Bye Day, Blue Bird 2024-11-16
SATURDAY 16th November
The meet venue is on our own Inanda Blue Bird farm in Hekpoort. We have been busy this winter creating new lines and new 'friendly' jumps. A few of the hunters will be staying on the farm for the weekend as well.
Getting to Blue Bird
There are detailed directions to Blue Bird lower down on this page.
You can 'box' your own horse there if you wish or book a place on the truck loading at 7.00am to leave Inanda Country Base at 7.30am on Sunday. The cost on the truck is R850.00.
Time
Plan to arrove in time to be mounted by 7.45am as we move off at 8.00am
Cost
Cap Fee: Adult R300 / Juniors R150
To Book
If you would like to have you horse taken out from ICB on our truck, please book as soon as possible by email to Margie Marshall
Directions to Blue Bird Farm, Hekpoort
Google Earth Co-ords: 25°50'07.00"S 27°40'06.00"E
Tom Tom: 25.83528 27.668333
Garmin: 25.50.11666667 27.40.1
From Hartebeestpoort Dam, Broederstroom
Travel west past Pecanwood and Le Godimo to the T Junction at Van Gaalen's. (zero your odometer in order to measure 13.6 km from this point)
Turn left onto the R560 to Magaliesburg
Travel through Scheerpoort and continue on this road towards Krugersdorp.
13.6 kms from the Van Gaalen T Junction, turn right (sign to Inanda Blue Bird and Rand Hunt)
This road is called the T4
Travel for 2.5km on this dirt road to a T Junction
Turn right to Skeerpoort (sign to Inanda Blue Bird and Rand Hunt)
The Blue Bird farm entrance is 500m from T junction (HF4)
Alternative route on the Krugersdorp Highway N14 (similar distance from Fourways as above)
Travel west towards Krugersdorp on the N14
At the end of the highway at the new CradleStone Centre on left and a Sasol garage in front of you on the right, turn right to Ventersburg (also the N14 incidentally)
After 10km you reach a T Junction
Turn right to Ventersdorp, Hekpoort and Maropeng onto the R563
Continue on this road for 22km to the T Junction at the end
Turn right to Hartebeespoort and Hekpoort onto the R560
Travel on the R560 for 7.2km and turn left (sign to Inanda Blue Bird and Rand Hunt)
This road is called the T4
Travel for 2.5km on this dirt road to a T Junction
Turn right to Skeerpoort (sign to Inanda Blue Bird and Rand Hunt)
The Blue Bird farm entrance is 500m from T junction (HF4)
Hunt Calendar
16 Feb 2025 | Valentine's Meet, ICB | R400 adults, R 200 Inanda Club members, R200 juniors |
23 Feb 2025 | Eight Rose Road | |
01 Mar 2025 | Blue Bird, Hekpoort | -- SATURDAY MEET -- Cap Fee: Adults R400, Juniors R200 |
09 Mar 2025 | Easy-On Hunt | |
16 Mar 2025 | Kennels, ICB | |
23 Mar 2025 | Fairview Farm, Vrede, Free State | Cap Fee R300, Juniors R150. |
30 Mar 2025 | Closing Meet ICB | R400 adults, R200 juniors |
12 Apr 2025 | Patterson Cup Auction & Dinner | Inanda Club |
01 Aug 2025 | AGM | 18h30, inanda Club, Forrest Road, Sandton |