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Caratteristiche dell'Hunter
L'Hunter è qualsiasi cavallo che viene utilizzato nella caccia con dei segugi, non condivide caratteristiche comuni e non può essere definito una razza equina.
Un Hunter è un cavallo sano di belle proporzioni e con tutti gli attributi di un buon cavallo da sella.
Possiede una buona andatura e un'ottimo equilibrio, è un cavallo abbastanza veloce e agile negli ostacoli.

A hunter pace is a low-key competitive event derived from foxhunting. Teams of two or three riders follow an outdoor course laid out over terrain which is meant to simulate the riding conditions encountered during a foxhunt - that is, a mixture of gaits that a foxhunter typically uses as a fox's scent is found and followed by hounds through open country and along wooded trails. There is no set length for a hunter pace course, although courses in the Western North Carolina Hunter Pace series held from November through March are typically around eight miles and can take up to two hours to complete.
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It is up to each team to guess what the organizers of the pace have decided is an ideal time to complete the course and to adjust its progress accordingly. The ideal time is determined by sending out one or more test teams to ride the course before the event. On the day of the event, the team which completes the course in a time closest to the ideal is placed first.