact us for availability or visit www.gmhainc.org for a list of off-site options.
Green Mountain Horse Association 80TH ANNIVERSARY 100 Mile Ride GMHA 2016 Distance Days Rider Entry Form Please use separate entry form for each rider. Non-riders please use the Spectator Meals form on reverse. Opening Day: August 1, 2016. Closing Day: August 26, 2016. Post entry fee of $25 applies after closing date. Refunds, less a processing fee, will be granted when requested in writing (or emailed) by August 26, 2016, 6pm. The processing fee is $50 for multi-day entries and $25 for single-day entries. No refunds after the closing date. Refunds will not be given for reducing to a shorter-distance division after the closing date, but the difference will be charged for moving up to a longer-distance division. Contact Amber Braun (amber@gmhainc.org) or call 802-457-1509 with questions. Horse Name Breed ECTRA # Age Sex Coggins & Rabies Enclosed On File Rider/Driver Owner Name Name Same as rider Color Address City/State/Zip Address City/State/Zip Email Phone # Email SR JR Rookie Rider Rookie Horse Phone # ECTRA # ECTRA # ECTRA Competitive Trail Distances (if choosing pass/fail, please indicate) 9/2-4 Friday-Sunday 80th Annual 100-Mile Ride 9/3-4 Saturday-Sunday 60-Mile Ride 9/2 Friday 40-Mile Ride 9/3 Saturday 35-Mile Ride 9/4 Sunday 25-Mile Ride 9/3 Saturday 15-Mile Conditioning Distance Ride 100-Mile Team Relay I am entered in the: 60 40 35 25 My team name is: Other members are: Includes Non Member Member Junior stabling, breakfast, lunch & trail snacks, Thursday $330 $270 $135 banquet & Friday dinner stabling 9/2-3, breakfast, lunch & trail snacks $250 $210 $105 9/3-4 stabling 9/1, breakfast, lunch & trail snacks $150 $130 $65 on 9/2 stabling 9/2, breakfast, lunch & trail snacks $145 $125 $62 on 9/3 stabling 9/3, breakfast, lunch & trail snacks $135 $105 $52 on 9/4 day stall on 9/3, breakfast & lunch on 9/3 $75 $55 $27 $5 $5 $5 Pleasure Riding 9/2-4 Friday-Sunday 3-Day Pleasure Ride stabling, breakfast, lunch & trail snacks on all 3 days, Thursday banquet & Friday dinner. $300 $240 $120 50-Mile Pleasure Horse Challenge (add on to 3-Day entry only) ride 20 miles Friday & Saturday, 10 on Sunday. $5 $5 $5 1-Day Pleasure Ride Friday, 9/2 Saturday, 9/3 Sunday, 9/4 breakfast, lunch on trail, post ride snacks $65 $50 $25 Junior s (17 years of age and under) entry fee is 50% of the Adult Member s fee. Junior does not have to be a Member. Please see the next page to tally up and make payment. Mail Entry Forms to: GMHA, PO Box 8, S. Woodstock, VT 05071
Stabling Info Stable with: Nights of: Thurs Fri Sat Requests: we will try our best to accommodate Fees Wed Sun Additional Night Member Stabling $25 x = Wed Sun Addt l Night Non-Member Stabling $40 x = Hay (per bale) $10 x = Shavings (per bag) $10 x = Total Stabling/Hay/Shavings Fees Payments- full payment is due with entry Ride Entry Fee Total Stabling/Hay/Shavings Fees Check # Credit Card (Visa or MC) Cash Extra Friday 9/2 Lunch Ticket $15 x Credit Card #: 3-digit Sec. Code: Extra Saturday 9/3 Lunch Ticket $15 x Extra Sunday 9/4 Brunch Ticket $20 x Friday 9/2 Barbeque Ticket $15 x Thursday 9/1 Banquet Ticket $45 x Exp: Signature: Late Entry Fee (after 8/26) $25 TOTAL FEES Spectator Name Guest & Spectator Meals Form - Due by August 26 Detach and use this form if you are a spectator or volunteer and would like to attend some of the ticketed meal events. Breakfast & lunch are provided for volunteers on the days they work. Address City/State/Zip Email Phone # Meals Thursday 9/1 Banquet Ticket $45 x Friday 9/2 Barbeque Ticket $15 x Friday 9/2 Lunch Ticket $15 x Saturday 9/3 Lunch Ticket $15 x Sunday 9/4 Brunch Ticket $20 x Payments- full payment is due with entry. Due by August 26, 2016 Check # Credit Card (Visa or MC) Cash Credit Card #: 3-digit Sec. Code: MEALS TOTAL Exp: Signature:
Camping I have read and agree to abide by the rules and regulations regarding camping at GMHA, Inc, found in the Distance Days Entry and Information Flyer. I understand that any infraction of these rules will result in the loss of any future camping privileges and may be grounds for my being asked to leave the competition. In addition, I understand that my conduct will reflect on trail riders in general and infractions to these rules may result in the loss of camping privileges at GMHA for all trail riders. Dates for Camping: Signature: Date: INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENT AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY WARNING Under Vermont Law, an equine activity sponsor is not liable for an injury to, or the death of, a participant in equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities that are obvious and necessary, pursuant to 12 V.S.A. section 1039. I understand that the sport of horseback riding and driving is inherently dangerous and that serious injury and death can occur. I understand that participation in equine activities involves necessary risks. I agree that if any harm occurs to my horse or myself or to any equipment that I may use or send to use, I will make no claim against the Green Mountain Horse Association, Inc. or any of the Officers, Directors, Trustees, Employees and Volunteers. I further agree to hold the Green Mountain Horse Association, Inc., the Officers, Directors, Trustees, Employees, Volunteers and Landowners free and harmless from any liability, claims, suits or damages of whatsoever kind or nature that may be occasioned by the horses used by me or the negligence of the persons in charge of such horses and I agree to indemnify and hold harmless this organization and individuals against all liability claims, suits, and expenses including attorney fees incurred arising out of any injury to any person or damage to any property caused by me, my horses or attendants. DRUG RELEASE: I hereby certify that my horse is not under the influence of medication. I hereby give permission to ECTRA or any duly appointed agent to check for possible administration of drugs to my horse, by any appropriate or reasonable necessary method. I agree that as a condition of acceptance of entry, GMHA may use photographs, videos, and or other likenesses of the participant and horse taken while at GMHA for the promotion, coverage, or benefit of this event and/or GMHA. Rider/Driver- MANDATORY I have read and agree to abide by all GMHA rules, policies, & specifications for this ride or drive as stated in the 2016 Distance Days Entry and Information flyer. Signature: Print Name: Owner- MANDATORY Signature: Print Name: Parent/Guardian (if Rider is a minor) Signature: Print Name: MANDATORY Emergency Contact # www.gmhainc.org P (802) 457-1509 F (802) 457-4471 amber@gmhainc.org Entry forms accepted by mail, fax, email or in-person. NO FORM - NO ENTRY Mail completed entry form & payment to: GMHA, Attn: Trails, PO Box 8, S Woodstock, VT 05071 Email to amber@gmhainc.org OR Fax to (802) 457-4471 Or in person at the GMHA office Monday Friday, 9am 4pm.