Colne Valley Beagles and other things of interest.: ROCKWOOD HARRIERS OPENING MEET

I went to have a look at the Rockwood Harriers, being their opening meet at the Spencer Arms in Cawthorne, with the promised forecast of a dull dry day, which it was and very mild too.

There was a very large turnout though it doesn’t show on these images.

‘A word in your ear’

A Master and Huntsman.

Fortified wine and not even in a brown paper bag!

To be fair the bottle of Port was being raffled.

Hounds love children and vice versa

A bit of video of the meet from this position - Video of meet link

A small animal secured in her arms.

I’m just ready for a bit of rabbit or at least one of those sausage rolls that are going round.

Patience

Almost ready

A Masterful approach to the first fence.

The First Whip’s approach to the first fence.

Rather dashing don’t you think? Rodeo style.

I took just a few photos as the ‘Field’ surmounted this small obstacle, but as there was a ‘professional’ photographer at this jump I did not wish to take the bread from his mouth. I found the varied technique of overcoming this bit of fence to be really quite interesting. Mind you it would have been easier to have just gone through the gate.

pyright image by David Swanbury

I’m sure she’s delighted to have made it so smoothly.

I don’t think this one wants to come down.

This looks like real Pony Club enthusiasm. Great!

Those boot tops look pretty!

There were some beautiful autumn colours.

The chap on the right is the Field Master. His job is to keep the ‘Field’, the mounted followers, in order and ensure they don’t go off taking their own line as was once possible. Fortunately as a pedestrian I am not handicapped by authority, just two slow legs. A quad bike would be quite useful at times. But at this point it was ‘Goodnight’ from me.

Saturday, 29 October 2016

ROCKWOOD HARRIERS OPENING MEET – 29 OCTOBER 2016

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