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Photos from Marc Gordon

2010-11 Hound Sponsorship

The Belvoir Hunt Supporters Club runs a pro-active Hound Sponsorship programme with hunt members and supporters sponsoring individual hounds and puppy litters each season. To date hound sponsorship, over four seasons, has raised nearly £8,000 towards the direct upkeep of the hounds.

For the current season 2010-11 some 100 individuals and families have sponsored  hounds and puppies,  Each year, in April, Hound Sponsors and their families gather at the Kennels for an exclusive and private social to mark the end of the season. At this year’s social almost 100 sponsors and their families took part in a Hound Judging Competition under the watchful eye of our departing Huntsman and Master, Rupert Inglesant. The Hound Sponsor selecting hounds in the order closest to that chosen by Rupert was Mrs Ruth Marshall (sponsor of  Ballad 06). Sponsors then enjoyed a display of the full pack followed by sandwiches and liquid refreshment.

In 2007 the BHSC Hound Sponsorship also initiated the Manchester Trophy  to be awarded twice a season to the Hound Sponsor of the hound judged by our Master/Huntsman to have hunted in the most effective manner for that portion of the season. For the second half of the season just finished (09/10) Rupert has decided on PRINCIPAL '07 (by Y & A (s) Gaffer '04 out of Limerick Pumpkin '04) who is kindly sponsored by Mrs Clarke from Loughborough.

Hound Sponsorship enables supporters, most of whom do not actually hunt on a horse, to get the enjoyment of seeing “their” hound out hunting throughout the season as well as receiving regular updates on the pack's progress and  an exclusive “inside” look at the working of the kennels.