Yep, most or our day at BCH is working the hounds and searching- then trying to get them all back after a line lol

You have the worlds best hunts. Irish are amazing and so are are their horses and hounds

they chase fox until the fox is tired and cant run any more and then they watch as the dogs tear apart the fox..

+Andrew !!!! yes, and that's not happening in this video.. it's just a fake fox hunting.. but thanks for the description!!!!

+Sandy Sommer Hi Sandy, In my experience, no two foxhounds are alike. There are different tradititions different cultures, different types of terrain, and different types of foxhounds that are suited for these different types of tarring. I could go on, but I can tell you that in my 10 years of Foxhunting (mostly USA) I have not seen a fox hurt. In fact, I am sorry to say that coyote have invaded many fox habitats and chased out or killed our our Fox. Which is such a shame because they are very smart and give us a great run for our money. In our hunt (Michigan) we take great pains to make sure the fox are not hurt (Our whipper -ins can keep up with our hounds and make sure of this). It might be different in some hunts in some countries, but this is my experience. Fox hunting is about the traditional equestrian sport of "Riding to Hounds". I find the Irish to be the most amazing people to hunt with. It can get pretty intense sometimes so good riding skills and some guts are very helpful. You should try it!

+Andrew !!!! Hi Andrew, I wanted to let you know that I ride about 50 foxhunts per year and I have never seen anything like what you have described. In fact the people I ride with love nature and love animals, thats one of the reasons we enjoy equestrian riding. The fox never seem to have any trouble eluding our hounds. (in my home hunt in Michigan)

+Midwest Photographics it wouldnt have beeen illegal if it never happened

it's illegal in the uk for a hound to kill a fox, but our hunt uses an eagle. some hunts don't chase foxes at all they use scents instead. no hunt that i know sets out to 'harm' a fox

oh that's awful 😟 most of the hunts i know are respectful and kill the fox as humanly as possible, never heard of them purposely letting the hounds on it!

Wild African Signature glade u enjoyed the video!

Nice!

***** sadly, thats how horses mouths get messed up.

I ride English and the first thing I was thought was to not pull on the bit.

+Lauren Forster Thanks for the compliment on the video Lauren. Foxhunting is very misunderstood, so I am trying to give people who don't hunt an idea of what we do out there (at least in the field). I would love to one day do a video with live voice over from the huntsman. The knowledge and skill of these men and women is pretty amazing.

+Midwest Photographics I totally agree, its so much fun and most hunts just lay down a scent and don't actually hunt foxes

+Midwest Photographics also a great way to keep your horses fit

Apparently you have gone on many more foxhounds than I have because I have never seen anything that you describe on any of 300 hunts that I have seen. In fact the only Hunt in Indiana simply hunts "drag" which means we are chasing the sent laid down by a staff member, no actual fox. I'm not saying that a fox is never seen, but it is not common much any more ever since the coyotes came in and killed most of them (But I'm sure they did it in a nice way). We typically chase scent, and I have never seen a fox actually harmed. This is why I am trying to help with all the misconceptions.

+TheWorldOfJonaya shooting is unnatural for a start. Second it isn't selective; if you want to shoot a Fox, you will shoot any fox; old, young, healthy, ill, with Cubs, without Cubs. Pregnant or not. Hounds hunt only in late autumn and winter. Thus only adult foxes who are not mothers are killed. They are also generally unhealthy or old foxes that are caught by hounds. Guns kill any fox. People who make comments like yours are uneducated idiots. I bet you didn't even know that we don't hunt in spring and summer. I bet you didn't even know hunting is illegal.

Scarlett Birchall Piller was a huge a magnificent horse (from Flowerhill). The other pick-up horse, not so much. But both sure love to jump and no refusals.

+Taylor Dahle I was a bit surprised by this also. I always try to use the grass on the side of the road here at my own hunt, but some areas in Ireland had no road shoulders (Just rock walls) or folks were worried about damage to the lawn/grass/field. I must say that these horses had great feet (strong) and didn't seem to loose their footing very often. Much better than my regular Thoroughbred.

Thx for the info to help with folks understanding. (and the pub story- I'm sure they are all true).

+Midwest Photographics your hurting beauty of foxes and horses just hunt a deer

you do realise their trying to kill foxes right i completely agree with the ridding on cement

don't they have horse shoes or does that not matter

It's incredibly fun you will enjoy it!

so you wanna go out and kill an animal for no reason at all

barrelraces456 it's a form of torture for your horse and the fox

Hi Jean, I'm glad that you liked the video and shooting backwards is a great idea. I have been working to do this more often- but its difficult to know what I'm shooting. I'm considering using my iPhone app to show me what the camera is seeing. But the more I focus on filming, the worse I ride. Practice practice.

Rammixcuba I'd love to foxhunt in Ireland. seems like lots of fun!

I don't think you understand the sport. They don't kill the fox when they find it. in fact, they rarely even find it.

Nebula Bunny If the horses are abused it's as a result of the people in the video, not the sport itself. I think that you also need to learn how to spell the word: Understand. It's pretty hard to win an argument with improper spelling.

