Foxhunting

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“’Unting is all that’s worth living for – all time is lost wot is not spent in ‘unting – it is like the hair we breathe – if we have it not we die – it’s the sport of kings, the image of war without its guilt, and only five-and-twenty per cent of its danger.” —R.S. Surtees  – Handley Cross (1843)

Foxhunting
We have been fortunate to hunt with or visit a number of mounted packs for fox, stag, roebuck, wild boar, hare and rabbit, including many Master’s of Foxhounds of Amercia registered hunts, and quite a few abroad:
  • Arapahoe Hunt, Colorado
  • Bijou Springs Hunt, Colorado
  • Caza La Drone, New Mexico
  • Juan Tomas, New Mexico
  • Palm Beach Hounds, Florida
  • Grand Canyon Hounds, Arizona
  • Midland Foxhounds, Georgia/Alabama
  • Misty River Foxhounds, Arkansas
  • Galway Blazers, Galway, Ireland
  • Chateau de la Verrerie, Loire Valley, France
  • Champchevrier, Loire Valley, France
  • Tom Mallard Beagles, Colorado
  • Cheverny stag hounds, Loire Valley, France
  • The Waldingfield Beagles
  • Frank Burke Foxhounds, Loughrea, Ireland
  • and many more…

For those interested in foxhunting vacations in the US there are the following mult-day hunt weeks:

  • Virginia Hunt Week
  • Arapahoe Hunt Rendezvous in Colorado
  • The All Florida Meet sponsored by South Creek Foxhounds held either in mid-February, just before the President’s Day Holiday or at the very end of February.

Best shops for proper hunting attire include:

  • Horse Country
  • Middleburg Tack Exchange
  • Patey or Lock for bespoke helmets
  • The famous Irish sporting tailor William Frazer in the village of Hospital in County Limerick does bespoke attire.  Phone Michael and Elsie at +353 61 383118, send mail to Main Street, Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland, or email them at frazertailor@eircom.net.
  • Devoucoux Biarritz from France for show jumping saddles, Stubben Siegfried for hunting saddles

For a quick primer on mounted hunting, http://www.countryside-alliance.org/ca/file/FINAL_Hunting_how_what_why_when.pdf

How to Shoe Your Horse Properly for Winter Conditons as Featured in Horse Connection Magazine 

Legging Up Your Hunter in Covertside 2013 

Notes on Clipping Horses by Dr. Beeman

Questions often Asked About the Arapahoe Hunt

 

The Care of Quality Leather 

 

Arapahoe Hunt from Douglas County Government on Vimeo.

Arapahoe Hunt from Douglas County Government on Vimeo.

Jewel in the Rockies from Douglas County Government on Vimeo.

Jewel in the Rockies from Douglas County Government on Vimeo.

The Chronicle of the Horse Sylvia McDonaldDownload
Untacked – March_April 2016 foxhunting fashionDownload

Hand made and drawn fixture map of the Range

Braiding or plaiting for foxhunting

Gordon Grand is one of my favorite sporting authors, and his short story, “The Silver Horn,” is one of my favorite foxhunting stories.