rosie fronfelen
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i can quite believe it- we used to go stag watching in the evenings, most enjoyable.
Best thing since Ronnie Wallace?
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Judgemental
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But when you actually live here............well, its enough to turn you anti!!!
Ravenwood, good evening. Remind me please, was the Captain's last pack the Exmoor or thereabouts, becasue he would have just about told anybody what their 'fortune' was and fairly colourfully if they blocked a road whilst hunting.
Ravenwood
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Yes, Captain Wallace was indeed Master of the Exmoors until his demise.
He was certainly a colourful character! Although from a personal point of view, not my favourite person as his people skills were perhaps lacking but as an ambassador for hunting ....... we all know he was a legend, never to be forgotten
He was certainly a colourful character! Although from a personal point of view, not my favourite person as his people skills were perhaps lacking but as an ambassador for hunting ....... we all know he was a legend, never to be forgotten
Judgemental
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Yes, Captain Wallace was indeed Master of the Exmoors until his demise.
He was certainly a colourful character! Although from a personal point of view, not my favourite person as his people skills were perhaps lacking but as an ambassador for hunting ....... we all know he was a legend, never to be forgotten
Yes, in my youth I witnessed a fair explosion with the Heythrop at Upper or Lower Slaughter, somebody's horse kicked a hound at the meet! They were sent home and told not to come out again on that ....... ...... horse. In front of the whole field - a lady too. You could see her wanting the ground to open up - then he added let that be a lesson to rest of you - anybody dare kick my hounds is not welcome!
rosie fronfelen
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he was a hero in my book- and had hell of a personality,but as you say, hounds were his greatest love and god help anyone who put a hoof wrong!!
Ravenwood
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LOL - I remember a very embarrassing moment when a young hound literally veered and ran straight across under my horses hooves whilst we were all galloping across a field - it yelped but appeared to be fine But because my hunt is so nice and friendly, they were lovely about it and didn't blame me at all! Phew!!
Actually, my horse was onced owned by an elderly gentleman who held a meet at his house, my horse apparently kicked a hound (find this hard to believe but hey ho!) and he beat her - she promptly threw him off and he was airlifted to hospital - oh dear oh dear!!
Actually, my horse was onced owned by an elderly gentleman who held a meet at his house, my horse apparently kicked a hound (find this hard to believe but hey ho!) and he beat her - she promptly threw him off and he was airlifted to hospital - oh dear oh dear!!
Alec Swan
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During the '70s, I worked at Cornbury Park, and my employer was joint master of the Heythrop. The memories are flooding back!
We met at Rangers Lodge, one morning, and RW drew up in his beaten up old Renault 4. Tony Collins was the kennel huntsman, not that he got to hunt hounds very often. RW walked across to his hounds and said "Good morning Hounds" and as one, they replied! On that same day, he asked me to hold his horse, whilst he hunted hounds on foot, at a place known as The Camp, at Finstock. His hounds showed the same passion for him, as he did for them.
I once caught a hound in a snare, one that I'd forgotten to lift. If the idiot who'd found the hound had removed the wire from its neck, then no one would have been any the wiser. They didn't, they removed it from the post, and the hound rejoined the rest, wearing a neckless! At the end of the day, RW tracked me down to my Estate cottage, and came striding down the path. To my utter amazement, he was charming. I'd witnessed him correcting others, when they needed it, and perhaps when they didn't, and I wasn't looking forward to my "interview"! He talked for over an hour, sitting at my kitchen table, of hunting, and this was at the end of a long day.
Ronnie Wallace was a remarkable man, and whilst I'm not qualified to offer comparisons with others, I would think that he was certainly a determined and committed ambassador. Whilst the field were reminded of their place, those who weren't, were generally treated with courtesy. That was my experience of him, and for myself, I liked him.
Alec.
We met at Rangers Lodge, one morning, and RW drew up in his beaten up old Renault 4. Tony Collins was the kennel huntsman, not that he got to hunt hounds very often. RW walked across to his hounds and said "Good morning Hounds" and as one, they replied! On that same day, he asked me to hold his horse, whilst he hunted hounds on foot, at a place known as The Camp, at Finstock. His hounds showed the same passion for him, as he did for them.
