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2025 Live Oak Hounds–USPC Foxhunting Challenge Award

May 19, 2025 (Lexington, KY) — The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. (USPC or Pony Club) is pleased to announce the results of the annual Live Oak Hounds–USPC Foxhunting Challenge. The Live Oak Challenge is designed to encourage Pony Club members to try the sport and to reward members who hunt on a regular basis and who serve as mentors for newcomers. For their achievements, cash prizes are awarded annually to the top six participating Pony Clubs and Pony Club Riding Centers. These prizes are made possible through the generous support of C. Martin Wood III and Daphne Flowers Wood. The Woods are Joint Masters of the Live Oak Hounds in Monticello, Fla., and past presidents of the Masters of Foxhounds Association of North America (MFHA). “The Live Oak Hounds Masters in Monticello, Fla., are very pleased, that after many years of donating $10,000 annually to the six Pony Clubs [and Pony Club Riding Centers] in the country that get the highest percentage of their members out hunting at leas