In memory of those who died in war and especially the officers and men of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment and of Leicestershire’s two cavalry regiments – the 9th/12th Royal Lancers and the (former) Leicestershire Yeomanry. The latter’s sky-blue uniform facings may well have been those adopted by the QH. Click on the British Legion poppy above left to see how you can help the living.
As you know, the Government has launched its consultation on a proposed ban on trail hunting. The deadline is 18 June.
This is a key moment. We now need to ensure that rural businesses are properly represented in the evidence submitted. Please fill in the consultation yourself using the Future for Hunting Campaign e-lobby tool, if you haven’t already done so. What we need you to do now: send this link to your business contacts directly.
Please send the link below to all businesses you support as part of your participation in hunting. These might include: your vet, your farrier, your feed merchant, your saddler, your tack shop, the business that services your horsebox, the place where you buy your fuel, your livery yard, the farm where you buy your straw, etc.
👉 For full guidance and submission link:
https://futureforhunting.co.uk/business-response-to-the-consultation The link above will guide businesses through submitting a response in email format.
Don't just send the link and forget about it. Talk to the business; explain that yours is just some of the trade that they might lose if Trail Hunting is banned.
Important reassurance for businesses: we recognise that some businesses may be concerned about publicity or backlash from opponents. The process allows respondents to request that their personal or business details are not made public, and we strongly encourage this where there are concerns. This is explained clearly in the guidance at the link above. Thank you for your help. This is one of the most important stages of the campaign, and your support in reaching beyond the immediate hunt network will make a real difference.
SPRING
SCHOOLING
Tuesday 12th May
15.00 - 19.00 in 15-minute slots
Kennels Back Drive,
Thorpe Satchville Road, LE14 2TH
We invite you by kind permission of Quorn Hunt Pony Club to our Kennels to school round a flagged XC course of 60cm & 70cm, in pairs or individually. The format will be similar to that of a clear round course but you will have the opportunity to re-present to fences where necessary, please just pull to one side if the next horse is on the course to let them complete uninterrupted. This event was extremely successful last year with everyone going home achieving more than anticipated. Young horses got to experience a competition environment without the pressure, in a friendly & encouraging atmosphere with other riders on hand for a lead if needed over a beautifully dressed course.
£15 per horse ~ one round
£25 per horse ~ two rounds
Advance entries only: click here and select 'Schooling'
SUNDOWNER
RIDE
Thursday 18th June
Start times 17.30 ~ 18.30
Walton on the Wolds, LE12 7BG
If you fancy making the most of the long summer evenings, join us for a ride across private land to one of our favourite watering holes! Set off between 5.30pm - 6.30pm for an escorted ride of 7-8 miles with a mixture of walk, trot, canter and maybe an optional jump or two being mindful of the summer ground with a pub stop halfway.
Adults £25, U16s £15
Dress ~ neutral jods, shirt/polo & gilet or coat if necessary.
Penny Fillingham Photography in attendance.
Parking TBA
Advance entry only - please click here, select "Sundowner Ride", and pay.
Rosie
Cass
OPEN
DAY
TRAIL
HUNTING
HOLIDAYS
Trail Hunting Holidays UK
Based in Melton Mowbray, the hunting capital of the UK, we can help arrange bespoke trail hunting breaks & day trips, for individuals and groups, stabling for your own horse or we can help source hirelings.
Choose to ride exclusively with the Quorn Hunt, the most famous pack in the world, or with all 3 prestigious Shires packs ~ Quorn, Belvoir & Cottesmore.
Depending on dates, your trip may include a hunt ball, kennel tour or a trip to the Point to Point races.
Please contact the Secretary on secretary.qh@qh-mail.co.uk to discuss your trip for 2025/26 season.
OPENING TIME in 1912...
There are lots of photos of the traditional opening meet at Kirby Gate, but if you want to see a unique short film of what the meet was like in 1912 when Captain Frank Forester was MFH and George Leaf was huntsman, click here.
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PAY ONLINE HERE
You can pay online from this website or smartphone app* for many things provided by the QH. You can pay by credit or debit card or PayPal
PAY QH CAP (day's hunting)
Click here to see how to pay.
PAY QH SUBS
Payment of QH subscriptions must be made by bank transfer, standing order or cheque
As well as making payment with the QH's popular smartphone 'app' you can also email the QH and MHC (and other) Secretaries – all from within the app. This is complementary to the online payment pages of this website - you can use either, whichever is more convenient - and they offer the same facilities.See above or the Events / Newsfeeds page for more details.
Welcome...
... to the Quorn Hunt's website for stop-press news, a summary of forthcoming events, details of how to contact us, a small adverts section, a unique satellite map of our country that is zoomable to hedgerow level and shows our boundary and many of our coverts (some with descriptions and photos; there is also a covert finder: click on a listed location and the map will find it for you), a brief history, current subscription rates, a Who's Who of hunt masters and officials and the supporters association, and reports and photos from our many activities.The Quorn Hunt was founded in 1696 and takes its name from the Leicestershire village of Quorn* where the hounds were kenneled from 1753 until 1904. The Quorn Hunt is one of the best known hunts in England and extends a warm welcome to many visitors from both the UK and internationally. The Quorn hunts within the restrictions of the Hunting Act 2004.
* it was originally spelt Quorndon, but its name was truncated in 1889 to avoid confusion with the Derbyshire village of Quarndon which is near Kedleston Hall