HOUNDS AND HORSES PREPARED FOR HUNTING SEASON.—Training for the hunting season, which begins this month, means regular road work and feeding up for hounds and horses to make them-fit for hard days ahead in the field. These pictures were taken recently at the kennels of the Christchurch Hunt, which will hold its opening meet on April 21. TOP: Three couple of hounds having a rest after a morning’s work. At the beginning of the season, for doing road exercise, inexperienced hounds are coupled by a chain leash to older ones to learn discipline in packing up and keeping behind the huntsman. BOTTOM: The huntsman of the Christchurch Hunt (Mr Jock McLean), on Owenga, follows his son, John, riding Terry, over a fence. Schooling, even for a seasoned jumper like Owenga, is an important part of a horse’s preparation for following hounds.

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27012, 11 April 1953, Page 9

HOUNDS AND HORSES PREPARED FOR HUNTING SEASON.—Training for the hunting season, which begins this month, means regular road work and feeding up for hounds and horses to make them-fit for hard days ahead in the field. These pictures were taken recently at the kennels of the Christchurch Hunt, which will hold its opening meet on April 21. TOP: Three couple of hounds having a rest after a morning’s work. At the beginning of the season, for doing road exercise, inexperienced hounds are coupled by a chain leash to older ones to learn discipline in packing up and keeping behind the huntsman. BOTTOM: The huntsman of the Christchurch Hunt (Mr Jock McLean), on Owenga, follows his son, John, riding Terry, over a fence. Schooling, even for a seasoned jumper like Owenga, is an important part of a horse’s preparation for following hounds.