Commonwealth Fox Hounds Hunter Pace April 21

Join us on Saturday, April 21, 2012 for CFH’s Spring Hunter Pace at Wirtland, Oak Grove, VA. A Hunter Pace is designed to test a horse's suitability as a field hunter. The event is ridden over a course simulating hunting terrain and should be ridden at a "hunting pace", i.e., the speed at which one would normally ride to the hounds. The course is marked with orange ribbons and arrows to indicate turns.

Registration: 9:00 AM

Fast Time Divisions: 9:30AM – 10:00 AM

Optimum Divisions (may be ridden in any order): 10:00 – 2:30 PM

Judging of Best Turned Out Pair: 9:30 – Noon

Scavenger Hunt: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Awards: 4:00 PM

Entry Fee is $25 per horse per division. Entry fee for Scavenger Hunt is $15 per person. Best Turned Out is $5 per entrant.

Save time with online registration!!
http://www.commonwealthfoxhounds.org
Separate pre-entry registration line day of event.

FACILITIES

 Bring water for your horses.

 A port-a-potty will be in the parking area.

 A picnic lunch will be provided.

 Please bring drinks for yourself.

 Please bring lawn chair

RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

 Negative Coggins within 12 months is required.

 Safety helmets must be worn when mounted.

 All riders must check-in to sign a release waiver and pickup numbers prior to mounting.

 Children under 18 must have parent or guardian sign release waiver – no exceptions. Waiver is available at: http://commonwealthfoxhounds.org/documents/waiver.pdf

 Age is determined as of January 1, 2012. Junior is defined as age 18 and under.

 Senior is defined as age 19 and over.

 Casual riding attire permitted

 All divisions completed as a pair

Fast and Optimum Time (Over Fences and On the Flat) divisions are open to pairs of riders. On the Flat pairs may go around all fences; Over Fences pairs must jump all fences. In case of a refusal over fences, riders must make two more efforts to get over the fence, but may then go around that fence without being penalized.

 Optimum time will be computed by averaging all teams' times after dropping the fastest and slowest times. The teams coming closest to that average will be declared winners in optimum time classes.

 Optimum Time, Sr./Jr. division is open to pairs consisting of one Senior and one Junior rider; all fences are optional.

 Silver Fox Optimum division is open to pairs, age 40 and over.

 Best Turned out may be entered as an individual or as a pair. Entrants are judged on turn out of their mounts and proper hunt appointments.

 Scavenger Hunt will include a list of natural and man-made items to be found by you and your steed on property adjacent to, but not on Hunter Pace Course.

For More Information Contact:

Email info@commonwealthfoxhounds.org or brthoyer@aol.com

If doubtful weather, call 540-538-6839 morning of event

Phone number during the event: 540-538-8143

St. Jude's Benefit Trail Ride at Cloverdale Quarters on April 28, 2012

Join us for our 11th annual St Jude Benefit Trail Ride AT CLOVERDALE QUARTERS IN SUTHERLIN VA
( 6 miles east of Danville on left side of 58)

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 28 TH 2012
Ride will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Negative Coggins Required
No Alcoholic Beverages Allowed

Dinner will be provided immediately following the ride. Cost is $25.00 for Adults & $15.00 for children
(this includes dinner) $10.00 donation for dinner guests who are unable to ride but would still like to join us to eat.

We look forward to seeing you there. For more information please contact:

Larry & Laurie Miller @ 434-822-5535
or David & Cheryl Tuggle @ 434-792-3811

FLEETWOOD BENEFIT TRAIL RIDE APRIL 20-22, 2012

Spring is right around the corner! Come join us at Fleetwood Community Center in Massies Mill for a weekend of great riding and good food in the mountains of central Virginia. Our ride offers beautiful views and a variety of terrain. All trails are marked and are self-guided. The trails vary in difficulty and may be rocky at times, so your horses should be trail-conditioned and well shod all around.

Fees: $75 – Adult riders
$35 – Riders under 18 and all non-riders
Riders under the age of 13 MUST ride with an adult.
Fee must accompany registration form. Credit will be given for emergencies only. Please call. If you have a credit from a previous ride, please send in your form and mark ‘credit’ for amount paid. FIRST 150 REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED.

The registration fee includes 3 days and 2 nights of camping on a level, grassy field alongside the Tye River. Five meals, including lunch on the trail on Saturday, are also included. Water is available for horses, and restrooms and hot showers are located inside the community center building.

Due to increased liability issues, we can no longer allow entrance to the grounds on Thursday night before the ride. The gates will open for all entrants at check-in at 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning. Current negative Coggins papers MUST be presented at checkin, and you will need to BRING A COPY OF YOUR COGGINS PAPERS FOR US TO KEEP. We have to give these to a local livestock inspector, so it’s important that you bring an extra copy to leave with us. Ample parking is available, but please limit your horse enclosures to 10’ x 12’ per horse, next to your trailer.

Ride as you wish on Friday. Guest riders check out with the Ride Secretary between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday mornings. Riders will have a choice of a long or short ride on Saturday, and a different short ride on Sunday.

This is a family-oriented ride. Drinking on the trail and other disruptive behavior on the trail (or in camp) will not be tolerated. Camp fires are not allowed unless they are self-contained. Please do not build fires directly on the ground.

Receipt of all registrations will be acknowledged. Questions? For trail questions, contact Nancy Brockman @ 434 277-5630 and contact Audrey Diane Evans at either 434 277-5814 or bossmare@ceva.net for registration (or general) questions.

We look forward to seeing you on Friday, April 20! Ride safe!

Montebello Spring Trail Ride May 25-27

Montebello Volunteer Fire & Emergency Services  spring trail ride is scheduled for May 25-27, and we look forward to seeing you there.
Please visit our website <https://sites.google.com/site/montebellotrailrides/> for all the details, including registration forms; the brochures will be sent out in March. If you have additional questions, please contact us at montebellotrails@gmail.com

Mason Neck Horse Coalition (MNHC) - Saddle Up for St. Jude Charity Ride April 15, 2012 - Rain or Shine

The Mason Neck Horse Coalition is sponsoring for a seventh year a trail ride and mounted scavengers hunt. This year the proceeds from the ride are to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Suggested minimum donation is $25.00 to participate and each rider will receive a participation ribbon.
Check-in at 10:00 am. Ride begins at 10:30 am and riders will ride at their own pace in groups. The trail will cover Pohick Bay Park Regional Park and Gunston Hall and will be marked. It will take about 2 hours (at a walk) and includes some rocky/muddy areas and hills. The ride begins and ends at Pohick Bay Regional Park (trailering instructions are below).
The ride will include a mounted scavenger hunt with prizes!
How Do You Participate?

1. Register for the ride by contacting Kim Cook at nybornnrzd@comcast.net or 703-314-6265.
   • Please register by April 8, 2012. Walk-ins are welcome based on trailer space
2. Once your registration has been confirmed go to the St. Jude website and begin fund raising:
   • Saddle up for St. Jude
3. Download and send in the forms ahead of time or fill them out the day of the ride:
4. Rider Information Form and Driving Instructions
5. Ride Waiver/Consent Form - REQUIRED FOR ALL RIDERS, can be downloaded from the St. Jude Website or signed the day of the ride
6. Copy of negative coggins either mailed in with Rider Information Form or provided the day of the ride is required and will not be returned
7. For more information:
   • About St. Jude
   • Pohick Bay Regional Park
   • Gunston Hall
   • Pohick Bay Regional Park - Trailer Parking Instructions

If you are unable to download and print the forms above please contact Brian Purdy at BrianP8592@aol.com

Southern Piedmont Equine Extravaganza “Putting Science into Practice”

Virginia Tech’s Southern Piedmont Center, Blackstone, VA
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Registration at 8 am meeting starts at 8:30 am and ends at 3:00 pm
Lunch will be catered by the Buffalo Creek Pony Club

“Featuring Scott Purdum of Advantage Horsemanship”

Topics and Speakers

Morning Session includes the following inside presentations:

 Grazing systems for small acreage horse owners, Chris Teutsch, Virginia Tech

 Building a stronger bond between you and your horse, Scott Purdum, Advantage Horsemanship

 Meeting the nutritional needs of your horses, Marty Adams, Southern States Cooperative

 Foundations of riding, Theresa McManus, Keymon Farm

Afternoon Session includes the following outside demonstrations

 Practical approaches to addressing behavioral problems, Scott Purdum, Advantage Horsemanship

 Establishing horse pastures: equipment, techniques, and species, Chris Teutsch, Virginia Tech

 Emergency and preventative medicine for your horse, Brandy Phelps, DVM, Hoofbeats Equine Services

 Equine massage demonstration, Deb Crane, Equine Sports Therapies

An advanced preregistration fee of $10 per adult is being charged to help to offset meal and speaker costs. All preregistered youth under the age of 18 years old can attend at no cost. Preregistrations must be postmarked by March 30, 2012. Registration the day of the event will be $15 for adults and $5 for youth.

All paid participants over the age of 18 will receive a coupon for a free bag of horse feed complements of Southern States Cooperative. This conference is a joint effort of the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council and Virginia Cooperative Extension and is being supported by a grant from the Virginia Horse Industry Board. For more information on this conference and how to preregister please visit the VFGC’s website at www.vaforages.org or contact Margaret Kenny at makenny@vt.edu or 434-292-5331.