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SPRING FLING HDT

Little Everglades Ranch
38233 Ashbrook Rd. Dade City, FL 33523
www.cypresskeep.com

April 21-22-2012
Rating: ADS
Use ADS CDE Entry Form

Entries Open: January 19; Entries Closed: March 17
Method of Accepting Entries: First come, first served.
Special Qualifications: Entries prioritized by postmark beginning opening day. Complete entries prioritized over incomplete entries. Please no deliveries requiring a signature - these may be returned to you. Entries limited to 45.
Levels/Divisions: Training, Preliminary. If sufficient entires, Prelim may be split into division A (Experienced Prelim and Intermediate drivers), and B (less experienced or new Prelim drivers).
Classes: Singles, Pairs, Tandems, Teams / VSE, Pony, Horse
Prize List? No
Organizer: Erika Matulich, 4909 Stanley Road, Plant City, FL 33565-3759; H: 813-982-2200; C: 813-784-8484; Fax: 813-982-9709; e-mail: ematulich@ut.edu (preferred method of contact - put SPRING FLING in the subject line)
Mail Entries to: Organizer

Officials

President of the Jury: Mike McLennan; Technical Delegate: Ellen Ettenger; Course Designer: John Porter; Veterinarian: Marsha Pidherney, DVM; Phone: 352-303-6296; EMT Service: SOS, Inc., Randy Walton

Fees

Entry/Class Fees: $125 for HDT, $100 for Combined Test (Dressage & Cones only); Post Entry Fees: Additional $25 (only if space available); Entry Fee Refund Policy: Full refund before closing date, after closing date refund of entry fee less $25 with vet certificate, no refund of stall fees; Stall Fee: $100 (one equine per stall; stall required for HDT); $65 grounds fee for horses trailering in for Combined Test only. Stall Deposit: $25; Separate Check? Yes, made out to LER; Stall Refund Policy: No refunds after closing date. Stall deposit checks destroyed if stalls are clean. All refunds processed one week after show completion date. Other Fees: ADS Non-Member Fee: $30. Changes to entry after closing date $25. Camping $25 per night on Friday/Saturday only (no hookups). Early arrival or late departure fee $50 per day. Vendors $25. Make Checks Payable to: Cypress Keep (required stall deposit in separate check payable to LER)

Tentative Schedule

Stable Opens: Noon Friday; Secretary’s Office Opens: 3-6 PM Friday; Course Walk and Briefings: Dressage & Cones open for walking Friday 6 PM, Saturday morning, Saturday lunch break. Marathon Course Walk 5 PM Saturday, course open for walking Saturday, Sunday morning, Sunday lunch break; Safety Check: 15 minutes prior to dressage, 15 minutes prior to Marathon; Dressage: 9 AM or 1 PM Saturday; Marathon: 9 AM or 1 PM Sunday; Cones: Immediately following dressage; Social Events: Awards 4 PM Sunday. Other scheduling: Competitors will also be volunteering or providing a volunteer; if competing in the morning session, competitors will be volunteering in the afternoon session or vice versa. Please indicate preference of volunteer days and volunteering morning or afternoon on entry form. Most volunteers are needed on Sunday. Navigators and multiple entries must be finalized on entry form prior to closing date.

Dressage

Test(s): 1994 ADS Training Test 4; 1994 ADS Preliminary Test 6
Ring/Warm-up area Footing: Grass
Other Dressage Info: VSEs, Tandems and Teams will do same tests, all in 40x80m arena.

Marathon

Terrain: Grass, rolling hills, limerock/dirt roads
Level: Training; 5 Obstacles, 5-6 km
Level: Preliminary; 6 Obstacles, 6-8 km
Other: Training A-B-C, Preliminary A-B-C-D. Water obstacle for both Training and Prelim.

Cones

Ring/Warm-up area Footing: Grass
Level: Training; Standardized cone settings apply, see ADS article 952
Level: Preliminary; Standardized cone settings apply, see ADS article 952
Other: Fault Competition. Cones immediately follow dressage. Please put your track width in cm on your entry form.

Other Information

Veterinary/Health Requirements: Negative Coggins within 1 year of event date, health certificate if out of state.
Stabling Information: One stall required per equine entered. Permanent stabling w/ doors. Bring your own hay and shavings – not available on grounds.
Driver/Groom twice around allowed on marathon? (Article 917) Driver may compete with a second entry at the discretion of the organizer, scheduling permitted. The second entry must be entered as H.C. and driven after the competing entry. Drivers may not navigate for other entries unless the other entry is H.C. Multiple entries MUST be made before the closing date, or they will not be honored. Navigators may ride with more than one entry, only if schedule permits and navigator information is communicated on initial entry forms before the closing date.
Awards Offered: Ribbons 1-6, Special “Best” Awards for Dressage, Cones, Marathon (must compete in HDT for “Best” Awards).
Food Available on the Grounds: Yes, during event hours.
Accommodations: Host Hotel: Days Inn, I-75 and Hwy 50, 10 miles NW of show grounds. 6320 Windmere Road, Brooksville, FL 34602. Ask for “Little Everglades Steeplechase” special rate when booking. All special rate reservations must be guaranteed and telephoned or faxed to the following reservation numbers: Tel: 352-796-9486 and Fax: 352-754-8721. Must be booked w/ Marilyn Diaz/ Deidre Fletcher. Alternative hotel 10 miles South of show grounds: Microtel, 7839 Gall Blvd, Zephyrhills, FL 33541, Phone: 813-783-2211.
Camping On Grounds: Yes; Details: No hookups available; must be self-contained, $25 per night, available Friday and Saturday night only, payable with entry. Other offsite camping: RV park with hookups across the street from venue 352-567-3510, or nearby Sunburst RV park 352-567-3411.
Directions to Event: Little Everglades Ranch is between Ocala and Tampa off Hwy. 301. From I-75 take Exit #301 (Dade City-Brooksville). Turn east about 4 miles. Turn right on the 98 Bypass (McKethan Road). Merge to the right on Hwy. 301 and go about 4 miles to Ashbrook. Turn left and use caution at the railroad crossing. The entrance to the Ranch is straight ahead. 38233 Ashbrook Dade City, FL 33523.