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BELOW IS A LETTER AND PRESS RELEASE FROM LOS ALTOS HOUNDS
Dear Pacific District Hunt Friends, On Saturday April 7, 2007 Los Altos Hounds hosted the MFHA Centennial Field Hunter Championship Pacific District Qualifier. What a grand competition! Fourteen Pacific District competitors made a spectatcular showing. The turnout phase was very competitive and the judges did an excellent job choosing the Best Turned Out. The sweep and beauty of the green Los Altos hills was a perfect backdrop for the mock hunt and individual test. The results are listed below. On behalf of Los Altos Hounds, I would to thank everyone involved for an extremely successful weekend. The event ran as smoothly as we could have antipated with our combined effort and dedication. We were proud that the Pacific District turned out such a spectacular showing. It was fun for us to come together given that the distances traveled are signifcant out west, with Santa Fe traveling 7 hours, Red Rock a good 5 hours and Santa Ynez Valley Hunt 3 hours. It also gave us the opportunity to strengthen our links with MFHA, giving us a renewed understanding that we uphold the traditions of a sport that is enjoyed across the US. Paul Cronin, Penny Denegre and Viviane Warren helped officiate. We all enjoyed meeting our Virginia friends and hope that our paths cross in the future. As Surtees wrote in the 1830's of Jorrocks: "Tell me a man's a foxhunter and I loves him at once." Sincerely, Katie and Jef Graham MFH, Los Altos Hounds Mindi and Keith Baxter MFH, Los Altos Hounds PRESS RELEASE FORM MASTERS OF FOXHOUNDS ASSOCATION TOP EIGHT CENTENNIAL FIELD HUNTER DISTRICT QUALIFIER WINNERS DISTRICT; Pacific DISTRICT QUALIFIER CHAIRMAN; Katie Graham, MFH DATE; Saturday, April 7, 2007 JUDGES: Paul Cronin, John Strassburger, Connie Arthur BEST TURNED OUT Name of Rider: Philip Brailsford Name of Owner: Philip Brailsford Name of Horse: Photarc Breed/Age/Color/Gender of Horse: TB/13/Brown/Geld Hunt Affiliation: Santa Fe Hunt, CA BEST JUNIOR Name of Rider: Alecia Haselton Name of Owner: Alicia Haselton Name of Horse: Kenya Breed/Age/Color/Gender of Horse: QH/13/Chest/Mare Hunt Affiliation: Los Altos Hounds, CA FIRST Name of Rider: Ryan Brown Name of Owner: Ryan Brown Name of Horse: Takes the Cake Breed/Age/Color/Gender of Horse: TB/14/Bay/Mare Hunt Affiliation: Los Altos Hounds SECOND Name of Rider: Angela Murray Name of Owner: Angela Murray Name of Horse: Guthrie Breed/Age/Color/Gender of Horse: TB/16/Bay/Mare Hunt Affiliation: Red Rock Hounds, Nevada THIRD Name of Rider: Britt Haselton Name of Owner: Britt Haselton Name of Horse: Cruising Altitude Breed/Age/Color/Gender of Horse: ISH/11/Bay/G Hunt Affiliation: Los Altos Hounds FOURTH Name of Rider: Jennifer Overbey Name of Owner: Jennifer Overbey Name of Horse: Juniper Breed/Age/Color/Gender of Horse: Perch,QH/TBX/16/Grey/Mare Hunt Affiliation: Los Altos Hounds FIFTH Name of Rider: Alecia Haselton Name of Owner: Alecia Haselton Name of Horse: Kenya Breed/Age/Color/Gender of Horse: QH/13/Mare Hunt Affiliation: Los Altos Hounds SIXTH Name of Rider: Don Pugh Name of Owner: Don Pugh Name of Horse: Rio Breed/Age/Color/Gender of Horse: QH/11/Sor/Gelding Hunt Affiliation: Los Altos Hounds SEVENTH Name of Rider: John Schafer Name of Owner: John Schafer Name of Horse: Solo Breed/Age/Color/Gender of Horse: TB/12/Bay/Gelding Hunt Affiliation: Red Rock Hounds EIGHTH Name of Rider: Susan Powell Name of Owner: Susan Powell Name of Horse: T'as Gagne mon Coeur Breed/Age/Color/Gender of Horse: AmWB/14/Black/Gelding Hunt Affiliation: Los Altos Hounds Other competitors: Annie Bradfield LAH; Gerry Dugan RRH; Andrew Jayne RRH Junior; Shelby Rector RRH Junior; Michaela Killer-Westall SYVH. FOR PHOTOS OF THE PACIFIC DISTRICT CENTENNIAL FIELD TRIALS go to: http://www.susanragan.com |