MFHA News
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2019 Calendars Are Discounted until September 15 +
Stock up now on our 2019 calendars at discounted pricing until September 15! Pre-orders are just $20 each, including shipping (after that, the price will be $28, including shipping). Fantastic landowner and staff gifts! Order here: mfha.com/about/shop
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Watch for Studbook and Litter Registration Forms +
The annual Stud Book 2017, Volume 57, has been sent out to member hunts. Extra copies can be purchased from the office at the price of $25.00.
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The Litter Registration forms have also been sent out. The litter forms and kennel lists are due back in the MFHA office by December 31, 2018. The Online Studbook is continuously being updated to enable our member users to access their hound pedigrees. This year, our young entry will still be registered by the MFHA office with the forms we have used previously. It is our goal to make this process easier next year, -
Submit Nominations for Our Hunting Habitat Conservation Award +
The deadline is approaching for nominations! The purpose of the award is to recognize those foxhunting clubs, individuals and organizations that have made significant and enduring contributions towards the preservation of rural countryside and its flora and fauna. Nominee data must be provided to the MFHA Conservation Committee, care of the MFHA Office, PO Box 363, Millwood, VA 22646 or office@mfha.com no later than Friday, September 28, 2018. Visit the MFHA website and click on Conservation, then Hunting Habitat Conservation Award for all the details. Direct questions to Conservation Committee Chair Daphne Wood, dfwmfh@gmail.com , or Billie-Jo Pearl at the MFHA office, office@mfha.com.
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September 2018 Photo of the Month
Huntsman Matthew Cook and Farmington Hunt (VA) hounds on a recent staff hunting morning. Photo by J. Christopher Middleton, DVM.
News
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Hardaway's Historic Territory Will Host Championship Performance Trials
We are proud to announce the inaugural North American Grand Championship Performance Trial, being held November 4-7, 2018, in Fitzpatrick, AL. This trial will rival the Great Hound Trial of 1905 and the…
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Woodbrook Hunt's Gigi Olsen, 17, Earns Bronze at Pony Jumper Championships
The United States Equestrian Federation's Pony Jumper Championships in Lexington, KY, are a long way from galloping behind hounds on the west coast, but Woodbrook Hunt Club (WA) junior member,…
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Aiken's Junior Camp Wins over Future Foxhunters
The Aiken Hounds Foundation sponsored a Foxhunting Camp for Juniors this past Saturday and by all impressions and feedback, it was a great success. We had 13 eager future foxhunters…
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Old Dominion Will Host Junior North American Field Hunter Championship
The Old Dominion Hounds (VA) will be hosting the 2018 Junior North American Field Hunter Championship this coming November. The Championship finals will be held on Saturday, November 10. We're…
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Feature Stories
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Going Home: Foxhunting's Universal Appeal
There must be something innately human about our quest to find our roots. We subtly gravitate to the familiar and seek our people, history, culture, our tribe. Most of us…
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Foxhunters Can Learn by Following Foot Packs
Our May story about the spring basset trials at Aldie, VA, was one of the website's most popular articles this year, and coverage of the bassets and beagles showing alongside…
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Balding Reflects on Professional Development Program
When asked if I’d like to write something about my experience of the MFHA Professional Development Program, I replied without hesitation that I’d be delighted to as I thought it…
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September 2018 Caption Contest
Piedmont Fox Hounds' professional whipper-in Michelle St. Onge and Archie were photographed by Dillon Keen Photography. Please note: Our website receives many automated "robo-comments," usually trying to sell something, so…
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