Learning the history of hunting

[Doug]

Good Evening,

I must confess that the main reason for taking up riding last year is to see myself in the hunting field one day.

The fact that tradition and history is still alive in this area, when diamantes are appearing in most other areas of the sport really appeals.

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for reading/watching around the area of hunting. Understanding why they do certain things in the field and where traditions have come from would be fascinating.

eBay is full of older books, such as: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fox-Hunti...658&pid=100015&prg=1006&rk=1&sd=280941608250&

Would that be a decent read?

Any advice is appreciated.

Kind Regards

 

[combat_claire]

Try this by Emma Griffin for a comprehensive history from medieval times:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0300145454

Or Endangered Species by Michael Clayton which covers Edwardian Britain to the present day

 

[Countryman]

Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon, though not a factual book is an excellent and entertaining depiction of hunting in about 1890-1914. I'd heartily recommend it.

 

[Doug]

Thank you for the advice guys, your recommendations pointed me in the right direction!

I have gone for three from Amazon:

Foxhunting: How to Watch and Listen
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1586671200/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/057106454X/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

Customs and Etiquette of the Hunting Field - With a Guide to the Language and Terms Most Often Used in Fox Hunting
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1447421078/ref=oh_details_o01_s01_i00

Hopefully they should be an interesting read!

 

[Simsar]

Just finished reading Siegfried Sassoon, what a brilliant book!

 

[Herne]

Fox Hunting by 10th Duke of Beafort is one of the seminal modern works.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fox-Hunti...501?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item5640a2d85d