What ever happened to hunting presentation????!!!!

[Tiddlypom]

Thanks, RTE, for answering a rather numptie question from me.

I've only just worked out what the P word is, haha! I shall make no comment, apart from observing how practical, as well as smart, CrazyMare's attire is !

 

[CrazyMare]

I shall make no comment, apart from observing how practical, as well as smart, CrazyMare's attire is !

Thank you! I don't get out as often as I'd like, but I do try to be as smart as possible!

 

[Hackie]

I'm a hunting novice, out again for the second time this weekend, can I ask, what is the done thing in wet weather?

>>In my prior life, riding show ponies, we just don't ride when it rains<<

 

[RunToEarth]

I'm a hunting novice, out again for the second time this weekend, can I ask, what is the done thing in wet weather?

>>In my prior life, riding show ponies, we just don't ride when it rains<<

You wear exactly the same as you would do for a non wet day Unless you are me, and then you decide it is a glorious day to be following from the comfort of the car

 

[Hackie]

Thank you. Thats what I feared.

God you hunting people are made of tough stuff.

 

[Baggybreeches]

Thank you. Thats what I feared.

God you hunting people are made of tough stuff.

Oh and just a little tip, try to dry your jacket before you take it to the dry cleaners or they will stare at you with a very stern tone

 

[Maesfen]

Thank you. Thats what I feared.

God you hunting people are made of tough stuff.

Lol, on Tuesday we had a huge heavy storm, nearly as bad as the one last Saturday; it was freezing and hounds turned up, the horses out loved it! Anyway, they finished up with us, soaked to the skin and shivering; luckily the horses were still out so hounds went in a box and I was making tea, fetching biscuits for the die hards who had lasted until the end; lots of hot tea and a small amount of whisky later they had warmed up enough to go home. Nothing beats the 'after hunting inquest' especially if it's been a wet day.

 

[asset2004]

I'm a hunting novice, out again for the second time this weekend, can I ask, what is the done thing in wet weather?

I think it depends on each hunt.
Maybe ask the secretary if dark, waterproof jackets are permitted. Our hunt allows them, they have the view that it is better to be warm/dry and encouraged to come out again another day than cold and frozen. Today the weather was so foul, everyone (including the huntsman) had their long waterproof coats on.

 

[Goldenstar]

Whilst I am definitely of the old school and my horse is always plaited and I am hair-netted, I think we need to be careful that we don't project an image that you are not welcome in the hunting field if you're not on a smart TB and wearing £100s of expensive clothing. I wore a black show jacket for seasons because a proper hunting coat was a ridiculous expense for the few days a year I could manage to snatch and being allowed to wear my waterproof riding jacket would have been a very welcome relief! As the old BFSS poster says - hunting is a sport for all!

I agree I would rather people came and took part than felt that it was necessary to spend a lot of money on all the right kit .
I do I will admit wear waterproof leggings when the weather is bad if my damaged leg gets cold I can't function if people don't like it I really don't care .

 

[Brimmers]

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This is our Bloodhound hunt on the Isle of Wight. They're very new, they only formed late this summer but already have a following over around 40 when they go out.

They put them emphasis on turning up and having a good time rather then if you haven't got the correct turnout then go home. However, they do ask everyone to plait (unless they have work commitments or natives) and all ladies have to wear a hair net.

I wore my showjumping showjacket, but it is black with only a little gold piping round the collar. One girl was in her new Amigo jacket, with the white breeches that have all the design over the bum and her boots had silver piping on them and she really stood out. Everyone else had made as much effort as they could and I think it looked fantastic

 

[Jo_x]

I appreciate all the arguments for a smart appearance and good turnout, and I agree with them on the whole (and have abided by them on the couple of occasions I have been lucky enough to hunt). But I honestly don't understand how it can be considered disrespectful to a landowner to wear a waterproof coat if it was a wet day.

I am not a landowner, but I cannot conceive that if I was I would prefer people to wear "correct" attire, rather than what is practical.

 

[Shoei]

I think IF it is a wet day and if the hunt allow. A smart, clean, dark coloured waterproof would not be frounded upon. However brightly coloured blousan is, I feel, not appropriate. And lets be honest, to the people who don't want to get wet and muddy..... don't go hunting on a wet day because you will get wet. Your face will be wet, covered in mud and likely chapped and your breaches will stick to your legs! Stick to hacking out in your Joules wellies and your bright red emblazened jacket.

