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Pony Club Endurance is made of of 4 different rides as follows:
THE MERLIN TRAINING
RIDE
Usually
run within the Branch/Centre/Area and is of shorter distance than the
qualifying
or
competition rides and so are an ideal introduction to the sport of Endurance
for the young, inexperienced or novice rider.
Where ILDRA. is mentioned please read S.E.R.C. or E.G.B. instead if you are from Scotland or England and Wales.
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Venue
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Organised
by Pony Club Branches/Centres/ILDRA
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Distance
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Between
8km and 15km
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Speed
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No faster than 12km per hour
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Eligibility
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All riders must be at least eight years old
on the day of the ride. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult (18
years and over) on horseback with a maximum of 2 children per adult.
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Vets
Inspection and Heart Rate
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Although not necessary for this level, they
may be taken by an appointed official for the competitor's information.
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Awards
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Those successfully completing this ride
receive The Pony Club Merlin rosette.
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Entry
Fees
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At the discretion of the organisers.
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COMPETITION and
QUALIFYING RIDES
Kestrel/Novice
Qualifiers
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Venue
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i) Organised by Pony Club Branches/Centres
ii)
An ILDRA training ride of the correct distance.
Many of these rides do not have a vet/official on site
to check heart rates/soundness or an official to time the
ride. If this is the case then these rides can not be used
as qualifiers for the championships unless your Branch/Area
has organised an official to stand in.
iii)
An ILDRA National Ride of the correct distance.
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Distance
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Between 16km and 25km
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Speed
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8-15km per hour. (optimum speed 10kph)
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Eligibility
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All riders must be at least eight years old
on the day of the ride.
Riders under the age of 13 years old must
be accompanied by an adult (18
years and over) on horseback with a maximum of two children to one adult.
A combination of horse and rider who have
ridden distances of 35km or more in an ILDRA
national ride may ride at this level but would not be able to
qualify for the Novice Championships
and would not be eligible for any prizes except the ride completion award.
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Vets
inspection
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Horses taking part in a Kestrel Ride need to have their
heart rate taken and be trotted up for soundness before the ride and within
30 minutes of finishing. This will be in front of the official vet except for
rides run by a Pony Branch/Centre when an approved official can be used
instead.
Lameness
before or after the ride will result in disqualification as will a heart rate
of over 64 bpm.
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Entry
Fees
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At rides run by
Pony Club Branches/Centres this is left to the discretion of
the Branch/Centre.
At ILDRA rides Pony
Club Members may enter at the same fee as club members
and this will give them temporary day membership. Mounted supervisors will
also pay the normal day members
entry fee.
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Qualification
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The finishing speed and heart
rate must fall within the shaded part of the Novice Performance chart. When
the combination of horse and rider has accomplished this twice then they will
have qualified for the Pony Club Novice Endurance Championships. It is up to
the Member to register their qualification with Pony Club Headquarters. See further notes.
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Awards
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All
those finishing between 8-15 kph and with a heart rate of 64 bpm or below
will receive the Pony Club Kestrel Rosette.
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Results
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If
you wish to gain a result for the competition please use the
Novice Performance chart where a combination of heart
rate and speed will give faults. If there is an equality of
points then the competitor who presents in the shortest time
to the final inspection will be successful.
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Osprey/Intermediate Qualifiers
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Venue
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i) Organised by Pony Club Branches/Centres.
ii)
An ILDRA local group training ride of the correct distance. Many of these
rides do not have a vet/official on site to check heart rates/soundness or an
official to time the ride. If this is the case then these rides can not be
used as qualifiers for the championships unless your branch/area has
organised an official to stand in.
iii)
An ILDRA National Ride of the correct distance.
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Distance
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Between
26 and 35km.
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Speed
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8-15km
per hour. (optimum speed 11kph)
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Eligibility
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All riders must be at least eight years old
on the date of the ride. Riders under the age of 13 years old must be
accompanied by an adult (18years or over) on horseback with a maximum of two
children to one adult.
Members under the age of 13 years must have
completed two Kestrel rides before they compete at this level.
A combination of horse and rider who have
ridden distances of 43km or more in ILDRA national rides may ride at this
level but would not be eligible for any prizes and would not be able to
qualify for the Intermediate Championships.
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Vets
Inspection
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As
for Novice Rides
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Entry
Fees
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As
for Novice Rides
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Qualification
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The finishing speed and heart rate must
fall within the shaded part of the Intermediate Performance chart. When the
combination of horse and rider has accomplished this twice then they will
have qualified for the Pony Club Intermediate Endurance Championships. It is
up to the member to register their qualification with Pony Club Headquarters.
See further notes.
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Awards
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All those finishing between 8-15km/hour and
a with a heart rate of 64bpm or
below will receive a Pony Club Osprey Rosette
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Results
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To gain a result for the competition please
use the Intermediate Performance chart where a combination of heart beat and
speed will give faults. If there is an equality of points then the competitor
who presents his horse earliest to the inspection will be successful.
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Eagle / Open Qualifiers
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Venue
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i) Organised by Org
i) Organised by Pony Club
Branches/Centres/Areas.
ii) An ILDRA local group training ride of
the correct distance. Many of these rides do not have a vet/official on site
to check heart rates/soundness or an official to time the ride. If this is
the case then these rides can not be used as qualifiers for the championships
unless your Branch/Centre/Area has organised an official to stand in.
iii) An ILDRA National ride of the
correct distance
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Distance
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Between
36 and 50km per hour
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Speed
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8-15km
hour. Optimum speed 12km per
hour.
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Eligibility
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All
riders must be at least eight years old on the day of the ride.
Riders
under the age of 13 years old must be accompanied by an adult (18 years or
over) on horseback with a maximum of two children to one adult.
Members
under the age of 13 years must have completed two Kestrel rides before they
compete at this level.
Horses
who have competed in a ER or gated (S.E.R.C) ride are not eligible.
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Vets
Inspection
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As
for Kestrel and Osprey
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Entry
Fees
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As
for Kestrel and Osprey
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Qualification
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The finishing speed and heart rate must
fall within the shaded part of the Open Performance chart. When the
combination of horse and rider has accomplished this twice then they will
have qualified for the Pony Club Open Endurance Championships. It is the
responsibility of the Member to
register their qualification with Pony Club Headquarters. See further notes
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Awards
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All of those finishing between 8-15km/hour
and with a heart rate of 64 bpm or below will receive The Pony Club Eagle
Rosette.
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Results
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To gain a result for the competition please
use the Open Performance Chart where a combination of Heart Beat and speed
will give faults. Of there is an
equality of points then the competitor who presents their horse earliest to
the inspection will be successful.
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To get started with Endurance Riding complete the form on this web site - click here - or come along to one of our rides as a Pleasure Rider (see Calendar) and talk to the ride organiser and other members - you can't beat trying it.
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