WATRC Membership and Ride Fees

WATRC can only secure the generosity and cooperation of land-owners by undertaking to bring no hazards or annoyances to the venue, and ensuring the venue is left in the same condition as it was found. Please check the requirements for each venue, but also ensure you always adhere to the following rules:

• • Remove all your horse's manure from the ride base. Bring a bag or a bucket and take the manure away with you.

  • Bring water for yourself and your horse. Water is often in short supply at venues and we don't expect the land-owner to provide for our needs.

  • Dogs are not permitted at the ride base or on the trails under any circumstances.

  • Absolutely no smoking at the ride base or on the trail.

  • Leave all gates as you find them, open or closed. If closing, ensure they are properly latched

  • Horses known to kick must be marked with a red ribbon tied in their tails

  • Stallions must be marked with a blue ribbon tied in their tails and yarded at all times. Please advise the club in advance if stallions or colts will be brought to the ride venue.

  • Take all rubbish away with you. Leave the venue as you found it, or leave it cleaner.

Only by ensuring that the land-owner's experience of our events is as good as ours, can we ensure we continue to have access to the incredible riding trails of the Wellington region.

The rules regarding smoking and dogs are particularly important - please follow them at all times - we've lost venues in the past because attendees failed to follow these rules.

 The Equestrian Sport New Zealand website, Endurance and CTR page has a "Beginners Guide", a useful guide to preparing yourself and your horse for the new season.

You must be a current financial WATRC member to ride in any class except Tiny Tots, Intro, Intro Junior, Novice or Novice Junior.

Entries close at 9:00 pm on the Monday before the  scheduled ride. This is to give our entries person sufficient time to prepare the necessary paperwork. Once ride out times have been given they will not be changed unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Your ride out times and bib numbers will be posted to our Facebook Group after 6:00 pm the Friday before the scheduled ride. We will no longer send individual emails with this information.

Entry fee payments

Ride fees must be paid online to WATRC account: 03 0774 0199236 00. Please use the venue and competitor name as a reference. 

Online payments must be received into the WATRC account no later than 12:00 noon on the Tuesday before the scheduled ride. Please check your bank's transfer processing schedule to ensure you make the deadline.
Please note: Payment of cash on the day is no longer accepted. This is to reduce workload on ride day.

Cancellations and Refunds

Refunds for cancellations are subject to Ride Rule 1.17.6.  Refunds are at the discretion of the committee. 

Start times

Make sure your ride start time is written on your vet card/logbook. Your time due back is your own responsibility to work out.