Wayne DuPage Horse Trials, Inc. Cross Country Derby May 5-6, 2012

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WAYNE DUPAGE HORSE TRIALS, INC.
CROSS COUNTRY DERBY AT PRATT’S WAYNE WOODS FOREST PRESERVE
MAY 5-6, 2012
SCHOOLING: SATURDAY MAY 5
SCHOOLING SHOW: SUNDAY MAY 6
 
By May 2012 will you…
  • Be tired of riding in just the indoor and outdoor arenas?
  • Need more than a trip or two around an outdoor arena jump course to really stretch your horse’s legs?
  •  Not want to spend all day at a schooling show for just a 2 minute show jump round? 
  • Want to get out on a bona fide cross country course?
  • Want to school your horse and then take him home to his own stall at night where he’s less stressed??
  • Want to school your horse without having to pay for a stall?
  • Want to haul in to school without paying a haul in fee?
  • Want to school your horse through multiple water jumps?
  • Want to school your horse on a bank?  Over a ditch? Over solid XC jumps?
 
Want to get ready for the 2012 XC season?
 
During the decades of its existence, the Wayne DuPage Horse Trials, Inc. has sought to ebb and flow 
with the needs of local riders.  Through the years the HT has changed venues, added levels and 
changed its format – all in an effort to meet the needs and wants of the changing event population.  
Mandatory stabling and haul in fees were omitted in order to reduce costs to competitors. 
This year the Wayne DuPage HT is pleased to present something new for those looking to school or
compete without the financial obligations of stabling, haul-in fees and the time constraints of 
having to spend all day or weekend on the show grounds.   
 
A popular format taking shape throughout the country offers an opportunity for riders to school a 
bona fide cross country course that also has show jumps integrated on the cross country course.  
After a long winter riding in the indoor where show jumping and dressage are an everyday 
occurrence, eventors and their mounts can’t wait to get out on a real cross country course!  This 
new offering from Wayne DuPage is that opportunity!  Stretch your legs and your horse’s hooves 
while you jump in and out of multiple water jumps, up and down a bank, and over ditches in the 
Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve, site of the Wayne DuPage cross county course.
 
Don’t want to get up early to be at the show grounds to feed your horse at 8:00 AM even though 
you don’t compete till 2:00 PM? No worries!  You can “haul” into the forest preserve and when you 
are finished schooling or competing, take your horse home to dine in his stall!  No stabling or haul 
in fees!
 
The weekend will offer both a schooling day and a competition day, allowing for the option to 
choose either schooling, competing, or both.  Choose the day(s) that suit you and bring your 
horse(s) accordingly!  Both days will feature a casual atmosphere designed to let you ride your 
horse over cross country jumps on a bona fide cross country course! It is the goal of the Wayne 
DuPage Horse Trials, Inc. to offer opportunities for riders to use the facilities, to heighten 
confidence and to enjoy the sport without undue expense.
 
Those riding in the Lucinda Green Clinic June 9-10 or 11-12 will enjoy a “sneak peek” at the course 
Lucinda will be using for her cross county exercises.
 
Details and entry forms will be available on the Wayne DuPage website www.waynedupageht.com