[MR] Storvik Baronial Birthday Cavalry Packet (long)

[James Griffin]

BRNDALSTON at aol.com wrote:Greetings everyone,

I am sending out the information packet for the Atlantian Mounted  
Cavalry games at Storvik's Baronial Birthday once again. 
 
We still have rental horses available as of today, Sept 29, 2005.

 
There will not be any authorizations available at this event (due to marshalling situation). 

 
Even those not renting a horse need to pre-register so I know how many are coming and if you are planning on using the barn or not. If there is no money required, you may just email me your registration form. Money for the barn can be paid when you arrive at the barn to unload your horse.

Rental horses are extremely limited and will be ridden at a walk only, due  
to the elderly condition of the horses. "First come, first get" applies - which 
means the first paid reservations in my hands are the ones who are going to 
get  the horses. As soon as the slots are filled, I will post the announcement.

There will likely be a follow-up announcement to this notice with  directions 
to the barn and the vet info.
 

Refunds for rental horses will be granted up until Oct. 11 if you find you  
cannot make it afterall, so go ahead and reserve now. After Oct. 11 you will 
get  a refund only if we can "sell your ride"

(Please cross-post this to any lists you deem appropriate.)

Here is the info packet:


Storvik  Baronial Birthday 
Atlantian  Mounted Cavalry Information Packet 
October 14 – 16, 2005


