Lowcountry Hunt
Walterboro, SC
Hunter Pace Ride Times!
Time: Team:
9:30 - Rainbows and Unicorns
9:35 - OPEN
9:40 - No Bucks Given
9:45 - Buddy's Girls
9:50 - Buck Acres
9:55 - Tally Ho's
10:00 - The Belle Meaders
10:05 - Sugar and Spice
10:10 - Sugar Rush Hour
10:15 - Sweet Sugar Vibes
10:20 - Sweet Dreams are Made of This
10:25 - Bear Creek Bitch Pack
10:30 - Ponies and Prosecco
10:35 - Starlets on Steeds
10:40 - Hippies on a Hack
10:45 - More Whoa - Some Go
10:50 - BS Farm Too
10:55 - BS Farm
11:00 - Win or Booze
11:05 - Pace Cadets
11:10 - Green Cosmic Racers
11:15 - Speed Demons (Ansley, Brailee)
11:20 - Jones, Murray Mitchell
11:25 - Turtles (Heather, Elizabeth, Kayla)
11:30 - Begged, Borrowed, or Stolen
What you need to know:
Location: Longfield Stables at Palmetto Bluff. 24 Healey Rd, Bluffton, SC 29910
Adults: $75.00
Juniors: $50.00
Gates open: 8am
Riding start time: 9am
Riding End time: 12:15pm
Lunch from: 12-1pm
Prizes awarded: 1pm
This year teams are limited to 3 riders max.
We will be giving prizes for the following:
1st place (closest to time set)
2nd place (2nd closest to time set)
Best Dressed
Best Team Name
Ribbons will be given to teams placing 1st to 6th.
Prize Sponsors:
Pro Elite Horse Feeds
Cavalor
Lowcountry Hunt
The Artful Equine
What is a Hunter Pace?
A hunter pace is a low-key competitive event derived from foxhunting. Teams of 1-4 riders will follow an outdoor course laid out over terrain which is meant to simulate the riding conditions encountered during a foxhunt - that is, a mixture of gaits that a foxhunter typically uses as a fox's scent is found and followed by hounds through open country and along wooded trails. There is no set length for a hunter pace course, although courses in the Celebrations Hunter Pace series are typically around 6-8 miles and can take up to two hours to complete.
It is up to each team to guess what the organizers of the pace have decided is an ideal time to complete the course and to adjust its progress accordingly. The ideal time is determined by sending out one or more test teams to ride the course before the event. On the day of the event, the team which completes the course in a time closest to the ideal is placed first.
Most hunter paces are divided into two divisions, with different ideal times.
Lowcountry Hunt offers two divisions: Jumping and Hilltoppers.
The Jumping division offers a division for those experienced in the hunt field who wish to take the course at a faster pace and incorporate a jumping pace.
The Hilltopper division for those who wish to travel more slowly. Jumps are found along both courses, taking them is always optional based on the horse and riders level of comfort during the event. If a rail or jump is damaged, please dismount to reset the rail or contact a coordinator to reset the jump for all riders behind you.
Even though there is a competitive aspect to a hunter pace, most riders simply regard it as an enjoyable way to spend a day in the countryside with their mounts and congenial company.
We can't wait to see you on October 11th!
