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Annual Hunt Roster Edition Fall 2020 The Magazine of Mounted Foxhunting Promote, Preserve, Protect Helping to Save Foxhunting for Future Generations Starting Point Farm Contents Standing irish Stallions for foxhunting & eventing 3 Letter from the President North America’s largerst breeder of Irish Draughts & Irish Sport Horses 4 MFHA Roster of Foxhound Packs 76 Index of Foxhound Packs by State 77 Membership Application 78 Index of Foxhound Masters 82 Professional Hunt Staff Index 84 Roster of Beagle, Basset and Harrier Packs *Cyan Night RID Dandelion Lord Tim Cover illustration by Tiffany Youngblood, Sweetgum Studio Officers and Directors *Macha Breeze RID OFFICERS DIRECTORS Term Expires Patrick Anthony Leahy, MFH President Canada • Dr. Charlotte McDonald, MFH .......................................... 2023 6267 E. Thoren Road, Elizabeth, IL 61028 Carolinas • Fred Berry, MFH .....................................................2021 Leslie Rhett Crosby, MFH Central • Arlene Taylor, MFH ....................................................2021 First Vice-President Great Plains • Dr. Luke Matranga, MFH 2022. 2022 Q-Course Sparrow’s Zeus Priscilla Rogers Denegre, MFH Maryland-Delaware • John McFadden, MFH .....................................2023 Second Vice-President Midsouth • Lilla Mason, MFH ...................................................2026 William Haggard, MFH SPF welcomes the foals of 2020! New England • Suzanne Levy, MFH .............................................2024 Secretary-Treasurer New York-New Jersey • David Feureisen, MFH. 2026 No. Virginia-West Virginia • Anne McIntosh, MFH ................................ 2024 MFHA HEADQUARTERS Pacific • Angela Murray, MFH ................................................... 2026 Andrew Barclay • Director of Hunting Pennsylvania • Sean Cully, MFH .................................................2021 Billie-Jo Pearl • Director of Operations PO Box 207, Middleburg, VA 20118 Rocky Mountain • Adren Nance, MFH ........................................... 2026 (540) 883-0883 Southern • Mason Hardaway Lampton, MFH .....................................2026 MFHA FOUNDATION Virginia • Mrs. Coleman P. Perrin, MFH ..........................................2024 Patrick Anthony Leahy, MFH • President Western • Susan Gentry, MFH .................................................. 2024 PO Box 207, Middleburg, VA 20118 Check out Facebook & our website for more information on our stallions, At-Large • Dr. G. Marvin Beeman, MFH ..................................2021 3rd Term HUNT STAFF BENEFIT FOUNDATION our breeding program & our sales list! Mrs. William W. Stahl, Jr., MFH • President At-Large • Edward Kelly, MFH ....................................... 2021 2nd Term PO Box 207, Middleburg, VA 20118 At-Large • Dr. Jack van Nagell, MFH .....................................2021 1st Term Phil & Melissa Town Moreland, GA The Hunt Roster is edited and compiled by the Masters of Foxhounds Association from annual questionnaires sent to each hunt. Send corrections to [email protected]. www.startingpointfarm.com [email protected] 404 433 7444 FALL 2020 | 1 WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT Our 50 t Dear Members, Year As you know, the MFHA Board recently updated our Strategic and Communications Plans with the guidance of our strategic planning consultant. This process resulted in two clear recommendations: the Executive Director role becomes two positions, a Director MASTERS OF FOXHOUNDS ASSOCIATION of Hunting and a Director of Operations. Andrew Barclay has OF AMERICA been appointed as our Director of Hunting and Billie-Jo Pearl as our Director of Operations.PO BOX 207 Maggie Johnston joins us to focus on member services.Middleburg, We VAinvite 20118 you to include a visit to your Headquarters in Middleburg(540) 883-0883 when in the area! [email protected] The second recommendation addressed our communications Dearstrategy. Members, Our consultant feels that a broader approach is needed in developing consistent messaging. 