To watch a video of the 2009 Hayes Golden Button Challenge click on the link below:
Out in the country Treble Trouble (Patrick Millington) in mid-air while heading for first place in the
Hayes Golden Button Challenge
A cross country ride styled on an original steeple chase over 3 miles
and approximately 24 natural obstacles between the villages of Forthampton and Tirley on the banks of the River Severn in the heart of the Ledbury Hunt country.
Click on the map below to see a larger version of the 2007 course. This year the course was run in reverse
and over some different fences.
Open to anyone over the age of 16 years competing for one of seven Gold Ledbury Hunt Buttons:
First
Past the Post
First Lady Rider
First Ledbury hunt member/subscriber
First under 21
First Veteran Rider (over 50)
First Heavyweight Rider (over 15 stone without saddles)
First Non Thoroughbred
While spectators watched the race from the finish and enjoyed some good old fashioned hunting hospitality
with a pig roast and a beer.
The JCB Diggers Inter-Hunt Challenge
Teams of four members compete for the inter-hunt challenge over the Golden Butten course.
|
