Ft Meade Information and Rules

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Offering a 150 mile pioneer ride or 50 miles every day of the ride.

Offering a 75 mile  pioneer ride or 25 miles every day of the ride.

Buckles will be awarded to teams completing the pioneer ride.  See Awards HERE.

Intro offered Fridy and Sunday as well.

 The 50 mile ride will start at 6:30 am. The 25 mile ride will start at 7am. The intro ride will start at 8:30.   

Fill out the form listed  and either email or bring it with you to the registration.  If you don't have one, there will be forms available for you at check-in..

Offering the two day 100 Region 6 Championship, day 1 on July 3rd & day 2 on July 4th, 2026.

The entry fee is $25  and  you must have your horse registered with AHA and your competing membership current.  Single day memberships are available at the ride and joining online is easy.  To be eligible to compete the horse must have 100 lifetime endurance miles consisting of rides of 50 or more miles.

Fill out the form listed above  and either email or bring it with you to the registration.  If you don't have one, there will be forms available for you at check-in.

 The 50 mile ride will start at 6:30 am. The 25 mile ride will start at 7am.  

Health Certificate Address:

Sturgis Softball Fields

Fort Meade Recreation Area 

Sturgis, SD 57701

 Ride camp is a city park and is open for camping ON WEDNESDAY at 8 am.  If you want to come earlier I have limited availability at my place or you may be able to camp at Alklai Creek trailhead near ride camp. Camp must be cleared out by Monday July 6.  There are bathrooms with flush toilets. Some of the trailer parking will be a long walk to the bathrooms so bring a bicycle if you want to. Horse water is available in camp. 

There is excellent cell service at ride camp.

 We have a lot if entries so please use space in camp wisely. Camp is a huge grassy field so we can fit everyone if people are considerate when they park.   Place horse pens behind your trailer to save space. Spread manure and hay. Bag shavings and haul away. 

 Certified weed free hay is required by the USFS. No hay will be offered for sale by ride management. 

Karaoke with Scott and Ladina  on Friday from 6-8pm

 Friday and Sunday vet checks will be in camp. Saturday we will have an  out of camp vet check. 

Vet Check Duration: The 50's will have 1 vet hold of 60 minutes.  The LD's will also have 1 vet hold of 60 minutes.  

 Ride meeting is on Thursday at 6:30pm. Vetting will start at 3pm on Thursday. Registration is a Google form and is available on the Black Hills Endurance Facebook page and this website.

Crystal Clear Photography, found HERE on FB, will be capturing our ride again this year.  We can't wait to see all the amazing photos for 2026!!!

 Brand inspections will be available to those who want one. They are required by the State so we are offering them as a convenience. Lifetime inspections are $40, a one trip travel permit is $1. If you are coming from a brand state you will need a brand inspection from your home state to get a lifetime from me. I became a brand inspector to help make this easier.   

There are historically a large number of rattlesnakes in the area.  Please be careful and avoid disturbing them as little as possible.

Please keep your dogs leashed or kenneled at all times, or under complete control.  Dogs sometimes run amuck  in ride camp - Due to the large number of expected entries unrestrained or ill-behaved dogs can increase our chances of having an incident.  Please help us keep this ride going and help us reduce the chances of losing our ride camp site.