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April 23, 2008

Great Lakes Region,

BCRC Horse Trials & GLR “C” Event Rally

BATTLE CREEK RIDING CLUB, LLC

At the Battle Creek Hunt Club

8482 N. 43rd St. - Augusta, MI 49012

Saturday May 31^st (pony club only) Rally starts at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday

Plan on arriving between 1:00 and 2:30 p.m. for unloading and stall set up

Sunday - June 1, 2008 (Ride in Event)

All the Pony Clubbers will be stabling at the Cheff Center adjoined to the BCRC

Opening Date: April 23, 2008

Closing Date: May 10, 2008

Registration Fee: $150.00 Rider, $60.00 Horse Manager

This year the event is open to D3 riders, which may participate with their DC’s permission, provided that they, the rider, have successfully competed with the horse entered on prior occasions at the same level.

This is our Eventing Qualifying Rally for 2008 Championships.

As with any rally we’ll be highly dependent on able and willing volunteers. Eventing rallies are often even more volunteer consuming than others, given the multiple phases and need for cross-country judges. Thank you ahead of time for your assistance!

Thank you very much for your thorough and timely entries! The final schedule is dependent on the number of entries.

We’ll see YOU at the rally!

Best to all,

Lisa Keb & Karen Barsuhn Kalamazoo Valley II Pony Club, your host club

Kathy Strah and Cathy Nezwick Grand River Pony Club – Co-Hosts

We will be having a Pony Club Welcome dinner for all Pony Clubbers and parents on the Cheff Center grounds at 6:00 p.m.

More information to follow.

DATE:

Saturday May 31^st 3:00 p.m. – Rally begins Parents clear out of barn

Sunday, June 1^st 2008 ( riding portion of Rally begins)

At the Battle Creek Hunt Club

8482 N. 43rd St. - Augusta, MI 49012

This event is being held in conjunction and cooperation with the

BCRC TEAM HORSE TRIALS

Opening Date: April 23, 2008

Closing Date: May 10, 2008

Open to: C1 and above.

D3 riders may participate with their DC’s permission, provided that they, the rider, have successfully competed with the horse entered on prior occasions at the same level.

Organizers Horse Trials –Patty Ruppel and John and Miriam Whelan

C Event – Michelle Lee (KVPC) Lisa Keb (KVPC) Karen Barsuhn

Event Divisions ~

Beginner Novice Horse; Beginner Novice Rider; Open Beginner Novice;

Novice Horse; Novice Rider; Open Novice; Open training.

Awards: Ribbons will be awarded to all competitors for Horse Management and Overall placing.

* See USPC 2008 Eventing Rulebook with 2008 addendums, for more details. There will be time penalties and there will be an optimum time posted for each level.

DCs are responsible FOR MAKING SURE that each horse/rider combination is entered at an appropriate and safe level.

Rally Rules and Guidelines:

The following publications have been used to plan this rally. Please use these publications to help prepare for a successful rally experience. All are available on line at www.ponyclub.org, under publications, then under rulebooks)

• USPC Handbook and Rules for Eventing Competition 2008

• 2008 USPC Eventing Annual Newsletter

• USPC Horse Management Handbook and Rules for Competition 2008 and Addenda

• See above references for specifics regarding saddlery/bitting (Appendix 2 in Eventing Rulebook), and attire (Appendix 1 in Eventing Rulebook).

Attire: At C Rallies, dress for all competitors may be formal or informal. Polo shirts are recommended for cross-country. See Appendix 1, page 32 of the Eventing Rulebook for complete guidelines.

Teams: A team consists of 3 or 4 riders and a horse manager (D3 to C3). The Horse Manager is optional but highly recommended. Mixed rating teams are encouraged (also mixed ages) to support our newer and/or younger members.

Each team is encouraged but not required to have a coach. The coach may be an H, HA or A rated Pony Club member or qualified adult. Several teams may share the same coach. A team chaperone may NOT be a coach. See Appendix 9 of Eventing Rulebook for coaching guidelines.

Individual participants must be able to independently care for themselves and their mount (with the assistance of their team members, advisor and horse management judges). Be prepared to come have fun!

Parents: Please remember that the rally is for your children to show what they have learned. Relax and enjoy being a volunteer (see attached form). The NEUTRAL ZONE is the place to go to leave a message or items for your child. Remind your child to check the neutral zone for notes, food, etc, during the rally.

*Note: All children who are not participants must be chaperoned at all times no exceptions!

Volunteers: Each team must have an adult chaperonE available on the rally grounds whenever the barns are open. They should complete a Chaperone’s Duty Form and see page 2 of the Eventing Rulebook.

Chaperones may not serve as a volunteer.

Each team must supply a minimum of three volunteers. Volunteers may be C-level-or-above Pony Club members, parents of competitors or other willing adults. Each volunteer must complete the volunteer sign-up form. If you are signed up as a coach, please do not sign up as a volunteer also.

