Club News

 

This a small paragraph taken out of Ken McGrath's

Endurance AGM 2009 Report

"I would like to single out our National Ride this year, congratulations to all involved, including the competitors, you all helped produce what is considered by many as the most successful  and most competitive contested NZ Championship rides in the last 10 years, if not ever."

In other words a big congratulations to the Wairarapa organizing committee and all those people that helped make it the success it was.

 

Club AGM 2009

 

The club’s AGM and prize-giving will be held on Sunday, July 26 at Masterton Cosmopolitan Club at 4pm, followed by dinner from 6pm.  We look forward to seeing as many club members there as possible.

 

If you have any trophies from last season, please arrange to return them (polished!) to a committee member as soon as possible.

 

Please return the orange cards (with your kilometers and the rides at which you helped on ground crew) to Helen Bain at 34 Ahiaruhe Rd, RD2 Carterton ASAP so the committee can tally up club members’ kms to work out who gets prizes.

 

 

Combined Discipline Annual General Meeting

Date: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June 2009

Venue: The Wellington Convention Centre

Civic Square

Wellington

The Disciplines of Endurance, Eventing and Show  jumping (latter including Show Hunter)

look forward to welcoming members to the Combined Discipline Annual General Meeting.

This Combined Discipline Annual General Meeting is an opportunity for you to meet and

talk with the people managing your sport in person, so please take the opportunity to

come along and be involved.

 

Remits for the combined discipline AGM close on May 29.

 

Wairarapa club has proposed the following remits:

A.      Yarding           - At all events, if camping overnight, the minimum standard yard shall consist of:

  1. Four solid corners of any of the following options. Warratahs (these must have fixed safety caps), star pickets, or be anchored to a solid object (truck, float or existing fence).

  2. Two strands of electric fence tape 400mm apart set at a height appropriate for the horses that the yard contains. In most cases that would be at 600mm and 1 metre from the ground.

  3. The fence must be electrified with a minimum of 2000 volts whenever horses are inside the yard.

  4. If two or more horses are contained in the one yard, they must be separated by at least one electrified tape (recommended to be at chest height).

  5. Stallions must be contained in an approved solid yard with an electric perimeter tape either fixed to the top of the yard or 1 to 2 metres out from the yard.

 Horses showing that they are disrespectful of their yards must be secured by tying up, hobbling or removal to more solid yards e.g. cattle yards. 

 Failure to adhere to the above rules will result in the elimination of the competitor from the event.

B.      Dishonoured cheques/non-payment of entry fees.  The secretary or treasurer of any club, on receiving notification of a dishonoured cheque (or other cause of     non-payment of entry fees for a ride in which a competitor has taken part) must notify the Endurance Manager who in turn will notify all clubs.

The offender will then not be permitted to enter any event until such time as the funds have cleared and

the Endurance Manager has been notified to that effect.

 Arabian STUD TOUR 2009
Wellington-Wairarapa
See some quality Stallions and their progeny on parade...
Proposed dates are either Saturday 18th July or Saturday the 25th July,
depending on the weather
Aspen Hill Arabians 8.00-9.15am Gabrielle Deuss
Braden Cameron’s 9.30-10.45am
Silver Moon Arabians 11.00-12.15pm
John and Tanya Harrison
Lone Star Arabians 1.15-2.45pm Caroline Barber and Frank Aldridge + BBQ Lunch
Tararua Arabians- 3.30-4.15pm Shane Dougan and Jenny Champion
Please note that times do need to be strictly adhered to in order for every Stud to get equal time slots.
Please contact Caroline Barber to register, home number is 06 3068 911 or caroline@nzequestrian.org.nz
When registering please supply a delivery address so that a Stud Tour Programme can be sent to you. Also can
you please give me your preferred Saturday for attending.
A $15 registration fee pp applies. This Stud Tour serves as a fundraiser for the
Wairarapa Endurance and CTR Club

 

 

Competitive Trail Riding

·         It is great for young horses, as the set pace and time (and absence of mass starts) lowers the risk of injury to an unseasoned horse, and it encourages them to learn to establish a steady pace, rather than “fizzing up” and racing other horses before they are ready to do so.  Many top endurance horses started out in CTR.

*         CTR is a great sport in itself – to ride successfully in CTR requires high levels of skill in preparing a horse to peak fitness, and in covering distance while conserving the most energy possible and bringing your horse home in the best possible condition.  It’s an art and a science!  (These are also skills that you may find extremely useful in endurance).

·         Competing in a CTR ride on one horse as well as competing in an endurance ride on another horse at the champs would make the trip to the champs more worthwhile for those who have an extra space in the float or horse truck.  If you are going to have to pay for the travel, you might as well enter two horses and get more bang for your buck!

