Festival of Hunting

[DEADHORSEANDDONKEYDEALER 275]

Hoping to get to this on Wed the 21st of July 2010 anyone been or planning on going

http://www.eastofengland.org.uk/hunting.html

[WILF 46,811]

Hoping to get to this on Wed the 21st of July 2010 anyone been or planning on going

http://www.eastofengland.org.uk/hunting.html

 

Dont expect load of stalls and various forms of hunting represented, its almost exclusively for Hunts.

If you like hounds and all that go,s with that then you will enjoy it.

I think its a good show and enjoy it.

[Hannah4181 260]

I go every year, as Wilf has said it is only really aimed at hunting with hounds. There is probably the best examples of fox hounds that you'll see from all over the country and a variety of beagles, harriers, blood hounds and bassets. Deer hounds normally get a good turn out too. The introduction of the indoor show ring last year has made it a bit of a pain for photography, but there is still plenty to see outside. This year we've got some strong hounds in the Old English ring, very excited!!

[WILF 46,811]

Are you getting dressed up like Ascot or slumming it?......

[donnyc 1,203]

like going but still not walking right fecking hospital

[DEADHORSEANDDONKEYDEALER 275]

I go every year, as Wilf has said it is only really aimed at hunting with hounds. There is probably the best examples of fox hounds that you'll see from all over the country and a variety of beagles, harriers, blood hounds and bassets. Deer hounds normally get a good turn out too. The introduction of the indoor show ring last year has made it a bit of a pain for photography, but there is still plenty to see outside. This year we've got some strong hounds in the Old English ring, very excited!!

 

Was hoping to get a nice few photos Hannah any tips

[JR Yipp 111]

take a camera!!

 

 

best thing you can do is get there early.... find the hound area that your interested in, most of the activity will be around the covered area surrounded by kennels. there's some very good "real life" shots to be had, huntsmen putting hounds in kennels, collecting ring etc. if you want to photograph the hounds showing, push your way in early and go the collecting ring end with you back to toilets, get in that corner stood up and you will see it all.

 

there are different areas for old English, bassets, beagles, terriers etc, but noone really cares about them

 

anymore info you want just drop me a pm

[Hannah4181 260]

Are you getting dressed up like Ascot or slumming it?......

 

 

Undecided as yet . . i've got members enclosure passes, but i like doing the photography too, up close and personal covered in hound slober!

 

So i may go smart/casual and slip between the two . . . . more often than not will be found around the kennels though.

 

 

 

 

 

DHDD . . . . Like i said the whole show used to be outside, with just an undercover, old fashioned canopy style show ring, lots of the other hounds were shown in lovely old put together cattle pens, photography oppurtunity was amazing as there was so much to see! The new big building that holds most the fox hound showing now, for me ruins it somewhat for obvious lighting issues. Its ok, on a sunny day you get some nice results and there's always tones going on outside. The beagles are housed in the car park and there's normally a few of them on the loose, causing mayhem . . The inter hunt relay finals are held there as well, so you'll get some nice jumping shots. Always a broad spectrum of people too, some dressed up to the nines, others in kennel coats . . . . i doubt you'll be lost for subjects put it that way.

[averagec 1]

If you like your hounds it is a great day out.I went last year but the day was spoiled by a cockney barr`a boy and raoul moat turning up

[JR Yipp 111]

If you like your hounds it is a great day out.I went last year but the day was spoiled by a cockney barr`a boy and raoul moat turning up

 

i saw a cockney there too.... weird and ugly

[mouse 282]

Are you getting dressed up like Ascot or slumming it?......

IS YOUR POSH BOYFRIEND GOING,WINK WINK.MIGHT BE GOING WITH MRS MOUSE.HOWS IT GOING MATE.

[JR Yipp 111]

Are you getting dressed up like Ascot or slumming it?......

IS YOUR POSH BOYFRIEND GOING,WINK WINK.MIGHT BE GOING WITH MRS MOUSE.HOWS IT GOING MATE.

 

mouse.... bring B and E

[desertdog 149]

we,re going, its a nice day out, see friends there and maybe have a pint or two,

[WILF 46,811]

If you like your hounds it is a great day out.I went last year but the day was spoiled by a cockney barr`a boy and raoul moat turning up

 

Handsome fella that cockney lad as I recall, anyway shouldnt you be on the gundog section :tongue2:

 

That Winkhound that used to be on here has promised to break his previous record of smoking off 7 men behind the hotdog stand, he is going for 9 this year :toast:

[lurcher lass 9]

i normally go every year and have fallen in love with it, sadly can't go this year due to step daughters birthday, but i will go next year, enjoy it everyone!