 

[Scyamore]

Is it ok for teenagers and children to wear tweed? And body protectors?

 

[Countryman]

Is it ok for teenagers and children to wear tweed? And body protectors?

Yes, that's absolutely perfect. It would technically be incorrect for children/teens to wear proper hunting jackets, as tweed is what is "correct" and traditional for under-18's. Body protectors will also be fine!

 

[Dunlin]

Just coming on here to congratulate EVERYONE out with, I believe, South Dorset Hunt on Thursday. I stopped for you all coming down the hill at Cerne Abbas on my motorbike and you were all incredibly smart and polite on beautifully turned out horses and ponies. Bravo.

 

[Alec Swan]

I appreciate all the arguments for a smart appearance and good turnout, and I agree with them on the whole (and have abided by them on the couple of occasions I have been lucky enough to hunt). But I honestly don't understand how it can be considered disrespectful to a landowner to wear a waterproof coat if it was a wet day.

I am not a landowner, but I cannot conceive that if I was I would prefer people to wear "correct" attire, rather than what is practical.

A good post, and I agree with you. Whilst attire should matter to all, it should always be borne in mind, by the critics, that many hunt on a shoestring, some literally, and Hunting is in need of grass-root support. Without such support, those who claim that Hunting is an elitist sport will have their argument supported.

Making the effort, and doing the best that we can, is and should remain, the only criteria by which we judge.

Alec.

 

[Herne]

What Alec says is true. The most important thing is that people make an effort and can be seen to make an effort.

Whilst what you say makes sense, Jo, and seems fine when applied to an individual, when applied to a whole "field" of 50 or more riders, it would look shambolic. There would be 50 different types of raincoat in 50 different colours and 50 different states of repair.

Hunting dress of good quality should be weather resistant anyway, so a raincoat should not be necessary.

However, sensible hunts and sensible hunting people allow leeway to take account of people's means and their comfort.

 

[I*HM]

I totally agree that correct attire is so important, regardless of the discipline, beit hunting, dressage, show jumping etc.
I think that you should always make an effort to be as correctly turned out for your discipline as is possible. I know that now more than ever, costs are a big issue but if I can beg and borrow from friends to ensure I'm correctly turned out, there's no reason others can't. And it really takes very little to trim and plait up a horse.

And I know it has been said on here before, but I definitely think that drag hunts are often bigger culprits of poor turn out. I have seen people "hunting" with the local drag hunt wearing coloured rain jackets, luminous hat silks, multicoloured jods, jodhpur boots with no gaiters, hair flying loose... Ponies and horses brought out as though they have been dragged in from a bog, long unpulled manes, if they are plaited then it's often with coloured ribbons tied in to "look pretty". I don't mean to sound snobbish but I think it's disgraceful! If 50 or so riders are going to turn out like that, surely there's a more appropriate word for what they do than "hunting"? (I hope I don't sound too harsh!)
I once followed a drag hunt on foot as a last minute thing and even at that I was more appropriately turned out that the majority of the mounted field. It was the first and last time I follow that particular hunt. Turn out was poor, riders were inconsiderate (well some were, but it was enough to make an impression), horses were brought out that weren't fit for the job... it was a shambles! I thought it was highly disrespectful to the land owners and those who spent a lot of time in ensuring a decent day out. It sends a very poor message out and reflects badly on hunting in general.

I just can't comprehend how people head out in such poor turnout, were it myself and my horse I would be mortified! But maybe I'm slightly snobbish and painfully traditional when it comes to turn out!

 

[Countryman]

As others have made clear, there are obviously two sides to this dispute. Herne makes an excellent point that while sensible hunts should make sensible exceptions, if the whole field is dressed in their own way, then it appears a shambolic mess. Hunting depends not just on Subscribers, but, more crucially, on its farmers and landowners, and it is so disappointing when I hear farmers explain why they no longer let their local hunt on their land - all too often, one of the reasons given, sometimes the main reason-is that their local hunt are scruffy and haven't made an effort, all riding untidy horses. This is easy to avoid and no hunt should be losing Country simply due to the field being badly turned out -it is much easier to get the field to dress new smarty than it is to stop the construction of a new town, airport or dual carriageway through the cream of your hunting Country, yet both will cost you country.