·         There is greater scope in CTR to compete on horses which may not necessarily be pure or part-bred Arab.  Other breeds such as appaloosas, thoroughbreds and even Kaimanawas have excelled in CTR.

·         It isn’t just a trek!  While some people love the (sometimes) gallop finishes of endurance, not everyone is into full-on speed, and prefer the steady pace of CTR.  However, it is actually not that slow – the 12kph for open grade CTR is not to be sniffed at, especially on a tough hill course, and when you consider that you have to achieve that pace AND cross the finish line with as low a heart rate as possible.

·         It’s cheaper.  The fees for the CTR rides are significantly lower, and you don’t have to pay FEI registration either.

 

 

 

PASSPORTS FOR FEI 2* RIDES


Recently the new FEI General Regulations were made public at which time the ENNZ Board become aware that FEI 2* rides where no longer classified as “minor events” by FEI. This was an important change that has not been well communicated by the FEI.
 

The effect of this is that a horse will now require a passport to compete in an FEI 2*ride and your ENNZ Board is strongly opposing the requirement for NZ based/owned horses to require passports to compete in FEI 2* rides within New Zealand.
 

ESNZ is our parent body and deals with the FEI on our behalf for matters pertaining to Endurance. ESNZ are in discussion with the FEI regarding this issue with a request for NZ based/owned horses to be exempt from their requirement to need passports for FEI 2* rides within New Zealand, this request included some sound reasons why such exemption should be given and an urgent response was called for. However, at the writing of this notice, discussion between ESNZ and the FEI is ongoing and an exemption has yet to be granted.
 

The new passport requirement will not be enforced until a conclusion has been reached with the FEI. At present this means that passport regulations will not be enforced while ESNZ are in negotiation.
In the mean time, ENNZ  will continue to oppose this rule and will update you when applicable on the outcome of our request

Look on the following web site to see photos of some of our rides taken by David Fitzgerald-Irons

watrc-webmaster@watrc.wellington.net.nz

or   http://www.flickr.com/photos/21787418@N00/sets/72157601828080212/

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Look also on the following web site to see photos, of rides taken by Chris Shaw http://www.sportshots.co.nz/

 

Wairarapa Endurance &CTR Club

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If you don't include the above you could miss out receiving newsletters, flyers etc.

Please post to: Deidre Bartlett Tinui Valley Road, R.D. 14 Masterton

 

Notice to all members.

If you can’t ride at one of our rides for some reason or other, we would welcome any help as ground crew.

Remember someone has to do it and sometimes committee members forfeit rides because there is no one else.

Someone will show you what to do, so don’t be backward in coming forward and it is very good training.

If you can help please ring Angela Hunt 06 3429630,  Mobile 0274887514

or Cherry Brown 06 3723809 e-mail chejoe@xtra.co.nz

The same thing goes for marking rides also; it usually falls on the same three or four. So please ring a committee person if you could lend a hand at marking

 

New FEI.Rules  - Questions & Answers   from Jo Lankow

To the best of our knowledge these answers are correct but as the rules are new,

there could be some changes that are beyond our control, that are still to be made.

 These are the latest updates as at 28/08/08

Rules  - Questions & Answers – all references to CEI rides apply from 1st January 2009

 As the FEI rules are not yet finalised, there could be some changes that are beyond our control, that are still to be made.

 1.         What is a Pre-Novice ride?

 A Pre-Novice ride is 40-90km with a maximum allowable speed of 16kph. It is non-competitive.  No placings or Best Condition Award allowed. 

 2.         Who can enter a Pre-Novice ride?

 A Pre-Novice ride is for any horse or rider who haven’t already qualified in two 40-79km rides and two 80-90km rides OR three 80-90km rides. You remain a Pre-Novice horse or rider until completing the above qualifications.  However, once a horse or rider has successfully completed 200km of Pre-Novice rides they may enter the Novice 40-79km ride.

 3.         What is a Novice ride?

  A Novice ride is 40-90km but has no speed restrictions.  You can go as fast as you like.

 4.         Who can enter a Novice ride?

 a)         Any horse and rider that has qualified in two 40-79km rides and two 80-90km rides OR three 80-90km rides can enter a Novice ride of any distance. 

 b)         Any horse or rider that has successfully completed 200km of Pre-Novice rides may enter the Novice 40-79km ride.

 5          What rides can a Blue card rider enter?

A Blue card rider or horse can enter Pre-Novice rides of any distance from 40-90km and ride at a maximum speed of 16kph. They can also enter the Novice ride 40-79km and ride with no speed restriction.

 6          Who can enter the Fun ride?

 Anyone can enter the Fun rides.  Fun rides are all rides less than 40km.  Horses and riders do not need to be registered but if the rider is not registered they must pay a non graded Day Membership at each ride. Kilometres still count towards lifetime kilometres.

