Do you know the difference between a foxhound and a harrier? If not, take a look at the reports from two of H&H’s hunting correspondents who have been out and about in Devon recently.
Why not check if you can see yourself or anyone you know who was caught on camera by our photographers with either the Dart Vale & South Pool Harriers or the Stevenstone Hunt?
Dart Vale & South Pool Harriers
Covering the southern most peninsular in Devon, this well-supported pack enjoys an active social calendar. Approximately 30 couple of West Country harriers are kept at their kennels near Totnes. Their hunt country is bordered by the River Avon to the west and the River Dart to the east, with adjacent packs being the Modbury Harriers, the Dartmoor and the South Devon. The Dart Vale Harriers amalgamated with the South Pool Harriers in 1991 however those two packs date back as far as 1840.
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Jane Pengelly, Kaye Wotton, Harriet Foale, Bea Foale and Ian Hargreaves are ready for some action
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Followers enjoy breathtaking views
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Tara Bashford and Amber Wotton looked wrapped up for the weather
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Followers head over the hill
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Harriet Foale and Rosie Elliot pick up some speed
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Matt Darke looks in high-spirits
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Harriers tackle the kale
Stevenstone Hunt
At the northern side of the county of Devon, the Stevenstone’s large country has the Atlantic as its northern boundary and adjacent packs include the Tetcott, South Tetcott, Eggesford and Torrington Farmers’.
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Lucy Coles, Angela Horne and Nicky Prouse are smartly turned out for the meet
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Rosemary James’ tub of treats is a proving quite a draw at the meet
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Meg Furse
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Jaz Lee and Becky Allen
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Daphne Beasley’s mount looks in fine form
For a full report on both packs, don’t miss the 27 November issue of Horse & Hound magazine, out tomorrow
If you were out with either the West Percy Hunt for their opening meet on Saturday 1 November, or the
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Polly joined the Horse & Hound team in summer 2013. A former senior master of the Bicester with Whaddon Chase, her hunting knowledge and contacts are second to none. She left Horse & Hound at the end of 2016 to join The Hunting Office.
