ON-LINE Registration and Payment
Bookings for the 2019 Wingello Forest Endurance Ride will open on Monday 18th February 2019
Late entries after closure of online registrations (9pm Monday 20th May 2019) will be accepted at the Ride Base, with an additional $35 late fee per entry.
You will need to confirm your entry at the Ride Office when you arrive at the Ride Base. You may change your ride details at this time if you wish. This is where you will be allocated a rider number bib, and if required, a vet card.
Note: Number Bibs must be returned to the Ride Office after you complete your ride and have finished vetting.
Please contact Bec Hogan bechogan@newmoonstud.com.au if you have any difficulties or queries.
Looking for more information? Have you seen the new Getting Started in Endurance online book on the Contact Us page of this website – scroll down below the contacts.
Please bring with you to the Ride Office (for each entry):
1. Ride Entry Form
If you have booked through the Try Booking link above, you will be able to print out your Ride Entry Form (ticket) at the end of the booking process. You will need to complete some additional details, and sign the relevant declarations. Don’t forget to bring this with you to the ride!
If you have booked through Try Booking and are not a financial member of the NSW (or other state) Endurance Riders Association, then you will also need to download a Day Member Waiver from the link to the right. Please sign it and attach it to your printed ticket/entry form.
If you are entering by post, or as a late entry at the ride base, you will need to download and print the Ride Entry Form from the link to the right. Please also print and sign the Day Member Waiver if required, and attach it to your Ride Entry Form.
If you are entering at the ride base, a late fee of $35 will apply per entry.
2. Horse Health Declaration and Temperature Log (a separate form per horse)
You will need to bring a completed and signed Horse Health Declaration (HHD) form with you to the event. For most participants at Wingello, this includes recording your horse’s temperature for 3 days prior to the event. If you are travelling from a Hendra Risk Zone and your horse is not Hendra vaccinated, you will need to complete a 10 day form – visit the NSW ERA website for more details.
There is space on the form to write your horse’s Hendra vaccination details, if relevant. Your horse does not need to have Hendra vaccination.
Refer to the Biosecurity information provided on the ride information page for further details. Click Here for a summary of the AERA biosecurity document. You will need a Property Identification Code (PIC) for the form – Click Here for the PIC application form.
If your horse is returning to a different property after the event, you will need a Transported Stock Statement from Local Land Services – Click Here for more information. The travel doc number should be written on your Horse Health Declaration form.
3. NSWERA membership card
(if you have one)
4. Horse Log Book
(if you have one, if not you will be allocated a vet card at the Ride Office)
5. Saddle and Riding Gear for weigh-in (80km riders only)
6. Teams Event – Entry Form – Optional (4 riders per team)
Team Entry Form (link coming)
Fees
80km Wingello Forest Endurance Ride
Senior $130
Junior $90
41-61km Elevator Intermediate Ride
Senior $85
Junior $85
Introductory Rides
20km Ride $65
10km Ride $65
5km Ride $65
Additional Late Fee for all distances $35
Additional Day Membership Fees
(for non-members of NSWERA or other State ERA)
41/61km Intermediate/Training Ride $15
5km, 10km, 20km Introductory Rides $10
Four-rider Teams (optional)
Team members to all be riding in the same category – either
(i) 80km endurance ride;
(ii) 41-61km intermediate elevator; or
(iii) introductory ride.
$20 per 4-person team
Refund Policy
Cancellations notified to bechogan@newmoonstud.com.au prior to 9pm Monday 20th May 2019 will be refunded the full entry fee.
Cancellations notified to bechogan@newmoonstud.com.au after 9pm Monday 20th May 2018 and prior to midnight Thursday 23rd May 2019 will also be refunded, but less a $20 administration fee.
Cancellations made after midnight Thursday 23rd May 2019 and ‘no-shows’ will be eligible for a 30% refund of the entry fee, if requested to bechogan@newmoonstud.com.au within 3 weeks of the event, ie. by 16th June 2019.
