ON July 30 the Western Australian Endurance riding Association [WAERA] will be conducting an endurance ride from the locality of Mokine, near Northam.
It will be the third year the event has been run from this venue.
The last two years have proved so popular event organisers expect a big turnout again this year.
Local farmers have graciously opened up their properties for the running of this event.
This will allow minimal travelling on gravel roads.
The Kep track and Spencers Brook heritage trail will also be utilised.
The ride will comprise distances of 80km ,60km, 40km and 20km thus catering for the qualified endurance rider through to the social, trail and pony club rider.
Everyone will be very welcome to attend.
Endurance riders are a family friendly group who enjoy camping and spending long hours with their horses seeing some lovely areas of the State.
Rides extend from Paynes Find to Manjimup and there is a range of distance options to suit all riders.
A lot of experience in the sport is not required or with the type of horse you enter at a ride.
The sport encourages people of all ages with horses of any type to join.
This years calender kicked off at the end of February with an introductory clinic which comprised a full day of endurance education.
It included a talk on gear for the endurance horse ,strapping and vetting and also booting the barefoot endurance horse.
This was followed by lunch and a 10km social ride.
Endurance rides are held every two weeks, the season finishing in mid November at a picturesque ride in Margaret River.
Organisers invite local riders to attend.
We guarantee a funfilled day where you may discover this sport is for you and want to join our growing membership.
Ride entry can be downloaded for non members on the WAERA website, www.waera.asn.au with a ride flyer available closer to the time.
All enquiries to Amanda Rayner – Ph 96229533 and Mob 0417 869 195.
Our proud sponsors:
Windward Ballooning, Purslowe Tinetti Funerals, Hon Mia Davies MLA, ANZ Bank Northam, Westpac Bank Northam, Commonwealth Bank Northam, Farmer Smith, Mitre 10 Northam, Northam Hardware, Elders Northam, Northam Feed and Hire, The Riverside Hotel, Angie Roe Photography, McDonalds Northam, Quin’s Gourmet Butchers,Otto’s Rural Sculptures, Northam Saddlery, Spencers Brook Progress Association, Sholto Arabians.