Maryland Therapeutic Riding Pony Trot 5K

ENTRY FEES

$35 through 10/22/2021
$40 thereafter

Registrants will receive a unisex t-shirt. Sizes and availability of race shirts cannot be guaranteed after October 6th.

*Entry fees are non-refundable.

VIRTUAL RACE OPTION

We will still offer a virtual race option for non local participants or those who cannot make it on race day. Virtual Registrants will run (or walk) the race distance at any location they choose (treadmill, neighborhood, local park) on the weekend of November 6th and November 7th. If you are participating in the 5K and would like to be listed in the results make sure you are tracking your time and distance. You can do so with a watch or running app (example: Garmin watch, Strava App). Make sure you run the whole distance (3.1 Miles for a 5K) - you don't want to do all that work and come up short. You will then be able to report your time and share photos (instructions will be provided in pre race email). Results will be automatically updated as race times come in.

PACKET PICK-UP

We are pleased to offer the following in-person packet pickup for the MTR Virtual Pony Trot 5K:

Friday, November 5th, 2021 from 3PM-7PM
Maryland Therapeutic Riding
1141 Sunrise Beach Rd.
Crownsville, MD 21032

Race Day:
Onsite starting at 7AM

*We recommend pick up your packet on Friday to avoid any lines on race day. By picking up on Friday you will be able to see the Maryland Therapeutic Riding center location first hand. 

Please wear a face covering upon arrival, and maintain 6ft of space between other people waiting in line.

AMENITIES

Registrants will receive a unisex t-shirt (availability and sizing guaranteed for those who register by October 6th)
Professional Chip Timing
Water stop on course

COURSE

Route will start at the River Birch Pavilion (Kinder Farm Park in Millersville, MD). Enjoy the views as you travel the park trails and return to finish at the Pavilion. 

AWARDS

Awards will go to the top adult female and male finishers overall (age 18 and over) as well as the top youth female and top youth male finishers overall (age 17 and under)

Note: Virtual registrants are not eligible for award categories although we will definitely give a shout out to our fastest virtual runners in our post race communication.

BENEFICIARY

Maryland Therapeutic Riding (MTR) is an award winning therapeutic horseback riding center that has served participants throughout the state of Maryland since 1996.  Our mission is to improve the quality of life of children, adults, active military and veterans by connecting humans and horses in a healing environment.  The services offered here at MTR address a wide range of physical, cognitive and emotional challenges and give our participants hope through their partnership with our incredible herd of horses, therapists, instructors and volunteers.

We also understand that special needs families often have higher than average medical expenses, therefore we offer our services at only 20% of the actual cost to us to provide them.  This means that we must fundraise 80% of the cost.  We rely heavily on our community of supporters and also on events, such as this one, to allow us to continue our mission to provide equine-assisted activities and therapies to the special needs community!