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Register for Biennial Seminar at Alexandria, VA and Mount Vernon +
Our popular Biennial Seminar will take place June 22-24 in Old Town Alexandria, VA, and at nearby Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home. The weekend’s events will feature special celebrations of Washington’s passion for foxhunting, including remarks by Philip Smucker, author of Riding with George: Sportsmanship and Chivalry and the Making of America’s First President , and a wreath-laying at Washington’s tomb. Seminar topics will include opening new territory, retooling OTTBs for the hunt field, Masters’ responsibilities, and a live conformation analysis of different foxhound breeds on the historic lawn at Mount Vernon, moderated by Martin Wood, MFH, Live Oak Hounds (FL).
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Visit Our New Website and Member Login Section +
We are pleased to announce that our new website, mfha.com, and member database system is up and running. This has been months in the making and will provide a much better experience for our members. We invite you to check out the site and the "Member Login" section, where you can enter your email as your username and manage your profile, choose to opt into paperless billing, and arrange for automatic renewal of your membership. As always, we welcome your input and feedback - what do you like? What else would you like to see? Contact office@mfha.com or 540-955-5680 if you
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Welcome the Professional Development Program Class of 2018-2019 +
The MFHA Foundation is pleased to announce that six individuals have been selected to participate in this year's Professional Development Program. They are Ashley Souchek, kennelman and whipper-in at Miami Valley Hunt (OH); Brian Groves, whipper-in at Deep Run Hunt (VA); Clare Marie Pinney, kennel huntsman, Cedar Knob Hounds (TN); Maraina Robrahn, whipper-in, Red Rock Hounds (NV); Mary Taylor Miller, whipper-in, Mr. Stewart's Cheshire Foxhounds (PA); Rachel Duffy, huntsman, Wentworth Hunt (NH). The goal of this program is to enhance the experience of professional hunt staff by encouraging professionalism, improving competence in the hunt field and the kennels and allowing hunt
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April 2018 Photo of the Month
Henry Haeusler, 8, and his lurcher, Olive, receive congratulations from Mary Ewing, MFH, Arapahoe Hunt (CO) for winning the junior handler class at the Bear Creek Hounds (GA) puppy show. Photo by Warner Ray.
News
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"You Feel Like You Could Run Forever:" Hark Forward Finds the Prairie, Petroglyphs, and More
Editor's Note: Jean Derrick of Belle Meade Hunt (GA) has worked tirelessly through the past year as the Honorary Secretary of the Hark Forward Hound Performance Trials, chaired by Belle…
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Middle Schoolers Read to Earn a Field Trip with Princess Anne Hunt
On March 28th, about 60 middle school students arrived at Carlton Farms near Williamsburg, VA, for a field trip to learn all about foxhunting. Local teacher Jennifer Gore-Raine organized the…
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USPC Announce Hildegard Neill Ritchie Joys of Foxhunting Writing Contest Winners
The United States Pony Clubs announce the three top finishers in the 2017 Hildegard Neill Ritchie Joys of Foxhunting Writing Contest. This competition is open to all D- or C-rated Pony…
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Long Run's Lamptons Donate Land for OTTB Rehabilitation
Long Run Hounds (KY) Master Dinwiddie Lampton, III, and his wife, Irene, recently donated property to create a permanent home for a Kentucky charity that rehabilitates former racehorses. Second Stride,…
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Feature Stories
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Loudoun Fairfax's Foxhound Retirement Program Matches Hounds and Homes
Like a level pack working together to follow the line, a cooperative group of staff and members at Loudoun Fairfax Hunt (VA) has grown the Foxhound Retirement Program into a…
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Santa Ynez Valley Puppies Star in Modified Midweek Meets
In January, we shared Red Rock Hounds' (NV) tradition of Senior Sundays, when retired hounds offer a slower day in the field. At Santa Ynez Valley Hounds (CA), the breeding…
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Rappahannock Hunt Shares Foxhunting with VA Horse Festival Crowds
The Virginia Horse Festival is a three-day celebration of the equine industry held at the Meadow Event Park, on the grounds of the farm where Secretariat was foaled. Last Saturday,…
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Merlin Unwin Offers All the Summer Reading Titles You Need
Now is the time to acquire select books from Merlin Unwin Books to keep you company through spring and summer! Consider Alastair Jackson's and Michael Clayton's "A Short History of…
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April 2018 Caption Contest
Whipper-in Susan Provenzano captured this moment with the Camden Hunt (SC) hounds. Please note: Our website receives many automated "robo-comments," usually trying to sell something, so our Admins review all…
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