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LionheartsActivities | Frequently Asked Questions | Directions June 11-13, 2010 at Meadow Brook Farms and Preserve, North Bend, Washington If you attended Lionhearts, please fill out an After Event Report -- we appreciate your feedback! Activities and ScheduleLionheart's is well-known for having lots to do and being a great first event. We are low key with activities geared to all levels. There will be a wide variety of equestrian activities for all skill levels, with a chance to practice and compete in each one. Equipment will be set up for the whole weekend so it will be possible to school and practice throughout the event. For those wishing to hone their competitive skills, each individual contest will provide an opportunity to amass points for an overall weekend prize. Activities will include:
Riders may participate in any combination of these activities even if they don't wish to be competitive in them. There are also trailheads for riding trails on the site, in beautiful North Bend, WA. Activity Detail - Carousel ChallengeTo encourage the skills of performance and equitation, you are encouraged to ride your horse to music at Lionhearts. Bring your music in the form of a CD or iPod, or your live musicians. Extra points will be awarded for documenting the music as period, outstanding costume, synchronization with the music, and entertaining showmanship. Activity Detail - Joust ChallengeTo encourage the skills and pageantry of jousting, you are encouraged to prepare your horse and your kit for jousting at Lionhearts. Please authorize for jousting before the event to participate in this challenge. Extra points will be awarded for heraldic pageantry, chivalrous behavior, impressive strikes, and impressing Their Excellencies of Madrone. Activity Detail - Persona ChallengeTo encourage the research and recreation of the equestrian arts and skills of medieval Europe, you are encouraged to prepare yourself and your horse for a Persona Challenge at Lionhearts. Participants will gain points for demonstrating period-appropriate equipment and sensibilities throughout the weekend, including clothing, tack, barding, grooming equipment, and camp equipment, and for purporting themselves around the horses appropriately to their personas. Participants are not expected to change their manner of speech, but rather to adhere to period-appropriate topics. Extra points will be awarded for documenting equestrian items as period-appropriate. Activity Detail - Mounted Archery ChallengeTo encourage the art of mounted archery, you are encouraged to prepare your horse and your bow for a Mounted Archery Challenge at Lionhearts. Participants will be provided with a riddle at the beginning of the run, and points will be gained by solving the riddle to determine the correct target, shooting at the corresponding targets, and accurately hitting those targets. Extra points will be awarded for showmanship and outstanding costume. Activity Detail - Military Drill ChallengeTo encourage the art and knowledge of the application of period cavalry, you are encouraged to prepare yourself and your mount for a Military Drill Challenge at Lionhearts. Participants will gain points for accurate responsiveness to cavalry commands and cavalry-appropriate tack and costume. Extra points will be awarded for appropriate cavalry ensemble, for impressing the drill master, and for accurate participation in the closing charge. Activity Detail - Trail ChallengeTo encourage forays beyond the boundaries of the equestrian area, you and your horse are encouraged to participate in the Trail Challenge at Lionhearts. Riders, either solo or in pairs, will gain points for finding items from a supplied list, and speed of challenge completion. Extra points will be awarded for creative interpretation and overall panache. Activity Detail - Challenge Course "Grimm's Fairy Tales Gone Wrong"To encourage prowess at martial gaming, you and your horse are encouraged to participate in the "Grimm's Fairy Tales Gone Wrong" Challenge course at Lionhearts. Participants will gain points for completing fairy-tale themed versions of common martial games, such as pigs, reed, heads, quintain, rings, and fruit transport. Extra points for impressive displays of skill and splendor. Frequently Asked QuestionsQ. What is the water situation? Q. What is the paddock situation? Q. When can I arrive? DirectionsImportant: This is an alternate route. There may not be SCA signs until the site entrance. From I-90 Eastbound: See park link for alternate directions, including off HWY 202 Site Map: http://baronyofmadrone.net/lionhearts.htm click on "site" button at left Trail Map
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