Urban Run - XC Games in Goricas - CLOSED by Macesen on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Welcome to Urban run - XC Games edition in Goricas

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Opens: January 17th 2024

Closes: June 1st 2024

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- This is an effort based show. Entries need to be full body and coloured.

- Realistic horse breeds are welcome including player made breeds (no unnatural colours, horns, wings)

- As long as the rider resembles a human they're allowed.

- Riders must be at least 18 years old, horses at least 4 years old.

- No reusing backgrounds or use of photo backgrounds for entries. Overpainted backgrounds are fine.

- Event organisers and judges can enter the show but will not be judged.

- Extras need to be at least fullbody + colour and a simple background

- All artwork should be made by you for this show. If references were used credit must be given.

- Refusals and faults won’t affect your score (go crazy)

- You may enter as many horses as you like (the same horse can only enter once)

- You may have the same rider enter the same class multiple times as long as it’s with different horses.

- Protection vests and leg protectors for horses are mandatory (safety first)

- Helmets are required for all participants unless they have a medical reason for not needing one (safety first)

- Tack may be any colour

- No abuse towards the horse or other entrants will be tolerated

- Post entried in the comment under this journal

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Location: the town of Nova Gorica (SLO) and Gorizia (IT)

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Inspiration for this event is the fact that slovenian town Nova Gorica, together with the neighbouring italian town Gorizia, will be RL capitals of European culture in 2025.

Nova Gorica, also called ”The City of Roses” is located in western Slovenia, right at the Italian border. The name would literally translate to New Gorica (Gorica meaning ’a hilly world’). Italian Gorizia can be also called Old Gorica as it ages back to year 1001, while Slovenian side came to rise in 1945. The is no actual border between the cities anymore, so they are both pretty much the same town. The one thing telling them apart is that Italian Gorizia boasts old, medieval buildings, while Slovenian side has a strong socialist influence, with a few modern buildings popping up.

Organisers and staff:

Organiser - Elizabeta Napev

Vet on site - Andy

Vet tech - Willow Ocean NI’ Mil

Paramedic on site - Ben Jacobson

Doctor on site - Martin Deliare

Journalist on site -

Resources

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(you are more than welcome to google for inspiration aswell)

The event will be held in late April. Temperatures are getting warmer, ranging between 8C in the morning and around 15C at midday. The central European climate with hints of meditteranean influence is known for the really wet springs, what will definitely be showing on the day of the cross country race. The morning will be pretty wet from the day before, with gentle sun trying to dry the grounds. In the afternoon the rain will take over, but nothing too serious and the XC race will continue uninterrupted.

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This cross country race is a bit different than your usual XC event. It’s running THROUGH the city.
The most important thing is safety. The traffic is stopped by road blockages and the audience can safely follow the race behind the fence. Acres of sand and grass had been delivered to make little paths on the solid asphalt, and slippery turns more safe. Not every part of the course is covered with soft embankment, so there is still some hard ground the entrants have to overcome. Specially the paved streets of Gorizia were deemed safe enough on their own.
The competing pair will have to clear 20 obstacles ranging from 1m - 1.20m, so this is definitely a challenging race, meant to feature the most experienced riders and their horses.

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EXAMPLES

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Obstacles

You are free to design your own, but featuring one of these brings you bonus points (see judging section)

TIMETABLE

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Day 1:

Entrants are expected to have already arrived

8 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Time reserved for training, exploring the city on horseback and getting horses aclimated to city sounds

13 p.m. - Official vet check

17 p.m. - The exact course will be shared with the entrants

Day 2 - the day of the event:

9 a.m. - The start of the cross country race

16 p.m. - The predicted end of the race and declaring of the winners

Day 3:

19 p.m. The final ceremony will be held at the Town Hall, where the start of the race was a day before. All participants are invited to join and celebrate

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