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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

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

Download Ride Entry form for Pony Club Members.... Word Format - PDF Format

Parental Consent Form....                                Word Format - PDF Format

Provisional Grampian Rides Diary for 2010

Club Updates:

30 July (Fri), Longnewton, Border, additional Pleasure class on Friday

6 Aug (Fri), Highland Evening Pleasure Ride at Poolton, Ardersier, 20k Pl & 10k taster ride

10-12 Aug, Highland Camp Ride, Drummond-Drumnadrochit-Fort Augustus

22 Aug, Dappleymoor, near Canonbie. - competitive 30km and pleasure - Dumfries Branch

5 Sept, Lyne, Lothians (was Cardrona)

11 Sept (Sat), Highland Pleasure Ride, Drummond

12 Sept, Irvine Beach, Glasgow

26 Sept, Culzean - Pleasure - Glasgow Branch

3 Oct, Glamis, Tayside (was Arbroath)

3 Oct, "The ride that can't be named" - Pleasure - Lothians Branch

24 Oct, Selkirk, Border (was Fishwick)

24 Oct, Devilla, Glasgow, 30kms CTR & Pl

31 Oct, Arbroath, Tayside (was Glamis)

Date

Venue

Distances

Information

7 March

Loanhead, Kingswells

Dressage to Music

RIDE CANCELLED

Dressage to Music sessions in the indoor school with Viv Law. 

Photos on:

http://picasaweb.google.com/113609356062737082619

28 March

Dunecht

17 kms Pleasure/Treasure

Landranger 38, Grid NJ 760073

Ride Organiser: Lorna Hogg.

Team of helpers - Ruth Riddell, Hazel McLaren, Marlene Arthur, Fiona Fleming, Carola MacCallum, Ruth McMinn, Brenda and Roger Searle, Katharina van Midden, Pam Atkinson, Lynda Keeler, Frauke Jurgensen's  sister Astrid, Leon & Mary Stelmach and Gail Prentice of Aberdeenshire PC.

More information - click here

Photos - www.georgemichie.co.uk

18 April

Drummuir

31 kms (2 loops)

& 19 kms Pleasure

RIDE CANCELLED due to Ground Conditions

LR Map: 28 - Grid NJ367436

Ride organiser - Judith Barker

2 May

Corrachree, Tarland

31 kms CTR

+ 20 kms Pleasure

+ 14 kms PC class

Landranger 37, Grid NJ 463045

Ride organiser - Tony Comerford. 

Helpers - Ruth Riddell, Lorna Hogg, Hazel McLaren, Mark Moseley, Janice Thomson, Carola MacCallum, Deborah Wilson, David Clucas, Johannes van Midden, Jennifer Sheen, Fiona Mitchell, Judith Barker, Valerie Melvin, Alison Carrington, Findlay Ralley.

More information - click here

Photos - www.foxphotographics.co.uk

13 June

Clatt

60 (66), 50 (52), 30 (32) kms & 20 kms Pl

Veteran Horse Series

Landranger sheet 37 Grid ref 539262

Mixture of forestry, tracks and moorland.

Route - 20% tarmac, 25% forest, 50% moorland, 5% tracks, highest climb 210m.

Ride organisers - Joan Austin & Clive Pollitt

More information - click here

Helpers - Leon Stelmach, Sue Duncan, Frauke Jurgensen, Lorna Hogg, Chris Shepherd from Ardene Vets, Arlene Parvin, Carol Potter, Fiona Fleming, Janice Thomson, Sue Duncan, Raynet, Emma Parvin, Carola MacCallum, Ruth Riddell, Clatt Tearoom

Photos on:

http://picasaweb.google.com/113609356062737082619

27 June

The Nine Stanes,

by Strachan, Banchory

53, 33 kms CTR

& 20 kms Pl

Grid NO702914

Route organiser - Katie Keith

Venue is Knockburn Loch by Strachan.

Helpers - Ruth Riddell, Hazel McLaren, Lorna Hogg, Anja Hogben, Donna Hemmings, Lucia Peggie, Angela Wilson, Imke Mulder, Raynet, Frauke Jurgensen, Arlene Parvin, Alison Carrington, Joan Austin, Carola MacCallum

More information - click here

Photos on: http://www.photobucket.com/ninestanes

4 July

Tahuna, Newburgh

19 kms Pleasure & intro or prelim Dressage + BBQ

Beach ride and Dressage at Tahuna, Newburgh.  100% beach. BBQ.

Ride organiser - Lynda Keeler

Helpers - Ruth Riddell, Rona Kennedy, Leon Stelmach, Viv Law, Katie Keith, Mary Stelmach, Sharon Chugg, Heather Duncan, Rob Winmill, Freya van Midden, Carola MacCallum, Laura Shand, Yvonne Thomson

More information - click here

Photos on: www.foxphotographics.co.uk

16, 17 & 18 July

Scone Palace, Perth

full range of classes

Scottish Championships

More information - click here

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. Super new venue and

new routes.  Excellent new venue with stabling & limited B&B on site; camping and corralling also available.

All horses attending must be fully vaccinated.

Ride organiser - Lynda Keeler

More information - click here

28 & 29 August

Burgie

full range of classes

Home International and Celtic Challenge

More information - click here

4/5 September

Forest of Deer

2-day 80, 2-day 60, 50, 40, 30 kms

& 19 kms or 25 kms Pl

Quest Trophy

Landranger 30 - grid ref. 985 478    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.

Ride Organiser - Donna Hemmings

More information - click here

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.

Ride 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. Ride organiser - Jenny Milne and friends

7 November

Archaeolink, Oyne

30 kms

& 20 kms Pl

Landranger 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. Ride organisers - Ruth McMinn/ Arlene Killoh

More information - click here

Provisional Major S.E.R.C. Rides for 2010

Date

Venue

Organiser

Information

20 & 21 March

Loch Tay, Killin

SERC

Members Training Days

25 April

Cawdor

Highland

80CTR

9 May

Cardrona

Lothians

Veteran Trophy

16 May

Dalriada

Argyll

80ER

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

Trail of 7 Lochs, Dores

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.

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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.