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Mission Statement
The Fox River Valley Hound Heritage Foundation has been created to preserve the historical tradition of riding to hounds in America and has been awarded the designation of a non-profit 501c3 organization by the Internal Revenue Service.
The FRVHHF fulfills this mission through the use of educational programs, lectures and historical reenactments including Hound Exercises. The exercises simulate the fox hunting tradition that began in the Barrington Hills in 1940 and function as pageants that include all the pomp and ceremony. The exercises also serve to promote the enjoyment of outdoor activities and preserve open lands and natural habitat for native wildlife including mammals and birds. The focus of FRVHHF stewardship efforts will be to support prairie restoration, wetland and woodland management in cooperation with the forest preserve districts and conservation organizations along with citizens and land owners of the Fox River Valley.
The horse and hound exercises will be run in conjunction with regional hound masters and packs. Eight to ten reenactments will take place between August and December (after bird nesting season) on regional countryside including Horizon Farms and Barrington Hills Farm.
Other educational events will include the annual Mid-West Fox Hound Puppy Show and other historical lectures that focus on riding to hounds in Barrington as well as North America including the practice by the founding fathers of the United States.
The FRVHHF fulfills this mission through the use of educational programs, lectures and historical reenactments including Hound Exercises. The exercises simulate the fox hunting tradition that began in the Barrington Hills in 1940 and function as pageants that include all the pomp and ceremony. The exercises also serve to promote the enjoyment of outdoor activities and preserve open lands and natural habitat for native wildlife including mammals and birds. The focus of FRVHHF stewardship efforts will be to support prairie restoration, wetland and woodland management in cooperation with the forest preserve districts and conservation organizations along with citizens and land owners of the Fox River Valley.
The horse and hound exercises will be run in conjunction with regional hound masters and packs. Eight to ten reenactments will take place between August and December (after bird nesting season) on regional countryside including Horizon Farms and Barrington Hills Farm.
Other educational events will include the annual Mid-West Fox Hound Puppy Show and other historical lectures that focus on riding to hounds in Barrington as well as North America including the practice by the founding fathers of the United States.