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"hilltopping" where groups ride a short distance from the actual hunt field.
Others follow the hunt either on foot ( popular in the UK), or in a motor vehicle such as a four
wheel drive. I can remember often looking longingly at those who followed by car, just thinking of the
working heater and the idea of sandwiches and warm drinks being shared by the occupants. *****sigh*****
Blencathra Foxhounds
North Lakes District
Cumbria, UK | 
Canada's Annapolis Valley Hunt |
Hunt Buttons
These are awarded to those members who have shown enthusiasm and dedication, to the hunt, over a period of time. Buttons are awarded at the discretion of the Master of Foxhounds and the Hunt Staff. Below are just a few examples.
Gamble Hill Hounds
Iowa / Nebraska
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South Creek Foxhounds
Tampa, FL |
Ft. Leavenworth
Hounds
Ft. Leavenworth, KS |
North Hills Hunt
Western Iowa
Eastern Neb. | 
Farmington Hunt Club
Charlottsville,VA | 
Oak Ridge Hunt |
Misty Morning Hounds - Gainesville/Ocala, FL |  Tennessee Valley Hunt - Maryville, TN |
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My Dad and "Mynah"
The Beaufort Hunt (Harrisburg, PA - 1950's)
Dad
brought two horses back from Ft.Riley, KS when the U.S.
Cavalry disbanded
- one was "Hop Gay" and the other (obviously) was Mynah.
If memory serves me correctly, she was a
16.2 crossbred
who not only carried my father safely thru' many hunts
but also
patiently put up with my first feeble attempts
at riding. | |
"Bíonn grásta Dé idir an diallait agus an talamh.
The grace of God is found between the saddle and the ground."
Page updated March 5, 2007
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