This section of the forum is in the Doldrums ........

[RunToEarth]

This thread has put the fear of god into me - it is mid August and I am still hopelessly horse hunting for this season's new partner in crime. ARGH.

Looing forwards to getting up early and scrubbing grey monster.

 

[mastermax]

Very, very excited and nervous! After a four year break I am about to start hunting again. Have a new, wonderful little cob about 15hh and fingers crossed he will enjoy it. Bought new trailer (second hand but new to me), 4x4 all mot'd and serviced, diet underway (had a choice of wear hunt coat and not breathe or diet, wear hunt coat AND breathe). Suitable friend all lined up to go with as company. Controversial but...point two purchased (husband wont let me start again unless I wear it). Cant wait!

 

[AAR]

Very excited for the season ahead! Been out on hunt hacks and hound exercise a few times and its got me raring to go!

I have a lovely bold (sometimes too bold) 15hh Connemara who we will be having our 2nd season out together. My boyfriend has got a new horse after selling his Mr Reliable Hunter, much to my dismay. This new one is proving very interesting!

 

[Suziq77]

My hunting pony (acquired last season to have some "fun" on as the dressage princess was becoming too precious to split her time between dancing and mud monstering) has unexpectedly become an eventer this summer! So we are missing autumn hunting until the eventing season finishes He doesn't "do" standing still and I don't have time to take him 3 days a week to bore the pants off him and I don't want him arriving at events positive the hounds will be along at any moment. So I shall be out on foot for a few weeks - at least it will speed up the getting ready for work in London afterwards bit

 

[PorkChop]

I haven't been hunting properly for a few years now, but really looking forward to taking my teenage daughter out in a couple of weeks for some cubbing - she hasn't been since she was on the lead rein - happy times

 

[Happy Hunter]

I have just had 'the' email!
Starting Thursday! Yipee!!
Now all I have to do is hang on till a meet either close to the current stables, or in my childhood stomping ground, so I know where I am if the new horse takes a disliking to it!!

 

[tootsietoo]

Nice to share the excitement! Mastermax, sounds very exciting indeed.

Thought I would share my best picture from last season - daughter at the end of the day of children's meet. fingers crossed for many more like that day!

(I'm a techno numpty, picture on its way when I've worked out how.)

I can't work it out now, grrr. Anyway, she's 7, and we stayed out all day til the sun went down. Fabulous!

 

[PorkChop]

One of our local packs is starting tomorrow - typical when we have already plans for the next few days that they are meeting.

But nothing will stop us next week, looking forward to it

 

[lurcherlu]

One of our local packs is starting tomorrow - typical when we have already plans for the next few days that they are meeting.

But nothing will stop us next week, looking forward to it

LJRcan u email me the when's and where's ? I've aske Fbh but no response yet and I'm not a subscriber . Would like a few days out x

 

[Kat]

First hound exercise for us is 31st August - can't wait!

 

[Tern]

*sigh* Was hoping to take Fern to a few children's meets to start her off as neither of us ever been hunting but I feel the broken femur and cast only come off a week ago and still not back in saddle as knee won't cope with rising trot will not be a good idea especially and it was broken by her rearing and falling I need to make sure this is not going to happen again before I even think about taking her to a meet for everyone's safety (and mine!) If i can get her fit enough and make sure there won't be any funny business a friend has offered to come to a children's meet with me to start her off.

 

[Tern]

Ignore this post..

 

[FemelleReynard]

Ohhh, this thread is getting me very excited for the season but it seems a very long way off for me. I just got a new horse on Monday, that hasn't been touched since the end of last season so I have the long task of slowly building up his fitness and I realise I'm very behind everyone else. Never mind, the prospect of hunting at all is exciting whether I start later than everyone else or not. I've been at uni for the past 4 years so had to get rid of my horse so it's all very exciting to be back in the game.

The story about how I got the horse I just bought is a bit of a tale. Long story short, I borrowed him to hunt on New Years Day this year and absolutely fell in love. Obviously had to give him back but longed for him all year. He eventually came up for sale, I managed to buy him and just this week he arrived at my yard and I'm in love all over again!

Anyway, won't bore you with my fairytale any more, wish you all a happy season.

 

[Houndman]

Our showing team this year