Western Carolina Hunter Pace and Trail Ride Series – Nov. 6, 2016

The sky was bright and the temperature was a tad chilly for the start of the FENCE Fall Hunter Pace and Trail Ride. However, heavy coats and vests came off quickly as the big warm-up started. What a nice day for a ride at FENCE!

Once again, riders were able to take their mounts onto the Steeplechase Track. What a thrill that is! Riders were taken on some very familiar trails as well. The trails were designed by Dot and Bill Moyer, and Carol and Gary TenBroek.

Reports from riders who had finished the ride were very complimentary of the trails and the bight ribbon markers. Everyone appeared very happy at the end of the ride.

The Landowners who were very gracious in allowing riders to cross their property were David and Shelley Contin-Hubbs, Mike Frye, Karen Graham, Larry and Sondra Hodge, Bill and Kathy Jansen, Judith and Bill Kerns, Brian and Kristi Madey, Joe and Kathy Picone, Deborah and Ron Ricci, Gunnard Rubini, Linda and Myron Schatzburg, Barbara Schuvart, Carl Small, Elizabeth Anne Turner, Larry Wassong, Petesy and Ron Wilson, and Jean Wright.

Registration was held in the all familiar FENCE Show Office. Amy Schmitt, Julie Gordon, and Dana Zygmont, smiling as usual, took registrations, checked Coggins reports, handed out the team numbers, as well as making sure riders got their lunch ticket. Debra Carton and Jim Zygmont made parking very easy with ample room between trailers to tie mounts to. There was no worry of a soupy parking lot since there has been no rain the recent weeks. Joey Cabanis was the timer with Ruth Gold assisting and calling out “Time!” when teams crossed the Finish Line. Joey was full of himself with new jokes. He wants to make sure that we know the general direction of travel and what the markers look like. And of course, he’ll leave the light on!

Riders were met at the Check Point by Marilyn LeFeber, Martha Love, Elise Murphy, and Carol TenBroek. During the three minute rest for the mounts, riders were offered icy cold water and some splendid Port. After the rest period, riders and their mounts were sent happily on their way. A lunch of BBQ plates and sandwiches, hot dogs, slaw and baked beans was set up under the pavilion. Tea and soft drinks were included. Lunch was provided by Foothills BBQ.

The trail was 8.5 miles and took riders over several creek crossings, which were fairly easy to cross with the lack of rainwater. Riders were taken up the hill toward the FENCE House and down the other side to enter the woods. There was a nice balance of wooded areas and open fields. Unfortunately, riders could not play at the water trap. It appears that new grass has been sown. There were jumps, both natural and manmade all along the trails for those who wanted to partake.

The turnout was awesome with 136 riders in 70 teams. Well done! Now, here are the results:

There were a total of 50 riders in 27 teams for the Field Hunter division. The Optimum Time for the Field Hunters was one hour, 51 minutes.

First place honors were awarded to the team of Hannah Bowers and Brittany Whitmire from Brevard with a time of one hour, 50 minutes, 37 seconds. They were a mere 23 seconds off the perfect time.

Theresa Tyree from Pelzer was awarded the second place red ribbon with a time of one hour, 51 minutes, 56 seconds, which was less than thirty seconds out of first place. Lisa West from Campobello, another team of one, took third place with a time of one hour, 51 minutes, 48 seconds.

Fourth place was awarded to the trio of Amanda Aiello from Ellenboro, Nicola Deines from Landrum, and Tracey Rouse from Tryon with a time of one hour, 49 minutes, 49 seconds. Jenny and Alan Taylor from Landrum were awarded fifth place with a time of one hour, 48 minutes, 43 seconds.

Rounding out the placements in the Field Hunter Division were the Trio from Tennessee: Ann Brumback and Brenda McNenny from Johnson City and Lorie Fleenor from Bristol, with a time of one hour, 47 minutes, one second.

