I surfed by the tail end of Masterpiece Theater last night (gotta love them BBC costume dramas) and it looks like they’ll have Fox Hunting scenes for next week’s installment (I can’t recalll the name of the show, Dunford Downs, Abbey, whatEVER!).
Anyways, it looks there will be Top Hats and Sidesaddles, and various other things to warm the hearts of the rabid traditionists!
What a great start to a neat mini-series. It is Downton Abbey.
Hope it will be actual footage next week!
When I read your title all I could think of was that you were advocating a new jumping style; using the words mothers gave their daughters on their wedding night:
“Close your eyes and think of England!” :lol:
I just watched it online, and it was fabulous! I am looking forward to the next episode.
Episode 1 will be aired again Thursday, January 20, 9:00pm (WHYY) for those of us who missed it last night.
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When I read your title all I could think of was that you were advocating a new jumping style; using the words mothers gave their daughters on their wedding night:
“Close your eyes and think of England!” :lol:[/QUOTE]
More like “Grab mane and think of England!”
What? what? We’re talking about jumping…
To be absolutely accurate, it would be Edwardian Hunting as this is right before World War I.
great fox hunting and side saddle watch the IRish RM. Funny as H**l. Great love story and all around good series.
Darn it. I can’t see it online here and I haven’t been able to figure out if and when it’s being played in Canada!
Ah, but were people really using running martingales?
And I noticed at least one raised noseband. You could tell which were the extras (who could actually ride) and which were the actors in one shot. The Turkish consular official (whose stunt double jumps bravely down a drop through a hedge), is clearly balancing on the reins as he tries to post the trot in the previous shot.
However, loved the hunt scene overall and was thrilled they worked it into the story line.
okay- trivia question: what was being served in the stirrup cups and what munchable was on that silver tray, before they all departed?
I didn’t catch what was in the stirrup cup, but I thoroughly enjoyed this week’s episode. When Mary asked her mother to help carry the dead Turkish out of her bedroom I was howling with laughter. DH thought I had lost it. I would love this show even without the nice hunting scenes and sidesaddle. The workings of those big houses in the Edwardian period and before just fascinates me.
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I didn’t catch what was in the stirrup cup, but I thoroughly enjoyed this week’s episode. When Mary asked her mother to help carry the dead Turkish out of her bedroom I was howling with laughter. DH thought I had lost it. I would love this show even without the nice hunting scenes and sidesaddle. The workings of those big houses in the Edwardian period and before just fascinates me.[/QUOTE]
Tru Dat. I was mistaken in naming it the Victorian era when it definitely is Edwardian. And the Edwardian period is in fact my favorite time in history. I would have loved to experience it. The beginnings of the the industrial era, flight, big science, the army still had cavalry, you could still explore unexplored parts of the planet, the old fashioned country life (yes, I would love to dress for dinner), the hunting, etc.
I love it when I visit Britain. I liken it to falling through the television screen into a BBC production, which actually happened when I was interviewed by the BBC while hunting with Avon Vale in 2005 when the ban hit.
Ya know, someone in England could make big coin, serious dosh, major scratch if they put together Edwardian hunting weekends with all the trimmings, hunting, formal dinners, staff, etc. I’d go.
If you want to change the title, go to your first post, click edit, and then click the Go Advanced button. It will let you change it. Then we’ll all forget about your accidental misnomer!
Running martingales
Yes, I think running martingales were used in the Edwardian period. R. H. Carlisle’s “Fox hunting Past and Present” (1908) mentions them (noting that “the majority of hunting-men, I believe, consider a standing martingale dangerous”), and pictures from around the time of the Great Hound Match of 1905 in America also show hunt staff using running martingales.
It was a treat to see the hunting–raised nose bands and all! Didn’t catch what was in the stirrup cup–too busy waiting to see how Mary was going to react to the Turk! Oh, Mary. Silly girl! 
Here’s an interesting blog:
Hunt attire 1917
ETA
England (possibly Burghley or somewhere in Rutland)
Hunt staff (possibly terrier man)
Picture shows paddock boots, gaiters, and dark breeches.
When did things change so drastically?
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