Going To The Meet:
1. Travel along the roads and never ride through the country without the express
permission of the Master when hacking to the meet. You run the risk of moving a fox,
and spoiling a day’s sport.
2. Arrive at least fifteen minutes before the scheduled time. Be sure to present
yourself to the Master, and greet him with a warm “Good Morning”. Observe the
arrival of the huntsman and hounds, and stay well out of the way of them.
Arrival At The Meet:
1. In regard to your trailer, try not to sweep off manure or shavings and straw. If
some should spill out, please clean it up, and remove all signs of your presence
before you leave for the day. If you don’t do it, a landowner or someone else will
have to do it, and friendly thoughts of you will be lacking.
2. At the conclusion of the day, bid the Masters “Good Day”, and be sure to thank
them for the day’s sport.
3. A “Thank You” to the huntsman and staff after hunting is also appreciated,
though usually they are too busy to give back a lengthily acknowledgement.
4. Before you invite a guest, be sure to have the permission of a Master in
advance. At the meet, introduce him or her to the Master, and see to the capping fee
and the liability waiver with the field secretary before the hounds move off. Remain
with your guest in the field, and introduce him or her around. Ride with your guest
and remember that your guest is your responsibility.
Moving Off In The Field:
1. Move off promptly in the proper order, keeping a safe distance of two horse
lengths behind the horse in front of you. Never run into, or over, or past the horse
ahead of nor along side of you. The horse ahead of you should never me used as a
‘bumper’ nor as a breaking device!. Pass only if you have asked permission, and it
has been grated. If you can not, or will not control your horse, you’d best be home
knitting or playing with toy trains.
2. When taking a jump, make certain that the person ahead has landed safely on
the other side before you take off.
3. Horses that kick must wear a red ribbon in the tail, and be ridden in the back of
the field
Persons mounted on horses which might jeopardize the safety or enjoyment of
others will be excused from the field.
4. There will be no smoking.
5. Do not ride up to a whipper-in and attempt to converse with him.
Never interfere with, nor threaten a hound by any action. Hounds always have the
right of way. The cardinal sin in the hunting field is for a horse to either ride over or
kick a hound. It is bad enough to kick another horse, but to kick a hound is
inexcusable. Offenders may be excused from the field.
6. Please refrain from talking when hounds are drawing a covert, or trying to pick
up a lost line, in order to avoid distracting the hounds. Best not to call to, interfere
with, nor attempt to aid in the control of hounds unless specifically asked to do so by
the huntsman, Master, or member of staff.
7. When you hear ‘ware staff, huntsman, hounds,” etc., move quickly off the path,
so that staff or hounds may get through rapidly. Be sure to keep your horse’s head
faced into the path, as the oncoming traffic comes through. This also applies when
the field master is reversing direction.
8. The cry ‘ware hound’ means beware that a hound is coming up from behind, so
you must exercise extreme care.
9. Do not school horses over fences which are not taken by the field. In other
words, do not jump fences unnecessarily. Think of the embarrassment should you
come to grief.
10. Please ride to the edges of all seeded and crop fields. Never trod upon
someone’s lawn. Landowners, especially farmers have been known to express
considerable anger, and the wrath of a farmer is not a pretty sight.
11. Every person is responsible for keeping all gates and barways secured and
back to their original position. Repair any broken fence as well as possible, and
report it immediately to the field master, or a member of the staff. Unless there is an
emergency, never cut wire fences and make sure livestock cannot escape.
12. If you wish to leave early, be sure to do so without interfering with the work of the
hounds or the huntsman. If you cannot reach the field master to ask permission , then
at least make sure word reaches him that you have left. Hack home either on a road,
or through country hounds have already ‘made good’ - (already hunted).
13. Landowners property should be treated with utmost respect, and landowners
themselves should be greeted in a friendly manner when ever encountered.
Please keep in mind that we are able to hunt over our lovely country due to the
kindness and generosity of a large number of individual landowners. Their
permission can be revoked at any time, should the hunt or any of our members
abuse our privileges, or offend our hosts.
Should anyone have a complaint about manners in the field, please bring it to the
attention of the field master. He is a patient person, but his word is the law.
Any member or guest who remains consistently inconsiderate of others, exhibits bad
manners, is rude, or constitutes and element of danger to others with be asked to
leave the field.
Absolutely no cell phone calls incoming or outgoing should be seen or heard while in
the hunt field unless under an extreme emergence. This is a disgrace and disruption
to the hunting of the hounds and huntsman.
