CL&C Open Show | Foxleigh Farm | July 13
18/05/13
See schedule here
Midsummer Gallop | July 6
12/05/13
Enjoy a Barmy* Summer Evening at the
‘CL&C Midsummer Gallop’
Saturday 6 July 2013
Butcherlands Farm, Ebernoe
(by kind permission of Mr Ivan Wadey)
Amazing Band!
Bar, Supper and Entertainment
Rodeo Bull - Magnum of Bubbles for the longest ride!!
(Over-night camping available by prior arrangement)
Dress code: Cocktail/Summer Chic
Tickets in advance (before 30 June) please from:
Charles Homan MFH
Spring Cottage, Trotton, Petersfield GU31 5ER
(cheques payable to CL&C Hunt')
c.homan@uhy-uk.com
£50 per person, including
3 course supper, wine, (and water)
'EARLY BIRD' DISCOUNT - £45 if paid by May 31
Tickets also available from:
Chloe Finch : New Barn Stables
James Robertson : Field & Forest
Jo Burdett, Storme Whittaker and Sarah Cherriman
*Master Charles wants us to use this word advisedly
Cowdray Sponsored Ride | May 12
12/05/13
Happy days for young and old. Today's Sponsored Ride was, according to our SponRide bean counter (see below), a terrific success…Money! Heh, heh, heh...
Thanks to all who took part. It was an impressive turnout helped no doubt by a beautiful day and a great new course. It started with a wonderful view of Cowdray House and 'rode' exceptionally well, we are told. We'd like to thank in particular those members of the Hunt who helped out with stewarding and trouble-shooting, but we must thank above all Joan Langmead (that's Mrs Langmead on yesterday's Puppy Show posting) and Nadine Crouch who made it all happen seamlessly....
Rufus Uloth says "Isn't my winner's plate shiny and new and worth securing for all time? I think so. Oh, and thank you to - and in no particular order - Trish Morley, Alison Owen and Suzanne Garner in the tent. Jump Stewards Katrina Mardles, Stuart and Clare and Thomas, Jo Chase, Peter Sherratt and Julia Edwards, Charles MFH, Barry and Patrick, Joy Mayes, Harriet and William Hextall and Ann Wadey. Deborah Boulton was 'sweeper'* and Tim Mardles and Mark Teear dashed around helpfully all day. It could not happen without the patronage of Lord Cowdray and the practical help of Robert Windle and Donald MacDonald and many others on the Estate. And Harry Potter (the pony not the diminuitive trainee wizard).”
* she managed to get lost!
Thanks to all who took part. It was an impressive turnout helped no doubt by a beautiful day and a great new course. It started with a wonderful view of Cowdray House and 'rode' exceptionally well, we are told. We'd like to thank in particular those members of the Hunt who helped out with stewarding and trouble-shooting, but we must thank above all Joan Langmead (that's Mrs Langmead on yesterday's Puppy Show posting) and Nadine Crouch who made it all happen seamlessly....
Rufus Uloth says "Isn't my winner's plate shiny and new and worth securing for all time? I think so. Oh, and thank you to - and in no particular order - Trish Morley, Alison Owen and Suzanne Garner in the tent. Jump Stewards Katrina Mardles, Stuart and Clare and Thomas, Jo Chase, Peter Sherratt and Julia Edwards, Charles MFH, Barry and Patrick, Joy Mayes, Harriet and William Hextall and Ann Wadey. Deborah Boulton was 'sweeper'* and Tim Mardles and Mark Teear dashed around helpfully all day. It could not happen without the patronage of Lord Cowdray and the practical help of Robert Windle and Donald MacDonald and many others on the Estate. And Harry Potter (the pony not the diminuitive trainee wizard).”
* she managed to get lost!
Puppy Show (2013) | Results
12/05/13
Doghounds
1. Growler (walked by The Homan Family)
2. Rogate (walked by The Hoskins Family)
3. Griffin (walked by The Homan Family)
Bitches
1. Rosy (walked by Michael and Deborah Boulton)
2. Royalty (walked by Michael and Deborah Boulton)
3. Stella (walked by The Hoskins Family)
Championship
Doghound : Growler
Bitch : Rosy
Champion : Rosy
Cup Winners
The Hunt Supporters Cup : Grimsby (Mrs Diane Evans)
The Graffham Cup : Boulder (the Mardles Family)
The Kathleen Elwin Cup : Hassle (the Homan Family)
The Masters Cup : Portman (Roger Jarrad)
The Shirley Reed Cup : Tapestry (Michael & Deborah Boulton)
The Harold Wait Cup : Wiseman (Reid Summerhayes)
The Joy and Stan Mayes Trophy : Statesman (the Hoskins Family)
Hunt Relay Team | Windsor | May 9
10/05/13
Horn & Hound 19 | out now!
