Maryland Foxhunter Is 2012 International Mounted Games Champion
Mackenzie Taylor, who hunts with the Goshen Hounds (MD), is the new Champion (under seventeen) of the International Mounted Games Association. Mackenzie and her pony Ink Spot (Inky) teamed up in Wales to compete for the championship against a field of nearly sixty competitors from around the world. The riding and required precision are nothing […]
Feed/Tack Store Owners Honored for Conservation Initiative
Bill Jackson, president of Tri-County Feeds, Etc. accepts the 2012 Golden Goose AwardBill and Jeri Jackson, owners of Tri-County Feeds, Etc. in Marshall, Virginia, were honored recently by the Goose Creek Association for their efforts in protecting the environment. Chairman Katherine Strother presented the couple with the 2012 Golden Goose Award. Tri-County Feeds, Etc. (TCFE) […]
Is Britain’s House of Lords Doomed?
Prime Minister David Cameron wants to replace Britain’s House of Lord’s with a smaller, elected body of legislators, according to an Associated Press report. Cameron’s plan calls for the gradual introduction of elected members to a new chamber which would replace the House of Lords—that body of hereditary peers—that has been a branch of government […]
Lyme Disease Inversely Proportional to Fox Population, Research Shows
Research data has revealed that decreases in fox population correspond with increases in the occurrence of Lyme disease. “Increases in Lyme disease in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States over the past three decades are frequently uncorrelated with deer abundance and instead coincide with a range-wide decline of a key small mammal predator, the red […]
California Bill Will Ban Dogs from Hunting Bear, Bobcat
A California bill (SB 1221) that will ban the hunting of bear and bobcat with dogs has passed the California Senate and is expected to pass the Democratically-controlled Assembly. California lawmakers rejected such bills in 1993 and 2003, but this one is expected to land on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk for signature. Fourteen states already […]
All Foxhound Puppies to Be Microchipped in England
Starting next year, all foxhound puppies whelped by hunts in England will be microchipped. With more than twenty-five hundred foxhound pups born each year, that will be a daunting task, but hunts want to be ahead of the curve on expected legislation. Laws aimed at puppy mills are expected to be passed in Great Britain […]
British MFHA to Hunts: Document Your Hunting Day
The British MFHA has recommended that all hunts record evidence of their hunting activities to document that they are hunting within the law. The MFHA’s message comes as the result of recent successful prosecutions by authorities and stepped up efforts against hunting by the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS). Three members of the Crawley and […]
New Hunting Bill to Be Introduced in UK
The British government is expected to introduce a new hunting bill in Parliament that would abolish hare coursing and stag hunting. The hunting of fox with hounds would be allowed in parts of England and Wales under a licensing system. Once the bill is introduced and the content is known, it will surely provoke controversy. […]
Why No Triple Crown Winner in Thirty-Four Years?
In the 1970s, in a space of just six years, three horses swept the Triple Crown. It’s been thirty-four years since the last horse did it. Why? There are some obvious explanations that Andrew Beyer points out in his Washington Post article. Certainly the Triple Crown fields are bigger now, as owners and trainers respond […]
Nicolas J. Hartung, Farrier/Huntsman
Nicolas Hartung and wife Ann with two of their lurchersNick Hartung, former huntsman and farrier, passed away on May 17, 2012 at his home near Staunton, Virginia. Nick suffered respiratory disease commonly referred to as “Farmers Lung” in his native England. Nick was a farrier of great repute, commuting to Maryland for most of his […]