ROCKBRIDGE HUNT 50/25 MILE ENDURANCE RIDE
Natural Bridge, Virginia AERC / ECTRA Sanctioned
Sunday - September 3, 2000
Well, the last two years at the revived Rockbridge Hunt Endurance Ride and Ride & Tie have been very successful with good participation. When you come to this year’s ride and ride & tie, be ready to be treated to well-marked trails, great food and access to 50 miles of lovely, privately-owned wooded trails and open fields through our beautiful hunt country. So if you missed the last two years, make sure to put us on your calendar. For the rest of you, the Rockbridge Hunt looks forward to seeing you again
Camping is primitive with water tanks for horses and a large deep creek beside camp. POTABLE WATER FOR HUMANS IS NOT AVAILABLE.
HELMETS REQUIRED ON ALL RIDERS.Pre-ride vet inspection 4 pm to 7 pm on September 2, rider briefing will be held at 7:30 pm. Ride starts: 50 mile at 6:15 am and 25 mile at 7:00 am. (Times are approximate and subject to change).
Entry fee includes camping fee, hot dinners ; dinner Saturday night for 25 and 50 milers, dinner Sunday night for 50 milers and coffee and donuts available Sunday morning all under the covered pavilion. TO ENSURE YOUR MEAL PLEASE GIVE US A COUNT ON ALL MEALS AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO RIDE. Entry fee less $10.00 will be refunded if ride manager is notified by Friday, September 2.
DIRECTIONS: I-81 North to Exit 180. Take Rte. 11 North (Lee Highway) 8 miles to first and only stop light. Turn Left onto Rte 251. Go 1.7 miles turn left on Rt. 764 (Possum Hollow Rd.). Go 1 mile take right fork on Rt. 610 (Plank Rd). Go 0.8 miles. At intersection go straight through into camp.
I-81 South to Exit 191 (I-64 West). Go 0.5 mile to exit 55. Take Rt. 11 South. Go 1 mile to the Maury River Bridge. Get in left lane and take the Rt. 11 bypass. Go 2 miles to the stop light and go straight through. This is the same stop light as in the directions above. Follow the directions above from here on.
RIDE MANAGERS
Kevin & Brenda Baird 8241 Bradshaw Rd.
(540) 384-7793 Salem, VA 24153
e-mail: kbbaird@rev.net
Rockbridge Hunt 25/50 2000 Entry
Rider _________________________________________________ Age* _________
* Junior riders (under age 16) must ride and finish with a sponsor.
Sponsor’s Name if junior rider ___________________________________________
Rider’s Address:_______________________________________________________________
______________________________________Phone ( )___________________________
AERC Numbers: Rider _______________ Horse ______________
Horse’s Name _________________________________________ Color ________________
Breed _____________________ Registry No. _______________ Age ________Sex_________ Owner’s Name Owners Address (if different from rider address)______________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
Circle Weight Division w/tack: Feather(160 lbs.) Light(160-185 lbs) Middle(186-210 lbs) Heavy(211+ lbs) PLEASE SEND OR BRING A COPY OF CURRENT (ONE YEAR) COGGINS AT CHECK IN.
ENTRY FEES: 50 Miles $95.00 __________
25 Miles $70.00 __________
AERC Day Membership* $10.00 __________ * AERC requires a $10.00 fee
Extra Meal Tickets: per non-member rider.
Saturday ____ @ $7.00 ea __________
Sunday ____ @ $7.00 ea __________
TOTAL ENCLOSED $ _________
********** Make checks payable to "Rockbridge Hunt" **********
WAIVER OF RIGHTS & ASSUMPTIONS OF RISK PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE SEC. 3.1-796.130 ET SEQ.
The undersigned does hereby knowingly execute this waiver of the right to sue and does hereby agree to assume all risks associated with participation in the Rockbridge Hunt 50/25 endurance Ride (the "Ride"). I understand and agree that my participation in the Ride involves certain inherent risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) the propensity of an equine to behave in dangerous ways which may result in injury, severe injury, or death to me;
(2) the inability to predict an equine’s reaction to sound, movements, objects, vehicles, persons, animals, scents, or insects;
(3) the hazards of all surface and subsurface conditions (These hazardous surface and subsurface conditions include such things as rocks, boulders, trees, mud puddles, streams, stumps, fence, and/or other hard objects whether manmade or natural and/or holes, divots, ledges, and/or cliffs which could cause an equine to trip and/or fall and/or could strike a participant who falls from or is thrown from an equine.); and
(4) improperly adjusted and/or faulty riding gear and equipment (sometimes referred to as "tack") which may result in the inability to the participant to control the equine or to remain securely on the equine.
I do hereby assume all risks associated with participation in the ride and do hereby waive the right to sue any and all persons or organizations and their officers, directors, and members associated with the Ride and any and all landowners over which the ride is conducted including but not limited to Rockbridge Hunt, Eastern Competitive Trail Ride Association (ECTRA), and the American Endurance Ride Conference ("AERC"), all of whom constitute equine activity sponsors as defined in Virginia Code Dec. 3.1-796.10. I further agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the above parties from any claims or damages to me or my mount or caused by me or my mount.
I agree that I have the skill necessary to participate in the Ride; that I will wear appropriate head protection and that I will abide by the rules of the AERC. I further agree that Virginia law shall control all aspects of the Ride and this Waiver.
This Waiver of Rights and Assumption of Risk supersedes all prior agreements and understandings and may not be changed or terminated orally, and no change or attempted waiver of any of the provisions hereof shall be binding unless in writing.
__________________ _________________________________ _______________________________
Date Participant’s Signature Print Participant’s Name
If participant is less than 18 years old, this Waiver must be signed by parent of guardian.
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Date Parent or Guardian’s Signature Print Parent or Guardian’s Name