Their  Excellencies of the Barony of Storvik, Baron Sean Delamare and 
Baroness  Elizabeth Harlan, invite you to celebrate their Barony’s Birthday at 
Patuxent  River Park on October 14, 15 and 16. In addition to the regularly 
scheduled  activities, the Atlantian Mounted Cavalry will be holding a Ribbon Tourney 
and  other mounted games. 
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 October 11,  2005. You MUST pre-register with the Marshal 
of the Horse in order to ride a  rental horse at this event. No one who shows 
up “at the door” without  pre-registering to ride will be allowed on a rental 
horse. Those who bring their  own horses need to pre-register as well so we 
have a head count and you receive  all the information you need prior to the 
event. You may request a refund of  your mounted cavalry pre-registration up 
until October 11 should you be unable  to attend. After Oct 11 you get a refund of 
rental horse fees only if we can  “sell your ride”. See below for the 
address to mail the form to. RESERVE EARLY –  there is an extremely limited number 
of rental horses. Due to the age of the  rental horses, they will be ridden at 
a walk only. 
NOTE:  
Cost for the event is Site  Fee: $7.00 Adult (13+), Camping add $5.00, Feast 
add $8.00 ($4.00 for children  6-12, under 6 free), Non-SCA Members add $3.00 
to the above fees. If you  register by Oct. 1 Lunch on Saturday is included in 
your site fee. SEND EVENT  REGISTRATION FEES TO: Kim of Wolfshaven (Kim 
Toyofuku) 9362 Northgate Rd,  Laurel, MD 20723. Contact the autocrat, James Griffin 
(James Rucker) at (301)  490-9362 email: _jamesgriffinsca at yahoo.com_ 
(mailto:jamesgriffinsca at yahoo.com)  for more  information about the event. 
AUTHORIZATIONS: 
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. Authorizations may not be available at 
this event.  Confirmation will be forthcoming as soon as possible. 
Parents of Children age 5 –  18: There  will not be authorizations of minors 
at this event. Please contact the Deputy  Earl Marshal of the Horse, Baroness 
Beatrice von Staufen at _baronessbeatrice at hotmail.com_ 
(mailto:baronessbeatrice at hotmail.com)  or  (803) 593-6512 to find out what the minor authorization 
process is. Children age  5-12 require special equipment and the Deputy Earl 
Marshal of the Horse must be  present to do their authorization. This will not be 
possible at this event, but  please contact the DEMOTH to arrange for 
authorization at a future event or  practice. 
Rider  authorizations include a $5.00 fee payable to the Atlantian MOL 
office. DO NOT  send this fee in with your registration. This fee is payable to the 
MOL at the  event upon completion of your successful authorization. Contact 
the Marshal of  the Horse for more information on authorizing as rider or ground 
crew. 
As per  SCA regulations, no person under the age of 5 may be on a horse at 
any time.  Authorized riders 12 and over can ride at this event, however the 
legal guardian  of the minor must watch the minor ride during the entire time the 
child is on  the horse. Parents or guardians must provide an ASTM or Snell 
Equestrian riding  helmet for their child as none are provided at the site. 
Schedule: 
Friday,  October 14:   
Noon to  Dinnertime:  
Arrive  and settle horses in at the barn and set up the field. Help set up 
the rest of  the event. 
Eat  dinner 
Liability  class if people are present who need it. (Everyone who is 
authorizing needs to  take the one-hour liability class. This class covers the rules 
and goes over  some safety issues) 
Saturday,  October 15: 
7 AM – 8  AM: get up and feed horses. SIGN IN WITH MOL BEFORE YOU GET ON THE  
HORSE 
8 AM – 9  AM: Short Meeting with all riders, marshals and ground crew prior 
to tack up and  warm up horses 
9 AM –  11:00: Play the games, do authorizations,  collect ribbons from the 
populace 
11:00 –  12:30 PM: Lunch and rest horses, Liability Class if needed for those 
authorizing. Collect ribbons 
1 PM –  3:30 PM: Ribbon Tourney (see description for details) 
3:30 –  4:00 PM: Get ready for the Procession into Court 
4:30 – 5  PM: Procession into court (exact time dependant upon Their  
Excellencies) 
6 PM –  10 PM: Feast (Take horses back to barn first) 
Sunday,  October 16: 
7 AM – 8  AM: Get up, feed horses, get breakfast 
9 AM – 11:30 AM:  Take down field, pack up and go home. 
Must be  off-site by: 1 pm on Sunday 
Those  using Judy’s barn must make sure to clean their stalls before  
leaving. 
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.  Portable stalls are allowed, but horses must not be left 
unattended. No electric  wire or tape fencing. Horses may be trailer tied for this 
event. There is a  limited amount of shade around the edge of the field.
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. The  MOTH (Marshal of the Horse) is the 
final authority on what is deemed  inappropriate behavior. 
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. 
Please bring a section of water hose with you and mark  your name on it. We 
have to pipe water across a large field for the horses. A  large bucket would 
also be a good idea to bring. 
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 along side the games 
area by the road 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. Rental horse riders may  bring their own saddle and use it 
providing the wrangler agrees and it fits  their horse. 
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/_ (http://equestrian.atlantia.sca.org/)   
and rules from the Society Equestrian page at 
_http://sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/equestrian/index.html_ 
(http://sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/equestrian/index.html)  
The  Ribbon Tourney: 
Riders  will collect ribbons from the populace by any means they desire to 
employ. The  populace may bestow ribbons on their favorite riders. The 
tournament will be a  double elimination tourney, time permitting. Riders will be 
paired up by the MOL  and compete in one round of all the games. The winner of that 
round will take  half the loser’s ribbons. When a rider runs out of ribbons, 
they are out of the  tourney. The rider with the most ribbons at the end of 
the tourney wins the  tourney. In case of a tie, the riders will compete in one 
round of the reeds  game. Contact the MOTH for more information on the game. 
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. You must show 
these forms to the  barn owner prior to unloading your horse at the barn. 
Horse owners need to  bring buckets, 1 section garden hose to run a line to 
the tourney field. Forks,  pickers and wheel borrows are not available at the 
site. 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 for overnight. No wire, electric fence or 
electric tape is allowed  at this event. Trailer parking is available near the 
tourney field in the shade  area as space allows.  
The vet  on-call for the site will be posted at the site and barn and 
announced shortly  over the Internet. 
Stall  Fees: 
Stall  fees are $10.00 per night per horse (one horse per stall). There are 
only six  stalls available, so reserve early. Make stall fees out to Flying 
Change Farms,  Inc. Cash will also be accepted for the stall rental and is due to 
Judy Stromier  upon your arrival at the barn. Directions to the barn will be 
sent upon the  receipt of your reservation. You must  bring your own hay and 
bedding or contact Judy to make arrangements with her.   
RENTAL HORSE NOTE:  
Fees for rental horses are  $120.00 per horse and you will likely be sharing 
with two other riders, so your  rental fee is $40.00. These are older horses 
and may only be ridden at a walk.  There are an extremely limited number of 
rental horses available and will be  rented out on a first paid reservation 
received basis. So register early. 
Make money orders for rental  fees out to: Flying Change Farms, Inc. 
and mail them to: Lady  Brandwyn with the form below at 612 Jewell Avenue, 
Portsmouth, VA 23701 
THE  SITE: 
The site is the  Patuxent River Park, 16000 Croom Airport Rd, Upper Marlboro, 
MD 20772 Wet site –  no kegs. Pets are allowed but are asked to keep away 
from the equestrian areas  (if your pet is used to being around horses, you may 
keep it with you pending  approval from the MOTH).  
Directions to the  site: make your best way to  I-95/495 and go south on MD 
3. Go 10 miles then take US-301 South exit. Go 11  miles then turn left onto 
MD-382/Croom Rd. Look for the Patuxent River Park sign  and turn left on to 
Croom Airport Road. Follow to the very end. The site is on  the right. Trailer 
parking is along the fence on either side to your immediate  right as you enter 
the site. 
Send  Event and feast fees to the preservationist whose contact information 
is above.  Do NOT send in the MOL fee for authorizations. That fee is payable 
to the MOL  only after you complete a successful authorization. 
Send  horse rental and the forms to the 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_ (mailto:brndalston at aol.com)  (Best time to  call is 
weekdays 9 am to 2 pm or midnight to 1AM or on weekends. Leave a message  on the 
machine.) 


Storvik  Baronial Birthday 
Mounted  Cavalry Registration Form 
(One  person per form only. Return by OCTOBER 5, 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) 
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?  _______________ 
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 stalls: $ ___________ ($10.00 per night per horse. make money 
orders out to  Flying Change Farms, Inc. You should hand this money over to Judy 
upon your  arrival at the barn.)     
Rental  Horse Riders: 
Your Arrival day and time at  the site: ___________________________________   

Total Rental fees enclose:  $__________________ ($120.00 per horse divided by 
3 people = $40.00 per person)  Make Money Order out to Flying Change Farms, 
Inc. (Due to Atlantian Mounted  Cavalry policy, no personal checks or cash is 
accepted for rental horse  fees) 
Total Money included with  this form: $________


 


		
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