[MR] All Things Marshal - Equestrian Info - Bright Hills - July 1 through 4

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All Things Marshal
Atlantian Mounted Cavalry  Information Packet
July 1-4

Their Excellencies of the Barony of  Bright Hills, Baron Barre and Baroness 
Cordelia fitzRobert of York, invite you  to celebrate your independence at 
their premier summer spectacular; All Things  Marshal July 1- at Fair Hills 
Equestrian Center leaving July 4 free for your  family gatherings. In addition to 
the many activities for heavy weapons, rapier,  hound coursing and thrown 
weapons, there will also be a full schedule of  Atlantian Mounted Cavalry games. 

There will also be an official  Northern Regional Mounted Cavalry Practice on 
June 30 and July 1 at the same  location. Rental horses will be available for 
the practice as well as the  event.

All gentles wishing to ride private horses or rental horses  must return the 
registration form, with all payments due for the mounted cavalry  to the 
Marshal of the Horse by June 20th. You MUST pre-register with the Marshal  of the 
Horse in order to ride at this event. No one who shows up “at the door”  
without pre-registering to ride will be allowed on a horse. You may request a  
refund of your mounted cavalry pre-registration up until June 20 should you be  
unable to attend. After June 20, all registrations are final. See below for  
address to mail the form to.

NOTE: Registration for the event  itself goes to the autocrat: Baron Temur of 
the Kerait, C/O Bill Hume at 3607  Young Road, Millers, MD 21102-2353
Cost for the event is Daytrip No Camping  $8.00, Weekend Camping $10.00, 
Below the Salt Feast $7.00, Children ages 6-15  are half price, those under 6 are 
guests of the Barony. Non-SCA Members add  $3.00 to the above fees. Lunch on 
Saturday is included with the site fee.  Travelers fare on Friday evening and 
breakfast Saturday and Sunday are a  fundraiser for various guilds and 
available for a nominal fee.
Contact the  autocrat, Baron Temur (info above) for more information about 
the  event.

Please note that all persons riding must be authorized  riders in the Kingdom 
of Atlantia, or be prepared to complete the authorization  process. Be 
prepared to show the MOL a current blue SCA membership card upon  arrival or sign a 
waiver of liability (this is in addition to the site waiver at  the troll). 
All persons wishing to participate in the SCA Mounted Cavalry Games,  as a rider 
or as ground crew MUST authorize. Contact the Marshal of the Horse  for 
information on the authorization process.

As per SCA  regulations, no person under the age of 5 may be on a horse at 
any time. Riders  12 and over can ride at this event, however there is extra 
paperwork that must  be signed before the event date and the legal guardian of 
the minor must watch  the minor ride during the entire time the child is on the 
horse. Parents or  guardians interested in having a minor ride must contact 
the Marshal of the  Horse before June 20 to facilitate processing the proper 
paperwork. Parents or  guardians must provide an ASTM or Snell Equestrian riding 
helmet for their child  as none are provided at the site.

Rider authorizations include a  $5.00 fee payable to the Atlantian MOL 
office. Contact the Marshal of the Horse  for more information on authorizing as 
rider or ground  crew.

Schedule:

Thursday, June 30 Practice: Horse  rental $30.00 per day, no sharing
9 AM – Noon: arrive, set up games, warm-up  horses
Lunch break
1 PM – 4 PM Practice games and authorizations
6 PM –  7 PM Liability Class
7 PM – 9 PM Welcome Social – everyone on-site is  invited. Donations for 
refreshments appreciated.

Friday, July 1:  Horse Rental available all weekend  - see rates below.
8 AM – 9 AM: tack  up and warm up horses
9 AM – 11:30: Authorization Points Tourney while  practicing the games
Noon – 1 PM: Lunch and rest horses
1 PM – 2:30 PM:  Liability Class if needed for those authorizing. Mounted 
combat discussion.
3  PM – 5 PM: Check in with Troll and MOL (Event officially begins at 3 PM)
5 PM  – 7 PM: Baron’s Challenge: Mounted Archery Tourney. This tourney is by 
 invitations only.
8 PM – 10 PM: Companions of the Rose Social. Everyone  on-site is invited. 

Saturday, July 2:
8 AM – 9 AM: tack up and  warm up horses
9 AM – 11:30 AM: Challenge Tourney -Rings, Reeds, Quintain,  Heads,  Pigs
This is the last chance for authorizations for the weekend.
11:30 – 12:30:  Lunch Break – horses rest
12:00 – 2 PM: How to Run and Score an Inter-Kingdom  Equestrian Competition 
by Donwenna Beasthealer.
2 PM – 4:30 PM: Inter-Kingdom  Equestrian Competition in both fields
5 PM: His Excellency’s Procession into  Court. Open to all participants, 
mounted or not. Exact time to be announced at  the event.

