2023 Honey Run Team Challenge

Must attach copy of Coggins dated 10/8/2022 or newer to entry.

Refunds Before CD: w/vet certificate less office fee of $30.00.

Refunds After CD: w/vet certificate less office fee of $30.00 and less stabling fee ONLY if spot can be filled from waiting list. 

No refund after C/D unless spot can be filled.

Change of Horse or Rider in same division and same team: email Secretary. No fee before 10/3. $20 fee 10/4 - 10/7.

Change of Division: email Secretary. No fee before 10/1. $20 fee 10/2 - 10/7.

All Competitors must Sign USEA HT Entry form for rider, trainer and owner (and parent if rider is a minor).

Non-TEAM-Member: Also sign TEAM and Honey Run release forms (pages 3-4 of Organizer Forms) if not a TEAM member and competing at any level.

If stabling on grounds, no shavings are provided. Ask barn owner to strip, pick or leave stall as-is. Use USEA Stabling Form to provide arrival, horse and contact information.

Hotels in Ann Arbor (west side) and Chelsea:

Holiday Inn Express, 323 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor                           (734) 827-1100

Wyndham Hotel, 2900 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor                                (734) 665-4444

Weber’s Inn, 3050 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor (upscale hotel)       (734) 769-2500

Holiday Inn Express, 1540 Commerce Park Drive, Chelsea                  (734) 433-1600

Comfort Inn, 1645 Commerce Park Drive, Chelsea                             (734) 433-8000      

Camping: Available on grounds, no electrical hook-ups, no fee.

Hospitality Information: Food concession on grounds. Many restaurants within 5 miles, from fast food to gourmet. 

Ride times will be posted on/after 10/4 on StartBox Scoring and on TEAM web (www.eventingmichigan.org)

Limited stabling on grounds. Use USEA Stabling Form to provide arrival, horse and contact information.

XC JUMP JUDGE VOLUNTEERS – Please email Hannah Fountain, Volunteer Coordinator, hannahclaire721@yahoo.com or Jennifer Merrick-Brooks, Organizer, at equijenn@live.com. On grounds mandatory briefing at 8:30 am Sunday with coffee and treats too! 

OTHER VOLUNTEERS - Please email Secretary to volunteer for other roles such as dressage scribes, ring stewards, ring crew, setup/take down, etc.

HONEY RUN WORKDAY Saturday, 9/30 - See TEAM website or Equijenn on Facebook for details.

Team ribbons to 6th place. Perpetual trophy awarded to winning team at each level.

Individual ribbons to 8th place.

Team and Individual prizes to 2nd place

Year-end points awarded for Training through Starter HT divisions. Include TEAM Rider and Horse numbers on your entries!

If you won a Perpetual Trophy in 2022, please add your name plate and return it to us by SATURDAY, October 7 (or deliver to Secretary in advance at 1281 Honey Run Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103).

Team Entries: Riders will compete individually as usual, but Training, Novice, Beginner Novice and Starter competitors will also be scored as teams of 3-4 riders in the same level. (No teams for Green As Grass or Combined Tests.) Teams may include junior and senior members. One rider cannot compete more than one horse on the same team.  Include your Team Name and Members' Names on your entry.

Single Entries:   Individual entries will be taken. Individuals not entering as a team will be put on scramble teams & short teams. 

All entrants are eligible for individual year-end TEAM points.

Course closed for schooling Midnight Sunday, September 24, 2023.

Courses may open for schooling after the event with permission of Organizer and fee of $25 paid to Secretary for special pinney (required).

CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION:

Flat terrain, water at all levels, water option for Starter. Green as Grass ridden on flat terrain over cross rails and logs (18”max) in enclosed field.

Courses open for walking Noon Saturday October 7, 2023.