ASSOCIATED_BRIDLE_TRAILS

 

All paces require approved protective headgear (safety helmets) and suitable riding footwear (boot with heel). There will be four divisions (hunt, pleasure or hacking, junior and western) and all paces will be held rain or shine. Western teams must have at least one western rider and junior teams must have at least one junior rider. All fences will have go-arounds and all paces will award ribbons for first through 10th place. Riders can accumulate points towards series awards.

 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 – The Newtown Bridle Lands Association will hold its annual Pumpkin Pace on Sunday, October 29, from 8 am to 12 noon, on Mount Nebo Road. Hard hats are required (no exceptions) and horse must be in good physical condition (NBLA officials have the authority to disqualify any animal that is in distress). Times will be issued on first-come, first-served basis. For further information, call Beverly MacMillan at 1-203-270-0202 or email zipsnitmom @aol.com with questions. Cost is $50 for NBLA members are $55 for non-members.

ADJACENT HUNTS  SERIES

 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 – The Windy Hollow Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 29, from 10 am to 1 pm, at Hunts End Farm on Wolfpit Road in Sussex, New Jersey. Cost is $35 for adjacent hunts members, $5 for all others, and $25 for juniors. There will be prizes awarded in junior and adult divisions. Appropriate attire and protective gear required. Call Dorrie Doberts (1-212-620-0427), Vanessa Elliott (1-201-652-7462) or Lindie Scorsone (1-845-351-2515) for starting time information.

OTHER HUNTER PACES

 

NOVEMBER 5: The Woodbury FFA, sponsored by the Woodbury FFA Alumni and Parent Support Group, will hold its annual Hunter Pace on Sunday, November 5, at Logue Farms in Woodbury. The event is open to teams of riders on horseback and is designed to simulate a traditional foxhunt. The course features an eight- to 10-mile cross-country trail that traverses natural terrain, wooded trails, and farmland. All proceeds from the event will directly benefit the Woodbury FFA, the national agricultural youth leadership organization association with the Agri-Science program at Nonnewaug High School, and will go towards student scholarship funds and to help provide financial assistance to students competing at the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. The event will feature a slower (Hack) and faster (Hunt) division that will further be divided into junior and senior sections, if entries warrant. Pre-entries are $40 for seniors and $30 for juniors under 18. For further information, call the Hunter Pace secretary at 1-860-355-0195.

SPECIAL EVENTS

 

NOVEMBER 4: A 30th anniversary presentation of the world famous Lipizzaner Stallions will be held Saturday, November 4, at 2 pm and 7:30 pm, at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Lipizzaner Stallion goes back more than 400 years and is now preserved through this equestrian work of art. Adults are $16.50 while children (12 and under) and seniors (60 and over) are $14.50. Tickets are available by calling 1-845-454-3388 or visiting www.ticketmaster .com