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Saturday 25 March 2017

Amazing what you can find

The Ebay account has a saved search for material related to the hunts of the south east.

Just wish it had been affordable!

And how the heck did it arrive in Romania from where it was being sold!




Thursday 16 March 2017

A morning with the Harriers

A dozen or so mounted attended a meet of the Harriers to enjoy a morning through Gorsley, across to Charlton Park and back.

There are some packs whose tradition demands ratcatcher after Cheltenham. Well, there is one day to go at Cheltenham, this is not an East Kent nor a West Street tradition so a variety of dress did not raise an eyebrow. That is excepting, maybe, the "ball gown with jeans look" although the eyebrow raised would have belonged to the model's mother.


A huge thank you to two of our Joint Masters for providing today's navigation, country and beyond and to "K" for all her hard work for the Harriers.

No trails were laid so all who attended could enjoy a lark over fences if they chose or a sedate hack if that suited better.

Photographs


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Sunday 12 March 2017

To Absent Friends

The valley has always been a favourite Meet and yesterday was no exception with hoards of people enjoying the spring weather and "end of term" spirits.

Many people enjoyed a terrific breakfast in the lodge before the Meet and there can be no doubt that dear David would have been delighted to see the hunt staff, Masters, subscribers, followers and supporters in such good spirits. He was certainly with us in spirit. A huge thank you to "A" and her team for a super hunt breakfast.

With the majority of the mounted field staying out until the very end it was  terrific day.

What to do now - reminders from the last post

The Hacking Harriers will be out from next week - please contact K if you would like to join in with these fun rides through the summer.
The East Kent Ruby Ride (23/4/17) is always deserving of our support - entries and offers of help may be made by clicking HERE  This will be the fortieth ride.
Similarly don't forget our Point-to-Point at Aldington on Easter Monday - details and offers of help HERE

Speaking of the Ride - here is the quality control team checking that the fences work properly after their annual maintenance.


The Stern
Who jumped the barrels?
Who will be paying for some photographs not to be published?



Photographs


These and many more may be viewed by clicking HERE
Some Subscribers have personal, hard-backed photo books made for them each season. E-mail The Gather (admin@thegather.net) if you might be interested.
The Gather are also considering creating a glossy magazine of photographs from the season - much like the Calendar but with many more images. Again, please let us know if you might be interested.


  

Grooming is essential








The end of a super day.

Thursday 9 March 2017

The End of Season Blues

"Well I woke up his morning with those old end of season blues,Well I . . . Another long summer without anything to do!"
Some years you come towards the end of a season and while looking forward to the closing meet there is a sense of relief that Saturdays and Wednesdays will once again be yours. The garden might just be tidied, there will be time to catch up on correspondence and all those things that have taken a back seat since September. Other years and there is a sense of disappointment, a sort of emptiness inside which is only compensated by thoughts of he Puppy Show, Peterborough and maybe the chance to get out with the Mink Hounds. The season 2016/17 certainly belongs to the latter category. The Masters and Staff have given us a terrific season with memories that will be recalled for many years to come. Thank you one and all.

Thanks too for our farmers, landowners and keepers for their continuing and growing support. This season has seen us return to coverts that some cannot remember being hunted.

And then there are all those who have hosted meets. Their generosity and welcome has been stupendous - thank you.

Last but not least there are the Officers of the hunt, the subscribers and the supporters who have also made this all possible in a whole spectrum of ways - a huge thank you to all.

Today's meet was no exception - our hosts, thank you D & D, made all most welcome, filled us with snacks and plied us with drink as well as providing some of the day's country.

Hounds worked well and wonderful music could be heard as they found the trails and made that music which will be sorely missed through the summer.

What to do now
The Hacking Harriers will be out from next week - please contact K if you would like to join in with these fun rides through the summer.
The East Kent Ruby Ride (23/4/17) is always deserving of our support - entries and offers of help may be made by clicking HERE  This will be the fortieth ride.
Similarly don't forget our Point-to-Point at Aldington on Easter Monday - details and offers of help HERE

The Stern
Who had a rather detached air during the afternoon?
Who was heard to cry "If I only had a stick!"
Who joined the Tumblers'  Club while dismounted?
Who claims that only one of the photographers takes good pictures? (It would have had nothing to do with how gracefully the first and second fences were or were not cleared, of course). 
Photographs

These and many more may be viewed by clicking HERE
Some Subscribers have personal, hard-backed photo books made for them each season. E-mail The Gather (admin@thegather.net) if you might be interested.
The Gather are also considering creating a glossy magazine of photographs from the season - much like the Calendar but with many more images. Please let us know if you might be interested.










Sunday 5 March 2017

Great support from the village

A terrific meet supported by regulars, newcomers and many locals was enjoyed by more than 30 mounted. Again we saw newcomers who have "caught the bug" and are rapidly becoming regulars, enjoying the camaraderie of a "happy hunt". For some of those, who have joined us late in the season, there will be a certain bathos in the fact that only a few meets remain for this season. They, like the old hands, will be wondering how on earth they will fill their Saturdays and Wednesdays through the summer.

Of course there is The Ride, the Point-to-Point, the social events organised by the Supporters' Club and the Hunt as well as the regular pleasure rides to keep us going until September so it's not all bad!

The Stern

Who managed to hitch a lift back to their Land Rover on a trap?
Who joined the Tumblers' Club having fallen the smallest distance?

Photographs

These and many more may be found by clicking HERE.







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