Emerald Hastilude IV
(2025-10-10 - 2025-10-13 - Site opens at 2 PM & Closes at Noon)
Tir-y-Don
Event Info
Name:
Emerald Hastilude IV
Website:
Date(s):
2025-10-10 @2 PM to 2025-10-13 @ Noon
Group:
Tir-y-Don
Virtual?:
No
Site Info
Site Name:
Emerald Ridge Stables
Address:
9003 Diascund Road, Lanexa, VA, 23089
Directions:
FROM THE NORTH & WEST:
Take your best route toward Richmond, VA and pick up I-295 SOUTH, toward
Norfolk/Rocky Mt NC/I-64 East. At EXIT
28A merge onto I-64 East /Norfolk/VA Beach.
Take EXIT 205 for VA-249 East, toward Bottoms Br/Quinton/US-60; keep
right at the bottom of the ramp. Merge
onto New Kent Hwy. Make a LEFT turn onto
Pocahontas Trail/US-60 East. Go a little
more than 18 ½ miles, and turn RIGHT onto Diascund Rd (Route 603). Emerald Ridge Stable will be on the right, about
½ miles down the road, on the right.
FROM THE SOUTH: Take your best route toward
Richmond, VA and pick up I-295 NORTH.
Take EXIT 28, US-60, Norfolk/Richmond, I-64 and merge onto US-60 EAST
toward Bottoms Bridge. Go a bit more
than 23 ¼ miles, and turn RIGHT onto Diascund Rd (Route 603). Emerald Ridge Stable will be about ½ miles down
the road, on the right.
FROM
TIR-Y-DON/MARINUS: Take I-64 WEST,
to EXIT 231B Norge/Toano. At the first
stoplight turn right onto Rochambeau Dr/VA-30.
VA-30 becomes Richmond Rd/US 60 West at the next stoplight. Continue to follow the road for about 4 ½
miles and turn LEFT onto Diascund Rd (Route 603). The site is about ½ miles, on the right. (Please note:
If you’re using Garmin they have decided to direct you past the turn
onto Route 603 and do a U-turn and come back.
We should have signs out on Richmond Road at Rt 603 so you can avoid
that U-turn.)
Restrictions:
SITE RESTRICTIONS:
1) Pets are allowed with
ADVANCE APPROVAL by the site owner. This is a working barn. The pets must be used to being around large
animals and kept on a leash or in a secure crate at all times. Contact Katrina Dorer, Email: rockingKhorse@gmail.com
or send a TEXT to: 757-876-0897 for approval by October 5th.
2) Valid and current Coggins certificates are required
when horses arrive on site.
3) Everyone attending this event is required to sign an
Emerald Ridge Stable waiver in addition to any paperwork required by the SCA.
Accessibility:
Please
note that Emerald Ridge Stables is a working barn with fairly flat terrain and very
little pavement, making access challenging for some gentles, especially if the
weather is rainy. There are no charging stations on site. Bathrooms are not
designed for handicap access. Parking will be in one of the pastures, if we
know someone is coming that needs handicap parking it may be possible to
arrange one or two spaces closer to the barn. (The regular parking area near
the barn is not very large.) The barn office is being used for food preparation
and is not open for shelter from the weather.
Event Steward
SCA Name:
Email:
Description:
The Barony
of Tir-y-Don invites the Atlantian Cavalry and friends to a weekend of
equestrian games, practices, hard work, and camaraderie at the Emerald Ridge
Stables in Lanexa, Virginia. In
addition, this year we will be celebrating Maximillian
the Wonder Horse as he retires from competition. The site will open at 2 PM on Friday, October
10, 2025 and close at Noon on Monday, October 13, 2025.
Emerald
Ridge Stable is a beautiful facility owned by our hostess, Lady Caiterína Úaine
(Katrina Dorer). It has an 80 x 160 indoor
arena so we can ride even if it is rains.
To see pictures of the site visit:
https://www.emeraldridgestables.com/
HORSES, TRAILERS, & CAMPING SPACE:
Please contact Lady Caiterína Úaine
(Katrina Dorer) Email: rockingKhorse@gmail.com ,
with the dimensions of your horse trailer/truck and number/names of the horses you will be
bringing. Please include an estimate of
arrival & departure times. If you want to do tent camping, please send her the dimensions of your tent, including the ropes. We will be camping in one of the enclosed pastures. For those not use to being around horses,
yes, wear closed toe shoes and watch where you step.
Cost Info
See Cost Notes
Reservationist Name:
Tannis of Tir-y-Don
Reservationist Email:
tirydon@cox.net
Checks Payable To:
SCA, Inc/Barony of Tir-y-don
Cost Notes:
Registrations
can be made either: 1) by mailing a check to the Reservationist (6 Ancel Ct, Hampton, VA 23666) or 2) we are working to get SCORES set up and will announce when it is active. Please contact the reservationist with any
questions. PLEASE NOTE: Online and offline registration closes on October 3, 2025. If you
are mailing a check, it should be received by this date.
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Site
fee
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Dining
plan
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Adult,
Event Registration
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$40.00
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$60.00
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Adult,
Member Discount Event Registration
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$30.00
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$60.00
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Youth, 13-17 years
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$ 5.00
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$60.00
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Youth, 5-12 years
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$ 5.00
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$30.00
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Child, 0-4 years
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$ 0.00
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$ 0.00
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TIR-Y-DON REFUND POLICY: Anyone who
can present a valid reason for needing a refund, as determined by the Baronial
Exchequer and Baronial Seneschal will be written a check from the Baronial
General Fund. Refunds must be
requested within 5 business days of the end of the event. No refunds will be issued from any cash
box. Send requests to the Tir-y-Don Exchequer by October 18, 2025: Email: Exchequer@tirydon.atlantia.sca.org
General Activities
Martial Activities:
Equestrian
activities will begin sometime on Friday and end around 5 pm on Sunday. Please visit the event website for details about activities, classes, authorizations, and equipment to bring.
Sir Tnek the Ainissestor is the Martial in Charge for the event, please direct your questions to him at: whitegriffn@aol.com.
A&S:
We would like to arrange for some A&S activities to happen between equestrian activities. If you have a topic you'd like to share, please contact the Event Steward.
Feast:
Lady
Anna Cornelia van Sint Maartensdijk is coordinating a meal plan for the weekend. Please visit the event website for details.
Other:
PERSONAL FIELD PAVILIONS:
There is not room to set up personal field pavilions near the arena. We are
working on setting up the Tir-y-Don pavilion to provide a place for meal service and protection from the weather. Please note,
this will not be situated to allow a view of the activities in the indoor
arena.
VIEWING THE EQUESTRIAN ACTIVITIES: The indoor arena limits viewing options for gentles
not participating in the equestrian activities. The best non-rider ways to see
things are as a marshal or ground crew. There will be ground crew classes
offered at the event. Please remember to bring a chair for comfortable viewing.
ALCOHOL: The site is discreetly
wet, no original containers in public places.
Please take home any containers you bring to the event.