[QUOTE=x-rab;3791856]
Besides my horse wouldn’t be caught dead in a sombero, he requires elegance in his head gear.[/QUOTE]Well duh! You need to buy him an URBAN SOMBRERO!!! :winkgrin:
Thank you all!!
This is the best thing that has happened to me since the deep freeze set in and hunting stopped!
Don’t forget the wheel whips in your scenario. We could all drive tastfully pimped Astin Martin convertables!
If all trolls were this entertaining, we should keep one as a pet. Oops, I forgot they can’t be housebroken and they bite the hand that feeds them.
Can we form our own hunt club?
Round vs squared?
[QUOTE=x-rab;3791856]
I need a bigger hat. Don’t drink beer, but do drink Maker’s Mark and that beer can hold just won’t do at all. Or a hat that would hold a fifth of Maker’s on one side and a fifth of Basil Hayden on the other. That is a good hunting hat.[/QUOTE]
X-rab, you can fill my flask any time. 
While I heartily endorse the MM/BH modification to the pictured hat, how would one accommodate Knob Creek and/or Woodford Reserve? The rectangular bottle shapes would require a significant redesign. Perhaps an oversized sandwich case would work?
Maybe this will work to carry our favorite drinks!
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=23594&subcategory_ID=4340
This was my first visit to the hunting forum. I’m an old chicken dressage rider (my jumping days are long over) but, oh, my, now I want to hilltop at least. What fun! Y’all are a hoot!
[QUOTE=Beasmom;3793952]
This was my first visit to the hunting forum. I’m an old chicken dressage rider (my jumping days are long over) but, oh, my, now I want to hilltop at least. What fun! Y’all are a hoot![/QUOTE]
Yeah, ditto that. This thread has done more to dispel the myth of elitist hunts than a serious post!
[QUOTE=Anselcat;3794880]
Yeah, ditto that. This thread has done more to dispel the myth of elitist hunts than a serious post![/QUOTE]
Do believe Miss TallBoots has accomplished EGGSACTLY the opposite of what she was hoping for with her first post…what is that term? Yeah, the LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
I clicked this thread expecting to read of some catastrophic riding accident… being dragged through mud with the rider’s breeches torn from bum to boot, perhaps.
I know NOTHING about hunting other than the fact that you who do have stones of steel and damned hearty horses. How’d I learn that? By accident. I happened upon a hunt as it was winding up one Sunday in N. Salem NY. There were tens of riders galloping up/ down the road, and coming in over the field to load up their horses and head out for breakfast.
I was with a friend in western tack. Our eyes big as saucers. We were met with hearty greetings, inquiries to our horses’ breeding/ discipline and invited to meet with them next time. No pretense, certainly no outfit, and no, no mention of a $150 fee. Just horsefolk networking on the trail, as it work.
Nope. OP’s a troll. And conspicuously quiet I see now…
Troll fail! 
jmho!
Yup! We’uns ain’t all right!
Welcome to you tourists coming over to Huntland to party with us!
Now hand over your $150 fee…what?!! you didn’t know there was a CAP FEE for coming to the Hunt Forum!!! Well Yeah!!! So hand it over!! Checks only made out to Wateryglen…I’m the hunt secretary…yeah, that’s it!
So what kind of beer do we have in our beer hat hard hats? I prefer Blue Moon…I think I actually hunted with a hunt with members who had these kinds of helmets…honest!
JSwan! 2 words! Athletic bra…
Good Pony! I’m forgiving your cap fee for todays meet…I can do that…I’m the hon.sec of the Snobbington ya know! yeah, that’s it…
oh…and you have too much time on your hands…which I just love!!
Say, after galloping & jumping, doesn’t the beer in your beer hat get all foamy and stuff? I like Fat Tire, myself. Yup, gotta hilltop somewhere…
Johnny Depp as Huntsman? are you sure? I mean , I understand the view and all but…
this hunt could be exploring territories never seen by hound or horseman…
[QUOTE=wateryglen;3795710]
Good Pony! I’m forgiving your cap fee for todays meet…I can do that…I’m the hon.sec of the Snobbington ya know! yeah, that’s it…
oh…and you have too much time on your hands…which I just love!! :D[/QUOTE]
Oh, can we officially have a “Snobbington Hunt Club” clique? We can’t be a “real” COTH forum until we have a resident troll AND a clique :lol:
hehehehe
[QUOTE=JMurray;3786508]
This OP’s story stinks so bad I could smell it all the way over in the Dressage Forum and had to come over and find out what the stink was all about.
Absolutely hilarous thread.[/QUOTE]
I agree … only I smelled it from over in the Horse Care forum !!! :lol::lol:
[QUOTE=TinkerBells;3796241]
I agree … only I smelled it from over in the Horse Care forum !!! :lol::lol::D[/QUOTE]
No worries, old boy. I’ll have my man clean your kit!
(I’m watching Zulu) :lol::lol:
Take everything the OP wrote and make it the opposite and you’ll have a better description of hunting. Nice friendly down to earth people, not snobby or elite. It’s very much a sport that anyone can participate in, no matter what your profession, what type of horse you have, etc. Teachers, plumbers, farmers, retirees, military, painters, secretaries… folks come from all walks of life.
Hunts have hilltopping groups, and some have a third field. There are car followers, supportive spouses/family, and entire families hunt. Some folks are really serious about it, some just like to ride and enjoy the countryside, and some are interested in the houndwork. In the off season hunts offer trail rides, clinics, help clear trails, and do all sort of community activities. It’s very much a part of the fabric of a rural community.
So… come on out!!! No need to be intimidated or scared, folks will watch out for you and help you.
You’ll have a blast and if you get dirty, I’ll have my man clean your kit. ;)
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JSwan, you forgot to include “poor college student” as a profession;)
MGP, what kind of saddle pads are we allowed to include with our pink or leopard print saddles? :winkgrin:
Thanks, JSwan!!! Now, I just have to find a suitable mount (that is after I lose my 100lbs 
) … as the horse I have now would kill me in that kind of environment ! argh
[QUOTE=Beasmom;3795832]
Say, after galloping & jumping, doesn’t the beer in your beer hat get all foamy and stuff? I like Fat Tire, myself. Yup, gotta hilltop somewhere…[/QUOTE]
Hey Beasmom- I did the Arapahoe Hunt hunter pace this fall and had a blast! The people were really nice and really encouraged us to come out hunting anytime. I did get to ride with the Gallway Blazers in Ireland and have wanted to take up hunting ever since. Unfortunatly, my TB just doesn’t have the disposition for it (as demonstrated in our first attempt at a team hunter pace :lol:)
When I lived in Ireland and kayaked we used to start the morning with “rocket fuel” 50% extra dark coffee, 50% Jamison MMM Great way to start the day!
[QUOTE=JSwan;3796416]
I’ll have my man clean your kit!..I’ll have my man clean your kit. ;):D[/QUOTE]
Whoo-hoo! You don’t have to tell me twice! I am so there! And, goodness knows, my kit needs cleaning!!
[QUOTE=JSwan;3796416]
I’ll have my man clean your kit. ;):D[/QUOTE]
Ahem, is this a euphemism for something not related to hunting? 
:winkgrin:
