The 2010 Hunter Paces Dates are:
Saturday
July 31, 2010
Saturday October 9, 2010
Hi All,
Saturday
July 31, 2010 was a picture perfect day! THANK YOU to everyone that came! We had 111 horses plus my 2 horses makes for 113
horses. It was the perfect summer day for riding.
It's 2010 already!!
Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday I was bushwacking my way around the woods and getting lost, that now
has a huge network of Beautiful trails and over 80 jumps! Jeff and I made a big change to the 10 mile course last spring.
We cut a new trail through the woods that eliminates the long road section! The new trail was a big hit at the 2009 Hunter
Paces. It took me 5 years to find this trail and I am so happy that I finally did it! Jeff and I have made a very nice trail
through the woods from the second set of 6 stonewalls that comes out above the parking lot! It's a great trail and I really
think everyone is going to LOVE the change! The only place anyone, on either the 5 or 10 mile courses, will
be on the road will be at the parking area when you cross it to start and finish.
We made a NEW 5 Mile Course 2 years ago too!! The New 5 Mile
Course now includes the Famous Pine Lane with 8 Stonewalls and many of the Beautiful woods trails on the 10 mile course!!
The New course is almost all in the woods and includes more than 47 jumps!! Jeff and I had to cut a few new trails to
make it all work and we really love it and think you will too!! I made the decision to move it so everyone can enjoy the beautiful
trails and jumps on the 10 mile course and be in the shade in August. I hope a lot of you come out and Ride both the New 5
mile course and the 10 mile course and maybe a few of you will ride both courses!! Jeff and I have been working really hard
getting everything ready for you!! We made some other changes in the past few years too. We have done our best to
cut around as many of the mud holes as is possible on 15 miles of trails in the woods. We do our best to make all the trails
as nice as possible so you and your horse have a GREAT RIDE! The trails are in GREAT SHAPE and so Beautiful!! I promise that
it will all be marked very well so you won't get lost! If you have any questions let me know. Keep reading below for information
about The Tioughnioga Ruritan Club, Inc.
Thank You,
Jill
The Hunter Pace to Benefit the Tioughnoga Ruritan Club
in DeRuyter, New York takes place at the Beautiful Staley Farm. If you love a beautiful scenic trail ride this is the
event for you. This year we will be having a Hunter Pace Championship Series. There are 2 Hunter Paces in the Series. To be
eligible for Championship Series Prizes the same team of riders must ride at both Hunter Pace dates. You may ride at only
one of the Hunter Pace dates, you will not be eligible for Championship Series Prizes, but if you can only make one it's
OK. We are also offering pre-entry for both of the paces at a discount. Please see the Flyer Page and Enrty
Form Page for all the details. Please note the earlier start time of 8 am for the August pace. We are
offering this in case the weather is hot that day and you want to beat the heat. Both of the 5 mile and 10 mile courses
offer a unique experience providing excitement and a challenge for riders of all ability. Novice riders can enjoy
the thrill of riding their horse on a variety of different terrain, while more experienced riders can challenge themselves
to clear all of the many fences that the pace offers. The choice is yours, that is the beauty of a pace, you ride at
the pace YOU want to go. Regardless of your competitive nature, the breathtaking scenery and incredible venue make this
an event you won't want to miss. You may ride English or Western.
Attire is casual but all riders must wear an ASTM Hard Hat with Harness and riding boots or shoes (something
with a heel).
The Tioughnioga Ruritan Club, Inc is a member of the National Ruritan, a nonprofit 501
C3 organization. Each Ruritan Club surveys the needs of its community and then works to meet those needs. Here is a snap shot
of the Tioughnioga Ruritan Club's service to the comminity, monthy blood drives, highway clean up, emergency victim A$$I$TANCE,
scholarships to local students, support of the local food bank, and hanging of flags and Christmas lights. They helped
put in a sidewalk to the local store, and put up speakers and lights at the local fairgrounds. They also help out
at the Madison County Childrens Camp with both donations and maintenance of one of the cabins, and many more
projects. Thanks to the huge success of the Hunter Paces The Ruritan has been able to add many new projects to our already
long list of projects. The Club was able to donate money to the music department to buy more instruments for kids in need.
We also made a donation to the school for playground equipment to replace unsafe equipment. We have also purchased more
than $2000 worth of food gift certificates for families in need. The Club has also been able to purchase DeRuyter Welcomes
You signs, if you come the Hunter Paces via Rt 13 you will see the signs. The Tioughnioga Ruritan has 2 other fund raisers
each year, a Car Show in June and an Auction in July, please click on the Other Club Events and Car Show pages on
the left of the screen for more information.
This is a great organization
so please come ride a spectacular Hunter Pace. The Hunter Pace courses run through beautiful hunt country. The trails are
very nice and the footing is GREAT rain or shine. There is a nice mixture of woods, fields, hills, and water crossings.
We have built over 80 natural hunt jumps. Jumps incude stonewalls, post and rails, coops, and logs. We are
building more jumps this year. Jumps range is size from 2' to 3' and all jumps are optional. There are
spectacular veiws from many places on the courses and from the parking area. The parking is at the Beautiful Staley Farm in
nice level hay fields. The optimum time will be set by Hunter Pace Chairman Jill Higgins. I have 15 years of
fox hunting experience and I have a lot of experience running Hunter Paces. The courses will be very well
marked for a fun, entertaining, and easy to navigate ride. Riders in the Field Hunters Pace must ride both
the 5 mile and 10 mile courses from start to finish. The Hunter Paces will run RAIN OR SHINE. Please note that Teams
may be composed of 1 or 2 riders. Teams with more thn 2 riders will only be awared 2 prizes.
I must extend a Big Thank You to the Staley Family
and all the landowners for the use of their land. Without landowners like these, events like this can not happen. Please
respect the landowners and only ride on the marked courses the days of the paces only. Do not come back and ride on
your own. Keep checking back as I will continue updating this website. As always if you have
any questions call e-mail me.
Jill
