by Alex Cromer

This year's Princess Anne Hunt Hunter Pace was held on Sunday October 27th and featured 100 riders and 34 teams. Teams competed over a 7.8 mile course on the scenic and historical land of Sherwood Forest Plantation, courtesy of the Tyler Family. We featured the following divisions: Fast Time Over Fences, Fast Time on the Flat, Optimum Time Over Fences, and Optimum Time on the Flat. Teams were composed of 2-5 riders and were tasked with self-navigating the course following the markers designated. Click HERE to see the times and results. Click HERE to view the photos taken by Commonwealth Artists of the day.

Princess Anne Hunt would like to thank the following volunteers for their work on this event:

• Event Chair Alex Cromer
• PAH Huntsman, Martyn Blackmore, for his tireless efforts in trail clearing and marking, and helping day of event
• Jerel Johnson, Chairman of the Trail Clearing Committee
• PAH professional whipper-in Sue Blackmore for leading our mandatory halfway pit-stop to ensure horse and rider safety
• Mark Wenger and Troy Arnold for their dedication and professionalism to time-keeping
• Shirley Bazdar for her dedication to helping with registration and ensuring organization and collection of all necessary documents
• PAH President Katherine Mitchell for helping out as a volunteer after her ride to "fill in the gaps" where needed
• Finally, we would like to extend a giant thank you to Shelley Leicht for her wonderful skill and devotion to helping us park everyone so efficiently!