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hunter pace contestants ride a preset, flagged course over natural hunting country in pairs. The pairs are timed, and the object is to ride the course closest to the optimum time, which is set by the host hunt and kept secret from the competitors.
Courses vary but are usually about three miles in length and encompass anywhere from 12 to 20 jumps typical of the host hunt’s territory, as well as ditches and stream crossings.
Competitors must take into consideration a hunt's reputation for hound speed, terrain, jumps and footing, and plan their ride speed accordingly. While schooling over the courses isn’t allowed, they can be walked by the riders in the week before the pace.
Hunter pacing used to be open only to hunt members and horses that have been fairly hunted, but many of the clubs now offer "open" paces which can be entered by any horse or rider. As the paces are very similar to the cross-country phase of horse trials, the open paces have become popular with local event riders for a fraction of the cost of entering a horse trials.
Hunt members, too, can
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