You may arrange to transfer your booking to a late entry rider. You must organise this yourself and arrange to get the printed try booking entry form to the late entry rider – the Ride Office will be too busy to make such arrangements for you.
There will be no refunds or transfers once the horse has been presented to the vets for pre-ride inspection, even if the horse fails the inspection and is not permitted to start.
Program
Friday 24th May 2019
12 noon
Ride Base opens – Note: no catering on site until Saturday morning. Wingello Village Store will be open for meals until 6pm. Toilets and horse water will be available on site.
Saturday 25th May 2019
7am on-site catering will open
10am office opens
10-11.30am pre-ride vetting for introductory rides (5km, 10km, 20km)
12 noon 20km Ride start
12.20pm 10km Ride start
12.40pm 5km Ride start
1:30-4.30pm pre-ride vetting for Sunday’s rides (20km, 41-61km elevator, 80km)
2pm Presentation desk for introductory riders awards and logbooks opens
4.30pm Introductory rides course closes
5.30pm Dave Newman – live around the campfire
6pm pre-ride briefing for Sunday’s rides
6.30pm Dave Newman – live around the campfire
Sunday 26th May 2019
6.00am wake-up announcement, on-site catering will open
6.30am entries and pre-ride vetting for 20km introductory ride and 41-61km elevator training ride (if pre-arranged with committee)
7am The Legendary Australia 80km Endurance Ride start
7.30am 20km Ride start (maximum ride time of 3hrs 45mins)
8am 41-61km Ride start
4pm ride course closes
5pm final presentation
Monday 27th May 2019
12 noon ride base closes
Course Details
Vetting procedure for all rides is standard AERA with optional early present.
The descriptions provided below are for those who are curious about the track, and like to know what to expect. There is no need to memorise these descriptions – there will be plenty of arrows, distance markers and signs to show you the way.
Most of the features mentioned with capital letters in the descriptions will be signposted on track, as a guide to where you are on the course, and to help with counting the climbs so you can pace yourself.
5km Introductory Ride – 1 leg
A pleasant introduction to Wingello, this course follows sandy/gravelly forest trails through pine forest and some native bushland.
The trails are almost flat and very easy for the first 1.5km. The course then leads gently downwards along the edge of the forest, with pines on one side and native forest on the other, before a short moderately steep climb up the side of a small hill.
Here you will find a checkpoint, with water, hay, snacks and some friendly Cherished Volunteers.
From the hill, the track follows the boundary of the forest between the pines and open farmland. Within the space of 100m you go down and up The Little Dipper, and from there it’s almost flat back to base along the Home Straight.
10km Introductory Ride – 1 leg
A fun tour of central Wingello, you set out along a fairly level sandy/gravelly forest trail for 2.7km to the first Checkpoint. Here you will find water, hay, snacks and some friendly Cherished Volunteers.
From the checkpoint, the trail leads into native forest and becomes undulating. In some places the trail is a little washed out and there are some short rocky sections.
Once past the half way mark, you follow the undulating and winding Serpentine trail along the boundary of the forest, with pines on one side and native forest on the other.
The course then continues gently downwards, before a short moderately steep climb up the side of a small hill. Here you will find a second Checkpoint, with water, hay, snacks and some more friendly Cherished Volunteers.
From the hill, the track follows the boundary of the forest between the pines and open farmland. Within the space of 100m you go down and up The Little Dipper, and from there it’s almost flat back to base along the Home Straight.
20km Introductory Ride – 1 leg
Test yourself on a ride through some of the prettiest parts of Wingello State Forest. The journey starts with a few kilometres of fairly flat sandy/gravelly forest road leading up to and through the Forestry campsite.
From the campsite you follow a softer trail though the pines, turning sharply right at The Hairpin to then head downwards on a soft track through the pines.
