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    <title>Virginia Region Pony Clubs upcoming events</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Capital Region Tetrathlon Rally (09/12/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tetrathlon Rally: September 12-13&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Hosted by Capital Region&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdq0eQqAY5wI5ijq57ymfKNjqV-KpQZbLCeI_RkXbAcL29BkQ/viewform" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdq0eQqAY5wI5ijq57ymfKNjqV-KpQZbLCeI_RkXbAcL29BkQ/viewform&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1787265889977000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw1V-lN29y5w17NbLWY63mtm"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Capital Region Tetrathlon Rally 2026 Signup&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Tentative Schedule:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday, September 12&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;Swim Phase: Gaithersburg Aquatic Center (2 Teachers Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20877)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;Shooting Phase: Potomac Pony Club Field (19301 Bucklodge Road, Boyds, MD 20841)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunday, September 13&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;Riding &amp;amp; Running Phases: Potomac Pony Club Field (19301 Bucklodge Road, Boyds, MD 20841)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Important Details &amp;amp; Requirements&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;em&gt;Who Should Register:&lt;/em&gt; All individual riders, Stable Managers, and Senior Advisors need to complete the form. DCs and CAs will assemble and submit final team rosters to the organizers.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;em&gt;Closing Date:&lt;/em&gt; Please make sure to complete your registration on or before Monday, August 24, 2026.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rally Kits &amp;amp; Mounts:&lt;/em&gt; Rally kits may be shared between a maximum of two teams (teams sharing kits must park next to each other and declare this at Horse Management check-in). Mounts may also be shared by up to two riders.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rules &amp;amp; Safety:&lt;/em&gt; The competition will follow the 2026 USPC Tetrathlon and Horse Management Rulebooks. All participants are expected to be engaged from setup through the awards ceremony.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Register&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;Please sign up directly using the link below: &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdq0eQqAY5wI5ijq57ymfKNjqV-KpQZbLCeI_RkXbAcL29BkQ/viewform" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Capital Region Tetrathlon Rally 2026 Signup&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;If you have any specific questions about the rally, feel free to reach out to organizers Ginger DeStefano (301-335-0017) or Beth Sheeran (301-529-8999).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 VRPC D Level Combined Test and Eventing Rally  - Team/Scramblers Registration (09/20/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2026 VRPC D Level Combined Test and Eventing Rally&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;September 20, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Red Gate Farm, Bluemont, VA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qiN5H2QDkVkxL1Fx2JJd6Y4z1fkGvQ0_4H6st6hpS9I/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"&gt;D Rally Invitation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Team and Scrambler Registration:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;Opening Date:&amp;nbsp; September 9, 2026&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;Closing Date:&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;September 11, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Clubs &amp;amp; Centers should use this form to indicate team AND scramblers chaperone &amp;amp; members. Clubs &amp;amp; Centers should fill out this form as many times as necessary, once for each team, scrambler, or group of scramblers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The chaperone is the name, cell &amp;amp; email requested as the registrant. The chaperone will receive an automated email from the system upon this registration and a reminder email prior to the rally.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Any changes to your registration must be made with the Secretary:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lisa Woods (703) 623-5463 lisawoods65@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;VRPC Refund Policy found on our website under Forms &amp;amp; Links applies.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.vrponyclub.org/event-6834270</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 VRPC D Eventing Rally Individual Registration (09/20/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2026 VRPC D Level Combined Test and Eventing Rally&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Riders be sure to register here through VRPC--VRPC is subsidizing entries!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Opening/Closing Dates: August 22/September 8/September 11&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;September 8&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Individual Electronic Registrations must be placed online for competitors, stable managers and C-Advisors. This includes submitting Coggins (if riding) and Red Gate waiver&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Payment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;must be received by VRPC Treasurer&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Forms&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;(Chaperone and Coach’s forms) must be received by the Rally Secretary&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;September 11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Courier New, monospace" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 1em;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Team/Scrambler Registrations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;must be placed online by DC/CA/Rally Coordinator&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;nbsp;Red Gate Farm 19255 Foggy Bottom Road Bluemont, VA&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qiN5H2QDkVkxL1Fx2JJd6Y4z1fkGvQ0_4H6st6hpS9I/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"&gt;D Rally Invitation - Click Here for more details&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Horse Trial Information and division details HERE: &lt;a href="https://www.redgatefarmva.com/combined-tests/" target="_blank"&gt;Red Gate FarmStarter Horse Trials and Combined Tests&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;PLEASE COMPLETE the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.redgatefarmva.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Red_Gate_Farm_LLC_Release.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Red Gate Farm waiver.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Additional required forms can be found on the &lt;a href="https://www.vrponyclub.org/VRPC-Forms"&gt;VRPC Forms&lt;/a&gt; page of our website. Please refer to invitation for required forms, such as Chaperone Form, Coach Form, etc.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;D Level Eventing Rally is a one day trailer rally.&amp;nbsp; The rally is designed to give competitors an introduction to the sport of eventing. Spectators please come cheer on the riders!&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.vrponyclub.org/event-6806159</link>
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