Fox Hunting Life with Horse and Hound

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There are strip horses, upon whose pristine limbs no blemish may appear lest the judge be offended. Then there are the field hunters who carry their lumps and bumps like badges of honor.

There are show dogs, most of whom exhibit beautiful form but little function. Then there are the working hounds who slog through the bogs and rip their ears crashing through the briers.

The Casanova Hunt (VA) had their Opening Meet on Saturday, October 22. The pack started out clean and beautifully groomed for the photo ops during the Blessing, but after huntsman Tommy Lee Jones put them into covert they got down to business. We thought Douglas Lees’s portrait of this Casanova hound displayed the indomitable spirit and courage of that canine warrior—the Working Foxhound.

Posted October 24, 2011

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+3 # Rachel Tiffin 2011-10-24 12:10
Thank you!!! When you go to hound shows you think the same sort of lines as above, thank you for this photo, and the heart behind it.
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+2 # Glenye Oakford 2011-10-24 12:32
Absolutely love Doglas Lees's photographs of hounds. Great text to go with this one, too!
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