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Farmington Hunt at The Fiery Farm near Earlysville.
All events offer optional jumping over an 8-10 mile course. Teams can be two, three or four riders. There will be junior, hunt and pleasure divisions, each with a different optimum time that competitors try to match.
O’Keefe said that, like the spring hunter paces, a hunt member will ride the course the morning of the event, recording their “optimum’’ time but keeping it secret until after the event. ' The hunt division, O’Keefe said, is likely to be timed “like a hunting day.”
Since the courses are long, she said that, like a hunting day, the pacesetter is likely to canter where appropriate, with some walking and trotting as deemed necessary.
A five-minute mandatory rest stop — with water for horse and rider — will be about halfway through each course.
The junior optimum time, O'Keefe said, was likely to be slightly slower, with the pleasure division pace slower yet. ' “This is a sport for everybody," she said.
There is no requirement for hunt membership for riders, nor hunt qualification for horses. Attire, too, is informal — no breeches or jackets are expected, though they are certainly allowed, O’Keefe said. Helmets are required for all riders.
There will be series-end awards. Log onto the Bull Run Web site for details — www.BullRunHunt.com, or call (540) 672-5128.
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