Bull Run Hunt Holds Onto Fox Hunters’ Challenge Cup Title

Members of the Bull Run Hunt dominated the field during the second semi-annual Hunter Pace Challenge at Morven Park, benefiting Loudoun Therapeutic Riding (LTR) and Morven Park.

With Bull Run teams of riders finishing first in both the Masters’ Class and 1st Field levels and taking the “Crack-a-Whip,” best horn blowing, and best flask (judged on contents, of course) contests, the club was the clear all-round winner, retaining its title first earned last October during …

Pony Club Participation Survey!

The leaders of MFHA and the United States Pony Clubs are coordinating on ways to increase the participation of Pony Clubbers in our hunts and provide the next generation of hunt members. To gather some solid information on levels of participation, both success stories and potential roadblocks to participation, we have posted an online survey for hunt members.

A separate survey is in place for Pony Club members, and the results of both surveys …

E-Covertside Caption Contest Winner

Pony Club News

Pony Club Hunt With Woodbrook Hunt Club

Ears Flapping, Pigtails Bouncing, And Celtic Hoof Beats
By Linda M. Hagerman

The consistent rain, cold weather and gloom that has followed us well into spring looked like trouble for our annual pony club hunt.  Woodbrook Hunt Club, southwest of Tacoma, Washington, invited the clubs from our northwest region after we gave them a hand holding clinic at the NW Conference for United States Pony Club.  From the early morning rustle of horses moving about in …

Horses, Hounds, Hats and More

Distinctive Foxhunting Art and Crafts

Editor’s Note: We have officially designated Summer 2011 “The Art of the Hunt.” Our summer print edition will be featuring arts, antiques and crafts inspired by foxhunting. To get you in the mood, we are offering a preview of some of Covertside’s resident artists.

Whether you’re looking to add elegance to your home with an inspired sporting canine portrait or adorn your head with a custom-designed chapeau, ecovertside’s guide to arts and crafts is a great …

The View From Down Here

Lessons to a Kid – Part 2
By Ziggy Pelham

My plan to convince Harrison Ford that I should be his next Indiana Jones horse is not going well. I had a conference call all set up with Harrison’s “people” the last week in April – I said I was a relative of Calista, which is kinda true, since I live within a two hours drive of her parents. I rigged up an antenna from the run-in shed that would tap into …

Visit the Royal Dublin Horse Show

Time to Plan Your Visit

By Noel Mullins

The Annual Royal Dublin Society Horse Show is truly an international affair, with visitors from France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, America and many more countries who are there to see some of the finest horses in the world. Of particular interest is the Irish Hunter. During the course of the week of the 3-7th of August this year, what has become known as ‘The World’s Most Charming Horse Show’ …

Quiz

Question:
Who was the painter of these two historic hunt scenes?
a) Lionel Edwards
b) Sir Alfred Munnings
c) Cecil Aldin
d) Heywood Hardy

Answer:

b) Sir Alfred Munnings. The first painting is entitled “The Huntsman,” and the second, “The Belvoir Hunt.”

Sporting Arts Auction in North Carolina July 16-17

For their first annual sporting arts sale, veteran auctioneers Bob and Andrew Brunk lead off with a remarkable collection from a prominent North Carolina family. It took years for the family to accumulate the sale’s premier wildlife paintings. Most had decorated their walls for decades. Then a cache of 18th century maps and other sporting watercolors was discovered in metal storage containers. The containers had not been opened in years.

The Brunks added to the family lots an impressive array of …

Central States Hound Show

Judge – Mr. John (Jake) Carle, III
Retired Professional Huntsman, Ex-MFH

2011 EXHIBITORS

Brazos Valley Hunt
Texas
Harvard Fox Hounds
Oklahoma
The Moingona Hunt
Iowa/Kansas
North Hills Hunt
Nebraska
Fort Leavenworth Hunt
Kansas
Mr. Jackson’s Oxford Hounds
Kansas
The Bridlespur Hunt
Missouri
.
CENTRAL STATES HOUND SHOW RESULTS 2011
….