WHH Chronology
1963 Established
1963 –1978 Kennels at Windy Hollow Farm; Florida, NY
1978 –present Kennels in Greenville (Port Jervis), NY
1970 Registered with the MFHA
1972 Recognized by the MFHA
Fox hunting in Orange County has a rich history starting in the spring of 1900 when Edward Harriman, F. Gray Griswold, John Townsend and Dr. J.O. Green decided to start a drag hunt in Goshen, NY. Not having any hounds or horses, they called on Mr. P.F. Collier who was hunting his own pack in Monmouth County, NJ. He was kind enough to loan them 10 couple of hounds, a huntsman, a whipper-in, a kennelsman & 6 horses for the staff. Thus the Orange County Hunt was established and hunting began later that fall. The sport was so great that first year, the group empowered Mr. Griswold to purchase 25 couple of hounds on his next trip to England. In the spring of 1901, the new English foxhounds arrived in the kennels in Goshen, NY. By 1903, the Orange County hunt expanded to warmer temperatures in Virginia; however, the Glen Arden Hunt sponsored by the Harriman family remained active in the early 20th century.
In the mid 20th century, the Windy Hollow Hunt began hunting a small pack of hounds, mostly drag, in the area of Orange County, NY. The kennels were located in Florida, NY from 1963 to 1978, when the kennels were moved to the present property on Fort Van Tyle Road in Port Jervis, NY.