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  • Beagle

Saturday October 31, 2015-Beagle HALLOWEEN MEET

  On Saturday October 31, 2015 we met for an ALL HALLOW’S EVE meet at the picturesque home of Cindy, Allie and Jim Buckley in Malden Bridge. This was the morning of our relatively ‘new’

  • Beagles

October 26, 2015 Beagle Report

Alas, I fear this report will be abbreviated report as I was in Aldie, Virginia judging the basset trials. But, I understand it was a delightful turnout at the home of Tina and Bob Worsfold

  • Foxhunting

Old Chatham Foxhunt – October 24, 2015

Old Chatham Hunt (Old Chatham, NY) October 24, 2015, heavy frost. It was epic. After last Wednesday's blank day--the first since the early cub hunting season--hounds were cast south from meet at Good Hope Farm.

  • Beagle

October 11, 2015 Beagling Hunt Report

Hounds met on an absolutely colorful and delightful Sunday afternoon at the picturesque Forer home on the Sunday of Columbus Day Weekend.  It was ‘almost warm’ but not too balmy to make scenting a challenge.

  • huntsman with beagles

Beagling Opening Day 2015 – Hunt Report

Photography by JJ Massaro A delightful and inviting blessing offered by the legendary Roger Leithead (ex-MFH of the OCHC) was more than enough to inspire our band of merry beaglers for

Foxhunting Opening Day 2015 – Hunt Report

Photography by JJ Massaro Opening Meet, Old Chatham Hunt Club, October 3, 2015. Often on Opening Meet with the fields swollen in ranks by cappers and every member out, braided, shined

OCHC Featured in Berkshire Home Style Magazine

My first mistake was calling the foxhounds dogs, "They're hounds," I was reminded.  My second was neglecting to wear high-top boots.  My trouser legs go soaked in the dew-drenched field. Read More... Read the article

Foxhunting from an Eventer’s Perspective

By Dana Stanton As a busy working professional, I find myself craving quality time with my horses, but am too strapped for time to commit to a full show schedule. I’m sure I’m not the

  • Old Chatham Hunt Club beagling

2014 Beagling Year in Review

The Old Chatham Foot Beagles enjoyed a lovely season of meets, trials, shows and travel under the leadership of Master Beaglers Jack Kingsley and Jessica Anderson. Our spring season threw the usual punches of capacitating

2014 Fox Hunting Year in Review

Twenty-fourteen was a year of change for the Old Chatham foxhunting community: we had a new huntsman, Tommy Hopkins, a new master, Jeff Murdock, several new whippers-in and 8 new members.  We also had 47 people