9/12/2009 SE Children's Home Benefit -  Articles

SE Children's Home Benefit - Middle Tyger Ruritans Hunter Pace

Held Saturday, September 12, 2009

Reported by Linda Farris

Bob and Leslie Scott of Scotsgrove Farm were as gracious as ever by opening their farm for the first Hunter Pace of the 2009-2010 Annual Western Carolina Hunt Pace Series

The trails were meant for cantering. It all was wide, meandering trails with good footing and one creek crossing. There were a variety of log jumps and the pond was filled with white and pink lilies.

The crew of one, Mr. Ronnie Knight, was pleasant and efficient at registration.

To help with parking were Randy Aultry, Rob & Morgan Mercer and Alton Free.

Timing was held by Bob Scott and Gwen Phifer, who told riders about red streamers on the left, and candy cane streamers at the halfway point, leading you back to the finish.

Halfway point was manned by Raquel, Nichole & Elizabeth Halfverson, Jackie Smith and the three 'good ol' boys'; Al, Troy and Hank! They offered water at the three minute hold.

In the barn was a variety of croissant sandwiches with a variety of sauces and spreads, and a variety of chips, cookies and cold drinks.

So many thanks and gratitude go out to the Scotts for the use of their land, and members of the Middle Tyger Ruritans as hosts.

The Results!

In Field Hunter Division there were 50 riders, and 101 riders in the Trail Rider Division. A total of 151 riders. There were 28 teams in Field and 41 teams in Trail, for a total of 69 teams.

The Optimum time for the Field Hunter Division was One hour, 17 minutes.

Taking home first was Bill and Terry Boger of Simpsonville, with a time of one hour, 18 minutes, four seconds. The red ribbon went to Liz Crawley of Inman, with a time of one hour, 15 minutes, 13 seconds. Third place went to Amy Gantt and Lisa Tyler of Seneca with a time of one hour, 19 minutes, 30 seconds. Fourth place went to Charlotte Enderle of Asheville and Michele Parrish of Skyland with a time of one hour, 20 minutes, nine seconds. Fifth place went to Gail Patton of Seneca and Debbie Thrasher of Anderson with a time of one hour, 21 minutes, three seconds. Darbie Barr of Salem and Kelsey Spicer of Campobello took sixth place with a time of one hour, nine minutes, 41 seconds. Honorable mention goes to Michael and Roberta Axelrod of Columbus with a time of one hour, 24 minutes, 38 seconds.

Also out to enjoy the gorgeous weather and take a few jumps was Paula Anckersen, Sinclair Berdan, Kathy Bethka, Baiba Bourbeau, Rachel Butterworth-Tice, Sharon Carden, Anna Carpenter, Stephanie Culbertson, Imogen de Lavis, Gretchen Enright, Nancy Finkell, Erin Gambrel, Amy Gannt (2nd ride), Harlene & Duane Harm, Jane Hart, Lindsey Harte (2nd ride), Judy Heinrich, Jeannie Hester, Betty Hill, Freda Jessen, Brenda King, Janet Ladd, Anna LaVigne, Sarah Lawing, Alden Leavitt, Rhonda Lewis, April McCormack, Sharon Melvin, Charlotte Odom, Thomas Pluemper, Nancy Reynolds, Diane Roemer, Bobby Turner, Lisa Tyler (2nd ride), Sherry Wyatt and Kris Yon.

In the Trail Hunter Division the Calculated Optimum time was two hours, 18 minutes, 31 seconds.

The blue ribbon went to Jennifer A. Smith of Simpsonville with a time of two hours, 18 minutes, 15 seconds. Second place went to Debra Kennerly of Simpsonville with a time of two hours, 18 minutes, eight seconds. Third place went to Kathryn Bucks of Belton and Emily Wilson of Williamston with a time of two hours, 19 minutes, 22 seconds. Fourth place went to Elizabeth Morosani, Tom Morton and Simone Reynolds of Candler with a ride time a scant 51 seconds over the optimum. Fifth place went to Tammy Bailey of Woodruff and Kelly Cannon of Moore with a time of two hours, 19 minutes, 29 seconds. Sixth place goes to Bub and Janet Dillon of Fairplay with a ride time of two hours 17 minutes, 30 seconds.

Also out to enjoy the wide open spaces was Ashley Autrey, Holly Bacola, Victoria Bailey, Deanna Baldwin, Christi Bell, Lisa Belsito, Chris Britton, Karen and Steve Brockway, Wendy Campbell, Clara Carter, Denny and Carly Cisson, Adriane Clark, Todd Clayton, Sabine and Katie Connors, Schaeffer Cook, Owen Cothran, Janice Cyrill, Ruth Ann DeHollander, Kat Dooley, Patsy Dumit, Vickie Durham, Mark and Jane Eden, Linda Farris, Kathy Gleason, Donald Hall, Lindsey Harte, Susan Hartley, Susan Haslam, Lacey Hein, Elaine Hobbs, Joanna Holzinger, Danny and Debbie Hoxie, Sandra Hyder, Sidney Jeffodat, Teresa Johnson, Jill Kelly, James Kennedy, Debra Kennerly, Linda Kial, Terri Koth, Linda Lambert, Laurie Leavitt, Christy Ledbetter, Kim Leitch, Rebecca Lever, Holly Lewis, Nancy Mason, Sharon Maxwell, Kate McDonald, Soline and Emaline McGee, Angela McGehe, Peggy McMakin, Dee McWhorter, Susan Melvin, Ellen and Thea Mercer, Ali Merritt, Connie Moore, Elizabeth Morosani, Tom Morton, Allison Neely, Donald and Leah Odom, Anna Oglesby, Kathryn Oxford, Drew Page, Boots and Sarah Plyler, Simone Reynolds, Caitlyn Ridgeway, Sally Rock, Stephanie Schulte, Kennedy Seeley, Angela Shirah, Kristen Simmons, Susan Sloan, Jennifer A. Smith, Jennifer Spratt, Zep Sprinkle, Terry Stepp, Amanda Stickly, Sally Sturdevant, Deborah Sullivan, Mary Tolles, Kristen and Wilma White, Teresa Wilbanks and Emily Wilson.

A special announcement! For the first time two of the children from the S.E. Children's Home rode in the Hunter Pace. Leslie Scott trailered the Children's Home horses in to spend a few hours at Scotsgrove Farm barn, allowing Deborah Sullivan and Schaeffer Cook to ride in the event.

Congratulations to all riders and thank you for coming to the first event of the season.

Next on the agenda is the Foothills Equestrian Event in beautiful Hendersonville, on September 27th. Contact Alicia (828) 685-0129. October 11th is the Tryon Hounds Fall Hunter Pace, October 25th the Green Creek Hounds will host their annual Halloween Hunter Pace, November 8th the Series will be at FENCE, November 22nd at Clemson and December 6th at the Biltmore Equestrian Center, so mark your calendars…

Remember to check the website 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.

For information on the Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series please e-mail Series Coordinator, Jan Smith at jan@wchpace.org or wchpace@windstream.net or call her at 828-894-8760.