Batleys
Horse and RiderChallenge.com
Held at Berlin Heights Holiday Park, 10902 SR 113, Berlin Heights Ohio 44814
2011 dates are
JUNE 25-26
JULY 29-30
AUGUST 26-27
SEPTEMBER 24-25
This is to be a fun time designed to test your horsemanship and your horses ability to accept new challenges in a forever changing environment. The course may contain as many as 50 obstacles or challenges each worth a predetermined amount of points based on time and difficultly. Classes are under 14 - beginners, 14 - 17 - novice, 18 and over ladies, 18 and over men, 50 and over - senior or open. You can only enter one class so if you want to compete against everyone you enter the open class. There will also be most improved in each class. Once you progress from a class you can't go back.
Winners of each class will receive gift certificates for a future event and the winner of the open will also get a complimentary weekend at BHHP
Saturday you will get to try out the course to help determine what you and your horse can do
4.00 Trial ride to see that you know how to properly use
the course so you can best plan for competition to get the most points
in 15 minutes
6.00 Dinner sharp
Day 2
Competition day (we want to try to finish by mid
afternoon so you can get home at a reasonable hour)
9.00 Breakfast sharp
10.30 Competition
Lunch will be available from 11 to 1pm Concession stand
Obstacles and challenges
Ride through wall of hanging plastic strips Weave road signs Canter carrying plastic
Weave poles popping balloons Drag a boat Open gate go through and close
Ride through tent Back through L barriers
Ground tie horse and walk 20 away Ride over mole hills Weave poles
24 jumps Ride into trailer tie up horse exit front then enter rear and take out horse
Ride over the timbers Pick ball off construction cones and put on another
Crack bull whip Ride into Lake 3 deep and up hill On foot back your horse into stall
Saddle up horse Swim through lake over Island Ride over tarp
Ride over teeter totter Ride through narrow sided walk Side step between fences
Bare back Canter carrying American flag Walk over crisscrossed timbers on tarp
Ride through 12 water, then 24 then 36 Ride 12 jump down then 24 then 36 Turn 360* with a confine
Ride through touching bushes Swim over lake and up hill Stand on saddle
Step front feet over log then side step off Ride through 12 puddle Ride down hill and over 3 jump into lake
Jump ditch Pick up jolly ball off the ground and put in basket
Shared camping 20 amp, water, sewer $60 w/e
Dry camping $20 per night
Showers and restroom available
Breakfast $5 scrambled eggs, meat, pancakes, juice, coffee
Lunch available concession stand
Dinner BBQ $8
Course Fees $35 for the 2 days $20 a day
This event is being held at a all Seasonals only campground and we ask that you respect their privacy and space
Breakfast, dinner and showers will be at the lodge.
To help make this a successful event please let us know ASAP if you intend coming and how many horses you will be entering this will make it easier for us to plan
Contact
Tim Batley, (419) 677 1298, info@RiderChallenge.com
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