Southern Spring Classic
Ride into Spring
2008
Don't miss this outstanding and fun-filled show!
Make new friends and enjoy the rideThe Southern
Spring Classic Show is held over the Memorial Day Weekend.
Spring Classic is just 3 months away! We have a great venue for the weekend with Spring Classic being held at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, CA. The very best part is the weather will be awesome for everybody.
The Camp Pendleton Rodeo Grounds is a located at the southern end of Camp Pendleton and offers a very large rodeo arena with premium ground. During recent renovations of the arena, Camp Pendleton invested over $40,000 in dirt alone which offers the best of ground for everybody. This arena is even surrounded by grand stands for great viewing for everybody.
You are welcome to arrive and set up camp anytime after 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22nd. Competitors will not be allowed to on base before that time. Over night camping is $10 per night.
We have more than enough room for parking with spots not only near the arena, but also campers road which offers a more seclusive section and brick BBQ’s. There are ample water faucets, but electrical hook-ups are limited at the fairgrounds.
There will be food vendors available at the rodeo grounds, but for those who want something different, not far from the arena at Camp Pendleton Main Street, is a Domino’s Pizza, Wendy’s, Starbucks and Subway, which everybody can enjoy. Please remember; you can enjoy the restaurants on base, but you must have a military ID to shop at the stores.
Camp Pendleton is a working U.S. Marine Base and all visitors/competitors will be expected to abide by their rules and regulations. You will be asked for your current license, registration and proof of current insurance in order to enter the grounds.
Camp Pendleton also has a very strict policy regarding loose dogs, and it does enforce its rules and regulations regarding this matter. There are to be absolutely no loose dogs on the Base. If your dog is seen loose (i.e. without a leash attached to a human or tied up, or on a confided cage, trailer, etc.), the dog will be taken by the Military Police to the on base kennel, owners fined, and CGA will run the risk of shutting down the entire show. It does not matter if the dog is running loose in your camp or around your horses, there are to be absolutely no loose dogs. A leash attached to the dog, but dragging on the ground, does not constitute a leashed dog.
The Military Police will be patrolling the grounds on a regular basis, throughout the day and night.
If you own a dog which will not be lead by a leash or stay confined, or you simply do not want to leash your dog, it is suggested you keep that dog at home.
We have limited access to stalls and unless you have confirmation of a stall before hand, you will need to plan on bringing portable stalls or corrals. For those who do not have portables, there have been many suggestions on how to put some together inexpensively to include:
One side of a horse trailer with heavy PVC pipe on the other three sides. The PVC piping can be connected to resemble a pipe corral.
Some past CGA riders have used metal or aluminum pipes in a similar fashion – the metal, aluminum or PVC can be purchased at Home Depot or Lowes
You could also look into purchasing a portable corral which will come in handy a couple of times a year. Some vendors who sell portable corrals are:
All American Trailers in Norco, CA
Cart a Corral at (805) 491-9403 www.cartacorral.com
Golden State Corrals in El Monte 1-877-926-7725 www.goldenstatecorrals.com
Doug Verseput 661-944-6133 (AVDR, Palmdale CGA District)
If you have extra portable stalls and are willing to rent them out, please call Sue Engelhardt at (951) 907-7635 and we will connect you with somebody who needs to rent one.
We look forward to a successful and fun Spring Classic. Be sure to get your entries in early!
Each of the
thirteen CGA events
are run at least once and some are run twice during the course of the show.
PLUS there are setups! See the
Entry Form
for the list and schedule of Events. It is a wonderful opportunity to get times
in all events for
year end awards.
