Red Cross follow all trails and deal with injury and communications. Each trail has a trail boss and wranglers who are all volunteers and these people are the ones who set the trails and call the tune on your trail. There is provision for you to bring your own back-up driver in the registration to cart your tent, gear etc. Trail fees include accommodation and meals but please state if you have a special food requirement e.g. vegetarian. The people on the heavy wagon trail are the only ones who are self-catering in terms of food, accommodation and horse agistment.
Participants are entirely responsible for themselves and their horses.
The trail boss and wranglers are there to guide and help but are not baby sitters. Therefor fitness for yourself and your horse is of supreme importance with plenty of hill work in your preparations. Those who bring horses a great distance to the start of their trails please consider allowing for a couple of days rest before you start your trail. Participants are also entirely responsible for getting themselves and their horses to the starts of their trails and arranging for pickup at the finish. The distances you will cover each day will be between 15-20km and those of you who are trampers will understand the need for general fitness and good solid footwear that has been well broken in.