Norman Fine
This Week In…
…Hunt Reports Belle Meade Hunt Invades Northern VirginiaA large group of Belle Meade Hunt members visited Virginia for 8 days of hunting. Black Coyote Visits Belle Meade Hunt and Tennessee Valley HuntA Joint Meet with Tennessee Valley Hunt had a special guest, a black coyote, and showcased two new kennel huntsmen for Belle Meade Hunt. …News Fire Destroys Part of the Historic Old Dominion Hounds Kennel ComplexA fire burned a historic barn at the Old Dominion kennels that destroyed all the hounds GPS collars, among other equipment. No horses, humans or hounds were injured in the blaze. Virginia Steeplechase’s Race to the Gold Cup Kicked off Press Release announced Rappahannock Hunt’s Annual Point-to-Point Race that was held in early March. …Horses Iroquois Steeplechase Announces Unique International Jump Racing PartnershipIroquois Steeplechase 2025 announced an invitation to compete at The Cheltenham Festival in 2026. … Photo of the Week A Vixen’s LeapA lovey shot of a young vixen jumping post and rails during Mr. Stewart’s Cheshire Foxhounds 2025 Vixen Hunt. Tidy Knees Over TimberVirginia photographer, Liz Callar, got a great shot from the Piedmont Fox Hounds 2025 Point-to-Point. Piedmont Fox Hounds in a SeasonPiedmont Fox Hounds favorite photographer Tiffany Dillon Keen submitted her favorite shots of the 2024-2025 season. …Video What Does the Fox Say?Get ready for silly and watch this fun video to celebrate Old Dominion Hounds 100th year.
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Casting Hounds at a Loss
Norman Fine examines what happens when hounds find a loss on the line.
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What is a July Foxhound?
See how Norman Fine answered the question, "what is a July foxhound"? Originally posted in 2022.
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Jersey Fox Hunt: “Taking Breath”
Norman Fine talks about a Currier & Ives print featuring a comical foxhunting scene.
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Hunt Attire: No Single Truth
Traditional foxhunting attire is important to me, but I’m not a fanatic. Why is it important? Respect...for three hundred years of sport, art, literature, and the men and women who had the passion, energy, and intellect to formulate and leave us one of the most exhilarating activities known to man. For these reasons it pains me to see the concepts of appropriate attire ignored in many hunting fields today.
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Jim Meads (1930-2024), The ‘Running Photographer’
The king of horse and hound photographers, incomparable in number of hunts photographed, nations covered, mileage on foot with camera in hand, and career longevity, died just a month shy of his ninety-fourth birthday.
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Jim Meads Photographs His 500th Hunt
Douglas Lees photo
Sporting photographer Jim Meads achieved a personal milestone and undoubtedly established a world record on December 5, 2010 when he photographed the Loudoun West Hunt near Leesburg, Virginia. This was the five hundredth unique hunt that Meads has photographed over the course of a career spanning sixty years.
Meads, who lives in Wales, follows hunts on foot and in vehicles and always seems to appear where the action is, even before the mounted followers arrive. His long legs and astounding endurance has allowed him to capture many of the greatest action shots of foxhunting ever recorded on film. He has photographed hunts in England, Ireland, Canada, and the U.S.
