Scurry and Country Drive  - POSTPONED DUE TO RHINO OUTBREAK
June 4, 2011 at Butterfield's Long Meadow Ranch   

Please ignore 2010 dates- that one was rained out and this same info applies to the 2011 date, except the Country Drive may be changed a little.

Directions:   Held at 12465 North Tonto Rd., 25 miles north of Prescott, AZ. Directions are Hwy. 17 north to Hwy. 69 west, to Fain Rd. (just north of Dewey, AZ). Stay on Fain which will become Pioneer Parkway and dead end into Williamson Valley Rd., where you turn right or north and continue until you pass mile marker 17. Turn left on Fair Oaks Rd., for three miles and left on Tonto Rd., for two miles to the event which will be on your left.

Description of Activities:
FUN, FUN, FUN and new practices for your equine and you.  The Scurry at Butterfield's ranch in Prescott is planned for Sunday November 21st and coming along in preparation. Your equine will compete only against others in your division - VSE, pony or horse (including multiples). We will begin Sunday morning at 10:00 AM and the scurry will be followed (after a short lunch break) by a country drive - shorter for VSEs, medium for ponies and longer for horses.
 
The scurry puzzles, all visible from the dressage arena, are:
"Circle the wagons" - four wagons or carriage vehicles set in a clover leaf pattern;

"I got your back" - two short back ups to knock off a pole from two cones;

"How do I get outta here!" - into a circle, turn around to get back out;

"Roman tracks" - a set of angles in a 50 foot line.

You may take these in any order by beginning with a 5 second stand in a rectangle inside the dressage arena and returning there after each section of puzzle, standing 5 seconds and out again to the next puzzle piece. You and your equine will return to the rectangle for the final 5 second halt.
 
The routes for the country drive will be marked and you will check through the start gate with a time and return through the same gate for finish time. Again, the successful driver/equine team will be closest to the average of contestants in that division ... so fast and slow are not the target.  You will want to go at a steady, reliable pace with obedience contributing to a good go.
 
There are no entry fees, no stall fees and no prizes; just big smiles. Simply show up and drive. Bring your lunch. All trails and hazards will be open for your personal use as well.

So take a look and plan to join others interested in trying out a new kind of competition and enjoying a day of driving in the Prescott area.  Pdf for printing