2024 Registration and Ballot Process
The 2024 Weddin Mountain Muster will run from Sunday 29th September through to Saturday 5th October 2024.
The Muster offers a unique, fun-filled opportunity for riders and their horses to connect while taking in the spectacular countryside around Grenfell. The event is based at the Grenfell Showground, where there are camping facilities, stables, as well as room for horse yards.
The Weddin Mountain Muster is a very popular trail ride, with a large number of people wanting to ride every year. While we'd love to have everyone, we must limit the number of riders each day for safety and logistical reasons. Unfortunately, this means that people can miss out when we reach our limit of riders per day.
In the past, registrations have been taken on a first-in-first-served basis. In 2023 we held our first Ballot process. This proved to be a lot more efficient for our volunteer committee members who manage the registrations and gave everyone an equal chance at getting in.
How do I register for the 2024 Muster?
Online registrations will open on the 1st May 2024 and close at midnight on the 7th May 2024. Successful registrants will be notified on the 14th May 2024 via email.
A link to the registration form will be available on the Weddin Mountain Muster website homepage and also emailed out to those who registered their interest on our mailing list.
The form is quick and easy to complete; however, you will need to have worked out the following:
What days you are riding and camping
Your group name if you are coming along as a group - make sure everyone puts the same group name!
As part of the registration process you will need to read, understand, and agree to three documents.
2024 Weddin Mountain Muster Rules
2024 Weddin Mountain Muster Horse and Rider Competency Agreement
2024 Weddin Mountain Muster Trail Information
Once you have registered, you should receive a confirmation email within 10 minutes. If you don’t, please check your spam/junk mail before contacting us. Please ensure you check the details have been captured correctly and notify the Secretary if something requires amendment.
If you experience difficulties with the online registration form, please email grenfellmuster@gmail.com, allowing 1-2 business days for a response.
How will the ballot system work?
Once you register, your information is accessible to the committee. Riders will be randomly drawn until all positions are filled. Successful registrants will be notified on 14th May 2024. Invoices will be sent by the Treasurer after the 14th May.
A group name will assist your family or group. Here is why:
Couples/families (for example parent/s and child/ren) will be grouped based on a group name (please do not expect us to go searching for surnames) for the ballot process. If one adult is drawn, the partner or family is drawn and offered positions on the ride.
If you normally ride as part of a group of friends, ensure you include the name of your group on the registration form. Each person in the group will need to register separately, but collectively, you will be considered as a group entry. Please note: group entries are capped at 5 people. (Non-riding group members are not limited under the group cap, but please ensure you list them).
Single entries with no other group members are also encouraged to register and will be included as a single entry.
There will be a waiting list as there is every year. It is common for 10-15 people to drop out of the ride every year due to personal matters or injuries to horse or rider. Therefore, there is still a chance to be offered a position on the ride, after the initial intake and the ballot system will continue to be applied.
We acknowledge it can be disappointing if you miss out but please remember to be kind and courteous to our volunteer committee members, who try their best to bring you a fun-filled week of rides around Grenfell. Your patience throughout the whole process is appreciated. People who are rude and disrespectful to our volunteer office committee will not be offered a position on the ride.
For more information please email grenfellmuster@gmail.com, allowing 1-2 business days for a response.
The Ballot for the 2024 Weddin Mountain Muster opens on 1 May 2024. Photo: Rebecca Maslin.