I am a new member with the Arapahoe hunt. We hunt in formal attire on Sundays and ratcatcher on Wednesdays. I really like mixing it up.
What is ratcatcher?
I understood that ratcatcher was tweed and a necktie. I recently capped with a hunt in the Valley of Virginia on a weekday. Everyone else, with one exception, was wearing a stock tie and tweed.
My attire was in no way a problem - the hounds, staff, members and country were fantastic!
I’ll wear a stock tie next time, but is this another hunt club idiosyncrasy?
Also, I’ve seen the reversable vests for sale. Are there times when plan yellow vest is more proper than houndstooth?
I love those reversible vests. The Old Habit has them.
I too wear a shirt and necktie; but don’t see it that often on others. I “think” it’s a more old timey turnout. As far as the females in our hunt - only 3 or 4 turn out in a tie. Various ages.
You can continue to keep wearing your tie - there’s nothing wrong with it at all.
Some folks like those reversible vests because the pattern side can be used for cubbing, and yellow for formal.
We are pretty informal on weekdays unless it is a joint meet or HHD. Ratcatcher or polos.
Cavalier- A lot depends on hunt. Tie and shirt are definitely more “old timey” as JSwan said. However, the new club my barn just joined, they like to see the ladies out in tweeds with colored/patterend stocks (or so I’m told by the lady I ride for).
You are ever so proper in shirt and tie!
Tomorrow will be the first time I’ve had the luck to go out during the weekday… I’m wearing my black coat and stock tie… I forgot to ask my husband what the ladies were wearing last Monday when they hunted on our farm… I had other commitments so missed it! Better I’m safe than sorry!
The foundress of PVB wears a shirt and tie on weekdays and looks smashing!
When I took a header last New Years Eve & cracked a collarbone, I was glad that I was wearing a stock tie: I fashioned a sling. 
