HUNTER TRIALS

Trophies for most divisions, ribbons for top 6 in each class, great prizes and prize money.

The Ottawa Valley Hunt invites you to join us for a day of fun riding games. Open to all - you do not need to be a member of a hunt club. Put the skills gained at our cross-country clinic (July 21) to use!

Date: Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024
Start time: 9 am
Location: 8935 Abb Road, Ashton, ON K0A 1B0
Cost: Classes are $35 plus HST/class ($39.55) with the option buy a day pass for $160 plus HST ($180.80) which lets you enter as many classes as you want.

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Courses will be designed be retired FEI course designer and Lifetime Achievement award winner from Equine Canada, Paul Popiel.

Competitors will be judged on proper attire and turn out of the horse. Proper hunt appointments are a bonus. Horses’ suitability for the hunt field is the main attribute of the horse to be considered. Judge to be determined. A proper helmet is required.

Trophies for most divisions, ribbons for top 6 in each class and last year our sponsors generously donated loads of great prizes and $900 in prize money.

Trophies

General Michal Gutowski Trophy – award for sportsmanship and horsemanship for a Junior.
Snowboots Memorial Trophy - awarded to the top Thoroughbred of the day.
June Lacharity Memorial Trophy- awarded to the best dress of the day.

Sponsorship opportunities

You can donate prizes, sponsor a class or sponsor a trophy. Please contact masters@ottawavalleyhunt.com for more information.

Class list

1st Class: Lead line. Kids will be led around on a suitable horse or pony. The caller will ask commands and kids will have a blast.

2nd Class: Jr. flat class. Horses will be ridden around the judge in a wide perimeter. An announcer will ask you to trot, canter and walk in both directions. Attire, turn out, gaits and training will be considered.

3rd Class: Sr. flat class. Horses will be ridden around the judge in a wide perimeter. An announcer will ask you to trot, canter and walk in both directions. Attire, turn out, gaits and training will be considered.

4th Class: A handy hunter class tests skills you and your horse might use during foxhunting: short turns, a brisk pace, trot jumps, galloping, dismounting and leading over an obstacle, even opening and shutting a gate from the saddle. In handy hunter classes the judge rewards promptness, efficiency, a comfortable, easy manner and risks successfully taken, such as inside turns and “tidy” tracks.

5th Class: Pairs on the flat. In pairs, riders will listen to the judges’ commands and in unison complete the tasks.

6th Class: Jr. over fences: Over a short course, riders will have the option of jumping lower (~2'3") or higher (~3') obstacles. Horse will be judged on suitability as a hunt horse.

7th Class: Sr. over fences: Over a short course, riders will have the option of jumping lower (~2'3") or higher (~3') obstacles. Horse will be judged on suitability as a hunt horse.

8th Class: Pairs over fences (2'3" or 3'). Over a course a pair of ridders will ride over a course in tandem.