Rappahannock Hound & Performance Club

Officers

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Emily Neal
President
RHPC

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Ace Mattocks
Vice-President
RHPC

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Phillip Lanier
Secretary
RHPC

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Neesa Hart
Treasurer
RHPC

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Emily Neal
President - RHPC

Emily has loved dogs since they were a child, attending their first conformation show when they were 4 years old. They got involved with dogs as an adult, trying first agility and then finding flyball with their first dog Blanche. Tannis the beagle is their first conformation dog, competing in the UKC altered class. In addition to the beagle, have a greyhound who retired from FastCAT with his FCAT8, as well as two American Hairless Terriers who compete in UKC and AKC conformation and flyball!

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Ace Maddox
Vice President - RHPC

Ace Mattocks was born and raised in Stafford, Virginia and is a lifetime resident of the Rappahannock Region. He has been a canine lover his entire life, spending his childhood with Italian Greyhounds, Dachshunds and Galgo Español. He has worked professionally in the animal-care industry for 7 years. He is well-known as a Greyhound breed advocate and educator. His expertise on the breed placed him as a speaker at Greyhounds in Gettysburg in 2022 where he shared his knowledge on breed training and behavior. He will return as a guest speaker in 2025. He owns the only UKC Diamond GRCH Greyhound, is a foster home for the James River Greyhound Adoption Group and currently shares his home and his life with 2 Greyhounds and a Carolina Dog. He is known as a Carolina Dog preservationist

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Phillip Lanier
Secretary - RHPC

Phillip got involved in the dog world when he adopted his first pure bred Basset Hound Annie.  Starting out in Conformation they achieved early success in the ring and eventually captured her AKC champion title,  Annie was supposed to be the beginning of a new breeding pair when Phillip discovered that Annie was affected and At Risk to a genetic disorder that causes epilepsy.  Because of that Annie was spayed and her partner Sammie entered the ring and has had great success, capturing multiple titles and awards including the 2023 AKC Owner Handler Champion while Annie got into performance and companion events.  

With the advent of the UKC altered show program Annie was able to return to the ring and has been lighting the show world on fire capturing her Grand Championship in less than a year and is well on the way to her Emerald Grand Champion status.  Sammie too loves UKC and was the #1 Basset Hound and #2 Scenthound in the nation.

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Neesa Hart
Treasurer - RHPC

Neesa Hart is the proud owner of the Best Looking Dog in the world.  Just ask her, and she will tell you, there is no dog better looking than her Homer.  She is an ambassador for the Basset Hound Breed to everyone she meets and everywhere she goes.  She has not been involved in showing dogs for long but has racked up several titles and accomplishment including the 2024 AKC Owner Handler Basset Hound Champion as well as the 2023 UKC Basset Hound Championship.

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