Distance Riders of Manitoba Birds Hill Park Boogie Endurance ride 

Join the Distance Riders of Manitoba for their Birds Hill Park Boogie Endurance ride on June 6 & 7.

Location: Birds Hill Park
Contact: Kelli Hayhurst [email protected]
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We will be offering non-competitive intro rides of 10 or 15 miles as well as a competitive 25-mile limited distance ride and a 50-mile endurance ride each day. On Saturday, there will also be a 75-mile ride for the keeners!The 25, 50 and 75 mile divisions are AERC sanctioned. The 50 and 75 mile rides are also sanctioned with Endurance Canada. We may institute a cap of 30 riders/day, so be sure to enter (and pay!) early.A valid negative Coggins test will be required and can either be emailed to the ride registrar prior to the event ([email protected]) or provided to the Ride Manager on site.Saturday Ride vet: Dr. Glenn SinclairSunday Ride vet: Dr. Brittney DerksenTrail Marker: Darice WhyteTechnical Delegate: Janine ThomsonDirections to Ride Camp:From Highway 206 north of PR213 and South of PTH44, turn west into the Birds Hill Park East Gate. Take the first left gravel road and immediately keep right to follow the two-track road over the slight hill to ride camp. Signs will be posted.Ride Times both days:75’s vet in at 6am and start at 6:30am (Saturday only)50’s vet in at 6:30am and start at 7am.25’s will vet in at 8am and start at 8:30am.Intro’s to vet in at 10am and start at 11am.Trail Notes15 mile loop – pink and white ribbons15 mile loop – orange/black stripe and white ribbons10 mile loop – blue and white ribbonsRight turns on all loops – red and white ribbonsLeft turns on all loops – green and white ribbonsRibbons will be on your right-hand side with possible exceptions when there is no place for a ribbon on the right. There will be a “confidence” ribbon on the right as soon as an appropriate location is available for one.Unfortunately, trail sabotage is common in birds hill park and sometimes ribbons are removed. Because of this we ground spray the turns.