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16 February 2018

Irish Field Contributor on 16 Feb 2018

HUNTING PICTURE DESK: Out & About

Horses and riders of all ages are enjoying getting out and about across the country

Irish Field Contributor

16 February 2018

Rupert McAuley MFH of the West Wicklow Foxhounds at their Blessington meet (Photo: Sagittarian Photography)

Whipper-in to the West Wicklow Foxhounds Paul Hart at their Blessington meet (Photo: Sagittarian Photography)

Ronan Maloney, whipper-in to the West Wicklow Foxhounds, pictured at their Blessington meet (Photo: Sagittarian Photography)

Pictured at the Stradbally meet of the Waterford Foxhounds (l-r) whipper-in Richie Barron. whipper-in Evan Dempsey. Lord Waterford MFH and huntsman Niall Dunne, Ray Morrissey MFH and whipper-in Jim Kenny (Photo: Catherine Power)

Hunting with the Waterford Foxhounds were Tracy Badham, Paul Lenihan, Faith Ponsonby, Michael Dean and Rosemary Shanahan (Photo: Catherine Power)

Waterford Foxhounds: joint-masters Lord Waterford and Ray Morrissey wash off their horses at at Ballyvooney Cove (Photo: Catherine Power)

Ben Corrigan (8) and his pony Flash hunting at Carrigbeg with the Carlow Farmers Hunt last Sunday (Photo: Robert Corrigan)

Out hunting with the Scarteen Foxhounds was Erin Ryan (12) with pony Hiccup making it over a big double at Hospital, Co Limerick (Photo: Catherine Power)

Paul Keogan (left)and his amazing 23-year-old grey mare Maisie still loving her hunting, pictured here ridden by Shauna Smith (right) (Photo: Mark Wiseman)

The Westmeath Foxhounds huntsman Mark Ollard (Photo: Mark Wiseman)

Hunting is thirsty work and the Kildare Foxhounds stopped for a quick drink while hunting at Bishopshill recently (Photo: Desmond F.A. Bell)

Abbeyleix equestrian artist Liam Clancy captured this image of the Kilkenny Foxhounds crossing country from Lukeswell last Saturday (Photo: Liam Clancy)

HORSES and riders were out hunting at meets across the country last weekend including the Scarteens in Limerick; the West Wicklow Foxhounds at Blessington, the Carlow Farmers Hunt, The Westmeath Foxhounds and the Waterford Foxhounds at Stradbally.

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