Rockbridge Hunt
Fall Hunter Pace 2000

Sunday, November 12, 2000

10:00 AM

Three divisions:
Optimum
Hilltopper
Trail

Lunch will be provided.

Requirements:
Helmets or hunt caps are required for jumping.
Virginia state law requires a current negative coggins test certificate be available for inspection.
All participants must register and sign a waiver of liability. Parent or guardian must sign for entrants under 18 years of age.
Call the Rockbridge Hunt Line (540-462-1113) for more information.

Entry fees (includes lunch):
$25 per horse / adult rider
$20 per horse / junior rider (under 18)
$10 for lunch for nonriders

Parking: The course will begin near the Lodge. You may park in the adjacent parking lot. Parking will also be available near Route 11, at the top of the hill (first driveway on the right). This should greatly reduce two-way traffic on our narrow road. If you park at the top of the hill you will have to hack down to the Lodge.

Awards: Ribbons will be awarded for first through sixth place, with a ribbon for each member of a placing team in each division. Presentation will follow shortly after the last team finishes the course.

Teams: Teams will consist of two riders. (Three entries may ride together but only two will be timed and eligible for awards. Unjudged riders will pay the entry fee.) If entries warrant a junior division, junior pairs may be accompanied by an adult, unjudged entry. Juniors under the age of twelve must be accompanied by an adult entry on horseback.

Optimum division: The course will be about 8-10 miles over rolling terrain with about 12 jumps. Most of the jumps are coops, some are rails, most are slightly less than three feet. There will be a way around all the jumps. The pace should simulate a day of hunting and will average about 7-8 miles per hour.
Hilltopper division: The course will be about 5 miles over rolling terrain. Jumps are optional. The pace will average about 6 miles per hour.
Trail division: The course will be about 5 miles over rolling terrain with no jumps. The pace will average about 4 miles per hour.

If entries warrant, divisions will be split.
Winning time for the Optimum division will be set by members of the Rockbridge Hunt staff riding the course and will be announced after the last entries finish.

Start times: The first team will start at 10:00 AM. The last team will start at noon.
Lunch will be served from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM.

Please call for information on changes or cancellation: 540-462-1113.