Old Dominion Hounds
Belle Meade Hunt Invades Northern Virginia
For the first time in more than two decades, an army of Belle Meade Hunt members invaded Northern Virginia. The invaders flocked to the peaceful hamlet of Hume equipped with trucks and trailers, horses and hounds, whips, flasks, and stylish hats.
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Belle Meade Hunt Invades Northern Virginia
For the first time in more than two decades, an army of Belle Meade Hunt members invaded Northern Virginia. The invaders flocked to the peaceful hamlet of Hume equipped with trucks and trailers, horses and hounds, whips, flasks, and stylish hats.
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Fire Destroys Part Of The Historic Old Dominion Hounds Kennel Complex
Two buildings at the Old Dominion Hounds’ kennel complex at historic Henchman’s Lea just north of Orlean, Virginia were destroyed by fire in the early morning hours of Friday, February 7. No horses, humans or hounds were injured in the blaze, but two of the 125-year-old barns are a complete loss.
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Fire Destroys Part Of The Historic Old Dominion Hounds Kennel Complex
Two buildings at the Old Dominion Hounds’ kennel complex at historic Henchman’s Lea just north of Orlean, Virginia were destroyed by fire in the early morning hours of Friday, February 7. No horses, humans or hounds were injured in the blaze, but two of the 125-year-old barns are a complete loss.
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Old Dominion Hounds Celebrate 100 Years
This year in celebration of their 100th anniversary, a wonderful documentary video called “Centennial Celebration: A Century of Sport with the Old Dominion Hounds" has been released.
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Better Living Through Titanium Road Trip, Part Three
In February 2024 I decided to take a road trip to hunt my way across the US and back after finally being cleared to ride again after a massive back surgery. These were my fourth and fifth hunts for the month.
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Mildred Riddell, ex-MFH, Old Dominion Hounds (1924−2021)
Douglas Lees photo
Mildred Gulick Riddell, MFH of the Old Dominion Hounds (VA) from 1982 to 1992, died on December 4, 2021, at the age of 97. Born in 1924 at the Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington D.C., she lived most of her life at Redwood in Casanova, Virginia, the farm bought for her mother as a wedding gift by her grandfather, James Strother of Carrington in Delaplane.
Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point 2021
Maiden Hurdle Race, second division: Gostisbehere (Graham Watters up) leads the field over the last fence and is first at the wire. / Douglas Lees photo
Old Dominion Hounds (VA) held their spring Point-to-Point races once again in springtime! What’s unusual about that?” one might ask. Last year, Old Dominion was the first of the Virginia hunts to stage their spring races in the autumn, after Covidstopped our lives in March. Warrenton’s point-to-point last year on March 14th, its usual time, was the last of two spring races (Rappahannock on March 7th) until Old Dominion gave horsemen a day of racing on September 12th followed by Blue Ridge on September 19th. Without spectators, however.
So this spring has been a welcomed return to semi-normalcy. We’re not completely there yet, but we’re close enough to consider this spring special...and to appreciate it as such. The turf was good and entries were healthy enough for the ten-race card of hurdle, timber, and flat racing.
