FOX-HUNTING. By The Duke of Beaufort.
(1980) 1980 reprint. 8vo (251 x 173mm). Pp220. B/w colour photographs, bibliography, pictorial end-papers. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt.
A comprehensive examination of hunting by an acknowledged expert. Chapters include: How my fox-hunting life began; The fox; The foxhound; Kennels; Hound management; Hound shows; The running of a pack of hounds; The general organisation of the hunt; The huntsman; The whipper-in; In the field; Riding to hounds; Fox coverts and their care (with thoughts on wire); Earth-stopping; Terriers; Digging; Horses and stables in general; A defence of fox-hunting; First-aid for horse and rider; Etiquette and clothes.
A comprehensive examination of hunting by an acknowledged expert. Chapters include: How my fox-hunting life began; The fox; The foxhound; Kennels; Hound management; Hound shows; The running of a pack of hounds; The general organisation of the hunt; The huntsman; The whipper-in; In the field; Riding to hounds; Fox coverts and their care (with thoughts on wire); Earth-stopping; Terriers; Digging; Horses and stables in general; A defence of fox-hunting; First-aid for horse and rider; Etiquette and clothes.
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51251
| Author | Beaufort (Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of). (1900-1984). |
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| Book Code | 51251 |
| ISBN | 0715378961 / 0715378961. |
| Book Description | Good-plus in dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1980 |
| Publisher | David and Charles. |
| Place | Newton Abbot, Devon. |