A new tradition is about to begin as the 2015-16 fox hunting season gets started. The Rose Tree Hunt (PA) and Blue Mountain Hunt (PA) were approved for merger by the Master of Foxhounds Association in May. The merger comes after the decision by RTH's Master Mike Shupp and Huntsman Justin Shupp to take a break from fox hunting after leading Rose Tree for nine years.
MFHA is investigating the development of a smartphone app for foxhunting. We are determining which functions would be most useful to MFHA members and foxhunters in general.
Please take this survey (only one) and feel free to forward to other foxhunters.
Wellington-Waterloo Hunt in Cambridge, Ontario will celebrate their 50th anniversary this coming season. There are some personnel changes too, as Kris Baker has retired as Joint Master, a position she has held since 2003. Over the years, Kris has done it all: Master, president, huntsman and whipper-in. This year’s opening meet on September 27, 2015 will be a gala occasion reflecting the hunt's 50-year anniversary and guests from other hunts will be welcomed.
Colin Brown arrived from England to assume his duties as the new huntsman for the Eglinton and Caledon Hunt. Colin’s last position as a huntsman was in Northern Ireland with the Mid Antrim Hounds. Previous to that he was the Kennel Huntsman at Western Hunt in Cornwall, and previous to that at the Essex Farmers and Union Hunt, and the Waverley Harriers.
The annual hound shows bring the foxhunting community together for educational purposes, to evaluate the quality of hounds, and to facilitate discussion and sharing of ideas about our beloved sport.
New Market-Middletown Valley Huntsman Alasdair Storer and Widget took the Championship at Bryn Mawr. - photo by Christine Cancelli
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There is still time to view Wallace Nall – From Imagination and From Life, and exhibit which includes paintings from 1971 to 2003. More than 50 paintings are included in this exhibition, all lent from local private collections. Many are commissioned portraits, some of which have never been publicly displayed. Also on view are a few of Nall’s sketches, his preparatory photos and boyhood memorabilia. A favorite sporting artist of the local horse community, Nall chronicled horses, hounds and people, using his artistic talents to create enduring visual narratives.
The exhibit runs through June 28. The Museum of Hounds and Hunting NA is located in the Morven Park Mansion, 17263 Southern Plantation Lane Leesburg, VA 20176.
To contact the museum, please call 703-777-2414 or email enquiries@mhhna.org.
The spring hound show season continued strongly, with the Pennmarydel, Virginia, Bryn Mawr and Canadian shows drawing substantial entries and spectators alike.
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