28/04/13
Horn & Hound 19 (Spring), the magazine of the Chiddingfold, Leconfield
& Cowdray Hunt is now on next week sale at £3. Or you can order directly
from robin@robinmuir.co.uk (please add £1 for p&p)
Julia Edwards tells us she is mad (for ponies) …. Dr Simon Rees was our man with in the field with the stethoscope … Max Egremont on Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man … Charles Moore tries to understand the RSPCA … A visit to Downton Abbey's Highclere Castle … Deborah Boulton’s whelping diary … Candida Lycett-Green on an enduring love… Unsurprisingly, Hitler was wrong on hunting too … Sir Alfred Munnings is back in fashion … And Stan Mayes continues his memoirs (you really thought a spell in hospital would stop him?!) … Pictures from the season … a poem … the Charlton Hunt Club on best behaviour … It must be spring!
Back issues are available too (numbers 2 - 9 and 11 - 18) £3
& Cowdray Hunt is now on next week sale at £3. Or you can order directly
from robin@robinmuir.co.uk (please add £1 for p&p)
Back issues are available too (numbers 2 - 9 and 11 - 18) £3
Hunt Relay Team | RA
26/04/13
Belated congratulations to our Hunt Relay Team for their performance at the Royal Artillery Hunt Relay on April 21 They came 5th out of 24 teams which is a marvellous achievement. Well done to Coco Clevely, Sarah Cherriman, James Robertson, Karl Standing and chef d'equipe Karen Dallyn See the team in action again at The Royal Horse Show, Windsor on May 9.
Puppy Walking | A Happy Walker writes…
14/03/13
It’s the time of year when puppies go out to walk. And we are looking for those that might like to do it again or those who are fresh to it. It’s not for everyone, we realise, but it’s utterly fulfilling if you can. Penny Small, whom many of you know from hunting with us, and her partner Peter Hore took on Taffeta - and found the experience a richly rewarding one. Read on…
“Taffeta came to us as a 9 week old foxhound puppy during the summer of 2010. I tried to keep her on her own outside, but foxhounds are pack animals, and she made it clear that was not an option! So she moved into the house, and immediately bonded with our labrador Minnie. They slept together, and Taffeta was soon house trained and very much part of the family. Her favourite trick was to sneak upstairs from the conservatory, and steal a teddy bear from the bedroom!
Eventually, she had to go back to the Kennels and learn how to become a proper foxhound! But we have kept in touch with her. Initially taking her for walks in Petworth Park with our dogs, and latterly seeing herout hunting when I was either mounted or on foot. She has never forgotten my voice, and always seeks me out, rather than the other way round. It is so rewarding to be able to keep up with Taffeta, and the bond will always be there.
We also had fun at the 2011 Puppy Show. I was very proud when Taffeta came 2nd in her class and I went up to receive my engraved tumbler bearing her name!
Sage has told me that she is a good working hound, and he may breed from her next year. So who knows, I may get Taffeta back here for whelping with her own puppies in the future!”
“Taffeta came to us as a 9 week old foxhound puppy during the summer of 2010. I tried to keep her on her own outside, but foxhounds are pack animals, and she made it clear that was not an option! So she moved into the house, and immediately bonded with our labrador Minnie. They slept together, and Taffeta was soon house trained and very much part of the family. Her favourite trick was to sneak upstairs from the conservatory, and steal a teddy bear from the bedroom!
Eventually, she had to go back to the Kennels and learn how to become a proper foxhound! But we have kept in touch with her. Initially taking her for walks in Petworth Park with our dogs, and latterly seeing herout hunting when I was either mounted or on foot. She has never forgotten my voice, and always seeks me out, rather than the other way round. It is so rewarding to be able to keep up with Taffeta, and the bond will always be there.
We also had fun at the 2011 Puppy Show. I was very proud when Taffeta came 2nd in her class and I went up to receive my engraved tumbler bearing her name!
Sage has told me that she is a good working hound, and he may breed from her next year. So who knows, I may get Taffeta back here for whelping with her own puppies in the future!”