Sunday, July 3:
9 AM – 11:30 AM: Emprise of the  Argent Rose Tourney in both  fields
Riders challenge each other to specific  games.
Rules: Riders must have at least moderate garb on their horse, riders must  
display a helm with a crest but they don’t have to wear it, and each rider must 
 provide their own herald to announce  them.
Argent Rose Tea at the Cavalry Hospitality Pavilion.
11:30 – 12:30 PM: Lunch,  rest horses
12:00 – 2 PM: Continue Emprise as needed. Practice may be  available after 
Emprise if Marshals are present to monitor the arena.
2 PM –  4:30 PM: The Quest – Riders trail ride through a themed competition 
that can  include knowledge of Medieval things and variations on the mounted 
games. All  riders must be authorized riders to participate. Those sharing 
mounts must work  out which quest they will participate in.
4 PM – 6 PM: Second Quest (for  those who didn’t make the first  one)

Monday, July 4:
8 AM – Noon: Clean up barn, clean up site, tear down  equipment, Pack up and 
go  home.
Must be off-site by 1 pm

There will also be an A&S competition  for the Mounted Cavalry and others who 
wish to participate. The theme is  “Anything to do with horses” in any 
medium. You can enter garb for riders or  horses, tack, or anything that has a 
horse or anything pertaining to horses  incorporated into the item. There will be 
a prize for this competition. Contact  Lady Nem (information below) to find 
out more about this competition. There will  also be a cavalry activity for the 
Children among the Children’s activity that  involves stick ponies.

Rules to follow:
No smoking or alcohol in  arena area when horses are present or in the barn 
area.
Please make sure to  help leave the site clean. Clean up after your horses.
Horses must be  attended by an adult at all times when they are not secured 
in a  stall.
Stallions and known kickers or biters are not allowed.
Anyone  engaging in unsafe practices or using punishment deemed inappropriate 
will not  be allowed to participate.

Please note: Due to humanitarian  reasons, persons weighing over 200 lbs 
should state their weight on the form so  we can match them up with horses that 
can carry larger persons. The wrangler  reserves the right to refuse rental to 
anyone whose weight she feels would  injure her horses.  Please understand that 
this rule is for humanitarian  purposes.

All riders, including those renting horses, are expected  to help clean up 
after the horses both on the field and in the barns and help to  care for the 
horses. Ground crew people will be needed to help pass off weapons,  reset the 
games and water both riders and horses. When you are not riding, we  ask that 
you help on the field as much as possible.

You do not have  to participate in every activity. There is a checklist on 
the form for the  activities you wish to participate in. This will allow for 
those sharing a horse  to work out a schedule between them. If you are sharing, 
please remember that  the other persons need to get as much time in the saddle 
as you do and that the  horse needs to rest and get water on occasion too.


What to  wear:  closed toed footwear preferably with a heel, long pants, 
nothing  dangly, or easily caught on pieces of harness. Approved riding helmets 
are  suggested, but not required, for those 18 and over. No spurs on rental 
horses.  Riders wishing to dress their rental horses must consult the wrangler  
beforehand. For those bringing a horse, if you “dress” your horse, please be  
sure it is used to the costume before you get to the event.

What to  bring: Chairs and day pavilions can be set up across from the games 
area for the  comfort of the populace. Banners and other decorations for the 
games arena are  encouraged. Bring lances and swords for the games if you have 
them.  

The SCA Equestrian Games:
You can find information about the  Saracen, Rings, Quintain, Pig-sticking, 
spear throwing and other games on the  Atlantian Mounted Cavalry web page at 
http://equestrian.atlantia.sca.org/ and  rules from the Society Equestrian page 
at  http://sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/equestrian/index.html

Horse  Owners:
Those bringing horses MUST provide present proof of negative Coggins  test 
before their horse may be unloaded from the trailer. Those crossing state  lines 
must also provide a health certificate from their Veterinary. You may mail  
photocopies of these certificates with your registration form. All stalls will  
be labeled prior to your arrival so that you know which stall your horses are 
to  be housed in.  Trailer pads along the tree line with water and electrical 
 hookups are $20.00 per night. The middle barn also has two showers, the only 
 ones on-site, with hot water available for our use that we will have to 
share  with the fighters and other guests. Horse owners need to bring buckets, and 
 hooks or bungee cords to hang the buckets from the wire mesh doors of the  
stalls, 1 section garden hose to run a line to the tourney fields, straw 
bedding  which may be ordered before and delivered. Note: any bedding other than 
straw  must be removed from the site upon departure, per the site rules. Forks, 
pickers  and wheel borrows are not available at the site, however the Marshals 
will be  providing one set for common use. We suggest you bring some if  
possible.

