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Radnor Hunt

Radnor Hunt is one of the Philadelphia region's most cherished country institutions. Founded in 1883 and surrounded by 6,000 acres of preserved open space in Willistown Township, Radnor Hunt is the oldest continuous hunt club in the United States. It is also recognized by the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America. However, you don't have to foxhunt -- or even be an equestrian -- to be a member of Radnor Hunt!

Located in Chester County, Radnor Hunt sits on 100 acres of rolling, pastoral countryside. We are committed to preserving the nature and beauty of our local environment and support multiple land conservancy organizations via special events such as the Radnor Races.

Website: www.radnorhunt.org

Article Information: Category: Horses; Date Published

Gathering of First Flight juniors before their mock hunt moved off.
Lauren Giannini photo

For their first seven years, the Junior North American Field Hunter Championships took place in Virginia, mostly at Old Whitewood, part of Orange County's country in The Plains. However, after Alex Matz won the First Flight (12-and-Under) championship in 2009, the notion of staging the next finals in Mr. Stewart's Cheshire country came to fruition. Blue Ridge Hunt's David Pawlak partnered with the indubitable Paris to ace the individual test in the First Flight and claim their second consecutive 13-18 championship. Makayla Benjamin (Loudoun West) and Butterfly Painting went home with the reserve tri-color.

Article Information: Written by Lauren R. Giannini; Category: Juniors; Date Published

Gathering of First Flight juniors before their mock hunt moved off.
Lauren Giannini photo

Article Information: Written by; Category: Literature; Date Published

Bright Hunting Morn: The 125th Anniversary of Radnor Hunt, The Derrydale Press, 2008, 357 pages, four-color, 10-1/4 x 14 inches (large format), glossy, ISBN 1-58667-111-1

Reviews:
"...beautiful tome, written and crafted with great attention to detail....wonderful vintage photographs and gorgeous artwork....magnificent." (Covertside, Spring 2009)

This article from The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 29, 1889 was reproduced in Bright Hunting Morn: The 125th Anniversary of Radnor Hunt by Collin F. Mc Neill. The merits of the English and the American hounds were being argued by their respective proponents even then!