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This is NOT a Horse Race! As much as we love the Kentucky Derby, this is not that kind of event.
What is a Hunter Derby?
"Most hunter derbies are run as a two-round competition. Both rounds typically include natural fences reminiscent of the hunt field, such as stone walls, logs, brush jumps, white board fences, post-and-rail jumps, gates, coops, banks and ditches. Longer than a standard hunter course, the classic round incorporates in-and-outs, bending lines, lines on unrelated distances and fences with long approaches.
The top-scoring competitors in the classic round come back to ride the handy round, which includes a trot fence, rollbacks and tight turns to show off the horse’s rideability. Riders earn extra points for demonstrating handiness. In both rounds, they can select jumps with higher height options to earn additional bonus points. The combination of scores from the two rounds determines the winner."
- taken from Practical Horseman Magazine
https://practicalhorsemanmag.com/training/hunter-derbies
"Most hunter derbies are run as a two-round competition. Both rounds typically include natural fences reminiscent of the hunt field, such as stone walls, logs, brush jumps, white board fences, post-and-rail jumps, gates, coops, banks and ditches. Longer than a standard hunter course, the classic round incorporates in-and-outs, bending lines, lines on unrelated distances and fences with long approaches.
The top-scoring competitors in the classic round come back to ride the handy round, which includes a trot fence, rollbacks and tight turns to show off the horse’s rideability. Riders earn extra points for demonstrating handiness. In both rounds, they can select jumps with higher height options to earn additional bonus points. The combination of scores from the two rounds determines the winner."
- taken from Practical Horseman Magazine
https://practicalhorsemanmag.com/training/hunter-derbies
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