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Hunt
The hunt are around and about, today. We knew they were coming (having finally managed to get on their phone call list, after lots of polite requests and one very angry one), and TWWOTV mentioned that they were going to be going up across the field behind our house at some point as well (although, oddly, the hunt person who called didn't mention it when he said where they were going to be).
While I was at Pilates, Mike heard them up in the woods in front of the house (and The Horse Next Door was charging about his field like mad). When I got back, there was a rider stationed at the end of our road*, which made me think that they were coming down the valley shortly, but it seems not to have happened yet.
* When she saw me driving down the hill, she politely moved off the main road. And into ours. She then proceeded to sit there looking in the opposite direction, as I turned my indicator on and waited.... Fortunately, she did eventually turn to look before I got annoyed enough to have to beep my horn at her.
I eventually decided to risk it and took Jo out for what turned out to be a short walk: they crossed our path, heading towards home, so I decided to turn around and head back in case they either cut us off or were going down the valley while we were going down The Horse Next Door's field, which would be potentially risky if he had a Moment.
We deliberately came back through Mrs Top Of The Hill's bit of the woods, because she doesn't allow riding in there, not even the hunt. Which is a memo that at least some of the hunt apparently didn't get: they've knocked down the fence that separates her land from the Forestry, and ridden right along the length of it (not surprising that The Horse Next Door was agitated, they were right by his field), churning it up horribly. I suspect she'll be thrilled. (Actually, she might well be: that fence needed replacing, and now someone else is going to have to pay for it!)
As it turns out, they've still not showed up at home. We had been going to ride this afternoon, but I think we'll have to forget about it: if they *are* coming down the valley, I really don't want to have Bugs in the school while they do! He's just about back to where he was before The Cow Incident, and I don't want him upset again if I can avoid it.
While I was at Pilates, Mike heard them up in the woods in front of the house (and The Horse Next Door was charging about his field like mad). When I got back, there was a rider stationed at the end of our road*, which made me think that they were coming down the valley shortly, but it seems not to have happened yet.
* When she saw me driving down the hill, she politely moved off the main road. And into ours. She then proceeded to sit there looking in the opposite direction, as I turned my indicator on and waited.... Fortunately, she did eventually turn to look before I got annoyed enough to have to beep my horn at her.
I eventually decided to risk it and took Jo out for what turned out to be a short walk: they crossed our path, heading towards home, so I decided to turn around and head back in case they either cut us off or were going down the valley while we were going down The Horse Next Door's field, which would be potentially risky if he had a Moment.
We deliberately came back through Mrs Top Of The Hill's bit of the woods, because she doesn't allow riding in there, not even the hunt. Which is a memo that at least some of the hunt apparently didn't get: they've knocked down the fence that separates her land from the Forestry, and ridden right along the length of it (not surprising that The Horse Next Door was agitated, they were right by his field), churning it up horribly. I suspect she'll be thrilled. (Actually, she might well be: that fence needed replacing, and now someone else is going to have to pay for it!)
As it turns out, they've still not showed up at home. We had been going to ride this afternoon, but I think we'll have to forget about it: if they *are* coming down the valley, I really don't want to have Bugs in the school while they do! He's just about back to where he was before The Cow Incident, and I don't want him upset again if I can avoid it.