 7.        What distance are the * rides?

           As from the 1st January the CEI * ride distances are as follows:

                        1* = 90-119km

                        2* = 120-139km

                        3* = 140-160km

            8.        Horse and rider have qualified in a CEI 1* at the North Island Champs in January 2008. The ride was 60km.  That is the longest ride they have ever qualified in. Will they be Graded 1*?

No.  They will still be Graded Pre-Novice as they have not yet qualified in two 80-90km rides.

 9          A horse and rider have done 2x40km and 2x80km under the old novice system. If they do another 80km this year what will their new grading be?

 They will still be graded Novice.

 10        Horse and rider have done a 100km CEI 2* ride. What is their grading?

 New grading will be Graded 1* as the 100km only fits into the new CEI 1* distance.

 11       Once a horse and rider have qualified as a Novice do they have to then enter the * rides or can they remain as a Novice and carry on doing Novice rides?

 Horse and rider can remain at any grade for as long as they like.  No requirement to move up to a higher grade if they don’t wish to.

12.      I am graded 2*.  Can I still do Pre-Novice, Novice and 1* rides if I want to or can I only do 2* rides?

            You can do any ride that is 3* level or lower and can move back and forward between these rides as you wish.

 13        How many 1* rides do you have to do before moving up to 2*?

             One.

 14        Will clubs still be able to hold 40km rides that have no minimum time?

 Yes these will be called a 40km Novice ride and any horse or rider that is graded Novice or a higher level can enter these rides and any Pre-Novice horse or rider that has qualified in 200km of Pre-Novice rides may also enter these rides.

 15        How fast can a can a horse and rider who have only done one 40km ride go?

 16kph is the maximum speed as they will still be graded Pre-Novice but the ride organisers may set the maximum speed slower than 16kph if they so wish.

 16        Can a club still hold a 120km ride that isn’t a star ride?

 A club can hold a CEN ride (non CEI) 91km or longer but must apply to EnNZ for permission to do so.  This is to ensure the ride does not interfere with CEI rides on the events calendar.

 17        How old must my horse be to compete in a star ride?

 For a 1* & 2* the horse must be 6 years old.

For a 3* the horse must be 7 years old.

All NZ horses now have their birthday on the 1st August each year.

 18       My horse did two 40km novice (old system) rides in March 2006.  They are the only rides it has done. Do they still count as Pre-Novice rides?

 No.  All Pre-Novice rides must be done within a 24 month period. Those two rides done in March 2006 will only count for lifetime kilometres.

 19        Does my horse have to have a FEI Passport to enter star rides?

 Horse passport is only required if entering a 3* ride.

 20        When does a horse have to have a Mandatory stand down?

 If a horse is entered in any ride 120km or longer ride it must have a minimum rest period of 20 days before it can enter another ride 120km or longer.

 If a horse is vetted out for metabolic reasons that require immediate invasive treatment at any ride then it must have a minimum rest period of 40 days before it can be entered in any other ride.

If a horse is vetted out for metabolic reasons that require immediate invasive treatment at any two consecutive rides, or twice within a 3 month period, then it must have a minimum rest period of 90 days before it can enter in another ride.

 21        What are the current qualifying distances for * events up to 31 December?

 Up until the 31st December 2008 any horse and rider that have already qualified in two 40-79km rides and two 80-90km rides OR three 80-90km rides can enter any * ride of any distance.  As from the 1syt January 2009 the new * Qualifying procedure starts.

 22.       Will I be advised of the new grade for myself and my horse?

 When your membership and registration renewals are sent out by ESNZ they will have the new grades on them.  If you wish to find out before then contact Caroline Barber email:caroline@nzequestrian.org.nz or Jo Lankow email:mlankow@xtra.co.nz

 23,       Which horses and riders have to be registered with FEI?

 All horses and riders entering CEI * rides of any distance must be registered with FEI and have their FEI registration number with them at the ride.  FEI registration is for a calendar year (1st January – 31st December).  FEI registration must be done prior to entering any CEI * ride.  The forms are available on the ESNZ website or contact Caroline Barber and she will send you a form.  Riders under the age of 18 who are entering CEI * rides must be registered with FEI but their registration is free.

 

          When your membership and registration renewals are sent out by ESNZ they will have the new grades on them.  If you wish to find out before then contact Caroline Barber          email:caroline@nzequestrian.org.nz or Jo Lankow email:mlankow@xtra.co.nz

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COUNCILS INCREASES STARTING AT START OF THIS SEASON 2008/09

Councils Increases EnNZ. has 3 primary revenue sources.
Club Affiliation Fees ‐ Last Season $350 per year plus gst.                         Now $450 including gst.
Discipline Start Fees ‐Last season  $15 per year for all horses                   Now Pre Novice & Novice $30  Graded $50 including gst.
Ride Levies ‐              Last Season   25% of gross club income plus gst.    Now $10 a horse entered including  gst.

