ON-LINE Registration and Payment
On-line bookings for The Legendary-Penn Wingello Forest Endurance Ride have now closed. Late entries will be taken at the event base on Saturday 28th May with an additional late fee of $50 per entry.
On-line bookings for The Legendary-Penn Wingello Forest Endurance Ride have now closed. Late entries will be taken at the event base on Saturday 28th May with an additional late fee of $50 per entry.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Wingello State Forest remains closed to the public due to dangerous standing burnt pines at scattered locations around the forest – these trees can shatter and collapse catastrophically with no warning. Heavy machinery with a reinforced roof is required to remove the dangerous trees but cannot yet gain access to the remaining patches due to wet ground conditions.
We are very grateful to the NSW Forestry Corporation who have worked with us to design a course avoiding these areas so we can hold this event.
Please note that uncontrolled access to the forest by riders, walkers or any unauthorised person before and after the event is not permitted, as a condition of our event permit. We will mark an exercise track close to the ride base for those who wish to ride their horses before the event starts. Please respect the forestry closure and stay on the marked trail. Riders will be disqualified without refund of entry fees if they or their support crews are found on closed trails.
The course design is being modified due to forest conditions. Please be aware that the published descriptions could change – the final descriptions will be updated on this website closer to the event and printed in the Ride Book available at the entry gate.
Online registrations will close at 9pm on Monday, 23rd May 2022. After this, late entries will be accepted at the Ride Office at the event, with an additional late fee of $50 per entry. Please avoid this and plan ahead! If you are uncertain about whether you can attend, please read through our refund policy. In most cases, you will be better off financially if you book and then cancel, rather than pay the late fee.
You will need to confirm your entry at the Ride Office when you arrive at the Ride Base. You may change your ride details (distance/horse/rider) at this time if you wish. This is where you will be allocated a rider number bib, and if required, a vet card.
Note: You must wear your number bib to all vet checks and return it after your final vet check before leaving the vet area.
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 and ‘How To’ Endurance Series of videos on this website’s Contact Us page (scroll down below the contacts)?
If you have questions about how to enter an endurance ride or what to do when you arrive at the Ride Base – you may find your answers in this summary document ‘How to do Wingello Forest Endurance Ride 2022‘.
Please bring with you to the Ride Office (for each entry):
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, an additional late fee of $50 will apply per entry.
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 property the horse has come from – 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.
(if you have one)
(If you have one. If not, you will be allocated a vet card at the Ride Office)
HYGAIN are proud sponsors of the Wingello Forest Endurance Ride. As a leading equine feed manufacturer in Australia, HYGAIN aim to provide the best possible feeds for all types of horses and ponies in all equestrian pursuits. The team welcome you to their stand in the Wingello Equestrian Market to discuss equine nutrition and your horse’s individual needs, plus exciting new product launches and the chance to win a month of free feed!
Visit the prizes page of this site for details of the fabulous prizes to be won in the HYGAIN TEAMS EVENT!
80km Endurance Ride
Adult $140
Junior $100
40/60km Intermediate Ride
$90
Introductory Rides
20km Ride $70
10km Ride $70
5km Ride $70
Additional Late Fee for all distances $50
Additional Day Membership Fee $15
(for non-members of NSWERA or other State ERA)
Four-rider Teams (optional)
Team members to all ride in the same category – either
(i) 80km endurance ride; or
(ii) 40/60km intermediate; or
(ii) introductory ride.
$20 per 4-person team
Cancellations notified to bechogan@newmoonstud.com.au prior to 9pm Monday 23rd May 2022 will be refunded the full entry fee (including day membership fees).
Cancellations notified to bechogan@newmoonstud.com.au after 9pm Monday 23rd May 2022 and prior to midnight Thursday 26th May 2022 will be refunded 70% of the full entry fee (including day membership fees).
