The Story of Chicken Little - February 2012

Do you remember the fable of Chicken Little? The story centred on a misinterpretation of facts which led to an outbreak of predictions of calamity without justification. In terms of hounds and hunting it seems that local media in the UK, Ireland and the US are encouraging such predictions in their readership with stories of hounds running amok and lots of if xxx had been here then yyy might have happened.

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The Hounds of Glamorgan Frank Grant, the Huntsman and Philosopher

This is the first in a series of articles written by Gareth Jones (1905-35) a young investigative journalist and which Bailys has gained exclusive permission from the family to reproduce here. His insights into the hunting men of Wales are as fresh today as the day they were written. As a prolific w...
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Could NLP Have a Place in the Hunting Field?

In this, the first of a series of articles Andrew J Hancock asks whether NLP could improve the relationship you have with your horse and whether a change in your belief systems will have a positive effect on the performance of your horse when out hunting.Are you living your equestrian dream? Or is ...
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Cragfast, Pot Holed And Generally Stuck.

Beside the danger to hounds and terriers hunting on the fell, (inclement weather, getting lost) there was always a danger of getting stuck. Using newspaper reports of the time here are some examples. Crag-fast Thrilling Experience. This week George Chapman and the Coniston Foxhounds have been huntin...
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