Old Tavern Horse Trials
The Old Tavern Horse Trials is excitedto run at the historic and beautiful Great Meadow Field Events Center in The Plains. This is our first year running the event at this location but it is being run by the same organizer, Five Rings Eventing, who puts on the Great Meadow International. Volunteers will be given a voucher that can be used for schooling the Tuesday after the HT from 8AM-1PM.
Great Meadow has a history ofthree-day events that dates back to the 80s where legends like Bruce Davidson, Jim Wofford and David O’Connor participated in USEF sanctioned events. After a brief hiatus, high-performance eventing returned to Great Meadow in 2014 after the Foundation purchased the adjacent Fleming Farm exclusively to run eventing competitions. After initially running a USEF training session to prepare the US Eventing team for the 2014 World Equestrian Games, the Great Meadow International (GMI) was born. GMI ran a CIC3* in 2015 and then later became the first venue outside of Europe to host a leg of the prestigious Nations Cup of Eventing. In 2019 the GMl ran a CCI2-S, CCI3-S, andCCI4-S and will again in 2021 as well as adding a Preliminary level.
Five Rings Eventing is thrilled to bring another national horse trial to Great Meadow in September. From the Organizer, Darrin Mollett: “We are so excited about Old Tavern Horse Trials at Great Meadow. We are thrilled to be able to offer levels up to Intermediate to our competitors. Great Meadow is a top-notch facility that is very historic and special to the equestrian community.” Course designer David O’Connor and course builder and designer Jon Wells have built a beautiful course on the Fleming Farm parcel. Old Tavern Horse Trials will run beginner novice, novice, training, preliminary, and Intermediate. The venue also includes a state-of-the-art oval show jumping arena with adjacent warm-up arena, both with Atwood footing.
Comment
Cross-country speed revisions: Novice is changed from 375 mpm to 400 mpm. Beginner Novice is changed from 325 mpm to 350 mpm.
Event Info
USEA Event ID: 17799
Event Date: Sep 25 - 26, 2021
Open Date: Aug 10 | Close Date: Sep 7
Location: Middleburg, 36800 Glenwood Park Lane, VA 20117 (AREA 2)
Directions
Address:Great Meadow Foundation; 5089 Old Tavern Road; The Plains, VA; 20198
From D.C: I-66 west to exit 31 to VA rte 245 toward Old Tavern; turn left onto Old Tavern Road; 1.8 miles, your destination is on the left.
From Winchester I-81:take exit for I66 East to exit 28 towards Warrenton; go 2.7 miles, take a right onto Old Tavern Road; your destination will be on the right.
Divisions
USEF Endorsed/USEA Recognized: T,N,BN
USEF/USEA Recognized: I,P
USEF/USEA Recognized: I,P
Tentative Schedule
Fri: Cross-country course
open-3 pm.Show Jumping course open - 4 pm.
Sat:
All I/P/T - Dressage 8:00-am;I /P/T Show Jumping-10:00 am; I/P/T Cross-country-10:30 am.
Sun: All N/BN - Dressage-8:00 am; N/BN Show
Jumping-10:00; N/BN Cross-country-10:30am.
Divisions may change days
depending on entries at the different levels. Any changes will be posted to website.
Event Officials
TD:Pat Maykuth (GA)
Judges: Pres: Sara Miller Leary(VA)
Dressage Judges:Cathy Tucker Slaterbeck (MD); Peggy Pariso (MD)
SJ Judge: Kathy White, (VA)
CD: XC:David O'Connor, (VA); Jonathan Wells, (TN) SJ: Kathy White, (VA)
Starting Times
Available online Wednesday, Sept 23 onhttps://www.greatmeadowinternational.com/
Entry Information
Enter via Xentry ir Exentry:
Melinda Rozga-Moore, Sec
Email: [email protected]
Phone (703) 328 6173(please no calls after 8:30pm)
Website: https://www.greatmeadowinternational.com/
Old Tavern Trial strongly prefers electronic entries and payment via credit card or other electronic means.We can accept either XENTRY or Evententries for electronic transmission of your entry to and we strongly encourage all entries to use either system for entries and payment. For those not wanting to pay by credit card we are accepting payment via Venmo (@GreatMeadow-International-2)or other electronic means (e.g. Zelle), but you would need to first contact the secretary if you want to use methods other than Xentry, Evententries or Venmo. Entry forms must be submitted electronically (direct or via email [email protected]), not by mail. For ALL entries, the entry date will be the date when payment is processed electronically. If payment is not received by the closing date the entry is considered incomplete and will be subject to post entry late fees. Although you can fill out an entry using the USEA PDF entry form, they will not be directly transmitted electronically and you must email the entry to the secretary and pay them by credit card or use Venmo or other electronic means.
