Amy M. Dillon

Amy M. DillonSecretaryAmy has been a dedicated subscriber of Guilford Hounds since 1999.She began assisting with the hounds in the field fin 2003, and has taken on the position of First Whipper-In.Amy's hard work and dedication with the sometimes overwhelming paperwork end of the hunt, and the development and maintainance of this website, have made her a valuable subscriber, and an excellent Secretary.

"It's always been a social event at some level," said Amy Dillon, Guilford Hounds secretary.She is a whipper-in, that is, a rider who helps keep the hounds from straying too far or wide, what Kittredge playfully calls "zone defense."

"Guilford Hounds has always been very casual and relaxed.We're very friendly," Dillon said.

Indeed, when Kittredge and Dillon, who met while fox hunting and are now engaged to be married, talk fox hunting, the conversation always circles back to the close friends they've made and the pre- and post-hunt socials that run the gamut from catered meals at country inns to tailgate smorgasbord picnics.
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"We always want the hunt to be pleasant for everybody that's involved - from the dogs to the horses to the riders in the third field," said Dillon.
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Dillon and Kittredge, who laugh when asked what else they do with their horses - some trail riding here and there, but it's almost all fox hunting these days - have both ridden a variety of horses on hunts and say that no particular breed or training is better than another.
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"It's a case-by-case basis," said Dillon."It's really about the personality of the horse that you're on."

As spring draws nigh, Dillon and Kittredge are looking ahead to late summer and autumn when the hunts will begin again in earnest.