| Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series Reported by: Jan Smith After seven of the fourteen scheduled events of the 2009-10 Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series, the standings are as follows: Total # Riders: 506 Field Hunters: 202 Liz Crawley has inched back into the top spot with 26 Series points at this writing. Gail Patton & Debbie Thrasher are right behind and in Second Place with 25 Series points. Judy Heinrich and Betty Hill have moved up to Third Place with 24 Points earned to date. Bill Boger has currently got Fourth Place with 18 Series Points. Sinclair Berdan, Terry Boger, Duane & Harlene Harm and April McCormack are currently tied in Fifth Place with 17 points each. Amy Gantt, Thomas Pluemper and Lisa Tyler are in Sixth Place with 14 points each. Karbie Barr, Kelsey Spicer and Kris Yon are currently tied for Seventh Place with 13 Series points. Rodney Hawk and Eileen Taylor are in Eighth Place with 12 points apiece at this writing. Michelle Parish is currently in Ninth Place with 11 Series Points. Anne Spicer is in Tenth Place with ten points to date. Suess Frazer and Nancy Reynolds have each earned nine points to date. Eight points each have been earned to date by Bobby & Susan Alexander, Kathy Bethka, Stephanie Culbertson, Beth Ellenberg, Rachel Johnston, Cindy & Karen Kaufman, Joni Kreul, Sue Smolka, Rhonda Tate and Sherry Wyatt, each having earned eight Series points to date. Sharon Carden, Nancy Finkell and Bobby Turner have earned seven points each to date. Darbie Barr (2nd Ride) and Allyson McCall have each earned six Series points at this time. Charlotte Enderle, Katie ONeal, Anna Rowe, Jeanne Varsames and Rachel Wood have each earned five Series points at this writing. Michael & Roberta Axelrod, Kaitlyn & Steve Bardos, Baiba Bourbeau, Leanne Jetton and Kathryn Karns have each earned four Series points to date. Three Series points each have been earned to date by: Patricia Harris, Jana Hinely, Freda Jessen, Beatrice Lamb, Sue McDaniel, Lisa Moore and Jeannie Sandahl. Two completion points have been earned to date by: Rachel Butterworth-Tice, Crystal Crispin, Kay Fleenor, Amy Gantt(2nd Ride), Anna Harlan, Autumn Hoyle, Jordan & Megan Johnson, Taylor Kinter, Rhonda Lewis, Bonnie Lingerfelt, Dean & Roberta McKinney, Amanda Morfinos, Jackie Ranck, Kelly Rappuchi, Anna ter Kuile, Lisa Tyler(2nd Ride), Lisa Williams and CeeCee Wilmanns. One completion point at this time for: Tanner Alexander, Paula Anckersen, Dan Bates, Kim Berkow, Becky Bockoven, Mary Britt, Hannah Bryant, Deborah Bundy, Kathe Burklow, Anna Carpenter, Maude Carr, Jeanne Clark, Debbie Cobb, Blanche & Catie Costa, Owen Cothran, Kim Cotton, Anita & Sara Crouse, Towles Darby, Imogen de Lavis, Mavra Duffy, Caitlin Dye, Sean Eastman, Jan Ellis, Gretchen Enright, Ken Feagin, Lorie Fleenor, Kathy Forbes, Gale Ford, Ann Fratcher, Erin Gambrel, Garry Gill, Tomas Gimenez, Carolyne Groves, Ruth Grubbs, Lindsey Gwynes, Jane Hart, Lindsey Harte, Lindsey Harte(2nd Ride), Margaret Henneke, Jeannie Hester, Kathy Hodge, Daphne Hoffen, Trip Hoffman, Natalie Holliday, Hali Holloway, Peggy Horton, Tracey Hudson, Katelyn Jones, Kem & Sara Ketcham, Barbara Ketcham, Brenda King, Michelle Kwiatkowski, Janet Ladd, Linda Lambert, Linda Latimer, Anna LaVigne, Sarah Lawing, Alden Leavitt, Cailyn Lee, Denise Loy, Cindy Lubin, Debra Lusk, Brian & Carolyn MacCormack, Jennifer Madison, Jillian & Travis Mangum, Kate & Joe Manno, Amber Massey, Linda Matthews, Anne McIver, Keileigh McMurray, Corrie McPeak, Sharon Melvin, Kasey & Pamela Minnick, Eden Scott Mitchell, Hailey Moore, Shanna Moore, Casey Morris, Julia Nicopoulos, Charlotte