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hounds and ‘doc’ Addis. His dame was tvH Heartless, who was one the last drafts that we got from todd ‘doc’Addis, mfH before he died in 2019. ”(Editor ’ s note: “doc” Addis, dvm was the first Huntsman for tvH, 1989-1991, and established tvH’s foundation pack. doc was instrumental in promoting the Pennmarydel breed of foxhound, generously drafting hounds to hunts throughout the u.s.) ryan added, “scoring of a particular hunt and hound at a performance trails is the culmination of placement in various categories both days, such as hunting and endurance.there is a reason there is a second day. A particular hound may not perform as well two days in a row. that said, all hounds performed very well and no hound got picked up for running deer. ” tvH and shawnee Hounds both had two hounds place in the top ten both days. three hunts, tvH, shawnee, and host hunt Belle meade, had two hounds each in the top ten on the second day. Belle meade Bullet was the overall first place winner and tvH Headboard placed second. tvH was the winning hunt with three hounds in the top ten. these top ten hounds qualified for the National Performance trial Championship scheduled for march 2527, 2022 in Hoffman NC. find more information about foxhound Performance trials at: mfha.com/performance-trials/

Results from day one: tvH’s Headboard ranked number three, with tvH’s Willow number five. Portia, from Bridlespur Hunt, was in the number one position, followed by Ziggy from thornton Hill in second. Bell meade’s hounds: saber was fourth and Bullet was sixth. shawnee’s hounds: Cuda was seventh and Jamie was ninth.

Ryan Johnsey, MFH and Huntsman ofTennesseeValley Hunt, with Penn-Marydel foxhound TVH Headboard. (courtesy of Mark Jump Photography)

Results from day two: Belle meade’s Bullet moved to number one and Bismark was number three. thornton Hill’s fishhawk was second. tvH’s Wallet was fourth, Headboard was sixth, and Hudson was ninth. shawnee’s foghorn was fifth, gandalf was seventh, and gipper was tenth. Bridlespur Hunt’s Bond was eighth.

Overall Total: Belle mead’s Bullet placed first and Bismarck third. tvH’s Headboard was second, Wallet sixth, and Hudson eighth. thornton Hill’s fishhawk was fourth and Ziggy was fifth. shawnee’s foghorn was seventh and gandalf was tenth. Bridlespur’s Portia was ninth.

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