The full Club Rides
Omnibus for 2010 .... click
here.
Download Club Rides Summary as of
January 2010....PDF Format
Download Club Rides Omnibus
as of January 2010....PDF
Format
SERC Winter rides up to March 2010
are on the SERC website - click
here
Ride Entry
forms for Grampian rides below.
Download Ride Entry form for SERC Members....
Word Format -
PDF Format
Download Ride Entry form for Day Members....
Word Format -
PDF Format
Parental Consent Form....
Word Format -
PDF
Format
Provisional Grampian Rides
Diary for 2010
Updates:
Greens of Afforsk. Tracks
have been damaged by harvesting and it will be impossible to use this venue.
An alternative venue at Dunecht has been arranged - see below.
|
Date |
Venue |
Distances |
Information |
|
7
March |
Loanhead, Kingswells |
Dressage to Music |
RIDE CANCELLED
Dressage to Music sessions in the indoor
school with Viv Law. |
|
28
March |
Dunecht |
17
kms Pleasure/Treasure |
Replacement for Greens of Afforsk.
New venue at Dunecht courtesy of Dunecht
Estates. The route will consist of mainly estate roads and tracks,
some heather moorland and a couple of lovely grass tracks. Parking is
limited so please share where possible and indicate this on your entry
form.
Route Organiser: Lorna Hogg |
|
18
April |
Drummuir |
31 kms
(2 loops)
&
19 kms Pleasure |
Map: LR 28, Grid: 368434
Route: under 10% tarmac, 30% forest, 30%moorland, 30% tracks, highest
climb 150m. Route organiser - Judith Barker |
|
2
May |
Corrachree, Tarland |
30
kms & Pl |
Route: 10% tarmac, 10% forest, 50% moorland, 30% tracks, highest climb
150m. Hopefully to be run in conjunction with Deeside Pony Club.
Route organiser - Tony Comerford. |
|
13
June |
Clatt |
60
(66),
50 (52), 30 (32) kms & 20 kms Pl |
Veteran Horse Series
Map: LR 37
Mixture of forestry, tracks and moorland.
Route - 20% tarmac, 25% forest, 50% moorland, 5% tracks, highest climb
210m. Route organiser - Joan Austin |
|
20 June |
Whitehaugh |
30 kms & Pl |
Route organiser - Janice Thomson |
|
4 July |
Tahuna, Newburgh |
24 kms or 17 kms Pleasure / intro or
prelim Dressage |
Beach ride and Dressage at Tahuna,
Newburgh.
100% beach. BBQ. Route organiser - Lynda Keeler |
|
15 August |
Drumtochty |
80ER, 60, 50, 30 kms & Pl |
Trooper Trophy & Young Riders Series
80km route = 2% tarmac, 98% forest, highest climb 300m - 1 loop Forest
tracks, remote vettings. Stabling available on site. Route organiser -
Lynda Keeler |
|
4/5 September |
Forest of Deer |
2-day 80, 2-day 60, 50, 40, 30 kms
& 19 kms or 25 kms Pl |
Quest Trophy
Map: LR 30, Grid: 985478
Postcode AB42 8FQ
Grampian's 2 day ride within the impressive showground at Aden Park.
Reasonably flat ride in beautiful scenery with a mixture of disused
railway line, forestry tracks and lanes with lovely long canter tracks.
A 2 day 80km with NO gates. An excellent grading ride. Hard standing
available for larger vehicles. Camping and corralling at the venue. We
look forward to this being a very sociable 2 day event with food on the
Saturday evening.
Route
Organiser - Donna Hemmings |
|
26 September |
Fetteresso |
30 kms
& 20 or 29 kms Pl |
Mainly forestry tracks, some soft, most hardened. Some ups and downs but
majority fairly level and possibly 1 water crossing. 30km = 3% tarmac,
95% forestry, highest climb 100 - 150m. Venue currently unsuitable for
horse lorries, please check with the route organiser nearer the time.
Restricted lorry parking may be found. Route organiser - Freya van
Midden. |
|
10 October |
Durris |
23 kms Pleasure |
Route - 10% tarmac, 90% forest, highest climb 200m. Route organiser -
Viv Law |
|
24 October |
Mackies Ice Cream Run,
Cross of Jackson,
Rothienorman/Oldmeldrum |
60, 50, 30 kms
& 24 or 16 kms Pl |
Map: LR 29, Grid: 760329
Organiser: Jenny Milne
Route- 15% tarmac, 85% fields. The routes available will predominantly
involve stubble fields and tracks around the edges of fields which will
provide spectacular views over the surrounding landscape including
Inverurie, Insch, Oldmeldrum and Fyvie. The going under foot will be
welcoming to those horses who have shallow feet with only a few tracks
and small country lanes / roads. There is corralling and stabling
available in the area and it is hoped that the venue will have
hardstanding. The Southside Ride at Daviot, Inverurie forms part of the
30-60km routes. Route organiser - Jenny Milne and friends |
|
7 November |
Archaeolink, Oyne |
30 kms
& 20 kms Pl |
Map: LR 38, Grid: 667257
Excellent venue
with café, loos and hard standing for parking.
