TTAAKKEE AA GGAAMMBBLLEE CCMMOO October 12 & 13 Ft. Custer Recreation Area It’s a sure bet that you will have a great time. RIDE TIMES: Riders may start as early as 8:00am, Saturday rides should start by 1:00pm. Sunday rides-Riders MUST start before 12:00pm. COURSES: NACMO & MICMO sanctioned ride. Long and Short courses each day. ENTRY FEES: $10 each day for annual members and $15 for Day members. POTLUCK: There will be a potluck Saturday 6:00pm followed by the awards ceremony. AWARDS: Awards for both Long Course and Short Course. Everyone wins something. Rustic camping is available Friday Oct 11 (after 1pm) and Saturday Oct 12 only. This is a rare opportunity to camp with your horse at Fort Custer!! Camping is first come first served with picket poles cost is $18. Once picket poles are full you need to provide your own fencing solution. Camping is for CMO participants only but new riders are welcome. Take a gamble with a MICMO membership or register as a day rider. FUN FRIDAY: Friday 6PM "Take a gamble" poker run for MICMO members. New members welcome with sign up for Saturday's CMO. You are not required to camp to join this fun event. JUST WHAT IS CMO? CMO (Competitive Mounted Orienteering) is a fun sport that is enjoyed by all ages of riders. You don’t have to be the most experienced of riders. Novices are welcome at all our rides. CMO is an equestrian sport for the competitive as well as family horse rider! CMO is like a mounted treasure hunt, which tests your horsemanship, your map reading ability, and your compass skills - all while having great fun with your horse! The object of the sport is to ride out either as an individual or a team on a prearranged course, in pursuit of cleverly concealed “stations”, finding as many as you can- in the least amount of time. However, how fast you go is totally up to you! You are awarded points, first, for the number of stations you find, and then for the amount of time you spend on the course. Riders new to CMO are always welcome! Horses must be at least three years old to compete. Junior riders must have signed parental permission to ride. You may compete as an individual or as a team or family, friends or 4-H club. For more information about this ride or CMO in general, contact: Dustin Sloan (269)998-2402 [email protected] Come put it on the line at the Take A Gamble CMO. Win, Place, Show, or Picket you will have a great time. .