… one Boxing Day morning out walking I saw the sihouette of the local β€˜trail’ hunt at the top of a nearby moorland hill chasing what looked distinctly like a fox. It could have been a lone outlying hound ahead of the main pack, but it looked independent and more nimble…

April 10, 2026 - 21:55 UTC

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…the line of hounds and horses soon disappeared without any evidence of β€˜accidentally’ catching anything, but I felt foolish for not even thinking a fox might end up in their way, even if by β€˜mistake’…
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As with any any movement you get the good and the bad. As a paid up member of the anti’s, yes there’s been the class war elements in the past. These days though, the violence from the hunt / supporters has escalated significantly. I’m sure there are trail hunts who meticulously follow…
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… and it’s not the horses, it’s the 𝘩𝘰𝘢𝘯π˜₯𝘴 that do the dirty. If meets were restricted to steeplechases with horses only, livery stables and associated country skills would just continue, like pony trekking in fancy dress. The only people out of a job would be the master of the hounds and kennels…
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