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Articles Could NLP Have a Place in the Hunting Field? Cragfast, Pot Holed And Generally Stuck. A Day With the Buccleuch Hounds in 1982 Who Would Want to be a Field Master? The Hunting Life of Thomas Assheton Smith A Day with the Otter Hounds. Roger Scruton: Keen On Hunting Visiting the Shires by Karen Davison-White The Fell Packs During the 1914-18 Conflict A Fellside Meet The Amateur v Professional debate. Tales of Hunting in India A First Hunting Trip to Ireland Hunting Diaries Hunting Men Lost in the Great War |
ArticlesCould 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 ... 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... A Day With the Buccleuch Hounds in 1982In January 1982 scribe Hilary Gray (now Mactaggart) and snapper Jane Arres of the Southern Reporter a regional newspaper from the Scottish borders met up with huntsman Lionel Salter and whipper-in George Trotter at the Duke of Buccleuch’s kennels at St Boswells – both men appear in this photograph.... Who Would Want to be a Field Master?This article written prior to the UK Hunting Act 2004 and taken from Bailys Hunting Companion illustrates the challenges trials and tribulations undertaken on every hunting day by that unsung hero the Field Master Let it be understood that I am speaking about foxhunting, and let the young beginner a... Log in to view comments The Hunting Life of Thomas Assheton SmithDuring the uneasy peace between England and France following the treaty of Amiens in 1802 Thomas Assheton Smith had occasion to visit Paris where he was presented to the Emperor. Having heard of his prowess as a foxhunter, Napoleon turned to his officers and said, Voici, messieurs, le premier chas... A Day with the Otter Hounds.This report by Philoconos first appeared in Bailys in 1899 it is provided here merely for the sake of historical interest as we join with the author following the Culmstock along the Exe valley. The language is sometimes a little florid but it provides a glimpse of the excitement and appreciation of... Roger Scruton: Keen On HuntingRoger Scruton has worn many hats, but possibly his favourite is the safety helmet he dons to gallop after hounds in full cry. He is the published author of more than 30 books, founding editor of “The New Statesman” and the composer of an opera and its producer. Considered one of Britain’s leading th... Visiting the Shires by Karen Davison-WhiteI went to Leicestershire on the 24th November for a wonderful talk from Michael Clayton at the Melton Carnegie Museum regarding his recently published book The Duke of Rutland’s Hounds - The BelvoirThis is a book which should be on everyone’s ‘must purchase’ list and is an exceedingly enjoyable rea... The Fell Packs During the 1914-18 ConflictWorld War 1 involved most of the worlds great powers assembled in two opposing alliances. More than seventy million personnel including sixty million Europeans were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. More than fifteen million people were killed. In the years leading up to the war the t... A Fellside MeetWhilst there are innumerable accounts of hunts and huntsmen on the Lakeland fells pre ban, someone who was simply a follower who stood, usually frozen to the core “silhouetted on the skyline”, has written precious little The piece below is by necessity a compilation, the hunt described never happene... Log in to view comments The Amateur v Professional debate.The amateur/professional debate has kept arguments going around dining room tables for many a night, but while hunting live quarry is banned this may not be the best time to compare the merits of huntsmen, whatever their respective backgrounds. So let’s look at amateur v professional in a wider cont... Tales of Hunting in IndiaWe came across Hugh Craig Harvey while looking for information about the Ootacamund Hunt. Mr Craig Harvey was master of the South Tetcott from 1962-67 and his brother,Andrew, was master of the Ooty from 1950-52Ootacamund is 6,000 feet up in the Nilgiris hills in South India, and before partition wa... Log in to view comments A First Hunting Trip to IrelandI spent the week with Willy Leahy and the Galway Blazers in Ireland. My riding and hunting experience was wonderful and no one got hurt. The American perception seems to be that hunting in Ireland is a way to kill yourself but I did not have that experience at all. I think that it all depends on ... Hunting DiariesDon’t you just love diaries and particularly old hunting journals? Reflecting on the book Trencher and Kennel by Charles Simpson, which I have given you a previous snippet from. George Payne’s hunting journal in one of the chapters makes for a forthright account of a hunting day and something we a... Hunting Men Lost in the Great WarSince this weekend is Remembrance Sunday we have reproduced some of the records that appeared in the annual editions of BHD during the 1914-18 war. During the ‘Great War’ Baily’s contained brief details of hunt staff subscribers and supporters that had fallen during the conflict so please spare a fe... Hunting with the Bassets of Leadon ValeMy heart