Happenings at the Office
Welcome to the autumn season which means cool, crispy, early mornings filled with the sound of the hounds in the countryside!
Pony Club Updates
The Live Oak Hounds Pony Club Foxhunting Challenge was a huge success this year. Thanks to the generosity of Marty and Daphne Wood, this challenge provides a tremendous financial boost to the winning Pony Clubs.
August Hunting Quiz
Test your knowledge of foxhunting terms in this short quiz!
Kennel Corner
It is August again and for many of us this means the new season has begun and for others it means that the start is right around the corner.
Performance Trial Series Conclusion
Even after retiring, Fred Berry just keeps giving! The Huntsman started his professional career with Sedgefield Hunt 35 years ago and built a legacy upon dedication to the sport and community that will last generations.
2023 Hunting Habitat Conservation Award
Deadline for Submission is September 30, 2022 The purpose of the Hunting Habitat Conservation Award is to recognize those hunts who have made significant and enduring contributions toward the preservation of habitat and biodiversity of its flora and fauna… Read...
Sportsmen’s Alliance Issues Update
By Evan Heusinkveld, Executive Director In the 2022 session, we’ve seen many of the same bills as in years past, but with a few tweaks. While tethering restrictions, sheltering requirements, and outright dog hunting bans were introduced in many Northeastern states,...
Carolina Hounds Show Results
Larry Pitts and Champion, Bedford Krystal ’21. Mark Jump photo VIEW RESULTS...
The MFHA Field Hunter Championship
Celebrating Your Special HorsePhotos courtesy of Middleburg Hunt The 2022–2023 hunting season becomes the foxhunters’ year of the horse as the MFHA organizes a series of horse competitions across North America. The MFHA Field Hunter Championship is more than just a...
Kennel Corner
All the puppy shows, and the seasonal annual hound shows are over. Now, we watch and gaze out the kennel doors and anxiously await the cool mornings of the season to see how the young entry will enter. Did I make the right cross? Time will tell. Time always tells! Years of breeding, choices made, some good, some bad…a land mind of choices and opinions! The choices made are all around you on hound exercise – grandparents, parents, siblings – and this year’s young entry progeny of last year’s choices! Already looking at lineage, thinking of next season before this season has begun hunting, again all so many choices to make – all the year round!