Other Field Hunters out to have a great ride were Holly Bacola, Rene Buche, Pamela Burrows, Bryton and Melissa Champion, Amy Christensen, Debbie Croft, Anna Dalton, Cindy Davis, Becky Deyton, Tracy Estes, Richie H. Fleming, Ann Fratcher, Amy Gantt, Elizabeth Greene, Susan Haldeman, Kelly Hart, Marcia Headrick, Diane Hicks, Danielle Lamb, Keri Lewis, Richard Neel, Lyn Owen, Erin and Reine Pagliano, Linda Plummer, Jane Polk, Sylvia Riddle, Jaime Robertson, Casidie Rose, Samantha Roubaud, Lisa Spriggs, Katharine Stancliff, Rebecca Tolson, Heidi Trull, Julie Cook Walker, and Aileen and Allen Wawrsuszek.

There were a total of 86 riders in 43 teams in the Trail Rider Division. The Calculated Optimum Time was two hours, 21 minutes, 26 seconds.

First place honors were awarded to the duo of Susan Haslam from Asheville and Sharon Maxwell from Canton with a time of two hours, 21 minutes, nine seconds. They were a mere 17 seconds off the perfect time!

With a time of two hours, 20 minutes, eight seconds the team of Karen Merrill and Teresa Snyder from York nabbed the Second-Place Red Ribbon. Third place was awarded to the team of Kirsten Hughes from Laurens and Jennifer Smith from Simpsonville with a time of two hours, 22 minutes, 59 seconds.

There was a tie for fourth place between Jennifer Wilson from Mill Spring, Sarah Lawing from Forest City, and Katlyn Lowder from Bostic. The time was two hours, 19 minutes, 35 seconds. The sixth place green ribbon was awarded to the team of Susannah Francis from Mill Spring and Carrie and Olivia Wilsey from Hendersonville with a time of two hours, 23 minutes, 32 seconds.

There were honorable mention nods to Missy Bright, Darleen Bullock, Nikki Hynes, Pattie Lovelace, DeAnna Norton, and Lindsey Weicker. These riders completed their rides within 30 seconds of sixth place.

Other Trail Riders enjoying the lovely weather were Lisa Anderson, Margherita Barrett, Allie Baskins, Kristen Brown, Barbara Clausson, Caroline Coates, Doug and Nicole Cobb. Tonette Corn, Joanna Cromartie, Jennifer Dawdney, Marjorie Delaney, Michelle Drum, Joleen and Thomas Eizember, Kyle Farmer, Olivia Corn Farmer. Kelley Featheringill, Amanda Fisher, Lynn Fitch, Erin Fletcher, Elizabeth Galloway, Cordela Gaupo, Madison Harris, Laura Hendley, Madeleine Hepting, Anne Howard, Ann and Toni Hubbuch, Kelsey Hudson, Renee Hudson, Natalie Hyatt, Patricia Iacomini, Ginny Jennings, Llyn Josef, Claire Kennedy, Debbie Knebel, Keri and Nancy Kruger, Lori Kunkel, Emma Lane, Kendall LeDuc, Arlene Lulavage, Sara and Teresa Lyter, Lin Martin, Deanne Mcilwain, Ali Merritt, Larrie Jo Miller, Rebecca Murphy, Karyn Owen, Jamie Pierce, Boyce Pitts, Dakota Poniatowski, Valerie Quinn, Janna Ritacco, Forrest Samuels, Susette Schellin, Cathy Senger, Joyce Smartt., Jan Smith, Jennifer R. Smith, Debbie Stanfield, Sydney Swenson, Panela Tenby, Emily Thomas, Bobby Turner, and Felicity Waugh.

Up next for the 2016-2017 Hunter Pace Series is the Windridge Fall – Hunter Pace and Trail Ride scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016. On deck, will be the River Valley Pony Club – Hunter Pace and Trail Ride scheduled for Dec. 4, 2016, to Benefit Christmas on Miracle Hill. This will be the last ride before we break for the holiday season.

Check wchpace.org for upcoming events and changes and to view your photos taken by Photographer Lou Smith. See you on the trails next time for a safe and fun ride!

