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Hunt Horses
For his sins, your
editor's husband is a Master of Hounds and one of the pleasures of
that 'job' is providing horses for the hunt staff to ride. At
some hunts, the committee buys the horses, at others, they are
collectively owned by the Joint Masters (which can cause problems if
one Master leaves.) But all bar one of the horses at 'our' hunt
have been purchased by me - and spend their summer holidays here.
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Jester
12 y.o, 16.2hh. Gelding
Warmblood by Odysseus
We purchased Jester at
'the right price' because of his extensive sarcoid history.
Thanks to the efforts of Derek Knottenbolt at Liverpool University,
this lovely horse was saved and has now been sarcoid-free for nearly 3
years.
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Amy
9 y.o., 16.1 h.h. mare
TB x Welsh Cob
Amy was purchased from
Saddle-up member 'Kyajay' - she is pictured here shortly after her
arrival. She hadn't hunted before and I kept her at home for 2
months to get her fit - she proved to be a real lady - except with the
vet!
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Smint
9 y.o. 16.1 hh mare - TB x Connemara
Smint
had previously hunted with a teenager at the Wynnstay but proved a
little too keen. She LOVES hunting - and has proved a very
useful hunt horse indeed (if hard to keep clean.).
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Amy at
the kennels 3 months later - a proven and capable hunt horse who loves
her jumping!
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It is no accident that - with the exception of
Jester - all the hunt horses we have bought have been mares.
Accidents do happen and I wanted to know that - if they couldn't hunt
in future - these horses would have a role. So all were bought
as possible future brood mares.
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Katie
16.2 - 9 y.o. Believed IrishxTB
This smart chestnut mare had done a little bit
of everything before we got her - but she lives to hunt (you would not
want to ride her in the field though - she must be at the front!)
Katie has now been replaced at the kennels by
Batty. Katie will - hopefully - be foaling to Raj in 2005.
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