Who do you hunt with and what stamp of horse suits the country?

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Having switched from Rockwood Harrier to Meynall, horses seem quite different!!

Rockwood tend to be - 15.2 - 16.2, quite chunky types to cope with trappy country

Meynall (only been once!) - 16.2+, more blood in them to do the jumping and galloping I imagine.. (quite scared!!)

So what about your hunt? :)
 
In the south alot of the people I used to work for liked the chunky types around 14 - 15hh. Mind this was a long time ago so I may be totally out of date! They used to be very fit and could go all day without damaging themselves. There were hardly any throughbred types. The native blood also made them quite foot sure which the people I worked for loved as it ment they could keep up without having to worry about falling off! Being smaller they were also easier to get on and off and the children could then go off to Pony Club camp in the summer.

The hunts that my employers went to were quite open but had some pretty rough going in places so you really needed something that could gallop hard and come back quickly to pick the rough spots with out loosing time. The jumping wasn't too big so they didn't need lots of scope just plenty of heart to keep going and look after their rider.
 
South Dorset & Portman - you need a horse that can jump trappy country and big hedges. We have quite a few vale days with lots of grass and hedges so need something with a bit of blood but also a bit of bone - 3/4 bred is ideal although lots of TB's as lots of raceyards round here.
 
Kimblewick (former VAGSB) we have a huge country that can vary from full on days galloping over hedges to lovely quiet days poking round the woods. Oh and i have a pair of cobs perfect for zooming round woods, jumping trappy fences and getting under those low branches. We also have a pair of Cruising ISH x cobs who love to stretch out over the vale country. My older sportier cob is fab across the whole lot so thats why OH has nicked him for now :rolleyes:
 
South Notts you used to need a real jumper on Thursdays, but it didn't need to be as quality for speed, where as Mondays were fast days, with very little jumping, so you needed a good dollop of TB there to keep up, but it didn't matter if it didn't jump!

My little cob (who was an awesome hedge jumper) was in his element on a thurs as he was small and nippy so kept up without a problem, and jumped EVERYTHING, but couldn't cope with Mondays as he couldn't keep up. We had a really quality TBx who wouldn't jump much, but was perfect for mondays!
 
Something with quality that can jump from anywhere. Have lots of nice flowing country with hedges and hunt jumps, we also have the dingles which are up and down, can be trappy and with deep going; wherever in the country we have some rather nice hedges, one line of which are not called the National hedges for nothing!
 
Its interesting to hear about the differences between the hunts and the areas. It appears that some although close to each other have very different ground and would need a very different mount. Just a thought.
 
Cragieburn - Horse would have to TB x mountain goat, ability to jump not required. Ability to dodge rocks essential, this is on the flatter country.
On the hilly country a horse that will stand quietly tethered to a bush while you give chase on foot is prefered.

'Hounds' - 2 or 3 mix couple (the word 'hound' used very loosely)

Prey: Boar ;)
 
SU has a bit of a mix but not really galloping country. Various horses at the meets quite a few pointers, and of course Pippa Funnell on various occasions. Personally I have ridden hunters and my favourite Polo pony Oh Cannella the hedge jumping polo pony I loved her to bits, not mine and I don't play but she was truly amazing. Big hedges round the kennels favourite for Boxing Day, lots of woodland. So in short anything goes that doesn't mind stop start.
 
This is Boxing day last year, Ginge (Huntsmans wife).

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Felicity_09 said:
Cragieburn - Horse would have to TB x mountain goat, ability to jump not required. Ability to dodge rocks essential, this is on the flatter country.
On the hilly country a horse that will stand quietly tethered to a bush while you give chase on foot is prefered.

'Hounds' - 2 or 3 mix couple (the word 'hound' used very loosely)

Prey: Boar ;)
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io is ISH x mountain goat - he would be perfect :D

well not really goat....well i hope not although it would explain a lot..

:D:D
 
Bilsdale - you need something with more brains than blood. Most are sports horse or IDx types, but a lot of folk hunt on native ponies. anything with a bit of mountain goat is good. Anything with too much blood can't cope mentally IME.
 
Simsar said:
This is Boxing day last year, Ginge (Huntsmans wife).

gingekennels.jpg
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eeek i have just joined the SU and that looks huge argh scared now im only on a 14.2 dales pony our record is 4'9 in chase me charlie but vowed i wouldnt do it again only did it in the first place to prove she wasnt "a cart horse only good to pull a milk float"
 
Henry is believed to have come from the Atherston Hunt (he certainly had done a lot of hunting before I got him), he was a 17hh NH type TB increadibly sure footed and good at going up and down hills. Not overly sure about him jumping out hunting as he only did it at home when he was in a good mood, so avoided any days where we would have to do anything to testing.

With me he has been out with the Grove and Rufford and Burton. Both times everyone else seemed to be on more cobby type horses.
 
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