2012 Rides and Events

Please note that most rides have their own web page which contain more details and information.  These can be accessed by clicking on the underscored title of the relevant ride.

Introduced in 2011, the Try Before You Buy scheme is an opportunity for those new to endurance riding to enter a novice competitive ride up to 40km before applying to become an EGB member and registering their horse. Successful completion of the ride is awarded with an appropriate rosette. No trophy points can be gained and no progression towards novice qualification can be gained. This offer is purely to allow non-members to experience a competitive ride and is limited to two rides per applicant.  

Try Before You Buy can be only applied for online and rides must be entered on line.

Link to TBYB details

    

Saturday 28 January Social Evening - Barefoot Riding
The evening will be at English Bicknor Village Hall (Starting at 7.30 pm).

Abbi Tennant (Delwyn Hall's grand daughter) will be giving a talk about her six months in South Africa, at the Perseverance Stud on the Eastern Cape, last year. She rode up to 160km, very successfully, on horses belonging to her hosts, all of whom are kept & ridden barefoot.

Belinda Josephi has organised an accompanying talk from her barefoot trimmer, Lindsay Cotterell DAEP.

This will be extraordinarily interesting to all - please join us promptly at 7.30 for 7.45 start of illustrated talks.

Click here for directions to English Bicknor Village Hall.

 

Sunday 12 February Schooling Lesson, Huntley School of Equitation
Stable Management Lessons
Don't forget that you can still come along 'on foot' even if you aren’t booked on the schooling lessons but you will need to book in advance so we can send you the details and time - please .

The sixth lesson will cover bandages and travelling.

 

Sunday 19 February Maryland Group Social Ride, Trellech, Nr Monmouth 
Please note change of date to 19th February

The route has been revised this year by its new organisers (Lesley and Gill), and now starts in a Northerly direction heading along the Whitebrook and River Wye . The complete provisional route is about 24 km (15 miles). There are a variety of options allowing you to choose from a short  leading rein loop of 5 km, or one of the shortcuts that make 9, 13, 16 km and 20 km routes.  You can decide on the day which distance you want to do. Alternatively, those in serious training can repeat any of loops A, B, or  D  to make a ride of  up to 40 km.  Details of the route are available on the Maryland Ride page.

Please note that this is now a Group Social Ride so your entry fee cheque should be payable to Offa’s Dyke Group of Endurance GB.

Also the Welsh Forestry Commission require a charge of £3.50 per rider which we cannot accommodate in our costs.  This has been added on to your entry.

We also have Celia Saunders, (photographer - www.artantix.co.uk) coming along.  

If you plan to bring a lorry or a non 4x4 towing vehicle, I would suggest you give us a ring first to discuss best parking areas:

Lesley     Tel: 01600 860746         email:
or
Gill           Tel: 01291 689639         email:  
 
Entry Fees: EGB members and Associate members £13.50, temporary day-members £21.50.

Click here for a Word version of the Offa's Dyke Group Social Ride Entry Form
or
Click here for a pdf version of the Offa's Dyke Group Social Ride Entry Form

 

Sunday 4 March March Hares CR & NCR, Forest of Dean 
Mainly forestry tracks with some road work. Classes from 16km to 64km.

Note there is a new 16km class for 2012.  We don't have the map finalised and agreed with the Forestry Commission yet so an example of the route from 2011 is provided below.  The 2012 map will be loaded as soon as it is available.

Click here for the 2011 ride map

Click here for the approximate distances between the 2011 checkpoints

West End Photography will be attending - Web Site: www.west-end-photography.co.uk 
Photos will be sent out by post with a week or so of the ride.

 

 

Sunday 11 March Schooling Lesson, Huntley School of Equitation
Stable Management Lessons
Don't forget that you can still come along 'on foot' even if you aren’t booked on the schooling lessons but you will need to book in advance so we can send you the details and time - please .

The final lesson will cover fitting types of tack, bits and training aids.

  

 Sunday 8 April  Bwlch Raid Group Social Ride
A brand new ride for 2012 organised by Fiona Griffiths.

Bwlch is on the A40 between Crickhowell and Brecon.

The venue is just before Bwlch on the left coming from Crickhowell. There is good access for all vehicles (20 mins from Abergavenny with a trailer).

The ride will go out over Buckland hill through Bwlch, crossing the A40 and on to Bwlch Mountain. There is a pull up on to the hill with views to Llangorse Lake and Pen a fan on your left and the Black Mountains and the Sugar Loaf on your right. The bridle path across the hill is wide and grassy, gently undulating offering over 7km of possible canter. There are some options for steep pulls up if you want extra fittening work. The route will be marked and there will be a talk round, offering different distances and difficulties.

Main route 20km with an easy 16km route  - all distances to be confirmed.

Fiona is hoping to have stewards on route (definitely on the road crossing) and the ladies from her local RDA group will man gates (5 in total) and make cakes and tea, hand out numbers etc.