Horses staying overnight MUST be housed in a stall, no  trailer tying or 
picketing or portable pens allowed per site rules. Horses  coming for one day only 
(not staying overnight) will be charged $10.00 for use  of the site, but you 
may trailer tie them if you supervise them the entire time  they are tied to 
the trailer.  No wire, electric fence or electric tape or  portable stalls are 
allowed at this event. Trailer parking is available near the  barns. 

Please note: A source has been located to provide straw  bedding and hay to 
be shipped in. (Exact prices are being negotiated and will be  sent out 
separately as soon as we have them set). Please be sure to check the  boxes if you 
want to order straw or hay so you do not have to haul it. Include  the quantity 
you think you will need. You can send this information ahead of  time (before 
you send the packet back) to Lady Nem (see contact info below) to  help her 
negotiate the exact price. 

Directions to the  site:
>From the South or West: Take your best route to I-95 North (north of  
Baltimore, MD) and take exit #100 onto MD 272 North. Take a right onto MD 273  
(Telegraph Road). Follow this road for about five minutes and you will see Fair  
Hills Equestrian Center on your right just after you see the racetrack. SCA  
signs will be posted. Follow the Cavalry signs once on the site to get to the  
barns in the back. (There are a couple of tolls to cross bridges on I-95 north  
around Baltimore)

>From the North: Take your best route to PA 272  South (south of Lancaster, 
Pennsylvania) and go across the state line into  Maryland. Turn left onto MD 273 
(Telegraph Road) and follow about 10 minutes  until you see the racetrack and 
Fair Hills Equestrian Center on the right hand  side. Follow the Cavalry 
signs in the site to the barn. (Alternate route is to  take PA 472 out of 
Lancaster to MD 273 and turn right onto 273. The site will be  on your left)

>From the East: Take your best route to I-95 South  (South of Wilmington, DE – 
this is a toll road through here). Take exit for 273  west towards Newark and 
follow that across the state line into Maryland. The  site will be on your 
left after you cross MD 213.

The vet on-call  for the site is: Dr Haines and can be contacted at: 
410-398-5853. Emergency  phone number for the marshals is Lady Nem at  443-621-7383.


Fees:
Stall fees are $10.00 per night  per horse (one horse per stall). $20.00 per 
night per trailer pad for electrical  hookups. Electrical outlets at the 
stalls are included with the stall fee. Make  stall fees out to Barony of Bright 
Hills/SCA inc.

Hay and straw  delivery fees will be announced later. Please send requests 
and quantities to  Lady Nem before June 20 via phone or email. Shavings or other 
bedding besides  straw must be removed from the site upon departure. Make hay 
and straw fees out  to Nancy Feltman.

RENTAL HORSE NOTE: Rental horse fees are Thursday  $30.00, Friday $30.00, 
Saturday $90.00, Sunday $90.00. There is a discount for  those wishing to rent a 
horse for the entire weekend. They pay only $180.00 for  Friday, Saturday and 
Sunday. Thursday rental will be an additional $30.00. This  rental fee may be 
split among three people. Specify who you are sharing a horse  with, please 
pick someone who will be riding in the same arena as you, i.e.  Beginners and 
Intermediate riders share or Advanced and Bannerette riders share.  Be sure to 
check which activities you wish to ride in on the form at the end of  this 
packet. Those sharing horses should pick one person to register them as a  group. 
That person should include a separate form for each rider they are  sharing 
with. If you would like to share, but have not matched up with someone  before 
June 15, contact the Marshal of the Horse for instructions. Make rental  horse 
fees out to Nancy Feltman.

MOL: fee is $5.00 payable  to  MOL office if you plan to authorize as rider 
or ground crew. Make MOL fee out to  Kingdom of Atlantia / SCA Inc. but do not 
send this fee with the form. This fee  is payable at the event upon completion 
of your authorization.

Send  Event and feast fees to the autocrat whose contact information is  
above.