Volunteers play a key role in the successful and timely progression of this rally and in the full enjoyment of pony club. Thanks for your support!

WELCOME TO THE TEAM

Club Entry Checklist for DCs

1. Team Entry Form, one per team

2. Individual Entry Form, one for each competitor (including horse managers)

3. USEA Entry Form, to cross register for BCRC Horse Trials

4. *Pony Club 2008 Medical Release forms (original signature – blue ink) three for each participant

5. *Competitor’s Activity and Rally Release/Equine Release, one for each competitor (including horse managers)

6. Copy of 2008 negative Coggins test report, one for each horse.

7. *Signed Chaperone form, one per team

8. *Signed Coach form (optional but recommended) one per team, several teams may share one coach)

9. Volunteer form, minimum 3 volunteers per team (attached). PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY.

10. CLUB check payable to KVPC covering all entry fees($150/rider, $60/SM).

11. Mail completed entry forms (please double check for signatures, etc.) to:

Michelle Lee

Great Lake Region – C EVENT 2008 Registration

8472 2nd St, Mattawan MI 49071

Phone (269) 372-8942 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

*Standard Forms available at www.ponyclub.org under forms:

• Medical Release Form 2008

• Activity and Rally Release

• Uniform Chaperone Rules/Duties (also HM Rulebook, Appendix B, p. 57)

• Coaching Guidelines (p. 43 in Eventing Rulebook, online or hardcopy)

Very Tentative Time Schedule:

Officially Rally Opens ( no more parents in barn) Saturday May 31^st 3:00 p.m.

We are going to do as much Horse Management Stuff on Saturday as we can so that Sunday we do not have to rush around as much.

Jog outs, Course walk, equipment check will all be son on Saturday :Schedule to follow

Starting Times: Start times will be posted on the TEAM web site at www.michiganeventing.org

Dressage Tests Used:

Beginner Novice Level - 2006 USEF Beginner Novice Test A

Novice Level - 2006 USEF Novice Test A

Training Level - 2006 USEF Training Test A

Small Arenas (20m x 40m) for all tests. Footing: Sand – indoor and outdoor rings.

Cross Country Information:

New and improved jump course! Large field and wooded sections. Moderately challenging for first times at this level. Easy viewing for spectators.

Tentative: Beginner Novice, min. of 12 jumping efforts at 350 mpm with a max. Height of 2’7”

Novice, min. of 15 jumping efforts at 375 mpm

Training min. of 20 jumping efforts at 450 mpm.

Water jump for novice and training only.

Stabling at the Cheff Center will be included in the entry

1 bag of shavings supplied.

Accommodations:

Motel 6 (269) 979-1141 - 4775 Beckley Rd. - Battle Creek, MI - $40+

Knights Inn (269) 964-2600 - 2595 Capital Ave. - Battle Creek, MI - $40+

Super 8 (269)979-1828 - 5395 Beckley Rd. - Battle Creek, MI - $60+

Econo Lodge (269) 965-3976 -165 Capital Ave. - Battle Creek, MI - $60+

Gull Lake Inn (269) 731-4131 - 12500 M-89 - Richland, MI - $140+

Camping: No electric hook-ups, no water. Please call for more info.

Camping available on grounds, no electrical hook-ups, Please call for more info

Miriam Whelan at 269-731-4410

Hospitality Information:

Food concession on grounds

Other Information:

Directions to Battle Creek Riding Center AKA Battle Creek Hunt Club

From North: US 131 South to M-89 at exit 49A (Plainwell); go east on M-89 approx. 12 mi. to Intersection of M-89 and M-43. Turn right/south on M-89, go 1 mi. to light in Richland. Turn left/east, continuing on M-89 approx. 5 mi. Turn left/north on N 43rd St and go 3/10 mi. to driveway on right. Follow driveway to the left.

From West: I-94 East to Exit 85 (Galesburg - Augusta), turn left/north on 35th St., go 1 mi. to 2nd light at Battle Creek St. Turn right/east; follow through Galesburg and over RR tracks towards Augusta. In Augusta, turn left/north on Webster Dr. (Shell gas station), going to blinking lights at M-89. Turn right/east at lights, go ½ mi. to N 43rd St., turn left/north on 43rd. Go 3/10 mi. to driveway on right. Follow driveway to the left.

From East: I-94 West to M-66 (Battle Creek exit). Go North on M-66. Take the Dickman Rd exit, #3 and turn left (go under the highway). Follow this road, thru 4 traffic lights. Keep following the signs for M-89. (Right at the Ford dealer, left at the 3rd light.). Go about 6 mi. At the blinking yellow lights, go right, still following M-89. Go about 3 mi. Turn right on N 43rd St. Go 3/10 mi. to driveway on right. Follow driveway to the left.

BATTLE CREEK RIDING CLUB LLC 269-731-4410