Munchkin and I had fun but abbreviated hunt this morning. We were out with THH. It was a Junior North American Field Hunter qualifier. So some kids out with us today. The kids can really ride. One was 14 year old who I remember her mom pushing around in a carriage. Mom was at the back of the first flight with me.
Some of Bethany Wood's littles were in second flight. The two girls were pretty small and on their ponies.
The hunt started a bit slow with hounds speaking sporadically. But then they hit and ran good. Went silent again. Then really opened up with a roar that went for the whole run. since my GPS got crushed on Thursday I don't have a map or data from today. Once that run got going we made three big circles in the woods. They were really fast circles at that! The only time we weren't cantering or galloping was on the steeps down pitches and there we had a pretty forward trot.
It seemed like we were never far off from the hounds and they were always to our left. The hounds were very loud and being in the hilly terrain really accentuates. I figure Beth will post a recording but the recordings really never quite do justice to the sound.
I was watching the juniors while were on the run. They handled the speed, terrain and jumps really great. Second flight was always right behind us and Bethany's littles were right with the field master. So I figure those pony legs were really turning some high RPM to keep but the kids looked like they were having a great time.
Munchkin and I came in early because when we were near the end of the run, Munchkin had lost a shoe. It was the same one he twisted a few weeks ago. We'll get it back on during the week and I might give him a week off to let the foot grow a bit.
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