– Submitted by Jan Smith

 

Western Carolina Hunter Pace and Trail Ride Series standings at Nov. 13

After five of the possible 17 scheduled events of the 2016-17 Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series, there are still ties, but placements continue shifting, leaving the current standings as follows:

Total # Riders: 443

Field Hunters: 153

Marcia Headrick retains the lead with 21 series points to date.

Amy Christensen and Debbie Croft are currently in second place with 19 points apiece.

Aileen Wawrzaszek has third with 18 series points at this time.

Kelly Hart and Sylvia Riddle are in fourth with 17 points at this writing.

Rebecca Tolson is fifth with 15 points earned to date.

Richard Neel, Erin and Reine Pagliano and Angela Reichardt are currently tied in sixth place with 13 series points.

Melissa Champion is in seventh with a current accumulation of 12 points.

Holly Bacola, Diane Hicks and Lyn Owen are tied in eighth with 11 points to date.

Amanda Aiello, Emily Mitchell, Allen Wawrzaszek and Sanders Wyatt are tied for ninth with ten series points apiece.

Hannah Bowers, Dana Cain, Jamie Fritsch, Carla Fullam, Monique Ravesloot, Shelle Russell, and Brittany Whitmire are all tied in tenth place with an accumulation of nine series points to date.

Eight series points have been earned to date by Karen Brockway, Nicola Deines, Amy Gantt, Tim Giles, Christina Goen, Nancy Mason, Caleigh Reichardt, Donna Schwind, Peter Shanahan (2nd Ride), and Teresa Tyree.

Carolyn and Tom Cadier, Lorie Fleenor, Brenda McNenny, Ted Owen, Elise Rogers, and Lisa West have each earned seven points at this writing.

Samantha Cason, Desiree Hill, Tracey Rouse, Heidi Trull, and Rachel Turner have six series points to date.

Bryan Baire, Ann Brumback, Ann Fratcher, Barbara Mobley, Alan and Jenny Taylor have each earned five points at this writing.

Julie Cook-Walker, Samuel Crain, Leah Edwards, Tracy Estes, Elizabeth Greene, Barbara Ketcham, Danielle Lamb, Kim LaScala, Gena Meredith, Sara Riggins, Susan and Terry Russell, Peter Shanahan, Katherine Stancliff, and Lisa Woodson have earned four points apiece to date.

Anna Dalton, Martha Hall, and Anne McIver have each earned three series points at this time.

Two points apiece time for: Maggie Arnold, Roberta Axelrod, Irene Backer, Arielle Berrios, Kathy Bethka, Virginia Borthwick, Chelsea Brooks, Jennifer Brown, Morgan Brown, Sandi Burgdof, Kathe Burklow, Pam Burrows, Zoe Carlin, Bryton Champion, Rachel Childers, Cindy Clifton, Steph Culbertson, Cindy Davis, Becky Deyton, Mia Dube, Trisha Dunn, Stephanie Easler, Annette Eaton, John Erickson, Richie Fleming, Rachel Garcia, Whitney Gillen, Beth Goldizen, Elizabeth Gregory, Susan Haldeman, Betty Hill, Kathy Hodge, Renee Hudson, Kristen Jarrett, Donald Jerfferis, Kris Johnson, Lilly Johnson, Alana Kaible, Cindy Kaufman, Nancy Klouda, Elyssa LaRock, Mary LaVigne, Keri Lewis, Carson Longstone, Christian Lopez, Tiffany Mattos, Hanna Maupin, Rachel Miller, Nelson Minnick, Bayliss Mitchell, Holly Mitchell, Catherine Mooneyham, Shauna Moore, Stephanie O’Neill, Katie Pierce, Linda Plummer, Jane Patten Polk, Brian Reischman, Jaime Robertson, Suzanne Rogers, Casidie Rose, Samantha Roubaud, Emma Skelton, Lindsay Sloas, Monica Smyth, Lisa Spriggs, Kirsten and Tom Stanley, Michelle Summer, Tiffany Swiney, Eileen Taylor, Ettele Toole, Tom Trull, TJ Vore, Regina Weeks, Karen Williams, Jenna Wilson, Jillian Wodridge, and Shane Woodson.