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As we fulfill these Anticipation recommendations,pandemic, our youspirits will werenotice dampened. this issue of CovertsideHowever, looks there different is a silver than past fall issues. Thelining! Hunt Hunts Roster are is included experiencing within tahis resurgence edition along of with interest photos and from hunts. We hope you Hunting & Riding Attire enjoyparticipation. this special edition!It is exciting to see friends and families now having Country Clothing the time to enjoy outside activities. Hunting has always been With spring and summer events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our spirits were Saddlery & Stable Requisites dampened.a beacon H ofowever, light whichthere is soa silver many lining of us! Hunt turns towards.are experiencing Let us a allresurgence of interest and participation. It is exciting to see friends and families now having the time to enjoy outside Books & Gifts activitappreciateies. Hunting the hasoutdoors, always been the acomradery, beacon of light and which the sopleasure many of usour tu rn towards. Let us allhounds appreciate and the horses outdoors, bring the comradery, us. and the pleasure our hounds and horses bring us. Antiques & Estate Jewelry Sincerely, Sincerely, (540) 347-3141 800-88-2-HUNT (4868) 60 Alexandria Pike, PatrickPatrick Anthony Anthony Leahy, Leahy, MFH MFH President Warrenton, Virginia 20186 President Masters of Foxhounds Association Masters of Foxhounds Association Order online! www.HorseCountryCarrot.com 2 | ANNUAL HUNT ROSTER FALL 2020 | 3 FOXHOUND PACKS AIKEN HOUNDS 135 Berrie Road SW • Aiken, SC 29801 www.aikenhounds.com Established 1914. Registered 1914. Recognized 1916. Hunt Attire: Green coat, chamois collar (Masters and staff only). Gentle Evening - Scarlet with green facings, chamois collar. MFH(s): (1995) Mrs. Linda Knox McLean, 135 Berrie Road, Aiken, SC 29801, Tel: (803) 646-7111, Email: [email protected]; (2012) Larry E. Byers, 2226 Hillsdale Dr, Aiken, SC 29803, Tel: (803) 644-7753, Email: [email protected]; (2018) Wendy Collins Gutfarb, 645 Coker Springs Road, Aiken, SC 29801, Tel: (508) 265-3055, Email: [email protected]; (2018) Sarah Wildasin, PO Box 3610, Aiken, SC 29802, Tel: (203) 536-0888, Email: sarahwildasin@yahoo. com. Hon. Sec: Dr. Linda C. Hickey, 331 Fairfield St. SE, Aiken, SC 29801, Tel: (803) 270-7392, Email: [email protected]. Hunts- man: (prof) Chad Wilkes. Whippers-in: (hon) Ria Burton; (hon) Dione Carroll; (hon) Mr. Brendan Gilligan; (hon) Todd Martinueau; TONY GOUGE TONY (hon) Mr. Karl McMillan; (hon) Miss Brooke Miller; (hon) Danielle Ser- tick. Kennelman: (prof) Mr. Ladirus Houston. Kennels: Adjacent to Hitchcock Woods, Aiken. Foxhounds: 11 1/2 American couples fox- hounds. Hunting: Drag, Red Fox, Grey Fox, Coyote hunting. Season: Mid-October through mid-March. Meet: Tuesdays and Saturdays for drag and Thursday or Sundays for live. Visitors permitted to hunt - for details please contact the Honorary Secretary. Hounds went out 60 times last season. The country “Drag” Country hunted is 2,200 acres in Aiken’s Hitchcock Woods - uncultivated rolling woodlands, sandy open fields, crossed by 18 miles of drag lines. Jumps are Aiken fences. Also several “live” hunt fixtures outside of Aiken - timberlands, woods, sandy open fields, not paneled. NICK BRIDGES 4 | ANNUAL HUNT ROSTER FOXHOUND PACKS FOXHOUND PACKS AMWELL VALLEY HOUNDS ANNAPOLIS VALLEY HUNT P.O. Box 14 • Ringoes, NJ 08551 2572 S. Rawdon Rd. RR 1 www.amwellvalleyhounds.org Mount Uniacke NS B0N 1Z0 Canada Established 1960. Recognized 1965. Established 1979. Registered 1996. Hunt Attire: Scarlet, moss green collar. Evening - Scarlet, silver Hunt Attire: Gentlemen - Scarlet, red collar, green bind- green facings. MFH(s): (2015) Cynthia Hoogland Nance, 1850 C ing. Ladies - red collar, green binding, black or tweed Burnt Mills Road, Bedminster, NJ 07921, Tel: (201) 650-2042, Email: coat. Evening - Scarlet. MFH(s): (2005) Dr. Paul F. [email protected]; (2016) Brian Skowronek, 173 Pinebank Johnston, PO Box 141, Newport NS B0N 2A0 Canada, Rd., Flemington, NJ 08822, Tel: (908) 963-5587, Email: brianskow- Tel: (902) 757-2526, Email: [email protected]. [email protected]; (2019) Dan Wasserstrom, 374 Worthington Mill ca; (2012) Bruce Rand, Delhaven, RR#1, Canning NS B0P Rd., Richboro, PA 18954, Tel: (215) 500-2839, Email: dwasserstrom@ 1H0 Canada. Hon. Sec: Dr. Jeannine DeLuca, PO Box comcast.net. Hon. Sec: Susan DeHaven, 59 Asbury Bloomsbury Rd., 141, Newport NS B0N 2A0 Canada. Huntsman: Dr. Paul PAWS AND REWIND, LLC AND REWIND, PAWS Asbury, NJ 08802,