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25 January 2019

Irish Field Contributor on 25 Jan 2019

PICTURE DESK: Out and About

We bring you a flavour of the thrills and spills from the hunting fields

Irish Field Contributor

25 January 2019

Carl Millar parts company with his horse while out with the North Kldare Farmers at their meet from Clonard (Photo: Mel Doyle)

Carl Millar's horse makes sure to clear him by a mile after his fall while out with the North Kildare Foxhounds at Clonard (Photo: Mel Doyle)

Alanah Mulligan (5) on her pony Ghost at the North Kildare Farmers meet at Clonard. It was her first time out with the hunt and she did the whole run (Photo: Mel Doyle)

Family affair: Lorna, Caoimhe, Gerry MH and Rebecca Murphy out with the Limerick Harriers (Photo: Catherine Power)

Des Lenihan, whipper-in with the Limerick Harriers, takes on a big double as the field watches (Photo: Catherine Power)

Virginia Galloway visiting from the Pendle Forest and Cravan Hunt takes on the double, having never jumped a bank before while out with the Limerick Harriers (Photo: Catherine Power)

Part of the field of the Limerick Harriers meet from Caherconlish (Photo: Catherine Power)

Danielle McNamara shows how it's done while out with the Limerick Harriers at their Caherconlish meet (Photo: Catherine Power)

John Hyde out with the Limerick Harriers at Caherconlish (Photo: Catherine Power)

Family affair: Lorna, Caoimhe, Gerry MH and Rebecca Murphy out with the Limerick Harriers (Photo: Catherine Power)

Michael McAteer's six horses all out hunting with the Tara Harriers at their meet from Teach na Teamhrach (l-r) Sam, Tara, and Donie McAteer with Paul McDonagh, master farrier Michael McAteer and Michael Carr (Photo: Noel Mullins)

Farmer and hunter producer Willie Smith, in his 61st season, with the Tara Harriers (Photo: Noel Mullins)

Enjoying the Tara Harriers meet were Lorraine and Lisa McDowell, Fionn Geraghty, Oinri Jackson, Bryan and Gervaise Maher at the meet from Teach na Teamhrach (Photo: Noel Mullins)

Lisa McDowell and Oinri Jackson at the Tara Harriers meet from Teach na Teamhrach (Photo: Noel Mullins)

HORSES, ponies and riders of all ages were out and about enjoying the lengthening days and photographers Noel Mullins, Catherine Power and Mel Doyle were out capturing some of the hunting action this season.