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Topic: Fox Hunting!
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star_power
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posted November 29, 2003 06:56 PM
I've never been but don't particularly want to. I could never be part of a 'hunt.' But that's just me ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
Posts: 6 | From: Canada | Registered: Nov 2003
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hOrSeCrAzEeE120
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posted November 29, 2003 07:27 PM
I've never been foxhunting or on a paperchase, im hoping to go on one soon though. i love the trails!
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Posts: 1418 | From: PA | Registered: Sep 2003
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Dawn
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posted November 29, 2003 08:32 PM
All the girls on the team were going to, but the season doesn't start till my lease is up, and one girl's horse is hurt, and well that doesn't leave too many people.
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Posts: 6885 | From: Tennessee | Registered: Nov 2002
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Lou3
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posted November 30, 2003 04:18 AM
Foxhunting is great for both you and your horse. Bear in mind that it shouldnt be used as a sport. It puzzles me why you would let the fox go when the whole purpose of foxhunting is as a form of pest control that is in keeping with natural selection and wont lead to the extinction of the fox.
be courteous, stay near the middle of the field so you dont get left behind or overtake the master and huntsman. If you are last through a gate shut it properly. Do as the master/huntsmen tell you straight away. Be prepared for a fair bit of standing around as well as the chase so dont take a horse that will get impatient if you're standing still.
Overall remember hunting isnt there for you to have as good a time as possible but to control a pest and train your horse, teach it basic manners, give it a hard day's exercise and get it used to a lot of company and other stimuli, so dont go galloping madly, anyone not 100% in control of their horse will probably be asked to leave the field.
Dont forget to plait up and make sure your hunting jacket and show jodhpurs have been cleaned and your horse well groomed.
Dont take a horse hunting that hasnt been getting worked at least five days a week as they wont be able to cope with it. If i am taking a horse hunting it gets 2hrs of roadwork 4 days a week and 1 1/2 hours of schooling/jumping 2 days a week - and this is barely enough to have them fit enough for a full day. If the horse gets any less exercise than this plan only for a half day hunt.
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Posts: 1551 | From: UK | Registered: Oct 2003
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Dawn
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posted November 30, 2003 10:11 AM
Well we don't really have a fox problem over here, and if they didn't let them go, animal rights would be all over us.
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Posts: 6885 | From: Tennessee | Registered: Nov 2002
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Blistering Winds
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posted November 30, 2003 10:13 AM
I'm suprised they aren't all over you just for doing it.
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Posts: 4337 | From: Texas | Registered: Oct 2003
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Dawn
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posted November 30, 2003 10:15 AM
Most people don't even actually chase live animals. They either drag a scent or a skin.
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Posts: 6885 | From: Tennessee | Registered: Nov 2002
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Petie
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posted November 30, 2003 12:21 PM
Hi! I went on my first hunt this year. It was unforgettable! What an experience! Have a great time, I am sure you will! Don't forget to give us all of the details. Our show team is getting ready to go to Junior Hunt in a month and a half. I'll tell you how that goes!
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Posts: 325 | From: Midwest | Registered: Oct 2003
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hApPiNeSs
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posted November 30, 2003 12:24 PM
be carefull with ur horse if u hunt. dont ever canter on roads its just so stupid - ull hurt him/her. dont take jumps that ur unsure about and think about whether u really want to end a life just for ur enjoyment.
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Posts: 475 | From: cornwall | Registered: Nov 2003
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Lou3
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posted November 30, 2003 04:06 PM
who's life are they ending? Foxes have legal "pest" status and have to be controlled somehow. In my view its best to control them in a way that means the strong ones get away and the old, weak, lame and sick get caught and humanely dispatched, as this is most in-keeping with natural selection, ensures a healthy surviving population and the continued existance of the species, as well as removes the animals most likely to cause a problem to farmers etc.
Agree on the not cantering on roads or taking dodgy looking jumps though, that's an unnecessary risk to your horse.
Lou
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gypsey gold doesnt gleam or clink, but stomps its feet and nickers in the night.
Posts: 1551 | From: UK | Registered: Oct 2003
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H/J Princess
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posted November 30, 2003 04:32 PM
lol...I'd be very excited if I actually saw a fox outside of a zoo ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) I live in the middle of nowhere and I've never seen one...
As for the fox hunting, have fun!!! I've never gone fox hunting but it sounds like a blast. I know my trainer went once...she said it was the best ride she's ever had, and that she would love to go again...maybe its addicting...
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Posts: 277 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Oct 2003
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RubySlipper
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posted November 30, 2003 04:40 PM
It is really expensive to go fox huntingt near me, and you have to get invited, so I have never gone before, but I just got invited to go with a hunt barn in Millbrook NY so I am going to shell out the $500 for the day for the experience. There is a $250 capping fee and than trailering and horse lease fee (I am going to lease an Irish hunt horse for the day) I have never hunted and want to do it on an experienced horse for the first time to ensure that I get invited back. I hope the one the man takes me to is not a live hunt, but I feel it is something I as a horse person should experience.
