Rockbridge Hunt NewsHound April 7, 2014
1. Sedgefield Cup. The results are in! The Rockbridge Hunt placed fourth overall out of ten hunts participating in this year’s Carolina Foxhound Performance Trials. Rockbridge Legend 2010 placed 6th overall out of the 60 hounds competing. Twelve of our members attended the event and reported having a terrific weekend of sport and fellowship. The complete results for the weekend are now posted in the Archive section of our website under Hound Performance Trials. Special thanks to Valerie Mann for putting the results together for us!
2. Derby Day Hunter Pace. Saturday, May 3, 2014. Gary and Kathy Ponder are planning our annual spring hunter pace for Saturday, May 3 at Hunt, Inc. They report that everything is going well for the event. We would appreciate everyone’s support of this important fundraiser. You can ride in the pace, tell friends, bring friends, volunteer, and/or bring food. Please contact Gary or Kathy Ponder if you would like to help out in some way. (H) 540-258-9911 (Cell) 540-462-7194 [email protected]. Don’t worry - we’ll have you home in time to watch the Derby! Thank you!
3. Annual Meeting. Wednesday, May 14 at 7:00 PM at the Tex Tilson Lodge at The Hunt, Inc. Please plan to attend our important annual meeting. We will be voting on the proposed budget for the 2014-15 year, electing officers for the new year, and discussing other matters important to our organization. In order for the Hunt to conduct business, there must be a quorum of 20 members physically present.
NEWS FLASH! New this year, we’ll be having a spaghetti dinner before the Annual Meeting at 6:00 PM at the Tex Tilson Lodge. Carol Lueder is organizing this event for us. So, please plan to come early and have dinner with your friends from the Hunt. We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting and spaghetti dinner!
4. Hunter Pace Craze! Bummed about the end of hunting season? The Hunter Pace season is about to commence with more options that ever right here in the area! More have been added recently. Enjoy!
Saturday, April 12 Glenmore Hunt Spring Hunter Pace at Mountainside, Swoope http://www.glenmorehunt.org/events.htm Saturday, April 19 Maury River Hunter Pace, Virginia Horse Center For additional information contact Brian or Penny Ross [email protected] Sat-Sun, April 26-27 Middlebrook Hounds Hunter Pace Weekend at Swanbeck For additional information contact [email protected] Saturday, May 3 Rockbridge Hunt Derby Day Hunter Pace at The Hunt, Inc. Rockbridgehunt.org Sunday, May 4 Bedford County Hunt Hunter Pace at Sweet Briar College http://bedfordcountyhunt.com Sat-Sun, May 17-18 Middlebrook Hounds Hunter Pace Weekend For additional information contact [email protected] Saturday May 24 Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Spring Hunter Pace at Tea-Time Farm www.oakridgefoxhuntclub.com Saturday, June 7 Farmington Hunt Summer Hunter Pace, Mint Meadows http://www.farmingtonhunt.org Sat-Sun, June 21-22 Middlebrook Hounds Hunter Pace Weekend For additional information contact [email protected]
5. Hunting this season. In case you were wondering, hounds went out 40 times during the 2013-14 season – the same number as the year before. It seems hard to believe with all the terrible winter weather. Special thanks to Cindy Morton, MFH for scheduling quite a number of bye-days throughout the season to help make up for the weather-related cancellations.
6. Educational Bits – courtesy of the Education Committee.
Hunting terminology: Bye-day
Excerpt from Fox-Hunting by the Duke of Beaufort Bye-day. A day's hunting put in that does not appear in the list of appointments.
7. Rockbridge Hunt Dates for your calendar
Saturday, May 3 *Derby Day Hunter Pace Wednesday, May 14 Annual Meeting at the Tex Tilson Lodge at The Hunt, Inc. Sunday, September 7 *Kick-off Party at the Tex Tilson Lodge Sunday, September 14 Volunteers’ Hunt at The Hunt, Inc. Wednesday, September 17 First Day of Cubbing Season Saturday, September 27 Western Day at Broadview Ranch Sunday, September 28 *Poker Ride at Broadview Ranch Sunday, October 26 *Fall Hunter Pace at The Hunt, Inc. Saturday, November 1 or 8 Opening Meet Saturday, February 7, 2015 *Rockbridge Hunt Ball at the Natural Bridge Hotel Saturday, May 2, 2015 *Derby Day Hunter Pace at The Hunt, Inc. Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Annual Meeting at the Tex Tilson Lodge at The Hunt, Inc.