Cancellations made after midnight Thursday 26th May 2022 and ‘no-shows’ will be eligible for a 30% refund of the entry fee and a full refund of day membership fees (if applicable), if requested to bechogan@newmoonstud.com.au within 3 weeks of the event, ie. by 5pm Sunday 19th June 2022.
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.
12 noon Ride Base opens – Toilets and horse water will be available. There will be no on-site catering until Saturday morning.
IMPORTANT: Wingello State Forest will be closed to all participants (including riders, spectators, support crew etc) on Friday 27th May. Do not enter the forest, whether mounted or on foot.
8.00 am on-site catering opens
10.00 am Ride Office opens for Introductory (5, 10 & 20km) riders only
10-11.45 am pre-ride vetting for Introductory (5, 10 & 20km) riders only
12 noon Jojubi Saddlery 20km Ride start
12.20 pm Bowral Co-op 10km Ride start
12:30 pm Ride Office opens for all other riders
12.40 pm Saddleworld Bowral 5km Ride start
1:00 pm pre-ride vetting opens for all other riders
3:00 pm presentation desk opens for logbook collection and award of prizes (allow approx 1 hour after you finish)
4.30 pm course closes for all rides
5.00 pm pre-ride vetting closes
5.30 pm Dave Newman – live around the bonfire
Stay and join us for a relaxed evening around the bonfire – live music, professional catering, old friends and new …
6.00 pm Pre-ride briefing for Sunday’s rides
6.30 pm Dave Newman – live around the bonfire
6.00 am wake up call
6.30 am on-site catering opens
7.00 am The Legendary-Penn 80km Endurance Ride start
7.30 am Dixon Smith Equestrian 20km Introductory Ride start
8.00 am Stock & Noble 40/60km Intermediate Ride start
10:30am Dixon Smith Equestrian 20km riders to be past their final checkpoint (16km)
11.30 am course closes for the Dixon Smith Equestrian 20km Ride
1:00 pm Presentation desk opens for logbook collection (allow approx 1 hour after you finish)
4.00 pm course closes for the Stock & Noble 40/60km Ride and The Legendary-Penn 80km Ride
4.30 pm Vet area closes
5.00 pm presentation
12 noon ride base closes
IMPORTANT: Wingello State Forest will be closed to all riders on Monday 30th May. Do not enter the forest, whether mounted or on foot.
The vetting procedure for all rides is standard AERA with optional early present. We will be using electronic timing for all rides at the event.
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.
A lovely introduction to Wingello, this course follows sandy/gravelly forest trails through plantation area 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 plantation on your left and native forest on your right, before a short, moderately steep climb up the side of a small hill to The Green Room. You will soon happen upon a Checkpoint, with water, hay, snacks and some friendly Cherished Volunteers. From the Checkpoint, the track follows the boundary of the forest between the pines and open farmland. Ride The Little Dipper and from there it’s almost flat back to base along the Home Straight.
The fun tour of central Wingello, starting out along a fairly level sandy/gravelly forest trail for 2.7km to a Checkpoint well stocked with water, hay, snacks and some friendly Cherished Volunteers. From the Checkpoint, the trail leads into native forest and becomes undulating. Once past the half way mark, you follow the undulating and winding Serpentine Trail along the boundary of the forest with plantation on your left and native forest on your right. The course continues gently downwards, before a short, moderately steep climb up the side of a small hill to The Green Room, and then to a second well-stocked Checkpoint. From the Checkpoint, the track follows the boundary of the forest between the pines and open farmland. Ride The Little Dipper and from there it’s almost flat back to base along the Home Straight.
A meandering and gently undulating course around the perimeter of the northern pine plantation. The first part of the course runs through the area that was hardest hit by the January 2020 wildfire, with much of the course bordering the aptly named Wildfire Gully. You will skirt through and around the Forest Camp and the skip through the No Stopping Zone (500m) up to the Northern Exposure.
