Middleburg - Orange County Beagles
Welcome to the Middleburg - Orange County Beagles
Welcome to the MOC Beagles Inc. – created to connect children and their families to the rural landscape in Virginia’s northern Piedmont through the stewardship and enjoyment of hounds, horses and habitat.
MOC Beagles supports the only beagle pack in the world that is followed on horseback and chases foxes! We are located near beautiful, historic Middleburg, Virginia - the heart of horse country – with terrain comprised of rolling meadows, woods and streams, and some stunning views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Our programs encourage children and their families to take an active part in our region’s long tradition of field sports and to support volunteer projects in land and wildlife conservation.
The MOC Beagles were started in the 1960's by famed horsewoman and conservationist Eve Fout as a means to teach junior riders about foxhunting and the rural landscape. A half-century later, MOC Beagles continues to teach youngsters all about the joys of horses and hounds and about stewardship of the countryside.
Run entirely by volunteers, we are incorporated as a non-profit organization in the Commonwealth of Virginia and are currently in the process of obtaining our 501(c)3 tax status as a charitable group.
Beaglers met at Little Cotland Farm in November.
News:
On October 1, 2011, members of the MOC Beagles were invited by the Goose Creek Association to assist in their stream monitering.The fundamental mission of the Goose Creek Association is to protect and preserve the natural resources of the Goose Creek Watershed. In order to measure progress, the quality of Goose Creek water is regularly tested by volunteers. GCA volunteers monitor 22 stations: 16 are in Fauquier County and 6 are in Loudoun County. Macroinvertebrate testing reflects the health of the stream by taking an inventory of the bugs that live in the delicate stream environment. Data is obtained four times a year, using the Virginia Save Our Streams "Rocky Bottom Method." After collection, the data is sent to VASOS, Virginia Department Of Environmental Quality (VADEQ), John Marshall Soil, Water, and Conservation District to be rated.