Please note that this is a Group Social Ride so your entry fee cheque should be payable to Offa’s Dyke Group of Endurance GB.

 More details will be posted as they become available.

 

 16 & 17 June  Ludlow NCR, CR & ER, Ludlow Race Course
Details of the route will be posted as soon as they are available.  There is plenty of stabling ,camping and corralling at the venue. Off venue stabling and B&B is also available. 

Please note that the NCR (Non-Competitive Ride) will only run on the Sunday.  This NCR is open to anyone, Full Members, Associate Members and Non Members.

 

 Sunday  8 July  Blaenavon Group Social Ride, Whistle Inn, Waunafon
Plenty of cantering over open hills with fantastic views. Incorporates part of the National Cycle Network. Pub open all day. Non riding members can visit Big Pit National Coal Museum within walking distance of the venue. 16km & 26km routes.

Click here for a copy of the 2011 ride map

Please note that this is a Group Social Ride so your entry fee cheque should be payable to Offa’s Dyke Group of Endurance GB.

Entry Fees: EGB members and Associate members £10, temporary day-members £18.

Click here for a Word version of the Offa's Dyke Group Social Ride Entry Form
or
Click here for a pdf version of the Offa's Dyke Group Social Ride Entry Form

 

Sunday 29 July Cranham NCR & CR, Cranham, Gloucester

We have built on the successful route developed last year where we kept the best bits of earlier routes, removed the more stony sections & rode others in a different direction, which all made the route ride better. The 40km route now has no repeat sections. The 48km (50km) route repeats the 24km route twice with a return mid point to the venue.  The advantage of this is that it is now more achievable with a limited crew. The 64km class does the 40km route followed by a short 24km route. 

The Non Competitive Ride (NCR) now has a choice of 30km or 16km.

Please Note! - this is a National ride (i.e. in the National Schedule in the EGB Handbook and on the Endurance GB website).  It is not a group Social or Training Ride.

Non-members and Group Associate Members may enter Class 8; the NCR 30km where the entry fee is £23 or Class 9; the NCR 16km where the entry fee is £20.  You will have a farrier check and will trot your horse for the vets before and after the ride.

 

Sunday 2nd September Tintern NCR & CR, Trellech, Monmouthshire
Very scenic, views of River Wye.  Mostly in Forestry Commission evergreen woodland.  Made-up limestone forest tracks and routes of earth, grass, round gravel, earth/fixed rocks or tarmac.  Classes from 15km to 65km.

Please note that Group Associate Members and Non-members may only enter Class 8; the 27 km NCR  or Class 9; the 15km NCR (Non Competitive Ride).

 

Sunday September TBA Plump Hill Group Social Ride, Drybrook,
Forest of Dean
16km & 25km routes (10 & 16 Miles). Over undulating forestry tracks in the northern Forest of Dean.  Includes a couple of steeper climbs and good views of the river Severn.

Please note that this is a Group Social Ride so your entry fee cheque should be payable to Offa’s Dyke Group of Endurance GB.

 

Saturday 8 December Offa's Dyke AGM and Trophy Evening, 7:30pm,
Agincourt Hall, Bridges, Monmouth, NP25 5AS
All Members, Associate Members, friends and partners are very welcome to come along and enjoy this fun and sociable evening. The Agincourt Hall at Bridges is a lovely venue with bar facilities available to us (see below for details). This year we have again been lucky enough to book the largest room, so loads of space to spread out and enjoy ourselves! 

There is no charge for this evening and anyone is free to come along. To help towards the costs, we always have the ever popular raffle, which helps pay for the hire of the hall. We’d be grateful if everyone brings a small raffle prize along on the evening.

Once again we are having an ‘American Supper’. Please bring along a plate of savoury food to share. We will provide deserts, plates, cutlery etc. Drinks are available to buy from the bar.

Food will be followed by a brief Annual Meeting - hear how the group got on this year and how well our members did in competition. This will be followed by our Awards Presentation. Rosettes and trophies will be given to Members and Associate Members, from pleasure ride rosettes to highpoint trophies! To see last year’s winners and trophies visit our AGM 2011 page.

Finally the ever popular raffle will be drawn. So please bring along a raffle prize to share.


Directions:

From A40 Ross-on-Wye, A466 Chepstow (turn left off the Monmouth Wye Bridge): After the Monmouth Wye Bridge traffic lights take the slip road before the tunnels (caution, 30mph) and turn Right at the end, then Left at the mini-roundabout at the bottom of the hill. 

From A40 Raglan: Immediately after the tunnels approaching Monmouth, take the slip road, and go Straight Over the mini-roundabout. 

From the mini-roundabout, take the left lane and go straight on at the traffic lights, straight over the roundabout and right fork at the mini-roundabout (Drybridge House is on your left at this point). After about 30 yds, turn left into Drybridge House grounds, and follow the road round left to the car park.  

Type NP25 5AS into satnavs.

Further details at http://www.drybridge-house.co.uk/contact-us.html