From BroadviewRanch.com
Photos by Will Whitmore & Carol Atwood
A Wet, Cold, Fun Hunter Trial
Directly following the Hunter Pace in the monrning, twenty two hardy souls braved the cold drizzle to have a wonderful time at the Rockbridge Hunt Hunter Trials. Four foxhunts had riders that participated - Rockbridge Hunt, Bedford County Hunt, Middlebrook Hunt and Why Worry Hounds. Thank you. This was a very successful fund raiser for the the Rockbridge Hunt.
This was a traditional Virginia Hunter Trial designed to give opportunities for field hunters to show their expertise and prospective hunters to gain experience. Courses consisted of logs, coops and other natural and inviting fences commonly found in the hunting field set in gently rolling pastures. Horses were judged on performance, manners, suitability and way of going as a mount to hounds. There were two courses - 1st Flight with jumps 2'6" to 3' in height and 2nd Flight with jumps 18" to 2'3". Courses were designed to be very rider friendly.
Some of the more interesting classes to watch were Pairs, Hunt Teams and Handy Hunter.
The Master's Class and Hilltopper's Class, held at the end of the day, were open to the 1st and 2nd place winners of the other classes. In these classes, riders followed a Field Master simulating foxhunting conditions.
For a more thorough description of the events and classes see the Hunter Trials Flyer.
Results
Below are the results for the Hunter Trial. Congratulations to all that competed for making this such a wonderful event.
Hunt Challenge
| Place | Hunt
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| 1st | Rockbridge Hunt
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| 2nd | Bedford County Hunt
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| 3rd | Middlebrook Hunt
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| 4th | Why Worry Hounds
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Championships
First Flight
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| Senior Champion | Liz Kiss | Yojimbo
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| Junior Champion | Rachael Lawson | Cowboy
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| Senior Reserve | Cheryl Haas | Nicole
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Second Flight
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| Senior Champion | Eliza Temeles | Charles
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| Junior Champion | Carly Williams | Anna Banana
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| Senior Reserve | Cathi Ecklund | Foxy Lady
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| Junior Reserve | Rebecca Truitt | Nick
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First Flight
Class 1 - Warmup
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Michael Jackson | Pilgrim
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| 2nd | Cheryl Haas | Nicole
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| 3rd | Rachael Lawson | Cowboy
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| 4th | Ann Batley |
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| 5th | John Lofaso |
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| 6th | Anna Alford | Frisco
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Class 2 - Working Hunter
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Liz Kiss | Yojimbo
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| 2nd | Anna Alford | Frisco
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| 3rd | Cheryl Haas | Nicole
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| 4th | Ann Batley |
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Class 3 - Green Working Hunter
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Annie Vliegenthart | Marshall
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| 2nd | Rachael Lawson | Cowboy
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Class 4 - Pairs
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Cheryl Haas | Nicole
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| 1st | Annie Vliegenthart | Marshall
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| 2nd | Linda Oberlender | Caleb
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| 2nd | Bernard Hylton | Crackerjack
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| 3rd | Shaina Oberlender | Coleman
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| 3rd | Bernard Hylton | Crackerjack
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| 4th | Linda Oberlender | Caleb
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| 4th | Shaina Oberlender | Coleman
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Class 5 - Hunt Teams
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Liz Kiss | Yojimbo
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| 1st | Cheryl Haas | Nicole
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| 1st | Annie Vliegenthart | Marshall
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| 2nd | Shaina Oberlender | Coleman
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| 2nd | Linda Oberlender | Caleb
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| 2nd | Bernard Hylton | Crackerjack
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Class 6 - Handy Hunter
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Liz Kiss | Yojimbo
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| 2nd | Cheryl Haas | Nicole
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| 3rd | John Lofaso |
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| 4th | Daniel Temeles | Xena
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| 5th | Michael Jackson | Pilgrim
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Class 7 - Field Hunter
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Liz Kiss | Yojimbo
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| 2nd | Bernard Hylton | Crackerjack
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| 3rd | Michael Jackson | Pilgrim
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Class 8 - Children's Hunter
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| | No Entries |
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Class 9 - Adult Hunter
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Liz Kiss | Yojimbo
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| 2nd | Cheryl Haas | Nicole
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| 3rd | Michael Jackson | Pilgrim
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| 4th | John Lofaso |
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| 5th | Dan Temeles | Xena
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Class 10 - Equitation
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| | No Entries |
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Class 11 - Master's Class
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Cheryl Haas | Nicole
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| 2nd | Liz Kiss | Yojimbo
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| 3rd | Rachael Lawson | Cowboy
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| 4th | Annie Vliegenthart | Marshall
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Second Flight
Class 12 - Buddies Warm Up
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Rebecca Truitt | Nick
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Class 13 - Warmup
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Eliza Temeles | Charles
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| 2nd | Carly Williams | Anna Banana
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| 3rd | Carly Williams | Marvelous Marvin
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| 4th | Kathy Munsey | Spencer
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| 5th | Erin Kelly | We
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| 6th | Jessica Davis | Trooper
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Class 14 - Buddies Over Fences
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Marty Ramer | Style
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| 2nd | Rebecca Truitt | Nick
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Class 15 - Green Working Hunter
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Eliza Temeles | Charles
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| 2nd | Jessica Davis | Trooper
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| 3rd | Kathy Munsey | Spencer
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| 4th | Rebecca Truitt | Nick
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| 5th | Carly Williams | Marvelous Marvin
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Class 16 - Pairs
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| | No Entries |
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Class 17 - Hunt Teams
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| | No Entries |
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Class 18 - Handy Hunter
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Eliza Temeles | Charles
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| 2nd | Carly Williams | Marvelous Marvin
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| 3rd | Madison Sandy | Windfall Phoenix
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Class 19 - Children's Hunter
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Carly Williams | Anna Banana
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| 2nd | Madison Sandy | Windfall Phoenix
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Class 20 - Adult Hunter
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Cathi Ecklund | Foxy Lady
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Class 21 - Equitation
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| | No Entries |
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Class 22 - Hilltoppers
| Place | Rider | Horse
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| 1st | Eliza Temeles | Charles
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| 2nd | Cathi Ecklund | Foxy Lady
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| 3rd | Carly Williams | Anna Banana
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| 4th | Jessica Davis | Trooper
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| 5th | Madison Sandy | Windfall Phoenix
|
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