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Spring fever
Tomorrow is the first day of the Spring cubbing season and I have a dilemma. The long winter has left me with two horses that aren’t really ready to hunt. Icy conditions followed by shoe sucking mud...
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The first 90 seconds
Saturday ended up being the first hunt of the season. After all my fears and concerns for Tuesday’s hunt, the forecast was thunderstorms and we didn’t ride. I appreciated having a bit of extra time to...
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Front row seat
Tuesday was our second hunt of the season. After an unseasonably cold winter, we’re enjoying an unusually warm week. It was 75 degrees today — almost too hot! But I’m not complaining. The territory...
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The Hunt Whip
When I was a kid I had a book called “Winning your Spurs.” Being given your spurs was the sign that you had become an experienced rider; you had arrived. I rarely wear spurs these days (except when...
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Zelda goes hunting
I’ve been trying to get Zelda out in the hunt field for the past two weeks. Finally, this week, the stars aligned. My trailer brakes are fixed, the weather was perfect, and I had no conflicts. Tuesday...
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The perfect summer gift for the foxhunter in your life
A fly bonnet that looks like a fox! Gotta love it. You can get yours from the Creative Seahorse Shop on Etsy. Click the photo to go to the listing.Filed under: Commentary, equestrian, Horse care,...
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First Fall Hunt
Today was the first day of our fall hunt season and you couldn’t have asked for a better day. It was cool, sunny and spectacular! I decided to ride Zelda because Freedom’s exuberance level has been a...
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Freedom hunts today
Today was Freedom’s turn to hunt. I took him out and galloped him a couple of times this week in preparation and figured he was as ready as he was going to be. I love the territory we hunted today....
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Fall Hunting at its Best
Tuesday mornings are tight for hunting. First thing in the morning I hitch the trailer. Next I drive my daughter to school (without the trailer, that would be way too embarrassing for the high school,...
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Adrenaline Rush
There’s nothing like a good gallop to get the adrenaline flowing. I never thought of myself as an adrenaline junkie. I don’t even like to ride particularly fast (okay, some people may disagree). But...
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Before the rain
Great day for hunting — shafts of sunlight punctuated by dramatic skies and gorgeous foliage. We rode about 8 miles and while it threatened to rain a few times, the first drops didn’t fall until we...
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Saturdays are for hunting
After a week of rain, clouds and raw, fall weather, Saturday was a gift: high 50s, sunny and perfect for hunting. Friday I debated which horse to hunt (nice problem!) and decided that since I hadn’t...
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Is it worth it?
Some mornings the idea of hunting is daunting. Especially Tuesday mornings. Last Tuesday, I had my doubts about the hunt. We’d hunted the territory recently and I was running behind schedule. I had...
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If only I could paint . . . or fun with Photoshop
I see so many beautiful things when I’m out riding — we ride through such exquisite landscapes, enjoy the different seasons and experience the natural world up close and personal. I wish that I had the...
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As fall hunt season winds down
In September the fall season stretches ahead and the possibilities seem infinite. Thanksgiving is a long way off and the weather is more like summer than winter. Now, as the season winds down I’ve had...
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The squeal is back
In the heat of the summer, Zelda was pretty placid. There was none of the running, the bucking, the rearing, and, most importantly the squealing. She makes a ridiculous high pitched squeal that is...
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Exploring new territories
This has been the best fall that I can remember. It’s November 1st and there is still an abundance of color and a warmth in the air that makes you forget that Winter is lurking. Saturday’s hunt was...
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Indian summer
This is the fall that keeps on giving. Hunting down by the Concord River in temperatures that approached the mid 70s, it was hard to believe that it was the first week of November! I feel badly that I...
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A last taste of summer
We had a beautiful day last week that happened to coincide with a hunt. It was a bit of a drive but who could complain about riding in the sun when it’s in the low 60s? Especially as it had been so...
View ArticleA sterling Fox cuff bracelet for Foxhunters
One of my favorite shops on Etsy, Tibi Collection, recently introduced a sterling fox cuff bracelet — which is the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time and a perfect gift for the foxhunter in your...
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