“Here’s to the horse, and the rider too, of course; And here’s to the rally o’ the hunt boys; Here’s a health to ev’ry friend who can struggle to the end, and here’s to the “Tally Ho” in front, boys”. All...
Do you know what? – I did 108 miles today; checking in with a Harrier pack to see how they were getting on and then on to an Opening Meet of the Beagles. All good fun – and with the prospect of “Newcomers Week” (21st-28th October) Info. on...
Lords of the pitiless spear, Chasing in English woodlands the wild white ox and the deer, feeling the edge of their knife-blades, trying the pull of their bows, At a sudden foot in the forest thrilling to ‘Yonder he goes!’ – Safe for the space of a...
It is great to support the young: Here is Ben Hood hunting the harriers on an evening meet with Izzy Lewis. “There’s a yellow leaf on the elm tree now, There’s a touch of rust on the beech’s bough, And it won’t be long till the glad...
“Come, all you jolly hunters bold, I’ll sing you something new, ‘Twas in the springing of the year in eighteen hundred two. A pack of hounds from Kelly came, And cobs from far and nigh. The Squire was on his sliver tail, The parson on his bay, And...
“The happiest man in England rose an hour before the dawn; The stars were in the purple and the dew was on the lawn; He sang from bed to bathroom – he could only sing ‘John Peel’; He donned his boots and breeches and he buckled on his...
