Bridle Trails Fall Pace Series Information
Bridle Trails Fall Pace Series Information
Sunday, September 18, Middlebury Bridle Land Association Fall Hunter Pace â Larkinâs Farm, South Street, Middlebury. Lunch is included and available for non-riders for $20. Prepayment and preregistration is required. Provide proof of negative Coggins for each horse with the entry. Release form is available at www.middleburybridle.org. For information, call Shawnalee at 203-598-0065 or e-mail info@middleburybridle.org.
Saturday, September 24, Oblong Trails Association Hettinger Challenge Hunter Pace â Old Quaker Hill Road, Pawling, N.Y. Preregistration is advisable with proof of negative Coggins (nonreturnable). Visit www.oblongtrails.com for entry forms. Lunch is included for riders. Start time is 8 am. Riders, $80; Juniors, $60, lunch only is $30. Contact Teri Olson at tcowindyacres@aol.com.
Sunday, October 2, Lewisboro Horsemenâs Associationâs Fall Country Pace â Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River, N.Y., from 8 am to noon. Buffet lunch included from 11 am to 2 pm. Preregistration, payment and negative Coggins required to receive a start time, which will be e-mailed to you. For information, lhatrails@verizon.net. For Pace results visit www.lhatrails.org.
Sunday, October 9, Greenwich Riding & Trails Association Hunter Pace â Held at June Hill Farm, Greenwich, from 8 am to noon. Senior riders, $80; junior riders, $60; lunch only, $30. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm and ribbons will be awarded when all riders are in. Entry forms available at www.thegrta.org. To register or volunteer, contact Claire Reed at 203-324-0434 or clrreed@yahoo.com. Results will be posted on www.thegrta.org. No division changes will be made the day of the pace.
Sunday, October 30, Newtown Bridle Lands Association Frost on the Pumpkin Pace â Mt Nebo Road, Newtown, Pace is 8 am-noon, buffet lunch 11 am to 2 pm. Entries close October 28 or when full. Early registration is encouraged. Riders are encouraged to come in costume. Prizes are given for the best costumed team, the oldest horse and rider combination, and the Peanut Award goes to the youngest rider. Cost is $65 for NBLA members and $75 for nonmembers. Junior rider: NBLA member, $40; nonmember, $50. Payment is required in advance of pace day. Payments outstanding on pace day will have a $10 charge added per rider. For information, or a registration form, call 203-470-4089, e-mail aluc-sky@aol.com or visit www.nblact.com.
All paces require approved protective headgear (safety helmets) and suitable riding footwear (boot with heel). There are four divisions: Hunt, Pleasure, Junior, and Western. Western teams must have at least one Western rider. Junior teams must have at least one Junior rider. Events will be held rain or shine, will have go-rounds at all fences and will award ribbons for first through tenth place in each di-vision. Riders accumulate points toward series awards.