After six of the possible 18 scheduled events of the 2015-16 Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series, there are ties all down the line, leaving the current standings as follows:

Total # Riders: 414
Field Hunters: 162

Sara Riggins and Donna Schwind have retained their lead with 27 Series points at this time.

Karen Brockway and Nancy Mason are close behind with 26 points for second place.

Sylvia Brown and Kelly Hart are moving up with a current count of 25 points for third place.

Beth Goldizen is now alone in fourth place with 18 Series points.

Elise Rogers has moved up into fifth with an accumulation of 17 points to date.

Kathy Bethka, Rick Hayden and Donna Jordan are tied in sixth with 16 Series points to date.

Bryan Baire, Kailey Beck, Sara Borkosky and Mirri Jene Haddon Robertson have each earned 15 points to currently hold seventh place.

Chrystal Crispin, Jamie Fritsch and Marin Simpkins have 14 points for eighth place at this writing.

Sanders Wyatt has moved into ninth with a current count of 13 points.

Amanda Aiello, Tevis Cazedessus and Lyn Owen are currently tied in tenth with 12 Series points.

Elyssa LaRock has a current accumulation of 11 Series points.

Baiba Bourbeau, Alaina Brooks, Nicola Deines, Beatrice Lamb, Zoe Sarvis and Paige Tillison each have a count of ten points at this writing.

Justin Collinet, Marsha Lanier and Raina Rushing have earned nine points apiece.

Eight points have been earned to date by Stephanie Culbertson, Harlee Fulford, Baylis Mitchell, Emily Mitchell, Ted Owen, Katherine Stancliff, and Aileen and Allen Wawrzaszek.

Luci Janusvkiewich, Haley Johnson, Ashley Martin, Karen Merrill, Lauren Parris and Teresa Snyder have earned seven points apiece.

Six Series points each to Michael and Roberta Axelrod, Holly Bacola, Melissa Champion, Anna Davis, Ann Fratcher, Rod Hawk, Katie Martin, Claire Moore, Wendy Newbegin, Angela and Caleigh Reichardt, Chris Riddle, Alan and Jenny Taylor, Eileen Taylor, and Sherry Wyatt.

Brooke Bailey, Erin Gambrel, Catherine Gillet, Justin Hull, Greg Smith, Penny Sullivan, Briana Timmerman, and Faith and Stephanie Wanicka have five points each at this time.

Four Series points apiece to Katie and Kim Bradley, Nancy Brigmon, Jamie Broyles, Candice Carr, Spencer Chriss, Jill Decker, Rebecca Drumgool, Joni Fielding, Lynn Fitch, Lorie Fleenor, Tim Giles, Brittney Husband, Brenda McNenny, Holly Mitchell, Lisa Moore, Paula Moore, Kristina Nordan, Anne Pierce, Mary Anne Ridgely, Addison Sama, Vickie Smith, Brandon Spencer, Janine and Tom Stenson, Gail Thompson and Jillian Woolridge.

Three Series point have been earned to date by and Sarah Brillhart.

Two completion points at this time for: Irene Backer, Dan Bates, Mallory Blackwood, Chloe Bosshard, Jack Brigmon, Carrie Britt, Stephanie Brown, Bryton Champion, Steven Chriss, Jeff Crain, Rachel Darash, Erin Desrosiers, Becky Deyton, Grace Doncousse, Felicia Duck, Lisa Duscio, Stephanie Easler, Jan Ellis, Carla Fullam Jennifer Gardner, Kathy Garrett, Susan Haslam, Peggy Horton, Janada and Lauren Jay, Victoria Joseph, Susan Knickerbocker, Lisa Kotallik, Carol Land, Bonnie Lingerfelt, Patti Lovelace, Joe and Kate Manno, Rilee McDonald, Anne McIver, Connie Moore, Chris Ogden, Holly Orfield, Kathryn Page, Erin and Reine Pagliano, Gail Patton, Harold Pfeiffer, Julie Phillips, Stephanie Poole, Diane Roemer, Lynn Ronzello, Emily Saue, Kim Schembra, Anne Schmid, Wendy Schonfeld, Julia Seibold, Haley Selby, Laurie Smith, Mary Marsten St. John, Kristen and Thomas Stanley, Rachel Tessmer, Debbie Thrasher, Catherine Vaughan-Keen and Lindsey Weicker.

Trail Riders: 252

Jennifer R. Smith is holding onto the lead with 26 Series points earned to date.

Janna Ritacco is currently in second place with 22 points at this writing.

And there is a three-way tie for third place with Valerie Quinn, Jennifer A. Smith and Bobby Turner each having earned 20 Series points.

Missy Bright and Jan Smith are currently in fourth with 19 points earned apiece.

Kristen Hughes has earned 18 points for fifth place at this time.

Kristen Brown is currently in sixth with 17 points to date.

Jeanette Deney has 16 points for seventh place at this time.

The trio of Jim and Shea Black and Lauren Wade have earned 15 points each for eighth place.

Lisa Kotallik is in ninth with 14 Series points.

Nancy Hasselbring, Ginny Jennings and Arlene Lulavage are currently tied in tenth with 13 points.

Nikki Hynes, Bette Mann, Donna Searby and Sheila Veatch have each earned 12 Series points to date.

Diane Balding and Susie Brown have 11 points each.

Ten points each earned to date by Kelley Featheringill, Garry Gill, Lori James, Bridget and Thea Mercer, Ali Merritt and Kris Yon.

Benay Daniel, Amanda Fisher, Susannah Francis, Dawn Harrison, Eden Isbell, Sandra Larson, Rachel Sauve and Carrie Wilsey are currently tied with nine Series Points apiece.

