It was a tense week for volunteers and participants leading up to our first Hunter Pace of 2023, as the weather forecast was most unfavorable; rain, rain and more rain! Fortunately, Mother Nature smiled upon us and gave us a beautiful, perfect day for competition; cool and partly cloudy, who could ask for better conditions? In the end, our dedicated team of volunteers delivered a varied and scenic seven mile course that promised lots of fun for all riders! 44 riders with a variety of skill levels and experience made up 20 total teams in 4 categories; 1st Flight, 2nd Flight, Hilltoppers and Juniors. Here are the official winning placements:

FIRST FLIGHT (optimum time 1 hour 18 minutes)

Tied for 1st Place

Team 107 Oakland Farm (1.14) Priscilla Friedberg on Taipan, Lisa Lefferts on Catch

Team/Rider 104 Blue (1.14) Tracy Ferguson on Blue

2nd Place

Team 105 Team Mimosas (1.13) Jessica Swezey on Chance, Lindsay Klein on Casanova’s Fiddler, Elizabeth McCarthy on Sterling

3rd Place

Team 116 Babes on Bays (1.11) Kelly Britts on Noodle, Heidi Davis on Jasmine

SECOND FLIGHT (optimum time 1 hour 33 minutes)

1st Place

Team/Rider 117 Shadow (1.33) Jason Lynch on Shadow

2nd Place

Team 118 Thrilling TBs (1.38) Jewellen Adams on GB Dynasty, Tanner Price on Charitable Storm

3rd Place

Team 106 Go Getters (1.27) James Swezey on Dora, Brooks Arrington on Sham

HILLTOPPERS (optimum time 1 hour 48 minutes)

Tied for 1st Place

Team 114 Wild Women (1.40) Shanna Riner on Buttercup, Jane Eckes on Cisco, Carol Barker on Quinn, Joanne Douglas on (name unknown)

Team 109 (1.40) Kim Blaine on Chase, Judy Berger on Kit Kat

2nd Place

Team 113 Wolf Pen (1.36) Doris Moses on Woody, Steve Moses on Cello

3rd Place

Team 120 (2.0) Rachel Hoffman on Benson, Lila Azhari-Harris on Jenny

JUNIORS (optimum time 1 hour 33 minutes)

1st Place

Team 108 3 Ponytails (1.41) Marianna Mullins on Secret Keeper, Leah Mullins on Pony Stark

2nd Place

Team 101 Highcroft (1.07) Paige Nolte on Dancer, Jessica Nolte on Snappy, Uldrich Nolte on Dexter

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS AND PARTICIPANTS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OAK RIDGE FOX HUNT CLUB! YOU ROCK!