Last, but certainly not least, with one series point each at this time we have Maggie Coombs and Alison Harp.

Trail Riders: 290

Karen Merrill has pulled out of the crowd to capture the lead with 22 series points at this time.

Susan Haslam and Sharon Maxwell have jumped into Second Place with 20 points to date.

Sarah Lawing and Katlyn Lowder are currently in Third with 19 points apiece.

Darleen Bullock, Nikki Hynes and DeAnna Norton are holding Fourth Place honors with 17 points each at this writing.

Valerie Quinn and Bobby Turner currently share the fifth place spot with an accumulation of 16 series points.

Kristen Hughes, Jennifer Smith and Teresa Snyder are in sixth with 15 points earned to date.

Missy Bright, Joanna Cromartie, Erin Fletcher, Cordelia Gaupo, Emma Lane, and Forrest Samuels are currently tied in seventh place with 13 points apiece to date.

Jackie Burke, Elizabeth Dicey, Connie Moore, John Pierce and Diane Wilson have each earned 11 series point for a tie in eighth place at this writing.

Lisa Kotalik and Jennifer Wilson currently share Ninth Place honors with ten points accumulated.

Kristen Brown, Doug and Nicole Cobb, Jeanine Pierce, Jan Smith, and Jennifer R. Smith are in tenth with a current count of nine points.

Alexis Botchie, Destiney Edwards, Katheryn Eilders, Joleen and Tom Eizembor, Lynn Fitch, Joy Griffin, Arden Pierce, Antje Richter, and Carrie Wilsey have a current accumulation of eight series points each.

Barb Oklesen, Karen Snyder, and Melissa Van Doren have each earned seven points to date.

Susannah Francis, Cindy Hansuh, Nancy Hasselbring, Cindy James, Llyn Josef, Debra Kennerly, Debbie Knebel, Arlene Lulavage, Lin Martin, Susan Melvin, Janna Ritacco, Donna Searby, Kate Walkonen, Lisa West, Sherry Wyatt, and Kris Yon have each earned six series points.

Lyn and Ted Owen have each earned five series points to date.

Karen Benson, Tara Boyce, Zoe Carlin, Michelle Drum, Tom Erickson, Kyle and Olivia Farmer, Kelley Featheringill, Rebecca France, Evie Good, Carolyne Groves, Dawn Harrison, Susie Justus Hill, Natalie Hyatt, Lori Kunkel, Ali Merritt, Amy Mims, Rachel O’Brien, Dakota Poniatowski, Susette schellin, Cathy Seager, Josie Smith, Debbi Stanfield, Janine and Tom Stenson, Sydney Swenson, Emily Thomas, Molly Watson, Olivia Wilsey, Maxine Winesett, and Kris Wynne are currently have earned four points apiece.

Ann and Tony Hubbuch, Patti Lovelace, Carol and C.R. Stanley, and Lindsey Weicker each have a current accumulation of three series points at this time.

