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January 17, 2012

Morven Park Will Reveal Master Plan to the Public

Morven Park has invited all interested parties to a meeting on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. Director Frank Milligan will share maps and explain the recently adopted plans charting Morven’s future. A new “easy-to-find” entrance is planned; a visitors center; trails for hiking, riding, and bicycling; along with new uses for the land currently used for steeplechase racing. Those interested in attending should email Director of Development & Community Relations Judith Wodynski at [email protected]. Posted January 17, 2012
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Crossing Greenwood: The View through the Helmet-Cam

Here’s another Video Hunt Report by foxhunter/steeplechase trainer Pat Cooney. The Blue Ridge hounds are heard early on, but the field soon finds itself playing catch-up, and the gallop over open country taking the coops as they come make this a fun video. We invite action videos from your hunt! Posted January 18, 2012... This content is for subscribers only.Join NowAlready a member? Log in here
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Breakfast in the Afternoon?

clarke.andrew.happyAndrew Clarke on his neice's pony, Happy, the latter being the only foxhunter in the photo“As a foxhunter husband, I've never heard why it's called a Hunt Breakfast when it's usually the afternoon when the hunt breakfast is served,” writes a mystified Andrew Clarke from Ontario.

Surely there are many practicing foxhunters equally mystified by this question. For the answer we turned to our resident etymologist, author-editor Steven Price.

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