Season Recap
Filed under: 2007-2008,General — Cheryl @ 6:29 am
Well it is time to bid the 2007-08 season goodbye, and boy we had a great one! The hounds hunted great, and showed us great sport. Thanks to our fearless leader and her dedication, and for all she does to make this possible for us.
We enjoyed many joint meets with guests from Farmington, Reedy Creek, Glenmore, Rockbridge, Monmouth County Hunt, Bedford Hunt, Deep Run, and more. Thanks to all our guests… hope to see more of you again next season!
There are many puppies to be trained, and Lili could use help anytime you can offer it. Working with hounds in the kennel, and helping with the puppies is a welcome contribution to the hunt, and also helps you learn the hounds and become more involved. Please call Lili anytime to offer your help, it benefits the whole hunt.
There are also many trails and jumps to be maintained. We will have workdays throughout the summer, as much as we can, to work on these things and improve our hunting conditions for next season.
We will have trail rides over the summer too, and these are a great way to get you, your horses, and especially new or green horses used to our hunt country and other horses in a non-hunting environment. We tailor the trail rides to the people who come, meaning we will go at a pace that suits the level of horses out. Sometimes we can split into groups where one group can go a bit faster and/or jump, and others can go slower.
Speaking of jumping, our summer rides are the perfect time to school jumps. We can take our time and practice them in a schooling situation, and have the luxury of being able to spend some time at a jump if people need it. If anyone wants to take some lessons this summer, to improve their riding and jumping, I am all for it and would be happy to arrange some things. Just get in touch and let me know. The stronger rider you are and the more trained your horse, the safer hunting is for everyone.
I hope you all can participate and help with our summer activities. They are all designed to enhance our hunting season for the next year. The better the hounds, horses, and riders are kept fit and trained, and the trails kept clear, the better our hunting will be.
Hope to see you all around all summer! Don’t be a stranger!!
Cheryl
