Penicuik Hunter and Lass

Tuesday 21st May 2024 – 5.30pm

Registration is now open!

Please read the information and disclaimer below before registering.

Although it is free to ride we ask that all participants register before the event. Registration is mandatory and is required so that we can safely marshal our rides and ensure we have valid contact information for all participants.

Please fill in the registration form using this link ‘registration form’, or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://forms.gle/Ef8CkGEJxMAEhh5p8

All riders must wear an ID wristband which will be provided to you on the night of the ride.

Please note that this is a walk only ride and is aimed at novice riders on or off lead rein, aged 18 and under. All riders must be accompanied by a responsible adult walking alongside (no more than 2). Lead rein is not mandatory but must be available and to hand at all times if required

Here is the ride route:

Please read the disclaimer below before registering.

Disclaimer

• Riders participate at their own risk.
• Riders please assemble in Storezone Ltd, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Penicuik, EH26 8HA.
• Please be mounted for 5.15pm, ready to depart by 5.30pm prompt.
• Marshals are appointed to assist in the smooth running of the ride out. Riders must obey their instructions at all times. Marshals can be identified by an armband or high-vis.
• The Lead Marshal is the pacemaker on the ride and should not be overtaken unless authorised to do so.
• The route taken by the Lead Marshal is the only route you should take.
• The route is as follows: Depart Storezone 17.30. Eastfield Drive -> Eskmill Road -> Old Railway Line -> Valleyfield Road (Approx 18.00) -> Bridge Street -> High Street -> Kirkhill Road -> Eastfield Drive -> Storezone. Returning approx 18.20.
• All riders must be accompanied by a responsible adult walking alongside. Lead rein is not mandatory but must be available and to hand at all times if required.
• Maximum 2 handlers per pony.
• No dogs / prams / pushchairs permitted in Storezone or to walk along with the ride.
• All handlers must wear sensible footwear, and be fit enough to keep up.
• If a rider requires emergency assistance a Marshal should help. In the absence of a Marshal only one or two riders should stop and help. All other riders should carry on unless halted by the Lead Marshal.
• Any riders leaving the ride at any point will not be allowed to re-join the ride.
• Riders who fail to obey instructions may be asked to leave the ride.
• It is compulsory for riders to wear protective head gear to British Standard requirements at all times when mounted.
• Identification wristbands will be given to all riders on the night of the ride. These will be compulsory for riders to wear throughout the ride.
• First Aid will be in attendance. In the event of a fall or injury, riders are required to be assessed by a medic. You may continue with the ride if the medic considers you fit to do so. Anyone who refuses medical assistance and continues to ride does so at their own risk. Anyone who suffers a fall or injury must report to a Marshal at the end of the ride to fill out an accident form.
• If you are hiring a horse – please ensure you have contact details for the person responsible for the horse on the day. If you are unable to continue on the ride for any reason the horse may need to be collected from a safe point on the route, or the horse may need to be ridden by a ‘spare rider’ until it can be collected.
• No horses are to be left unattended at any time in (or tied to) trailers or horseboxes.
• Whilst every care has been taken by the Penicuik Hunter and Lass Committee and relevant landowners in facilitating this event, the Penicuik Hunter and Lass Committee and landowners will not be responsible for any injury to any person taking part nor liable for any damage resulting from any acts or omissions of any participants or spectators.
• It is the responsibility of those taking part, or their legal guardians in the case of minors, to ensure that participants have appropriate and adequate insurance cover for personal injury and third-party liability cover and that they take all reasonable steps to ensure their own safe participation in the event. In particular in relation to equestrian events, they are advised to ensure both they and their mount are both suitable and competent and that riders wear appropriate protective clothing including headgear.
• Please note that the Penicuik Hunter and Lass Committee reserve the right to refuse any person from participating in the event.
• By completing the registration form we will collect and process your personal data in order to have contact details of you and an emergency contact before and on the ride out. We will delete your personal data 1 week after the ride out is complete unless you receive a trophy, or are involved in an incident or accident, where we will then keep your personal data for 1 year (to arrange retrieving the trophy) or until the communication around the incident or accident is complete, whatever comes first.

Safe oot, Safe in everybody!