By Glenye Caine Oakford
No hunt would be complete without its horn. Look at your huntsman’s horn, and chances are pretty good it will be a Keat from Sutton Scotney. Keat, or more properly Henry Keat, was founded in 1795 in the UK as a manufacturer of hunting, coach, and tandem horns. The last in the company’s long line of hornmakers retired some years ago, leaving …
Editor’s Note: The MFHA Biennial Staff Seminar will be held in Lexington, Ky. April 10-11. It will feature several excellent speakers, including Paul Striberry, longtime horse trainer based in Southern Pines, N.C. Contact striberry@earthlink.net. Striberry gave e-covertside a preview of his upcoming talk at the seminar:
Unconditioned field hunters often lack training, are occasionally out of control and sometimes ridden by unfit riders. Without conditioning, controlling these horses can take you out of your comfort zone and create hazardous adventures. …
By Helen Leverack
This year, Hamilton Hunt welcomed Robert Howarth as its new huntsman. Son of a Derbyshire dairy farmer, Robert’s first experience hunting came at the age of seven when his mother brought him along on the lead line. Within a year he was riding on his own, never missing a Saturday hunt.
Although Robert always contemplated hunt service as a way to make a living, his first …
By Deloise Noble-Strong
On Thursday, January 21st, Carrollton Hounds hosted a much-anticipated evening featuring the esteemed retired Green Spring Valley Hounds Whipper-In and Huntsman, Andrew Barclay from Upperco, Maryland. President of Carrollton Hounds, Jason Dudderar, invited Andrew to speak to fellow foxhunters about his own knowledge and expertise in the hunt field. The evening’s lecture was titled “The Art of Whipping-In”, and with a couple of his own …
