Hats, Hounds and Horns: Red Rock Parades at Pebble Beach

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Nancy Stevens-Brown

May 6, Derby Day in Monterey, California, was celebrated in a big way, with generous supporters of the Monterey Symphony attending a gala auction, banquet and equine exhibition. “Derby Day & More” took place at the world famous Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. After cheering on the Kentucky Derby runners, the bedecked attendees, attired in fabulous hats and dashing sport coats, stepped outside to view an entertaining equestrian exhibition showcasing many disciplines including dressage and jumping. Reno's Red Rock Hounds (NV),led by joint Masters Lynn Lloyd and Angela Murray, returned this year to support the charity once more by presenting their enthusiastic pack.

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Belle Meade Hosts Popular Foxhound Performance Trials

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Belle Meade Hunt (GA) welcomed hounds from five other packs at their annual Foxhound Performance Trials on January 20-21. Sam Clifton, Green Spring Valley Hounds (MD) huntsman, carried the horn through two days of challenging weather conditions. Bull Run Hunt (VA) proved victorious, with their Spree earning top scores from the judges. Mounted and unmounted guests who traveled to Thomson, Georgia for the event enjoyed Belle Meade's famous hospitality in the clubhouse, as well as myriad options for staying close to the action in the field.
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Mounted Guard Unit, Including 4th Generation Foxhunter, Participates in Inaugural Parade

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On January 20th, the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C. featured numerous military and mounted organizations. Bennett Opitz, a fourth-generation foxhunter, rode as part of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry. This historic unit, now part of the Pennsylvania National Guard, has ties to sporting clubs and reflects the centuries-old connection between members of the military and riding to hounds. Opitz said, "To be able to represent the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry in the Inaugural Parade was an incredible honor and validation for all the hard work that the men of this unit commit to."

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Historic Fort Ticonderoga Hosts Green Mountain Hounds Demonstration

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Terence B. Hook, MFH

As part of our community outreach, Green Mountain Hounds provide a foxhunting demonstration every fall at Fort Ticonderoga, on the New York/Vermont border. Built during the French and Indian War (circa 1757), the fort sits just across Lake Champlain from our home territories. Eighteenth-century military history buffs will know it as a key linchpin in the struggle for North America, first between the British and the French, and then between the British and Americans.

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