Children & Teen Shemozzle 2026

The Children & Teen Shemozzle at the Hunterville Huntaway Festival sends school-age runners through a secret cross-country obstacle course. It is divided into Junior (Years 3-5), Intermediate (Years 6-8), and Teen (Years 9-13) divisions, ensuring children and older students compete separately. The course is revealed only on race day. Runners should anticipate obstacles requiring them to climb over, crawl under, push through, and slide down. The challenge also involves consuming a treat during the race, and organizers caution that staying dry is unlikely. This event connects to the Shepherds Shemozzle, the festival's established obstacle-racing tradition.