Answers:
De Baronie Hunt — Netherlands
Starborough — New Zealand
Riverstown Foot — Ireland
Gwelo and District — Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Equipagem De Santo Huberto — Portugal
Equipage Chassart-Chassant — Belgium
Zebraky Hounds — Czech Republic
By Linda Armbrust
Photos by Karen Myers
“Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome to the Blue Ridge Hunt Puppy Show!” With these cheery words of welcome, the annual Blue Ridge Hunt Puppy show kicked off a marvelous day of hound showing and celebration. Amidst the attire and the atmosphere, it was easy to imagine that one had been momentarily transported to England, save for a few subtle differences — for example, instead of tea, cucumber sandwiches, and strawberries and cream for …
The Official MFHA 2012 Calendar is coming!
Fall Covertside issue preview:
Night Hunters
Covertside contributor Lauren Giannini goes in search of those elusive late night hunters and their coon hounds.
For the Love of the Game
Foxhunters discuss what they learned from gun dog trainers.
Young Entry
The Cedar Knob Pony Club recounts how it won the USPC Foxhunting Challenge.
The View
Lessons from a rookie whip
Learning to …
To the Islands, Mon!
Story by Ziggy Pelham, Photo by Gretchen Pelham
I was so bored waiting for Tennessee Valley’s hunt season to begin. I updated my iPad with the great Jimmy Buffett book, A Salty Piece of Land. It’s about a cowboy who rides his horse to the coast, and then puts himself and his trusty horse on a ship to a small Caribbean island. The horse rides out all the storms and waves without an ounce of seasickness. I …
From The American Association of Equine Practitioners
June 30, 2011
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report concludes that from 2006 to 2010 the number of horses exported to Mexico for processing rose 660 percent. The number of horses exported to Canadian processing plants increased 148 percent during the same time frame, the report states.
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Our June 2011 caption contest had 68 entries! There are three winners.
Steph: “You been waiting long?”
Mike Wilfley: “Going away.”
Jamie Maher: “A hunter’s best friend is a well-mannered horse.”
By Amy Engle
In what appears to be an effort to follow in the footsteps of Australia and Wales, a petition was recently introduced to Canada’s parliament to consider enacting an e-collar ban in that country.
Libby Davies, MP for Vancouver East, British Columbia, is supporting this ban shock collars petition and presenting it to parliament. While there is little doubt that this petition was conceived of with the best intentions, this type of legislation paves the way for …
American Point-to-Point Association’s Young Rider Steeplechase Camp on the hunt for applicants
The NAPPA Young Rider Steeplechase Camp, which takes place during the first week of August (July 31 – August 4, 2011) is an amazing opportunity for six accepted students ages 15-18 to learn all about steeplechasing from some of the best in the business.
Camp attendees will travel from Middleburg, Va., to Monkton, Md. to Unionville, Pa. to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. working and …
Match the following hunts, past and present, with their country:
1. De Baronie Hunt
New Zealand
2. Starborough
Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
3. Riverstown Foot
Czech Republic
4. Gwelo and District
Belgium
5. Equipagem De Santo Huberto
Netherlands
6. Equipage Chassart-Chassant
Portugal
7. Zebraky Hound…
Penn-Marydel Hound Show
Champion: Jazzy ‘09, Andrews Bridge
Full Results
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Bryan Hall
