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area foxhounds can appreciate what it takes to “qualify” a horse to race in the Foxhunter’s races.
Imagine a primed, fit thoroughbred often more suited to the racetrack than the hunt field, that is required to hunt no less than “nine times, at least half the hunting day by the legal owner or lessee or family member with any recognized foxhunting pack during the current season,” according to the rules. Masters of foxhounds where the horses hunt must certify that the horse and rider did in fact hunt “fairly” and stay out most of the day, guarding against any attempt to attend a meet and first cast, then fade quietly back to the vans.
Foxhunter competitors, then, are not just an interesting throwback to the dawn of steeplechasing, with slightly heavier weights carried by riders in hunting attire - far from it. Instead, both the horses and riders in the Foxhunter’s Series are at once serious contenders and legitimate hunting stock. A horse capable of wearing both hats is a special animal.
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