After some twists and turns then a few hundred metres on a rocky boundary track, you climb up through a gorgeous valley of ferns. Then it’s a short flat 1km to the first Checkpoint (6km from the start), where you will find water, hay, snacks and some friendly Cherished Volunteers.
There is then a few kilometres on a flat sandy forest trail, before some undulating work in and out of ferny gullies, to reach Checkpoint 2 (12.9km from the start).
From the checkpoint, the trail leads into native forest and becomes undulating again. In some places the trail is a little washed out and there are some short rocky sections.
You follow the undulating and winding Serpentine trail along the boundary of the forest, with pines on one side and native forest on the other, before a short moderately steep climb up the side of a small hill and through The Green Room, where you will find Checkpoint 3 (18.5km from the start).
From the hill, the track follows the boundary of the forest between the pines and open farmland. Within the space of 100m you go down and up The Little Dipper, and from there it’s almost flat back to base along the Home Straight.
41-61km elevator Training Ride – 2 legs (2nd leg optional)
1st Leg (41km)
This is an undulating ride which requires moderate fitness. The course starts with 7km of gently undulating or flat forestry roads and trails through the northern Wingello pines. The trails are mostly sandy with fine gravels.
Then you leave the pines and start a long descent through native forest into Gully 1 (approx 600m length, 90m drop) where there is a vehicle width bridge across the creek.
You climb out of the gully (approx 1.6km length, 70m rise) for an easy 2km saunter around a pine-clad ridgeline. The course then takes another dive through native forest into Gully 2 (approx 1.3km length, 135m drop). You cross a narrow and shallow running creek at the bottom, and then ascend up into the southern Wingello pines (approx 1km length, 150m rise).
From here the tour gently rolls around the Lyrebird Loop and along sandy/red-basalt boundary trails for approx 10km, before a short rocky descent through the White Gum Woodland into Gully 3 (40m drop). The trail crosses a vehicle width bridge across Georges creek, and then cruises along the soft creek bank for a few hundred metres.
Continue for a few kilometres along the boundary trail which becomes rocky in places with a couple of short steep climbs, then be rewarded with a beautiful rolling trail carpeted with soft pine needles and grass.
You then have a steep descent into Gully 4 (approx 500m length, 55m drop), with a vehicle width bridge at the bottom, and then 3km of gentle climb on lightly gravelled tracks up to Vinicombes Road (80m rise).
From here it is 8km back to base on dirt roads, with one last climb (approx 300m length, 30m rise) part-way along.
Optional 2nd Leg (20km)
This is the same as the 20km Introductory Ride described above.
80km Endurance Ride – 2 legs
1st Leg (41km)
This is the same as the first (41km) leg of the Training Ride described above.
2nd Leg (39km)
A picturesque roller coaster. This leg is undulating, without the big gully crossings of Leg 1, but with a whole lot of twisting and turning.
The first 2km are on flat to undulating forestry roads with some gravel, until you turn onto a minor trail through young pine forest towards the Scary Cow.
After passing the cow, the track starts to wind around through The Maze with a hairpin turn here and there. The trails are alternately soft or gravelly. Keep watch for the arrows! After three dips each with a climb out approximately 750m in length, 50m rise (The Maze, a ferny gully, Bayliss), you take a short trip along the magnificent Fern Lane, and then have 2km of flat open sandy trail to stretch out on.
You then have another dip and climb through native woodland on soft trails, with the climb out approximately 1km in length (50m rise), before approaching one of the features of the leg, Fern Gully. You wind down into Fern Gully, and then climb out over approx 800m (50m rise). From here, you are back on fairly flat to gently undulating forestry trails for approximately 10km.
Then follow The Serpentine along the boundary of the forest, with pines on one side and native forest on the other. This trail is undulating and has some rocky sections.
There is a short climb up the side of a small hill (50m rise), then the small but steep Little Dipper, and then the last 4.5km are almost flat back to base.