Eight points each earned by Darleen Bullock, Kelly Cannon, Tonette Corn, Mackenzie Kothe, Lin Martin, Deanna Mcilwain, Susan Melvin, Marc Sauve, Carly White, and Emily Wojcik.

Kelsey Hudson, Jeff McQueen, Amanda Morfinos, Andrew Mosteller, Noah Odum, Laurie Ridgeway, Leslie Scott, Monica Shaw and Debbi Stanfield are currently tied with seven Series points apiece.

Tracey Hudson, Susan Jackson, Llyn Josef, Linda Lambert, Jane Lynch, Hannah McClintock, DeAnna Norton, Kathy Powell, Carol Stanley, Jerry Webb and Glenda Wolf have each earned six Series points to date.

Anna Dalton, Kat Dooley, Tara Herrero, Jessica Johnson, Karla Leung, Lynn Ronzello, Christine and Megan Salyer, Laruen Smith, Heidi and Tom Trull, and Sanders Wyatt each have a current accumulation of five points.

With four Series points each are: Tara Boyce, Janet Cummings, Bob and Terri Davenport, Ivette Drumgool, Patricia Dumit, Ally Dunlavey, Olivia Farmer, Lynn Fitch, Sherry Garnes, Deana Gilliam, Emily Grimm, Susan Haslam, Lani Hasselbring, Susan Knickerbocker, Patti Lovelace, Angela McGehe, Cress Megown, Carole Milne,  Connie Moore, Sally Rock, Alicia Sama, Doreen Simmons, Olynda Stretcher, Ivey Sumrell, and Sherry Wyatt.

With three points each: Cindy Clifton, Suess Fraser, Ann and Tony Hubbuch, Rachel O’Brein, Kylie Simms, Carolina Wilson, Jenna Wilson and Maxine Winesett.

Two completion points earned apiece by: Courtney Abrams, Karl Alexander, Briana Ambrosic, Ted Andrus, Aria Baddorf, Rebecca Barnes, Taylor Bartee, Janet Baxter, Katie Birchenough, Alexis Botchie, Nellie Brennecke, Lauren Briggs, Jack and Nancy Brigmon, Alaina Brooks, Riley Brown, Tricia Candileri, Kristi Cattrell, Beth Clevenger, Doug and Nicole Cobb, Maxine Cook, Greg Cumberford, Rachel Derash, Gabrielle DiLemme, Della and Lilly Driver, Carrisa Duncan, Stephanie Easler, Jane Eden, Katheryn Eilders, Kyle Farmer, Susan Fiala, Kay Fleenor, Melanie Flewelling, Ann Fratcher, Heather Freeman, Gwen Freer, Carla Fullam, Erin Gambrel, Barry and Jacob Garnes, Jacqueline Garrett, Amy Gee, Bob and Olivia Giddings, Caroline Gilliam, Jennifer Gruhn, Calvin Halford, Lee Herron, Betty Hill, Daphne Hoffen, Melinda Holland, Brittney Husband, Sandra Hyder, Patricia Iacomini, Julia Jaeger, Lilly Johnson, Linda Ketcham, Dana Kind, Judie Klapholz, Caroline T. Jnox, Danielle Lamb, Elyssa LaRock, Janet LeCroy, Kendall LeDuc, Amy Lewis, Sara Lyter, Mary Macy, Laura Mallen, Joe and Kate Manno, Hailey Marchbanks, Julie Mathis, Elizabeth McCorvey, Betsy McCray, Soline McGee, Devin McHale, Roberta McKinney, Lanier McRee, Kathryn Meli, Cynthia Milligan, April Pauley Mink, Paula Moore, Wesley Moore, Alicia Morgan, Kaitlyn Moss, Kathleen Nebel, Anna Oglesby, Erin and Reine Pagliano, Jessie and Kent Parent, Edith Peters, Karen and Richard Peterson, Ditte Phillips, Georgia Phillips, Arden Pierce, Annie Grace Plott, Eva Pool, Stephanie Poole, Cate Prince, Evie and Margie Rackley, Ann Ramsey, Rebekah Randall, Kelly Rappuchi, Taylor Reed, Mary Jane Rice, Antje Richter, Amy and Julie Rieth, Russ Rock, Margret Rumsey, Terry Russell, Christine Schlett, Mary Schultz-Rathbun, Amber Short, Jill Slinger, Jennifer Spratt, Yasmin Straitiff, Katie Tighe, Lisa Trojan, Holly Wagner, Kate Walkonen, Grace Wilkins, Nancy Wilson, Catherine Winter, D’Lee Worden, Caroline Young, Stacey Zeabart and Anna Katherine Zimmerman.

One point apiece has been earned to date by Jennifer Bannister, Lisa Duscio, Elaine Hobbs and Evie Renee Moore.

We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming events. Mark your calendars and ride with us at the Windridge Farm Fall Hunter Pace on Sunday, Nov. 29. Then we’ll finish out the calendar year with the River Valley Pony Club’s Winter Hunter Pace on Sunday, Dec. 6 before taking a break for the Christmas Holidays.

Events will pick back on Jan. 24 and continue straight through May after a short break for the holidays, so be sure to check the schedule and come play with us!

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

Thank you to our photographer, Lou Smith, and his assistant Emma Arcularius, for being at the events to capture 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. If you like, you can place an order online.

For information on the Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series e-mail Series Coordinator Jan Smith at WCHPace@Windstream.net or call Jan at 828-894-8760.

– Reported by Jan Smith