Barbara Hope “Tippy” Moore Payne, long-time field secretary for Piedmont Fox Hounds and dedicated riding instructor, died on Dec. 6 of complications from injuries she received in a riding accident. She was 71.

Mrs. Payne was born in Norfolk, Va., the daughter of Robert Rouse Moore Sr. and Katherine Hope Nicholson Moore.

She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class before attending Stephens College in Missouri, where she earned an associates degree in equestrian management.

For more than 50 years Mrs. Payne taught riding lessons in Clarke, Loudoun and Fauquier counties in Virginia. She was a member of the Piedmont Hunt and their field secretary for more than 40 years.

With an incredible memory for every hunt she’d ever participated in, Mrs. Payne could recount in detail any day that she and her friends had been out, including the number of jumps taken and which horses were used. She loved to accompany children out on their first hunts and share her passion for the world of foxhunting.

Mrs. Payne taught at the 4-H Club summer camp in Front Royal, Va., and was a member of the Welsh Pony Society where she served as show secretary for many years.

She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Charles Eugene Payne, her son Robert Payne, and two brothers, Robert Rouse Moore, Jr. and Richard Barbour Moore.

Memorial contributions may be made to the World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th St., N.W., P.O. Box 97180, Washington, DC 20090, or to The North Shore Animal League, 25 Davis Ave, Port Washington, NY 11050.