I'm glad that you enjoyed it Laura

+Midwest Photographics absolute brilliant....cant wait till we hunting in ireland holiday :)

why the hell do you want to go out and kill and animal

You kill an animal to eat it and help with your life, but if you do it this way it seems to be more of a horse ride and i dont know what they do with the fox

great video always enjoy seeing people riding different styles for whatever reason. is there actually a fox involved anymore? loved the cabover truck not many of them here. horse hauler was it?

Russell Oriely Hi Russel, Some hunt are Drag (strictly scent, no fox) but most hunts are "Live". I would say that we typically are running down a scent trail left by the fox. The fox can be far ahead of use and they are very good at loosing us once they know we are on their trail. It's really cool to watch the hounds and Huntsmen work. We sometimes do get get a chance to see the beautiful animals (a Tally-Ho)- but not very often for the folks riding in the flights. I always like to mention that it is extremely rare for prey to be hurt in American and many other Foxhunts. .

+Midwest Photographics That's a cool video, thanks for uploading it. Can't wait for next hunting season!

I'm glad you enjoyed it Tom. Ya, summer seems kinda boring for me without Foxhunting.

Midwest Photographics Agreed, it can be frustrating waiting for autumn and winter to come round again! That's why I took up polo!!

haffoc It truly is! Your nearby Hunt club would love to speak with you about joining. Or ask to ride along as guest (But you might just get hooked for life)

so you wanna kill an animal how can you possibly benefit from it at all

You know its against the terms and conditions for children under the age of 13 to be here ~ your account should be flagged. There are reasons why providers do not want children roaming the internet freely. Reasons? Aside from the lack of maternity, life experience, more soever predators...

their killing an innocent animal and you might say so what but if a fox had a gun and a dog was biting you you wouldn't say the same thing

Thx William! My hope is that more people will better understand the true nature of Foxhunting and it's fellowship.

so teaching children to kill animals is a good thing you do realise you can say im over reacting its true i know two people that have killed an they started out by catching things squires then they went up to killing a stray dog and then 20 years later killed man who was a father of two kids that i baby sit

Neil Gladwin and bring all your friends Neil great to extended the hand of friendship to the British very welcome

Hi Nanci, Yes but I use several cams.The contour cams look better, but don't capture video as well. However their audio is better because the mic is not enclosed in a housing.

Fun one to make also- Cheers

The Red Ball Channel they kill then that's why it's called fox hunt

actually, they usually don't, especially since they're lucky to even find it most times

Parker Defender of Awesome but some times, if they find the fox, yes they kill it. Almost 100% which disgusts me.

Satans Daughter. Yes I know what you mean. Most foxhunters are more cautious. Irish foxhunting has a reputation for extreme and dangerous jumping and I found this to be true for some clubs and riders.There are usually ways to get around the obstacles without the extreme jumping and there are also "2nd" and "3rd flights" that follow at much easier pace and sometime times with no jumping. I depends on your horse and your expertise as to which field you should be in. It was also good that the folks that rented me my horses had me over for a test ride so they could match my riding to a proper horse. Yes, ditches can be scary, esp if you are not familiar with the specific traits of the are that you are hunting. I suggest getting behind a rider that will keep your interests at hart. It is an amazing experience, I suggest you give it a try.

Midwest Photographics That is- if you are a good rider with a well trained horse.

youdo onedoes Yeah, I know hat u mean. I am trying to figure outs ways to improve my videos and natural sound is something that I am going to. The problem is is that GoPros have a very muffled sound unless I take them out of their protective cases. right now I am trying to use one camera out of its case and one in the protective case and using the the audio from the open camera. But I can get into trouble if I pay too much attention to my cams and not enough attention to my horse.

youdo onedoes I know. What you mean about the constant and repetitive music. I am very excited that the new GoPro hero5 has high quality audio capture. These days I am downplaying music and allowing the mutual sound to come threw.

Well In my 10 years of fox hunting (mostly USA), I have not seen any fox hurt. It does happen sometimes however. Unfortunately people believe what they want to believe and some people thing fox hunting is a horrible sport. I always suggest knowing about something before forming an opinion andI appreciate you inquiry. My guess is that it could happen, but is very very rare.

Hunting season is from late September until mid March. This avoids typical fox breeding season. Thus babies and mothers aren't killed. (This is in the UK but I don't know about the USA)

"Hunting season is from late September until mid March. This avoids typical fox breeding season. Thus babies and mothers aren't killed. (This is in the UK but I don't know about the USA)." that's most considerate.

Ontario, Canada season is about the same, some areas of the province it is shorter

I guess it's a good thing foxes aren't humans then

Nikora373 Hello and thank you for your question. In the 9 years that I have been doing Equestrian Foxhunting here in the USA, I have never seen an animal harmed. (But sometimes people do get hurt) There is a big difference in Mounted (Equestrian) Foxhunting, and hunting with firearms. While some hunts do occasionally kill their prey, most do not. In fact it is considered an outstanding day if the field even sees a fox (A "Tally Ho"). Foxes are very smart and if we do find their sent, they usually have no problem eluding the hounds. For the riders in the field, the sport is really about equestrian ridding and jumping. For the Huntsmen and staff, it is about training and tradition. I hope this helps answer your question. I know that this is a very misunderstood sport, which is why I am filming and posting foxhunts. I personally think this is a great traditional sport that young people would enjoy- but most are too busy these days with their computers.

