{"id":4268,"date":"2026-01-11T12:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.distanceridersofmanitoba.ca\/DRM\/?p=4268"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:55:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:55:31","slug":"stargazers-september-12-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.distanceridersofmanitoba.ca\/DRM\/2026\/01\/11\/stargazers-september-12-13-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Stargazers, September 12 & 13, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Come check out our second annual Stargazers Endurance ride, September 12 & 13, 2026.<\/span><\/h3>

Register here for the Stargazers Endurance ride<\/a><\/p>

This is a 2-day event hosted from Canoe Landing.<\/p><\/div>

AERC Sanctioned<\/p><\/div>

Distances of:
Saturday:
15\/20 Mile Intro Division
35 Mile Limited Distance
50 Mile Endurance
75 Mile Endurance<\/div>
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Sunday:
15\/20 Mile Intro Division
30 Mile Limited Distance
50 Mile Endurance<\/div>
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Ride Manager: Kara Popplestone
Trail Marker: Kara Popplestone
Vet: Dr Glenn Sinclair<\/div>
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MHC (or other provincial horse federation) membership required
DRM Membership (or day membership) required
Coggins NOT Required<\/div>
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There will be a ride map that you can take a picture of at camp.
Friday night we will have a chili cook off along with the ride meeting for Endurance and Limited Distance riders! Bring your best chili or stew! Please bring your best chili as well as utensils\/bowls and join us for a social evening!<\/div>
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Awards for Saturday will be given out Sunday morning. Sunday’s prizes will be given out approximately 30 minutes after the last rider of that division finishes. You must be at the awards to receive your prize, if you are not there we will pass it down to the next placing (example if 2nd place is not there to claim their prize we will give that prize to 3rd place and 3rd place’s prize to 4th place)<\/div>
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Saturday night please bring some snacks and stories to share while we cheer home the 75 mile riders! We will have glow sticks for riders and for those cheering them home!<\/div>
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Start times:<\/div>
75 mile 6:30 am<\/div>
50 mile 7am<\/div>
35 mile 8am<\/div>
Intro 10 am<\/div>
All holds will be 45 minutes<\/div>
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General notes:<\/div>
All dogs must be kept on a leash, tied to your trailer, crated, or confined inside your trailer\/truck while in Ride Camp, and are\u00a0not permitted at the vet gate or around the crew area.<\/div>
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Please clean up after your pet.<\/p><\/div>

No smoking on the trail, at vet gate or at the Manager\/Volunteer Canopy<\/div>
Check out the Spruce Woods Trifecta Award for those planning on attending this ride and the Spruce Woods hidden trails in June!<\/div>
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Trail notes:<\/div>
Trail will have slight changes from 2025 but will still be a 3 loop 50 and a 4 loop 75.<\/div>
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Water will be available on trail for horses<\/div>
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Trails are all barefoot friendly with a small amount of deeper sand. Trails showcase all aspects of the park from wooded hilly portions to open flat lands and gentle rolling hills. Most trail is two track with a very small amount of single track technical trail.\u00a0<\/div>
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All trails and facilities are open to the public. It is expected that all facilities and trails will be shared with others, and all trail users and campers will be treated respectfully.<\/div>
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Directions to camp: From Brandon take highway 10 south to highway 2, then take highway 2 east to Park Road (1 mile past the turn off for Cypress River). Turn north on Park road and the road reaches a dead end at ride camp. Signs for Canoe Landing Camp (approximately 9 miles)<\/div>
From Winnipeg: Take highway 2 west to Park Road (1 mile before the turn off for Cypress River). Turn north on Park road and the road reaches a dead end at ride camp. Signs for Canoe Landing Camp.(approximately 9 miles)<\/div>
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Google Maps pin:\u00a0https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/PMMzWsfDZBwDz8oLA<\/a><\/div>
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**NOTE: If you go to Spruce Woods Equestrian Campground you are in the wrong place and will need to back track**<\/div>
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