Does Hunting exist in MI?

[Derby_Lyn_Farms]

I have myself a nice jumper mare and I mostly just pleasure ride. I plan on doing eventer with a young gelding next year. I overheard someone saying that they go every saturday to a hunt (hunter pace???) somewhere in MI.

This is really unfamiliar territory with me. I am 28 and have spent most of my horse life since I was 11 just having fun and never being real serious about showing. I have decided that with my new gelding that I am going to focus on eventing next year. I have dabbled in the eventing world, but never actually competed. I have just ridden on cross country courses. I would love to learn where I have to go for these hunts.

My mare is 14 and was a previous jumper (4’6"). She tends to get hot, but she is fun and quick, and careful over fences. I am going to try and attach a pic, but her form over fences concerns me for cross country or hunts. She tends to hang her legs, but like I said she is careful and barely ever hits a rail.

Last but not least, what saddle is best reccomended for eventing/hunter paces? I currently have a crosby close contact, and I know I am going to have to sell this and get some type of jumping saddle. What is a good affordable saddle that I can get for around $500-600 used?

[CarrieK]

One of the posters here is involved with the Metamora Hunt (I suffer from CRS and I don’t want to misname someone). I go out to Waterloo and press my nose against the window pane but I’m not involved in any manner. There’s a club in Battle Creek but they don’t have a web site (unless it’s a new one of which I’m not aware).

http://www.metamorahunt.com/

http://www.waterloohunt.com/

If you haven’t already, don’t forget to check out The Eventing Association of Michigan.

http://www.micheventing.org/

[Hotspur]

Fox Hunting in Michigan

I’m with the Metamora Hunt and we wecome you to come and ride with us. I don’t know where in Michigan you live. Our hunt country is near Metamora, about half way between Flint and Detroit. You can gather a great deal of information from our website: www.metamorahunt.com

If you are a newby, you might want to attend one of our hunts on foot as a spectator first. We hunt Wednesday and Saturday mornings from mid August through the winter, weather permitting. If you are close enough to be interested in us, please PM me and I will give you more information.

[The_Shadow]

www.battlecreekhunt.com

[CarrieK]

[QUOTE=The Shadow;5143921]
www.battlecreekhunt.com[/QUOTE]

Well!! That’s kinda a no-brainer one there, innit? I
should’ve been able to figure that one out on my own, eh?

d’oh!!

[JSwan]

@CarrieK;5144988

I
should’ve been able to figure that one out on my own, eh?

Only The Shadow knows… :lol:

(you have to be a certain age to get the lame joke)

[Derby_Lyn_Farms]

Thanks for all the info! I will have to plan on attending one on foot then. But right now I am scheduled to work Saturday and Wednesday for the month, hopefully Novembers schedule will be different and I can come then.