Symposium on Hunting with Hounds

Join us for the 2026 Symposium on Hunting with Hounds on July 17-19th at Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, VA!

Symposium registration has closed!

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday, July 17th

• 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM – Registration open at Lansdowne Resort
• 12:30 PM – Buses depart for Middleburg Hunt kennels (22854 and 22845 Middleburg Hunt Lane, Middleburg, VA 20117)
• Approx. 1:30 PM – Middleburg Hunt kennel tour followed by casual reception outside MFHA Headquarters and time to visit downtown Middleburg
• 3:30 PM – Buses depart for Lansdowne

Saturday, July 18th

• 8:00 to 10:00 AM – Registration open at Lansdowne Resort
• 9:00 AM – Welcome
• 9:05 to 9:25 AM – “Fierce Conversations” (Speaker: MFHA Executive Director Linda Taliaferro CAE)  Location: Faulkner Room
• 9:25 to 10:15 AM – Opening General Session Topic: Stud Book Review (Speaker: Mason Hardaway Lampton MFH)  Location: Faulkner Room
• 10:15 to 10:30 AM – BREAK
• 10:30 to 11:45 AM – Breakout Session Option 1 “Technology as a Tool for a Stronger Hunt” (Speakers: Danielle Bishop, Marykate Collins, Caitlin Regner)  Location: Faulkner Room
• 10:30 to 11:45 AM – Breakout Session Option 2 “So You Say You Wanna Be a Whipper In: How to Get Started and Learn What To Do” (Speakers: Sarah Martin MFH, Connor Poe, Michelle St. Onge)  Location: Amphitheater
• Noon to 1:15 PM – Luncheon and Award Presentation to Marion Thorne MFH  Location: Clubhouse Ballroom
• 1:30 to 2:30 PM – Afternoon General Session “Venison Is Not On The Menu: How to Deer Break Your Hounds” (Speakers: James Dean, Codie Feureisen, Ken George, Jordan Hicks)  Location: Faulkner Room
• 2:30 to 2:45 PM – BREAK
• 2:45 to 3:45 PM – Breakout Session Option 1 “Wide Open Spaces- How to Find and Open New Hunt Country” (Speakers: Sean Cully MFH, Ken Haddad, Marion Thorne MFH)  Location: Faulkner Room
• 2:45 to 3:45 PM – Breakout Session Option 2 “The Business of the Hunt: Structures, Leadership and Governance” (Speakers: Kellyn Burtka MFH, Sally Crane Cox MFH, Claire Gastanaga, Brian Kiely MFH, Dana Moore MFH)  Location: Amphitheater
• 5:30 to 9:00 PM – Cocktail Reception, Dinner, and Award Presentation to Johnnie Gray *Ticket Required*  Location: Clubhouse Ballroom

Sunday, July 19th

• 10:00 AM – Loudoun Fairfax Hounds Kennel Tour (38821 Holmes Mill Rd. Hamilton, VA 20158 – No transportation provided)