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SPRING 2022
FEATURES
20 HIGH-FIVES FOR HUMPHRY
A tiny town celebrates the 300th birthday of its well-connected founding father. By J.F. Pirro
30 LIVING LARGE
Penn Vet New Bolton Center’s Barbara Dallap-Schaer was kid without a horse. Now she’s saving them.
By Roger Morris
134 HEN PARTY
Backyard chickens became a trend during the pandemic. Looking to start your own brood? Two experienced farmers have some advice. By Ashley Breeding
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DEPARTMENTS
6 EDITOR’S NOTE
7 NOTED
Mark your calendar for these special events. By Kim Douglas
8 MEMORANDUM
Even at 6-foot-4, Chris Gracie never looks out of place on
a horse. By Michael Bradley
10 SHOP Spring reboot
By Eileen Smith Dallabrida
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12 HOME & GARDEN
A soulful, skillful restoration in Chester County.
By Eileen Smith Dallabrida
16 CELEBRATIONS
After several postponements, a Wilmington couple finally ties the knot in an intimate celebration. By Lisa Dukart
142 FOOD & DRINK Satisfying our primal desire to grow (some) of what we eat. By Roger Morris
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146 VINTAGE
The clatter of typewriter keys lures old and young alike.
By Roger Morris
148 PARTING SHOT By Jim Graham
2 THE HUNT MAGAZINE spring 2022
COVER:
Photo by Jim Graham
JANA BANNON
JIM GRAHAM
2022 STEEPLECHASE MARSHALLTON’S CHRIS GRACIE
LOOKBOOK BIG MOMENT
FINDS HIS CALLING
For the Birds
THE RISE OF THE BACKYARD CHICKEN FARM
Life in the Brandywine Valley
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