Jason Cole: Carrying the Horn for the Marlborough Hunt
Wednesday, November 29 2017
By Doris Degner-Foster Photos by Isabel J. Kurek While a green horse and green rider aren’t the best combination, for Jason Cole it turned out to be a recipe for success. Jason was just a teenager when his first horse, a 3-year-old green-broke Thoroughbred gelding, paved the way for a lifetime of training green horses,
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Devon Zebrovious: Riding Like a Lady
Thursday, May 25 2017
By Doris Degner-Foster Foxhunting in Ireland involves jumping over huge ditches and daunting rock walls. It’s a challenge some riders feel is beyond their skill set, or more likely, beyond what their nerves can handle. Devon Zebrovious, however, does all that while riding sidesaddle. Devon travels to Ireland every year and rides with two or
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Trey Bennet — Huntsman of the Tryon Hounds
Wednesday, March 23 2016
By Doris Degner-Foster The job of a professional huntsman for a prestigious, well-established foxhunt such as the Tryon Hounds requires a vast amount of knowledge and experience; the responsibilities don’t end with taking the hounds out hunting. The job includes but isn’t limited to the feeding and care of over 40 hounds every day. It’s
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