2012 FHC Hunter Trials at Hunting Ridge
FHC holds Hunter Trials
4/14/ 2012
see report and  photos !

On Saturday 4/14/ 2012 62 riders and numerous members and guest spectators came together at Hunting Ridge farm in Free Union,VA for the inaugural Spring Hunter Trials sponsored by the Farmington Hunt Club.A great group of students, foxhunters, juniors and senior riders from the neighboring farms competed in 7 field hunter classes. W.Pat Butterfield and Tom Bishop from the Farmington Hunt judged the event organized by Liz King and Emily Bassett at the private farm of one of our kind landowners  Karl Pfefferkorn and Katharine Birdsall who allowed us the use of their beautiful property for the day. The course was laid out in a large field with 11 temporary jumps created to simulate jumps and obstacles typically found in the hunt field: logs, rails, coops,and straw bales. Foxhunters were put to the test over the gently rolling field with a stunning backdrop of mountains near the Ridge Road and the Moorman's River in Albemarle County. This well attended event is sure to become a local favorite for both foxhunters and riders who all seemed to have a fantastic time. Here are the results:

Class 1. Warm Up: 1st: Weatherby, owned by Judy Elias, ridden by Shawn Thomas; 2nd Pocket, owned and ridden by Joy Crompton;3rd Captain Butler, owned and ridden by Bailey Dent; 4th Darby, owned and Ridden by Chris Middleton; 5th Jade, owned and ridden by Claire Huddleston,6th Box Office Smash, O/R Charlotte Delany

Class 2. Nag's Head Farm Field Hunter: 1st: Zeus, O/R Karen Bull; 2nd: Bokus, O/R Micha Bordwell; 3rd: Henry, O/R Katie Hart, 4th:Black Bootie, O/R Dale Dealtrey;5th: Hill Scrot's Head Start, ridden by Julia Scheibel, owned by Tea Time Farm, 6th: Box Office Smash, Charlotte Delany

Class 3. "Kitten on the Keys" Field Hunter Hack, sponsored by FHC in memory of Katinka Hume: 1st: Zip's Classy Pride, Owned by Beth Sutton, ridden by Diane Hawkins,2nd:Molly Duncan, riding Mason Fogg’s Syrah; 3rd: Miss Mattie, O/R M.B. Hitz, 4th: Prize, O/R Jenn Daly; 5th :Weatherby, 6th: Pocket

Class 4. "Pony Academy Hilltoppers" sponsored by an anonymous friend. 1st: Banner, O/R Jennifer Cofield

Class 5. Roseland Farm Handy Hunter O/F: 1st: Absolute Control, owned by Sayloc Hart, ridden by Katie Hart, 2nd Prize, 3rd Cody, owned and ridden by Rachel McMahan; 4th Nothin but Nifty, owned by Kiki Osborne, ridden by Andrew Cushing;5th: Syrah, owned by Mason Fogg, ridden by Molly Duncan;6th Golden Brook, owned by Glenmore Training Center, ridden by Rachel McMahan

Class 6. Three Rivers Farm Hunt Pairs: 1st: Zip's Classy Pride, Jade; 2nd: Zeus, Miss Mattie; 3rd Misty May Sunshine, O/R Rachel Campbell and Handsome Honeydoo,O/R Emma Jolly ; 4th: Red, Kaitlin Mallia, Magic Rain, Layna Jansen; 5th:Devon, Hanna Ho, John Boy, Mirian Ho; 6th Izamazin', Mattie Ix, Red Velvet, Rosy Ix

Class 7. Millington Stable Hunt Teams. 1st: Zip's Classy Pride, Jade, Izamazin', 2nd:TBA, 3rd: Zeus, Toons and Miss Mattie, 4th TBA

report by Beth Sutton

results courtesy Liz King, FHC Horse Activites chairman