Peggy Horsley, one of hound trailing legends, sadly passed away in August 2015 at the age of 90. She is well known for her association with a number of famous hounds, Buacail being one of the most noted as 3 times Champion in the 1970’s. Peggy from Borrowdale has sometimes been referred to as ‘The Lady in Red’ as she always wore a red garment which may have contributed to Buacail spotting her at the finish line and putting an extra spurt on to get to her. For anyone interested in reading about Peggy and Buacail an article about them was printed in a book called Lakeland Profiles by Red Woods. Click the link HERE to read the chapter in full.

Peggy’s daughter Ann, and granddaughter Andrea, felt as Peggy adored her hounds so much, that a fitting tribute would be to ask for donations from friends and family on behalf of Trailhound Welfare. A total of £504.67 (which included £103.52 donated at Mirkholme trails) was raised. Thank you so much to all who contributed. It means a lot to a small organisation like ours to have your support.