Entries close Monday 22nd March, or earlier if the ride is full.
If you would like to enter by post and pay by cheque, please read the terms and conditions below, as some rules have changed since the 2009 ride, then click here to download an entry form.
To enter online and pay by PayPal or debit/credit card, read the terms and conditions below carefully (you may want to print this page for your own reference), then fill in the form at the bottom of the page and click 'Continue' to pay.
Conditions of Entry
Every rider is advised to inspect the course and fences thoroughly and satisfy themselves that the fences are safe and secure and notify any defects to the committee immediately.The course will be open for inspection from mid-day until 4pm on Saturday 27th March, and takes approximately two hours to walk.
Anyone walking the course will be required to sign in at the office before setting off, and sign out before leaving the airfield in accordance with RAF regulations. Dogs are not allowed on Saturday 27th March.
Flying will be in progress all day so it will be dangerous to cross any part of the airfield. Under no circumstances will vehicles be allowed on the airfield.
Entry Fee
£15 per rider not returnable under any circumstances, even in the unlikely event of cancellation. This includes £2 for paramedic cover. After the entry fee has been paid each rider will be sent a sponsor form, number and starting time. Each rider must also raise at least £30 in sponsorship monies - see below.
Sponsorship
Each rider must either sponsor themselves or find sponsors (the number of sponsors is not limited) to a minimum of £30. Alternatively the rider can guarantee a fixed sum provided the total is not less than £30.
Before riding the sponsor form and all sponsorship monies must be handed to an Official in the Secretary’s office who will issue a scorecard. Sponsorship monies can be paid in cash or by cheque. Cheques, accompanied by a cheque card, should be made payable to Vale of Aylesbury Sponsored Ride. To save time in the office, please write your cheque card number on the reverse of the cheque in advance, but do bring the cheque card with you. The rider’s sponsor form will be returned after payment has been made.
Riders unable to pay the full sponsored amount will not be given a scorecard, and riders not possessing a scorecard will not be allowed to ride the course.
Payment of all sponsorship monies before riding is a condition of entry.
The Rules
Individuals or groups will start at intervals from the collecting ring with the last rider departing at 2.30pm. Failure to be at the collecting ring at the appointed start time may mean that the rider(s) have to wait until all other riders have gone before starting.
Riders will be responsible for declaring the number of ordinary and bonus fences jumped and the number of miles covered. Stewards stationed at four checkpoints around the course will assist riders to fill in their scorecards.
After completing the ride the scorecard must be handed to an Official in the Secretary’s office where rosettes will be awarded as appropriate.
Hard hats (cross-country skull caps to PAS 015, EN 1384 or ASTMF1163 or equivalent), body protectors and medical armbands must be worn.
Horses and ponies must be 4 years or over.
Only 3 attempts are allowed at each jump.
Passing is allowed.
Dogs are to be kept on leads at all times.
Important notice and conditions
The Committee has organised the Ride to benefit certain charities and the Vale of Aylesbury Hunt.
Horse-riding over man-made and other obstacles is an inherently dangerous activity and each rider must take all reasonable care and precautions to ensure that they and other riders, spectators, horses or property are not injured or damaged.
The Committee confirm that the course and fences have been inspected. Prior to making the course and fences available for inspection the committee have exercised reasonable care in satisfying themselves that the fences are safe and secure. Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Committee’s negligence, no responsibility is accepted by the Committee for any damage to persons, horses or property howsoever caused which arise from:
Defects in the course or fences not notified to the Committee by the rider before participating.
Defects in the course or fences which manifest themselves after the course and fences are made available for inspection.
During the event it is possible that the fences or course may become less safe and secure. All riders are under a continuing duty to notify the Committee of any damage which they cause to, or notice in, any fence or the course during the event. Any defects are to be notified to the Committee as it is not possible for the Committee to inspect each fence and the course after every rider has completed the course or any part of it.
The Committee accept no liability for any damage caused to persons, horses or property by any defect in the course or fences arising from any of the following: fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence of any rider or others, abnormal weather conditions, failure to follow the Committee’s or any official’s instructions (oral or written).
The decision of the Committee is final at all times
Online entry
To enter online, please fill in the rider’s details below (all fields are mandatory except vehicle registration and the ‘anything else’ box) and click the ‘Continue’ button to pay via a PayPal account or by credit/debit card. When we’ve received your payment, we’ll post a sponsorship form with your start time to the address you supply to PayPal.
We can only take online entries one rider at a time, but if you’re riding in a group, please use the ‘Is there anything else you want to tell us?’ box to let us know who you’re riding with and we’ll do our best to give you the same start time.