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News Blair Says He Undercut Fox-Hunting Ban Birr Game and Country Fair Attracts 30,000 Bloodstock Breeders Face Most Unprofitable Year, Warns Accountants James Cowper 1876 Directory Symposium: at the National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg, Va. - Lives of Dogs: Origins & Evolution of Hunting & Sporting Breeds Cottesmore Hunt Supporters Hound Racing Evening No Place for Vigilantes Missing Terrier - Brockenhurst Hants The Law of Field Sports Win £3000 for Your Hunt in the Silver Fox Challenge, Brittania Beagles Puppy Show 2010 Politics Trample Over Principles as Irish Coalition Sacrifices Ward Union Thoughts from an MEP at Blaston Hound Show 2010 A Clear and Unambigous Message for Irish Politicians Britannia Beagles Centenary Puppy Show |
NewsBlair Says He Undercut Fox-Hunting BanFormer U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair said he deliberately sabotaged the ban on fox hunting his government introduced, calling it “one of the domestic legislative measures I most regret.” In his memoir “A Journey,” published by Random House today, Blair said he ensured that the 2004 Hunting Act was ... Birr Game and Country Fair Attracts 30,000THE LARGEST gathering of Irish field sports enthusiasts since recent protests over hunting legislation was held in Birr, Co Offaly, at the weekend. An estimated 30,000 people attended the fourth annual Irish Game and Country Fair at Birr Castle where experts in shooting, fishing, equine and canine s... Bloodstock Breeders Face Most Unprofitable Year, Warns Accountants James CowperThe UK’s bloodstock industry is facing its most unprofitable year for more than a decade, with fees charged for covering stallions increasing at a faster rate than the prices achieved for the yearlings produced when subsequently sold at market two years later, warns equine and bloodstock accountants... 1876 DirectoryWe have put the 1876 Baily's Directory on-line free of charge at a different site www.bailyshunting.co.uk Symposium: at the National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg, Va. Lives of Dogs: Origins & Evolution of Hunting & Sporting BreedsThe National Sporting Library & Museum will host a full-day symposium "Lives of Dogs: Origins & Evolution of Hunting & Sporting Breeds" An international panel of six speakers,moderated by Timothy J. Greenan, M.D., will trace the history of hunting with dogs from prehistory through the present day. T... Cottesmore Hunt Supporters Hound Racing EveningHow do you improve on a really good day at the Game Fair? We could think of nothing better than attending the Cottesmore Hound Racing Evening organised as a fund raiser.Hound racing 'Cottesmore style' we were to discover is a lot less formally regimented Weatherbys or even terrier racing, as a resu... No Place for VigilantesIt is an unpleasant truth that, where long-standing practices are outlawed by prejudice, unsavoury replacements often appear. Reports of an urban group allegedly beating a fox to death with a cricket bat and then posting the images on-line are a demonstration of this. If the reports prove to be co... Missing Terrier - Brockenhurst HantsWe have been asked to help find a 7 month old brown terrier that went missing on the 23rd July from near the Balmer Lawn Hotel. He is micro chipped but since his owners were on holiday does not know the area at all. There have apparently been sightings of him in the area since, but if anyone has a... The Law of Field SportsA new book on the Law of Field Sports was published at the Game Fair. Easily approachable with chapter summaries it allows the reader to:- distinguish between searching for a quarry and subsequent lawful hunting, and determine in law when a badger sett is not a badger sett. A full review is now av... Win £3000 for Your Hunt in the Silver Fox Challenge,Hunt teams that have been taking part in inter-hunt scurries around the County Show circuit are advised to get practising for the ultimate inter-hunt relay – the Silver Fox Challenge. With £3000 going to the winning team it is a closely fought competition that takes place over a beautifully built co... Brittania Beagles Puppy Show 2010The Centenary Puppy Show of the Britannia Beagles took place at the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth on Saturday 10th July beginning with a traditional Breakfast in the Gunroom attended by 165 members of the Hunt and their guests. The Master, Admiral Sir James Eberle GCB, welcomed everyone and said ... Politics Trample Over Principles as Irish Coalition Sacrifices Ward UnionThe revised programme for Government agreed between Fianna Fail and the Green Party will go into the records as one the most shameful deals ever perpetrated on rural people by an Irish Government. It was treachery carried out by a gang of what can now only be described as Fianna Fail traitors to the... Thoughts from an MEP at Blaston Hound Show 2010This annual fixture, associated with the Blaston Agricultural Show, took place on Sunday 27th, on a brilliant June day with clear blue skies and sunshine. Indeed it was so hot that the paving in the middle of the show ring needed to be sprayed with a watering-can periodically to keep it cool. The s... A Clear and Unambigous Message for Irish PoliticiansIn a speech made today concerning the attempt by the Irish government to appease its minority coalition partners, Des Crofton, National Director, National Association of Regional Game Councils at the RISE! Rally, Trim, County Meath left the politicians in no doubt about the exercise of free will ... Britannia Beagles Centenary Puppy ShowThe Centenary Puppy Show of the Britannia Beagles will take place at