Graded ‐ Events rated as 1* 2* 3* 4*
It is recommended that the load of income be spread across the 3 different revenue sources with an emphasis on keeping the Ride Levy structure simple and as low as possible.
 

Club Affiliation Fees ‐ $450 GST incl per annum. represents a small increase of $50 per club per year recommended.
 

Discipline Start Fees are paid via ESNZ using the annual registration form. The current system of one fee for all, does not allow us to collect statistical information as to what our riders and horses actually do and will not function under the new FEI Rules. Having a breakdown of horse status that complies with FEI rules 2009 will be critical to our results system. There will be 2 classes of horse registration as follows:

Pre&Novice ‐ $30 GST incl per annum. includes all CTR horses and horses undertaking the Novice system, and includes horses that achieved Novice classification.
 

Graded ‐ $50 GST incl per annum. Horses that are competing in 1* 2* 3* and 4* events.
(This grading is printed on the registration sticker that each horse carries in its Vet book. A horse can only enter the level of event that is printed on the
sticker. Horses without a registration sticker must enter only Pre‐Novice events using a Day Membership Card. Two rides completed on the Day card
can be counted towards the horses distance upon registration.) (Eventing use the same classes and their registration fees are $20 and $80)
 

Ride Levies ‐ $10 GST incl per horse all horses on grounds at an event.  

 

 

New FEI Rules that come into force on the 1 January 2009

The INCOME STRUCTURE FOR EnNZ 2008‐2009 which were voted in at the AGM.

 Taking into account the new FEI Rules for 2009, there is a need to clarify the classes of horses and riders and the events we will hold. This has ramifications back to our ride levies and our annual Discipline Start Fees. The classes of events we hold will equate to the class of horse grading and the class of rider grading. These will be as defined in the 2009 Rules;
Pre‐Novice ‐these events will include CTR horses and new horses that are undertaking the Novice system.
 

Novice ‐ Only after a horse completes the Novice system will it be classed as a Novice horse and is then eligible to attempt Star rated events.
 

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The different requirements in star events

816.1.5. CEIs are defined in the FEI Calendar.

CEIs are divided into four different star levels as follows:

 

816.1.5.1. 4 Star: Senior Championships of a minimum of 160 km in one day,

Junior and Young Rider Championships of a maximum of 120 km in one

day. However for Regional Championships only the OC. can apply for a change of distance to take into account local climatic or cultural conditions.

Maximum Pulse at Vet Gates: 64 bpm. within 20 minutes. FEI Passports are required.

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816.1.5.2. 3 Star: All rides of 140 km – 160 km in one day, or 90-100 km over 2 days, or 70- 80 km over 3 days or more.

Maximum Pulse at Vet Gates: 64 bpm. within 20 minutes. FEI Passports are required.

 

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816.1.5.3. 2 Star: All rides between 120 km and 139 km in one day or between 70 km and 89 km over two days.

Maximum Pulse at Vet Gates: 64 bpm. within 20 minutes.

 

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816.1.5.4. 1 Star: (Low Level Event) All rides between 90 km and 119 km in one day.

Maximum Pulse at Vet Gates: 64 bpm. within 20 minutes.

 

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816.1.5.5. At Final Exams, the Maximum Pulse shall be 64 bpm. within 30 minutes.

 

816.1.5.6. To compete in any FEI sanctioned event all riders and horses must be registered with the FEI as per FEI General Regulations

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 Paul Jefferies at the National AGM explained about the change over to FEI on the 1st January 2009 and explained for a club to run star rides they would have pay out a FEI levy for:  a 1 and 2 star event  $365 and  for 3 stars $633 levy.

So I guess for a club to run a one and two star event they would have to pay a levy of $730 and to run a one two and three star event they could have to pay something like $1400

These levies I found out later went directly to the world body and were lost to NZ.

So the only way a club could get this money reimbursed was to put up the entrance fee accordingly and riders pay for it.

I still can't understand why we have to pay that very large levy to the FEI world organization every time we run a star ride and never see anything back in NZ for it.

 I could understand if we paid some sort of small levy to FEI NZ for each star ride or perhaps a very small annual levy to the world organization, but not that large amount each time

I also can't understand why Council left it until the AGM in June to emphasize the fact that we should try to up our Star Ratings before December 31 2008.

Why didn't they emphasize this fact at the start of the 2007/08 season when we all had plenty of time to get our horses fit enough