COVERTSIDE STORIES

Welcome to the autumn season which means cool, crispy, early mornings filled with the sound of the hounds in the countryside!

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.

Test your knowledge of foxhunting terms in this short quiz!

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.

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.

Deadline for Submission is September 30, 2022 The purpose of the Hunting Habitat Conservation Award is to recognize those...

By Evan Heusinkveld, Executive Director In the 2022 session, we’ve seen many of the same bills as in years past, but with a...

Celebrating Your Special HorsePhotos courtesy of Middleburg Hunt The 2022–2023 hunting season becomes the foxhunters’ year...

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!

There has been much written about these two famous hounds. In keeping in line with our Blast from the Past, the history of...

The Pack Junior Committee is working on compiling success stories to recruit and maintain junior members. So many hunts are...

Do you remember what you were doing this month back in 1998? Did you read the Covertside that month? If not, you can view...

A great time was had by all that attended the MFHA Biennial Seminar held June 17-19 in Nashville. Besides the great speakers and accommodations, the city of Nashville was a wonderful place to visit.

Our Biennial Seminar held in Nashville, TN was a wonderful weekend of learning and camaraderie. Many great reports and...