Photographer
Official Photographer for the 2019 Wingello Forest Endurance Ride is Tony Bowler Photography Ph: 0414 252 737
Prizes
80km The Legendary Australia Wingello Forest Endurance Ride
Line Honours
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Division Placings
A quality wool rug embroidered with ride details and sponsor name will be awarded to 1st place in each of the 4 riding divisions – HWT, MWT, LWT, JNR.
Trophies will be awarded to 3 places in each of the 4 riding divisions.
A trophy will also be awarded to the Best Conditioned Horse in each of the 4 riding divisions.
Successful Completions
The Wingello Forest Ride belt buckle will be presented to all successful completions.
Teams Event
Winner prizes to be advised.
Ribbons will be awarded to each member of every successful team (ie all 4 riders successfully complete the ride)
41-61km elevator Intermediate Ride
Successful Completions
The Wingello Forest Ride 40km keyring will be presented to all successful completions, whether the 41km or 61km distance.
Teams Event
Prizes will be awarded to each member of the winning 4-person team. This will be judged on team completion rate (either 41km or 61km) and horse fitness scores recorded by the vets, including final heart rate. It is not a speed test.
Ribbons will be awarded to each member of a 4-person team where all 4 members successfully complete their ride (either 41km or 61km, or a combination thereof).
5km, 10km & 20km Introductory Rides
Successful Completions
An embroidered cloth badge will be presented to all successful completions.
Teams Event
Prizes will be awarded to each member of the winning 4-person team. This will be judged on team completion rate and horse fitness scores recorded by the vets, including final heart rate. It is not a speed test.
Ribbons will be awarded to each member of a 4-person team where all 4 members successfully complete their ride (either 5km, 10km or 20km distance, or a combination thereof)
Biosecurity
The NSW Department of Primary Industries has published a short document titled ‘Horse Events: Biosecurity guidelines for organisers and competitors‘.
The primary responsibility for biosecurity at events lies with the horse owners and riders, well before the event. All event participants have a responsibility to maintain good biosecurity, and not put the health of other people’s horses at risk.
Horses at events have the potential to spread infectious disease. Horse events act as mulitpliers for the spread of infectious diseases should an outbreak occur.
Horses that are suspected of suffering from infectious or contagious diseases or have been in contact with other animals suffering from such diseases MUST NOT be brought to horse events.
Participants are expected to consciously monitor their horse’s health in the 3-5 days leading up to the event, including checking your horses temperature for 3 days prior to the event (a horse’s average normal temperature is between 37 and 38.5 deg C at rest). If you are travelling from a Hendra Risk Zone and your horse is not Hendra vaccinated, you need to complete a 10 day form. Please visit the NSW ERA website for more details.
All entrants are required to bring a Horse Health Declaration which includes a temperature log for each horse with them to the Wingello Forest Endurance Ride (click here to download the 3 day form). Please use a separate form for each horse.
The NSWERA State Management Committee, in conjunction with the NSW DPI have defined a set of risk reduction procedues for the safety of riders, horses and helpers at endurance rides being held in NSW. The risk reduction procedure is a summary of practical measures compiled from various sources and NSWERA experiences in developing and applying bio-security measures at previous rides. These measures are designed to further reduce the already very remote possibility of horses or people being infected by Hendra virus, or any other infectious disease.
These risk reduction measures are recommended as routine preventative practices, however, from time to time, if there is a need, these measures or a variation of these measures shall be made mandatory.
Vets & Officials (all 2019 positions to be confirmed)
Chief Steward: Haydn Fisher
Assistant Chief Steward: Tony Warren (tbc)
Head Vet: Dr Karim Kooros, Retford Equine Veterinary Clinic, Burradoo www.retfordvet.com.au
Treatment Vet: Dr Darien Feary, darienfeary1@gmail.com, 0458 299 561
Please be aware that if your horse requires treatment at the Ride Base, relevant fees are payable to the treatment vet, and should be paid before you leave the Ride Base. Payment by cash or cheque only.