Route - small amount of tarmac, mixture of forest fields, tracks -
varied route incorporating northern aspects of Bennachie. Route
organisers - Ruth McMinn/ Arlene Killoh |
|
Date |
Venue |
Organiser |
Information |
|
20
& 21 March |
Loch Tay, Killin |
SERC |
Members Training Days |
|
25
April |
Cawdor |
Highland |
80CTR |
|
9
May |
Lyne, nr Peebles |
Lothians |
Veteran Trophy |
|
16
May |
Dalriada |
Argyll |
80ER |
|
22
& 23 May |
St
Fort |
Tayside |
Quest Trophy |
|
29
& 30 May |
Burgie |
Highland |
Trooper Trophy |
|
5 &
6 June |
Hoddom, nr Annan |
Dumfries |
Quest Trophy |
|
13
June |
Seacliff, East Lothian |
Lothians |
Trooper Trophy |
|
13
June |
Clatt |
Grampian |
Veteran Trophy |
|
20
June |
Aviemore |
Highland |
80ER |
|
2,
3 & 4 July |
Broughton, nr Biggar |
Lothians |
Quest Trophy |
|
16,
17 & 18 July |
Scone Palace, Perth |
SERC |
Scottish Championships /
Trooper Trophy / Veteran Trophy |
|
31
July |
Longnewton, St Boswells |
Border |
Quest Trophy / FEI class |
|
15
August |
Drumtochty |
Grampian |
Trooper Trophy |
|
28
& 29 August |
Burgie |
SERC |
Home International & Celtic Challenge |
|
4 &
5 September |
Forest of Deer, Mintlaw |
Grampian |
Quest Trophy |
|
5
September |
Newcastleton |
Dumfries |
Veteran Trophy |
|
12
September |
Blairgowrie |
Tayside |
Capercaillie Challenge |
|
19
September |
Highland Fling |
Highland |
80CTR |
|
26
September |
Argyll Challenge |
Argyll |
80CTR |
More details are in the new
online omnibus on the Club website.
________________________________________________________________________________
Entries (for Grampian Rides Only) to:
Judith Barker (address at bottom of form)
Closing dates
are 2 weeks before ride dates. Late entries at discretion of Ride
Entries Secretary.
Please check postage, especially for 2-day
rides and multiple entries.
Download Ride Entry form for Grampian Rides....
Word Format -
PDF Format
Download Ride Entry form for Day Members....
Word Format -
PDF Format
Making entries:
Postages
There are still s.a.e.’s with the wrong postage, only a few of which are
underpaid, HOWEVER some people ARE PAYING TOO MUCH! So let's try to explain……
ENVELOPE SIZES
What I used to call “letter size” (A4
folded twice) no longer exists.
1.
Letter size now is approx half an inch bigger than A5 (A4 folded
once).
It is anything up to 240 x 165 mm (9.5 x 6.5
inches)
Max thickness is 5mm (0.4 inch). This
will limit the number of pages to about 8.
Max weight is 100g – that could be up to
about a dozen* sheets.
This is perfectly adequate for most one-day,
simple Competitive and Pleasure branch rides.
2.
Large Letter size would include flat A4 (no folds).
It is anything larger than “Letter size” and
up to 353 x 250 mm (14 x 10 inches)
Max thickness 25mm – ample!
Weight can vary but up to 100g (~12* sheets)
will need one Large Letter stamp.
This may be needed for multiple day rides or
multiple entries at the same address.
We will always try to get the paperwork in the
post within 24 hours of getting the photocopies, but that can vary.
So, you choose first or second class, but putting extra or double stamps on
won’t get the paperwork to you any quicker.
Hope this helps
* Rough estimation using kitchen scales.
Making Entries
PLEASE,
PLEASE try to make your entries by the due date, (ie 14 days before the
ride) - they can be withdrawn without penalty if you can make a good case to
the entry secretary – she will not penalise you unduly – but she and the
ride organiser do need to know whether anyone is going to turn up otherwise
they are going to a lot of trouble for nothing. If you are riding on
the Sunday a fortnight before and worried whether you will be fit – ‘phone
and tell her your entry will be in a day later, or put it in earlier and ask
her to send it back if things go wrong at the ride – it will only cost you a
stamp.
You are
likely to have your entry refused if you are too late in applying
or you will find that the ride has been cancelled due to apparent lack of
interest.
Late
entries may be accepted at no additional cost, but maps and talkrounds will
not be sent out, they may be collected from the caravan on the day. At
the discretion of the rides secretary - persistent offenders may still be
refused. There is no reason why you may not put in multiple entries
for the months ahead. Each should have a separate cheque and should
you find it necessary to withdraw within the permitted time, your entry will
be cancelled and your cheque destroyed.
Should you
ride with another branch of SERC and you wish to grade your horse you should
advise your own branch archivist. After any ride outwith the branch, a copy
of your
vet sheet will be sent to your home branch archivist so that she can record
your achievements.