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It’s back!! Freedom Reigns Ranch’s 7th Annual Christmas Hunter Pace and Benefit Ride! And this year at the beautiful Percy Warner Park in Nashville, TN! 100% of the proceeds benefit local nonprofit youth equine mentorship organization, Freedom Reigns Ranch. 

***SUNDAY, 12/8/2024***
(Rain date 12/15/2022)

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Enjoy a beautiful ride through the Tennessee Countryside at historic Percy Warner Park (the park is closed to outside riders during the event). Spotters throughout the course for safety, complimentary water on the trail and lunch at the start/finish is provided for each rider.

 

COST: $70 per rider, includes a hot lunch and a digital professional team photo at the starting line.

 

Entries are only accepted directly through our website. Please be sure your Coggins is current as entries with an expired Coggins/coggins that will expire prior to the event are not accepted!
Entries will close on 12/1/2024 or when the maximum number of teams is reached. In the event that you need to cancel, to be eligible for a refund, an email is required prior to 12/1 to make space for riders on the waiting list.
Submit entries early as this event has sold out almost every year!

 

*Any style of tack welcome. Helmet required for anyone under age 18 and for everyone who is jumping. Protective vest is recommended due to XC (solid) style jumps.

*Shoes or boots are recommended for horses as some of the trail is rocky

*there are no required hay/straw bale jumps this year due to rider request. There are two straw bale jumps with stadium-style options. All other jumps are the XC infield jumps at Percy Warner Park.

 

3 DIVISIONS:
-Hilltoppers and Trail Riders: a leisurely ride at mostly a walk
-First Flight: Fox Hunt Simulation optimum time: resting, walking, trotting, cantering, and galloping and jumping required (all jumps are contained in the infield of the Steeplechase Grounds at Percy Warner Park and course then follows the trail. On any parts of the trail that are rocky, the pace for that section is based at a walk.)
-Second Flight: Jumping optional but optimum time will be the same as First Flight

 

Prizes abound:
-best Christmas costume - individual
-best Christmas costume theme - team (up to 3)
-most classic turn-out - individual
-most glitter on a single horse/rider
-most bells on a single horse/rider
-scavenger hunt (t-shirt for all who complete it!)
Ribbons:
-participation ribbon for all competitors
-1st-5th place ribbons for the teams who come closest to their division’s optimum time. Placings will be announced when the last team returns from their ride and ride times are calculated.

 

Lunch provided for all riders with entry donation of $70
Additional lunches available by pre-order (submitted on entry form).

 

TEAMS CAN BE NO MORE THAN 3 PEOPLE FOR SAFETY. PLEASE PLAN YOUR TEAMS AND SUBMIT FORMS ACCORDINGLY! Ride times will have groups departing every 4 minutes. Groups may *not* wait for/join up with each other during the infield riding portion of the trail, which is during the first part of the ride.
Hilltoppers & Trail Riders should plan on riding in earlier times of the day, and last team will be scheduled to depart no later than 2:00.
First Flight riders will be scheduled throughout the day with last team scheduled to depart no later than 3:15.
Please note: we will make every attempt for your ride time and will assign on a first received, first served basis to be as close as possible to your desired start time but cannot guarantee so. Ride times will be posted on 12/5/22 @ 12pm CST on our website as well as sent via email.

 

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We want to recognize and thank the Love Family and their incredible neighbors for hosting us in years past. Unfortunately, a neighbor's land sold that made up a large portion of the trail. In order to provide a great experience for all attending, we made the decision to relocate this year’s ride.
We are thrilled to offer the opportunity to ride the infield and trails at Percy Warner Park with huge thanks to the Butler Family for sponsoring the cost of the park rental! We know you’ll love the ride and can’t wait to continue the tradition with you!

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Email theranch@freedomreignsranch.com with any questions!