With two series points for a completion each: Lisa Anderson, Addison Arends, Beverly and Melissa Baines, Bryan Baire, Becky Barnes, Margo Barrett, Alli Baskins, Jennifer Bayne, Ellen Bell, Laura Bierly, Brandon Blankenship, Cassidy Bock, Gail Bolt, Joy Boyer, Randell Bradburn, Ann Bridges, Alaina and M.C. Brooks, Morgan Brown, Stephanie Brown, Susie Brown, Jackie Burt, Delia Callahan, Candice Carr, Tevis Cazedessus, Katherine Christensen, Barbara Claussen, Caroline Coates, Cathleen Coggins, Missy Covington, Heather Cross, Janet Cummings, Elaine Czarnecki, Sandy Dantone, Bob and Terri Davenport, Cheyenne and Kathy Davis, Mike Dechant, Cory Delehanty, Joanne Diimani, Sarah Dippy, Della Driver, Cindy and Stephanie Easler, Chris Farrell, Amanda Fisher, Kay Fleenor, Henry Fleming, Crystal Fogleman, Elizabeth Galloway, Erin Gambrell, Sherry Garnes, Amy Gee, Sara Gibbens, Debbie, Mike and Tracy Godfrey, Beth Greene, Jennifer Gruhn, Tammy Hannah, Kimberly Hannu, Madison Harris, Robin Harward, Madeleine Hepting, Tara Herrero, Gwen Hill, Anne Howard, Sherrill Howard, Tracey Hudson, Jamie Hutchins, Sandra Hyder, Patricia Iacomini, Susan Jackson, Marilu Jason, Ginny Jennings, Jessica Johnson, Patti Johnson, Megan Jornigan, Brenda Jozner, Jill Kelly, Claire Kennedy, Linda Klimeiker, Susan Knickerbocker, Cathie and Deb Kornacki, Mackenzie Kothe, Nancy Kruger, Kelly Kuykendall, Linda Latimer, Christy Ledbetter, Kendall LeDuc, Ellen Lewis, Bonnie Lingerfelt, Britney Link, Meg Littleton, Madison Lovelace, Brent Lowery, Sara and Teresa Lyter, Bette Mann, Jennifer Martell, Hannah and Sarah McClintock, Connie McConnell, Soline McGee, Heidi Mendez, Courtney Meyer, Cynthia Milligan, Elizabeth Minewiser, Marianne Moore, Paula Moore, Donna Morris, Gretchen Mullinax, Allison Neely, Carol Neely, Beverly Ozmon, Shirley Palmer, Gail Patton, Ditte Phillips, Jamie Pierce, Katie Pierce, Madeline Pipitone, Traci Pless, Linda Plummer, Stephanie Poole, Anna Rahing, Ann Ramsey, Ali Ranson, Monique Ravesloot, Ashley Reeves, Mary Jane Rice, Christine and Megan Salyer, Wendy Schonfeld, Leslie B Scott, Ruth Shaw, Kayce Shelton, Joyce Smartt, Jennifer D Smith, Lauren Smith, Shelby Stewart, Andrea Stoll, Brooke Storms, Kristi Suber, Ivey Sumrell, Scott Tate, Virginia Thompson, Debbie Thrasher, Leonore Threlkill, Katie Tighe, Terri Tilghman, Lisa Trojan, Teresa Tyree, Felicity Waugh, Sherry Webb, Ginny Weber, Lilia White, Frederike Wilday, Kathryn Wilkie, Aimee Williams, Debra Witt, Patricia Woods, D’Lee Worden, Sam Worley, and AK Zimmerman.

Last, but certainly not least, one attendance point apiece has been earned by Jennifer Bannister, Cindy Boyle, Nellie Brennecke, Clarence Chambers, Benay Daniel, Jill Davis, Kat Dooley, Suess Fraser, Charles Gregory, Laura Hendley, Kelsey Hudson, Lisa Maloney, Anne and Richard Pierce, Boyce Pitts, Anne Schmid, Mary Schultz-Rathbun, Alexandra Spencer, Yasmin Straitiff, Bonnie Whisnant, Emma Whitaker, and Caroline and Wade Young.

We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming events. Mark your calendars and join us the weekend before Thanksgiving for the Windridge Farm Fall Hunter Pace and Trail Ride on Sunday, Nov. 20. Then we’ll finish out the calendar year with the River Valley Pony Club’s Winter Hunter Pace on Sunday, Dec. 4 before taking a break for the Christmas holidays.

Events will pick back up in January with a winter romp at Biltmore and continue straight thru May after the short holiday break, so be sure to check the schedule and come play with us!

Always remember to check WCHPace.org for all upcoming events, news, articles, photos, placements and contact information.

Thank you to our photographer, Lou Smith, for being at every event to capture the riders and their mounts as they fly over jumps, canter through the fields and enjoy the beautiful area trails.

Hit “Store” on the website to view the pictures and scroll thru the list on the left to find the album you want to check next. If you like, you can place an order online.

For information on the Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series email Series Coordinator, Jan Smith at WCHPace@Windstream.net or through the website to Jan@WCHPace.org or call Jan at 828-894-8760.

 

Reported by: Jan Smith