Next up is the only real hill of the trip – climbing 450m over 520m distance. Then it’s just a few hundred metres on the flat to the first Checkpoint (8km from the start), where you will find water, hay, snacks and some friendly Cherished Volunteers. It’s then an easy cruise out to The Far East (via the Northern Detour) and around the forest edge (past the Southern Detour) to your next Checkpoint (Saturday riders). Sunday riders have a little further to go to their next Checkpoint.
From this point, the course becomes more undulating and you will soon be enjoying natural and unburnt forest. Saunter around The Serpentine Trail (Sunday riders will find their Checkpoint along here) with plantation on your right and native forest on your left.
The course leads gently downwards along the edge of the forest before a short climb up the side of a small hill to another Checkpoint (Saturday rides only). From the Checkpoint, the track follows the boundary of the forest between the pines and open farmland. Ride The Little Dipper and from there it’s almost flat back to base along the Home Straight.
This is an undulating ride which requires moderate fitness. The course starts with 11km of gently undulating or flat forestry roads and trails through the burnt and cleared northern Wingello plantation. You will skirt around the Southern Detour and wind along part of The Serpentine Trail. Then you leave the plantation and start a long descent through native forest into Gully 1 (approx 600m length, 90m fall) 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 the Razorback ridge. The course then takes another dive through native forest into Gully 2 (approx 1.3km length, 135m fall). You ford a narrow rocky running creek at the bottom and then ascend up into the southern Wingello plantation (approx 1km length, 150m rise).
From here there are a few short patches of ballast rock on the trail, and then you can cruise around the the gently undulating Lyrebird Loop to Vinicombes Rest and on to your next Checkpoint.
You then have approximately 4.5km of dirt Council road before turning into an overgrown trail to head back to the forest. You will have a 1km Two-Way section where slower riders may encounter the faster 80km riders heading back out on their second leg.
You will soon find yourself on a boundary trail with plantation on your right and native forest on your left. There is a short moderately steep climb up the side of a small hill to The Green Room, and from there you can simply roll back to base.
There are two very short sections of trail on this final boundary section where faster riders may encounter 20km riders on the blue trail. Please respect your fellow riders and do not rush past – the shared trail sections are very short (500m and 200m respectively).
The second leg of the Elevator ride is the 20km Ride described above.
The first leg of the 80km ride is the same as the first leg of the 40/60km elevator ride described above.
The second leg of the 80km begins along the same route as the 20km ride, but …
When you reach the Checkpoint on the Serpentine, you dive back down into Gully 1 (approx 600m length, 90m fall) where there is a vehicle width bridge across the creek. You climb out of the gully (approx 1.6km length, 70m rise) onto the Razorback ridge, and then take another dive through native forest into Gully 2 (approx 1.3km length, 135m fall). Then ford the narrow rocky running creek at the bottom and ascend up into the southern Wingello plantation (approx 1km length, 150m rise).
From here there are a few short patches of ballast rock on the trail, then it’s clear cruising around the gently undulating Lyrebird Loop and past Vinicombes Rest. The course will soon lead you down to rockier trails bordering the White Gum Woodland. Wind along the Georges Creek gully trail for several kilometres (with a few more short sections of ballast rock), then climb up a gentle rise to a Checkpoint.
From here, you have approximately 3.5km of dirt Council road before cutting back to base along the Home Stretch.
Official Photographer for the 2022 Wingello Forest Endurance Ride is:
Tony Bowler Photography
Ph: 0414 252 737
Web: www.tonybowler.com
Trophies will be awarded to three places in each of the four riding divisions (HWT, MWT, LWT, JNR).
Trophies will also be awarded to the Best Conditioned Horse in each of the four riding divisions (HWT, MWT, LWT, JNR).
Performa Ride are supporting our young riders with some exciting products!!
Scoot Boots have gifted vouchers for two lucky barefoot recipients to each win a pair of Scoot Boots! Voucher winners to contact Scoot Boots to confirm colour and sizing. Scoot Boots – The closest you can get to natural.
