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By WILLIAM WESLEY TALBOTT
Rappahannock Neva Staff Writer
The ground was still damp from the hard November frost as the Rappahannock Hunt got underway for another hunt this weekend. This time the site was John Lyle’s farm near Washington where fox hunters gathered in preparation for a day of chase in the Virginia countryside.
Nearby a group of baying foxhounds huddled eagerly in the rear of the Oliver Brown’s truck. Mr. Brown is Huntsman of the Rappahannock Hunt.
Many of the fox hunters, who came from places as far away as Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and New York, were clearly rushed as they donned their hunting jackets.
The horses also needed attention. Owners hurried to unload the animals from one of a multitude of horse vans. Once off, the horses had to be groomed and tacked — a time consuming procedure. The hounds,
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