Marshal of the Horse: THLady Brandwyn Alston of the Rift  (Stella  Brindle)
612 Jewell Avenue, Portsmouth, VA 23701  (757)  488-3597
brndalston at aol.com or BrandwynAlston at gmail.com

Atlantian Mounted  Cavalry site coordinator / Rental Horse Wrangler:  
Lady Nem Ighean Dochartaigh (Nancy Feltman)
4362 B Madonna Road, Street, MD  21154 (410-692-9833 home)
(443 – 621-7383 cell)  nrf642002 at yahoo.com

There is a privately owned trail riding  business at the site for those who 
wish to rent a horse for an hour and go on a  supervised trail ride. They also 
have pony rides available. These reservations  must be arranged well in 
advance and are not an SCA sponsored activity. Call  Fair Hill Stables at (410) 
620-3883 to make arrangements. 1 hour trail rides  cost $30.00 per person. They 
also offer riding lessons at reasonable rates.  Please reserve early, because it 
is a holiday weekend, the spaces are filled  quickly. Again, this is not a 
sponsored SCA activity and all arrangements must  be made with Fair Hill Stables 
directly.


All Things  Marshal
Mounted Cavalry Registration Form
(one person per form only.  Return by JUNE 13, 2005)

SCA Name (or other group name):  __________________________________________

Modern Name:  _________________________________________________________

Mailing  Address:  ________________________________________________________

______________________________________State:  _______ Zip Code: __________

Daytime Phone Number:  ___________________ Evening Phone: _________________

Email:  ________________________________________________________________

Emergency  Contact Person and contact info:  
__________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Are  you currently an authorized Atlantian rider:    YES      NO    (Circle  
one)
If  yes, at what level?  Beginner  Intermediate   Advanced    Bannerat

Are you planning to authorize  as rider or at this event? YES   NO  (Circle  
one)
If  yes, at what level? Beginner  Intermediate  Advanced     Bannerat

Have you taken the Mounted Cavalry Liability  Class?    YES    NO   (Circle  
one)

Camping on site?   YES      NO  (circle one) (Note: event registration is 
separate)

Are  you planning to     rent a horse _______ or bring a horse  _______? 
(check one)

What activities do you plan to ride in?  (check  all that apply)

______ Thursday practice
______  Thursday evening social
______ Friday Authorization Tourney
______ Friday  evening Companions of the Rose Social
______ Mounted Combat (if you would  like to try to authorize as Bannerat 
rider level, you may check this. Baron’s  Challenge is by invitation only).
______ Sat Challenge Tourney
______ Sat  Inter-Kingdom Equestrian Tourney (IKEQC)
______ Sun Emprise   Tourney
______ Sun Quest #1 or
______ Sun Quest #2 (please check only one  quest)

Horse  Owners:
Number of horses you are bringing  ___________.
Names of horses you are bringing  _____________________________________
How many stalls do you need?  _____________
How many nights do you need these stalls?  _______________
How many bales of straw do you want to order delivered?  _________________
How many bales of hay do you want to order delivered?  __________________
Trailer pad with electrical hookup ($20.00 per night)   ___________________.
Arrival Time and day at the site:  _____________________________________
Proof of Coggins and Health Certificate enclosed ___________ (check if 
enclosed  and provide photocopy with this form.)
Total for straw and hay: $___________  (make money orders out to Nancy 
Feltman)
Total for stalls and trailer pads: $  ___________ (make money orders out to 
Barony of Bright Hills/SCA  Inc)    

Rental Horse Riders:
Are you sharing a  horse?  YES  NO   (Circle  one)
If  yes, with whom?  _________________________________________________
What is their riding level? Beginner  Intermediate  Advanced  Bannerette  
Are forms  included for them?   YES     NO    (circle  one)
Your  Arrival day and time at the site:  ___________________________________  
 
Days you are renting a  horse: (check all that apply)
Thursday $30.00 ________
Friday $30.00  ________
Saturday $90.00 ______ 
Sunday $90.00 ______ 
OR Discount  weekend: $180.00 _______ (all weekend) 
Total Rental fees enclose:  $__________________
Make Money Order out to Nancy Feltman. (Due to Atlantian  Mounted Cavalry 
policy, no personal checks or cash is accepted for rental horse  fees)

Total Money included with this form:  $_________

MAIL FORM TO SITE COORDINATOR: Nancy Feltman (Lady Nem  Ighean Dochartaigh) 
at 4362 B Madonna Road, Street, MD 21154 (410-692-9833 home)  (443 – 621-7383 
cell) nrf642002 at yahoo.com. Please include all money due, extra  forms for 
sharing riders and proof of Coggins and health certificates where  applicable.