The Mobile GG Spot will be awarding an awesome Heart Rate Monitor (valued at $250) to 1st Place Middleweight!
Additional prizes to be confirmed.
The striking placings and best-conditioned horse trophies are shown below!
The Wingello Forest Ride belt buckle will be presented to all successful completions.
Trophy feed scoops will be awarded to each member of the winning 4-person team. Fabulous Hygain prize vouchers will be awarded to each member in the Top Three teams – vouchers to be redeemed at the Hygain trade stand in the Wingello Equestrian Market at the event.
Winners will be selected on the basis of team completion rate and combined ride time. Tie-breaks will be determined by horse fitness scores recorded by the vets, if required.
Ribbons will be awarded to each member of a 4-person team where all 4 members successfully complete the ride.
The Wingello Forest Ride 40km keyring will be presented to all successful completions.
Trophy feed scoops will be awarded to each member of the winning 4-person team. Fabulous Hygain prize vouchers will be awarded to each member in the Top Three teams – vouchers to be redeemed at the Hygain trade stand in the Wingello Equestrian Market at the event.
Winners will be selected on the basis of 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 the ride.
An embroidered cloth badge will be presented to all successful completions.
Every entry in the Bowral Co-op 10km Ride earns a ticket into the Bowral Co-op ‘Lucky Rider Draw’, with fabulous prizes including an Ariat gear bag, mineral lick blocks and bags of feed.
Trophy feed scoops will be awarded to each member of the winning 4-person team. Fabulous Hygain prize vouchers will be awarded to each member in the Top Three teams – vouchers to be redeemed at the Hygain trade stand in the Wingello Equestrian Market at the event.
Winners will be selected on the basis of 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).
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.
Chief Steward: Haydn Fisher
Electronic Timing: Tom McCormack
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
Matt Walker
Madeline Cantwell
Andrew Black
others to be confirmed
Water: We are very grateful for the generous support from Wingello Rural Fire Service who will be carting water for the 2022 event.
Ride Secretary: Bec Hogan
Treasurer: Peter Hughes
Vet Area/TPRs Team Leader: Sonia Holdsworth
Office Team Leader: Sarah Barnes
Volunteers Team Leader: Natalie Walsh
Timekeepers Team Leader: Peter Hughes
Checkpoint Support Vehicle: Mat Carroll
First Aid: Highlands First Aid
Communications Team Leader: Kay Gordon
Official Photographer: Tony Bowler 0414 252 737 www.tonybowler.com
The ride base will open at noon on Friday 27th May 2022 (please do not arrive earlier), and close at noon on Monday 30th May 2022.
Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a leash at all times. Dogs are 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.
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 locations across the ride base.
The Wingello Rural Fire Service will be filling water troughs and tanks around the ride base for horses.
Due to expected large numbers and the 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, but please be patient. Please be courteous at all times to the RFS volunteers.
Stay and join us for a relaxed evening around the central bonfire on Saturday night, with live music by our favourite muso, Dave Newman, and a choice of professional caterers.
Unfortunately, we cannot supply firewood for individual campfires. Please bring your own. No firewood can be collected from the Ride Base (landowner request). The State Forest is closed and burnt – you cannot collect wood from the 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.
Official Feed Supplier – Bowral Co-op Ph 02 4861 8400 www.bowralcoop.com.au
The Bowral Co-op will be doing a feed delivery to the Ride Base on Friday 27th May 2022.
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Menu coming:
soup
sandwiches
cakes, biscuits and slices
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, Highway Service Stations, KFC & Hungry Jacks, IGA Supermarket, Cafes.
Bundanoon: Township approx 20mins drive north with Chemist, Pub, Post Office, Hotels, Cafes, Newsagent.
Local Accommodation: Closest hotels are at Bundanoon, approximately 20mins drive from the ride base.
Official feed supplier: Bowral Co-op – Phone 02 4861 8400