"Wall of Recognition" at Morven Park

The original Bronze will honor the “Wall of Recognition” in the famous Henry Vaughan room at the Foxhunting Museum at Morven Park, located in Leesburg, Virginia. Harry Weber, an ex-MFH and Huntsman for the Bridlespur Hunt, did this limited edition Bronze. Mr. Weber is an award-winning sculptor. Mr. Weber catches the movement of hounds in full cry with superb attention to detail and captures the beauty of their movement the way only a true houndsman could appreciate. These hounds have just jumped a coop and are turning over a creek. The Huntsman is in the air over the coop. The coop has a rider over it, which staff normally does not remove when hounds are in full cry. We thought jumping a coop was uniquely North American. You don’t see coops in other countries and we wanted this to represent North American hunters.

The Huntsman is very accurate with his horn in his coat, 5 buttons on his coat, ribbon down and hunting crop in hand. The mare he is riding has the correct number of braids and is an exceptional jumper while showing her brilliance as a foxhunter through her expression and movement.

We used three famous hounds in this piece, Live Oak Drummer 1989, a Virginia Grand Champion Crossbred, Midland Import 1997, another Virginia Grand Champion and Piedmont Watchman 1989, a great sire of American Hounds who may have more protégée than any other American Hound in recent times. All three of these hounds were great hunters and were bred often. The artist did a superb job of making it very difficult to know which hound is in front as they are turning over the creek. Each hound identification is etched in the bronze.

Foxhunters can have their name placed on the "Wall of Recognition". The cost is $250 for a bronze plaque, $500 for silver or $1000 for gold plaques; a great way to remember and/or acknowledge foxhunters.

The MFHA had a limited number of these magnificent bronze copies for sale for $10,000 each, however they have all since been sold. They are exactly like the original and numbered. Sporting critics are raving about the quality. This is a true museum piece weighing approximately 130 pounds, 19 inches high and 24 inches long.

The money raised from the sale of the bronzes and the plaques go toward fighting to preserve this wonderful country sport of foxhunting.

 

List of  Foxhunters Recognized

Bronze
  • Antisdel, Melissa, Moingona Hunt
  • Black, Harry B., Sewickley Hunt
  • Child, Mrs. James L., Red Mountain Foxhounds
  • Del Guercio, Dina, Misty River Hounds
  • Hagar, James W., Beaufort Hunt
  • Hines, Ltc. Norman H., Fort Leavenworth Hunt
  • Hoge, Col. George F., Fort Leavenworth Hunt
  • Hughes, Charles, Whitworth Hunt
  • Hyman, Patti, Full Cry Hounds
  • Kipper, Dr. Roy C., Moingona Hunt
  • Kruger, Helen M., Juan Tomas Hounds
  • LeBlond, Mary Stephenson,  Camargo Hunt
  • Payne, Jr., Mrs. Alexander S., Whitworth and Chula Homa Hunts
  • Sackett, Dr. John, Battle Creek Hunt
  • Stearns, Roland, Windy Hollow Hunt

 

Silver

  • Antisdel, Monte R., Moingona Hunt
  • Ray J. Warner, Midland Fox Hounds
  • Ray Letitia,  Midland Fox Hounds

 

 Gold
  • Brady, Edward & Goldie,  Eglinton & Caledon Hunt
  • Cann, Jr., Edward H., Bedford County Hunt
  • Carter, Jr., Wilbur, Sedgefield Hunt
  • Cato Edgar T., Flat Branch Foxhounds
  • Cook, Joe,  Waterloo Hunt
  • Demetriou Peter T.,  Smithtown Hunt
  • Denny, Col. & Mrs. Rex, Cloudline Hounds
  • Fendley, III, Mrs. William G., Casanova Hunt
  • Fitch, II, Mrs. Thomas, Fox River Valley Hunt
  • Foster, Dennis J., MFHA Exec. Dir.
  • Greenhalgh, Judith M., Blue Ridge Hunt
  • Haber, Gigi, Fairfield County Hounds
  • Hardaway, III, Benjamin H., Midland Fox Hounds
  • Harper, Fletcher,  Orange County Hunt
  • Hooker, Mr. Henry W.,  Hillsboro Hounds
  • Hooker, Mrs. Alice I., Hillsboro Hounds
  • Jocham, Robert, Old Chatham Hunt
  • Johnson, Jr., Mrs. Sylvester,  Traders Point Hunt
  • Jones, Tommy Lee, Casanova Hunt
  • Kindersley, Major Charles M.,  Eglinton & Caledon Hunt
  • Lampton, Mason H., Midland Fox Hounds
  • Lasher, William Eugene, Metamora Hunt
  • Leahy, Patrick Anthony, Fox River Valley Hunt
  • Macaulay, Walter & Alexis,  Misty Morning Hounds
  • Martin, Jr. J. W. Y., Green Spring Valley Hounds
  • McDonald, Dr. John W. D., London Hunt
  • McGinley, William, Fox River Valley Hunt
  • Miller Jerry L., Iroquois Hunt
  • Packard, Warren,  Metamora Hunt
  • Poe, Melvin, Orange County Hunt
  • Reuwer, Donald R., Howard County-Iron Bridge Hounds
  • Rivers, Carroll W., Middleton Place Hounds
  • Rivers, Jr., G. L. Buist, Middleton Place Hounds
  • Schickedanz, Gustav L., Eglinton & Caledon Hunt
  • Sellar, Brig. Gen. Gordon H., Bethany Hills-Frontenac
  • Sellar, Mrs. Gordon H.,  Bethany Hills-Frontenac
  • Sloan, George A., Hillsboro Hounds
  • Stewart Ronald P.,  Fairfield County Hounds
  • Swanson, Rodney, Shakerag Hounds
  • Taylor, Troy, Waterloo Hunt
  • Walker, Mr. Robert, Bridlespur Hunt
  • Webb Richard D.,  Moore County Hounds
  • Wilson, Edgar S., Belle Meade Hunt
  • Wood, III, C. Martin,  Live Oak Hounds
  • Wood, III, Mrs. C. Martin, Live Oak Hounds