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Blessing of the Hounds

A Time-Honored Tradition

Goshen Opening Hunt, Blessing the Hounds
Natasha Greenman

Each Thanksgiving, it is a time-honored Maryland tradition to hold blessings of fox-hunters' hounds and horses. 

St. John's Church, Western Run Parish, Glyndon  
3738 Butler Road
Reisterstown, MD 21136 
410-429-4690
More info.. 

There are nearly a dozen organized foxhunting clubs in Maryland--many have a Thanksgiving meet for their club members.
Potomac Hunt (Montgomery Co.)
Goshen Hunt (Montgomery. Co.)
Howard County-Iron Bridge Hounds (Howard Co.)
De La Brooke Hounds (Calvert Co.)
Marlborough Hunt (Anne Arundel/Prince Georges Co.)
Wicomico Hunt (Wicomico Co.)
Carrollton Hounds (Carroll Co.)
New Market--Middletown Valley Hounds (Frederick Co.)

Please contact Ross Peddicord at 410-841-5798 or [email protected] for details.

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