Odom, Pepper Oliver, Susan ONeill, Dama & Samantha Parker, Harold Pfeiffer, Bev Phillips, Susi Platt, Stephanie Poole, Debra & Joy Porter, Peggy Renew, Susanna Richardson, Mattie Roberts, Diane Roemer, Kathy Rondell, Samantha Roubaud, Doug Russell, Beth Sanders, Krista & Richard Sands, Sarah Silver, Katie Strickland, Sally Sturdevant, Jay Thomas, Stan Von Hofe, T.J. Vore, Susan Wallahora, Stephanie Wanicka, Alison Whitman and Cindy & Emily Wilson and Erica & Linda Yopp. Also out to enjoy the trails and support these benefits with us were Ginny Chibbaro, Eliza Culbertson, Beth Perkins and Nancy Tuckerman. Trail Riders: 304 Debra Kennerly and Jennifer Smith continue with a tight hold their lead with 30 Series points at this writing, Kelly Cannon has moved into Second Place with 19 Series Points to date. Amanda Stickly is currently in Third Place with 16 Series Points. Susan Carrier and Nancy Hasselbring are in Fourth Place with 15 points to date. Chris Britton, James Kennedy, Peggy McMakin and Mary Tolles are currently tied in Fifth Place with 14 Series points to date. Ali Merritt has earned 12 points to date to put her in Sixth Place at this writing. Jane Eden, Fran Nagle and Morgan Palmer are tied in Seventh Place with 11 points each at this writing. Deanna Baldwin and Lacey Hein are currently in Eighth Place with ten Series Points apiece. Victoria Bailey, Sabine Connors, Linda Farris, Lee Ann & Nancy Harmon, Kailly Holden, Emaline McGee, Allison Neely and Boots Plyler are tied in Ninth Place with nine points to date. Laura Cornell, Wayne Farris, Robin Fishburne, Lil Gregory, Mary Hager, Donna & Leah Odom, Terresa Rust, Chrissy Schuett, Kev Swanson, Caroline Tawney and Shelly Thompson are currently tied in Tenth Place with eight Series points apiece. Kathy Bucks, Carol Greata, Sheree Holmes, Kelly Rappuchi, Sally Rock, Angie Rose, Linda Salinas, Susan Sloan, Jennifer Spratt, Trisha Webb, Catherine Weitershausen, Maegan Wharton and Emily Wilson have earned seven points each. Holly Bacola, Ruth Ann DeHollander, Karen Graham, Patti Lovelace, Elizabeth Morosani, Emma Nance, Lindsey Newsom and Rosy Schlueter have each earned six Series point to date. Michael Bacola, Ciara Denardo, Tom Morton, Sarah Plyler, Simone Reynolds, Russell Rock, Whitney Sasser and Shawna Saunier have five Series points to date. Four Series points have been earned to date by Tammy Bailey, Josie Dickins, Michelle Klopp, Kristen Pearce, Erin Plyler and Laura Slaughter. Kelly Barber, Janet & Bub Dillon, Mark Eden, Kathy Gleason, Susan Haslam, Elaine Hobbs, Sandra Hyder, Teresa Johnson, Jeanne Johnson, Jill Kelly, Christy Ledbetter, Holly Lewis and Janet Olson have each earned three points to date. Brian Butler, Bonnie & Danielle Davis, Jan Ellis, Deanna Ermson, Susan Fiala, Susan Hartley, Hugh Hobbs, Sidney Jeffcoat, Susie Justus, Terri Kothe, Connie Moore, Jeannie OConnor, Bev Phillips, Stephanie Schulte, Emily Stone, Terri Vick, Cathy Weaver, Whitney Wright and Erica & Linda Yopp have each ridden two rides for two completion points to date. And one completion point apiece has been earned to date by: Amanda Aiello, J. Alexander, Bruce Anderson, Ashley Autrey, Irene Backer, Sandra Bailey, Brooke & Marla Ball, Donna Bastianelli, Julie Bates, Karen Beckwith, Christi Bell, Lisa Belsito, Kelli Bennett, Kristen Bjorge, Brenda Blaylock, Becky Bockoven, Marcia Bowen, Thann Boyum, Carrie Britt, Karen & Steve Brockway, David Buffamoyer, Melissa Burchett, Katelyn Cabaniss, Wendy Campbell, Clara Carter, Ashley Chesson, Carly & Denny Cisson, Andriane Clark, Andrew Clarke, Todd Clayton, Debbie Cobb, Cathy Code, Katie Connors, Schaeffer Cook, Amy Corbett, Owen Cothran, Tina