*Fundraising events
8. Other Hunt-related dates
Mon April 7-Thurs April 10 Virginia Trail Riders, Inc - The Homestead 100, 50, mile & pleasure ride Saturday, April 12 Glenmore Hunt Spring Hunter Pace Saturday, April 12 Farmington Hunt Hunter Trials, Hunting Ridge Farm Saturday, April 19 Maury River Hunter Pace, Virginia Horse Center Sat-Sun, April 26-27 Middlebrook Hounds Hunter Pace Weekend Saturday, April 26 Farmington Hunt VHSA Associate Jumper/Equitation Show, Millington
Sunday, May 4 Bedford County Hunt Hunter Pace at Sweet Briar College Saturday, May 10 Farmington Hunt ACTHA Competitive Trail Challenge, Millington Saturday, May 10 Farmington Hunt Evening Gymkhana and Social, Millington Sunday, May 11 Farmington Hunt ACTHA Arena Obstacle Challenge, Millington Sat-Sun, May 17-18 Middlebrook Hounds Hunter Pace Weekend Thurs May 22-Sun May 25 Virginia Horse Trials and Int’l CCI* & CCI**, Virginia Horse Center Saturday, May 24 Oak Ridge Fox Hunt Spring Hunter Pace at Tea Time Farm Sunday, May 25 Virginia Foxhound Show, Morven Park, Leesburg Saturday, May 31 Farmington Hunt VHSA Associate Spring Hunter Show, Hidden Fox
Saturday, June 7 Farmington Hunt Summer Hunter Pace, Mint Meadows Wed. June 18-Thurs. June 19 Thoroughbred Celebration Horse Show, Virginia Horse Center Saturday, June 21 Glenmore Hunt Poker Ride Sat-Sun, June 21-22 Middlebrook Hounds Hunter Pace Weekend
Wednesday, July 16 Farmington Hunt VHSA Associate Summer Fun Hunter Show, Millington Wednesday, July 16 Farmington Hunt Evening Gymkhana and Social, Millington Saturday, July 19 Glenmore Hunt Foxhunting Clinic Sat-Sun, July 19-20 Middlebrook Hounds Hunter Pace Weekend
Saturday, August 9 Farmington Hunt VHSA Associate Jumper/Equitation Show, Schelford Fri. Aug 15-Sun. Aug 17 Farmington Hunt Foxhunting Clinic, Millington & Kennels Sat-Sun, August 16-17 Middlebrook Hounds Hunter Pace Weekend Saturday, August 30 Glenmore Hunt SWVHJA Horse Show
Saturday, September 6 Maury River Hunter Pace, Virginia Horse Center Saturday, September 13 Glenmore Hunt begins cubbing Sat-Sun, September 20-21 Middlebrook Hounds Hunter Pace Weekend
Mon. Oct. 13-Wed Oct. 15 VA Trail Riders, Inc - The Homestead 30 mile & pleasure ride Sat-Sun, October 18-19 Middlebrook Hounds Hunter Pace Weekend Saturday, October 25 Glenmore Hunt Opening Meet Thurs Oct. 30-Sun Nov 2 Virginia Horse Trials and Int’l CCI* & Adult Team Challenge
Sunday, November 9 Farmington Hunt Fall Hunter Pace, location TBA Saturday, November 16 Glenmore Hunt Hunter Pace
9. The Rockbridge Hunt NewsHound is archived on the RH website under Newsletters in the Archive section. You can also access copies by logging into Google or Google Groups and read stuff from the Friends list. If you don’t have a Google account, it’s easy to create one using the same email address that you use for the Friends list.
As always, if you have feedback or suggestions for the Executive Committee, please do not hesitate to contact us.
************************************************************* Rockbridge Hunt Executive Committee 2013-2014
Lauren Keating, President H 540-463-5574, O 540-291-1444 [email protected]
Cindy Morton, MFH W 540-458-8109, M 540-570-0770 [email protected]
Louise Golian, Treasurer H 540-377-9409 [email protected]
Hugh Brown, Hon. Secretary H 540-886-6359, W 540-568-3501 [email protected]
Laura Jarvis, Steward '11 540-817-9216 [email protected]
Gary Ponder, Steward ‘11 H 540-258-9911, M 540-462-7194 [email protected]
Kathy Eichelberger, Steward '13 H 540-258-2065, W 540-343-0193, M 540-354-2348 [email protected]
Rebecca Tilson, Steward '13 540-460-3101 [email protected]
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