The Hitchcock Woods Foundation hosts and participates in a variety of events annually:
February – Hunt Week Gala
March – The Historic Aiken Horse Show in the Woods
April – Earth Day
October – Annual Science Education Enrichment Day (S.E.E.D)
November – The Blessing of the Hounds
- This event has passed.
CANCELED Aiken Hounds & Hitchcock Woods Foundation Information Session
October 10 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Free
Join the Hitchcock Woods Foundation and Aiken Hounds for a casual presentation by Larry Byers, longtime Trustee of the Hitchcock Woods Foundation and Joint Master of Aiken Hounds, on the history and traditions of Aiken Hounds, which has conducted drag hunts in Hitchcock Woods since 1914. This information session will take place at the Stable on the Woods entrance. There are picnic tables, but you may want to bring additional folding chairs.
Learn about:
- The history and traditions of foxhunting in Hitchcock Woods
- How a drag hunt differs from a live hunt
- The roles of staff members
- The breeding, care, training, and showing of the hounds
- How to respond if you come upon the Hunt
- Why your dogs are not permitted in the Woods while hunting is in progress
