The Moore County Hounds (NC) has announced the appointment of Dr. Jock Tate as a new Master of the hunt. Jock, a veterinarian, has been a member of Moore County for more than a half century. He was awarded his colors back in 1959 by Pappy and Ginnie Moss, the hunt’s founders.

Jock is described as a consummate horseman who has been involved in equine activities both personally and professionally. On a personal level he has excelled in many areas, including receiving the AHSA high score second year hunter 1969, twenty-two championships or reserve championships, and in the 1970s he trained winning race horses. Professionally, he has spent his entire adult life dedicated to equine medicine. He began at the University of Pennsylvania where he was a surgery instructor and lecturer, and in 1982 he moved to NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine where he is a Full Professor. Over the years he has received numerous honors, published many papers, and successfully obtained grants for research in the field of equine medicine.

According to the hunt’s press release, Jock’s long history with and support of the Moore County Hounds, along with his dedication to the preservation of foxhunting and equine sports in general, make him an ideal choice for Master. Dr. Tate joins current Masters Dick Webb (1961), Mrs. Cameron Sadler (2003), Mrs. M. Nixon Ellis (2009), Michael Russell (2009), and David Carter (2014) in the Mastership.

Moore County hunts the fox and coyote with Penn-Marydel foxhounds mostly in the fabulous Walthour-Moss Foundation, a natural paradise for both wildlife and horsemen encompassing more than four thousand acres in the Sandhills of North Carolina and established by hunt founders Pappy and Ginnie Moss.

Posted May 17, 2015