Hey everyone! On Thursday we hosted another open event for people on our waiting list to attend. This week's open event was a bit different than usual - I wanted to try out a different style of event and see how it worked. Instead of splitting everyone into 3 main groups where the majority of the event and it's games would happen, I split everyone into small teams of 3 - 4 people at the meeting location, Dew's Paddock in Epona. The teams were split with 2 people from the waiting list and 1, or 2 in some cases, member(s) of the club. Once put into their teams, they were to group each other. The event was a riddle/clue based "scavenger hunt". Around Jorvik 5 of our Riding Instructors were hidden in different locations. Working in their teams, everyone had to follow the first clue given out by myself " among the green I stand, as I listen to the pitter patter of little creatures above me in the trees " to find the first hidden RI. Once they found them, they would give them another riddle to find the next RI. There were 6 clues in total, with myself being at the final location where everyone would meet up to finish the event. The riddle goes as follows: - "Among the green I stand, as I listen to the pitter patter of little creatures above me in the trees." This would lead them to Olivia Deerdotter in Greendale forest. - "I tread carefully through the woods, I do not want to wake the beast." At the bear cave in Firgrove they would find Nikolett Highfoot (on Paige Waterfall's account, since she got chat ban). - "Hiking through the snow, stepping carefully on ice, what is that giant thing I see in the distance?" Following the directions of the clue they would have found Hannah Dolphincamp at the dinosaur skeleton in Valley of the Hidden Dinosaur. - "The stomping of hooves, the breeze of the wind, I sit under the grand tree." Picking apart the words of this riddle would leave them at the ancient tree in the middle of South Hoof Peninsula where Elizabeth Ponyson would be waiting. - "Dark green grass, trees as tall as mountains, and the howling of a creature nearby." Anyone clever enough to pin point howling to wolves would meet Leah Bravestream at the Wolf Den in Mistfall. - "Finally, I rest among the golden and great, falling leaves all around me." The final location was at Goldenleaf Forest in Golden Hills Valley where I, Allison Cloudmore, was waiting. The winning teams were Katelyn Spinglake, Susan Purpleheart and Georgia Winterrider in 1st place, with Dorothy Waterwood, Scarlett Dawndew and Sophia Puppyvalley following closely behind in 2nd place, and Madison Applecrest, Autumn Bluebard and Lauren Lightningvalley in 3rd place! At 7:15 I announced where the final location was and who the winners were, and everyone met up at Goldenleaf Forest. After unfortunately discovering there are absolutely ZERO picnic's in Golden Hills Valley, we settled for a crouch of shame around the fire in the smuggler's cave where members voted for who they wanted to see inside the club. After a bit of discussion it was decided that Madison Applecrest and Tuva Clearwater were joining the club this week! Welcome to both of you! And a huge thank you to everyone that came to the open event, and to our Riding Instructors for being such great helps and making sure it worked out so well! I might try doing some more unique open event ideas in the future considering how well this one went. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did, and I hope to see you again at our next open event on the 27th of September!
- Alli
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