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Plaiting doesn’t cause a “headache”, it doesn’t hurt the horse in the slightest. My horse has custom fitted tack which is checked by professionals multiple times a year. He has a massage appointment every 5 weeks, chiro every 6 weeks and a daily massage pad and gun session. He absolutely adores hunting and pulls my arms out the entire way round, then wants to go again. He loves his job, he’s happy and has never been fitter or healthier since we started going regularly. We absolutely live for our horses. Dobi is my child. And he loves galloping across the countryside following hounds - you can see that his ears are pricked the entire time. Please don’t bring your ignorance and negativity here.

These are bloodhounds, they've been tracking the scent of the people in the green shirts that say "runner" on the back. Nothing cruel about it, unless you think a shirt covered in slobber is cruel...

No one is killing hares. This is a clean boot hunt, we chase a human scent. Bloodhounds are not trained on any animal scents. The hares popped up and were promptly ignored by the hounds. Hunting live animal quarry with hounds has been banned since 2004. I would suggest you go look up our pack's website (The Hamilton Bloodhounds) and read about what we do. Or alternatively you could go onto the Norfolk and Suffolk Hunt Sabs page and see that they recommend us specifically as we are a no-kill pack.

@@ChloePrice92 Thank you Chloe I was concerned when I saw the hounds in a group looking like they had got a kill. I do understand the concept of riding after a human Yes I

@@alisoncushing7587 Bloodhounds do not and have never been used to hunt game, they do not get a "kill".

No Kirton in Suffolk :)

We had 7 hare pop up on that field - hare will sit perfectly still until something spooks them and then they will run. Most of the hounds ignore them as bloodhounds are never trained on animal scents, we had a couple of pups out with us who sometimes get curious - that's why we have the whips who work with the huntsman to keep them on track if needed. Plus bloodhounds far too slow to get anywhere near a hare in escape mode!

@@ChloePrice92 I know what you mean.

This is a clean boot hunt with bloodhounds - we hunt a human runner, no live quarry. You can literally see them as we get to the end of the lines. Not sure what you mean?

Oh dear. Did we watch the same video? The hounds are clearly Bloodhounds. I watched diligently and saw the hounds greet the runners. So it was definitely Bloodhounds pursuing runners that they greeted happily when they caught up. So definitely clean boot hunting. Out of curiosity, genuine curiosity, once you had observed that the hounds were Bloodhounds, why did you think they were doing anything other than a clean boot hunt? What other activity did you think you were watching? Please tell me.

@@ChloePrice92 ahh apologies. I genuinely thought they were chasing hares. Then when I saw a group of dogs rallied round something on the grounds I thought it was the kill.

No, these are bloodhounds. They track a human scent.

Are you fantasising about hunting humans? 🤭

Thank you - opening meet will be happening this Sunday so another video will be coming soon!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Ah nice! Well I hope you enjoy it - there will be another video up on Sunday after our next meet :)

Yep, just for fun - you can see full photos and videos of him on his Instagram Dobi.Chloe, it shows him throughout the year with all his different coat colours :)

​@@ChloePrice92excellent I will have to go look thanks. Geez what fun it looks like too! Now I hope you don't mind me asking all these question I just am so facinated I have heard of Irish hunters of course but never seen them in action, are all thebmounts the same breed? It looks like they have long legs and a bit longer body which seems to give them a comfortable rocking gait. Such beautiful animals with their variety of colors. The one with the four white stalkings seems to be a pony breed is her rider younger than most? I love watching these it seems like I am really there I can almost smell the crisp air❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

He is gelded, but was probably cut quite late. He's passported as dark bay, but he almost looks dun in places when he's in the sun. When he's clipped out in the middle of winter he turns a minky grey colour - he's very strange to look at!

@@ChloePrice92 yeah I CAN see some of that grey at certain angles. How old is he I love the way your like don't go in the ditch dork! It seems like you must spend a lot of time together. I don't know if we have anything like these hunts on this side of the pond. What a blast 🙃🙂

You have great thumbnails. Great videos too. Am currently working my way through all of your videos.

It’s his absolute favourite thing in the world to do - he’s a born and bred Irish hunter so it’s what he’s made for! Nope, we hunt human runners - they actually make a cameo in this video near the start of line 1.

@@ChloePrice92 cool thanks so much for taking time to answer. I subscribed and watch some of your other hunts, what a blast! Dobi looks black and seems young am I right? He just wants to go go go 😄 the landscapes are beautiful, it makes me miss my younger days just wandering the woods of Alaska on my gelding poncho. Gave me goosebumps 😋

It's cool huh? Almost feels like your there all surrounded by beauty and hearing the hounds.....it looks like a blast

So the meet is split into “lines”, which are pre-laid scent trails. At the end of each line we have a break of 15 minutes or so for the horses and hounds to recover, and there’s always water available there. There are also a lot of people who follow in vehicles and meet the riders there, some bring drinks/snacks (usually port and chocolate!). The hunt season runs from September-March so it’s never particularly hot or humid, and the horses cope really well. Usually better than the riders! There usually aren’t toilets available as the breaks are in the middle of the countryside, but I’m sure if someone is desperate they could pop behind a bush 😅