the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth on Saturday 10th July with a traditional Breakfast in the Gunroom followed by the judging of the Puppies by Geoff Cox and Peter Alder. Peter is the father of George Alder who has been the Huntsm... RISE! Campaign Responds as Gormley Lays Down the GauntletThe campaign to save the Ward Union Hunt gathers pace as the pro field sports Rural Ireland Says Enough Campaign has announced a series of public rallies, demonstrations and other initiatives in response to Minister John Gormley’s decision to attempt to force new anti-hunting laws through the Dáil ... Overseas Honours for Nigel Peel MFHThe Bryn Mawr Hound Show Association is pleased to make Nigel Peel, MFH the first overseas recipient of the Julian Marshall Award. Nigel Peel has been Master and huntsman of a pack of foxhounds for thirty-eight seasons. For the past twenty-two years he and his wife have been Joint-Masters of one of ... Bassets at Bryn Mawr 2010 - A Super Day for the Calf PastureThe Calf Pasture Bassets with consistent conformation and quality captured the Doghound Championship with Stallion Hound class winner Calf Pasture’s Sandanona Steelhead ’06 for the third straight year, the Bitch Championship and grand champion basset honours with Unentered Bitch winner Calf Pastur... New Highland Drag Hunt Gallops into the History Books.The first ever drag hunt for the Highlands is embarking on a full season of hunting and social events, and is set to bring a new dimension to Highland life. Already receiving overwhelming support, from both the equestrian and non equestrian communities, the Highland Drag Hunt will cover Moray and Na... American Hunters Free to Good HomesThe following rather sad note was received from Leslie. Due to divorce, I am obliged to give away my two great horses who are here in Charlottesville, VA. One is a 12 year old Irish Draft gray mare who is super sweet and even tempered. The other is a buckskin gelding appendix quarter horse, who is... Hundreds Attend RISE! Campaign Demo in Cashel, County TipperaryLocal organisers say that up to five hundred supporters of the RISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough! Campaign have taken part in a demo in Cashel, county Tipperary, in defence of traditional rural sports like hunting, coursing and shooting. The demo was planned to coincide with a Fianna Fáil regional con... Pro-hunting campaign welcomes Meath County Council supportThe RISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough! Campaign has welcomed last night’s (10th May) vote by Meath County Council in support of their campaign. Councillors voted by 24 votes to 3 to support a motion expressing concern at the Minister for the Environment’s proposal to ban the Ward Union Staghounds. ... Royal Windsor Horse Show 2010 Welcomes Back The Inter Hunt Team Relay CompetitionRoyal Windsor Horse Show (12th-16th May) is a spectacular event encompassing jumping, driving and showing competitions with over 3,000 horses and ponies taking part. Organisers are pleased to confirm that due to the success of last year’s competition, the Inter Hunt Team Knock Out (supported this ye... Urgent Appeal to Save the Berks & Bucks DraghoundsThe Berks and Bucks Draghounds are in real danger of being forced to close as several of the founding shareholders no longer participate in draghunting and wish to sell their shares. Obviously, this would mean the very sad end to the draghounds and hunt. The kennels have been valued at £500,000 and ... Leading Hunts Featured on the Opening Day of Punchestown FestivalThree of Ireland's leading hunts will be specially featured on the opening day of this year’s Punchestown Racing Festival. Representatives of the Kildare Hunt will be in the Parade Ring at the opening of the Festival. Prior to the 6.40 pm race, riders and hounds from the Ward Union Hunt (counties ... Murder Hollow Bassets - Updated News from AmericaAs reported earlier in the year Wendy Willard and her Murder Hollow Bassets were raided by the PSPCA on July 27, 2009. The raid occurred with a warrant obtained after trespassing on her property and seeing her cleaning her kennel runs, a daily task required by law. They seized 11 of her hounds by t... Science Trumps Anti Hunt Dogma Again!The view highlighted in a recent article (‘Science may be hunting’s best friend’) that field sports are good for wildlife conservation has received more support from a report on the Telegraph website on Saturday 17th April. This report talks about a new book, ‘Silent Summer’, which has been written... Discount on Book 'Daughters of Artemis'Following negotiations we are delighted to offer subscribers a discounted price on Richard Almond's book 'Daughters of Artemis' which is featured in the Book Review section The discount would be 25%, reducing it from £45.00 to £33.75. Postage and packing in the UK is £3.00, overseas is £6.50. Orders... National Sporting Library Announces 2010-2011 John H. Daniels FellowsMIDDLEBURG, Va. – The National Sporting Library has selected nine recipients for its John H. Daniels Fellowship for 2010-2011. The NSL received 42 applications from scholars in ten countries. The Fellowship program began in 2007 in memory of John H. Daniels (1921-2006), a member of the Board of Dire... Pro-hunting Campaign Welcomes Farming SupportThe RISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough! campaign has welcomed the recent public expressions of support from the two main farming organisations, IFA and ICMSA. ‘This strong backing from the farm organisations underlines that everyone in rural Ireland stands united four square against the extreme influen... |
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