Posts: 601 | Registered: Jun 2003
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Petie
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posted December 01, 2003 06:21 AM
WOW! Insane prices! I was invited to go with a friend and I paid like $30.00 plus a $10.00 "donation" for hunt breakfast. The horse lease makes sense. I rode an experienced hunter that belongs to the gal I went with. You definately want a seasoned mount your first time out.
(I felt like I was transported back in time when I went. It was just awesome!)
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Posts: 325 | From: Midwest | Registered: Oct 2003
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showjumper
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posted December 01, 2003 06:29 AM
ok heres the deal, I foxhunt over here in the UK, i have done since my first meet at fove years old in 1991. and i shall continue to do so... my dad is a part time local gamekeeper and proud of that fact and i believe that i have learnt and gained so much from the hunting field..
though i find it hard to accept that once a fox is caught it shall be released as once the dogs have it i sincerely doublt that it will be released in any fit state to surrive in the wild, a sad but tru fact.
hunting as we know it here in the uk is under serious threat of ban, as they have carried out on scotland.
i dont hunt as much now as i used to but i am always there at the meeting with or without my horse, the hunt plays such a big part of british country life, and an effective form of fox control.
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Posts: 294 | From: uk, essex | Registered: Nov 2003
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Lou3
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posted December 01, 2003 06:51 AM
hear hear
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gypsey gold doesnt gleam or clink, but stomps its feet and nickers in the night.
Posts: 1551 | From: UK | Registered: Oct 2003
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showjumper
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posted December 01, 2003 06:59 AM
good to have some support on here!!
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Posts: 294 | From: uk, essex | Registered: Nov 2003
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Dawn
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posted December 01, 2003 12:26 PM
Okay, I'm from the US as I believe the post starter is as well. I know that foxes are not considered pests anywhere around here. Now they might be in other areas. We do have quite a few foxes, but they keep to themselves. Hardly ever see one unless it gets hit on the road.
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Posts: 6885 | From: Tennessee | Registered: Nov 2002
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Blistering Winds
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posted December 01, 2003 01:06 PM
Maybe here in the US we need to change it from Fox Hunting to Coyote Hunting....those damned things drive me NUTS during the winter....getting into stuff, chasing horses, etc. And I KNOW it's the coyotes...caught them one night.
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Posts: 4337 | From: Texas | Registered: Oct 2003
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Lou3
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posted December 01, 2003 02:06 PM
foxes arent pests in the US because over there they still have natural predators. In the UK their natural predators were wiped out many years ago. Hounds are the only predators left to control them in the UK. You guys still got bears, wolves and coyotes to control them for you, we have to do it ourselves.
Lou
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gypsey gold doesnt gleam or clink, but stomps its feet and nickers in the night.
Posts: 1551 | From: UK | Registered: Oct 2003
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QHGirl
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posted December 01, 2003 03:03 PM
Oh Coyotee's are really bad in Indiana too.
I know in the US, it actually is nice to have fox around, they are so pretty and natural, now some might not think so but in Indiana Fox are "good" to have around, it is the Coyotee's that no one wants.
Oh and the unexpected Mountain Lion that someone had as a pet, they turned loose and never told anyone. That is always a treat to hear it is on the loose. Expecially after last year's accidents from one Mountain Lion, climbed over the stall wall to get to the horse... it was VERY SAD!
As far as fox hunts, they normally drag a scent that the hounds follow, or if they do turn a fox loose, they have it "trained" to go to a specific spot to be caged up again for safety. The scent is not as fresh, because they try to turn the fox loose for a while before to make it's way back. They normally anymore drag a scent.
I would love to go, it sounds like fun!
Posts: 1350 | From: Indianapolis | Registered: Jul 2003
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Blistering Winds
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posted December 01, 2003 03:14 PM
I heard about that one QHGirl...that was VERY sad situation.
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Posts: 4337 | From: Texas | Registered: Oct 2003
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Petie
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posted December 02, 2003 06:33 AM
I know that they do cyote chases here in the US.
A friend brought back from his trip to England, a few copies of Horse and Hound (or something like that). There was a lot on the hunting scene in England. I read about the attempts at banning fox hunting. How is that going now?
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Posts: 325 | From: Midwest | Registered: Oct 2003
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Lou3
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posted December 02, 2003 08:52 AM
Unfortunately a few idiots who dont realise how much of an integral part of the countryside economy foxhunting is are still trying to get it banned and a total ban looks fairly likely in the next few years. ![[Frown]](frown.gif) There are all sorts of petitions and marches going on to try and save the hunt. Unfortunately though a lot of people who know nothing about fox-hunting are still under the impression that it is in some way cruel and are causing havoc for those of us that are fully informed and know that foxhunting is the most humane method of controlling foxes. (polls regularly show that 59% and upwards of the British population are in favour of the hunt)
Lou
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gypsey gold doesnt gleam or clink, but stomps its feet and nickers in the night.
Posts: 1551 | From: UK | Registered: Oct 2003
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If it is caught (its usually not) they let it go