I once caught a hound in a snare, one that I'd forgotten to lift. If the idiot who'd found the hound had removed the wire from its neck, then no one would have been any the wiser. They didn't, they removed it from the post, and the hound rejoined the rest, wearing a neckless! At the end of the day, RW tracked me down to my Estate cottage, and came striding down the path. To my utter amazement, he was charming. I'd witnessed him correcting others, when they needed it, and perhaps when they didn't, and I wasn't looking forward to my "interview"! He talked for over an hour, sitting at my kitchen table, of hunting, and this was at the end of a long day.
Ronnie Wallace was a remarkable man, and whilst I'm not qualified to offer comparisons with others, I would think that he was certainly a determined and committed ambassador. Whilst the field were reminded of their place, those who weren't, were generally treated with courtesy. That was my experience of him, and for myself, I liked him.
Alec.
rosie fronfelen
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Alec, you are spot on with your assumptions, there will never be the likes of him again.
rosie fronfelen
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Exmoor foxhounds- not the stag hounds.
Simsar
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Pink eyes meaning stays up late drinking! should have been red but JM wrote in Pink. Don't worry private joke.
rosie fronfelen
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so hes a boozer!!!
Judgemental
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Throughly boring hardly ever touch a drop.
Although I will admit I do like my flask out hunting with the following:
Strong whiskey mac - more whiskey than mac - oops I have spell whiskey the American way, that must be a giveaway.
Sloe Gin but it must be sweet
Apricot Brandy - just love the stuff
What is your tipple?
It has to be a double pocket one. Glass or Crystal in a leather case are not really satisfactory - why, because I do like to be social with my flask out hunting. Some of my friends are less than careless when taking it and I once I lost one in the handover. They are about a couple of hundred now. But the friend did appear the next day with half a dozen bottles of whiskey.
Now this is a subject I could really get into!
Simsar
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Hello
rosie fronfelen
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i cant hunt now so i stick to wines at home-at meets this god awful mix of hot milk and whisky was often on offer-ugh-preferred a nice punchy punch, or a port.(used to drink neat whisky like water!) hubby has whisky in his flasks.( Note the plural!)So where do the pink eyes come from?????
Judgemental
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Do we have a little tipple Simsar or are you very good and do not have a flask about your person when hunting.
Simsar
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WM is a favourite then Port, sorry I have a glass/leather case flask. How are you today JM.
Judgemental
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LOL the pink eyes thing is one of those seemingly Masonic like codes. I am lost Simsar started it so she will have to explain
Hot milk and whiskey. Now is something I have never come across at a meet.
Must be a custom amongst hunting folk in Wales. Perhaps somebody can enlighten us if it is elsewhere.
This a brilliant subject to find out what folk take in thweir flasks?
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Simsar
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Rosie it was a figure of speech about the red eyes! Didn't mean anything. Just a quip.
Simsar
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Loving the spellin HICK mistakes UP
rosie fronfelen
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no judge- this disgusting drink was a favourite in the shires of leicestershire!!!!!( back in the 80s-)
Judgemental
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I am in very good order thank you, yourself?
Glass adds a certain quality to one's persona but my chums are such clutces, that I know they will drop it in the mud and then the horse steps on it!
I have a slight pechant for cherry brandy but on balance I think my favorite is Apricot brandy
Too much Whiskey Mac gives me a headace and under any type of riding/crash hat with the strap 'anall, it becomes uncomfortable.
Port is ok. It's meant to loosen the vocal cords so your hollar is more audible.
rosie fronfelen
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no probs. Simsar, the thought of pink eyes--- well, i dunno!!!
Judgemental
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Yes, it's getting progressively worse
rosie fronfelen
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haha-- no wonder they are a gobby lot round here!! too much of the dark red stuff--------------!
rosie fronfelen
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have looked at the glass flasks(christmas pressies?)but not at those prices, and the fear of droppage and hence damage- no chance boyo!!!
Simsar
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JM a few more clues as to who you are my dear friend would be greatly recieved.
Judgemental
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Well I have learnt something. Yuck, can't think of anything worse at the meet.
Oh yes there are the punches. Some know what they are doing others don't. It's the latter that either sears the back of one's throat or you think you are drinking cough mixture.
rosie fronfelen
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HAHA Simsar- I before E, except after C!!!!! LOL--- just joking!
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Judgemental
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I am as I say a mere poltroon of no consequence so it doesn't matter.
What's more important is your ankle:
"I have hurt my ankle slipping in a divit so feeling sorry for myself, bloody hurts!" Tail bandage and keep walking about on it and paracetamol.
Simsar
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Then edited love it!