IJA-Canada 2006 Wild Hunt and National Championships

Wild Hunt 2006

The IJA-Canada 2006 National Championships and Falconry Hunt
10 September 2006

[En français / In French]

Come one, come all to the IJA-Canada’s FIRST jousting tournament!

In conjunction with the
Severn Bridge Fall Fair,
the Canadian chapter of the International Jousting Association
will be holding its first event, the
IJA-Canada 2006 National Championships.

The Event

Friday (the 8th)

All competitors and horses must arrive and we will settle in.

Saturday (the 9th)

Skill-at-Arms competition in the morning (currently scheduled for 10:00 AM).
Joust in the afternoon (currently scheduled for 2:00 PM).
Saturday activities are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC attending the Severn Bridge Fall Fair.

Sunday (the 10th)

Bird Handling (for tournament foot crew) in the morning.
Falconry Hunt (for tournament mounted participants) in the morning.
Games (Skill-at-Arms) with a Hunt theme in the afternoon.
Feast, again with a Hunt theme, in the evening.
SUNDAY ACTIVITIES ARE PRIVATE, for tournament participants and crew only.

Monday (the 11th)

Private tour of the Muskoka Wildlife Centre (for all tournament participants and ground crew) in the morning (9:00ish AM).
Afternoon - pack up and head home...

Board and Accommodation

For horses, stall or pasture board will be at Twin Maple Farms, Severn Bridge.
For people, primitive camping (port-a-john, no electricity) at the Gienow property in Bracebridge (a 20 minute drive from the Fair site).
Twin Maple Farms is an easy ride from both the Severn Bridge Fall Fair Grounds and the Falconry Hunt site.

Local motels and B&B’s will be recommended upon request, at your own expense.

If you want to come early or stay late, please contact Dale Gienow, the Tournament Marshal.

Requirements

All attendees must be IJA members.
Membership in the Euro Jousting League (EJL) is highly encouraged.
All mounted participants must show third party liability insurance. (For Ontario residents, OEF membership is sufficient.)

For detailed event and competition requirements, see Event, Jousting and Skill-at-Arms rules, in the documents linked at the bottom of this page.

Costs

This is not a profit event; we just want to cover our costs.
Board for Joust horses is free.
Board for Skill-at-Arms and Hunt horses, is a low $30.00 (stall or pasture) for the whole event.
Bird Handling (for tournament foot crew) is free (to thank you for all your hard work).
The Mounted Hunt cost is $40.00 per participant.
The Hunt Feast cost is $25.00 per person. (Dinner includes one pheasant per person, plus appropriate fixings.)

Please see the registration form (link below) for all details.
If you are unable to pay the entire cost now, include your IJA-Canada membership ($12.00, if you don't already have one) and a $20.00 deposit on the tournament ($32.00 total).

Registration

This will be a wildly fun and wildly popular event.
For that reason, and to know who we can expect, everyone must register for this event.
That includes Jousters, Skill-at-Arms participants, personal squires, field squires, everyone...
And we urge you to register early, to avoid disappointment.

Deadline for all registrations (including all foot crew and personal squires) is 15 June 2006.
If you KNOW you are bringing a squire, but don't have a name yet, please register the person anyway (as XX's squire).

Event Sanction

The Wild Hunt is:

sanctioned by the IJA-Canada,
registered with the International Jousting Association (IJA) world body, and
affiliated with the Euro Jousting League (EJL).

Download the following information...

2006 Wild Hunt - Event Information (The details you've just read above...)
2006 Wild Hunt - Event Registration Form
IJA-Canada Membership Form
(For those people wishing membership in the IJA outside of Canada, see the International IJA website at: http://www.worldjousting.com/)
Euro Jousting League (EJL) Membership Application Form
2006 Wild Hunt - Event Rules
2006 Wild Hunt - Joust Rules
2006 Wild Hunt - Skill-at-Arms Rules

Latest News...

02 March 2006 - Event first advertised on IJA and EJL forums.
01 April 2006 - All Event Information, Rules and Registration Forms put on the web site.
01 April 2006 - IJA registration request submitted.
01 April 2006 - EJL affiliation request submitted.
01 April 2006 - Confirmed that hay is provided with stall board.
05 April 2006 - Barb Leeson will act as EJL Auditor. (Jordan Heron will audit the Behourd.)
06 April 2006 - IJA World Body confirmed registration of the Wild Hunt 2006.
12 April 2006 - Clarification of jousting target area.
The ecranche is the legal target. (Points are awarded for direct hits; indirect hits are ignored.)
The head and below the waist are illegal targets. (Penalties are given for direct hits; indirect hits are ignored.)
The torso is a neutral area. (All hits are ignored.)
19 April 2006 - Affiliation with EJL confirmed.
25 April 2006 - French translation of main web page added.
08 May 2006 - Option for membership and $20.00 deposit on attendance.
09 June 2006 - Change in jousting rules. Points will not be denied due to unhorsings. Joust rules document (linked above) has been updated to reflect this change.
09 June 2006 - Post deadline extension to 31 July.
15 August 2006 - Finally managed to close registration.
29 August 2006 - Jousters Registered:

Maxton Eckstein
Richard Element
Nikki Fourtzialas,Oneail [USA]
Dale Gienow
Jordan Heron
James Merrilees

29 August 2006 - Skill-At-Arms Participants Registered:

Uli Barda-Hare
Geraint (Jake) Element
Thomasin Element
Lavinia Inbar
Barb Leeson

Contact eMail:

ijacanada@yahoo.ca

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