For this Throwback Thursday post, we went back to a 2005 humor article we published by everyone's favoritefunny writer, Cooky McClung.
When most people go looking for a prospective hunt horse they’ll visit a nearby farm or perhaps attend an auction, but not David Fortenberry. He went to a prison.
The infamous traveling foxhunter heads to Central Virginia for some banner days behind hounds.
On St. Patrick’s Day, between 30 and 40 foot-pack enthusiasts gathered at the Strathalbyn Farms Club gazebo in Weldon Spring, Mo., for the 38th annual running of the Gumbo Flats Gold Cup Stake.
The event, hosted by the Three Creek Bassets (Mo.), started on Friday evening with a dinner for out-of-towners at a nearby restaurant.
On Saturday morning, the competing masters from My Half Beagles (Mo.), Sandanona Beagles (N.Y.), Okaw Valley Bassets (Ill.) and Three Creek Bassets gathered to number the hounds at Leslie and Don Granger’s My Half Farm near New Melle, Mo.
Ahh, the pageantry and beauty of the hunt meet are a sight to behold.
Mr. Stewart’s Cheshire Foxhounds have been gathering since 1912 in the pristine country near Unionville, Pa. They are 90 or so horse-and-rider combinations strong on a Saturday morning—spotless, spit-shined and anticipating a great day of sport.
Ninety or so horses, riders and one self-proclaimed lunatic in running shoes, that is.
Michael W. Dickinson hunts on foot. In the first field.
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