1. Travel along the roads and never ride through the country without the express
permission of the Master when hacking to the meet. You run the risk of moving a fox,
and spoiling a day’s sport.
2. Arrive at least fifteen minutes before the scheduled time. Be sure to present
yourself to the Master, and greet him with a warm “Good Morning”. Observe the
arrival of the huntsman and hounds, and stay well out of the way of them.
Arrival At The Meet:
1. In regard to your trailer, try not to sweep off manure or shavings and straw. If
some should spill out, please clean it up, and remove all signs of your presence
before you leave for the day. If you don’t do it, a landowner or someone else will
have to do it, and friendly thoughts of you will be lacking.
2. At the conclusion of the day, bid the Masters “Good Day”, and be sure to thank
them for the day’s sport.
3. A “Thank You” to the huntsman and staff after hunting is also appreciated,
though usually they are too busy to give back a lengthily acknowledgement.
4. Before you invite a guest, be sure to have the permission of a Master in
advance. At the meet, introduce him or her to the Master, and see to the capping fee
and the liability waiver with the field secretary before the hounds move off. Remain
with your guest in the field, and introduce him or her around. Ride with your guest
and remember that your guest is your responsibility.
Moving Off In The Field:
1. Move off promptly in the proper order, keeping a safe distance of two horse
lengths behind the horse in front of you. Never run into, or over, or past the horse
ahead of nor along side of you. The horse ahead of you should never me used as a
‘bumper’ nor as a breaking device!. Pass only if you have asked permission, and it
has been grated. If you can not, or will not control your horse, you’d best be home
knitting or playing with toy trains.
2. When taking a jump, make certain that the person ahead has landed safely on
the other side before you take off.
3. Horses that kick must wear a red ribbon in the tail, and be ridden in the back of
the field
Persons mounted on horses which might jeopardize the safety or enjoyment of
others will be excused from the field.
4. There will be no smoking.
5. Do not ride up to a whipper-in and attempt to converse with him.
Never interfere with, nor threaten a hound by any action. Hounds always have the
right of way. The cardinal sin in the hunting field is for a horse to either ride over or
kick a hound. It is bad enough to kick another horse, but to kick a hound is
inexcusable. Offenders may be excused from the field.
6. Please refrain from talking when hounds are drawing a covert, or trying to pick
up a lost line, in order to avoid distracting the hounds. Best not to call to, interfere
with, nor attempt to aid in the control of hounds unless specifically asked to do so by
the huntsman, Master, or member of staff.
7. When you hear ‘ware staff, huntsman, hounds,” etc., move quickly off the path,
so that staff or hounds may get through rapidly. Be sure to keep your horse’s head
faced into the path, as the oncoming traffic comes through. This also applies when
the field master is reversing direction.
8. The cry ‘ware hound’ means beware that a hound is coming up from behind, so
you must exercise extreme care.
9. Do not school horses over fences which are not taken by the field. In other
words, do not jump fences unnecessarily. Think of the embarrassment should you
come to grief.
10. Please ride to the edges of all seeded and crop fields. Never trod upon
someone’s lawn. Landowners, especially farmers have been known to express
considerable anger, and the wrath of a farmer is not a pretty sight.
11. Every person is responsible for keeping all gates and barways secured and
back to their original position. Repair any broken fence as well as possible, and
report it immediately to the field master, or a member of the staff. Unless there is an
emergency, never cut wire fences and make sure livestock cannot escape.
12. If you wish to leave early, be sure to do so without interfering with the work of the
hounds or the huntsman. If you cannot reach the field master to ask permission , then
at least make sure word reaches him that you have left. Hack home either on a road,
or through country hounds have already ‘made good’ - (already hunted).
13. Landowners property should be treated with utmost respect, and landowners
themselves should be greeted in a friendly manner when ever encountered.
Please keep in mind that we are able to hunt over our lovely country due to the
kindness and generosity of a large number of individual landowners. Their
permission can be revoked at any time, should the hunt or any of our members
abuse our privileges, or offend our hosts.
Should anyone have a complaint about manners in the field, please bring it to the
attention of the field master. He is a patient person, but his word is the law.
Any member or guest who remains consistently inconsiderate of others, exhibits bad
manners, is rude, or constitutes and element of danger to others with be asked to
leave the field.
Absolutely no cell phone calls incoming or outgoing should be seen or heard while in
the hunt field unless under an extreme emergence. This is a disgrace and disruption
to the hunting of the hounds and huntsman.
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