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What a sick man. Any response to this across the pond?
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 663222" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>The issue with fox-hunting with horse and hound is that it's cruel to the fox. It is ripped to shreds by the hounds.</p><p></p><p>If a fox needs to be killed, the proper way to do it is with a well-placed head shot from a high-powered rifle.</p><p></p><p>That said, I rode for many years (It's what's wrong with my knees, in fact.) and have ridden to a few "drag" hunts where a scent trail is laid using a scented "drag" and the hounds set free to follow that. (They are rewarded with praise and treats when they find the "fox") The riders follow the hounds.</p><p></p><p>Drag hunts are an absolute blast! And, because the obstacles and terrain are chosen carefully,they are both safer, and in many cases, more challenging for the horses and riders. In addition, alternate routes for less-experienced riders or children on ponies can be set up along the "drag line".</p><p></p><p>There's no reason to actually chase a terrified animal to the point of utter exhaustion and then watch in glee as its flesh is rent by slavering hounds.</p><p></p><p>One of my fondest "fox-hunting" experiences while in Germany came during a drag hunt mostly over ditches, hedgerows, and stone walls, when a black-masked, red face popped up from a thicket and I realized that a young fox had be following the hunt! S/he was curious about what we "hunters" and the pack of hounds were doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 663222, member: 1963"] The issue with fox-hunting with horse and hound is that it's cruel to the fox. It is ripped to shreds by the hounds. If a fox needs to be killed, the proper way to do it is with a well-placed head shot from a high-powered rifle. That said, I rode for many years (It's what's wrong with my knees, in fact.) and have ridden to a few "drag" hunts where a scent trail is laid using a scented "drag" and the hounds set free to follow that. (They are rewarded with praise and treats when they find the "fox") The riders follow the hounds. Drag hunts are an absolute blast! And, because the obstacles and terrain are chosen carefully,they are both safer, and in many cases, more challenging for the horses and riders. In addition, alternate routes for less-experienced riders or children on ponies can be set up along the "drag line". There's no reason to actually chase a terrified animal to the point of utter exhaustion and then watch in glee as its flesh is rent by slavering hounds. One of my fondest "fox-hunting" experiences while in Germany came during a drag hunt mostly over ditches, hedgerows, and stone walls, when a black-masked, red face popped up from a thicket and I realized that a young fox had be following the hunt! S/he was curious about what we "hunters" and the pack of hounds were doing. [/QUOTE]
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