Countiss, Candace & Hannah Crawford, Hunter, Liz & Taylor Crawley, Janice Cyrill, Shalyn & Teresa Dennison, Debbie DeVere, Marianne DeVoursney, Kat Dooley, Patsy Dumit, Vickie Durham, Mary Nan Ellenburg, Pamela Ellis, Kimberly Ewing, Susan Filmore, Erin Fletcher, Giana Franco, Carla Fullam, Erin Gambrel, Amy Gee, Brandy Gibson, Dan Gilmore, Kathy Godsey, Steve Greene, Jeanne Griggs, Donald Hall, Johanna Harris, Lindsey Harte, Norene Hazlett, Emory Heffron, Sara Hendricks, Margaret Henneke, Tara Herrero, Lynn Hewa, Liz Strahlo-Holdren, Hali Holloway, Joanna Holzinger, Felicia Houston, Penny Howard, Danny & Debbie Hoxie, Laura Huffman, Elaine Hughes, Miriam Intres, Susan & Wayne Jackson, Lillian Jayne, Gayle Johnson, Lydia Kellett, Linda Kial, Jessica Kicklighter, Mary Kimes, Susan Knickerbocker, Lisa Kotallik, Rebekah Koutsos, Michelle Kwiatkowski, Stephanie LaMarcie, Danielle Lamb, Linda Lambert, Evangeline Lamore, Janet Leatherwood, Laurie Leavitt, Virginia Leavitt, Kim Leitch, Rebecca Lever, Deirdre Perot Lightsey, Sherry Lilley, Avril Lomas, Virginia Maclure, Jamie Maddox, Cynthia Mangum, Joe & Kate Manno, Anne & Nancy Mason, Linda & Buck Matthews, Sharon Maxwell, Carol McCall, Carolanna & Wendy McCarter, Kate McDonald, Randi McEntire, Soline McGee, Emaline McGee(2nd Ride), Angela McGehe, Dee McWhorter, Andrew Meeks, Susan Melvin, Ellen & Thea Mercer, Gabby Miller, Grace Miller, Bettina Montano, Wes Moore, Joy Morris, Jodie Morrison, Rachel OBrien, Anna Oglesby, Emily & Phillip Osborne, Drew Page, Claire Phillips, Ryan Piller, Erica Polvan, Lisa Poston, Stephen Queen, Pam Quick, Dee Raffield, Beth Rebels, Allison Rhyne, Judy Ricker, Caitlyn Ridgeway, Anna & Harold Russell, Bianca Sanchez, Audrey Sawyers, Diana Schnning, Leslie Scott, Pamela Scott, Kennedy Seeley, Marcia & Megan Sharpe, Angela Shirah, Kristen Simmons, Jan Smith, Mindy Spiegal, Zeb Sprinkle, Scot Stafford, Terry Stepp, Allie Stumbo, Sally Sturdevant, Deborah & Virginia Sullivan, Ivey Sumrell, Mary Taylor, Diane Thorpe, Berkeley Thorsten, Stacie Wadsworth, Elizabeth Watson, Momo Weatherby, Lori West, Bonnie Whisnant, Kristen & Wilma White, Kim Whitehurst, Teresa Wilbanks, Cindy Wilson, David Wilson, Glenda Wolf and Margaret Zawaski. Also out to enjoy the trails and support these benefits with us were Sarah Bailey, Karen Eaker, Chris Greenwood and Kathryn Oxford. The next event on the calendar is The Foothills Equestrian Events (FEE) Hunter Pace and Trail Ride, set for Sunday, March 7th, 2010. You can call Alicia at (828) 685- 0129 for more information or email her at foothillsequestrianevents@earthlink.net. Following on Sunday, March 21st, is the Green Creek Hounds Spring Hunter Pace and Trail Ride. We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming events so mark your calendars and plan to also join us as The Tryon Hounds will pick up the pace again after Easter with their spring event on April 11th, followed by the Big Brothers Big Sisters Benefit on May 2nd. The Benefit Hunter Pace & Trail Ride for Steps to HOPE will be held on May 16th and the River Valley Pony Club will round out the competitive Series on May 30th. But dont forget the Year End Awards Gathering scheduled for June 20th on Biltmores West Range for one last fun event before we take a summer break. Remember to check the website at www.WCHPace.org for all upcoming events, news, articles, photos, placements and contact information. Thank you to Lou Smith for being at the events to capture the riders and their mounts as they fly over jumps, canter through the fields and ride the trails. Hit Photos on the website to view you and your friends pictures. You can place an order online. |