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- COURSE? Any type of terrain is accepable as long as it allows passage of the two and four wheeled vehicles the entrants
may use. It is NOT necassary that all sections of your course be negotiated at speed. Any distance 20 miles or longer .
The same loop may be used 2-3 times if needed to obtain the required mileage.
- FACILITIES? You will need a space large enough to park the trucks and trailers, with ample room for the horses and equipment.,
You will also need water for the animals and a restroom. This is the minimum in facilities. Be sure to advise your participants
in advance about your facilities then they can determine what they will have to provide for themselves.
- TRAIL MARKING? Surveyor's flagging, (usually called ribbon), lime or dolomark (to make arrows) and signs, are the most
commonly used items to mark a trail. Proper course marking can be the single most important factor between success and failure
of your event. If the participants get lost or off course, no amount of awards or banquet can make up for it.
- FINISH? A finish line should be clearly marked so that the participants who are racing can see it from a distance.
The timing must be accurate (no ties)
- AWARDS Awards may include, but no limited to trophys for the winners, ribbons, clothing items, (t-shirts or caps)
lapel pins, or some useful item for completion awards. You may choose to have special awards such as team award, (one driver
and one outrider). There are awards such as breed awards, which can be given, and also awards for pairs and multiple hitches,
or for types of vehicles used. These awards are all at the discretion of the event manager.
- PAPERWORK? Now that your event is completed, you must fill out the paperwork. You will have received a Drive/ Ride
results form from NEDA. Complete these forms and return to NEDA. This paperwork must be received within 30 days after your
event. Your participants and their animals will not have their points and mileage recorded until these results have been received
and fees paid.
- MEMBERSHIP? All participants to an event MUST be an NEDA member. . The event manager must collect these fees from
all first time competitors and remit with the results.
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