Midwest Photographics Wouldn't it be best to split the two things then? The riders don't really need to be part of a hunt, they could just do riding trips in groups together. At least that way you wouldn't have anything to do with those who potentially kill foxes.

Nikora373 Thanks for the idea, but I truly find no conflict in being both an animal lover and riding in our Foxhunting club. (Although I do sometimes wish we had a different name). There are many many groups that trail ride, but I love the "ride to hounds" that is foxhunting. There is alot of wonderfull people in our club in Michigan, and the high level of skill it takes to ride and jump on a foxhunt makes it a sport that is unlike any other. The only real problem that I see is that Coyote is migrating into our area and killing the fox. Coyote does not have any natural predators here and their numbers are getting very high and they are killing our beloved foxes. I think this is a growing problem in many parts of this country and so far, there has been no solution.

Midwest Photographics Definitely bring it to the urgent attention of authorities. Wild life protection does not only apply to hunts, but also to extinction through other overpowering predators. This should definitely be something they are interested in. It should just not be something for the hunters to redirect their attention to, because then the act of animal cruelty by use of hounds has no end.

Nikora hunting is legal in Ireland...

Lps krazy Wolf they don't usually kill the foxes, and oftentimes they never even find it.

Parker Defender of Awesome doesn't mean they WEREN'T going to.

BirdyLovesYou but they didn't. I understand why many people would be upset about what they're doing, but it's really not as bad as it looks. the only part I disagree with is putting the horses on concrete, really.

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patrick giles Actually, the horses love it. (But I still want to loose 15 lbs- fortunately, Foxhunting is great exercise for both me and the animals.

Midwest Photographics How about you let the horse on your back , that should wipe out that 15lb in an act .........LOL

patrick giles Hmm, we could try that. It would defiantly make a good video. I do truly believe that my horse absolutely loves fox hunting. In fact, if we don't get on a good run in the 1st half hour, she starts to get mad.

Horses are strong animals. They are made strong and as you can see they have great stamina and muscle strength. They are made to fight with lions and wolves.

+Karoline Arnii Give them a day out at the zoo then , as I don't think you'll catch many lions or wolves knocking around that area .

So the dogs do all the work while you enjoy a horse ride?

Actually the horses and hounds get so excited and really love it. Once in a while we do get close to prey which probably doesn't like it, but animals chasing animals has always been a part of nature. All of the Foxhunters I know love nature and love animals.

The fox is not having a good time at all and it's in no way okay for you to hunt it with so many hounds just after one fox, the horses legs are damaged by trotting, cantering and galloping on the road. Fox hunting is illegal in many places for a reason.

You have a good point about ridding on hard surfaces- but I find that Hunts in America are more able stick to turf and the Horses used in Ireland are cross bred to have strong feet. But not my expertise. I can tell you that my home hunt in Michigan has been Foxhunting since 1924 and the only fox that has been hurt was the one that was hit by a car. It's legal for a reason and my hope is that foxhunting will not be so misunderstood going forward.

Looks like a lot of people having harmless fun to me

2:25 5:25 and 7:24 look again

Jumping and going into streams?

What's abuse about that? Horses were used as travel across rough terrain for thousands of years, if you can control your companion safely and you both put your trust in each other, then there's no risk to riding through a small river and over hedges. Horses are incredible animals capable of so much, and they do these things because they trust their riders and they know they themselves they are capable. Then again I'm not from the USA where every teenage girl priss with a horse has 15 hectares each for each horse and think their animals are made of glass and are spoiled and treated like rich peoples toy dogs. Here we work our horses, I know men who have their ponies haul weights and carts every day as we have for hundreds of years. Don't say this is abuse, our horses ability to work and traverse rough terrain is the reason they have been domesticated and are even alive today.

i agree, the horses are clearly not enjoying any of this, not to mention the extremely short reins..

Makayla Barr mate, the fox is rarely killed, and is seldom seen. the ones who do kill the fox are non-traditional in that sense.

Parker Defender of Awesome ok thanks for the clear up! I made this comment a while back and now I have a different view! 👍🏻

Nebula Bunny it depends on the owner. Like pit bulls, they are claimed as bad, but it’s all the trainer and living conditions. And you are correct, but I would never treat me Horse with such disrespect as you are describing (I don’t have one, but in the future)

Nebula Bunny oh I watch him! That’s why I feel good around horses. I use to watch Raleigh too, but she just scared me away. But yeah, I enjoy think like a horse.

Nebula Bunny yeah. And kinda violent. Her anger just scared me away due to my kind nature. And I didn’t like her bashing on people, so I just did the easy thing and left without shy comments.