was pounding, my head swimming with fatigue and my leaden legs felt as if they would give way at any moment. The wind was one of those which traditional Worcestershire people describe as lazy – it is too idle to go round you so it goes straight through you instead and chills you to the marr... A Critical Examination of the Hunting Act 2004The beginning of November, when over 320 Hunts across England and Wales are holding their traditional Opening Meets, seems a relevant time to once again expose the flaws and irregularities contained in the Hunting Act 2004. If anyone thinks that this law has improved animal welfare, perhaps they mig... Imagination in the Hunting Fieldimagination gallops, judgement merely walks ~old proverb Can there be any doubt that our best days in the field depend on imagination? Perhaps more than commonly understood, events in the hunting field reflect the mind’s eye. Indeed, the brain’s ability to invent and reinvent is fundamental not o... Hunting in the Western Cape of South AfricaAfter an overnight flight, direct from Heathrow to Cape Town, the 1 hour time difference from GMT during the SA winter means we can start our holiday programme straight away free from jet lag. We are met at Arrivals by our genial host and guide Carl, who is our Guardian Angel for the full duration ... The Story of the Holcombe Hunt Coat of ArmsThis article taken from the Directory of 1988-89 provides the background to the granting of an armorial to the HolcombeThis great Lancashire institution as Lord Derby described the Holcombe Hunt in 1937,was granted the coat of arms depicted here in 1988 The considerable effort required to obtain the... A slice of Hunting PieThe following extracts are from Hunting Pie, written in 1931 by Frederick Watson, master of the Tanatside Hunt from 1926-29 and were published in the 1995-96 Directory Quite a number of people have written and go on writing about hunting which is a splendid thing to do. But in these highly intellige... A Few Minutes with Dean McKinneyThis article previously published in Sidelines Equestrian Magazine givers an insight into hunting with the Tryon houndsThe Tryon Hounds, based near the state line of North and South Carolina enjoys a very enthusiastic and involved mastership. Bonnie Lingerfelt, MFH serves as a whipper-in in additi... With the Badischer Schleppjagdverein Hardt Meute in GermanyThis article sent to us by the hard-working team at the Badischer Schleppjagdverein Hardtmeute e.V in Germany was written by two English visitors concerning their experiences with this drag pack.The hunt was founded in 1973 with a pack of beagles. in 1980 the pack was changed to Grand Anglo Francais... North American Field Hunter Championships 2011Day 1The Middleburg hounds met at Glenwood Park racecourse this morning in a humid, gloomy fog. Middleburg Joint-MFH Penny Denegre, hosting the Field Hunter Champions first meet of the week, warmly welcomed the contestants as they gathered on the next to hounds and their huntsman, Barry Magner, on ... Riding for Heroes - The Whole JourneyThis is the day to day account of the journey taken by the Riding for Heroes team to raise £10,000 for Help For Heroes by undertaking a journey that took them through every hunt country, from the Buccleuch to the Western.The girls (Andrea and Ella) are currently three quarters of the way to their ... From the Archive - A Tale from College Valley North NorthumberlandThe following images were found in an archive we acquired and have been scanned from the original photographs to be able to be reproduced here. Sorting through the archive we came across a number of images which in isolation were slightly confusing. It is only when we found one with an attached narr... Michael Slowe on his film Hounds & The HuntsmanWe are delighted to be able bring you this piece by the well respected documentary film maker Michael Slowe. in which he describes how he went about making Hounds and the Huntsman. The article was written to enable other film makers to discuss Documentary Film Making and Audience Prejudice before th... In Conversation with the Artist Phillip SandersI came to realise during my days as a law student (despite the efforts of well intentioned tutors and certain fellow students) that art appreciation is entirely subjective, I could visit the Ashmolean, the National Portrait Gallery even, dare I say it, the Louvre. I would thoroughly enjoy the compan... Review of the Northern Hound ShowsIt is indeed a treat to get to Hound Shows in other parts of the country and to see different packs that you would not normally see in England or the “low lands” as they are often referred to. On my visit to Rydal this year I could not help but be glued to the Fell hounds ring, just because I do not... The Lost Foxes of Lakeland Part 2In this, the second part of the Lost Foxes of Lakeland Ron Black uses contemporary accounts to provide a further fascinating insight into the different type of fox that was encountered in the Fells during the 19th early 20th century and the challenges that such a large animal provided for those char... |
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