Vet Team:
Emma Cox
Matthew Walker
Water: We are very grateful for the generous support from both Wingello Rural Fire Service and Tallong Rural Fire Service who will be carting water for the 2018 event.
Ride Secretary: Bec Hogan
Treasurer: Peter Hughes
Vet Area/TPRs Team Leader: Sonia Holdsworth
Office Team Leader: Sarah Barnes
Volunteers Team Leader: Pat Hughes
Timekeepers Team Leader: Peter Hughes
Checkpoint Support Vehicle:
First Aid: Highlands First Aid
Communications Team Leader: Kay Gordon
Official Photographer: Tony Bowler 0414 252 737
Ride Base
The ride base will open at noon on Friday 24th May 2019, and close at noon on Monday 27th May 2019.
Dogs welcome, but must be kept on leash at all times. Dogs not permitted in the Vetting area. Please do not bring dogs that you know are likely to be noisy and irritating to other campers. Riders are responsible for dogs associated with their camp, and risk disqualification for loose or nuisance dogs.
Facilities:
The Ride Base is a lovely grassy paddock approximately 5km by dirt road from the village of Wingello. There are no permanent facilities, no powered sites, and no taps/running water.
Portable toilets will be placed at several locations across the ride base.
The Tallong Rural Fire Service will be filling water troughs and tanks around the ride base for horses.
Due to expected large numbers, and limited number of water trucks available, it is strongly recommended that you bring at least 20L drinking water per horse with you to the ride base, to avoid unnecessary stress while waiting for water points to be re-filled. The water will keep coming until every camp has as much water as they require by the end of Saturday, but please be patient, and please be courteous at all times to the RFS volunteers.
There will be the usual Wingello central campfire surrounded by caterers (with real coffee available), trade stalls, and undercover seating.
Unfortunately we cannot supply firewood for individual campfires. Please bring your own. No firewood can be collected from the Ride Base (land owner request). Permits are required to collect wood from the State Forest. If you are travelling a long distance with multiple horses and cannot fit in the firewood you require, please contact the ride committee several weeks prior to the event to make special arrangements.
Horse Feed:
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Farrier:
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Food and Beverages:
‘Snax on Trax Cafe’
On-site catering and coffee
www.snaxontraxcafe.com.au
Check out this VW advertisement which features their business:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qApH2XWxz_Y
| Menu (to be confirmed for 2019)
Tea/Coffee/Hot Chocolate Ice Chocolate/Ice Coffee Thick Shakes Affogato Cold drinks Homemade muffins and cakes Marulan Butcher Beef Sausage Sandwich with caramelised onion and salad Vegetarian burger with caramelised onions, mix lettuce and cheese Vegetarian Hokkien Noodles Organic lentil and tomato soup served with yoghurt Gourmet turkish roll with free range eggs, grilled haloumi, english spinach and homemade slow roasted tomatoes |
Price
S $4.00 L $4.50 $6.50 $6.50 $5.00 $3.00 $5.00 $5.00 (daytime) $9.50 (daytime) $12.50 (dinner) $6.50 (dinner) $9.50 (breakfast) |
‘Wingello Village Store’
On-site canteen
Trade Stands
Contact bechogan@newmoonstud.com.au for 2019 trade stand bookings.
2018 trade stands were:
Local Area
Wingello Village Store: Light meals, hamburgers, their home-made chips are the best anywhere. All the usual general store supplies, plus DVD hire, petrol (not diesel), and the local post office.
Marulan: Township approx 20mins drive south with Chemist, Pub, Post Office, Motel, Highway Service Stations, KFC & Hungry Jacks, General Store, Cafes.
Bundanoon: Township approx 20mins drive north with Chemist, Pub, Post Office, Motel, Cafes, Newsagent.
Local Accommodation: Closest hotel and motel are at Marulan, approximately 15mins drive from the ride base. Next closest alternative is Bundanoon, approximately 20mins drive from the ride base.
Official feed supplier: to be advised.