Hunting Lily

This morning was very warm. I didn't think we would have a very good scenting day, too humid. So we walked around the cornfields not doing much. I was riding Lily, another retired Thoroughbred. Actually she never made it to the races so perhaps she can't be called retired. My trainer just said, after two months of workouts, that she should " seek employment elsewhere". Just too slow. Anyway she is an awesome little horse when she has a job, which is currently being a whip's horse. She just gets foxhunting. Stands alertly, listening. We both spotted a red fox slip out of the corn and head to the river. The hounds had just been speaking on it but could not follow the scent in the humidity. A minute later two ducks lifted off the river , squawking indignantly. That fox must have been egg hunting.

Lily and I moved further on ahead and tally ho-ed another red hunting mice and heading into the corn. Much better. In fact, there were two foxes and we ran them for about 25 minutes around the corn. I viewed one of the pair running out of the corn hot on the heels of a big buck. They do this to foil the scent. At last, the pair slipped into the swamp by the river and we stopped. Hounds and horses were very warm. It was a good morning after all.