Firle Place Horse Trials
In aid of Hope in the Valley Riding for the Disabled

Saturday 28th - Sunday, 29th August 2004
by kind permission of the Viscount Gage

 

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FIRLE PLACE ONE DAY EVENT In aid of Hope in the Valley Riding for the Disabled
(by kind permission of the Viscount Gage)

at Firle Place, Nr Lewes, Sussex
on Saturday 28 to Sunday 29 August 2004

Ballot Date Ballot Period Entries Open Entries Close
07 Aug 2004 August 24 Jul 2004

Organiser - Josephine Carr & Nicola Hicks
c/o Street Farm, Jevington, Polegate, East Sussex BN26 5QB,  Phone:01323 482016. Mobile:07973 103110. EMail:jo@firleplaceevent.co.uk Web:www.firleplaceevent.co.uk  
Entries Secretary - Mrs Ann Allen
The Bungalow, Lees Rest, Charlbury, Oxfordshire OX7 3EU,  Phone:01608 811070. Fax:01608 811070. Mobile:07802 534837. EMail:ann@bdwp.co.uk Web:www.bdwp.co.uk/aallen  
SJ Course Designer - Mr Brian Lear
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XC Course Designer - Mr Scott Brickell
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CLASSES & FEES

Competition/Class Days Dressage Test Entry Fee Starting Fee Results
1 OPN Sat 110 £41.00 £10.00
1 Intro Sat 102 £41.00 £10.00
1 PN Sat & Sun 110 £41.00 £10.00
1 ON Sun 125 £49.00 £10.00
1 IN Sun 130 £49.00 £10.00
1 N Sun 125 £49.00 £10.00

CLASSES AND FEES
PRE-NOVICE will run on Saturday and Sunday - please state your preference if necessary. Some INTRO and PRE-NOVICE may be required to do day before dressage. In the event of a ballot preference will be given to those able to do so, please state on entry form if UNABLE to do so.
 

ENTRIES
Please make cheques payable to FIRLE PLACE ONE DAY EVENT. Send entries to the ENTRIES SECRETARY. Separate cheques are required for each horse (with horse's name on back). Please enclose separate 22cm x 11cm (DL size) self seal SAE for each horse. If you require similar times to another competitor, please ensure that the entries are posted together in the same envelope and you state this on your entry form. FAXED entries will NOT be accepted.
INTERNET entries will be accepted on www.bdwp.co.uk/aallen. Internet entries must be paid by ballot date or competitor may forfeit their place.
A WAITING LIST - will be maintained. Please indicate if you WISH to be included in the event of a ballot. Those wait listed will be notified immediately a space is available. If you do not compete your entry fee will be refunded.
WITHDRAWALS by 20:00 Wed August 25 by telephoning 01608 811070.
REFUND POLICY - 100% refund will be given for withdrawals before ballot date. 50% refund for withdrawals after the ballot date if replaced from the waiting list. Refunds will be paid on a first to withdraw basis, but we will only be able to confirm refunds after the event. 100% refund for withdrawals after the ballot date if the competitor is able to give us one full day's help at the event.
STARTING TIMES are available between 18:00 and 20:00 Thu August 26 on 01444 230377. Starting Times also available on website www.bdwp.co.uk/fir.
Starting Fees include a programme.
Starting Fees payable on collection of numbers (cash only please).
 

STABLING
Local stabling can be arranged at £18.00 (including shavings). Please send stabling fees with stabling form (cheques made payable to Golden Cross). Send stabling forms and SAE directly to Ian Bareham, Golden Cross Equestrian Centre, Chalvington Road, Golden Cross, Hailsham, Sussex BN27 3SS. Tel: 01825 873022. Email: goldencross@equestrian.co.uk
 

QUALIFIERS/SPECIAL CLASSES

PETPLAN EQUINE British Intro Regional Final
South East Eventers League Qualifier.
OWNER/RIDER Sponsors' section: One Novice section will be a sponsors' section - each rider will be allocated a sponsor for the day, with a special prize for the winning combination including the Christine Scott Bronze Memorial Trophy, £50 and champagne.. Please state if you wish to be entered on the entry form.
 

