Horse & Hound – 08 August 2019

70 Horse&Hound8 August 2019

Pictures by Noel Mullins, Rachel Maddox Photography

and Ed Foster

HUNTING Life

IrishMastersofFoxhounds

AssociationShow, Stradbally

Hall,Co.Laois

SIXTEENpackscameforwardat

theIrishMastersofFoxhounds

AssociationShow.Themorning

judgingteamwasCharmian

Green,formerjoint-masterof

theWarwickshireandwellable

to assess the Irish mix of modern

IrishpacksdescendonStradbally,displayingtheirqualityfoxhounds

andoldEnglishtypes,andHarry

GoslingMFH(Dartmoor).

TheTipperaryhadanearly

successwiththeirpuppyshow

winnerMustardbyNorth

CotswoldDownton15,andtheold

EnglishWaterfordWizardtaking

the first prize in the special class.

TheHenrybrothersofthe

Meathclaimedtheunentered

championshipwithMonsterafter

takingtheunenteredcouples

withhimandhisbrotherMostyn.

NorthernIrelandraidersthe

SouthTyronewonthereserve

unenteredchampionshowing

theirhome-bredCanyon.

Thegreen-coatedCarlow

Farmers have produced a quality

ByRODDYBAILEY

A showcase of Irish hunting

THEWorcestershirehave

presentedtheMidlandsAir

Ambulancewitha chequefor

£20,000followingfundraising

athuntactivitiesoverthepast

fewmonths.

“Wehavebeenbusyshaking

ourbucketsatallofourevents

andhavecollectedsomegenerous

donationsviaourJustGiving

page.However,themassive

successcameattheCoyoteUgly

party,whichoursupporters’club

organisedattheendofMay,

fromwhereallproceedsfrom

ticketsalesandthe bar have

been donated.

Right:TheWorcestershire

presenttheMidlandsAir

Ambulance with £20,000

kennelinrecentyears,andthis

wasdemonstratedastheytookthe

redrosetteinthetwo-coupleof

doghoundswitha levelfoursome

byCattistockRamble12,well

shownbyhuntsmanAdoMoran.

Nottobeoutdone,theMeath

returnedtoformbytakingthe

stallionhoundclasswithLancer

17,beatingRyanCarvillwith

SouthTyroneHardy16.Meath

Bingo 18 wasa well-balanced

moverandrightlytookthe

doghoundchampionship.

ThebitchescamebeforeTim

EasbyandTessaJackson.The

Kilkennywontheunentered

couples,withhuntsmanMark

Casserlyproducingtheirold

English-bredGracefuland

Gracious,buttheMeathpulled

theirDramafromthecouples’

classtotaketheunentered

championship.Thereservewasa

smartoldEnglishentryfromthe

Louth,Tackle,shownbytheirnew

huntsmanLloydParr.

Theenteredclasseswere

dominatedbytheTipperary,

theSouthUnionandtheSouth

Tyrone.The“Tipps”wonthe

coupleswithAmple 15 andGarlic

18,buttheSouthUnionliftedthe

secondprizewitha couplesiredby

theDukeofBeaufort’sHannibal

15.TheoldEnglishspecialwentto

theWaterford.

Thestrongestclassofthe

daywasthetwo-couples,with

10 packscomingintothering

fortheEvanWilliamsTrophy.

TheSouthTyronewereworthy

winnerswithfourbitchesfullof

presence.SouthUnionhuntsman

JeremyKelleherproducedthe

second prize-winners, followed by

Hunt raises £20k for charity

“Itwasthemostfantastic

night,hostedbyAndyand

LizShawatAbbeylands,the

homeofourteamchase,and

wassupportedbymorethan

450 people,”saidthehunt's

ChloeStiley.

Inresponsetothedonation,

MichelleMcCracken,

Worcestershirefundraising

executiveforMidlandsAir

AmbulanceCharity,said:“We’re

very grateful to receive such

wonderfulsupportfromthis

group,whichwillgotowards

fundingeightlife-savingmissions.

“Each of the missions

MidlandsAirAmbulanceCharity

undertakescosts£2,500,and

wereceivenogovernmentor

NationalLotteryfunding.It’s

fantasticthatlocalcommunity

groups,suchasthisone,helpto

keepourhelicopters in the air and

saving lives.”

TheCarlowFarmersare

rewardedwitha redrosettein

thetwo-coupleofdoghounds

witha foursomeshownby

huntsman Ado Moran

y CatherineAusten

[email protected]

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