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16 November 2018

Irish Field Contributor on 16 Nov 2018

PICTURE DESK: Out and About

Horses, ponies and riders of all ages were out enjoying fresh air at the opening meets of the Galway Blazers and the Laois Foxhounds

Irish Field Contributor

16 November 2018

Grainne Kavanagh jumping Laois bank in great style on her lovely grey while out hunting with the Laois Foxhounds at the opening meet at Abbeyleix (Photo: Catherine Power)

Equestrian artist Liam Clancy out enjoying the opening meet of the Laois Foxhounds in style (Photo: Catherine Power)

Joe Lalor enjoying a day's hunting at the opening meet of the Laois Foxhounds at Abbeyleix (Photo: Catherine Power)

The full team of Galway Blazers masters - Ella Coffey, Liam Clancy, Michael MacDonagh and Tilman Anhold at the meet from Raftery's Bar, Craughwell (Photo: Noel Mullins)

Galway Blazers' honorary secretary Stephanie McDonagh and Vincent Brennan at the opening meet from Raftery's Bar, Craughwell (Photo: Noel Mullins)

William Leahy Jnr out with the Galway Blazers at their opening meet from Raftery's Bar, Craughwell, with 17 New Zealand and Australian guests on his hirelings (Photo: Noel Mullins)

Well known hunting photographer Catherine Power in action taken by 11-year-old Ellen Harvey at the opening meet of Laois Foxhounds at Abbeyleix (Photo: Ellen Harvey)

Former mounted followers of the Galway Blazers out on foot Peter Duggan and his Beagle Peg, Pat O'Neill and Liam Irwin (Photo: Noel Mullins)

Aoife Dempsey and her father Kevin, field-master with the Galway Blazers, with local farmer Martin Moran at the opening meet from Craughwell (Photo: Noel Mullins)

HUNTING is in the air with horses, ponies and riders of all ages were out enjoying the opening meets of the Laois Foxhounds from Abbeyleix and the Galway Blazers from Raftery’s Bar, Craughwell.

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