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remain calm in a large group, handle activity and noise (of as p many as 50 hounds speak to a j| scent) as well as keeping a safe distance from other horses I without argument. Though fox- 1 hunters are notable for galloping madly around the countryside, all hunt professionals recognize the walk, and the halt, as two of the most important gaits.

The Sunday finals give racing spectators a unique opportunity to watch a foxhunt up dose. Usually; a real, live hunt disappears into the woodlands, but the championship finals are set up around Glenwood's racing oval, with much of the action in clear view of the grandstand and tailgate areas.

For the handy-hunter course, finalists might be asked to dismount and remount from a log; unlatch a gate and dose it from horseback, or trot over a fallen tree — all very reasonable questions to ask of a foxhunting ■ hone.

Hunt dubs participating in the hunt week meets are Fairfax, Snkkersville, Orange County; Loudoun West and Warrenton.

A $2,500 cash prize will be i awarded to the overall champion's home hunt dub by the l Bonnie family of the Piedmont Foxhounds. 1 The championships are | l contested in memory of former i Piedmont master Theodora A. Randolph. Randolph was mast ter for 40 years.

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