Organizer
Organizer: Max Corcoran Email: [email protected]
Competition Management:Five Rings Eventing
Fees
Payment by credit card or other
electronic means.Entry forms must be
transmitted electronically through Xentry, EventEntries or email [email protected]). Credit
card payments via Xentry or EventEntries. Payment can also be paid via Venmo
(@GreatMeadow-International-2).Entry fee includes a $25 non-refundable office
fee.$50.00 returned (bounced) check fee.
Entry: I:$235.00;P:$230.00; T:$225.00;N:$220.00;BN:$215.00.Non-competing horses- must register with secretary. have a negative
coggins and pay a $20 grounds fee.
Post Entry/Late Fee:$50 late fee for entries and/ or payments
after the closing date. Entries after Sept 22 will be assessed a late fee of
$100.Electronic entries must be paid by
the closing date to avoid late fees.
Change Fee:Change fee applies to division, horse and/ or rider.$30.00 fee for each change of entry after C.D. but
before Sept 22; Additional $50 fee for each change after Sept 22.Changes
should be sent to the secretary by email. Changes NOT accepted by phone.
Refunds: Before C.D.-Less $25 office fee; After C.D.- less $100
ONLY if place can be filled from wait list. Most likely NO REFUNDS for any
level (entry) AFTER 9 pm Sept 23. USEA Starter/D&M Fees and COVID-19
Recovery Fee Refund Policy: The USEA Starter/D&M fees ($25) and COVID-19
Recovery fee ($5) will be returned within 30 days of the competition to any who
do not start the dressage test.Competition cancellation-No refund
Entries
All entries include a $25 non-refundable office fee. Include printed, legible and current email address on entry. All correspondence from the secretary will be by email.All entrants competing must be USEA members. All horses competing must have USEA registration number. Intermediate & Preliminary competitors, include USEF membership numbers for rider, trainer and owner (including farm, syndicate, etc.). Riders, trainers, and/or owners of horses competing at the Intermediate & Preliminary levels who arenotUSEF members will be required to pay $45 Show Pass fee with entry.(Note: a coach may or may not be a trainer; trainers are the ones who care and feed the horses)AND USEF MEMBERS - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP TO DATE ON YOUR SAFE SPORT TRAINING.
PLEASE no photos of missing items emailed to secretary - Scans are okay - must be legible!
Double entries: Not accepted.
The use of XENTRY or EventEntries is strongly encouraged as you can submit your entries electronically.
Check entry status online athttps://www.greatmeadowinternational.com/Entries may be accepted after the closing date on a space-available basis. Incomplete entriesmay bewait listed until complete. If there is a wait list, it will be posted on the website along with entry status.
Unpaid entries are incomplete and will not be assigned ride times. We will not hold spots for incomplete/ unpaidentriesif we have awaitlist.
Emergency information box on entry must be filled out or entry is not complete.
For all entries, thedate of paymentis considered the entry date, NOT the date it was submitted via Xentry, Evententries or emailed.
Refunds:Before C.D.-Less $25 office fee; After C.D.- $150 entry refundONLYif place can be filled from wait list. NO REFUNDS for any level (entry) AFTER 9 pm Sept 23. Competition cancellation-No refund.
All scratches must be given directly to Melinda via email: [email protected]. We are not responsible for scratches left on answering machines.Email required.
Negative Coggins certificate valid through Sept 26, 2021 required for all horses.Horses without current Coggins on file or in hand will not be allowed on grounds.