PRIZES
Please help our scorers by indicating any special prizes you may be eligible for on your entry form. Otherwise you must register with the secretary before Noon on the day of competition. Check with the web site or Secretary on the day for a final update as we will be adding categories through the year. Local Rider is defined as living within 25 miles of Firle. In the event of a tie, the prize will be awarded to the rider nearest to the cross country optimum time.
Novice Prize Money to be confirmed, with the addition of generous prizes in kind supplied by our sponsors, including R&R Stevenson Jewellers, Blue Chip, Fal Pro, Equestrian Vision, Saracen Feeds, Dodson & Horrell and Mudguard, and our trade stands. Intermediate Novice 1st prize: The Hope in the Valley RDA Bronze Horse Head Challenge Trophy.
Pre-Novice: quality prizes donated by generous sponsors to 10th place including, for example, Global Herbs vouchers and 1kg bags of garlic in all sections and a Baileys Horse Feeds section with prizes to the value of £200. Intro: quality prizes donated by generous sponsors to 10th place.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE REPRESENTED AT THE PRIZE GIVING OR YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DONATED TO RDA
SPECIAL PRIZES:
Owner/Rider Novice: The Christine Scott Bronze Memorial Trophy, £50 and champagne;
Highest placed Novice Rider over 40: A spar treatment for the horse at the Equine Hydrotherapy Centre in Pulborough;
Highest placed Helper at Each Grade: The Previous Organisers’ Prize (to be eligible you must provide proof of help for one day at a BE Event in the 2004 season, including Firle Place – please state which event you helped at on the entry form);
Highest placed Novice Rider Under 21: a gift voucher for £100 from Frogpool Manor Saddlers;
Highest placed Novice Local Rider: A day with the Coakham Bloodhounds;
Highest placed Pre Novice Rider Over 40 on Sun: The Vice Versa Trophy donated by Alex McCracken Saddlery;
Highest placed Local Pre Novice Rider on Sun: A portrait by international artist Sarah Aspinall of the horse;
Highest placed Pre Novice Rider Under 21 on Sun: A spar treatment for the horse at the Equine Hydrotherapy Centre in Pulborough.
Highest placed Intro Riders under 21 and over 40: A schooling session at Coombelands XC course
Highest placed Intro Local Rider: A horse osteopathic treatment by Liz Oakenfold;
The Organisers’ Special Prize for the competitor in the Novice Owner/Rider section with the worst dressage score who then goes on to jump a double clear.
Highest placed owner/rider in each section: A training voucher with BE Accredited Trainer Robert Stevens
Highest dressage score in each PN section on Sunday: Kudos Foods Hamper.
 

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Firle is run over undulating old parkland turf. The BE agri-vators are booked and the necessary measures will be taken to ensure good landing and take-offs. The fences are built to be solid and inviting with well thought out alternatives if required. The pre-novice course will NOT include the stew pond/ditch. The Intro course is designed to give experience and confidence to new entrants/young horses. For more information and photographs see the web site. We hope to add a course walk with a local professional rider on the site the week before the event.
 

ACCOMMODATION AND CATERING
Refreshments available throughout the event, along with the ability to buy fresh produce at the French and English Food Market. Please note that we will be providing refreshments in the horsebox park as well as round the show jumping arena on the Sunday so that competitors do not have to queue with spectators.
Accommodation list is available from the Organisers - please send SAE
 

SPECIAL NOTICES
In case of ABANDONMENT please phone 01323 482016. Emergency number on day 07973 103110/0771 0086126.
ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES/motorcycles will not be permitted.
DOGS must be kept on leads at all times unless actually racing or in the dog show!
** PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO COMPETITORS OFFERING TO HELP OR PROVIDE HELP **
ENTERTAINMENT.
We will be holding a Country Fair on Sunday, with a Kennel Club licensed dog show, terrier racing, fun fair, trade stands and a growing French and English Food Market, offering entertainment for the whole family, including the dog, so bring them all along!
SCHOOLING - There is a possibility that the course may be open for schooling for two days after the event, depending on the weather. Please book in with the secretary or call 07973 103 110 (please do not call during the event) to book in.
OWNERS are invited to join officials and sponsors for lunch in the sponsors and officials marquee. Tickets for a full buffet lunch with a glass of wine are £17 per head and will be issued on application to co-organiser Josephine Carr (please send SAE to the address above). We would also be delighted if owners would join their riders at prize giving.
 

LOCATION
Grid reference TQ466078. Firle Place is situated in the lea of the South Downs, some three miles east of Lewes, just off the A27 Lewes - Eastbourne road. If coming from Brighton, follow the A27 by-pass past Lewes and keep on going towards Eastbourne – once you have come down the hill from Lewes and over the railway line crossing you keep straight on the A27 over the next roundabout until you see the Sussex Hanggliding club on your left – 100 yards on round the bend you will see a right hand turning for Firle Place – clearly signposted for the event - check on the website for a map link you can print off. We are liaising with the police to ensure quicker access to the park for competitors and spectators – but please allow time for your journey as the A27 may be very slow with the Bank Holiday traffic.