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20th Annual Polo in the Country

By Audrey Anderson

Hometown Weekly Reporter

There was a celebratory atmosphere as a crowd of adults and children gathered at the Norfolk Hunt Club Steeplechase Course in Medfield for the 20th Annual Polo in the Country event.The Norfolk Hunt Club holds this yearly event to raise funds...

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Amelia Peabody honored at memorial foxhunt 

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

The Amelia Peabody Memorial Hunt took place on Saturday, November 19 at Powisset Farm. Held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the foxhunt honors philanthropist, conservationist, sculptress, entrepreneur and equestrian Amelia Peabody. One of the first female members of the hunt club, Peabody is remembered fondly...

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Hunter Pace trots through Dover, Medfield

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

The Norfolk Hunt Club recently hosted the second annual Charles River Panorama Hunter Pace, a fitting farewell to summer days. Riders and spectators were up bright and early on Sunday morning, August 21, as the first race began at 7:30 a.m. at Medfield State Hospital....

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Norfolk Hunt Club hosts hunter pace

The hunter pace itself began with a ride into the woods just in front of the dilapidated white farmhouse on Cottage Street.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

The third time was the charm on Sunday morning for the Norfolk Hunt Club’s Hunter Pace, which...

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Hunt Club holds costumed Hunter Pace

The event ended with an optional jump over a choice of stone walls.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

On Sunday morning, the colorful foliage of fall in New England was greeted by the majesty of horses galloping through fields of green grass, trotting through...

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Polo pulls in big crowds

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff It was a big day for sports on Sunday, September 8. The Patriots played their first official game of the season in the evening, and in the early afternoon, the Norfolk Hunt Club hosted its annual event and polo game, Polo in the Country, at the Norfolk...
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Norfolk Hunt Club hosts stunning show

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By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff [caption id="attachment_33241" align="alignright" width="300"]Jumping was a popular competition at the Norfolk Hunt Horse Show. Jumping was a popular competition at the Norfolk Hunt Horse Show.[/caption] Anyone who pulled into 240 North Street over the weekend would have been shocked at what they...
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Rail trail warrant to be presented

By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent During the 1800s, railways covered Massachusetts like a spider web. By the mid 1950s, many of these lines were abandoned. In the years since then, communities have taken these old abandoned lines and turned them into recreational spaces available for the public to use. Now Medfield is trying to dust...
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Hunt Club simulates longstanding tradition

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Dozens of people stood along the edges of Powisset field on November 18, patiently waiting for sight of them. Children played tag to pass the time and tugged on their parents’ coats as they waited. One little boy told his mom that he wanted to return to the car,...
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Medfield continues discussion on Rail Trail

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter In the past few years, many area towns have been converting unused railroad space into walking, biking, and horseback-riding trails for the community to enjoy. With many of Medfield’s citizens longing for such a space in their own town, members of the community have proposed creating their own “Rail...
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Polo in the Country on Sept. 10

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Polo in the Country is a festive, fall Sunday afternoon for families and friends. It is held at the Norfolk Hunt Club Steeplechase Course, 240 North Street, Medfield. Gates open on September 10 at 11:00 a.m. Activities start at 12:15 p.m., and the polo match begins at 1:00 p.m. Proceeds are used to benefit...
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