Reminder: All USEF Life and Senior Active members, as well as participants who have regular contact with minor athletes, are required to comply with the U.S. Center for SafeSport training requirement, to be eligible to participate in the competition. All participants must adhere to the U.S. Center for SafeSport Code, USEF Safe Sport Policy, and the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies. More information about these can be found at www.usef.org.
Awards
Eightribbons
per division; Certificates good toward 2022 entry fees for 1st through 3rd . Product awards at all levels
by Sponsors.
$5 fee for mailing ribbon paid to secretary prior to competition
conclusion.
Stabling/Veterinarian
Stabling:No stabling available on-grounds. We will provide list of contacts of local stabling available to competitors upon request.
Veterinarian:Chad Davis (540)955-9115 ;Numbers will be posted at Secretary's stand.
All trailers please go in Gate 2 and follow signs back to trailer parking.
Please bring water - we have a very limited source.
Accommodations
Warrenton, VA - 9 miles away.
Hampton Inn - 9.2 miles - 540 349 4200; Baymont Inn and Suites - 9.4 miles - 800 337 0800; Local AirBnB or VRBO.
Dressage
Test
and arena sizes: All I-2018 USEF Intermediate Level Test A-Large Arena. All P-2018 USEF Preliminary Level Test A-Small Arena.All T-2018 USEF Training
Level Test A-Small Arena. All N-2018 USEF Novice Level Test A-Small
Arena. All BN-2018 USEF Beginner Novice Level Test A-Small Arena.
Arenas and warm-up on grass behind the Polo Arena
Cross-Country
All I-3200
m @ 550 mpm. All P-3000 m @ 520 mpm.All T-2500 m @ 450 mpm. All N-2200 m @ 400 mpm. All
BN-2000 m @ 350 mpm. Terrain: Open, rolling hills - old established
turf, excellent footing. Course runs on same land as the MARS Great Meadow International On all courses, some obstacles tend toward maximum heights
for the level. Forward galloping courses. Well suited for horses with
experience at the level. I & P - includes water complex & coffin. T - includes water complex & ditch. N/BN - includes water
complexand ditch. Cross-country course closed for schooling before HT. There will be a schooling day Monday or Tuesday after the HT.
Other Information
We will be following ALL USEF Covid Action guidelines. Please see USEF Action Plan for current rules:https://www.usef.org/media/coronavirus-resources
Cross-country
course closed for schooling before HT.There will be a schooling day Monday or Tuesday after the HT.
Levels may be divided/combined if entries warrant;
state preferences under the Eligible Section and birth date on entry, otherwise
Senior is assumed. If event is oversubscribed, preference given to higher
levels. Divisions may change days depending on entries. Any changes will
be posted to website.
Show jumping warmup and competition arena will be on all weather footing.
Any volunteers, please go to USEA's Volunteer Incentive Program:https://www.eventingvolunteers.com
Plan to bring own water, as closest water may be far away. Ice will be available atconvenience store across the street.
Food Truckon grounds for breakfast & lunch. Vendors on grounds
during event.
Photographers on site with
mobile lab.
No loose dogs anywhere on the grounds including on XC course. Dogs
must be leashed and attached to a person or vehicle per USEF Rule GR1301.6.
Refund
checks not mailed until after event and check has cleared.
Watchhttps://www.greatmeadowinternational.com/website for additional information.
Live scores can be found at:http://www.coursewalkapp.com/livescores/
All trailers and spectators please go in Gate 2 and follow signs back to trailer parking.
All volunteers please go in Gate 7 and follow signs.
Please bring water - we have a very limited source.
NO CARS OR TRUCKS will be allowed up by competition area during competition - it is .2 mile walk from trailers.
EV114 Dress 1. PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR. a. At all levels of eventing competition, from beginner novice through advanced, at Federation Endorsed competitions and recognized competitions, riders must wear headgear as follows, except as may otherwise be mandated by local law (see also GR801): b. Upon arrival, anyone riding a horse must wear properly fitting protective headgear which passes or surpasses ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)/SEI (Safety Equipment Institute) standards for equestrian use and carries the SEI tag. Harness must be secured and properly fitted.
“Every class offered herein which is covered by the rules and specifications of the current USEF rulebook will be conducted and judged in accordance therewith.”
