About Us

The JNAFHC was founded in 2003 by Mrs. Douglas Wise Stuart,  and Mrs. Iona Pillion, with Ms. Marion Chungo joining them in 2005 and Michelle Arnold joining in 2014 to help organize the ever expanding program.  Now in 2020, Carla Babcock is the new organizer.  She started 5 years ago as an assistant to Marion and Michelle.  There are three fundamental goals of the organization.

First - to help teach children the importance of land conservation, particularly for the sport of foxhunting. Many of our hunt meets have been pressured by development, others have put serious conservation easements in place, and others have been fortunate enough to have country that has yet to be discovered. In the twelve years of the Junior North American Field Hunter Championship our organization has donated over $35,000.00 to land conservation groups which support the hunts participating in the JNAFHC.

Secondly - we want like-minded foxhunters to meet each other. They will enjoy hunting together and getting to know each other at the Tailgate breakfast. This is where the children hang out in the back of a pickup truck eating hot dogs  or others, who have finished their day riding, are still jumping over obstacles on foot.  It is that easy for the children to begin to know each other and build long lasting friendships.

Lastly - to make it interesting, we have the third element, a little competitive flavor!

Douglas Wise Stuart leads the field at a qualifying meet

Marion Chungo with her son Grant

Iona Pillion awards 1st place Hilltopper division 2015

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