2015 Live Oak Hounds USPC Foxhunting Challenge Awards Recognize Junior Foxhunters Nationwide

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Katy Carter

The ninth annual Live Oak Hounds USPC Foxhunting Challenge Award is made possible through the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. C. Martin Wood III, Joint Masters of the Live Oak Hounds in Monticello, Florida, and Past Presidents of the MFHA. The Award is designed to encourage Pony Club members who do not regularly hunt to try the sport, and to reward members who hunt on a regular basis to act as mentors to the less-experienced Pony Club members. $10,000 in awards will go to the top six Pony Clubs who regularly take the greatest number of active Pony Club members out hunting.

Congratulations to the 2015 Challenge winners:

• 1st Place: Old Dominion Hounds Pony Club in Virginia who hunted with Old Dominion Hounds.
• 2nd Place: Green Spring Hounds Pony Club in Maryland who hunted with Green Springs Valley Hounds, Elkridge Harford Hunt and Mt. Carmel Hounds.
• Tied for 3rd Place: Elkridge-Harford Pony Club in Maryland who hunted with Elkridge-Harford Hunt; and Moore County Pony Club in North Carolina who hunted with Moore County Hounds.

US Pony Clubs Foxhunting Exchange Deadline Extended

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Katy Carter

ATTENTION FOXHUNTERS:

Are you 16 to 25 years old and certified C+ or above?

The USPC 2015 Foxhunting Exchange deadline has been extended to May 30th!

The Exchange runs October 22-30, 2015 –in the greater Lexington, KY area, with assistance by both the Iroquois and Woodford Hunts. Teams from the Irish Pony Club and the Pony Club UK will join with the US team for 10 days of hunting and fun!

For full information and application, please visit ponyclub.org

2015 Hound Show Results Round Up

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Katy Carter

Southwest Hound Show, April 18, 2015 at Greenwood Farm, Weatherford, TX

Judges: George and Jeanie Thomas, MFH, Why Worry Hounds (SC)

Central States Hound Show, May 2, 2015 at Blue River Farm, Stillwell, KS

Judge: Cameron Sadler, MFH Moore County Hounds (NC)

New England Hound Show, May 3, 2015 at Tuckaway Farm, Portsmouth, NH

Judges: David Raley, Huntsman Moore County Hounds (NC) & John Eaton, Huntsman Shakerag Hounds (GA)

Carolinas Hound Show, May 9, 2015 at Springdale Racecourse, Camden, SC

Judges: Dr. Jack van Nagell, MFH Iroquois Hunt (KY) and Tony Leahy, MFH Massback Hounds (GA)

For all hound show results, see the MFHA website.

2015 New England Champion Norfolk Piglet. Photo by Eric Schneider

2015 Southwest Hound Show Champion Ft. Leavenworth Valor. Photo by Chris Buczkowski

Carolinas 2015 Champion Hillsboro Graphic. By David Traxel

Dr. Gilbert Rogers Receives MFHA New England District Conservation Award

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Dr. Terence B. Hook, MFH

Through the efforts of Dr. Gilbert Rodgers of Medfield, Massachusetts, the use of the former Medfield State Hospital property by the Norfolk Hunt Club has been retained in perpetuity and that right is enshrined in the law. It was a privilege to recognize Dr. Rogers at the New England Hunts Hound Show—an individual whose efforts reflect the best of the traditions of foxhunting and the preservation of open land for current and future generations.

The Countryside Alliance Announces Two North American Events

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Press Release

The Countryside Alliance, the leading British organization promoting issues relating to the countryside such as farming, rural services, small businesses and country sports, specifically including foxhunting, shooting and deer stalking, has announced they will hold two events in New York in 2015.